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Class War: A Literary History by Mark Steven
RRP: €22.60€18.71A thrilling and vivid work of history, Class War weaves together literature and politics to chart the making and unmaking of social class through revolutionary combat. In a narrative that spans the globe and more than two centuries of history, Mark... -
The Fall of Robespierre: 24 Hours in Revolutionary Paris by Colin Jones 9780198715955
RRP: €35.70€25.41The day of 9 Thermidor (27 July 1794) is universally acknowledged as a major turning-point in the history of the French Revolution. At 12.00 midnight, Maximilien Robespierre, the most prominent member of the Committee of Public Safety which had for more... -
Der Kapitan: U-Boat Ace Hans Rose by Markus Robinson
RRP: €23.80€16.35Hans Rose was one of Germany's most successful WWI U-boat aces, and her most successful ace during the convoy period when attacks by U-boats were most difficult and dangerous. Acknowledging his chivalry, Admiral Sims USN declared 'Allied naval officers... -
Military Aircraft Markings 2023 by Stuart Schofield
RRP: €15.41€10.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352704Author Stuart SchofieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Secrets of the Conqueror: The Untold Story of Britain's Most Famous Submarine by Stuart Prebble
RRP: €15.46€10.19HMS Conqueror is Britain's most famous submarine. It is the only sub since World War Two to have sunk an enemy ship. Conqueror's sinking of the Argentine cruiser Belgrano made inevitable an all-out war over the future of the Falkland Islands, and... -
History of the Dehavilland Vampire by David Watkins 9781781556160
RRP: €32.73€24.15The definitive book on an iconic aircraft. Illustrated throughout with a varied and interesting selection of images, many previously unpublished. An early jet aircraft that collected many notable firsts including the first jet fighter to cross the... -
Spying on the Bomb: American Nuclear Intelligence from Nazi Germany to Iran and North Korea by Jeffrey T. Richelson 9780393329827
RRP: €16.65€15.77A global history of U.S. nuclear espionage from its World War II origins to twenty-first century threats from rogue states. For more than sixty years, the United States has monitored friends and foes who seek to develop the ultimate weapon. Since 1952... -
German Tanks of World War II: 1939-1945 by David Porter
RRP: €29.74€20.74Organised chronologically by type, German Tanks of World War II offers a highly illustrated guide to the main types of armoured fighting vehicles used by the German armed forces during the conflict. Ranging from heavy tanks to self-propelled guns, from... -
Tornado Boys: Thrilling Tales from the Men and Women Who Have Operated This Indomitable Modern-Day Bomber by ,Ian Hall
RRP: €15.46€10.82Tornado Boys is the latest in the ever-popular Boys series, and differs from earlier titles. With the introduction of female pilots to the RAF in 1994, the Tornado was among the first aircraft to be flown by both men and women. This is acknowledged in... -
Short Sunderland: The 'Flying Porcupines' in the Second World War by Hendrie, Andrew 9781399014540
RRP: €17.84€13.03In 1933, the Air Ministry issued a specification for a general-purpose four-engine flying boat capable of operating from the outposts of the Empire. The result was the remarkable Sunderland, built by Short Brothers. This book covers the development of... -
Art of Sword Combat: 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship by Joachim Meyer 9781473876750
€28.21Following the success of Jeffrey L. Forgeng's translation of Joachim Meyer's The Art of Sword Combat the author was alerted to an earlier recension of the work which was discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden. The manuscript, produced in... -
Operation Black Buck 1982: The Vulcans' extraordinary Falklands War raids by Andrew Bird 9781472856661
RRP: €20.22€14.61'The definitive account of the Vulcan raids... taught me something new on every page' - Rowland White, author of the bestselling Vulcan 607 A newly researched, fully illustrated account of how RAF Vulcan bombers flew a series of the world's longest... -
Civil Aircraft Recognition by Paul Eden
RRP: €10.70€8.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840372533Author Paul E EdenFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Airlife Publishing LtdPublisher The Crowood Press LtdWeight(grams) 169gDimensions(mm)... -
