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Hardback. Looks at the relationship between torture and colonial domination through a examination of the French army's coercive tactics during the Algerian war from 1954 to 1962. This book presents an anatomy of torture - its methods, justifications, functions, and consequences. It also shows how torture was central to guerre revolutionnaire. Series: Human Rights and Crimes Against Humanity. Num Pages: 360 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1HBA; 3JJPG; HBW; JWKT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 26. Weight in Grams: 634.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131351
- ISBN
- 9780691131351
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 71.29€ 55.72
€ 71.29
€ 55.72
Paperback. This book argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; HPS; JPA; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 257
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349280162
- ISBN
- 9781349280162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 127.01
€ 127.01
Hardcover. Wolfendale argues that the prevalence of military torture is linked to military training methods that cultivate the psychological dispositions connected to crimes of obedience. While these methods are used, the military has no credible claim to professional status. Num Pages: 257 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPVH; JWX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 219 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230001824
- ISBN
- 9780230001824
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.73
€ 127.73
Paperback. Takes the reader from the late nineteenth century to the aftermath of Abu Ghraib, from slavery and the electric chair to electrotorture in American inner cities, and from French and British colonial prison cells and the Spanish-American War to the fields of Vietnam, the wars of the Middle East, and the democracies of Latin America and Europe. Num Pages: 880 pages, 1 halftone. 9 tables. BIC Classification: HBT; JPA; JWA; JWKT; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 880
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143330
- ISBN
- 9780691143330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.03€ 45.21
€ 57.03
€ 45.21
Paperback. Concentrates on Tornado Reconnaissance, looking at the two squadrons, II(AC) and XII, the systems they employed, and their worth to the overall structure, interspersed with personal tales of front line operations. This book explains the concept of the internal recce system, TIRRS and covers the replacement systems JRP and Raptor. Num Pages: 120 pages, 200 illustrations (80 colour). BIC Classification: JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 248 x 9. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752445144
- ISBN
- 9780752445144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.85
€ 26.99
€ 23.85
Paperback. A pictorial guide to life in this iconic modern aircraft Num Pages: 96 pages, 180 colour photographs. BIC Classification: JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 10. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781554630
- ISBN
- 9781781554630
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.06
€ 19.99
€ 16.06
Hardback. Following in the wake of Javelin: An Operational History this new release from Mike Napier approaches the subject of the Tornado GR1 from the perspective of the RAF squadrons that actually operated the aircraft. Num Pages: 256 pages, 250 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473873025
- ISBN
- 9781473873025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.66
€ 33.99
€ 24.66
Hardcover. The much troubled yet iconic Tornado F3 is here scrutinised by a best- selling author who served as crew in one Num Pages: 288 pages, 123 black and white images, 62 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 180 x 25. Weight in Grams: 978.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553077
- ISBN
- 9781781553077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 23.86
€ 33.99
€ 23.86
Hardback. Tornado Boys is the latest in the ever-popular 'Boys' series, and differs from earlier titles. With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Tornado was the first aircraft to be flown by both men and women. Num Pages: 208 pages, approx. 60 b&w and colour images. BIC Classification: JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 22. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910690130
- ISBN
- 9781910690130
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 37.71
€ 43.99
€ 37.71
Paperback. The author was one of 451 young men to receive his Wings of Gold in 1980 as a naval flight officer. He became a Topgun instructor, responsible for teaching the best Navy and Marine fighter pilots how to be even better, training them in the classroom and then going head-to-head in the skies. Num Pages: 368 pages, 50 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APF; BGA; JWF; TRPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Skyhorse Publishing United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620871034
- ISBN
- 9781620871034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.47
€ 27.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. One of the great questions in the ongoing discussions and debate about the First World War is why did winning take so long and exact so appalling a human cost? The author argues that from day one of the war Britain was wrong-footed by absurdly faulty French military doctrine and paid, as a result, an unnecessarily high price in casualties. Num Pages: 400 pages, B & W and colour photos, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBLW; HBWN; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 127. Weight in Grams: 368.
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780553818666
- ISBN
- 9780553818666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.49
€ 17.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811734240
- ISBN
- 9780811734240
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.22
€ 21.99
€ 18.22
Paperback. A rich treasure chest of journals, letters and stories about the men and their animals on the Western Front, by the bestselling author of The Last Fighting Tommy and The Soldier's War. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWT; WNG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 148 x 31. Weight in Grams: 292. Soldiers and Their Animals in the Great War. 352 pages, Illustrations. For soldiers in the Great War, going over the top was a comparatively rare event; much more frequently, they were bored and lonely and missing their families at home. Needing an outlet for their affection, many found it in the animal kingdom. This title looks at the war through the eyes of the soldiers who were there. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWT; WNG. Dimension: 198 x 148 x 31. Weight: 300.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781408810071
- ISBN
- 9781408810071
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.82
€ 23.99
€ 17.82
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€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
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€ 41.45
€ 48.99
€ 41.45
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
€ 65.34€ 60.09
€ 65.34
€ 60.09
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Edition
- 7th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811712781
- ISBN
- 9780811712781
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 23.41
€ 24.99
€ 23.41
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 179 x 15. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811735162
- ISBN
- 9780811735162
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.25
€ 21.99
€ 18.25
Paperback. Argues that a series of political and military innovations are necessary in developing a UN peace and security system. The authors make specific recommendations in the areas of operational elements, regional security arrangements and financial resources. Num Pages: 180 pages. BIC Classification: JPQ; JPSN1; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 249.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780819188663
- ISBN
- 9780819188663
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.77
€ 70.77
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€ 27.96
€ 32.99
€ 27.96
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
€ 17.47
€ 17.47
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€ 13.49
€ 13.99
€ 13.49
Paperback. To the Bitter End is a penetrating and detailed account of the climactic battles of the German forces in Slovakia, the Carpathians, parts of Poland, Silesia and Saxony, from autumn 1944 until the end of the war. These were desperate times for the German forces as they fought frantically against overwhelming odds to prevent Soviet forces usurping. Num Pages: 232 pages, 16-pg photo section. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149316
- ISBN
- 9781935149316
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 23.71
€ 27.99
€ 23.71
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€ 16.61
€ 17.99
€ 16.61