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The Hunter Killers: The Extraordinary Story of the First Wild Weasels, the Band of Maverick Aviators Who Flew the Most Dangerous Missions of the Vietnam War by Dan Hampton 9780062375124
RRP: £9.99£6.64"A GRIPPING CLASSIC. Exhaustively researched, The Hunter Killers puts you directly into a Wild Weasel fighter cockpit during the Vietnam War. Dan Hampton lets you feel it for yourself as no one else could."--Colonel LEO THORSNESS, Wild Weasel pilot and... -
Panzerwrecks 9: Italy 1 by Lee Archer 9780955594069
RRP: £17.99£12.95Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955594069Author Lee ArcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Lee ArcherPublisher Panzerwrecks LimitedDimensions(mm) 210mm * 280mm * 6mm -
The Drum Horse in the Fountain: & Other Tales of Heroes and Rogues in the Guards by Christopher Joll
RRP: £20.00£14.45In this highly entertaining and informative book, Christopher Joll and Anthony Weldon have captured the careers, accomplishments, follies and the occasional crimes of over three hundred of the officers and men who have served in the seven Regiments (two... -
The British Army, 1783–1815 by Kevin Linch 9781526737991
£30.39The British army between 1783 and 1815 – the army that fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars – has received severe criticism and sometimes exaggerated praise from contemporaries and historians alike, and a balanced and perceptive... -
Cold War Secret Nuclear Bunkers by Nick McCamley 9781783030101
£19.99"Nuclear Bunkers" tells the previously undisclosed story of the secret defence structures built by the West during the Cold War years. The book describes in fascinating detail a vast umbrella of radar stations that spanned the North American continent... -
The Official History of the Falklands Campaign, Volume 1: The Origins of the Falklands War by Lawrence Freedman 9780415419123
RRP: £47.99£41.81Drawing on a vast range of previously classified government archives as well as interviews with key participants, this first volume of the official history of the Falklands Campaign is the most authoritative account of the origins of the 1982 war. In the... -
The Cavalry that Broke Napoleon: The King's Dragoon Guards at Waterloo by Richard Goldsbrough
RRP: £10.99£8.25On 18 June 1815, Napoleon and Wellington took to the fields of Waterloo for one final, decisive battle - a battle that would put an end to over two decades of warfare and determine the fate of Europe. Yet, little is known about the significant... -
Agincourt 1415: The Archers' Story by Dr Anne Curry 9780752445663
RRP: £22.50£16.79For many commentators then and now, it was the English archers who won the day for Henry V. This lavishly illustrated history re-tells the story of the battle and Henry V's Normandy campaign from the perspective of the commander of the English archers,... -
40 Thieves on Saipan: The Elite Marine Scout-Snipers in One of WWII's Bloodiest Battles by Joseph Tachovsky
RRP: £12.99£8.18Winner of The 2020 Best Book Award for Military History -- American Bookfest An elite platoon of Marine Scout-Snipers, Lieutenant Frank Tachovsky's "40 Thieves" were chosen for their willingness to defy rules and beat all-comers. When two Marines got... -
Abram Games: His Wartime Work by Naomi Games
RRP: £16.99£11.47In 1946, Abram Games left the War Office armed with this testimonial: 'His work had to be subtly persuasive, or directly "propagandist" - but it was always effective, compelling, and of outstanding quality.' During the Second World War, Captain... -
Angels Against the Sun: A WWII Saga of Grunts, Grit, and Brotherhood by James M. Fenelon
RRP: £25.00£16.24In the tradition of Band of Brothers, historian and former paratrooper James M. Fenelon offers a grunt's-eye view of the 11th Airborne's heroic campaign to liberate the Philippines in World War II. A soldier's history at its best.A Grunt's-Eye View of... -
Hastings: Including a Brief History of the Hermes by Tim Senior
RRP: £19.95£16.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781905414079Author Tim SeniorFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingPublisher Dalrymple and Verdun PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Petersfield At War by David W. Jeffery
RRP: £14.99£11.55The small Hampshire town of Petersfield saw little direct conflict during the Second World War, yet its story reflects all the anxieties and concerns of Britain's inhabitants during that period: food shortages, evacuees, blackout restrictions, family... -
Operation Aleppo: Russia's War in Syrua: 2018 by Tim Ripley 9780992945824
