Military

How can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In this provocative challenge to US policy and strategy, Donald Stoker argues that America endures endless wars because its...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595092383Author Stephane GroueffFormat PaperbackPage Count 404Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 608gDimensions(mm) 232mm * 151mm * 25mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915070708Author Michael Fredholm Von EssenFormat PaperbackPage Count 58Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786155583674Author Peter BarnakyFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint PeKo Publishing Kft.Publisher PeKo Publishing Kft.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385721943Author Victor Davis HansonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 288gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060753627Author Adam NicolsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 205mm *...

Analyzes who fights wars and why, and examines the inevitability of man's need to "play" at war.Book InformationISBN 9780029331552Author Martin L. van CreveldFormat HardbackPage Count 254Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 1g

The year is 1940, and the German invasion of Britain has begun. With this new campaign book for Bolt Action, players can fight the battles of World War II's greatest 'what if' scenario. Defend the cliffs of Dover and the beaches of Kent from wave after...

Famously pictured in the opening credits of the popular television series M.A.S.H., Bell's Model 47 helicopter was the first helicopter certified for civilian use in March 1946 and went on to serve a wide variety of military and civilian applications...

For centuries, the world has witnessed the development and use of increasingly complex and powerful military systems and technologies. In the process, the ""art of war"" has truly become the art of combined arms warfare, in which...

The Hundred Years War embraced warfare in all aspects, from the grand set pieces of Crecy and Agincourt to the pillaged lands of the dispossessed population. What makes this book different from previous studies emphasising the great battles is its use of...

This edited book explores how psychology can be used to improve our understanding of terrorism and counterterrorism.This work firstly aims to provide balanced and objective insight into the psychology of terrorists; what their motivations are, what keeps...

Captain Douglas Berneville-Claye was serving with the fledgling SAS with fellow officers such as David Stirling and Blair Paddy' Mayne when he was captured in the Western Desert. He was turned' and became a member of the Nazi Waffen-SS. Collaboration...

Preserved today as a museum in its namesake state, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) saw combat during WWII and the Korean War and was the only battleship of any nation to see service during the Vietnam War. Following service in Vietnam, New Jersey...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398808034Author Dr Helen DoeFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 153g

On 6 August and 8 August 1945, the world changed forever with the release of two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. In January 1947, the United States informed the British Government that they would not provide technical data for the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913336196Author Mikhail MaslovFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Almost as soon as a viable metal-framed bike was invented, it was put to military use, offering a much cheaper, less fragile and less logistically demanding alternative to horse transport. Widely used in many armies from the late 19th century, through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780618773442Author MR Joshua Wolf ShenkFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperOneWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 140mm *...

_Protecting the Presidential Candidates_ is the first book of its kind to examine how presidents and presidential candidates were protected during the presidential election cycles - from JFK to Trump. It is also the first book of its kind to tell the...

For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this major reevaluation of...

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The American Revolution presented a series of unique tactical challenges to its competing factions. For Britain, the Army would be forced to re-learn many of the lessons from the Seven Years' War. After the debacle of Concord and Bunker Hill, the British...

This book is a concise history of the world's first operational jet fighter in World War II. This legendary Luftwaffe aircraft is shown in photos, line schemes, and color profiles.Book InformationISBN 9780764340482Author Manfred GriehlFormat...

'The best political weapon is the weapon of terror. Cruelty commands respect. Men may hate us. But we don't ask for their love; only for their fear.' - HimmlerMost people would associate the SS with Heinrich Himmler, but the latter was not the first (or...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846831744Author Norman RoseFormat PaperbackPage Count 162Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield Publishing

German general Erhard Raus was one of the most talented commanders to fight on the Eastern Front in Russia, where he was eventually appointed to army group command in early 1945. By the time the war ended, Raus had established a reputation as one of the...

The German belt buckle has long fascinated collectors. Now this full color volume will help collectors to identify their buckles and avoid purchasing reproductions. They will also find how to date and identify manufacturer's marks. Only genuine buckles...

In 1905 Japan and Russia were at war. With the Russian Far East Fleet destroyed, the Czar decided to send his Baltic Fleet half way around the world to exact revenge. This mammoth journey took many months and was, in itself, an amazing feat of seamanship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590172827Author Philippe-Paul De SegurFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)...

Originally conceived as a carrier-born maritime attack aircraft, the Blackburn design included many original features such as Boundary Layer Control, a system which blew hot air over the flying surfaces to increase lift when landing. The rotating bomb...

Despite the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, USS Indianapolis was an imposing warship. She was widely used by US dignitaries in the 1930s, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who sailed aboard the ship many times. After the outbreak of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985521264Author Uwe FeistFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint Feist BooksPublisher Feist Books

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to modern strategy, covering the context, theory, and practice of military strategy in all its different forms.Covering all the main issues in the field, the book explores the major themes through a...

The story of an iconic model in the long history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the WLA, which was used by Allied forces during WWII, is told for the first time. Developed for the US Army's mechanized cavalry, the Harley-Davidson WLA became the...

The Industrial Workers of the World is a union unlike any other. Founded in 1905 in Chicago, it rapidly gained members across the world thanks to its revolutionary, internationalist outlook. By using powerful organising methods including direct-action...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553384574Author John F. RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

So formidable an opponent did the Iraqi airforce consider the F-14 that during the Iran-Iraq war, they ordered their pilots not to engage F-14s and the presence of one in an area was usually enough to empty it of Iraqi aircraft. Officially losses where...

A major revision of our understanding of long-range bombing, this book examines how Anglo-American ideas about "strategic" bombing were formed and implemented. It argues that ideas about bombing civilian targets rested on--and gained validity...

The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force early in 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns - 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry - waged by...