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The Deadly Trade: The Complete History of Submarine Warfare From Archimedes to the Present Iain Ballantyne 9781409158523
RRP: £12.99£9.00The Deadly Trade takes readers on an epic and enthralling voyage through submarine warfare, including how U-boats in two world wars tried to achieve victory, first for the Kaiser and then 20 years later for Adolf Hitler. It tells the story of how such... -
British Paratrooper 1940-45 by Rebecca Skinner
RRP: £14.99£10.95Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmjager in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940. From these beginnings The Parachute Regiment became one of the foremost units of... -
History of the Russian Revolution by Leon Trotsky
RRP: £20.00£15.29'The greatest history of an event I know' - C.L.R. JamesRegarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written, The History of the Russian Revolution offers an unparalleled account of one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in... -
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) PE Personal Exercise Programme: Student Companion Ray Shaw 9781913963057
£18.13A comprehensive step-by-step guide for teachers and students on how to plan and complete a Personal Exercise Programme as part of the Edexcel GCSE PE course. It can be used to both plan delivery and to support independent work by students throughout the... -
Intelligence In War John Keegan 9780712666503
RRP: £14.99£10.95From the earliest times, commanders have sought knowledge of the enemy, his strengths and weaknesses, his dispositions and intentions. But how much effect, in the 'real time' of a battle or a campaign, can this knowledge have? In this magisterial new... -
The Social History of the Machine Gun by John Ellis 9780801833588
RRP: £23.00£22.86Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780801833588Author John EllisFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Johns Hopkins University PressPublisher Johns Hopkins University PressWeight(grams) 295g -
Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot Starr Smith 9780760328248
RRP: £18.99£12.75Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II -and they were legion -Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke so many others to the reality of war, Stewart was already in uniform - as a private... -
How to Fight a War by Mike Martin
RRP: £22.00£19.52Has any war in history gone according to plan? Monarchs, autocrats and elected leaders alike have a dismal record on launching and prosecuting wars. From pursuing over- ambitious goals, to making decisions without considering intelligence, terrain,... -
B-58 Hustler Units Peter E. Davies 9781472836403
RRP: £16.99£12.28One of the most dramatic bombers of its day, the Convair B-58 came to epitomise the Cold War power of Strategic Air Command. Introduced only 12 years after the sound barrier was first broken, this iconic plane became the first large long-range supersonic... -
I Am Still With You: The Story of a Missing Person in the Nigerian Civil War by Emmanuel Iduma 9780008430764
RRP: £10.99£7.25'A lyrical investigation ... both powerful and transcendent' CHIGOZIE OBIOMA 'Acutely observed, hauntingly rendered and deeply affecting' AMINATTA FORNA 'Both epic and intimate' MARGO JEFFERSON An... -
Putin's Wars and NATO's Flaws: Why Russia Invaded Ukraine by Paul Moorcraft 9781399031424
RRP: £22.00£17.62This 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... -
The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA by Antonio J Mendez
RRP: £13.99£12.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060957919Author Antonio J MendezFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 232mm... -
Pertinax: The Son of a Slave Who Became Roman Emperor by Simon Elliott
RRP: £25.00£17.62The son of a former slave, Pertinax was the Roman Emperor who proved that no matter how lowly your birth, you could rise to the very top through hard work, grit and determination. Born in AD 126, he made a late career change from working as a grammar... -
Messerschmitt Bf 110: The Luftwaffe's Fighter Destroyer in World War II by Ron MacKay 9780764356728
RRP: £18.99£12.67The concept of a twin-engine fighter that could accompany bomber formations and effectively drive off defending fighters was the rationale behind the creation of the Messerschmitt Bf 110. Initial operations during 1939-40 seemed to justify its existence,... -
Compl Illust Enc of Lancaster Bomber Nigel Cawthorne 9781780190358
RRP: £9.99£7.51This title tells the story of the greatest night bomber of World War II, illustrated with over 275 photographs. It takes you through the design, development, construction and history of the Lancaster, as well as its role in the major battles of the war... -
The Numidians 300 BC–AD 300 by William Horsted
RRP: £11.99£8.43The Numidian light cavalry were among the best-known horsemen in the ancient world: riding without saddles or bridle, carrying only hide shields for defense and clutching a handful of light javelins, they were renowned for their darting attacks, swift... -
Fleet Air Arm Legends: Fairey Swordfish by Matthew Willis
RRP: £16.99£12.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658498Author Mathew WillisFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 245mm... -
SAS: The Illustrated History of the SAS by Joshua Levine
RRP: £25.00£16.53The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SAS's wartime history in vivid and astonishing detail. ... -
US Naval Aviation in the 1980s: Atlantic and Pacific Fleet Air Stations by Adrian Symonds
RRP: £15.99£10.85The final decade of the Cold War saw unprecedented peacetime expansion of the US Navy, including Naval Aviation. President Reagan's plan for a 600-ship Navy resulted in stepped-up construction of Nimitz class supercarriers and the aircraft to operate... -
Barbarossa Through German Eyes: The Biggest Invasion in History by Jonathan Trigg
RRP: £20.00£13.74Spring 1941 - the Third Reich triumphant! Having taken over Germany in 1933, Hitler launched a series of lightning campaigns across Europe that crushed Poland, Denmark, Norway, France, the Low Countries and then the Balkans. Only Great Britain had... -
Bakumatsu: From Samurai to Soldiers - Japan in the 1860s by Till Weber 9783963600517
