Military

_Badges of the Regular Infantry, 1914-1918_ is based on over thirty years research in museums, archives and collections. It is an exhaustive study of the development of the battalion, brigade and divisional signs of the twelve divisions that formed the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781426926785Author James A. YannesFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm)...

By the sixth century of the common era the Roman Empire already had many hundreds of years of accumulated ceremonial embedded in its government, and practical science embodied in its army. The transition from Republic to Imperium and the more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781908032201Author Timm HaaslerFormat HardbackPage Count 284Imprint Panzerwrecks LimitedPublisher Panzerwrecks Limited

In this companion volume to his photographic history of Soviet tanks and armoured vehicles, Anthony Tucker-Jones provides a visual guide to the vast array of aircraft, warships and missiles the Soviet armed forces deployed at the height of the Cold War...

German armoured vehicles continue to generate great interest among historians and military vehicle enthusiasts alike. Many of these lightly armoured vehicles were used for transporting soldiers and in the provision of medical care. Alexander Ludeke has...

For those living in Britain between 1939 and 1945, the war was an ever-present reality; reminders were to be found everywhere. Huge numbers of objects relating to the war effort at home - some functional, like gas masks, ARP uniforms and ration books,...

The history, manufacture, and ancient and modern uses of swords in Europe from the 5th century to today can be found here in one convenient source. Learn sword nomenclature and classification, discover sword physics secrets, and compare the history of...

The Royal Armouries is Britain's national museum of arms and armour, and one of the most important museums of its type in the world. Its origins lie in the Middle Ages, and at its core is the celebrated collection originating in the nation's working...

This four volume set by Thomas M. Johnson, a leading collector and authoritative researcher, has been compiled to serve as a useful and authoritative reference on the daggers of Nazi Germany, and have been designed to aid not only the beginning...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781884452550Author Col Frank FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Medals of Ameica PressPublisher Medals of Ameica PressWeight(grams)...

Relying heavily upon visuals, Battle Colors fills a long standing void in the annals of the Eighth Air Force during World War II. This volume focuses on all forty-eight Bomb Groups comprising the Eighth and features color illustrations depicting the...

Modern Body Armour traces the development of individual ballistic protection from the multi-layer silk garments and metal plates used during World War One and through to the Korean War and Vietnam, to the state-of-the-art armour currently used in Iraq...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786155583230Author Jon FeenstraFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint PeKo Publishing Kft.Publisher PeKo Publishing Kft.

A gloriously illustrated volume that looks at the remarkable armor of a key Habsburg commander and its relationship to contemporary Renaissance fashion This sumptuously illustrated book celebrates a curious masterpiece of German Renaissance art--the...

This beautifully presented book traces the history of swords, sabres, spears and lances from Paleolithic origins to the twentieth-century demise of the sword as a military weapon. Focusing on eras of historical and military significance, such as the...

To collectors of modern military uniforms, Vietnam era tigerstripe combat fatigues have always been a much sought after commodity. The pattern itself, in all of its classic forms, is both exotic and unique and carries with it an immediate, esthetic sense...

Intelligence was just as important in the Napoleonic Wars as it is today. Then there was only one way of obtaining it by spies and informers. The Author uses first hand accounts of three of Wellingtons most daring and successful Intelligence Officers...

This comprehensive guide to the appreciation and appraisal of the blades of Japanese swords still offers an English translation of a definitive Japanese text on the subject. Taking the practical historical approach, it discusses each tradition, examining...

This book starts the reader on a journey through time, with a short history of folding knives, leading to the evolution of the first switchblade. Progressing through time, wonderful photos illustrate the descriptions of switchblades. Throughout the book,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943492602Author Dustin ClingenpeelFormat HardbackPage Count 262Imprint ELM Grove PublishingPublisher ELM Grove PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943492077Author R E BaldwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint ELM Grove PublishingPublisher ELM Grove PublishingWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 279mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493078646Author Dean BoormanFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Globe Pequot PressPublisher Globe Pequot Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588343895Author Smithsonian InstitutionFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 2g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943492954Author Dustin ClingenpeelFormat HardbackPage Count 306Imprint ELM Grove PublishingPublisher ELM Grove PublishingWeight(grams)...

This new book is everything the toy gun collector could ever wish for, with over 600 full-color photographs of cap guns and gun accessories and a current value guide! Cap guns have been mass-produced since the post-Civil War era, made of wood, lead and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943492619Author Dustin ClingenpeelFormat HardbackPage Count 250Imprint ELM Grove PublishingPublisher ELM Grove PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943492763Author Jeffrey D GuidryFormat HardbackPage Count 342Imprint ELM Grove PublishingPublisher ELM Grove PublishingWeight(grams) 1388gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781940453675Author War DepartmentFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Periscope Film LLCPublisher Periscope Film LLCWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

This second volume focuses on the Fighter Groups, Scouting Force and Special Operations units of the Mighty Eighth. Battle Colors approaches a visual subject in a visual manner utilizing full color illustrations and wartime photos.About the AuthorRobert...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943492985Author Jeffrey D GuidryFormat HardbackPage Count 338Imprint ELM Grove PublishingPublisher ELM Grove PublishingWeight(grams) 1374gDimensions(mm)...

This book is a color celebration of the pocket knives of the United States military, and features both U.S. and foreign-made models. It is a historical chronology beginning with the first folders of the early 1800s and ending with the high-tech knives of...

To understand Japanese sword polishing is to understand the Japanese sword. Down through the years, the great sword connoisseurs in Japan have been sword polishers. A swordsmith can spend a large amount of time forging a classic sword, but refining and...

This book is the second in a series that will delve in to the inner workings of Germany's most fearsome panzers of the Second World War, the Tiger and Tiger II. There are many books already in publication that deal with various aspects of the Tiger...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781884452819Author Col Frank C FosterFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Medals of Ameica PressPublisher Medals of Ameica PressWeight(grams)...

Sturmpanzer IV Brummbar (SdKfz 166, Sturmgeschutz IV fur 15cm StuH 43) was a German self-propelled assault gun. Work on the design began in 1942 with a goal of creating a vehicle well suited for the demands of urban warfare. The gun was based on the...

Armies of the Napoleonic Era provides a complete overview of the tactics, organisation, uniforms, equipment, weapons and actions fought during those dynamic years 1792-1815, when revolutionary France reshaped Europe before being forced back into a more...

This book is a comprehensive collector's guide to Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) civilian contractors' private-purchase and service-issue clothing, equipment, and weapons as they were worn and used in the field...

Humans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness into creativity. In _The History of Toy Soldiers_,Luigi Toiati, himself an avid collector and manufacturer of toy...

The fourteenth century witnessed a late medieval arms race; an era that began with knightly combatants armed in mail-and ended with them dressed head-to-toe in the complete plate armour that is commonly associated with knights. Although well documented...