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Warfare & defence

Paperback. Told with humour and his acute sense of observation, this title looks at some of the smaller campaigns in which Slim fought in World War I, and later in India and the Middle East. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BGH; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844157914
ISBN
9781844157914
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Hardback. Virginia d'Albert-Lake risked her life saving downed airmen along the Comet escape line that stretched from Belgium to Gibraltar. What distinguished her from other resisters was that she was an American citizen who had the option to return to the safety. This work tells the story of an ordinary American woman's heroism in the French Resistance. Editor(s): Litoff, Judy Barrett. Series: World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension. Num Pages: 322 pages, 16 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
322
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823225811
ISBN
9780823225811
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.76

Paperback. Focuses on the airport between October 1940 and August 1944, from when it became a fighter station in its own right, to it becoming an armament practice camp later in the war. This title describes the manning and maintenance of the forward fighter station, and follows the varying fortunes of the staff and personnel who were posted there. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAX; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
The History Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752470030
ISBN
9780752470030
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.57

Paperback. Featuring full-colour artwork, specially drawn maps and an array of revealing illustrations depicting weapons, equipment, key locations and personalities, this book offers key insights into the tactics, leadership, combat performance and subsequent reputations of the Roman soldiers and their Germanic opponents. Illustrator(s): Dennis, Peter. Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1QDAR; 3D; HBLA1; HBW; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 249 x 5. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472803498
ISBN
9781472803498
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. The Japanese forces then continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with its fortress of Singapore. This book tells about the campaign carried by the Japanese forces in the Pacific region. Series: General Military. Num Pages: 504 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 40. Weight in Grams: 686.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472810601
ISBN
9781472810601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.86

Paperback. * A new volume in Polity s successful War and Conflict in the Modern World series. * Offers a comprehensive analysis of the causes and consequences of sexual violence across a range of conflict zones. Series: War and Conflict in the Modern World. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFE2; JPWS; JWXK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 342.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641881
ISBN
9780745641881
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.08

Paperback. The new form of "humanitarian government" emerging from natural disasters and military occupations that reduces people to mere lives to be rescued. Editor(s): Fassin, Didier; Pandolfi, Mariella. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPS; JWLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
Publisher
Zone Books
Number of pages
406
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781935408017
ISBN
9781935408017
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Paperback. This work shows that Tewkesbury led to the execution of many of the key Lancastrian leaders, the capture of Queen Margaret and the death of Henry VI in the Tower of London. King Edward IV's decisive Yorkist victory virtually extinguished the Lancastrian cause. Illustrator(s): Turner, Graham. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w & 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 255 x 187 x 8. Weight in Grams: 316.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841765143
ISBN
9781841765143
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 22.84

Paperback. Series: G.I.: The Illustrated History of the American Soldier, His Uniform & His Equipment. Num Pages: 72 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBG; HBWN; HBWQ; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 257 x 6. Weight in Grams: 295. 4to. Illustrated. Some minor wear otherwise a good copy
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Greenhill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
SKU
KEX0264874
ISBN
9781853675287
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. A concise history of the evolution of warfare from the American Revolution to Operation Desert Storm Num Pages: 384 pages, 33 b&w photos. BIC Classification: HBG; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 550.
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
Second Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253208606
ISBN
9780253208606
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.33

Paperback. Tells the story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. This book presents an account from a Royal Navy matelot who shared the terror of the first encounter with Argentinean forces when South Georgia was retaken from the invaders in Operation Paraquat. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 B&W Photos. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; BGHA; HBJQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 43. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844156245
ISBN
9781844156245
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.01

Hardback. A highly original account of the previously unacknowledged crucial role that the Netherland forces played in averting defeat at the Battle of Waterloo and other battles in the Waterloo Campaign. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 23. Weight in Grams: 522.
Publisher
Casemate Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781612003320
ISBN
9781612003320
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 32.46

Paperback. As the summer of 1914 drew to a close, it was difficult for a 16 year-old schoolboy to realize that the world for which he had been prepared at Clifton College was itself preparing for war. By 1916, he was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery. This book gives human account of history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pp B & W photos; line drawings/maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGHA; BTM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857501950
ISBN
9780857501950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. In the spring of 1966, while the war in Vietnam was still popular, the US military decided to reactivate the 9th Infantry Division as part of the military build-up. This title tells the story of young draftees who had done everything that their nation had asked of them and had received so little in return - lost faces of a distant war. Num Pages: 472 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; 3JJPK; HBWS2; JWD; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
472
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472803337
ISBN
9781472803337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback. All new photo collection covering BMW, Zndapp, NSU, DKW sidecar motorcycles on a variety of war fronts. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photos. BIC Classification: JWMV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 218 x 4. Weight in Grams: 224.
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780764312724
ISBN
9780764312724
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.12

Paperback. An account of the Battle of Arnhem, a major turning point in World War II. Num Pages: 272 pages, 30 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752431871
ISBN
9780752431871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Hardback. Editor(s): Kerr, Brenton L; Cantu, Meredith I. Num Pages: 111 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HBL; JP; JW; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 232 x 167 x 8. Weight in Grams: 204.
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
111
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781619426153
ISBN
9781619426153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.71
€ 52.53

Paperback. Focusing on the opening battles of the Hundred Years War, this is the enthralling story of how England's longbowmen took on the established might of France's crossbowmen in a book that will appeal to all those interested in medieval warfare." Illustrator(s): Dennis, Professor of History Peter (UNSW Canberra). Series: Combat. Num Pages: 80 pages, 20 b/w; 41 col. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3H; HBJD; HBW; JWL; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817617
ISBN
9781472817617
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The T-54 and T-55 tanks are the most widely manufactured tanks of all time. This volume examines the roots of this prolific tank family, starting with the Soviet Army's first attempts to replace the T-34 during World War II, and covering the T-43 and T-44, the more successful T-54, and its ultimate evolution into the T-55. Illustrator(s): Johnson, Hugh. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, 50ill.7col.ill. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JWMV; WGM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
1st Edition(PB)
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841767925
ISBN
9781841767925
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472813787
ISBN
9781472813787
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782003830
ISBN
9781782003830
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.61

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Panzerwrecks United Kingdom
Number of pages
223
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781908032065
ISBN
9781908032065
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 31.53

Paperback. Trident was the world's first tri-jet and the first civilian aircraft certified to be able to land automatically in Cat B conditions, in a fog. This illustrated history explains its beginnings, detail its layout and features, and discusses new variants. The appendices include a production list and specifications. Num Pages: 168 pages, 150 Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: HBW; JWF; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 428.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752444024
ISBN
9780752444024
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.36

Paperback.
Publisher
The New York Review of Books, Inc United States
Number of pages
152
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
TRA
Condition
New
SKU
V9781590171455
ISBN
9781590171455
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.86

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