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Military Low-Level Flying From F-4 Phantom to F-35 Lightning II: A Pictorial Display of Low Flying in Cumbria and Beyond by Scott Rathbone
RRP: £35.00£24.29The United Kingdom has some of the most dramatic landscapes that can be used by pilots to train in the vital skill of low flying. Aircrew preparing for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and other potential war zones frequently hone their skills flying... -
Letters Written in France by Helen Maria Williams
£27.37Helen Maria Williams was a poet, novelist, and radical thinker deeply immersed in the political struggles of the 1790s. Her Letters Written in France is the first and most important of eight volumes chronicling the French Revolution to an England fearful... -
War Dog: The no-man's-land puppy who took to the skies Damien Lewis 9781529435511
RRP: £10.99£7.40In the winter of 1939 in the cold snow of no-man's-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey together, one that would bind them for the rest of their lives. One was an orphaned puppy, abandoned by his owners as they fled the approaching... -
Napoleon's German Allies (4): Bavaria Otto von Pivka 9780850453737
£13.33In 1805, Bavaria allied itself with France and Bavarian troops served with Napoleon during the 1809 campaign against Austria, and participated in the Russian campaign of 1812, before eventually abandoning the Emperor's cause in 1813 prior to the battle... -
Defeating Dictators: Fighting Tyranny in Africa and Around the World by George B. N. Ayittey
£14.18The recent turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East disproves the idea that dictatorships are acceptable to the people of these nations. From the uprising in Tunisia to the overthrow of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and rebellion across the region, the tide... -
Rolling Thunder 1965-68: Johnson's air war over Vietnam by Richard P. Hallion
RRP: £16.99£12.28Operation Rolling Thunder was the campaign that was meant to keep South Vietnam secure, and dissuade the North from arming and supplying the Viet Cong. It pitted the world's strongest air forces against the MiGs and missiles of a small Soviet client... -
The Rise and Fall of Owain Glyn Dwr: England, France and the Welsh Rebellion in the Late Middle Ages by Gideon Brough
RRP: £19.99£17.61The subject of this compelling biography, Owain Glyn Dwr is one of the great figures of Welsh and military history. Initially a loyal subject of the king of England, he reluctantly took up arms against the Crown he had served. Once committed to... -
USAFE Tactical Units in the United Kingdom in the Cold War by Doug Gordon 9781781558607
RRP: £40.00£29.39This book contains a history of all United States Air Force Tactical Air Command flying units that were resident in the United Kingdom during the period 1950 to 1992. 'From the cockpit' testimony from aircrew who were assigned to the individual squadrons... -
Black Cats and Dumbos: WWII's Fighting PBYs by Mel Crocker
RRP: £18.95£12.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780971290105Author Mel CrockerFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Crocker Media ExpressionsPublisher Crocker Media ExpressionsWeight(grams)... -
Tracing Your Merchant Navy Ancestors: a Guide for Family Historians by Simon Wills 9781848846517
RRP: £12.99£10.95What was a merchant seaman's life like in the past, what experiences would he have had, what were the ships like that he sailed in, and what risks did he run? Was he shipwrecked, rewarded for bravery, or punished? And how can you find out about an... -
Survival: February-March 2024 by The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) 9781032806563
RRP: £19.99£17.69Survival, the IISS's bimonthly journal, challenges conventional wisdom and brings fresh, often controversial, perspectives on strategic issues of the moment.In this issue:Franz-Stefan Gady and Michael Kofman highlight the pitfalls of grafting a Western... -
Belgium in the Great War by Jean-Michel Veranneman 9781526716606
RRP: £25.00£17.62In August 1914, the German Empire invaded neutral Belgium in order to outflank the defences of the French army. Unexpectedly, the Belgian army resisted and fought on, holding a small part of unoccupied Belgian territory north of Ypres, alongside the... -
Nurses of Passchendaele: Tending the Wounded of Ypres Campaigns 1914 - 1918 Christine E. Hallett 9781526702883
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Ypres Salient saw some of the bitterest fighting of the First World War. The once-fertile fields of Flanders were turned into a quagmire through which men fought for four years. In casualty clearing stations, on ambulance trains and barges, and at... -
