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Paperback. The intensifying competition on the North Atlantic in the early years of the twentieth century led the White Star Line to order three huge liners. While their British rival, the Cunard Line, focused on speed, White Star concentrated on size and luxury. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1028.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752458953
ISBN
9780752458953
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 39.16

Paperback. Since the beginning of the 20th century, destroyers have been all-purpose ships, playing vital roles in the war effort: from passing the mail at sea to screening larger ships from hostile torpedo attacks. This book covers the 175 ships of the 2100-ton Fletcher class and the 67 Allen M Sumner-class destroyers commissioned during war. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJH; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846034442
ISBN
9781846034442
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.40

Paperback. Shows how the state systematically came to penalize homosexuality, giving rise to a regime of second-class citizenship that sexual minorities still live under today. This title looks at three key arenas of government control - immigration, the military, and welfare. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFSK; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691149936
ISBN
9780691149936
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 22.30

Hardback. Analyzes the United States military's effort to capitalize on information technology. This book examines how political and military leaders work with the defense industry to develop the small ships, unmanned aerial vehicles, advanced communications equipment, and systems-of-systems integration that will enable the military format. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JW; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231135702
ISBN
9780231135702
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.42
€ 57.11

Hardback. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 400 color and b/w photographs, maps, charts. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 241 x 30. Weight in Grams: 2524.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764323478
ISBN
9780764323478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 75.77
€ 56.30

Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 525 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 307 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764350757
ISBN
9780764350757
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 28.26

Paperback. "The only attribution I have seen concerning the illustrations .. is to the Bolognese engraver Edoardo Fialet."--Introd. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
FreeLance Academy Press
Edition
Ill
Condition
New
SKU
V9780982591123
ISBN
9780982591123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.48

Paperback. Offers a history of RAF Marham, one of East Anglia's most active bomberstations. This book is complemented by interviews with personnel and many photographs, old and modern. It features: B-29 Washingtons; B-52 deployments; Canberra Jet Bombers; V-Bomber Victors; Valiants; and, finally Tornados. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 612.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752446943
ISBN
9780752446943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.87

Hardback. What influences have shaped air power since human flight became a reality more than a hundred years ago? Global Air Power provides insight into the evolution of air power theory and practice by examining the experience of six of the world's largest air forces-those of the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, Russia, India, and China-and .. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 984.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9781597975551
ISBN
9781597975551
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.45

Hardcover. Illustrated with drawings and information on the Luftwaffe's radical fighter projects, The Ultimate Piston Fighters chronicles the revolutionary designs that might have changed the course of the war. They were the extreme designs left on the drawing board after the first jet engines were available for the manufacture of the Messerschmitt Me 262. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 21. Weight in Grams: 838.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781552490
ISBN
9781781552490
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 21.59

Paperback. A selection of the History Book Club, this book talks about the historical circumstances and political conditions of the contending adversaries, the strategic thinking and the personalities of the military commanders, the tactical manoeuvring on the field of battle, the role of armaments and technology, and the performance of the soldiers. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 968.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
608
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253217073
ISBN
9780253217073
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 38.72

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Ohio University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780821421017
ISBN
9780821421017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 25.20

Paperback. Series: Cornell Studies in Security Affairs. Num Pages: 288 pages, 6 tables, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; JPB; JWA; JWDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 399.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781501703195
ISBN
9781501703195
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 31.82

Hardcover. Num Pages: 335 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 661.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Random House USA Inc United States
Edition
1st
Number of pages
335
Condition
New
SKU
V9780345362391
ISBN
9780345362391
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.99
€ 23.23

Hardcover. Describes over 2,000 years of warfare in woods and forest Num Pages: 168 pages, 12 b&w illus., 13 maps. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780253356888
ISBN
9780253356888
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.90

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
382
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752442075
ISBN
9780752442075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 28.91

Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 208 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1210.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Stenlake Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781840336047
ISBN
9781840336047
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 36.24

Paperback. Throughout the 17th century large parts of Europe were depopulated during the wide-ranging and savage wars of religion and dynasty, involving various major powers. This was hence a key period in the development of 'modern' infantry tactics. This title covers the Dutch-Spanish wars of independence, The Thirty Years' War and the English Civil Wars. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JD; HBW; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781846034695
ISBN
9781846034695
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.79

Paperback. The modern means of communication have turned the world into an information fishbowl and, in terms of foreign policy and national security in post-Cold War power politics, helped transform international power politics. This book analyses the military, technological, and psychological aspects of information operations. Editor(s): Armistead, Leigh. Series: Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare. Num Pages: 240 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: GPF; JP; JWKF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9781574886993
ISBN
9781574886993
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 26.48

Hardcover. Examines the energy resources, naval forces, and national strategies of the nations of Asia, set against the priorities and resources of the US. This book reveals that the nations of the region - of which the United States must be counted - are in fact working together in striving to ensure the security of scarce energy resources they all require. Series: Praeger Security International. Num Pages: 280 pages, 7 illustrations (b&w), 1 table. BIC Classification: 1FP; JW; KCL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 549.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780275996451
ISBN
9780275996451
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.15
€ 76.51

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