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Night Flyer by L. Brandon 9780907579779
RRP: £7.99£5.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780907579779Author Lewis BrandonFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Goodall Publications LtdPublisher Crecy Publishing -
The Good Assassin: Mossad's Hunt for the Butcher of Latvia by Stephan Talty 9781398103580
RRP: £20.00£13.34Before the Second World War, Herbert Cukurs was a world-famous aviator and a hero in his hometown of Riga, Latvia. During the war he joined the SS, led a militia and was responsible for the genocide of 30,000 Latvian Jews. By the 1960s the man who became... -
Sculthorpe Secrecy and Stealth: A Norfolk Airfield in the Cold War by Peter B. Gunn 9780752476834
RRP: £14.99£11.55Set in the north Norfolk countryside, Sculthorpe was the hub of offensive operations until its closure in 1944 for upgrading as a base for heavy bombers, its runway ideal for US Strategic Air Command bombers like the B-29. By 1951, it was formally handed... -
The Anglo-Saxons at War by Paul Hill 9781399077156
RRP: £14.99£10.95In the time of the great Anglo-Saxon kings like Alfred and Athelstan, (R)thelred and Edmund Ironside, what was warfare really like D how were the armies organized, how and why did they fight, how were the warriors armed and trained, and what was the... -
Soviet Cold War Fighters by Alexander Mladenov 9781781554968
RRP: £40.00£30.80Beautifully illustrated with many rare and unpublished photographs, Soviet Cold War Fighters looks at the main development periods of Soviet fighter designs and covers all the important features and developments for each - a total of four generations of... -
New Media Discourses, Culture and Politics after the Arab Spring: Case Studies from Egypt and Beyond by Eid Mohamed 9780755640546
£29.35This book investigates the interplay between media, politics, religion, and culture in shaping Arabs’ quest for more stable and democratic governance models in the aftermath of the “Arab Spring” uprisings. It focuses on online mediated public debates,... -
25 Days to Aden: The Unknown Story of Arabian Elite Forces at War by Michael Knights
RRP: £20.00£14.2925 Days to Aden is the story of how in a week in 2015 the Gulf States pulled together a ten-nation coalition and the biggest military operation they ever launched unilaterally. It is an amazing account of Arab militaries doing what America would not,... -
The Class of 1846 by John C. Waugh 9780345434036
RRP: £17.99£13.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345434036Author John C. WaughFormat PaperbackPage Count 672Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 595gDimensions(mm)... -
Flight Craft 16: The Hawker Hunter in British Service by Martin Derry 9781526742490
RRP: £16.99£13.28The Hawker Hunter is one of Britain's classic post-war jet aircraft. Initially introduced in 1954 as a swept-wing, transonic, single-seat day interceptor, it rapidly succeeded the first-generation jet fighters in RAF service such as the Gloster Meteor... -
Cochrane: The Fighting Captain by Robert Harvey 9781841193984
£12.73The adventures of the daring Thomas Cochrane, called 'the sea wolf' by Napoleon, are so extraordinary that his life reads like a page-turning work of fiction. In one sense it became so, for the novelist Patrick O'Brian by his own admission used Cochrane... -
German Flak Defences vs Allied Heavy Bombers by Donald Nijboer
RRP: £13.99£9.75Since the end of World War II, the strategic bombing of Germany has inspired numerous studies, countless books and several documentary films, and it is not surprising. With more than one million tons of bombs dropped, close to 300,000 civilians killed,... -
The Wars of the Roses by John Ashdown-Hill
RRP: £12.99£8.48The Wars of the Roses call to mind bloody battles, treachery and deceit, and a cast of characters known to us through fact and fiction: Edward IV, Elizabeth Woodville, Richard III, Warwick the Kingmaker, the Princes in the Tower, Henry Tudor. But the... -
The Battle of St Monans Leonard Low 9781904246466
RRP: £9.95£7.08Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904246466Author Leonard LowFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Steve Savage Publishers LimitedPublisher Steve Savage Publishers Limited -
The Geographies of War by Jeremy Black
RRP: £25.00£15.62A global history of the geography of war from antiquity to modern and contemporary conflict illustrated and brought to life by histories of inter-state war, geopolitical rivalry, 'hot' and 'cold' war and terrorism. Geography is a basic element in all... -