RRP: £14.00£11.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992945824Author Tim RipleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Telic-Herrick PublicatinsPublisher Telic-Herrick Publicatins -
The Army of Francis Joseph by Gunther E. Rothenberg 9781557531452
£22.81The army was perhaps the most important single institution in the multinational empire of the Hapsburgs. The Austro-Hungarian dynasty survived through the military power it could command, and the rise and fall of the fortress of the Hapsburgs were... -
Stories from the Stalags: Allied Airmen Behind the Wire in WW2 by Martin W Bowman 9781399073301
RRP: £25.00£17.62From 1942 until the end of the war in Europe, the aircraft of the RAF's Bomber Command and the United States 8th and 15th Air Forces provided twenty-four-hour round-the-clock' bombing of the Third Reich. Aircraft and crew casualties were heavy as bomber... -
The German Way of War: From the Thirty Years War to the Third Reich by Robert M. Citino 9780700616244
RRP: £32.95£28.30For Frederick the Great, the prescription for warfare was simple: kurz und vives ("short and lively")-wars that relied upon swift, powerful, and decisive military operations. Robert Citino takes us on a dramatic march through Prussian and... -
O Jerusalem! by Larry Collins 9780671662417
£16.56An account of the bitter 1948 dispute between the Arabs and Jews over Jerusalem, highlights the role of the British as well as prominent individuals in the struggle.Book InformationISBN 9780671662417Author Larry CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
Sub: Real Life on Board with the Hidden Heroes of the Royal Navy's Silent Service Danny Danziger 9780751545937
RRP: £10.99£7.40300 million cubic miles of ocean.Stealthy, and deadly, the nuclear submarines of the Royal Navy lie in wait in the depths of the world's oceans, ready to listen, intercept, and attack wherever they may be needed - from the coastline of Libya to the ice... -
Radicalized: New Jihadists and the Threat to the West by Peter R. Neumann
£30.23As ISIS seeks to expand its reach in the Middle East, its territory serves as a base for training and operations for a new generation of jihadis. Thousands of young people from the West, primarily from Europe, have travelled to join ISIS, re-emerging as... -
M48 Patton vs Centurion by David R. Higgins
RRP: £15.99£12.46The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 witnessed some of the largest tank battles since World War II, notably between India's British-made Centurion Mk 7s and the American-made M48 Pattons fielded by Pakistan. The two countries' tank regiments, many of which... -
Born a Soldier: The Times and Life of Larry A Thorne by J Michael Cleverley 9781439214374
RRP: £20.99£17.59Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439214374Author J Michael CleverleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Booksurge PublishingPublisher Booksurge PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Critical Security Studies: An Introduction by Columba Peoples
RRP: £35.99£31.69This textbook introduces students to the sub-field of critical security studies through a detailed yet accessible survey of emerging theories and practices. This third edition contains two new chapters - on 'Ontological security' and '(In)Security and... -
Hlobane and Khambula: The Forgotten Epic of How the Anglo-Zulu War was Lost and Won by W. B. Bartlett
RRP: £20.00£13.74While the Anglo-Zulu War is now best remembered for two battles, the stunning British defeat at Isandlwana and the victory against the odds at Rorke's Drift, two others at Hlobane and Khambula eerily mirrored them. At Hlobane the British stared disaster... -
An Intimate History of Killing: Face to Face Killing in Twentieth Century Warfare by Professor Joanna Bourke 9780465007387
£18.66The characteristic act of men at war is not dying, but killing. Politicians and military historians may gloss over human slaughter, emphasizing the defence of national honor, but for men in active service, warfare means being - or becoming - efficient... -
Hitler's Flemish Lions: The History of the SS-Freiwilligan Grenadier Division Langemarck (Flamische Nr. I) by Jonathan Trigg
RRP: £12.99£9.62Motivated by anti-communist zeal and a burning desire for Flemish self-rule, the men of the SS Langemarck answered Himmler's call to arms and earned a reputation for steadfastness in battle from friend and foe alike, right through to their eventual... -
The Complete Encyclopedia Of The SAS by Barry Davies 9780753505342 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£2.29From its origins during World War II to its role today as the world's premier anti-terrorist unit, Britain's Special Air Service has been home to the most highly trained and deadly soldiers ever to do battle. Now The Complete Encyclopedia of the SAS... -
The Napoleonic ‘Dad’s Army’: The British Volunteer Movement, 1794-1814 by Paul L Dawson 9781399037723
£28.51During the crisis year of 1792 when war against France was at its closest, a variety of societies and associations of ‘Loyal Britons’ were set up throughout Britain. Their aim was to organise patriotic, anti-French forces in defence of king and country,... -
Death or Glory: The 17th/21st Lancers 1922-1993 by Kevin Shannon 9781781558201
RRP: £40.00£39.80During its seventy-one years of existence, the 17th/21st Lancers became one of the best known British cavalry regiments of all time. Beloved by the Press as the 'Death or Glory Boys', their renowned skull and crossbones 'Motto', was one of the most... -
Living the Cold War: Memoirs of a British Diplomat by Sir Christopher Mallaby
RRP: £9.99£6.64The centrepiece of this memoir by Sir Christopher Mallaby, former British Ambassador in Germany and France, is the unification of Germany in 1990 - the culmination of years of work by Sir Christopher and his colleagues. He held different views from the... -
The Russian Campaign of 1812: The Memoirs of a Russian Artilleryman by Alexander Mikaberidze
RRP: £20.00£14.29The first of three volumes, this book represents the first English translation of the memoirs that rank among the best in the vast Napoleonic memoir literature. The author, Ilya Timofeyevich Radozhitskii, served with distinction during the wars against... -
B-52 Stratofortress: Boeing's Iconic Bomber from 1952 to the Present by ,David Doyle
RRP: £18.99£12.67One of America's most famous aircraft, the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress continues to form the backbone of the US nuclear deterrent, and it has also become the nation's principle heavy tactical bomber. It has filled this role since the the early years of... -
Understanding the Intelligence Cycle Mark Phythian (University of Leicester, UK) 9781138856325
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book critically analyses the concept of the intelligence cycle, highlighting the nature and extent of its limitations and proposing alternative ways of conceptualising the intelligence process. The concept of the intelligence cycle has been central... -
The Pursuit of the Nazi Mind: Hitler, Hess, and the Analysts by Daniel Pick
RRP: £16.99£12.94The story of how psychoanalysis was used in the war against Nazi Germany - in the crucial quest to understand the Nazi mind. Daniel Pick brings both the skills of the historian and the trained psychoanalyst to weave together the story of clinical... -
Panzerwrecks 4: German Armour 1944-45 by Lee Archer 9780955594007
RRP: £16.99£12.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955594007Format PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Lee ArcherPublisher Panzerwrecks LimitedDimensions(mm) 210mm * 280mm * 8mm -
Hero or Coward: Pressures Facing the Soldier in Battle Elmar Dinter 9780714640488
RRP: £31.99£28.33Elmar Dinter addresses the question of why some men fight well in war and others do not. He examines the factors and draws conclusions involving recommendations for new methods of personnel selection and new tactics, training and military education.Book... -
The Secret War Against Red Russia: The Daring Exploits of Paul Dukes and Augustus Agar VC During the Russian Civil War by Brian Best
RRP: £20.00£14.29The Armistice of November 1918 ended four years of slaughter that left armies exhausted and populations weary of war - but the fighting was not over. In Russia, civil war and revolution had divided the nation and the Allies sought to intervene on behalf... -
Soviet Military Operational Art: In Pursuit of Deep Battle by Colonel David M. Glantz 9780714640778
RRP: £54.99£47.72David Glantz examines the Soviet study of war, the re-emergence of the operation level and its connection with deep battle, the evolution of the Soviet theory of operations in depth before 1941, and its refinement and application in the European theatre... -
Norwich - A Shattered City: The Story of Hitler's Blitz on Norwich and Its People, 1942 Steve Snelling 9780857041289
RRP: £19.99£17.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780857041289Author Steve SnellingFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint HalsgrovePublisher Halsgrove -
Bonzo's War: Animals Under Fire 1939 -1945 by Clare Campbell 9781472106803
£14.87What was it like to be a dog or cat when the world was at war? When food was rationed and cities were bombed? Pets (on the whole) do not write memoirs, so to find the answer to that question, Clare Campbell went in search of voices of those people whose...