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Warfare & defence

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Warfare & defence

Hardback. This book concerns the young men who were not yet twenty when they won the Victoria Cross, the British armed forces highest award for gallantry. Many perished in the action that earned them the VC. Their exploits deserve to be remembered - in the hope that young men will never be called on to do such things again. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; BK; HBWN; JWTY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 249 x 29. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784188115
ISBN
9781784188115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.82

Paperback. The story of the ordinary British 'tommy' and his place in history Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 23. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752460666
ISBN
9780752460666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 150+ color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWF; JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1298.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406645
ISBN
9780887406645
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.42

Hardback. Num Pages: 256 pages, over 875 color photos. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 312 x 234 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1848.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764304774
ISBN
9780764304774
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.12
€ 46.67

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stackpole Books
Edition
7th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780811712781
ISBN
9780811712781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.44

Paperback. The decision to fortify north-eastern France has usually been considered a tragic mistake, an example of bad planning and missed opportunities. Here, the author attempts to negate this, by providing a view of how France's military and political leaders tried to safeguard their nation and why they failed. Series: Harvard Historical Monographs S. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 197 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 354.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674023864
ISBN
9780674023864
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 27.73

Paperback. Written just after the heat of battle, in the language of the time, this is the personal account of an ordinary soldier's experience of one of the most horrific series of battles ever fought. Downing not only offers a graphic description of war, but also of the humour and heroism of these actions. Num Pages: 218 pages, map. BIC Classification: 3JJF; BTM; HBG; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 17. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Grub Street Publishing
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904010203
ISBN
9781904010203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.33

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752499673
ISBN
9780752499673
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.44

Paperback. With humble beginnings as an RAF apprentice, Johnny Wells progressed to pilot and rose to the higher echelons of command at the Air Ministry. This title provides a testimony of what was required of air pilots during the Second World War. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752463537
ISBN
9780752463537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.51

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Helion & Company United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909384149
ISBN
9781909384149
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 32.89

Paperback. In 1940 Hitler sent his troops to execute the Fall of France. A six-week battle with lightning 'blitzkrieg' warfare and combined operations techniques, the offensive ended the Phony War and sent the French forces reeling as their government fled from occupied Paris. This book tells the story of the crises of the rivalry between France and Germany. Num Pages: 736 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
736
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141030654
ISBN
9780141030654
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.12

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 6, 1 black & white halftones, 5 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; HBTW; JWG; JWK; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 514.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801452482
ISBN
9780801452482
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99

Paperback. The Parallel Lives of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain & Edward Porter Alexander Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 474.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781885119599
ISBN
9781885119599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.01

Paperback. A fascinating inside look at what it takes to bring irreconcilable foes to the conference table and the pressures of brokering peace in an ethnically riven society at war with itself Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 1FKS; 3JMG; JPS; JPWS; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 215 x 47. Weight in Grams: 706.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849045742
ISBN
9781849045742
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.89

paperback. Presents the stories of 48 American and Asian witnesses who participated in the Vietnam War, including POW Dan Pitzer learning of the American build-up from his bamboo cage; Vietnam operative, Nguyen Tuong Lai describing a terrorist run into Saigon; and, Cambodian teacher Kassie Neou charming his executioners with fairy tales learned from the BBC. Series: Vietnam War Era Classics Series. Num Pages: 374 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BG; HBJF; HBLW3; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 28. Weight in Grams: 667.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
374
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253213044
ISBN
9780253213044
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.29

Paperback. Tirpitz Num Pages: 288 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Edition
New Ed
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937559
ISBN
9780750937559
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.46

Hardcover. The man who transformed the German navy before the outbreak of the First World War Num Pages: 608 pages, 26 b&w illus., 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBLW; HBWN; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 954.
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
592
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253355935
ISBN
9780253355935
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99

hardcover. Alfred von Tirpitz (1849-1930), who joined the Prussian Navy in 1865 as a midshipman, was chiefly responsible for rapidly developing and enlarging the German Navy, especially the High Seas Fleet, from 1897 until the years immediately prior to the First World War. Num Pages: 136 pages, 15 b&w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 249.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
SKU
V9781574884449
ISBN
9781574884449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.61

Num Pages: 240 pages, over 150 color and b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 222 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1572.
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764325854
ISBN
9780764325854
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.46
€ 39.54

Paperback. Time in the Shadows examines the counterinsurgencies of our time, tracing their ancestry, to offer a critical reading of the mechanisms by which today's counterinsurgents--foremost the United States and Israel--reproduce illiberal regimes of domination while noisily declaring their liberal intent to liberate and improve. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
347
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804778336
ISBN
9780804778336
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.73

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