RRP: £34.95£29.84From the early 17th century until the 1860s, Japan was ruled by samurai led by the Shoguns of the powerful Tokugawa dynasty. The long period of peace following almost incessant civil war had negative effects on the proficiency of these feudal warriors... -
Great Western, Pannier Tank Classes: An Overview of Their Design and Development by David Maidment 9781526734518
RRP: £40.00£30.79This is the tenth book by David Maidment in the Locomotive Portfolio' series and covers the large number of designs from 1860 onwards of 0-6-0 saddle tanks built for both the Great Western Railway and the independent railway companies in South Wales,... -
The Makarov Pistol: Soviet Union and East Germany by Cameron S White 9780994168238
RRP: £26.06£22.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994168238Author Cameron S WhiteFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint Edwin H. Lowe PublishingPublisher Edwin H. Lowe PublishingWeight(grams) 449g -
Battle of Britain: A day-to-day chronicle, 10 July-31 October 1940 Patrick Bishop 9781529409512
RRP: £12.99£8.60From the bestselling author of Fighter Boys and Bomber Boys, this is a magisterial chronicle of a defining episode in British history: the epic struggle of the Royal Air Force with the Luftwaffe. Patrick Bishop's Battle of Britain is a compelling account... -
Rifles: Six Years with Wellington's Legendary Sharpshooters by Mark Urban
RRP: £12.99£8.56As part of the Light Division created to act as the advance guard of Wellington's army, the 95th Rifles are the first into battle and the last out. Fighting and thieving their way across Europe, they are clearly no ordinary troops. The 95th are in fact... -
Immediate Action by Andy McNab
RRP: £12.99£9.09Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day Andy McNab was found in a carrier bag on the steps of Guy's Hospital to the day he went to fight in the Gulf War.As a delinquent youth he kicked against society. As a... -
About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior by Col David H Hackworth
RRP: £27.00£16.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982144043Author David HackworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 912Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Flight Craft Special 2: The Focke-Wulf Fw 190: The A-G Series by Martin Derry 9781399067997
RRP: £18.99£13.61Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
From Phantom to Warthog: Memoirs of a Cold War Fighter Pilot by Steven K Ladd 9781526761248
RRP: £25.00£18.02Fighter pilots! Images of Baron Manfred von Richthofen and Eddie Rickenbacker in the Great War, Johnnie Johnson, Robert Stanford Tuck and Richard Bong in the Second World War, or Robin Olds in Vietnam, all spring to mind. Volumes have been written about... -
Royal Marines Commandos John Parker 9780755314867
RRP: £10.99£7.40The Royal Marines were originally formed under the auspices of the Royal Navy to guard its sailing ships from harm. They are proud of their history and origins but the Navy heritage is fading. John Parker charts how the units have moved away from their... -
Tribes of the Sioux Nation Michael G Johnson 9781855328785
RRP: £12.99£11.01The horse culture of the tribes of the High Plains of North America lasted only some 170 years; yet in that time the sub-tribes of the Teton or Western Sioux people imprinted a vivid image on the world's imagination by their fearless but doomed fight to... -
Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA by Mark Urban
RRP: £12.99£8.56The SAS describes its attitude to the use of lethal force as 'Big boys' games, big boys' rules'. Anyone caught with a gun or bomb can expect to be shot. In Big Boys' Rules: The SAS and the Secret Struggle Against the IRA Mark Urban meticulously explores... -
British Pacific Fleet by David Hobbs
RRP: £18.99£13.28In August 1944 the British Pacific Fleet did not exist. Six months later it was strong enough to launch air attacks on Japanese territory, and by the end of the war it constituted the most powerful force in the history of the Royal Navy, fighting as... -
The British Home Front and the First World War by Hew Strachan 9781009012324
RRP: £29.99£26.94The First World War required the mobilisation of entire societies, regardless of age or gender. The phrase 'home front' was itself a product of the war with parts of Britain literally a war front, coming under enemy attack from the sea and increasingly... -
NKJV, Value Thinline Bible, Large Print, Leathersoft, Burgundy, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version by Thomas Nelson 9780718075606
RRP: £18.99£14.01A balance of being both easy-to-read and easy-to-carry, this Bible is an ideal choice to take with you wherever you go.This edition is published in large NKJV Comfort Print type, which was designed exclusively for Thomas Nelson to be the most readable at... -
Seal Of God by Chad Williams
RRP: £13.99£8.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781414368740Author Chad WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Tyndale House PublishersPublisher Tyndale House Publishers -
Canberra: The Greatest Multi-Role Aircraft of the Cold War: 1 by Ken Delve 9781781558744
RRP: £40.00£29.99An aviation legend designed in the mid-1940s, the Canberra entered service in 1951 with RAF Bomber Command. It served in the conventional, interdictor and nuclear bomber role with the RAF, in the UK, Germany, the Middle East and Far East. Its performance... -
The Shape of Battle: Six Campaigns from Hastings to Helmand Allan Mallinson 9781529177015
RRP: £10.99£7.77One of our most distinguished military historians tells the story of six defining battles . . .Every battle is different. Each takes place in a different context - the war, the campaign, the weapons. However, battles across the centuries, whether fought... -
Tiger I & Tiger II Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS Normandy Campaign 1944 by Dennis Oliver 9781526771636
RRP: £16.99£14.53In spite of the relatively small numbers involved, the Tiger I and Tiger II tanks of the German Army and Waffen-SS heavy Panzer formations played a central role in resisting the Allied invasion of France in the summer of 1944/. British and American tank... -
Down to the Sea in Submarines: A Cold War Odyssey by Dan Conley 9781036113681
£27.21This unique memoir charts the career of the author in the Royal Navy Submarine Service during the period 1967 to 1997, and in doing so details many of the Silent Service’s remarkable achievements since the end of the Second World War. And it provides a...