Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Paperback. This book examines the role of the presidency in the formulation and conduct of grand strategy, and why this is important for the future of US national security. It argues that, while the US has enjoyed exceptional presidential leadership in the past, few future presidents will meet high standards of leadership in foreign affairs. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBW; JPS; JWK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415731225
- ISBN
- 9780415731225
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.83
€ 82.83
Paperback. Including over 60 short stories, poems, speeches, and articles, this anthology collects together Mexican American writings about the US war in Southeast Asia. It analyzes the antiwar movement, the Catholic Church, traditional Mexican American groups, and a feminist consciousness among Chicanas. Series: American Crossroads. Num Pages: 337 pages, 1 b/w photo, 3 line figures. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KLS; 2ABM; DQ; JFSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 337
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520214057
- ISBN
- 9780520214057
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.49
€ 40.49
Paperback. Presents a fresh approach to understanding the American combat soldier's experience in Vietnam. This book integrates such topics as the political culture, the experiences of training, the Vietnam experience, and the 'homecoming', and offers an overview of the 870,000 'grunts' who bore the brunt of the fighting in the jungles of South Vietnam. Num Pages: 272 pages, halftones, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBWS2; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 430.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780765622860
- ISBN
- 9780765622860
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.16
€ 56.16
Women and War: Gender Identity and Activism in Times of Conflict
Kaufman, Joyce P., Williams, Kristen P.
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ1; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Kumarian Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781565493094
- ISBN
- 9781565493094
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.94
€ 31.94
Courage After Fire: Coping Strategies for Troops Returning from Iraq a...
Armstrong, Keith; Best, Suzanne; Domenici, Pa...
paperback. Offering soldiers and their families a comprehensive guide to dealing with the all-too-common repercussions of combat duty, including posttraumatic stress symptoms, anxiety, depression, and substance abuse, this book details treatments for these difficulties and outlines specific ways to improve couple and family relationships. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: JWX; VFJ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 259.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Ulysses Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781569755136
- ISBN
- 9781569755136
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 15.82
€ 16.99
€ 15.82
Paperback. Since the Wright brothers' flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, aviation has emerged as the indispensable arm of American military power. Charles J. Gross traces its development from the technological antecedents of the Wrights' triumph to the air war for Kosovo. He shows how politics, economics, and technology shaped air power in the armed forces. Series: Centennial of Flight Series. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 b/w photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 658.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Texas A&M University Press
- Edition
- Custom
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781585442553
- ISBN
- 9781585442553
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.82
€ 34.82
paperback. Provides an examination of the period of "robust" UN-mandated peacekeeping missions in humanitarian crises. Num Pages: 338 pages, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GTJ; JPSN1; JWLP. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- United States Institute of Peace Press United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781601270078
- ISBN
- 9781601270078
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.83
€ 30.83
Leadership Embodied, 2nd Edition: The Secrets to Success of the Most E...