Victory 1945 by Gordon L. Rottman
RRP: £14.99£11.75Even when Western Allied troops gained a foothold in Normandy, World War II in Europe was far from over. The route to Germany's interior and the Nazis final surrender was long, arduous and blood-stained. The Wehrmacht's stubborn resistance and the... -
2.Panzerdivision En Normandie Tome 1 by Frederic Deprun
RRP: £72.00£54.68Le projet d'une etude en deux volumes richement illustres concernant l'unite de blindes allemande, la (Wiener) 2.Panzer-Division va enfin aboutir en 2016. L'auteur Frederic Deprun a consacre plus de dix annees a meticuleusement etudier l'engagement de... -
Atrocities: The 100 Deadliest Episodes in Human History by Matthew White 9780393345230
RRP: £39.99£33.45Evangelists of human progress meet their opposite in Matthew White's epic examination of history's one hundred most violent events, or, in White's piquant phrasing, "the numbers that people want to argue about." Reaching back to the Second Persian War in... -
The Rising Sun in the Pacific, 1931 - April 1943: History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, Volume 3 by Samuel Eliot Morison 9781591145493
£32.16Samuel Eliot Morison's monumental fifteen volume series, History of United States Naval Operations in World War II, covering the complete record of the U.S. Navy during the war, is a critically acclaimed work of history. First published by Little Brown... -
Crossing the Line: The explosive inside story behind the Ben Roberts-Smith headlines Nick McKenzie 9780733650437
RRP: £18.99£12.75SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 ABIA GENERAL NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WALKLEY BOOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR'There is no doubt the truth would have been concealed and our concerns buried... -
The First Victory: The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign by Andrew Stewart
RRP: £30.00£29.65A riveting new account of the long-overlooked achievement of British-led forces who, against all odds, scored the first major Allied victory of the Second World War Surprisingly neglected in accounts of Allied wartime triumphs, in 1941 British and... -
The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle by Peter Smithurst
RRP: £15.99£13.33The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle was the first rifled firearm issued to every soldier in the British Army, and gave the infantry a revolutionary increase in firepower. First issued in 1853, the Enfield proved itself worthy during both the Crimean War and... -
The 12th Man: A WWII Epic of Escape and Endurance by Astrid Karlsen Scott
RRP: £12.99£12.59A stunning story of heroism and survival during World War II. The book that inspired the international film of the same name. "A must-read .... Intrigue, suspense, and adventure."-The Norwegian American"I remember reading We Die Alone in 1970 and I could... -
Medieval Russian Armies, 838-1252 by David Nicolle 9781855328488
RRP: £12.99£11.83In the centuries following the first expeditions down the great rivers of northern Russia by Viking traders and adventurers, the foundations for a new state were laid. Many influences combined in this colourful culture which grew up first around the... -
How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders by Bill Fawcett 9780060760243
£10.04A follow up to "You Did What?", this engrossing and fact-filled compendium of great military disasters and ill-advised battle plans highlights the worst military decisions throughout history and the world. From the ancient Crusades to the modern age of... -
The Flying Mathematicians of World War I by Tony Royle
RRP: £35.00£23.87Keith Lucas was killed instantly when his BE2 biplane collided with that of a colleague over Salisbury Plain on 5 October 1916. As a captain in the Royal Flying Corps, Lucas would have known that his death was a very real risk of the work he was doing in... -
The Spy Who Changed The World Mike Rossiter 9780755365661
RRP: £12.99£8.60The world first heard of Klaus Fuchs, the head of theoretical physics at the British Research Establishment at Harwell in February 1950 when he appeared at the Old Bailey, accused of passing secrets to the Soviet Union. For over sixty years... -
Anders' Army: General Wladyslaw Anders and the Polish Second Corps 1941-46 Evan McGilvray 9781473834118
