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Warfare & defence
paperback. Coupled with problems such as speculation, food and clothing shortages, conscription, taxation, and a focus on the protection of local interests, desertion started as a military problem and spilled over into the civilian world. This book studies desertion in the Confederate army. It confronts a question: did desertion hurt the Confederacy? Num Pages: 346 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBWJ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 21. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 346
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803220805
- ISBN
- 9780803220805
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. Offers a nuanced investigation into the German army's prosecution and punishment of sex offenders during the Second World War. In so doing, the author restores balance to the literature regarding the military administration of justice under Hitler and to the historiography of sexuality and the Third Reich. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBWQ; JWT; LNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 17. Weight in Grams: 465.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803225077
- ISBN
- 9780803225077
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.38
€ 26.99
€ 25.38
Paperback. Focuses on Gen. Leonard Wood's (1860-1927) quest for power and his tremendous achievements. This book helps us to understand this pivotal figure who played such a dominant role at the turn of the century. It provides historical insight and captures the essence of this capable, ambitious, proud, bigoted, and self-righteous man. Num Pages: 352 pages, 13 images, 3 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803226586
- ISBN
- 9780803226586
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
paperback. Presents five stories of individuals interned at Ft Lincoln, North Dakota, during World War II. Num Pages: 216 pages, 36 images. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 8. Weight in Grams: 298.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228061
- ISBN
- 9780803228061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Paperback. A collection of essays by well-known military historian Roger Spiller. Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 428 pages. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 428
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803228160
- ISBN
- 9780803228160
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 22.10
€ 23.99
€ 22.10
Hardback. Study of progressivism's influence on the creation of the US Air Force and its use of precision bombing to end wars more quickly Series: Studies in War, Society, and the Military. Num Pages: 392 pages, 34 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; JWG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 159 x 32. Weight in Grams: 712.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803233980
- ISBN
- 9780803233980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.86
€ 66.86
Paperback. The story of the West Point graduating class of 1941, who became front line officers in World War II Num Pages: 408 pages, 19 illustrations, 4 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 142 x 22. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 408
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803234147
- ISBN
- 9780803234147
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 25.44
€ 26.99
€ 25.44
Paperback. The majority of the stories of the Alamo fight have been partly legendary, partly hearsay and at best fragmentary. This book reveals the chronicle of the siege of the Alamo in a different light. Series: Bison Book. Num Pages: 244 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 136 x 13. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1973
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press Dublin, Ireland
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803257795
- ISBN
- 9780803257795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.04
€ 21.04
Paperback. Analyses irregular warfare experiences ranging from Hoche's suppression of the Vendee revolt during the French Revolution, to the British wars against semi-organized armies of Marathas and Sikhs in mid-nineteenth-century India, to the Boer War of 1899-1902. Num Pages: 579 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 144 x 43. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 579
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803263666
- ISBN
- 9780803263666
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Reveals the tension between Hans Delbruck's patriotism and his scholarship, which helped him to recognize German military failings. This book features his twenty-four readings, comprising letters written to his mother while he served in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 and essays, reviews, commentaries, and speeches on military figures, and more. Editor(s): Bucholz, Arden. Translator(s): Bucholz, Arden. Num Pages: 244 pages, 2 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 244
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803266537
- ISBN
- 9780803266537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.67
€ 30.99
€ 27.67
Paperback. Sheds light on what happened at the Little Bighorn Editor(s): Hardorff, Richard G. Num Pages: 214 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1KBB; HBJK; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 132 x 12. Weight in Grams: 242.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 214
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803272934
- ISBN
- 9780803272934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99
€ 20.99
Paperback. A compact history of the Atlanta campaign. Series: Great Campaigns of the Civil War. Num Pages: 236 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 236
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803282780
- ISBN
- 9780803282780
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.76
€ 18.99
€ 18.76
paperback. Frank Raymond Secoy wrote this work while at Columbia University in the early 1950s. In his introduction, John C Ewers considers the influence of Secoy's book on scholars since its original publication in 1953. Num Pages: 128 pages, Maps. BIC Classification: 1KB; HBJK; JFSL9; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 9. Weight in Grams: 199.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780803292093
- ISBN
- 9780803292093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.53
€ 16.99
€ 16.53
Paperback. Born in slavery, Charles Young was the third black graduate of West Point, the first black US military attache and the highest-ranking black officer in the Regular Army until his death. This biography of Young's years at West Point chronicles the challenges that Young faced, and provides a window into life at West Point in the 1880s. Num Pages: 258 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: BGH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 273.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780803293151
- ISBN
- 9780803293151
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. In 1942 Attu, the westernmost island in the Aleutian chain, was home to two Americans and forty-five Aleut hunters and their families. This book offers accounts of the survivors. It presents them here in their own immediate, direct, and informal language. Num Pages: 172 pages, Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1MTA; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 172
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803295575
- ISBN
- 9780803295575
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 19.87
€ 19.99
€ 19.87
Paperback. Sergeant Charles Windolph was the last white survivor of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. A six-year veteran of the Seventh Cavalry, Windolph fought in Benteen's troop on that fatal Sunday, and here he recalls the battle that wiped out Custer's command. This work is useful for students of American Western or military history. Num Pages: Illus., maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 147 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1987
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803297203
- ISBN
- 9780803297203
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.59
€ 17.99
€ 17.59
Paperback. This volume looks at the technical, strategic, and human aspects of the debate that led to the decision to build the first hydrogen bomb. Based on participants experience of "Project Superbomb", and declassified papers the book explains the background to this acceleration of the nuclear arms race. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 220 pages, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJK; HBWQ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5487 x 3556 x 12. Weight in Grams: 268.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804717144
- ISBN
- 9780804717144
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
paperback. This is a history of how the Navy responded--in doctrine, strategy, operations, preparedness, self-awareness, and force structure--to radical changes in political circumstance, technological innovation, and national needs and expectations. Num Pages: 568 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5830 x 3895 x 36. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804727945
- ISBN
- 9780804727945
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.59
€ 40.99
€ 36.59
Paperback. This book presents both a biography of a Stanford University professor, one of the first academics of Asian ancestry in the United States, and, through Ichihashi's wartime writings, the only known comprehensive first-person account of life in U.S. "relocation centers" for persons of Japanese ancestry. Editor(s): Chang, Gordon G. Series: Asian America. Num Pages: 584 pages, 37 half-tones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; BG; HBJK; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804736534
- ISBN
- 9780804736534
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84
paperback. This book is a history of the complex relations between scientific advisors, primarily physicists, and U.S. presidents in their role as decision makers about nuclear weapons and military strategy. Series: Stanford Nuclear Age Series. Num Pages: 376 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; JPHL; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 24. Weight in Grams: 500.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780804737708
- ISBN
- 9780804737708
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 38.84
€ 42.99
€ 38.84