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Cold War Boys: PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED TALES OF DERRING-DO FROM LIGHTNING, PHANTOM AND HUNTER PILOTS by Richard Pike
RRP: $48.75$34.36When the US president, Harry S Truman, declared the Truman Doctrine in March 1947, he could not have known that the resultant Cold War would persist for over 40 years until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. In addition to nuclear and... -
Churchill's Desert Rats in North Africa, Burma, Sicily and Italy: 7th Armoured Division's Campaigns, 1940 1943 by Delaforce, Patrick 9781399074582
RRP: $29.23$21.35This well researched and well written book covers the early campaigns and battles that earned The Desert Rats their fame and name. This volume covers the difficult early years when ultimate victory was less than certain. The Nazis were victorious on... -
Battles of the Greek and Roman Worlds by John Montagu
RRP: $33.13$17.71This comprehensive reference book on the battles of the ancient world covers events from the eighth century BC down to 31BC, when Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at the battle of Actium. The author presents, in an exciting and vivid style,... -
Crusader Castle: The Desert Fortress of Kerak by Michael S Fulton 9781399091268
RRP: $48.75$34.36The formidable strongholds built by the crusaders are among the most iconic castles of the Middle Ages. These mighty structures offer fascinating insights into the lives of those who built and occupied them, and the role they played in the region’s deep... -
Dettingen 1743: Miracle on the Main by Michael McNally
RRP: $31.18$23.73The death of the Emperor Charles VI in 1741 was the catalyst for a conflict ostensibly about the female inheritance of the Hapsburg patrimony but, in reality, about the succession to the Imperial Throne. The great European powers were divided between... -
First Into Action: A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS by Duncan Falconer
RRP: $25.33$16.77The SBS was first into battle a month before the SAS in the Falklands War and again in the Gulf War, yet hitherto it is the SAS that has had by far the higher profile. The SBS draws its manpower solely from the Marine Commando Units, and the Royal... -
Witnesses at Isandlwana: 22 January 1879 by Neil Thornton
RRP: $68.25$49.32On 22 January 1879, British forces in Zululand suffered a shocking and unimaginable defeat at the hands of the Zulus resulting in over 1300 dead, including more than 800 regular British soldiers. But the Zulu victory came at a cost, and their losses were... -
The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War by Mark Stille
RRP: $23.38$16.44When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built up over just two decades, with the IJN acquiring a fleet... -
Unreasonable Behaviour: An Autobiography by Don McCullin
RRP: $25.33$17.73'He has known all forms of fear, he's an expert in it. He has come back from God knows how many brinks, all different. His experience in a Ugandan prison alone would be enough to unhinge another man - like myself, as a matter of fact - for good. He... -
The Second World War by David Horner
RRP: $58.50$43.97Bringing together the work of nine leading historians, and superbly illustrated with contemporary photography and colour maps, The Second World War gives readers a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of history's greatest conflict. The period... -
The Battle of the Bismarck Sea by Michael Veitch
RRP: $38.98$26.03'Readers look for and admire good writers and great writing. They will find it, in spades, in The Battle of the Bismarck Sea.' - The Canberra TimesIn the thick of World War II, during the first week of March 1943, Japan made a final, desperate lunge for... -
Hitler's Soldiers: The German Army in the Third Reich by Ben H. Shepherd
RRP: $33.13$29.27A penetrating study of the German army's military campaigns, relations with the Nazi regime, and complicity in Nazi crimes across occupied Europe For decades after 1945, it was generally believed that the German army, professional and morally decent, had... -
Mitsubishi Babs Vol. 2 by Giuseppe Picarella 9788367227162
RRP: $78.00$49.65Mitsubishi Babs Vol. II - The world's first high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft completes the history of Japan's revolutionary high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft design. This second volume describes the Imperial Japanese Navy's flawed... -
Army Girls: The secrets and stories of military service from the final few women who fought in World War II by Tessa Dunlop 9781472282088
RRP: $39.00$23.50Army Girls is the intimate story of the final few women who served in World War II and are still alive to tell their tale. They were female soldiers in a war Britain wanted to fight without conscripting women. It was a vain hope, by December 1941 for the... -
High Wood by Michael Harrison 9781473834095
RRP: $25.33$17.73Bois de Fourcaux, a luxuriant woodland covering 75 acres, set in the area of the battlefields of the Somme, dominates the surrounding landscape today, as it did in the summer of the year 1916. Known to the British Army as 'High Wood', the invading... -
The Tartan Pimpernel by Donald Caskie
RRP: $19.48$15.93This is the remarkable story of Donald Caskie, minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of the German invasion of France in 1940. Although he had several opportunities to flee, Caskie stayed behind to help establish a network of safe houses and... -
Goose Green Uncensored Voices by Nigel Ely
RRP: $39.00$26.01*As featured in the landmark BBC2 documentary Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story*Published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands war'There was a time when we did extraordinary things.' On 28 May 1982, 450 men of the 2nd Battalion, the... -
The Lee-Enfield Rifle by Martin Pegler
RRP: $31.18$22.64The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles. It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and thousands are still in... -
Soldier in the Sand: A Personal History of the Modern Middle East by Sir Simon Mayall KBE CB 9781526777737
$64.82With the Middle East in a state of persistent change and upheaval, there has long been a need for a comprehensive, yet readable, study that can give the intelligent and interested lay-person' a greater understanding of this diverse, complex region. The... -
Verdun: The Longest Battle of the Great War by Paul Jankowski 9780199316892
