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Warfare & defence
Paperback. Robert Gates was US Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011 serving under both George Bush and Barack Obama. Before that he was Director of the CIA. This is his candid and revealing account of US military engagement in Iraq and Afghanistan, where Gates oversaw the controversial 'surge' of US troops in both countries. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; BM; JPSL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 41. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Publisher
- W H Allen
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753555552
- ISBN
- 9780753555552
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 21.87
€ 30.99
€ 21.87
Paperback. While many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the guide to the armies of Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and Finland. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBWQ; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 240 x 6. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782007708
- ISBN
- 9781782007708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.46
€ 33.99
€ 22.46
Hardback. Landsman discusses the difficulties inherent in prosecuting crimes against humanity, from the Eichmann trial to Milosevic. Series: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights. Num Pages: 320 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBTZ1; JWXK; LBBS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 164 x 238 x 36. Weight in Grams: 648.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812238471
- ISBN
- 9780812238471
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 81.56
€ 81.56
Paperback. Adopted in 1938 and remaining in British service until 1991, the popular and reliable Bren was an iconic light machine gun. This title tells the story of iconic light machine gun that equipped British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and in a host of postwar conflicts, right up to the Falklands and beyond. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782000822
- ISBN
- 9781782000822
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.48
€ 20.99
€ 15.48
Hardcover. With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853, the corresponding introduction of a uniform was still four years away. Num Pages: 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 305 x 13. Weight in Grams: 636. 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853, the corresponding introduction of a uniform was still four years away. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWF; JWTU. Dimension: 299 x 219 x 13. Weight: 636.
- Publisher
- Crowood Press
- Number of pages
- 96
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847973085
- ISBN
- 9781847973085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.63
€ 26.99
€ 23.63
Hardback. Offers a look in to the ill-fated invasion of England by King Philip II of Spain. This title considers the characters of the commanders such as Francis Drake, Medina, and the opposing monarchs. It explains the events of the battle to the general reader, and the context in which it took place. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBLH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 610.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752453651
- ISBN
- 9780752453651
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.47
€ 26.99
€ 23.47
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Morshead, Henry; Shumate, Johnny. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages. BIC Classification: HB; HBWS2; JW; JWD; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472817464
- ISBN
- 9781472817464
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.23
€ 17.99
€ 13.23
Paperback. Explains how strategic reasoning makes sense of the complexity of war on land, at sea, in the air, in space, and even 'cyberspace'. This book shows how strategy works in all geographical environments and with all kinds of weapons. Giving an account of strategy since the Cold War ended, it is for students of modern strategy and security studies. Num Pages: 426 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 173 x 25. Weight in Grams: 672.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 426
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198782513
- ISBN
- 9780198782513
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.40
€ 74.40
Paperback. The inside pilot's story of one of the most remarkable aircraft of the Second World War Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165. .
- Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781445663128
- ISBN
- 9781445663128
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.77
€ 20.99
€ 16.77
Paperback. Series: Top Drawings. Num Pages: 20 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; JWMV3; KNDV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 297. .
- Publisher
- Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788364596940
- ISBN
- 9788364596940
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.95
€ 26.99
€ 21.95
Paperback. In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest offensive operation ever undertaken. Drawing on hundreds of oral histories from eyewitnesses and veterans of the convoys, and research into the Russian Navy archives at Murmansk, the author retells of one of World War II's pivotal yet largely overlooked campaigns. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: 1QSR; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 152. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 292
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472811103
- ISBN
- 9781472811103
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.17
€ 17.99
€ 13.17
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: GBCQ; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 147 x 40. Weight in Grams: 654. 8vo Very good copy.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Greenhill Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- SKU
- KEX0277285
- ISBN
- 9781853676666
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 768.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750956840
- ISBN
- 9780750956840
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.21
€ 26.99
€ 23.21
hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Evro Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781910505052
- ISBN
- 9781910505052
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.42
€ 33.99
€ 24.42
Paperback. During the Second World War women proved themselves indispensable to the war effort serving in both military uniformed units abroad and in home front organisations through the darkest hours of the Blitz. This book tells the stories of these women in their own words. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 56 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBLW; HBWQ; JFSJ1; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 56
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780747808121
- ISBN
- 9780747808121
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.89
€ 8.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226. A WAAF in Bomber Command. 192 pages, Ill. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGA; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 15. Weight: 226.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 192
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579380
- ISBN
- 9780907579380
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
€ 10.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. All those who read this Second World War memoir will realise how lucky the author was to survive. He provides graphic accounts of the fierce fighting on the NW Frontier and at Arakan and Kohima. Michael Lowry was decorated with the Military Cross. Num Pages: 304 pages, 12pp B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781844158027
- ISBN
- 9781844158027
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.91
€ 19.99
€ 15.91
Hardback. Why do weak states frequently resist threats of force from the United States? The author draws on an original dataset on US compellence from 1945 to 2007 and case studies of Cuba (1962), Iraq (1991), Iraq (2003), and Libya (2011) to explain the conundrum. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1 figures, 18 tables, 1 figure, 18 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPSD; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 551.
- Publisher
- Georgetown University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781626162822
- ISBN
- 9781626162822
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.79
€ 199.79
Paperback. Bestselling author and highly respected BBC news correspondent Kate Adie brings a century of dramatic change for women in uniform vividly to life in this newly reformatted paperback edition of her successful hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, 2x8. BIC Classification: 3JJ; JFSJ1; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KNW0008532
- ISBN
- 9780340820605
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.49
€ 5.49
Paperback. The Samurai sword of Japan is probably the finest edged weapon ever made. This title reveals the story of how and why it achieved this distinction. It focuses on the development of the familiar blade from the original straight blades, the associated development of Japan's famous steel-making techniques and the challenges from contemporary warfare. Illustrator(s): Shumate, Johnny. Series: Weapon. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 186 x 6. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 80
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849081511
- ISBN
- 9781849081511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 19.65
€ 24.99
€ 19.65
Paperback. The compelling stories of history's most disastrous conflicts. Num Pages: 304 pages, 1 x 8 page b/w plate section. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848668997
- ISBN
- 9781848668997
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.47
€ 17.99
€ 13.47
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 45 b/w; 15 col. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. .
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472819499
- ISBN
- 9781472819499
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.45
€ 17.99
€ 16.45
Paperback. Series: Fighter pilots. Num Pages: 200 pages, b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DFG; BG; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 244.
- Publisher
- Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579779
- ISBN
- 9780907579779
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.01
€ 10.99
€ 10.01
Paperback. A book of scenarios and special rules for the Battle of the Bulge, sure to appeal to all fans of Bolt Action who want a new challenge. Series: Bolt Action. Num Pages: 124 pages, 41 col. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF; WDHW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 191 x 10. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472817839
- ISBN
- 9781472817839
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.46
€ 33.99
€ 22.46