Early Jet Bombers 1944-1954: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Leo Marriott 9781526753892
RRP: £14.99£10.95In a companion volume to his Early Jet Fighters: British and American 1944-1954, Leo Marriott describes, using over 200 archive photographs, the first decade in the development of the jet bomber. This was a time of intense technical innovation which... -
Practical Ballistics: An Introductory Guide for Rifle and Shotgun Shooters by Lewis Potter
RRP: £19.95£16.80This fascinating book starts with the basics, going back to the days of muzzle loading before considering the various attempts made over the centuries to improve the bullet. It moves on to examine the development of the cartridge right up to the present... -
619: The History of a Forgotten Squadron: How the recovery of a missing Lancaster aircraft and its crew in Hanover in 1977 led me to uncover the complete lost history of a World War Two Bomber Command Squadron by Bryan Clarke 9781903953518
£17.12Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903953518Author Bryan ClarkeFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield PublishingWeight(grams) 750gDimensions(mm)... -
Way of Archery: A 1637 Chinese Military Training Manual by Jie Tian 9780764347917
RRP: £36.99£23.98The Way of Archery provides a detailed introduction to practicing archery in the traditional Chinese military style. It explains the basics of how to shoot using the Asian thumb ring: proper posture, training regimen, equipment, and avoiding pitfalls in... -
Summer Soldier by Philip Williams 9780747505983
£13.33Guardsman Philip Williams was 18 when he fought in the Falklands War. He was left for dead and a memorial service was held for him. On his return, the press treated him with hostility and his life turned sour. He has left the Army and is often unemployed... -
F-101 Voodoo by Ronald Easley 9780764347993
RRP: £54.99£36.21Conceived in the waning days of World War II as an escort for the mammoth Convair B-36 bomber, the McDonnell Model 36 "Voodoo" first took to the air in 1948. With advances in turbojet technology, aerial refueling, and miniaturized nuclear weapons, the... -
Landmark Thucydides by Robert B Strassler 9781416590873
RRP: £35.00£32.39Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possession for all time," and indeed it is the first and still the most famous work in the Western historical tradition.Considered essential reading for generals, statesmen,... -
Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway by David Rigby
RRP: £16.99£12.28During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told - until now. It was Wade McClusky who... -
Hitler's Army: Soldiers, Nazis, and War in the Third Reich by Omer Bartov
RRP: £18.49£15.23This study shows that the Wehrmacht was systematically involved in atrocities against the civilian population on the Eastern Front.About the AuthorOmer Bartov is Junior Fellow with Society of Fellows, Harvard University.Reviews'exciting and provocative... -
State Capitalism And World Revolution CLR James 9781604860924
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604860924Author CLR JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 165g -
Luftwaffe in Colour Volume 2: From Glory to Defeat 1942-1945 by Jean Louis Roba
RRP: £19.99£15.83Eighty years after its creation, the Luftwaffe is still one of the most fascinating forces in the history of aviation. A companion to Luftwaffe in Colour Volume 1, which covered the victory years from 1939 up to Spring 1942, this volume with nearly 400... -
Russian Grand Strategy in the Era of Global Power Competition by Andrew Monaghan
RRP: £30.00£21.31This book offers a nuanced and detailed examination of two of the most important current debates about contemporary Russia's international activity: is Moscow acting strategically or opportunistically, and should this be understood in regional or global... -
A Few Planes for China - The Birth of the Flying Tigers by Eugenie Buchan
RRP: £33.00£27.95On December 7, 1941, a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor plunged the United States into armed conflict with Japan. In the first three months of the war the Japanese seemed unbeatable as they seized American, British, and European territory across the... -
Secret War: The Story of SOE - Britain's Wartime Sabotage Organisation by Nigel West 9781526755667
RRP: £25.00£19.74What did SOE really achieve during the Second World War? Why were so many agents parachuted into enemy hands? Who chose to back Communist guerrillas in Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Greece and Malaya in preference to other anti-Axis movements?... -
