Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Paperback. The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle was the first rifled firearm issued to every soldier in the British Army, and gave the infantry a revolutionary increase in firepower. This title looks at the design, the history, the mechanics, and the use of this one of the most important firearms of the 19th century. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HB; JW; TTMW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849084857
- ISBN
- 9781849084857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.57
€ 19.57
Hardback. Drawing on declassified material, the author reveals the history of the most fascinating of aircraft, accompanied by a range of fantastic illustrations, photographs and facts about the world's most secret spy plane. Num Pages: 160 pages, 16col, 76b/w. BIC Classification: JWG; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 382.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472813152
- ISBN
- 9781472813152
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Series: Europa Militaria. Num Pages: 64 pages, colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; 3JJH; JWM; WCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 259 x 190 x 5. Weight in Grams: 238.
- Publisher
- The Crowood Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781861267436
- ISBN
- 9781861267436
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.57
€ 23.57
Paperback. The story of the flying boats and seaplanes of Solent and Poole. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEWT; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 170 x 10. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445612843
- ISBN
- 9781445612843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.13
€ 30.13
Paperback. McDonald's book lays bare the legal and political consequences of Washington's pursuit of militarised counterterrorism in the post-9/11 era. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 500.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849046442
- ISBN
- 9781849046442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 30.89
€ 33.99
€ 30.89
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844159314
- ISBN
- 9781844159314
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.16
€ 26.99
€ 20.16
Hardcover. Bryan Wild joined the RAF aged 18 in 1940. By 1946 he had flown 14 aircraft types, seen action over Britain, North Africa, the Mediterranean, Norway and Germany, and lost all but one of his nine lives. His memoirs in words and photographs offer an insight into the life of a night fighter pilot: the tedium, tragedy and thrill of war in the air. Num Pages: 208 pages, 95 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 172 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781553459
- ISBN
- 9781781553459
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.48
€ 26.99
€ 19.48
Paperback. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 80 b/w; 30 col. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBWQ; JWF; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472818164
- ISBN
- 9781472818164
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.41
€ 17.99
€ 16.41
Paperback. Find your ancestors who worked on passenger or cargo ships using websites, archives, and records * Concise account of the history of Britain's merchant navy * Describes the lives of merchant seamen across the generations and helps you investigate the ships they served on Num Pages: 192 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWF; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 157 x 14. Weight in Grams: 424.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848846517
- ISBN
- 9781848846517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 16.00
€ 19.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. The Hanseatic League was a commercial and defensive federation of merchant guilds based in harbour towns along the North Sea and Baltic coasts of what are now Germany and her neighbours, which eventually dominated maritime trade in Northern Europe and spread its influence much further afield. This title deals with this topic. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3H; HBTK; HBTM; JWF; KCLT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 179 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782007791
- ISBN
- 9781782007791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Seaforth Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473882393
- ISBN
- 9781473882393
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.47
€ 33.99
€ 24.47
Paperback. Which is better, appeasement or a war to end war? Such questions reflect the confusion that besets liberal-minded men and women in the face of war. This work traces the pattern in their attitudes from Erasmus to the Americans after Vietnam, and concludes that peacemaking 'is a task which has to be tackled afresh every day of our lives'. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: JWA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 8. Weight in Grams: 180.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781850658917
- ISBN
- 9781850658917
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.12
€ 26.99
€ 25.12
Paperback. Covered are the radio and wire controlled vehicles as used by the Wehrmacht in 1940-1943. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photos, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 213 x 4. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301780
- ISBN
- 9780764301780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.00
€ 13.99
€ 11.00
Paperback. As conflicts across the globe span decades and generations, this work suggests that we need a fresh perspective on war when it becomes the context for normal life. It calls for a fresh point of departure in the ethnography of war that investigates how the inhabitants of war zones live under trying new conditions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: JHMC; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 24. Weight in Grams: 644.
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226496429
- ISBN
- 9780226496429
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.99€ 33.64
€ 43.99
€ 33.64
Hardcover. This volume covers September 3rd, 1939 to September 6th, 1940 of World War II. The book uses extracts from a log compiled by the Ministry of Home Security, which provides a contemporary diary of events. There are also articles by historians and eyewitnesses which interspace the daily happenings. Editor(s): Ramsey, Winston G. Series: After the Battle S. Num Pages: 336 pages, 856 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL; TBX; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 299 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1606.
- Publisher
- After the Battle United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780900913457
- ISBN
- 9780900913457
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 32.65
€ 40.99
€ 32.65
Hardback. Num Pages: 128 pages, 100 colour illustrations, 15 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 124 x 185. .
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750970044
- ISBN
- 9780750970044
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.50
€ 15.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. This new book covers the famed World War Luftwaffe fighter on a variety of war fronts from Poland and France, through the Battle of Britain and the Russian front. Num Pages: 50 pages, over 140 color/bw images. BIC Classification: HBW; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 274 x 4. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 50
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764340505
- ISBN
- 9780764340505
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 14.13
€ 18.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. Presents an integrated view of the Civil War and Reconstruction and the history of the western United States. This book includes, essays on lives, choices, and legacies in the American West, discussing the consequences for American Indian nations, the link between Reconstruction and suffrage movements, and cross-border interactions with Canada. Editor(s): Arenson, Adam; Graybill, Andrew R. Num Pages: 336 pages, 9 maps, 10 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520283794
- ISBN
- 9780520283794
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.74
€ 33.99
€ 24.74
Paperback. Covering the important WW1 Battles of Ypres, including the notorious Passchendaele, this guidebook takes readers on a historic trip through some of the well-known and most important sites of the area. Num Pages: 128 pages, Fully illustrated with colour and B&W. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 125 x 8. Weight in Grams: 164.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- Poc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844153770
- ISBN
- 9781844153770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.15
€ 9.99
€ 9.15
Hardback. This book explores domestic opposition to formal US military bases in Latin America, and provides evidence of a growing network of informal and secretive base-like arrangements that supports US military operations in the Latin American Region. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JPB; JPSL; JWL; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137539267
- ISBN
- 9781137539267
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.68
€ 134.68