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The Great Betrayal: The Great Siege of Constantinople by Ernle Bradford 9781497637887
RRP: £14.95£11.66An engrossing chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae. At the dawn of the thirteenth century, Constantinople stood as the bastion of Christianity in Eastern Europe. The capital... -
Call Sign Extortion 17: The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six Don Brown 9781493009497
RRP: £14.99£13.05A Black Hawk Down of the war in Afghanistan, the deadliest day for the U.S. in 12 years of that conflict-and a military investigation that covered up evidence of an inside job by the Taliban. Don Brown, a former U.S. Navy JAG officer stationed at the... -
The Battle of Maldon: War and Peace in Tenth-Century England by Mark Atherton 9781350134034
RRP: £23.99£20.94Depicting one of the defining conflicts of tenth-century England, The Battle of Maldon immortalises the bloody fight that took place along the banks of the tidal river Blackwater in 991, poignantly expressing the lore and language of a determined nation... -
Corsets To Camouflage: Women and War by Kate Adie
RRP: £12.99£8.60'The paciest and most entertaining history book to come my way' Ian McIntyre, The Times'Riveting and beautifully illustrated' The Lady'Engrossing . . . far more than a sartorial survey' The Oldie* * * * * * A vivid history of ordinary women and their... -
The Williamite Wars in Ireland by John Childs 9781847251640
£39.33This title provides an authoritative account of the wars between Britain and Ireland in the 17th century.William III's defeat of James II's Catholic army at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690 ended the Stuart dynasty's last hope of survival. It has... -
RAF Fighters vs Luftwaffe Bombers: Battle of Britain by Andy Saunders
RRP: £13.99£9.75The Battle of Britain was a fight for survival against a seemingly unstoppable foe. With the German army poised to invade, only the fighters of the Royal Air Force stood between Hitler and the conquest of Britain. Losses were high on both sides, but the... -
How to Survive in the Georgian Navy by Bruno Pappalardo
RRP: £9.99£7.11Rigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force which played a major role in Great Britain's wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. This concise book explores what it was like to be a... -
Scapa Flow: The Defences of Britain's Great Fleet Anchorage 1914-45 by Angus Konstam 9781846033667
£11.75A strategically important natural harbor in the Orkney Islands, Scapa Flow served as Britain's main fleet anchorage during World Wars I and II. In 1914 and again in 1939, the British began building a comprehensive defensive network by fortifying the... -
The de Havilland Mosquito: Through the Eyes of a Pilot by David Ogilvy
RRP: £15.99£10.85The de Havilland DH 98 Mosquito was one of the fastest and most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. One of the first multi-role aircraft, it was used for reconnaissance and also as a fighter, fighter-bomber, night fighter and interceptor. This... -
The Easter Rising by Michael T. Foy 9780752457031
RRP: £20.00£15.44On Easter Monday, between 1,000 and 1,500 Irish Volunteers and members of the Irish Citizen Army seized the General Post Office and other key locations in Dublin. The intention of their leaders, including Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, was to end... -
Trajan: Rome's Last Conqueror by Jackson, Nicholas 9781784387075
RRP: £25.00£17.62Until the publication of this captivating biography, no such volume on Trajan's life has been tailored to the general reader. The unique book illuminates a neglected period of ancient Roman history, featuring comprehensive maps and photographs to help... -
Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny by Con Coughlin
RRP: £25.00£16.13'Important, compelling, and detailed . . . a superb analysis of the West's policy missteps and the tragic consequences of them.' - General David PetraeusIn Assad: The Triumph of Tyranny, Con Coughlin, veteran commentator on war in the Middle East and... -
The Gurkha Way: A New History of the Gurkhas by John Sadler 9781399068239
RRP: £25.00£19.24In the 18th century in the town of Gorkha, just north of Kathmandu, ruler Prithvi Narayan fought campaigns against his neighbours and the British. During the fighting his warriors, renowned for their aggression and courage, gained the respect of the... -
King of Fighters: Nikolay Polikarpov and His Aircraft Designs by Mikhail Maslov 9781911628859
