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Bases of Bomber Command Then and Now by Roger A. Freeman
RRP: $78.00$65.07Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. The tenure of the majority of the bases was brief - some six years - but during that time more than 55,000 men lost their... -
Inside The Centre: The Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Ray Monk 9780099433538
RRP: $37.03$27.32J. Robert Oppenheimer is among the most contentious and important figures of the twentieth century. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb - a breakthrough which was to... -
Teach for the Sky: British Training Aircraft since 1945 by James Jackson
RRP: $58.40$42.74Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902109664Author James JacksonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Hikoki PublicationsPublisher Hikoki Publications -
Hitler's Third Reich in 100 Objects: A Material History of Nazi Germany by Roger Moorhouse 9781784385163
RRP: $33.13$24.73_'An engaging and novel approach to a familiar history. Pleasingly comprehensive and accessible highly recommended_' - Iron Cross magazine. Hitler's Third Reich is still the focus of numerous articles, books and films: no regime of the twentieth... -
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations by Admiral William H. McRaven
RRP: $48.75$32.72Admiral William H. McRaven is a part of American military history, having orchestrated some of the most famous missions in recent memory, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, and the raid to kill Osama bin... -
Midnight Flight to Nuremberg: The Capture of the Nazi who put Adolf Hitler into Power by Marcus Nannini
RRP: $39.00$27.87This is the story of an American C-47 'Dakota' pilot who earned three Air Medals, seven Battle Stars and flew twenty-seven combat missions during the Second World War. As a young U.S. pilot, Harry Watson, arrived in Britain as the Battle of Normandy was... -
Castles of the World: From Ancient Citadels to Modern Palaces by Dr Phyllis G Jestice
RRP: $38.98$27.96Robust, romantic and imposing, castles capture our imagination when we were children and continue to hold interest throughout our lives. From Europe to Haiti, from India to Japan, Castles of the World explores forts, strongholds, towers and citadels from... -
One-hour Skirmish Wargames: Fast-play Dice-less Rules for Small-unit Actions from Napoleonics to Sci-Fi by John Lambshead
RRP: $25.33$19.05Many wargamers enjoy the challenge of skirmish games where, instead of the strategy of vast armies portrayed by traditional wargames, the focus is on the tactics of a small unit. However, skirmish rules are often so complex that it can take hours of... -
UDR: Declassified by Micheal Smith
RRP: $33.13$27.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374272Author Micheal SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy Seal by Mark Owen 9780451472243
RRP: $33.13$21.04Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451472243Author Mark OwenFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint New American LibraryPublisher New American LibraryWeight(grams) 305g -
Spymaster: The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield by Martin Pearce
RRP: $23.38$16.44'I cannot think of a better biography of a spy chief'Richard Davenport-Hines, The SpectatorSir Maurice Oldfield was one of the most important British spies of the Cold War era. A farmer's son from a provincial grammar school who found himself... -
Operation Trojan Horse: The true story behind the most shocking government cover-up of the last thirty years by Stephen Davis
RRP: $21.43$14.16'Damning' - Mail on Sunday'Utterly horrific and compelling' - The Guardian'This investigation rings true' - Publishers WeeklyOn 1 August, 1990, British Airways Flight 149 departed from Heathrow airport, destined for Kuala Lumpur. It never made it there,... -
On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945 by Chris Gibson
RRP: $58.40$43.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902109510Author Chris GibsonFormat HardbackPage Count 228Imprint Hikoki PublicationsPublisher Hikoki Publications -
Pike and Shot Tactics 1590-1660 by Keith Roberts 9781846034695
RRP: $27.28$21.00Throughout the 17th century large parts of Europe were depopulated during the wide-ranging and savage wars of religion and dynasty, involving all of the major powers. This was therefore a key period in the development of 'modern' infantry tactics, such... -
