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Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War by David Edgerton 9780141026107
RRP: $22.28$15.59GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEARThe familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy... -
The World War II Collection by Nigel Cawthorne 9781789502091
RRP: $60.02$41.63Apologies 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: $18.85$12.69Bestselling 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: $27.43$19.91'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... -
Roman Centurions 31 BC-AD 500 by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: $20.57$14.46In the years between 31 BC and AD 500 the Romans carved out a mighty empire stretching from Britain to the deserts of North Africa. The men who spearheaded this expansion were the centurions, the tough, professional warriors who led from the front,... -
Dead on Time: The Memoir of an SOE and OSS Agent in Occupied France by Jean Claude Guiet 9780750965262
RRP: $34.31$25.23Jean 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... -
Seapower States: Maritime Culture, Continental Empires and the Conflict That Made the Modern World by Andrew Lambert
RRP: $22.28$19.66One of the most eminent historians of our age investigates the extraordinary success of five small maritime states "A superb survey of the perennial opportunities and risks in what Herman Melville called 'the watery part of the world.'"-William Anthony... -
Desert Armour: Tank Warfare in North Africa: Gazala to Tunisia, 1942–43 by Robert Forczyk
RRP: $60.04$45.61Robert Forczyk covers the development of armoured warfare in North Africa from Rommel's Gazala offensive in 1942 through to the end of war in the desert in Tunisia in 1943. The war in the North African desert was pure mechanized warfare, and in... -
Society Must be Defended: Lectures at the College de France, 1975-76 by Michel Foucault
RRP: $22.28$15.59'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: $75.46$65.94This 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... -
Walking Gallipoli by Stephen Chambers 9781473825642
RRP: $27.43$19.91Gallipoli was a First World War tragedy, a side show that had ambitious hopes to end the war early. Despite the immense gallantry displayed by those fighting, from the beginning, this grand scale 1915 operation was plagued with mismanagement; failure in... -
Insignia of the Waffen-SS: Cuff Titles, Collar Tabs, Shoulder Boards and Badges by Rolf Michaelis
RRP: $32.57$22.35All of the uniform-specific insignia used by the Waffen-SS in World War II are presented in this concise, all-color book. Included are sleeve and cap eagles in their various versions, collar tabs, sleeve shields, and cuff titles, as well as shoulder... -
Palestinians and Israelis: A Short History of Conflict by Michael Scott-Baumann 9781803996769
RRP: $22.28$16.07Newly updated, this accessible history explores the origins and development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Why has it proved so intractable, and what are the implications of escalating tensions for both the Middle East and the world? The ongoing... -
Fabled Fifteen: The Pacific War Saga of Carrier Air Group 15 by Thomas Cleaver 9781612002576
RRP: $42.88$37.19The record of Carrier Air Group 15 in World War II is astonishing by any measure: it scored 312 enemy aircraft destroyed, 33 probably destroyed, and 65 damaged in aerial combat, plus 348 destroyed, 161 probably destroyed, and 129 damaged in ground... -
Beneath the Big Top: A Social History of the Circus in Britain by Steve Ward 9781783030491
RRP: $25.71$19.91Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eye-witness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore... -
The Martini-Henry Rifle by Stephen Manning
RRP: $27.43$20.88The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th... -
The Norman Conquest: A Very Short Introduction by George Garnett
RRP: $15.42$11.06The Norman Conquest in 1066 was the last time England was successfully invaded, and was one of the most profound turning points in English history, cataclysmically transforming a disparate collection of small nations into a European state. But what... -
Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Samurai Warrior: 1200-1877AD by Thomas D. Conlan
RRP: $34.29$23.57The Samurai warrior is one of the most famous types of soldier, with his intricate armour, longbow and distinctive katana sword, as well as his strict martial code. But samurai warfare and military culture is much misunderstood in the modern era. In... -
In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust by Jeffrey Veidlinger
RRP: $22.28$15.06A Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA riveting account of a forgotten holocaust: the slaughter of over one hundred thousand Ukrainian Jews in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. In the Midst of Civilized Europe repositions the pogroms as a... -
Ordinary Workers, Vichy and the Holocaust: French Railwaymen and the Second World War by Ludivine Broch
RRP: $53.16$39.19Should French railwaymen during the Second World War be viewed as great resisters or collaborators in genocide? Ludivine Broch revisits histories of resistance, collaboration and deportation in Vichy France through the prism of the French railwaymen -... -
Palace Cobra: A Fighter Pilot in the Vietnam Air War by Ed Rasimus 9781250038685
RRP: $36.00$26.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250038685Author Ed RasimusFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams) 390gDimensions(mm)... -
Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana: Great Battles by Ian F. W. Beckett
RRP: $20.57$14.46This volume recounts the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, exploring how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, the first major battle in the Anglo-Zulu... -