Somme Mud by E.P.F. Lynch
RRP: €13.08€9.25'It's the end of the 1916 winter and the conditions are almost unbelievable. We live in a world of Somme mud. We sleep in it, work in it, fight in it, wade in it and many of us die in it. We see it, feel it, eat it and curse it, but we can't escape it,... -
German Aircraft of World War I: 1914-1918 by Edward Ward
RRP: €21.41€14.40Organised chronologically by type, German Aircraft of World War I offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main types of aircraft used by the German Air Force during World War I. The book offers a comprehensive survey of German aircraft, from the... -
The Fall of the Athenian Empire by Donald M. Kagan
RRP: €35.69€31.40"The fourth volume in Kagan's history of ancient Athens, which has been called one of the major achievements of modern historical scholarship, begins with the ill-fated Sicilian expedition of 413 B.C. and ends with the surrender of Athens to Sparta in... -
Scotland: Defending the Nation: Mapping the Military Landscape by Carolyn Anderson
RRP: €35.70€25.35Scotland has had a uniquely important military history over the last five centuries. Conflict with England in the 16th century, Jacobite rebellions in the 18th century, 20th-century defences and the two world wars, as well as the Cold War, all resulted... -
American Fighter Aircraft of World War II by Edward Ward 9781838863265
RRP: €21.41€14.40The United States Army Air Force (USAAF) came into its own during World War II, building some of the premier fighters of the era. American Fighter Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all the fighter aircraft types deployed by the USAAF and US... -
Aircraft of the Cold War 1945-1991: Identification Guide by Thomas Newdick
RRP: €23.79€16.35For over 40 years NATO and Warsaw Pact aircraft faced each other across the Iron Curtain, or fought in proxy wars around the world. Illustrated with detailed artworks of combat aircraft and their markings, Aircraft of the Cold War 1945-1991:... -
Roman Legionary vs Gallic Warrior: 58-52 BC by David Campbell
RRP: €16.65€11.60In the manner of many Roman generals, Caesar would write his domestic political ambitions in the blood and treasure of foreign lands. His governorship of Cisalpine Gaul gave him the opportunity to demonstrate the greatness of his character to the people... -
The Last British Battleship: HMS Vanguard, 1946-1960 by Burt, R A
RRP: €41.65€30.10The ninth HMS _Vanguard_, bearing one of the most illustrious names in the Royal Navy with honours from the Armada to Jutland, was the last and largest of Britain's battleships and was commissioned in 1946/. Her design evolved from of the King George V... -
Der Tiger: Schwere Panzerabteilung 503: Vol. 3 by Volker Ruff 9783981690828
RRP: €35.69€26.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783981690828Author Volker RuffFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Volker RuffPublisher Volker Ruff -
Dreamland: The Secret History of Area 51 by Peter W. Merlin 9780764367090
RRP: €82.10€54.80Area 51, a top-secret military installation hidden in the desert northwest of Las Vegas, has been shrouded in mystery since 1955. Now, aerospace historian Peter Merlin cuts through the myths and conspiracy folklore to reveal in extraordinary detail the... -
Born Fearless: From Kids' Home to SAS to Pirate Hunter - My Life as a Shadow Warrior by Phil Campion
RRP: €13.08€8.81The explosive true story of a gun for hire.'Hard eyes stare out of massive beards, their faces marked by the scars of battle. With these guys their webbing looks like it belongs to them, rather than it's been hung on a pair of reluctant shoulders... -
War by Sebastian Junger
RRP: €11.89€7.90From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army. For 15 months, Sebastian Junger accompanied a single platoon of thirty men from the celebrated 2nd... -
Clan Battles: Warfare in the Scottish Highlands by Chris Peers 9781399070034
RRP: €23.80€17.01Warfare between the clans of the Highlands in the late Middle Ages determined the course of history in this region of Scotland, and Chris Peers's gripping account of it - and of the rivalry between the strongest clans - gives the reader a deep insight... -
Those Must Be The Guards: The Household Division in Peace and War, 1969–2023 by Paul de Zulueta 9781472863645
