Military

Choice Outstanding Academic TitleA groundbreaking account of the Soviet Air Force in World War II, the original version of this book, Red Phoenix, was hailed by the Washington Post as both "brilliant" and "monumental." That version has now been...

The North American B-25 Mitchell is WWII's most heralded and versatile medium bomber. Volume 1 (of two) gives the reader a concise illustrated look at the A through D models and follows the bomber's genesis from the formation of the North American...

This is the first book-length, critical analysis of Lieutenant General James Longstreet's actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. The author argues that Longstreet's record has been discredited unfairly, beginning with character assassination by his...

For many years the importance and contribution of the Hawker Hurricane was eclipsed by the Spitfire but statistically the Hurricane was superior in the majority of cases. Thanks to Tommy Sopwith's initiative and gamble the Hurricane was ready at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911512486Author John P. CannFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

One of the best night fighters of World War II.Book InformationISBN 9780887401886Author Heinz J. NowarraFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 272g

Dominant narratives about the changing character of warfare and the revolutionary effect of technological advancement lack nuance and can ultimately be detrimental to the development of a defence capability fit for future purpose.About the AuthorJustin...

London-born Brian Burdett had only one career objective - to be a pilot. By the time that he touched down on his last flight, Brian had flown more than twenty-five different types of aircraft both for the RAF and a variety of famous commercial airlines. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902109572Author Santiago RivasFormat HardbackPage Count 624Imprint Hikoki PublicationsPublisher Hikoki Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806540641Author Damien LewisFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Citadel PressPublisher Kensington PublishingWeight(grams) 471gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

The Trafalgar Chronicle, sponsored by The 1805 Club, is the publication of choice for new research about the Georgian Navy, sometimes called Nelson's Navy', though its scope includes all the sailing navies of the period from 1714 to 1837. Our expert...

While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other 'barbarian' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made his tribe, the Vandals, synonymous with mindless destruction. Gaiseric, however, was no moronic thug, proving...

The ingenuity and technology of the ancient world never ceases to surprise and signalling demonstrates both to the full. There has, however, never been a study of Roman signalling in English, nor has anyone previously tried to operate the techniques...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982143343Author Chris WallaceFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Avid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterPublisher Avid Reader Press / Simon &...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780834802339Author Donn F. DraegerFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Weatherhill IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams) 218gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887963905Author Tim I GurungFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 414g

This Whitehall Paper provides an in-depth analysis of Russia's Ground Forces, including airborne and naval troops. It examines their role in Russian foreign policy, reforms to units' equipment and operational roles, performance during combat operations...

When commissioned on December 14, 1927, USS Lexington and her sister ship, USS Saratoga, were the world's largest aircraft carriers. The Lexington-class carriers, as the ships were known, were the results of an effort akin to making lemonade from lemons...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658450Author Chris Sandham-BaileyFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 1502g

In recent years, Western experts have generally portrayed the Kremlin's actions as either strategic or tactical. Yet this proposition raises a very important question: how closely does the West's interpretation of Russian strategy reflect the country's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804514566Author Simon HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

The scrapping of the Nimrod programme has been one of the most controversial events in the military aviation world for many a year. For most of its operational life, from 1969 to date, its contribution to the defence of the realm and its role in...

From Iraq to Bosnia to North Korea, the first question in American foreign policy debates is increasingly: Can air power alone do the job? Robert A. Pape provides a systematic answer. Analyzing the results of over thirty air campaigns, including a...

June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia- population just 3,000 in 1944- died in the first bloody minutes of D-Day. They were part of Company A of the 116th Regiment of the 29th Division, and the first wave of American soldiers to hit the...

Tank War, the new supplement for Bolt Action, gives players the option to expand their games to a whole new level - armoured warfare. Recreate such great engagements as the battle of Kursk with the scenarios, army options and special rules found in this...

A great many books have been written over the years about individual airfields or those in particular counties/areas but this one covers a good proportion of them in one publication, from Abbots Bromley to Zeals. It provides brief details of over 1700...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398808744Author Miyamoto MusashiFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Sirius EntertainmentPublisher Sirius EntertainmentWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658566Author Bertie SimondsFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 953g

The medieval mounted knight was a fearsome weapon of war, captivating and horrifying in equal measure, they are a continuing source of fascination. They have been both held up as a paragon of chivalry, whilst often being condemned as oppressive and...

First Published in 1978. The census of population is a key source for any study of nineteenth-century England. In association with parish registers and, from 1837, the civil registers recording births, deaths and marriages, population numbers and trends,...

One of the most versatile fighting vehicles in the British army and many other forces for a quarter of a century, the Universal Carrier - more popularly known by its original title of Bren Gun Carrier - was developed as a fast and agile infantry-support...

The Battle of the Rosebud may well be the largest Indian battle ever fought in the American West. The monumental clash on June 17, 1876, along Rosebud Creek in southeastern Montana pitted George Crook and his Shoshone and Crow allies against Sioux and...

This new book in the popular Polish Wings series tells the story of Spitfire Vs used by Polish pilots in Britain during the war period 1941-1945. Volume One covers Polish 302-308 Squadrons and Volume Two will cover 315-318 Squadrons, plus allied...

How and why the US created 70,000 nuclear weapons during the Cold War . The Nuclear Age properly began with the discovery of the nucleus by Ernest Rutherford in 1911, but its impact on civilization began with the use of atomic bombs against Japan in...

USS Saratoga and her sister ship USS Lexington were the two largest aircraft carriers in the world until 1944. The keel of the battle cruiser USS Saratoga (CC-3) was laid by New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey, on September 25, 1920. Work on the...

One of the most unusual and remarkable American fighter aircraft, the F-82 Twin Mustang was the last mass production propeller-driven fighter acquired by the U.S. Air Force. Originally intended as a very long-range fighter escort for the Boeing B-29...

This revised and expanded second edition of The Code of the Warrior-a book George R. Lucas has described as "groundbreaking" and "now part of the Military Ethics canon"-takes the reader on a tour of warrior cultures and their values, from the ancient...

The Gurkhas have fought on behalf of Britain and India for nearly two hundred years. As brave as they are resilient, resourceful and cunning, they have earned a reputation as devastating fighters, and their unswerving loyalty to the Crown has always...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorBrian Cull is a highly respected Grub Street author with past publications such as Hurricanes over Tobruk, Hurricanes over Malta, Spitfires over Sicily and...

With considerable skill, Mueller skids around the globe from failed state to ravaged war zone to desolate no-man's-land, from Beirut to Basra via Belfast and Bihac, to try to unpick why we humans seem so prone to plucking war from the jaws of peace, why...