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Warfare & defence

Paperback. More than a quarter of a century after his death, Douglas Bader remains the most famous fighter pilot Britain has every known. While he had as many flaws as laudable qualities, Bader undeniably achieved great things, both during the Second World War and in his later work for the disabled. This title sheds light on various episodes in his life. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 234.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455341
ISBN
9780752455341
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.49

Paperback.
Publisher
Amber Books
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908696533
ISBN
9781908696533
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.26

Hardback. A series of in-depth accounts of 'the view from above' in shaping notions of territory, security and conflict. Editor(s): Adey, Peter; Whitehead, Mark; Williams, Alison J. Num Pages: 356 pages, illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). BIC Classification: JWL; RGCP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 29. Weight in Grams: 580.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849042987
ISBN
9781849042987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.33
€ 75.63

Hardback. Describes the relationship between man and horse over four thousand year. This book explores the uses of the horse by highwaymen and figures such as Ned Kelly. It shows that the art of warfare from horseback with its culture of mobility has always been at conflict with the urban domesticated culture. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 29. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
287
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750950343
ISBN
9780750950343
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.86

Hardcover. Concentrating on the security of the Gulf in the 21st century, this work focuses on Iran's foreign policy towards its Gulf neighbours, Iraq's military threat, US Middle East policy, and Europe's inability to pursue a united policy to safeguard its economic interests in the area. Editor(s): Koch, Christian. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156. Weight in Grams: 771.
Publisher
I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Number of pages
384
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781860643163
ISBN
9781860643163
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 95.17
€ 85.98

Hardcover. A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1. Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJF; BGH; HBJK; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 165 x 24. Weight in Grams: 538.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781551301
ISBN
9781781551301
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.88

Multiple-component retail product. The Stealth story Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 140 x 32. Weight in Grams: 372.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459813
ISBN
9780752459813
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 17.63

Paperback. With the growth of insurgents, terrorists, private military companies, and modern pirates, there is a renewed interest in non-state or private violence--this is a history of such violence. Editor(s): Colas, Alejandro; Mabee, Bryan. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JPWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849041492
ISBN
9781849041492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 47.64

Hardcover. 6-volume major work BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; JWD; JWF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Edition
Sew
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784532987
ISBN
9781784532987
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 624.55
€ 612.70

Paperback. The history of balloons at war Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752429953
ISBN
9780752429953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 34.21

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: JP; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 237 x 19. Weight in Grams: 468.
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804796644
ISBN
9780804796644
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 104.14

Paperback. In this text international experts and members of the MSF analyse the way issues surrounding the role of aid organizations in "just" wars have crystallized over the five years spanning the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. Num Pages: 288 pages, 11 maps, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN1; JKSR; JPSN; JPV; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9781850657378
ISBN
9781850657378
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.44

Hardback. Examines the tensions between the aims of military technology and modernist aesthetics in relation to perception Num Pages: 248 pages, 23 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748639885
ISBN
9780748639885
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 118.96
€ 109.07

Hardback. The Vietnam War has had many long-reaching, traumatic effects, not just on the veterans of the war, but on their children as well. In this book, Weber examines the concept of the war as a social monad, a confusing array of personal stories and public histories that disrupt traditional ways of knowing the social world for the second generation. Series: Palgrave Studies in Cultural Heritage and Conflict. Num Pages: 256 pages, 3 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBTD; HBWS2; JWXV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 25. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137501516
ISBN
9781137501516
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.70

Hardback. History's heroic failures, from Scotland's Panamanian colony to the nuclear-powered car Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 133 x 25. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752459905
ISBN
9780752459905
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Hardback. An encyclopedic survey of artists' responses - both 'official' and personal - to 'the horrors of war'. This work reveals the diversity of artists' portrayals of this most devastating aspect of the human condition - from the 'heroic' paintings of Benjamin West and John Singer Sargent to brutal and iconic works by artists from Goya to Picasso. Series: Art and Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 halftones. BIC Classification: AC; AG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 157 x 18. Weight in Grams: 472.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845112363
ISBN
9781845112363
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 142.76
€ 127.06

Paperback. During the troubled time of war, many ordinary people move away from the safety and comfort of home to the harrowing theatre of war. This account follows the life of a Second World War B-17 bombardier, Fred Lull, from the beginning of the war to its conclusion through the letters he wrote home to his mother. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BJ; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 628.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752464688
ISBN
9780752464688
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.64

Hardback. Chris McNab examines why they were invented, how they developed, their use in action, their strengths and weaknesses, and what it was like to be in the driving seat. This fascinating narrative is a highly readable guide to these much-loved classic vehicles, perfect for any enthusiast. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBW; JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 135 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752462042
ISBN
9780752462042
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 12.46

Paperback. Six months before the 2003 American-led invasion of Iraq, Field Marshal The Lord Bramall warned that an operation to remove Saddam Hussain would produce a display of massive, dynamic United States activity, which provides one of the mainsprings of motivation for terrorist action in the Middle East. Num Pages: 288 pages, 30 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
Revised
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750942393
ISBN
9780750942393
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Editor(s): Dover, Robert; Goodman, Michael S.; Hillebrand, Claudia. Num Pages: 366 pages, 9 black & white tables, 16 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: GTJ; JPSH; JWKF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 177 x 247 x 27. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781138951969
ISBN
9781138951969
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 73.22

Paperback. In this book, Nancy Sherman, an expert on ancient philosophy and ethics uses the contemporary military as a window onto ancient Stoicism and its teachings. Num Pages: 256 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: HPCA; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195315912
ISBN
9780195315912
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.94

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

€ 138.00
€ 123.62

Hardback. The 17th-century Ottoman-Habsburg frontier was the scene of chronic conflict. The defences of both empires were based on a line of fortresses, spanning the border. This book gives us an insight into everyday life on the frontier in this turbulent time in Ottoman history by investigating the various aspects of Ottoman forts and garrisons. Series: Library of Ottoman Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDT; JWM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 408.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
264
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845113018
ISBN
9781845113018
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 154.65
€ 137.39

Paperback. Destroyer actions Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps, ports. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
Publisher
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274839
ISBN
9781862274839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

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