RRP: €35.70€33.93The story of the British Army's Household Division from 1969 to 2023. It is the biography of a family of three generations of soldiers who have served Crown and Country during a period of significant social and geostrategic change. The story of the... -
Weapon of Choice: Small Arms and the Culture of Military Innovation by Matthew Ford 9781849046503
RRP: €41.65€36.47This book examines Western military technological innovation through the lens of developments in small arms during the twentieth century. These weapons have existed for centuries, appear to have matured only incrementally and might seem unlikely... -
Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace by Christopher Blattman 9780241989258
RRP: €13.08€9.25Why do human beings fight one another?In this exhilarating and bracing book, we learn the common logic driving vainglorious monarchs, dictators, mobs, pilots, football hooligans, ancient peoples and fanatics.Distilling decades of economics, political... -
Be PARA Fit: The 4-Week Formula for Elite Physical Fitness by Sam McGrath
RRP: €17.84€13.03THE 4-WEEK FORMULA FOR ELITE PHYSICAL FITNESS ARE YOU READY TO BE PARA FIT? Transform your lifestyle and fitness with the powerful new programme from Major Sam McGrath, former commander of the legendary PARAs' P Company selection process. Whatever... -
The British Army: A New Short History by Ian F. W. Beckett 9780198871040
RRP: €23.80€17.01The story of the British army, from its inception in the late seventeenth century to the present. This new concise history by one of Britain's leading military historians explores the British army from the creation of a permanent standing army in the... -
Guerrilla Warfare by Ernesto 'Che' Guevara
RRP: €11.89€8.46'Guerrilla warfare is a war of the masses, a war of the people'First published in 1961, following the successful Cuban Revolution, this is Che Guevara's handbook for guerrilla war.It covers strategy, tactics, terrain, organization of an army, logistics,... -
Team Dog: How to Establish Trust and Authority and Get Your Dog Perfectly Trained the Navy Seal Way by Mike Ritland
RRP: €21.41€14.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425276273Author Mike RitlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Publisher Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.Weight(grams) 205g -
Sun Tzu's 'Art of War': Bilingual Chinese and English Text by Sun Tzu
RRP: €10.70€7.38Sun Tzu's The Art of War is still one of the world's most influential treatises on strategic thought. Applicable everywhere from the boardroom to the bedroom, from the playing field to the battlefield, its wisdom has never been more highly regarded. Now... -
Battleships Yamato and Musashi by Janusz Skulski
RRP: €53.55€41.65A uniquely detailed visual representation of the legendary Japanese warships. Equipped with the largest guns and heaviest armour and with the greatest displacement of any ship ever built, the Yamato proved to be a formidable opponent to the US... -
Putin's Wars and NATO's Flaws: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine by Paul Moorcraft 9781399031424
RRP: €26.18€20.97This book explores why there is a major war again in Europe. Putin’s actions need to be understood if not forgiven. With the Ukraine conflict increasingly seen as a proxy war of NATO versus Russia, how likely is the fighting to spread? The author, a... -
Russia: A 1,000-Year Chronicle of the Wild East by Martin Sixsmith
RRP: €17.84€13.03Russia is a country of contradictions: a nation of cultural refinement and artistic originality and yet also a country that rules by 'the iron fist'. In this riveting history, Martin Sixsmith shows how Russia's complex identity has been formed over a... -
Castle: A History of the Buildings that Shaped Medieval Britain by Marc Morris
RRP: €13.08€9.25Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the country's most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples. At times this... -
Chinese Intelligence Operations by Nicholas Eftimiades
RRP: €11.84€10.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781470077334Author Nicholas EftimiadesFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent... -
My Friends, The Enemy: Life in Military Intelligence During the Falklands War by Nick van der Bijl
RRP: €13.08€8.63'On the beach the Lieutenant asked if he could say a prayer before being shot. "Don't be so bloody silly," I replied, "get into the boat."' My Friends, The Enemy recounts the Falklands War from the viewpoint of the only Intelligence Corps in HQ 3...