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Warfare & defence

Paperback. This book offers rich, tactical level detail on how American units in Iraq broke the back of the Sunni insurgency in Iraq from 2005-2007. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780804773102
ISBN
9780804773102
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.58

Hardcover. Translator(s): Force, Edward. Num Pages: 248 pages, over 300 b/w and color photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWMV; TRP; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 285 x 225 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1308.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Edition
1ST
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887403385
ISBN
9780887403385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 25.06

Paperback. This book considers security threats in the Gulf region. Examines both the traditional and the new challenges that the Gulf states face. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPSL; JWX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 144 x 214 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041270
ISBN
9781849041270
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.70

Paperback. One of the most persistent myths to come out of World War II is that the Third Reich failed because a militarily incompetent Hitler and a small circle of "yes-men" consistently overrode the professional judgement of the German General Staff. This text seeks to dispel this long-standing myth. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
SKU
V9780700611874
ISBN
9780700611874
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.62

Hardback. .
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804762380
ISBN
9780804762380
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 137.07
€ 120.89

paperback. J Robert Oppenheimer is among the contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb - a breakthrough which was to have eternal ramifications for mankind. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 832 pages. BIC Classification: BGH; BGT; JWMN; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 163 x 45. Weight in Grams: 658.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
832
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099433538
ISBN
9780099433538
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 17.98

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Spokesman Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851247168
ISBN
9780851247168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.35

Paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 64 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWXR; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 9. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750958462
ISBN
9780750958462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.59

Paperback. Editor(s): Bunn, Matthew; Sagan, Scott Douglas. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10, 1 black & white halftones, 3 black & white tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: JWK; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 314.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705175
ISBN
9781501705175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 27.24

Hardback. Editor(s): Bunn, Matthew; Sagan, Scott Douglas. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 216 pages, 10, 1 black & white halftones, 3 black & white tables, 6 charts. BIC Classification: JWK; KJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 457.
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501705168
ISBN
9781501705168
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.10

hardcover. In 1942 the United States War Department distributed a handbook to American Servicemen advising them on the peculiarities of the 'British, their country, and their ways'. By turns hilarious and poignant, many observations remain quaintly relevant today. Reproduced in a style reminiscent of the era, this is a wonderfully evocative war-time memento. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 218 x 9. Weight in Grams: 70.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Bodleian Library
Condition
New
SKU
9781851240852
ISBN
9781851240852
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 7.55

Hardback. This remarkable booklet, often unintentionally humorous and sometimes crudely stereotypical reads by turns like a travel guide and a crash course in psychological warfare. It is very much a document of the period, revealing as much about British wartime attitudes towards Germany as it does about British hopes and fears. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. Num Pages: 80 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 108 x 13. Weight in Grams: 94. Series: Instructions for Servicemen. 80 pages. This remarkable booklet, often unintentionally humorous and sometimes crudely stereotypical reads by turns like a travel guide and a crash course in psychological warfare. It is very much a document of the period, revealing as much about British wartime attitudes towards Germany as it does about British hopes and fears. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWT. Dimension: 166 x 108 x 13. Weight: 110.
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
80
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243518
ISBN
9781851243518
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.15

Hardcover. After the US invasion of Iraq, a loosely organized insurgency continues to target American and Coalition soldiers, as well as Iraqi security forces and civilians, with devastating results. This book reveals the insurgents behind the widespread revolt, their motives, and their tactics. Series: Crises in World Politics. Num Pages: 482 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 123. .
Publisher
CORNELL UNIV+PRESS
Number of pages
482
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850657958
ISBN
9781850657958
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 41.51

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JPS; JPV; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129831
ISBN
9780231129831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.39

Hardback. Since the end of the Cold War, conventional militaries and their political leaders have confronted a new, brutal type of warfare in which non-state armed groups use asymmetrical tactics to successfully fight larger, technologically superior forces. This book investigates the history and politics of modern asymmetrical warfare. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: JPWL; JWDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 163 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129824
ISBN
9780231129824
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 103.98
€ 79.32

Paperback. The book underscores the complicated struggle that accompanied integration and sheds new light on a broad range of comparable issues that affect civilian society, including affirmative action, marriage laws, and sexual harassment. Editor(s): Bristol, Douglas Walter, Jr.; Stur, Heather Marie. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBWS; JFFJ; JFS; JWT. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. .
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781421422473
ISBN
9781421422473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 30.27

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: JPS; JPWS; JWXZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 31. Weight in Grams: 704.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
432
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157926
ISBN
9780231157926
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.26
€ 75.86

Paperback. Editor(s): Walsch, Frances M. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 157 x 5. Weight in Grams: 110.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781611226515
ISBN
9781611226515
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 62.61
€ 44.62

Paperback. Num Pages: 85 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 153 x 5. Weight in Grams: 158.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
85
Condition
New
SKU
V9781606922095
ISBN
9781606922095
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.25
€ 51.93

Paperback. 'No war can be conducted successfully without early and good intelligence,' wrote Marlborough, and from the earliest times commanders have sought knowledge of the enemy, his strengths and weaknesses, his dispositions and intentions. Num Pages: 464 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Random House
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Re-issue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712666503
ISBN
9780712666503
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.95

Hardcover. Editor(s): Haas, Philipp R. Num Pages: 129 pages. BIC Classification: JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 262 x 187 x 13. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
129
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607413219
ISBN
9781607413219
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.42
€ 88.36

Paperback. Intelligence Success and Failure presents a new theory in the study of strategic surprise that claims the key explanation for warning failure is not unintentional action, but rather, motivated biases in key intelligence and central leaders that null any sense of doubt prior to surprise attacks. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: JPA; JPQB; JWK; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199341740
ISBN
9780199341740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.53

Hardcover. Editor(s): Puig, Randall E. Num Pages: 93 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 286.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
93
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608768981
ISBN
9781608768981
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 170.14
€ 115.84

Paperback. Editor(s): O'Halpin, Eunan; Ohlmeyer, Jane; Armstrong, Robert. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: JPSH; JWKF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 158 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
Publisher
Irish Academic Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
9780716528418
ISBN
9780716528418
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99

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