Military

What turns an ordinary man into an extraordinary one? The answer lies in the stories of six teenage volunteers for Second World War aircrew who exchanged school uniform for Air Force Blue and took a giant step into the unknown. Based on original research...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781571686404Author Larry WoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Eakin PressPublisher Eakin PressWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 151mm * 13mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143453369Author Major General Rajpal PuniaFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint PenguinPublisher Penguin Random House IndiaDimensions(mm) 230mm * 150mm *...

A New York Times Bestseller!From the racetrack to the battlefield dauntless, fearless, and exemplar of Semper Fi she was Reckless, "pride of the Marines."A Mongolian mare who was bred to be a racehorse, Ah-Chim-Hai, or Flame-of-the-Morning, belonged to a...

That Muhammad succeeded as a prophet is undeniable; a prominent military historian now suggests that he might not have done so had he not also been a great soldier.Best known as the founder of a major religion, Muhammad was also Islam's first great...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806538969Author Rebecca GeorgeFormat HardbackPage Count 312Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

Though he entered combat late in May 1942, Carl Emmermann sank twenty-six Allied ships in only four combat patrols while commanding U-172, becoming the thirteenth most successful U-boat commander of the war. U-172, a Type IXC U-boat, saw non-stop action...

A few years after his release from a North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp in 1973, Colonel Joseph Kittinger retired from the Air Force. Restless and unchallenged, he turned to ballooning, a lifelong passion as well as a constant diversion for his...

Irish patriot, Civil War general, frontier governor - Thomas Francis Meagher played key roles in three major historical arenas. Today he is hailed as a hero by some, condemned as a drunkard by others. Paul R. Wylie now offers a definitive biography of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375760440Author Jon T. HoffmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 731gDimensions(mm)...

In this biography of the chief architect of Reconstruction after the Civil War, Fawn Brodie seeks to explain the basis for his actions, the nature of his economic radicalism, and the emotional forces that resulted in his becoming one of the most...

Amid ferocious fighting that many times nearly took his life, Sergeant First Class Dillard "C. J." Johnson-one of the most decorated soldiers in the history of the legendary 3rd Infantry Division-and his crew are recognized by Pentagon reports to have...

General George S. Patton. His tongue was as sharp as the cavalry saber he once wielded, and his fury as explosive as the shells he'd ordered launched from his tank divisions. Despite his profane, posturing manner, and the sheer enthusiasm for conflict...

In 1812 the French emperor Napoleon decided to invade Russia. For this purpose, he gathered an army of half a million men and women, consisting of soldiers from all nationalities, including French, German and Italian. Serving in this army was Carel Jacob...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375759833Author Kim PhilbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Modern Library IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 189gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

"The history of war teems with occasions where the interception of dispatches and orders written in plain language has resulted in defeat and disaster for the force whose intentions thus became known at once to the enemy." So begins Colonel Parker Hitt's...

Ehrhart documents his troubled return to American society. The account conveys the Vietnam veterans' anger, alienation and moral confusion and reveals the delayed stress in his stateside life.Book InformationISBN 9780870239588Author W.D. EhrhartFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804118750Author Ed KuglerFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 171mm...

The Sunday Times Bestseller'Fiercely immersive. Truly heroic.' - Tom Marcus, bestselling author of Soldier Spy.Powerful, highly-charged and moving, No Way Out is Adam Jowett's tribute to the men of Easy Company who paid a heavy price for serving their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993300325Author Mark HiggittFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Many HeroesPublisher Many Heroes

Major Richard J. "Dick" Meadows is renowned in military circles as a key figure in the development of the U.S. Army Special Operations. A highly decorated war veteran of the engagements in Korea and Vietnam, Meadows was instrumental in the founding of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760992002Author Commodore Peter ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Fremantle PressPublisher Fremantle PressWeight(grams) 436gDimensions(mm) 234mm...

Twenty years of America's Global War on Terror produced little tangible success while exacting enormous harm. In Iraq and Afghanistan, the United States sustained tens of thousands of casualties, expended trillions of dollars, and inflicted massive...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525653806Author Marcus BrothertonFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)Publisher Waterbrook Press (A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781586422516Author Sam AdamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Steerforth PressPublisher Steerforth Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781589881327Author John VerneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Paul Dry Books, IncPublisher Paul Dry Books, IncWeight(grams) 262g

This is the amazing story of legendary WWII U-boat commander, and Knight's Cross recipient, Peter Cremer. Cremer was appointed commander of U-333, a type VIIC submarine with a close-knit crew. During his first North Atlantic patrol U-333 sank three...

"A gritty, first-person account. ... One can hear Shaw's voice as if he were sitting beside you." -Wall Street Journal An unforgettable soldier's-eye view of the Pacific War's bloodiest battle, by the first American officer ashore Okinawa. ...

Mike Peyton lied about his age to enlist, worried that the war would be over before he had a chance to join in. After training, he initially fought in the Western Desert, where he was captured and shipped to Italy and then Germany. He escaped in Germany...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781483621777Author Mark D HolroydFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint XlibrisPublisher XlibrisWeight(grams) 671gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 26mm

John J. Pershing considered Fox Conner to have been "a brilliant soldier" and "one of the finest characters our Army has ever produced." During World War I, General Conner served as chief of operations for the American Expeditionary Force in Europe. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781460283844Author Robert PoppleFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint FriesenPressPublisher FriesenPressWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 17mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857063427Author An EyewitnessFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Leonaur LtdPublisher Leonaur LtdWeight(grams) 168g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425243183Author Bill RichardsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Penguin Publishing GroupPublisher Penguin Publishing GroupWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780984225637Author Phillip W. HoffmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 490Imprint American History PressPublisher American History PressWeight(grams) 712g

Of Jewish origin and an intimate friend of Hitler, Emil Maurice was the founder of the SA and of the Stosstrupp Hitler (the origin of the SS). He also helped to edit Mein Kampf in Landsberg Prison. Through the unusual destiny of Emil Maurice, this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316185363Author James D HornfischerFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743278249Author Jeffry D WertFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

This previously unpublished manuscript tells the story of Brigadier Sean Connolly, O/C of the Longford Brigade, who was fatally wounded in action on 11 March 1921 at Selton Hill, near Mohill (Co. Leitrim), by British forces during the War of Independence...

Peter Clark's year in Vietnam began in July 1966, when he was shipped out with hundreds of other young recruits, as a replacement in the 1st Infantry Division. Clark was assigned to the Alpha Company. Clark gives a visceral, vivid and immediate account...