Military Strategy: A Global History by Jeremy Black
RRP: £11.99£10.15A global account of military strategy, which examines the practices, rather than the theories, of the most significant military figures of the past 400 years Strategy has existed as long as there has been organised conflict. In this ground-breaking... -
Warrior Elite: 31 Heroic Special-Ops Missions from the Raid on Son Tay to the Killing of Osama bin Laden Nigel Cawthorne 9781569759301
RRP: £14.99£9.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569759301Author Nigel CawthorneFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Ulysses PressPublisher Ulysses PressWeight(grams) 332g -
A Spy in the Sky: A Photographic Reconnaissance Spitfire Pilot in WWII by Kenneth B. Johnson 9781526761569
RRP: £19.99£14.28Many stories abound of the daring exploits of the RAF's young fighter pilots defying the might of Hitler's Luftwaffe, and of the dogged courage of the men of Bomber Command flying night after night over Germany in the face of flak and Focke-Wulfs, yet... -
Salvation and Catastrophe: The Greek-Turkish War, 1919-1922 by Konstantinos Travlos 9781498585095
RRP: £38.00£33.91The Greek-Turkish War of 1919-1923-also known as the Western Front of the Turkish War of Liberation and the Asia Minor Campaign-was one of the key aftershocks of the First World War. Internationally better known for its aftermath, the Compulsory... -
North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order: When Bad Behaviour Pays by Dr Edward Howell
RRP: £83.00£75.34For a state that has gained a global reputation as a violator of international norms, not least through its unwavering pursuit of nuclear weapons, North Korea's determination to become a nuclear-armed state is puzzling. If nuclear weapons beget security,... -
Soviet Soldier vs Finnish Soldier by Mr David Campbell
RRP: £13.99£11.04In a bid to recapture territory conceded following the Winter War of 1939-40, Finnish forces cooperated with Nazi Germany and other Axis powers during the invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. Rapid Finnish progress in reoccupying lost ground in... -
The Zekameron: One hundred tales from behind bars and eyelashes by Maxim Znak
RRP: £12.99£8.94WINNER OF ENGLISH PEN AWARD 2023 SHORTLISTED FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CONSCIOUSNESS PRIZE 2024 'How did these stories get into your hands? They flew, as if painted by Marc Chagall, through prison walls, borders, and languages.' - Valzhyna Mort ... -
The Royal Air Force: The First One Hundred Years by John Buckley
RRP: £26.49£19.09In 1918, the Royal Air Force became the first major independent air force in the world. Formed to serve a strategic need in the most intensive war that Britain had then fought, the RAF continued in the inter-war era to play a key role in the political... -
The Bavarian Army 1806-1813 by Peter Bunde 9783938447994
RRP: £32.95£28.20During the Napoleon era, the Kingdom of Bavaria among the France's German allied states, provided the largest contingent with 30,000 soldiers and due to its size took part in decisive fighting in the 1809 and 1812 campaigns. In this book, the authors... -
F2H Banshee Units by Jim Laurier
RRP: £15.99£11.61A fully illustrated study of the extraordinarily successful early-generation jet, the F2H Banshee, a frontline aircraft that served with 27 US Navy and US Marine Corps squadrons and three Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) squadrons. The F2H Banshee was an... -
Medieval Warfare: A Reader by Kelly Robert DeVries 9781442636699
RRP: £37.00£32.42Medieval Warfare: A Reader examines how armed conflict was experienced in the Middle Ages both on the field of battle and at home. This comprehensive collection of more than 130 primary-source materials-some translated here for the first time-traces over... -
On Killing Remotely: The Psychology of Killing with Drones by Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps
RRP: £22.00£17.07Throughout history society has determined specific rules of engagement between adversaries in armed conflict. With advances in technology, from armor to in the Middle Ages to nerve gas in World War I to weapons of mass destruction in our own time, the... -
Britain's Cold War Bombers by Tim McLelland 9781781555347
RRP: £18.99£14.01Britain's Cold War Bombers explores the creation and development of the jet bomber, tracing the emergence of the first jet designs (the Valiant and Vulcan) through to the first-generation jets which entered service with the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. Each...