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Warfare & defence

Hardcover. By studying military enrollment and conflict, this book traces the story of the African American quest for freedom and liberty from the days of the Revolutionary War to the 21st Century. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour & mono throughout. BIC Classification: HBWQ; JPVH; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 209 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1130.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Dalton Watson Fine Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781854432582
ISBN
9781854432582
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 30.87

Paperback. Traces Peter Howard, who was to become one of The Wooden Horse escapers, from his being shot down, through his capture, and first two POW camps. This work gets into the mind of a man determined to escape his captors. It shows that for all the many schemes dreamt up, very few ever got started and of those a 'home run' was like a lottery win. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155385
ISBN
9781844155385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardback. This study demonstrates how the modernization of Russia's general staff during the second half of the 19th century reshaped its intellectual and strategic outlook and equipped the staff to play a strong, and sometimes dominant, role in shaping Russian foreign policy. Num Pages: 570 pages, 5 computer line illustrations, 5 (8 pp.) tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; JPQB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
570
Condition
New
Edition
674th ed.
SKU
V9780674911116
ISBN
9780674911116
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.75
€ 90.07

Hardback. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508. The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller's 340th Bomb Group in World War II. 288 pages, illustrated throughout. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612001036
ISBN
9781612001036
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 31.03

Hardback. This book examines the myriad ways in which war is culturally reassembled, appropriated, and commodified as it manifests itself in our culture and invades our public imagination and becomes an indelible part of our landscape through fashion, movies, graphic novels, television etc. Num Pages: 82 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFCA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 259.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137550767
ISBN
9781137550767
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.68

Paperback. Original, comprehensive, and compelling, The Treasure of the San Jose separates popular myth from history and sheds light on the human lives associated with a "treasureship. Num Pages: 290 pages, 19, 15 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421404165
ISBN
9781421404165
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.04

Paperback. This book examines the transformation of the discourse and praxis of peace, from its early beginnings in the literature on war and power, to the development of intellectual and theoretical discourses of peace, contrasting this with the development of practical approaches to peace, and examining the intellectual and policy evolution regarding peace. Series: Rethinking Peace and Conflict Studies. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 154 x 217 x 17. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
302
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230554078
ISBN
9780230554078
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 127.30

Hardback. Seapower and Supply in Northern Europe, 1808-1812. 248 pages, 15, 2 black and white, 13 line drawing. Shows how the system of supply was perfected during the later part of the Napoleonic Wars, enabling fleets to stay at sea on a permanent basis. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWF. Dimension: 162 x 244 x 21. Weight: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9781843837480
ISBN
9781843837480
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 98.73

Hardback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 352 pages, 12. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 167 x 29. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801438165
ISBN
9780801438165
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.76

Hardback. This book offers an in-depth historical and technical description of Iran's nuclear program in political, economic, and strategic contexts. The author points out this issue's connections with the evolution of global and regional strategic balances, as well as the stability of the international regime against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Num Pages: 296 pages, 5 black & white line drawings, 3 graphs. BIC Classification: 1FBN; JPS; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137541680
ISBN
9781137541680
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

paperback. This is the true story of the massive thirty-year cover-up that followed the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis. Num Pages: 336 pages, 54. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWF; WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cooper Square Press United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780815411208
ISBN
9780815411208
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 20.32

Paperback. Presents an analysis of the nuclear policies of the US, Russia, China, the UK, France, India, Israel, and Pakistan and assesses the contributions of these states to the rise and persistence of the tradition of nuclear non-use. This work examines the influence of the tradition on the behavior of nuclear and non-nuclear states in crises and wars. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white line drawings, figures. BIC Classification: JPSF; JWMN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 224 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804761321
ISBN
9780804761321
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.36

Hardback. Jointly developed from the air forces of Germany, the UK and Italy, the Tornado was introduced in 1979, with the last of the 992 constructed in 1999. It is a major component of four air forces worldwide and has three main variants. This book comprehensively tells the story behind the Tornado. It is suitable for aviation enthusiasts. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 193 x 13. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
116
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450858
ISBN
9780752450858
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.57

Paperback. Assesses the historical significance of the International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) - commonly called the Tokyo trial - established as the eastern counterpart of the Nuremberg trial in the immediate aftermath of World War II. This title explores some of the central misunderstandings and historiographical distortions. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 350 pages, 27 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJPG; HBJF; HBLW3; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674033399
ISBN
9780674033399
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 26.65

Hardback. Num Pages: 168 pages, over 220 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: JW; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 284 x 226 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1138.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764320002
ISBN
9780764320002
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764346385
ISBN
9780764346385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 32.13

Hardback. .
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764321016
ISBN
9780764321016
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.52

Paperback. The famed German panzers of World War II in profile format including photographs, color schemes, and drawings. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, color profiles, drawings. BIC Classification: HB; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 123 x 3. Weight in Grams: 176.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
Revised ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887409257
ISBN
9780887409257
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.71

Paperback. Covers the development and use of the Tiger family of armored fighting vehicles. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 169 x 3. Weight in Grams: 262. 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWD; JWM. Dimension: 197 x 169 x 3. Weight: 172.
Publisher
Schiffer Pub Ltd
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition(PB)
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887401879
ISBN
9780887401879
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

hardcover. The most effective strategies in a war as complicated as the three-level conflict in Iraq are intertwined and complementary, according to the editors of this volume. This book has broad implications for future decisions about war and peace in the twenty-first century. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 535.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Edition
Illustrated
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597974998
ISBN
9781597974998
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.07

Paperback. .
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611855579
ISBN
9781611855579
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 16.91

Paperback. The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century. It had an unusual beginning, for it was developed during the dying days of World War I as a 'one-man, hand-held machine gun'. With the police increasingly outgunned they too were forced to equip themselves with the Tommy gun. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849081498
ISBN
9781849081498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.72

Hardcover. Examining relations between America and the Muslim world, the author draws on forty case studies representing the global span of Islam to demonstrate how the US has become involved directly or indirectly in each of these societies. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSR2; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 168 x 31. Weight in Grams: 806.
Publisher
Brookings Institution United States
Number of pages
424
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815723783
ISBN
9780815723783
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.55

Paperback. A study of the Thirty Years' War, a conflict of key importance in the history of the development of warfare. It offers a behind-the-scenes view of the men who really made the decisions in the fighting - Olivares, Mazarin and Cardinal Richelieu - and discusses the long-term effects of the war. Series: Essential Histories. Num Pages: 96 pages, 25 colour & 25 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st Edition Uk Pbk
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841763781
ISBN
9781841763781
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

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