Italian Heavy Cruisers: From Trento to Bolzano by Maurizio Brescia
RRP: $78.00$57.31When the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 effectively banned the building of battleships, competition between the major navies concentrated on the next most powerful category, heavy cruisers limited to 10,000 tons displacement and 8-inch guns. Italy... -
The Spymaster of Baghdad: The Untold Story of the Elite Intelligence Cell that Turned the Tide against ISIS by Margaret Coker
RRP: $39.00$25.55'Pulse-pounding' Sinclair McKay | 'Truly masterful' Damien Lewis | 'Who needs spy fiction, when fact can provide as thrilling a story as this?' Lindsey HilsumThe Spymaster of Baghdad is the gripping story of the top-secret Iraqi intelligence unit that... -
Apache by Ed Macy
RRP: $25.33$16.54Ed Macy is an elite pilot, one of the few men qualified to fly Apache helicopters, the world's deadliest fighting machines. This is his account of a fearless mission behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. After a brutal accident forced him out of... -
British Midland Airways by Charles Woodley
RRP: $31.18$22.64British Midland Airways existed under different identities for over 70 years, during which time it grew from a flying training school into a scheduled transatlantic airline operating wide-bodied Airbus aircraft. With the prime routes dominated by British... -
Nelson's Navy: The Ships, Men and Organisation, 1793 - 1815 by Brian Lavery
RRP: $78.00$60.04Patrick O'Brien provides the forward to this edition of the most successful Conway Maritime title. This book is the perfect guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the great fleet. The book is eminently readable... -
German Tanks in Normandy 1944: The Panzer, Sturmgeschutz and Panzerjager forces that faced the D-Day invasion by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $23.38$16.44A new study of the German Panzer forces that stood between the Allies' D-Day beachhead and victory in World War II - how they compared, how they were organized, and how they fought. The German tank forces in Normandy in June-August 1944 had the... -
Lighting the Fuse by Lucy Lewis 9781841883946
RRP: $19.48$11.62Imagine standing over a bomb - you need to make a choice. Remember, your life depends on it.In this extraordinary memoir, Lucy Lewis reveals the hidden world of bomb disposal training and how she came to be the UK's first female bomb disposal expert... -
Dassault Mirage F1s by Salvador Mafe Huertas 9788366148819
RRP: $39.98$25.66The Mirage F1 emerged from a series of design studies performed by French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. Having originally sought to develop a larger swept wing derivative of the Mirage III, which became the Mirage F2, to serve as a vertical... -
Roman Soldier vs Parthian Warrior: Carrhae to Nisibis, 53 BC-AD 217 by Si Sheppard
RRP: $27.28$19.01In 53 BC, Roman and Parthian forces collided in a confrontation that would reshape the geopolitical map and establish a frontier between East and West that would endure for the next 700 years. From the initial clash at Carrhae through to the battle of... -
Burning Down The Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution and the Fall of the Berlin Wall by Tim Mohr
RRP: $21.43$14.43LONGLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN 'A moving, powerful and highly innovative sidelight on the fall of Communism in East Germany through punk style and music. This is a complete original' HWA... -
Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Guns by Will Fowler 9780754831761
RRP: $39.00$36.72This encyclopedia of firearms is both an authoritative reference work and a stunning visual directory, explaining the development of arms through the centuries. The chronological survey begins with gunpowder and the first crude 14th-century hand cannons,... -
They Gave Me A Seafire by Crosley, Commander R M 'Mike' 9781399014441
RRP: $29.23$21.35A classic in every sense of the word, the re-issuing of this book is sure to provoke an enthusiastic response. First published in 1986 by Airlife, its publishing history has seen a great number of glowing reviews generated, coming from both historians... -
Abandoned Castles by Kieron Connolly
RRP: $38.98$27.96An ancient hilltop fortress. A crusader citadel in the West Bank. A fairytale medieval castle fallen into ruin. From ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century, Abandoned Castles explores more than 100 forts, castles and defensive strongholds... -