RRP: £29.95£21.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911628859Author Mikhail MaslovFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Hitler's Wolfsschanze: The Wolf's Lair Headquarters on the Eastern Front - An Illustrated Guide by John Grehan
RRP: £25.00£18.62Set deep in the heart of the Masurian woods of northern Poland, in what was formally East Prussia, lies a vast complex of ruined bunkers and shelters that once constituted Hitler's headquarters - the Wolfsschanze or Wolf's Lair - for Germany's attack... -
A History of the Mediterranean Air War, 1940-1945: Volume Two: North African Desert, February 1942 - March 1943 by Christopher Shores 9781909166127
RRP: £50.00£38.66The first volume of this series dealt with the initial 19 months of the air war over the Western Desert of North Africa. This volume picks up the story as the 8th Army, following its hard-fought success in Operation Crusader, was forced back to the... -
Yalta: The Price of Peace by Serhii Plokhy
RRP: £10.99£7.77Imagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party with three of the most fascinating historical figures of all time. In this landmark book, a gifted Harvard historian puts you in the room with Churchill, Stalin, and Roosevelt as they meet at a climactic... -
Panzer Tracts No.12-1: Flakpanzer IV by Hilary Doyle 9781915969187
RRP: £19.99£14.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915969187Author Hilary DoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Panzer TractsPublisher Panzerwrecks LimitedWeight(grams) 300g -
Blood of Noble Men: The Alamo Siege & Battle by Alan C Huffines 9781681790756
RRP: £19.00£16.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681790756Author Alan C HuffinesFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint Eakin PressPublisher Eakin PressWeight(grams) 562gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 13mm -
The Battle of the Reichswald: Rhineland February 1945 by Tim Saunders
RRP: £22.00£15.62During winter 1944/45 few German officers believed that the Allies would attack the wooded Reichswald Plug on the narrow neck of land between the rivers Rhine and Maas. Consequently, relying on the natural defences of the forest, the vaunted Siegfried... -
Pedestal: The Convoy That Saved Malta by Peter C. Smith 9780907579199
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579199Author Peter SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Kidnapped by the Junta: Inside Argentina's Wars with Britain and Itself by Julian Manyon
RRP: £20.00£13.46'Fascinating ... if this gripping account teaches anything, it is the folly of tyrannical regimes believing they can act with the same violence and impunity abroad as they do at home' THE SPECTATOR'Heart-thumpingly powerful ... history told from the... -
Armies of Early Colonial North America 1607 - 1713: History, Organization and Uniforms by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: £19.99£14.68Gabriele Esposito presents a detailed overview of the military history of Colonial North America during its earliest period, from the first colonial settlement in Jamestown to the end of the first continental war fought in the Americas. He follows the... -
T-90 Standard Tank: The First Tank of the New Russia by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: £12.99£11.01A highly illustrated study of the T-90, the backbone of the armoured units of Putin's Russia. In the wake of the T-72 tank's poor performance in the 1991 Gulf War, the Kremlin instructed the Russian tank industry to drop the discredited T-72... -
Britain and the Bomb by W. J. Nuttall 9781849953894
RRP: £18.99£15.65This is a very British story from more than 50 years ago. It is a story of remarkable technological ambition from a different country than is seen today. It was an era in which the country adjusted to decolonisation and a dangerous nuclear arms race... -
Soviet Partisan vs German Security Soldier by Alexander Hill
RRP: £13.99£9.75The savage partisan war on the Eastern Front during World War II saw a wide variety of forces deployed by both sides. On the Soviet side, civilian partisans fought alongside and in co-operation with Red Army troops and Red Army and NKVD 'special forces'... -
Otto Skorzeny: My Commando erations: The Memoirs of Hitler's Mt Daring Commando by Editors
RRP: £36.99£23.98The memoirs of the legendary Skorzeny appear here in its first unabridged English edition. Skorzeny's fame began with the successful raid to free Benito Mussolini from the Gran Sasso, Italy in 1943. His elite commandos surprised Italian guards in a... -
