Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Paperback. If you want peace, prepare for war. The worst road may be the best route to battle. Strategy, Edward Luttwak shows, is made of such seemingly self-contradictory propositions. In this book, Luttwak unveils the peculiar logic of strategy level by level, from grand strategy down to combat tactics. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 tables. BIC Classification: HBG; JWK; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674007031
- ISBN
- 9780674007031
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.11
€ 40.99
€ 36.11
Hardback. The Winchester Rifle, the iconic gun made in New Haven, Connecticut, and sold in its hundreds of thousands around the world, mirrors American expansion at a key period in the young country's history. It explores the history of, and the family behind, this renowned representation of American power. Num Pages: 288 pages, 18 bw integrated. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155. .
- Publisher
- I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780764696
- ISBN
- 9781780764696
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 49.51
€ 53.24
€ 49.51
Paperback. Until Tuesday is Horse Boy meets Dewey (with a bit of Tuesdays with Morrie thrown in) Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JWT; VFJ; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755361892
- ISBN
- 9780755361892
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.81
€ 15.99
€ 11.81
Hardback. Editor(s): Richards, Donna P. Num Pages: 125 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKVM; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 13. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 125
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781613246634
- ISBN
- 9781613246634
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.71€ 109.50
€ 159.71
€ 109.50
Hardcover. An analysis of the tank battle that took place at Villers-Bocage in 1944, when the 7th Armoured Division, or "Desert Rats", took on German panzers and were heavily defeated. The text bases its arguments on photographs taken in the aftermath and the testimony of German tank ace Michael Wittmann. Num Pages: 88 pages, 150 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 306 x 40. Weight in Grams: 708. 88 pages, 150 b&w illustrations. An analysis of the tank battle that took place at Villers-Bocage in 1944, when the 7th Armoured Division, or "Desert Rats", took on German panzers and were heavily defeated. The text bases its arguments on photographs taken in the aftermath and the testimony of German tank ace Michael Wittmann. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 3JJH; AJC; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 216 x 306 x 40. Weight: 694.
- Publisher
- After the Battle
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781870067072
- ISBN
- 9781870067072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.86
€ 26.99
€ 22.86
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764344589
- ISBN
- 9780764344589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 25.18
€ 37.99
€ 25.18
Paperback. Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic times and how the participants' feelings and reactions influenced the outcome. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HBG; HBLL; JWD; JWKT; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 153 x 21. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300082708
- ISBN
- 9780300082708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.55
€ 26.99
€ 20.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Frontline Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848327597
- ISBN
- 9781848327597
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.21
€ 26.99
€ 20.21
Hardback. Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today, but remain poorly understood to outside observers. In Vanguard of the Imam, Afshon Ostovar has written the first comprehensive history of the organization. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBN; HBJF1; HBW; JPWQ; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199387892
- ISBN
- 9780199387892
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 98.51
€ 98.51
Hardback. Num Pages: 312 pages, over 400 b/w and color photos, color aircraft profiles. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG; JWMV; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1794.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764314643
- ISBN
- 9780764314643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.51€ 39.25
€ 54.51
€ 39.25
Paperback. The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMN; 3JJH; BTP; HBWQ; JWXR; WNGD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848665385
- ISBN
- 9781848665385
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.00€ 11.81
€ 13.00
€ 11.81
Hardback. Counterterrorism laws and policies have become a normalized fixture of security agendas across the globe. How do 'us/them' identity constructions contribute to the legitimizing strategies surrounding this development? The British case provides a historically-situated illustration which is of ongoing significance for security and insecurity today. Series: New Security Challenges. Num Pages: 288 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JPQB; JPWL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137524218
- ISBN
- 9781137524218
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.23
€ 64.23
Hardcover. Highly lethal chemicals may be the weapons of choice among terrorist groups throughout the world. This is a grave concern for all First Responders and Emergency Management personnel. This book provides the necessary information that First Responders, Hospitals, and other First Responders need to know when dealing with dangerous chemical agents. Num Pages: 222 pages, 94 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JWMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 160 x 18. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387346267
- ISBN
- 9780387346267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.90
€ 199.90
Paperback. Before and during World War II, the Japanese army conducted horrifying scientific experiments upon live human beings, but were granted immunity from the US Army's war crimes investigation in return for the results of their experiments. This title details the activities and the subsequent cover-up. Num Pages: 424 pages, 25 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 1KBB; JWMC; JWXK; MBGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 620.
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415932141
- ISBN
- 9780415932141
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.03
€ 51.03
Hardback. .
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764321016
- ISBN
- 9780764321016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 30.09
€ 31.99
€ 30.09
Paperback. Life and leadership lessons from the Special Forces, accompanying the Channel 4 series SAS: Who Dares Wins. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JWH; KJMB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472240736
- ISBN
- 9781472240736
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.39
€ 17.99
€ 13.39
Hardback. This book provides a stimulating discussion of, and introduction to, just war theory. Editor(s): Evans, Mark. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JWA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748620746
- ISBN
- 9780748620746
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.38€ 123.47
€ 130.38
€ 123.47
Paperback. The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War. From the tank battle of Kursk on the Russian front to the bitter fighting among the hedgerows of Normandy, and the last great offensive in the Ardennes, forever immortalised in history as the Battle of the Bulge, these men and their tanks made history. Translator(s): Henschler, Henri. Series: Stackpole Military History S. Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w photos, drawings & maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight in Grams: 684. Series: Stackpole Military History S. 384 pages, b/w photos, drawings & maps. The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War. From the tank battle of Kursk on the Russian front to the bitter fighting among the hedgerows of Normandy, and the last great offensive in the Ardennes, forever immortalised in history as the Battle of the Bulge, these men and their tanks made history. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 28. Weight: 684. Translator(s): Henschler, Henri.
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811729055
- ISBN
- 9780811729055
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 18.86
€ 23.99
€ 18.86
Paperback. How these divisions from the North of England and Scotland helped turn the war - first in North Africa then in Europe after D-Day Num Pages: 224 pages, 90 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKEY; 1DBKS; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 167 x 15. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553992
- ISBN
- 9781781553992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.02
€ 23.99
€ 17.02
Hardback. By the summer of 1944, the western Allies and the Soviets possessed the initiative and forces capable of mounting strategic offensives against the German enemy. Writing a study of operations on first the Western then Eastern Front, military analyst C.J. Dick offers rare insight into the strengths and weaknesses of generalship on both fronts. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 456 pages, 14 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 39. Weight in Grams: 842.
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700622931
- ISBN
- 9780700622931
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.64
€ 75.64
Paperback. A study of the wars during the reign of Louis XIV, this text sets the wars, and their consequences, in their full diplomatic, military, administrative and institutional contexts, providing an insight into 17th- and 18th-century warfare. Series: Modern Wars in Perspective. Num Pages: 440 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JD; 3JF; HBG; HBJD; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 141 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 440
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780582056299
- ISBN
- 9780582056299
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 63.65
€ 63.65
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBWQ; HRCV9; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
- Publisher
- Baker Publishing Group
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764217647
- ISBN
- 9780764217647
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.56
€ 21.56
Paperback. With a wealth of photographs, many from the SAS Regimental Archives, this book captures the danger and excitement of the initial SAS raids against Axis airfields during the Desert War, the battles in Italy and those following the D-Day landings, the dramatic final push into Germany itself and the discovery of such Nazi horrors as Belsen. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 338.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Abridged
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472808752
- ISBN
- 9781472808752
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.19
€ 17.99
€ 13.19
Hardcover. Num Pages: 640 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 218 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2792.
- Publisher
- Classic Publications
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906537340
- ISBN
- 9781906537340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 89.13
€ 89.13