Military

Beyond the Legend is the authorised biography of William (Bill) Speakman,who was awarded one of only four Victoria Crosses for action in the Korean War. It covers his sometimes controversial life, from his childhood in Altrincham, Cheshire, to his later...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062202673Author John ManFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War: The definitive Civil War classic as Sam wanted it revised complete with his edits, new perspectives, authoritative text, and images of his changes. Company Aytch has reigned as one of the...

For the British 1st Airborne Division Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was a disaster. The Division was eliminated as a fighting force with around a half of its men were captured. The Germans were faced with dealing with 6,000 prisoners in a...

A heartwarming dog story like no other: Tuesday, a lovable golden retriever, changes a former soldier's life forever.A highly decorated captain in the U.S. Army, Luis Montalvan never backed down from a challenge during his two tours of duty in Iraq...

A heartwarming dog story like no other: Tuesday, a lovable golden retriever, changes a former soldier's life forever.A highly decorated captain in the U.S. Army, Luis Montalvan never backed down from a challenge during his two tours of duty in Iraq...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593597064Author David FinkelFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

The poignant biography of Anita Leslie, only woman to have been awarded both the Croix de Guerre and the Africa Star in World War II. Anita Leslie (1914-85), best known for popular biographies of her relatives including Jennie Churchill, Winston's...

Obedience to the Fuhrer. Obedience to the death.Hitler's elite SS bodyguards prided themselves on doing whatever it took, even if death was the price. They called themselves the "old hares", and they left a trail of terror as they butchered their way...

In Service is the tale of one person's journey into manhood, ultimately finding himself in the theatre of war. It is a journey littered with colourful anecdotes and diverse experience: from military training in the Guards Depot to Trooping the Colour;...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250247186Author Bob DruryFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm...

The killing part is the easy bit; the tricky part is finding the right people to kill. Rob was a Special Forces operator with some of the world finest regiments and served in four national armies over a career that has spanned forty years and continues...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997285710Author Greg Cope WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Aboutface BooksPublisher Aboutface BooksWeight(grams) 395g

'One of the great Second World War memoirs ... will be read as long as that war is remembered' John Keegan'Extraordinary realism' SUNDAY TIMES'A touch of the Somme and more than a hint of Wilfred Owen' TLSA classic of WWII, this is the vivid memoir of...

1942 would prove crucial for the United States in the Pacific following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of setbacks in the Southwest Pacific late in 1941 into 1942. As the first ship commissioned following America's entry into World War...

These lively memoirs date from the time of Barrs entry into the Chasseurs Velites (skirmishers, or light infantry) of Napoleons Imperial Guard in 1804. Always modest in recounting his own exploits, Barrs was not only at the cannons mouth, but also a...

This riveting memoir is the first book written by a female Marine about the war in Iraq and one of the only books written by a woman who has experienced combat firsthand. Deploying to Iraq in 2003, Jane Blair's aerial reconnaissance unit was assigned to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912174041Author Linda ParkerFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

The complete autobiography of an American hero, Jimmy Doolittle. Pilot, scholar, daredevil, general . . . James "Jimmy" Doolittle was one of America's greatest heroes. In a life filled with adventure and achievement, Doolittle did it all. As a stunt...

German general Hermann Balck (1897--1982) was considered to be one of World War II's greatest battlefield commanders. His brilliantly fought battles were masterpieces of tactical agility, mobile counterattack, and the technique of Auftragstaktik, or...

A fourth-generation soldier tells the story of his father's tank battalion, the "Spearhead," that selflessly led the charge on the front lines from Normandy into Germany-against impossible odds, technologically superior weaponry, and a fanatical enemy on...

The year 1968 was arguably the most significant year of the Vietnam war. It was the height of the American involvement, and because officer casualties had been so great after the Tet Offensive of May 1968, all prior officer assignments were cancelled...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394743097Author Truong Nhu TangFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250130211Author Tom NorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995488205Author Ruaraidh HillearyFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint Skirinish PublishingPublisher Skirinish PublishingWeight(grams) 443gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553392197Author Benjamin H. MilliganFormat HardbackPage Count 512Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

Hailed as "the single most effective pilot at Midway" (World War II magazine), Dusty Kleiss struck and sank three Japanese warships at the Battle of Midway, including two aircraft carriers, helping turn the tide of the Second World War. This is his...

Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japanese, and remains Australia's greatest ever fighter pilot - this is his definitive biography.Born and brought...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595152803Author Norman H FinkelsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 222gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 153mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804119405Author Gary LindererFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm)...

Reverend David Railton MC served as a chaplain on the Western Front during World War I. Attached to three divisions between 1916 and 1918, Railton supported the soldiers in their worst moments, he buried the fallen, comforted the wounded, wrote to the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993190919Author Grant WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Raven Crest BooksPublisher Raven Crest BooksWeight(grams) 245g

A non-fiction thriller by international bestselling author Blaine Harden (Escape from Camp 14) that explores the world's most repressive state through the intertwined lives of two North Koreans, one infamous, one obscure: Kim Il Sung, the former North...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982129217Author Nathan GorensteinFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956510235Author Bill MalinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 198Imprint Memoirs PublishingPublisher Mereo BooksWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 155mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806164663Author Michael V LeggiereFormat PaperbackPage Count 572Imprint University of Oklahoma PressPublisher University of Oklahoma PressWeight(grams)...

Using the veterans' own words and photographs, the book brings to life a mixture of their excitement of embarkation for France, their unbound optimism and courage, the agony of the trenches, and numbing fear of going over the top. The fight for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999095195Author Lisa Carrington FirminFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Blue Ear Books PublishingPublisher Blue Ear Books PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

Camillus served as a censor, was elected to six consular tribuneships, appointed dictator five times, and enjoyed four triumphs. He toppled mighty Veii, ejected the Senones from Rome following its sacking, and helped orchestrate a grand compromise...