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Paperback. Edward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest frigate captain in the age of sail. An incomparable seaman, ferociously combative yet chivalrous, a master of the quarterdeck and an athlete of the tops, he was as quick to welcome a gallant foe into his cabin as to dive to the rescue of a man overboard. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 24. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571277124
- ISBN
- 9780571277124
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.31
€ 17.99
€ 14.31
paperback. The burden of fighting wars, large or small, often rests on the soldiers and junior leaders of small infantry units. Command Legacy presents a combat officer's conclusions about how to approach tactical problems and missions and about the links among tactical theory, doctrine, and practice. Num Pages: 368 pages, tables, diagrams. BIC Classification: GBC; JWD; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574884234
- ISBN
- 9781574884234
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.52
€ 26.99
€ 25.52
Hardcover. Why do military commanders, most of them usually quite capable, fail at crucial moments of their careers? Adopting a psycho-historical approach to understanding decision making in war, this book presents seven cases of military command failures, from Frederick the Great at Kunersdorf to Hitler's invasion of Russia. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 bibliog., 1 index. BIC Classification: HBT; JM; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 169 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780253343789
- ISBN
- 9780253343789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.72
€ 33.72
paperback. Commanders at sea struggle with the unpredictability of natural elements and with a shroud of uncertainty often referred to as the "fog of war". Over the centuries, most admirals tried to find in new technologies a means to assert centralized control over their forces. This work observes five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam. Num Pages: 400 pages, 12 maps. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTM; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 146 x 25. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674024113
- ISBN
- 9780674024113
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.10
€ 37.99
€ 32.10
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781590218
- ISBN
- 9781781590218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Paperback. Interweaves the minute-by-minute story of an accident at a missile silo in rural Arkansas, where a single crew struggled to prevent the explosion of the most powerful nuclear warhead ever built by the United States, with a historical narrative that spans more than fifty years. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 136 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 452.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141037912
- ISBN
- 9780141037912
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.08
€ 19.99
€ 15.08
Hardback. They conclude with cogent recommendations for intelligence services and policy makers. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16, 16 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSF; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780801879586
- ISBN
- 9780801879586
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.79
€ 69.79
Hardcover. Editor(s): Butler, Quincy N.; Simmons, Harris A. Num Pages: 262 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 264 x 183 x 20. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781619429246
- ISBN
- 9781619429246
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 337.84€ 229.32
€ 337.84
€ 229.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w drawings. BIC Classification: JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 140 x 20. Weight in Grams: 266.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811731553
- ISBN
- 9780811731553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.92
€ 18.99
€ 15.92
Hardback. Editor(s): Schultz, Cassandra. Num Pages: 91 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 164 x 239 x 13. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634844321
- ISBN
- 9781634844321
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 179.62€ 135.43
€ 179.62
€ 135.43
Hardback. John Romeiser has woven both the North African diary and Whitehead's memoir of the subsequent landings in Sicily into a vivid, unvarnished, and completely riveting story of eight months during some of the most brutal combat of the war. Series: World War II: The Global, Human and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 248 pages, 15 b&w illus. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 536.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823226757
- ISBN
- 9780823226757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.61
€ 57.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 144 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 233 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1300.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764327773
- ISBN
- 9780764327773
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.00€ 32.61
€ 44.00
€ 32.61
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473889439
- ISBN
- 9781473889439
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.02
€ 19.99
€ 16.02
Hardcover. Num Pages: 136 pages, over 120 bw images, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 224 x 18. Weight in Grams: 970.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764336591
- ISBN
- 9780764336591
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.71
€ 53.99
€ 35.71
Num Pages: 200 pages, 493 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWM; WST. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 186 x 23. Weight in Grams: 966.
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764348341
- ISBN
- 9780764348341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.99€ 35.80
€ 53.99
€ 35.80
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 271
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844156917
- ISBN
- 9781844156917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 28.96
€ 40.99
€ 28.96
hardcover. A well-researched history of combat bi-planes during WWII penned by respected aviation historian, Peter C. Smith. Num Pages: 304 pages, 16pp mono plates. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 710.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Aviation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781783400546
- ISBN
- 9781783400546
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.29
€ 29.99
€ 8.29
Hardcover. Editor(s): McDonnell, Kathryn. Num Pages: 100 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK; JWMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 100
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626181373
- ISBN
- 9781626181373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 101.11€ 70.85
€ 101.11
€ 70.85
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 illustrations, 13 maps. BIC Classification: BG; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Pennsylvania State University Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780271022628
- ISBN
- 9780271022628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.78
€ 40.99
€ 31.78
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472810984
- ISBN
- 9781472810984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 19.72
€ 21.99
€ 19.72
Paperback. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Num Pages: 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight in Grams: 556. Bletchley Park's Last Secret. 588 pages, 8pp b&w plates. In 1940, almost a year after the outbreak of the Second World War, Allied radio operators at an interception station in South London began picking up messages in a strange new code. They invented a machine called Colossus to decipher what turned out to be the secrets of Nazi high command. This book talks about this event. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWKF. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 42. Weight: 556.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Number of pages
- 588
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843543312
- ISBN
- 9781843543312
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, over 430 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1498.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764312908
- ISBN
- 9780764312908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.42€ 46.95
€ 65.42
€ 46.95
Paperback. One of the primary triggers of the outbreak of World War I was undoubtedly the myriad alliances and suspicions that existed between the Russian, German, and Austro-Hungarian empires in the early 20th century. This book examines the events of the first year of the war and reveals the chaos and destruction that reigned when three empires collided. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: 1DV; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 152. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 488
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472813183
- ISBN
- 9781472813183
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.77
€ 23.99
€ 17.77
Paperback. Num Pages: 64 pages, over 80 bw images. BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 217 x 7. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764327872
- ISBN
- 9780764327872
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 18.28
€ 25.99
€ 18.28