Usmc (Ret.) Lt. Col. Joseph J. Thomas
Paperback. Now in its second edition, Leadership Embodied is an instructive collection of short biographical essays focusing on Navy and Marine Corps personnel, who have demonstrated notable leadership characteristics. Num Pages: 249 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWF; TTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 188 x 18. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612513034
- ISBN
- 9781612513034
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.27
€ 35.27
Paperback. From 1949 to 1991 the world was overshadowed by the Cold War. This title discloses not only the vast scope of the military resources involved, but also how nearly threat came to terrible reality. It reveals that while the menace of nuclear war predominated, it was actually little understood even by the experts. Num Pages: 496 pages, 16pp b&w plates. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLW3; JPS; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 233 x 32. Weight in Grams: 518.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Edition
- New Ed
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712664776
- ISBN
- 9780712664776
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.69
€ 23.99
€ 17.69
paperback. From acclaimed military historian Flint Whitlock, the untold story of the Big Red One, the heroic and infamous 1st Infantry Division, from its assault on Nazi forces at Omaha Beach, to the Battle of the Bulge Num Pages: 400 pages, 20 maps, 50 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWD; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 151 x 33. Weight in Grams: 656.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Basic Books United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- SKU
- V9780813343174
- ISBN
- 9780813343174
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.16
€ 42.16
Paperback. During the 1840s, the rarely visited Great American Desert of the Southern Plains and Southwest became part of the inexorable westward expansion, as European traders and settlers headed overland from the eastern seaboard. This title explores the design and development of the sites, the life of the garrisons that manned them, and more. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 6. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846030406
- ISBN
- 9781846030406
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.37
€ 23.99
€ 19.37
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 188 x 5. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849087612
- ISBN
- 9781849087612
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 20.79
€ 25.99
€ 20.79
Paperback. This important new book examines the slow transition from the timber fleets of Napoleonic times to the might of pre-World War One German and British navies. Series: Warfare and History. Num Pages: 272 pages, facsimiles. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJC; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415214780
- ISBN
- 9780415214780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.98
€ 56.98
Paperback. Narrates the experiences of a common soldier, exploring their motivation for serving the Wehrmacht, and detailing their experiences in a brutal and hostile theater of World War II. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034121
- ISBN
- 9781846034121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.61
€ 19.99
€ 18.61
Paperback. Num Pages: 656 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 998.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629960667
- ISBN
- 9789629960667
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.48
€ 28.48
paperback. The stunning bestseller from one of Britain's most highly regarded military historians. Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 133 x 48. Weight in Grams: 538. *Signed by the author*
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Pan
- Edition
- Main Market
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781447288749
- ISBN
- 9781447288749
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.99€ 16.78
€ 22.99
€ 16.78
paperback. This is the first book to examine war and violence in Sri Lanka through the lens of cross-cultural studies on just-war tradition and theory. An important contribution to the understanding of the power of religion to create both peace and war. Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Buddhism. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKS; HRE; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 12. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700716821
- ISBN
- 9780700716821
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.39
€ 74.39
The U.S. Army regards the Hurtgen Forest as one of the most desperate battles it has ever fought. Flanking the key German city of Aachen, the forest was one of the formidable natural barriers interspersed with German fortifications in the West Wall in September 1944. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 179 x 35. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781580970556
- ISBN
- 9781580970556
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 30.98
€ 38.99
€ 30.98
Paperback. "Major General J. F. C. Fuller, a pioneer of mechanized warfare in Great Britain, was one of this century's most renowned military strategists and historians. In this magisterial work he spans military" Num Pages: 616 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QFH; HBT; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 203 x 145 x 40. Weight in Grams: 684.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 616
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306803048
- ISBN
- 9780306803048
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.23
€ 33.99
€ 24.23
Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 3JM; JPS; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 585. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 312
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804789127
- ISBN
- 9780804789127
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 140.21
€ 140.21
Flying P-38s, Jerry Johnson shot down 24 aircraft in 265 combat missions in the Pacific theater. At the age of only twenty-four, he commanded the highest-scoring fighter group in the Pacific. Num Pages: 330 pages, 2 maps, 52 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574886948
- ISBN
- 9781574886948
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.47
€ 16.99
€ 16.47
The 95th Bomb Group (Heavy), the most highly decorated bomb group of World War II, participated in major missions of the war from May 1943 through the war's end and won an unprecedented three Presidential Unit Citations (known as the Distinguished Unit Citation before 1966). This title recounts the history of the 95th Bomb Group since WWII. Num Pages: 400 pages, 72 b 30 line drawings; notes; glossary; bibliography; index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 144 x 34. Weight in Grams: 778.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597977128
- ISBN
- 9781597977128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.65
€ 52.65
An unparalleled look at America's Revolutionary War invasion of Canada Num Pages: 460 pages, 21 illus., 10 maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 807.
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of New England United States
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781611684971
- ISBN
- 9781611684971
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.81
€ 37.99
€ 29.81
Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 164 x 31. Weight in Grams: 720.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612346830
- ISBN
- 9781612346830
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.50
€ 42.50