Japanese War Crimes by Peter Li
RRP: $85.78$75.74The question of national responsibility for crimes against humanity became an urgent topic due to the charge of ethnic cleansing against the previous Yugoslav government. But that was not the first such urging of legal and moral responsibility for war... -
The French Imperial Guard Volume 2: Cavalry by Andre Jouineau 9782840484967
RRP: $50.70$33.99"The Guard Attacks!". The Imperial Guard, this glorious phalange, the fruit of the Emperor Napoleon's greatest attention, was almost an army within the "Grande Armee". This study of the Guard's organisation, uniforms and equipment is fully comprehensive... -
Infantry Attacks by Erwin Rommel
RRP: $29.23$21.35Field Marshal Erwin Rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the Allied soldiers of the Eighth Army in the Second World War. Even when the legend surrounding his invincibility was overturned at El Alamein,... -
Ranger 22 - The No. 1 Bestseller: Lessons from the Front by Ray Goggins
RRP: $23.38$16.44'The path I have travelled, the things I have done and the people I have met in crisis situations have given me a window into those qualities that make us perform. My military training created a mindset, an outlook and skills that can be channelled into... -
The World War II Collection by Nigel Cawthorne 9781789502091
RRP: $68.23$47.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789502091Author Nigel CawthorneImprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd -
Cochrane by Donald Thomas
RRP: $21.43$14.43Bestselling account of the life of a real Horatio HornblowerThe life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, later 10th Earl of Dundonald, was more extraordinary than that of Nelson, more far fetched than that of Hornblower or Patrick O'Brien's Jack Aubrey. Born the... -
The Originals: The Secret History of the Birth of the SAS: In Their Own Words by Gordon Stevens
RRP: $31.18$22.64'We've been approached something like 25 times since the war. I kicked each out the window because they weren't going to make it with the integrity we require the story of the SAS to be told.' - Colonel Sir David Stirling, OBE, DSO, Founder of the... -
Dead on Time: The Memoir of an SOE and OSS Agent in Occupied France by Jean Claude Guiet 9780750965262
RRP: $39.00$28.68Jean Claude Guiet, born in France and raised in the US, attended Harvard aged 18 until, as a 'naive' 19-year-old, he entered the US Army in 1943. As a native French speaker he was quickly assigned to SOE and the OSS (the precursor of the CIA) and... -
Society Must be Defended: Lectures at the College de France, 1975-76 by Michel Foucault
RRP: $25.33$17.73'Foucault must be reckoned with by humanists, social scientists, and political activists' The New York Times Book ReviewSociety Must Be Defended is Michel Foucault's devastating critique of the systems of power and control inherent in civilization. Taken... -
International Law and International Relations: Bridging Theory and Practice by Thomas J. Biersteker 9780415459594
RRP: $85.78$74.96This unique volume examines the opportunities for, and initiates work in, interdisciplinary research between the fields of international law and international relations; disciplines that have engaged little with one another since the Second World War... -
US Navy Battleships 1895–1908: The Great White Fleet and the beginning of US global naval power by Brian Lane Herder
RRP: $23.38$16.44The last predreadnought battleships of the US Navy were critical to the technological development of US battleships, and they were the first tool of international hard power wielded by the United States, a nation which would eventually become the world's... -
Secrets from the Black Vault: The Army's Plan for a Military Base on the Moon and Other Declassified Documents that Rewrote History by Jr., John, Greenewald 9781538134061
RRP: $25.33$18.25What happens when the history books are wrong? The United States Government wants you to not question the narrative that, in some cases, has been written by them for more than a century. But sometimes, real facts emerge from declassified documents that... -
MiG-29: Russia's Legendary Air Superiority and Multirole Fighter, 1977 to the Present by ,Andy Groning
RRP: $79.93$52.79This book presents the development and operational use of the Soviet/Russian Mikoyan MiG-29. The MiG-29 was the Soviet response to the new generation of air-superiority fighter aircraft fielded by NATO, such as the American F-15 and F-16. The aircraft...