Samurai Swords - A Collector's Guide: A Comprehensive Introduction to History, Collecting and Preservation - of the Japanese Sword Clive Sinclaire 9784805314579
RRP: £24.99£17.98Japanese swords, particularly those wielded by famous samurai warriors, hold a continuing fascination for collectors of fine arts and historical military weapons. This book is designed to enhance one's appreciation for the wide variety of Japanese swords... -
One Woman's War by Eileen Younghusband
RRP: £8.99£8.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of People's Book Prize: Non-Fiction 2012/2013.Book InformationISBN 9780957154834Author Eileen YounghusbandFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Candy Jar... -
For Race and Country: The Life and Career of Colonel Charles Young by David P. Kilroy 9780275980054
£95.42Charles Young served as the highest-ranking African American officer in the U.S. Army until 1917. During his career, he served on the western frontier, in the Philippines, and in Mexico, and as military attache to both Haiti and Liberia. Young was also... -
The Viking Siege of Paris: Longships raid the Seine, AD 885-86 by Si Sheppard
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Vikings' siege of Paris in 885-86 was a turning point in the history of both Paris and France. In 885, a year after Charles the Fat was crowned King of the Franks, Danish Vikings sailed up the Seine demanding tribute. The Franks' refusal prompted the... -
Against All Tides: The Untold Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riot by Marv Truhe 9781641607841
RRP: £29.99£18.54Simmering racial tensions inflamed by discriminatory punitive measures sparked a violent confrontation aboard the USS Kitty Hawk while it was engaged in air strikes off the coast of North Vietnam. The US Navy charged Black sailors with rioting and... -
Dambuster Raid Crash Sites: 617 Squadron in Holland and Germany by Chris Ward
RRP: £12.99£9.09Many of the 617 Squadron crews who took part in the famous attacks on the Mohne, Eder and Sorpe Dams and also the raids on the Dortmund-Ems Canal did not return. This book takes the reader to many of the crash sites that resulted. They include the coast... -
Hong Kong in Revolt: The Protest Movement and the Future of China Au Loong-Yu 9780745341460
RRP: £24.99£16.38Hong Kong is in turmoil, with a new generation of young and politically active citizens shaking the regime. From the Umbrella Movement in 2014 to the defeat of the Extradition Bill and beyond, the protestors' demands have become more radical, and their... -
Tornado F3: A Navigator's Eye on Britain's Last Interceptor by David Gledhill 9781781553077
RRP: £25.00£19.54The Tornado F2 had a troubled introduction to service. Unloved by its crews and procured as a political imperative, it was blighted by failures and was developed to counter a threat that disappeared. Modified rapidly before it could be sent to war, the... -
Return via Rangoon by Philip Stibbe 9781399024921
RRP: £14.99£10.95Philip Stibbe's moving account of training and fighting beyond the Chindwin in the Burmese jungle behind Japanese lines in 1943 has the strongest claim to be a classic. He describes the first Chindit expedition, led by Orde Wingate, Bernard Fergusson and... -
Tiger 1 by Hilary L. Doyle
RRP: £12.99£9.79Probably the most famous tank of the World War II, the Tiger I was originally conceived in 1941 in response to the German Army's experience in fighting British tanks and anti-tank guns in Western Europe and the North African desert. Following the... -
Aircraft Engine Test Beds: British Jet Fighters and Bombers Tony Buttler 9781802822489
RRP: £15.99£11.61During the late 1940s and into the 1950s, a number of British jet fighter and bomber aircraft were fitted with new, different or additional engines, both jet and rocket, to enable them to serve as test beds for those specific powerplants. These aircraft... -
Generals: Ten British Commanders who Shaped the World by Mark Urban
RRP: £12.99£8.56Mark Urban tells the story of ten exceptional generals who left their mark on Britain, the British Empire, and the world. Some - including the Duke of Wellington, Lord Kitchener and Bernard Montgomery - are names etched in the national mythology. Others... -
The Normans: A History of Conquest by Trevor Rowley
RRP: £16.95£9.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781639362165Author Trevor RowleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm *...