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St Valery and Its Aftermath by Stewart Mitchell 9781473886582
RRP: £25.00£18.02During the German May 1940 offensive, the 51st (Highland) Division, including the 1st and 5th Battalions Gordon Highlanders, became separated from the British Expeditionary Force. After a heroic stand at St Valery-en-Caux the Division surrendered when... -
Sheperd Paine: the Life and Work of a Master Modeler and Military Historian by Jim DeRogatis
RRP: £72.99£47.99Sheperd Paine did more than anyone to elevate modeling to the level of an art form - one that includes elements of painting, sculpting, research, and storytelling. Building and painting miniature figures, armor, aircraft, and ships with equal skill, and... -
Losing Small Wars: British Military Failure in the 9/11 Wars by Frank Ledwidge
RRP: £15.99£13.82This new edition of Frank Ledwidge's eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan unpicks the causes and enormous costs of military failure. Updated throughout, and with fresh chapters assessing and enumerating the overall military... -
The Greatest Escape: A Bomber Command Navigator s Story of Survival in Nazi Germany by Martin Barratt 9781399075275
RRP: £25.00£17.62This is the story of a wartime bomber, its crew and of a tantalising detective story unfolding over nearly a quarter of a century of intensive research. It is also a story of courage, fortitude and endurance and of one man's will to survive against... -
The Second World Wars: How the First Global Conflict Was Fought and Won by Victor Davis Hanson
RRP: £29.99£26.02A definitive account of World War II by America's preeminent military historian World War II was the most lethal conflict in human history. Never before had a war been fought on so many diverse landscapes and in so many different ways, from rocket... -
The Afghan Papers: Committing Britain to War in Helmand, 2005-06 by Michael Clarke
RRP: £37.99£33.38In 2006, British forces entered the Helmand Province of Afghanistan in what would become one of the defining military campaigns of the decade. At great cost in blood and treasure, the UK waged a protracted counter-insurgency against a resurgent Taliban... -
The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War by Robert B. Strassler 9780684827902
RRP: £22.00£15.05Thucydides 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,... -
The Making of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1947-1951 by Ilan Pappe
£26.43Arabs and Jews describe the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948 in completely different ways. Among Arabs, and especially Palestinians, the events of that year are known as the nakba - the catastrophe, the trauma, the disaster. For Jews, and in particular for... -
His Dark Materials: Northern Lights Classic Art Edition by Philip Pullman 9780702313998
RRP: £14.99£9.98The first volume in Philip Pullman's groundbreaking His Dark Materials trilogy, re-published in hardback with a stunning fine art cover. "Without this child, we shall all die." Lyra Belacqua and her animal... -
Art Of War by Thomas Cleary 9781590300541
RRP: £27.00£17.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590300541Author Thomas ClearyFormat PaperbackPage Count 474Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)... -
A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War Torn Skies of World War II by Alexander Adam
£17.57Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425252864Author Larry AlexanderFormat HardbackPage Count 394Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 630g -
Out of the Frame: The Struggle for Academic Freedom in Israel by Ilan Pappe 9780745327259
RRP: £24.99£16.38Ilan Pappe has long been a controversial figure in Israel, here; he gives a full account of his break with mainstream Israeli scholarship and its consequences. Growing up in a conventional Israeli community and influenced by the utopian visions of... -
Luftwaffe over Scotland: A history of German air attacks on Scotland, 1939-45 by Les Taylor 9781849950008
RRP: £17.99£14.87Luftwaffe over Scotland is the first complete history of the air attacks mounted against Scotland by Nazi Germany during World War Two and undertakes a detailed examination of the strategy, tactics and politics involved on both sides, together with a... -
Loco Spotter's Guide by Stuart Black
RRP: £6.99£5.13Since the 1800s locomotives have steamed, chugged and sparked their way into the nation's affections. These powerful engines were the drivers of the Industrial Revolution, and to the present day carry passengers and freight to every corner of Britain... -
Jutland, 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes by Nigel Steel 9780304366484 [USED COPY]
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Jutland, 1916: Death in the Grey Wastes by Nigel Steel
RRP: £12.99£8.60Dramatic, illustrated account of the biggest naval battle of the First World War.On 31 May, 1916, the great battle fleets of Britain and Germany met off Jutland in the North Sea. It was a climactic encounter, the culmination of a fantastically expensive... -
The Dacians and Getae at War: 4th Century BC– 2nd Century AD by Andrei Pogacias
RRP: £12.99£9.09This intriguing book describes the Romans' formidably warlike enemies in modern Romania and Bulgaria - their 'most illustrated' opponents, thanks to friezes on Trajan's Column and carvings on Trajan's Adamklissi monument. Formidable warriors, able to... -
Napoleon's Military Maxims by David G Chandler 9781805000082
RRP: £17.99£12.95This classic work is a distillation of the knowledge, intuition and wisdom of one of history's greatest military commanders. Napoleon's success was built upon practical experience combined with his own study of classical warfare and his natural grasp... -
Rhodesian Light Infantryman 1961-80 by Neil Grant
RRP: £14.99£10.95The 1st Battalion, The Rhodesian Light Infantry, was one of the most innovative and successful counter-insurgency units in modern history. Formed as a commando battalion in 1964 after the dissolution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, the RLI... -
Dividing the Spoils: Perspectives on Military Collections and the British Empire by Henrietta Lidchi 9781526163622
£22.03At a time of heightened international interest in the colonial dimensions of museum collections, Dividing the Spoils provides new perspectives on the motivations and circumstances whereby collections were appropriated and acquired during colonial... -
All-in Fighting by W.E. Fairbairn 9781847348531
£15.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847348531Author W.E. FairbairnFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Naval & Military Press LtdPublisher Naval & Military Press LtdWeight(grams)... -
Villers-Bocage: Operation 'Perch': The Complete Account by Daniel Taylor 9781399048736
RRP: £35.00£24.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Irish Defence Forces, 1922-2022: Servants of the Nation by Eoin Kinsella
£27.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781801510363Author Eoin KinsellaFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint Four Courts Press LtdPublisher Four Courts Press Ltd -
Tewkesbury 1471 by Steven Goodchild
RRP: £14.99£10.95On 4 May 1471 the forces of Lancaster under the Duke of Somerset and those of York under Edward IV clashed at Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire in one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses. Edward's overwhelming victory secured for him the throne... -
British Battles 493-937: Mount Badon to Brunanburh by Andrew Breeze 9781839980701
£23.78British Battles 493-937 deals with thirteen conflicts, either locating them correctly or explaining some of their aspects which have puzzled historians. They include the following: Mount Badon (493) at Braydon, Wiltshire; battles of the British hero... -
Laughter is the Best Weapon: The Remarkable Adventures of an Unconventional Soldier by Charles Ritchie
RRP: £20.00£14.29"An army may march on its stomach but it leans on its funny bone." So says Brigadier Charles Ritchie, and he should know. Postings to the Yemen, Northern Ireland, Bosnia and other far-away trouble spots gave him many opportunities to... -
British Airfields of the Second World War by Stuart Hadaway
£6.96The Second World War airfields peppered around Britain are among the most visible and widespread reminders of this devastating conflict. Some are now almost forgotten or built over; others have become museums, industrial estates or parkland; and some... -
Transforming the War on Drugs: Warriors, Victims and Vulnerable Regions by Annette Idler 9781787381988
£22.03The war on drugs has failed, but consensus in the international drug policy debate on the way forward is missing. Amidst this moment of uncertainty, militarised lenses on the global illicit drug problem continue to neglect the complexity of the causes... -
HMAS Sydney: Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy by Tom Frame
RRP: £8.99£6.20The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, and the finding of her wreck in 2008. On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney, fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider... -
The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse: From the Australian bush to the Battle of Beersheba - an epic story of courage, resilience and derring-do by Peter FitzSimons 9780733646676
RRP: £36.99£22.85On 31st October 1917, as the day's light faded, the Australian Light Horse charged against their enemy. Eight hundred men and horses galloped four miles across open country, towards the artillery, rifles and machine guns of the Turks occupying the... -
Bosworth 1485: The Downfall of Richard III by Christopher Gravett
RRP: £16.99£12.28The battle of Bosworth was the culmination of the War of the Roses, the dynastic struggle between the houses of York and Lancaster that dominated England in the second half of the 15th century. Edward IV had secured the throne for the house of York, but... -
A History Of Warfare by John Keegan
RRP: £18.99£13.61The definitive history of warfare told by Britain's foremost military historian.John Keegan's masterpiece is a work of breath-taking scope that not only chronicles the history of warfare, but unearths lessons on the nature of humanity. Stretching across... -
Blood Makes the Grass Grow Green:: A Year in the Desert with Team America by Johnny Rico 9780891418979
RRP: £19.99£12.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891418979Author Johnny RicoFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio Press -
British Nuclear Weapons and the Test Ban: Squaring the Circle of Defence and Arms Control, 1974-82 by John Walker 9781032451633
RRP: £125.00£107.86This book provides an overview of how the UK tried to maintain and modernize its strategic and tactical nuclear weapons during 1974-82, whilst also pursuing a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty. The core question addressed in the book is how a test... -
VCs of the First World War: Arras and Messines 1917 by Gerald Gliddon 9780752466040
£7.55For much of the First World War, the opposing armies on the Western Front were at a stalemate, with an unbroken line of fortified trenches stretching from the Belgian coast to the Swiss border. The Allied objective after the bloody Battle of the Somme... -
Iron and Blood: A Military History of the German-Speaking Peoples since 1500 by Peter H. Wilson 9780674987623
RRP: £39.95£32.65From the author of the acclaimed The Thirty Years War and Heart of Europe, a masterful, landmark reappraisal of German military history, and of the preconceptions about German militarism since before the rise of Prussia and the world wars.German military... -
The Spanish Civil War 1936-39 (1): Nationalist Forces by Alejandro De Quesada
RRP: £11.99£8.43The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39, was the curtain-raiser to World War II, and the major international event of the 1930s. It was the first great clash of 20th-century ideologies, between the rebel Nationalist army led by General Franco (right-wing, and... -
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms of the 19th Century by Digby Smith 9780754819011
RRP: £19.99£15.88The uniforms from the 19th century are some of the most colourful and varied in the history of uniformology. In this book there are artworks of familiar Austrian hussars, Prussian dragoons, French chasseurs, American continentals and British grenadiers,... -
From Defeat to Victory: The Eastern Front, Summer 1944 Decisive and Indecisive Military Operations, Volume 2 by Charles J. Dick
£66.09By the summer of 1944, the war in Europe had reached a critical point. Both the western Allies and the Soviets possessed the initiative and forces capable of mounting strategic offensives against the German enemy. Writing a study of operations on first... -
My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel by Ari Shavit
RRP: £22.00£13.63Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385521710Author Ari ShavitFormat PaperbackPage Count 512Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 391gDimensions(mm) 209mm...