RRP: £25.00£18.02Along with thousands of his compatriots, Wladyslaw Anders was imprisoned by the Soviets when they attacked Poland with their German allies in 1939/. They endured terrible treatment until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 suddenly put Stalin... -
Royal Flying Corps Kitbag: Aircrew Uniforms and Equipment from the War Over the Western Front in WWI by Mark Hillier 9781526752994
RRP: £25.00£18.02The Royal Flying Corps was formed by Royal Warrant on 13 April 1912, and came into being a month later when the Air Battalion was absorbed into the Military Wing of the new Corps in May. In the days following the outbreak of war in 1914, the programme... -
Dark Sun by Rhodes 9780684824147
£15.61Tells the story of the making of the H-bomb and reveals how it created a nuclear stalemate that lasted forty years.Book InformationISBN 9780684824147Author RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 731Imprint Simon & Schuster LtdPublisher Simon & Schuster Ltd -
Old Blair Atholl, Killiecrankie and Struan by Bernard Byrom 9781840339291
RRP: £11.95£10.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781840339291Author Bernard ByromFormat PaperbackImprint Stenlake PublishingPublisher Stenlake Publishing -
Mediterranean Lifestyle For Dummies Amy Riolo 9781119822226
RRP: £18.99£12.75Achieve optimal health and live longer with timeless advice from Mediterranean culture The Mediterranean lifestyle offers achievable and enjoyable opportunities for a longer, healthier, and happier life. By incorporating simple and fun habits into your... -
Douglas XB-19: America's giant World War II intercontinental bomber by Dr William Wolf
RRP: £13.99£9.75In 1935 the USAAC wanted to build a potential intercontinental bomber, a 'Guardian of the Hemisphere,' and granted Donald Douglas a contract to build the world's largest bomber. The groundwork for the intercontinental bomber had been laid in the previous... -
Britain's Two World Wars against Germany: Myth, Memory and the Distortions of Hindsight by Brian Bond 9781107659131
RRP: £24.99£21.18Britain's role and performance in the two World Wars continues to generate considerable debate but the wars are rarely considered together. Leading military historian Brian Bond here challenges the popular view of the First World War as catastrophic and... -
The Spy Toolkit: Extraordinary inventions from World War II by The National Archives
RRP: £10.99£7.77Spies claim that theirs is the second oldest profession. Secret agents across time have had the same key tasks: looking and listening, getting the information they need and smuggling it back home. Over the course of human history, some amazingly complex... -
The Secret Agent's Pocket Manual: 1939-1945 by Stephen Bull
RRP: £9.99£7.67A remarkable insight into the training and techniques of Allied agents operating behind enemy lines during the Second World War. Most wars have had some element of espionage and subterfuge, but few have included as much as the Second World War, where... -
Nighthawk One: Recollections of a Helicopter Pilot's Tour of Duty in Northern Ireland During the Troubles by Peter Shaw 9781804512401
RRP: £16.95£12.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804512401Author Peter ShawFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Roman Military Dress by Graham Sumner 9780752445762
RRP: £30.00£22.43The Roman military was one of the most powerful forces of the ancient world. But what did its soldiers wear? This book presents an accurate and illuminating study of a popular yet understudied subject. Spanning 1000 years from the Late Republic to the... -
French Soldier vs German Soldier by David Campbell
RRP: £13.99£9.75On 21 February 1916, the German Army launched a major attack on the French fortress of Verdun. The Germans were confident that the ensuing battle would compel France to expend its strategic reserves in a savage attritional battle, thereby wearing down... -
Valiant Boys: True Tales from the Operators of the UK's First Four-Jet Bomber by Tony Blackman
RRP: £12.99£9.09Following on from the success of Victor Boys and Vulcan Boys, Tony Blackman, in collaboration with Anthony Wright, brings you Valiant Boys to complete the V Force set. This is a fascinating collection of personal accounts of operating Britains first V... -
Luftwaffe Fighter Ace by Norbert Hannig
RRP: £12.99£9.09By his own, modest, admission Norbert Hannig was a Frontflieger, or operational pilot, who really did nothing special during World War Two. He was just, he says, one of the many rank and file pilots fighting for his country and not for the Fuhrer. But...