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Warfare & defence

Paperback. An intriguing contribution to the literature published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War in August 2014. The book's primary focus is an attempt to explain why Christianity changes its mind about war at different points in its history. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: HRCC2; HRCX6; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
SPCK Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780281072248
ISBN
9780281072248
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 13.19

Paperback. Examines the origins and development of the Polish Winged Hussars. This book provides a view of the training, tactics, appearance and experiences of these legendary and fascinating warriors. The dramatic Hussar characteristics were the wings worn on the back or on the saddle. The Hussars terrified the Turks, Tatars, Swedes and others. Illustrator(s): Vuksic, V. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 60 pages, 55ill.8col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JB; 3JD; 3JF; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 6. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
60
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841766508
ISBN
9781841766508
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.88

Paperback. Diocletian and Constantine were the greatest of the Late Roman emperors, and their era marks the climax of the legionary system. This title details the equipment, background, training and combat experience of the men from all parts of the empire who made up the backbone of Rome's legions in this pivotal period. Illustrator(s): O'Brogain, Sean. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 184 x 9. Weight in Grams: 212.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472806666
ISBN
9781472806666
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Illustrator(s): Bryan, Tony. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472825803
ISBN
9781472825803
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.50

Paperback. Series: Bloomsbury Revelations. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 29. Weight in Grams: 790.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472586407
ISBN
9781472586407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. "The Beretta M9 Pistol". Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 249 x 5. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849085267
ISBN
9781849085267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 19.72

Paperback. Covers air-to-air and ground-to-air development from WWI to WWII. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 80 b/w photogrpahs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWM; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 278 x 187 x 3. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887404757
ISBN
9780887404757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Hardback. Profiles six Soviet commanders who rose to lead six tank armies created by the Red Army on the eastern front during the Second World War: Mikhail Efimov Katukov, Semen Il'ich Bogdanov, Pavel Semenovich Rybalko, Dmitri Danilovich Lelyushenko, Pavel Alekseevich Rotmistrov, and Andrei Grigorevich Kravchenko. Num Pages: 320 pages, 15 b/w photos, maps. BIC Classification: 1DVU; HB; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 167 x 32. Weight in Grams: 976. The Armored Guards. 320 pages, 15 black and white photographs, maps. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DVU; HB; JWM. Dimension: 239 x 167 x 32. Weight: 972.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887405815
ISBN
9780887405815
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 21.47

Hardcover. Num Pages: 228 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 290 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1424. The Incredible Attack Aircraft of the USS United States, 1948-1949. 228 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3. Dimension: 225 x 290 x 25. Weight: 1426.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
228
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764332296
ISBN
9780764332296
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.39
€ 46.95

Paperback. "[A] brisk, original, and authoritative history." --New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 528 pages, including a 16-pp. b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 144 x 35. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
PublicAffairs,U.S. United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781610391085
ISBN
9781610391085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.50

Hardback. Eugen Sanger's proposed manned, bi-fuel, liquid rocket-powered orbital bomber was truly mid-1940s high tech. The world's first intercontinental bomber project, the SAnger orbital bomber's total flight time was expected to be no more than two hours. Fascinating stuff. The complete story is told here for the first time. Num Pages: 176 pages, over 575 b/w and color photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWG; JWMV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 287 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1162.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764315497
ISBN
9780764315497
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 32.61

Paperback. Compulsive insider's account of life within the units who often prepare the ground for the SAS - the Special Boat Services, the SBS. The SBS follow the same basic training as the SAS and then do it again - under water! Num Pages: 448 pages, 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751531657
ISBN
9780751531657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Hardback. Editor(s): Wippman, David. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: JPSN; JW; LB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 27. Weight in Grams: 706. Very good to like new, with just minor shelf wear. Lacking DJ
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Cornell University Press New York
Number of pages
368
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
SKU
KMB0000054
ISBN
9780801434334
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.54

Paperback. Covers all German heavy bomber models used during WWII. Translator(s): Cox, Don. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBTM; JWF; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 301 x 4. Weight in Grams: 194.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Edition
English Language
Condition
New
SKU
V9780887406706
ISBN
9780887406706
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. A Dramatic close-up view of the ruthless Eastern Front air war written from the rare first-hand perspective of a Soviet pilot. Num Pages: 272 pages, 16 pages of b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJH; BM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 297 x 24. Weight in Grams: 434.
Publisher
Frontline Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848328037
ISBN
9781848328037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.82

Paperback. Presents the real story of Scotland's soldiers in the First World War. This book focuses on the experiences of those who served in the Scottish divisions. It charts the course of emotions from initial enthusiasm in August 1914 through to outright disillusionment with the continuation of the war in 1917. Num Pages: 256 pages, 56. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBWN; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752439501
ISBN
9780752439501
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardback. For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank amongst officers in the Royal Navy, its branches and its reserves has not been restricted to a single, or even small number, of insignia. Rank may be seen on jacket cuffs, on shoulder badges, on shoulder boards and on epaulettes. Num Pages: 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 303 x 220 x 12. Weight in Grams: 608. Royal Naval Officers' Insignia Since 1856. 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank amongst officers in the Royal Navy, its branches and its reserves has not been restricted to a single, or even small number, of insignia. Rank may be seen on jacket cuffs, on shoulder badges, on shoulder boards and on epaulettes. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; 3JMC; JWF; JWTU. Dimension: 303 x 220 x 12. Weight: 610.
Publisher
The Crowood Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847971388
ISBN
9781847971388
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 280 pages, 16 pp. b/w. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 132 x 199 x 24. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Third
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300221213
ISBN
9780300221213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Interest in Operation Market Garden never wanes. Tim Saunders discusses the apparent allied failure to capitalise on their obvious superiority when faced with the II SS Panzer Corps around the area known as The Island. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDN; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Pen and Sword
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780850528619
ISBN
9780850528619
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The military photographs in family albums stand out as different and distinctive and the sight of an ancestor in uniform stirs thoughts of what he or she did and where they served. Series: Family History. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWT; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 163 x 13. Weight in Grams: 438. Series: Family History. 128 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JWT; WQY. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 13. Weight: 436.
Publisher
Countryside Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846741524
ISBN
9781846741524
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 28.31

Paperback. Though primarily fought in the field, the American Revolution saw fortifications play an important part in some of the key campaigns of the war. This book details all the types of fortification used throughout the conflict, the engineers on all sides who constructed and maintained them, and the actions fought around and over them. Illustrator(s): Spedaliere, Donato. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, 27 b/w; 37 col. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBWF; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 248 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472814456
ISBN
9781472814456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 19.14

Paperback. War in the Tyrol is a translation of part of 'Geschichte des k. k. Infanterie-Regiments Georg Prinz von Sachsen Nr.11', edited by Franz Jaeger. The account describes what happened in 1866 when Austrians met Italian volunteers under Giuseppe Garibaldi, who had been given the task of freeing Tyrol from Austrian rule. Editor(s): Franz, Jaeger. Translator(s): Sutherland, Stuart. Num Pages: 40 pages, 10 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 1DST; HBJD; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 68.
Publisher
Helion and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906033637
ISBN
9781906033637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.74

hardcover. Num Pages: 156 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. Weight in Grams: 399. Library label to spine, with usual markings inside. However, remains good to very good.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Methuen Publishing Ltd
Number of pages
156
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1900
SKU
KST0024868
ISBN
9781842750827
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Explores the prospect of Japan's remilitarisation and challenges the preconceived approaches taken by existing theories to Japan's national security. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; JPS; JWK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 209 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
Monash Asia Institute
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781876924607
ISBN
9781876924607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 25.05

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