RRP: $51.66$45.34At seven o'clock in the morning on February 21, 1916, the ground in northern France began to shake. For the next ten hours, twelve hundred German guns showered shells on a salient in French lines. The massive weight of explosives collapsed dugouts,... -
The Wars of Alexander's Successors 323 - 281 BC: Volume 1: Commanders and Campaigns by Bennett, Bob 9781526760746
RRP: $25.33$21.35When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied to the strongest". There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these territories. Most of these... -
The Odyssey of the Komet: Raider of the Third Reich by Olivier Pigoreau 9782352504559
RRP: $36.08$24.12Having left Gotenhafen July 3, 1940 for a campaign that will last 516 days, the Komet is one of the cargos transformed by the Kriegsmarine to operate as an auxiliary warship for the allied commercial ships. Spreading over the Pacific except the partly... -
One Dog at a Time: Saving the Strays of Helmand - An Inspiring True Story by Pen Farthing
RRP: $19.48$13.86'Thick with rolls of gleaming new wire, the obstacle was designed to prevent a suicide bomber driving into the compound's thick mud walls. Today, however, it had only succeeded in stopping a terrified-looking small white dog. I knew that the Taliban... -
Napoleon's Greatest Triumph: The Battle of Austerlitz by Gregory Fremont-Barnes
RRP: $21.43$15.64In August 1805, Napoleon abandoned his plans for the invasion of Britain and diverted his army to the Danube valley to confront Austrian and Russian forces in a bid for control of central Europe. The campaign culminated with the Battle of Austerlitz,... -
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle 9780062238863
RRP: $15.58$10.55Former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills (officially a record 155, though the real number is even much higher) in the history of the United... -
3 Para by Patrick Bishop
RRP: $21.43$15.15Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not been told. This is it. In April 2006,... -
Soldiers and Civilians, Transport and Provisions: Early Modern Military Logistics and Supply Systems During the British Civil Wars, 1638-1653 by Glen W Price 9781804513521
RRP: $68.25$47.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804513521Author Glen W PriceFormat HardbackPage Count 260Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Rethinking Military History by Professor Jeremy Black 9780415275347
RRP: $56.53$48.93Rethinking Military History is a bold new 'thought book' that reconsiders military history at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The chapters provide a valuable and concise survey of the main themes in the study of military history from 1500 to... -
Dover in the Second World War by Terry Sutton
RRP: $37.03$27.30This book tells in detail what it was like to live in an English town constantly under siege from enemy guns in the Second World War. Many towns in Britain suffered from enemy action during the 1939-45 war but none endured the almost daily explosions of... -
Don't Let's Be Beastly to the Germans: The British Occupation of Germany, 1945-49 by Daniel Cowling 9781800243507
RRP: $54.58$39.02Germany, spring 1945. Hitler is dead and his armies crushed. Across the conquered Reich, cities lie devastated by Allied saturation bombing; their traumatised populations, exhausted and embittered by defeat, face a future of acute privation and hardship... -
MI9: Escape and Evasion: 2020 by M.R.D. Foot 9781785905643
RRP: $21.43$15.03Many of the most famous escapes in history took place during the Second World War. These daring flights from Nazi-occupied Europe would never have been possible but for the assistance of a hitherto secret British service: MI9. This small, dedicated and... -
Iasi-Kishinev Operation: The Red Army's Summer Offensive Into the Balkans by Soviet General Staff
RRP: $58.40$47.37Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915113047Author Richard HarrisonFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan
RRP: $58.50$42.80'Superb. If you ever read just one history of the Vietnam war, read and admire and celebrate this one ' John le CarreWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONOutspoken, professional and fearless, Lt. Col. John Paul Vann... -
The Commando Pocket Manual: 1940-1945 by Christopher Westhorp
RRP: $19.48$14.53The Commandos were created by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a 'butcher and bolt' raiding unit to destroy vital targets in German occupied Europe. Recruits for this 'special service' were all volunteers, drawn from the British Army, and later from the... -
Marine A: The truth about the murder conviction by Alexander Blackman
RRP: $17.53$12.58The fight of my life...For the first time, a blistering, highly charged account from the man known as 'Marine A' who was at the centre of the controversial murder of a wounded Taliban fighter. His case led to an unprecedented wave of public support which... -
Sierra Leone: Revolutionary United Front: Blood Diamonds, Child Soldiers and Cannibalism, 1991-2002 by Venter, Al J 9781526728777
$28.37Sierra Leone's eleven-year guerrilla war - that left 200,000 people dead - was brief, bloody and mindlessly brutal. It was also the second African war in which mercenaries were hired to counter some of the worst atrocities that Africa had on offer. By... -
A Guide to The Commonwealth War Graves Commission by Catherine Lawson
RRP: $29.15$21.53A Guide to The Commonwealth War Graves Commission looks at an extraordinary organisation carrying out an extraordinary task. Establishing the CWGC required people of huge vision to turn this terrible task into an international exemplar of how to honour... -
The Iran-Iraq War by Pierre Razoux
RRP: $77.90$63.28From 1980 to 1988, Iran and Iraq fought the longest conventional war of the twentieth century. The tragedies included the slaughter of child soldiers, the use of chemical weapons, the striking of civilian shipping in the Gulf, and the destruction of... -
The Regiment: 15 Years in the SAS by Rusty Firmin
RRP: $19.48$13.86From its early beginnings in World War II, the Special Air Service (SAS) has won renown in some of the most dramatic, dangerous and controversial military special operations of the 20th century. It is a secretive and mysterious unit, whose operations and... -
French Military Dinky Toys by Alan Spree
RRP: $31.18$21.16French Military Dinky Toys are very collectable and make an excellent standalone collection or addition to a collection of their British counterparts. This book details the Army, Navy and Air Force Dinky Toys made or issued in France with examples...