Census and Social Structure by Richard Lawton
RRP: $231.57$201.86First Published in 1978. The census of population is a key source for any study of nineteenth-century England. In association with parish registers and, from 1837, the civil registers recording births, deaths and marriages, population numbers and trends,... -
Against All Tides: The Untold Story of the USS Kitty Hawk Race Riot by Marv Truhe 9781641607841
RRP: $44.51$32.90Simmering 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... -
Tanks in the Battle of the Bulge by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $20.57$14.46The Battle of the Bulge raises many questions which, until now, have not been adequately answered: How did the major tank types perform during the battle? What were the specific 'lessons learned' from the combat? And did these lessons result in changes... -
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull and the Battle of the Little Big Horn by Nathaniel Philbrick
RRP: $29.14$21.06This is the archetypal story of the American West. Whether it is cast as a tale of unmatched bravery in the face of impossible odds or of insane arrogance receiving its rightful comeuppance, Custer's Last Stand continues to captivate the imagination... -
Royal Marines Commandos by John Parker
RRP: $18.85$12.69The 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... -
Volunteers: The Incredible Story of Kitchener's Army Through Soldiers' and Civilians' Own Words and Photographs by Richard van Emden 9781473891869
RRP: $42.88$30.22What greater pride might a young man feel than to serve shoulder to shoulder with his friends in time of war? To enlist into the army with his pals, chums, mates, filling the ranks of battalions that drew their strength from the local community, from... -
Spitfire Ace of Aces: The Wartime Story of Johnnie Johnson by Dilip Sarkar
RRP: $22.28$14.55Johnnie Johnson is a character literally straight out of the pages of ' Boys Own'. By the end of the Second World War the RAF Spitfire pilot was a household name in Britain, feted by Churchill and Eisenhower. Although he missed the Battle of Britain,... -
Eggs or Anarchy: The remarkable story of the man tasked with the impossible: to feed a nation at war by William Sitwell 9781471151071
RRP: $17.14$11.00Eggs or Anarchy is one of the great, British stories of the Second World War yet to be told in full. It reveals the heroic tale of how Lord Woolton, Minister for Food, really fed Britain. As a nation at war, with supply routes under attack from the Axis... -
The Savior Generals: How Five Great Commanders Saved Wars That Were Lost - From Ancient Greece to Iraq by Victor Davis Hanson 9781608193424
RRP: $32.59$20.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608193424Author Victor Davis HansonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bloomsbury PressPublisher Bloomsbury Publishing PlcWeight(grams) 301g -
RAF Marham: Bomber Station by Martin W. Bowman 9780752446943
RRP: $42.88$31.82RAF Marham's history reaches back into the First World War when its aircraft served a vital home defence role, intercepting raiding Zeppelins and Gothas. In the late 1930s the station was reopened as a bomber base and, post-war, operated bombers and... -
When Men Fell from the Sky: Civilians and Downed Airmen in Second World War Europe by Claire Andrieu
$55.56Between 1940 and 1945, more than 100,000 airmen were shot down over Europe, a few thousand of whom survived and avoided being arrested. When Men Fell from the Sky is a comparative history of the treatment of these airmen by civilians in France, Germany... -
Spetsnaz: The Inside Story of the Soviet Special Forces by Viktor Suvorov 9780393335576
RRP: $31.73$27.68This is the first comprehensive insight for the West into a Soviet "army within an army" whose existence has been known until recently only to a few highly placed people--most of whom would deny it. The spetsnaz Soviet special forces are one of the more... -
World War II Croatian Legionaries: Croatian Troops under Axis Command 1941-45 by Vladimir Brnardic
RRP: $20.57$14.46As Europe descended into war the newly formed state of Croatia found itself an ally in Nazi Germany. Tens of thousands of Croatians volunteered for the German Wehrmacht, with Croatian-badged units created within the Army, Navy, Luftwaffe, Waffen-SS and... -
Women on Duty: A History of the First Female Police Force by Sophie Jackson 9781781553626
$38.49A monumental event in the history of female emancipation occurred in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on 27 November 1914: the first female police officers went on duty. The government's decision to Employ the Women Police Volunteers was an outcome of the wider... -
IX Squadron Profile by Chris Ward 9781915335180
$42.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915335180Author Chris WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Mention the War PublicationsPublisher Aviation Books Ltd. -
Three Sips of Gin: Dominating the Battlespace with Rhodesia's Elite Selous Scouts by Tim Bax 9781909384293
RRP: $51.37$36.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909384293Author Tim BaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
All The King's Men: The British Redcoat in the Era of Sword and Musket by Saul David
RRP: $22.28$15.59Saul David's All The King's Men is a thrilling history of the British Redcoat from the English Civil War to Waterloo.Between 1660 and 1815 British supremacy on foreign soil was near total. Central to this success was the humble redcoat soldier who showed... -
The Red Line: The Gripping Story of the RAF's Bloodiest Raid on Hitler's Germany by John Nichol 9780007486854
RRP: $18.85$13.33From best-selling author of Tail-End Charlie and Tornado Down comes this powerful and deeply moving account of Bomber Command's 1944 Nuremberg Raid - the RAF's bloodiest night of the Second World War More men from Royal Air Force Bomber...