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Today's Arab-Israeli conflict, ever-present in the news, is merely the latest iteration of an unending history of violence in the Holy Land-a region that is unsurpassed as witness to a kaleidoscopic military history involving forces from across the world...

This deeply researched book describes one of the great forgotten battles of the 20th century. At its height it involved nearly a million Chinese and Japanese soldiers, while sucking in three million civilians as unwilling spectators and, often, victims...

Since the cold war ended, it has become an international field of study, with new material from China, the former Soviet Union and Europe. This volume takes stock of where these new materials have taken us in our understanding of what the cold war was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789887963905Author Tim I GurungFormat PaperbackPage Count 332Imprint Blacksmith BooksPublisher Blacksmith BooksWeight(grams) 414g

The 458th Bomb Group (H) entered combat with the 8th Air Force early in 1944. Based at Horsham St. Faith in England, the combat crews participated in the decisive Campaigns - 'Big Week', 'Big B', D-Day and the assault on Germany's oil industry - waged by...

'Highly readable . . . an intimate and varied account of fascinating stories of people at war' History of WarWar Stories is a fascinating account of ordinary men and women swept up in the turbulence of war. These are the stories - many untold until now -...

'Highly readable . . . an intimate and varied account of fascinating stories of people at war' History of WarWar Stories is a fascinating account of ordinary men and women swept up in the turbulence of war. These are the stories - many untold until now -...

This edited book explores how psychology can be used to improve our understanding of terrorism and counterterrorism.This work firstly aims to provide balanced and objective insight into the psychology of terrorists; what their motivations are, what keeps...

War is a timeless force in the human imagination-and, indeed, in daily life. Engaged in the activity of destruction, its soldiers and its victims discover a paradoxical yet profound sense of existing, of being human. In A Terrible Love of War, James...

Among the provinces long occupied by Rome, Britain retained the slightest imprint of the invading civilization. To explain why this was true, Jones offers a lucid and thorough analysis of the economic, social, military, and environmental problems that...

The best known but least understood organ of the Nazi state, the SS grew from a minor politician's small, unpaid bodyguard into a force which dominated the racial, cultural and professional spheres of the most powerful empire Europe has ever seen. Often...

Driven from the Philippines in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur returned three years later to force the Japanese off of its main island of Luzon. Containing the capital of Manila, vital natural resources as well as thousands of Allied prisoners of war,...

For Hitler and the German military, 1942 was a key turning point of World War II, as an overstretched but still lethal Wehrmacht replaced brilliant victories and huge territorial gains with stalemates and strategic retreats. In this major reevaluation of...

This Whitehall Paper provides an in-depth analysis of Russia's Ground Forces, including airborne and naval troops. It examines their role in Russian foreign policy, reforms to units' equipment and operational roles, performance during combat operations...

This is the first English language work to examine the subject in detail and the first in any language to identify, describe, and quantify variations and production figures for the models covered. The book focuses on the Czechoslovak Communist period...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780117024250Author Tim CoatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Tim CoatesPublisher Tim CoatesWeight(grams) 175g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804512531Author Duncan de SilvaFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Warrior Origins is an account of the history and legends of the world's prominent martial arts and how they share a common heritage. It chronicles the origins of the Shaolin warrior monks, Shaolin Kung-Fu and their celebrated founder, Bodhidharma, who is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399013185Author Jeff ChampionFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Pen & Sword MilitaryPublisher Pen & Sword MilitaryWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891411734Author Dandridge M. MaloneFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio PressWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 228mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911512127Author Glenn CrossFormat PaperbackPage Count 290Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

The English Civil War is a subject of perennial interest. This book presents the 'essentials' of the conflict in the form of a readable chronological narrative, beginning with the causes of the war and ending with the execution of King Charles I. The...

Military historians have often regarded the roll of the Italian military as somewhat "bi-polar." During the First World War, Italy sided with the Allies including Britain, France, Russia and the U.S. against Germany and the Central Powers. During the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781902932415Author Gwunne DyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 488Imprint PeriscopePublisher Garnet Publishing

The ingenuity and technology of the ancient world never ceases to surprise and signalling demonstrates both to the full. There has, however, never been a study of Roman signalling in English, nor has anyone previously tried to operate the techniques...

The Royal Dragoon Guards, formed in 1992 from the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, has a proud history dating back to 1685: the Earl of Arran's Regiment of Cuirassiers, the antecedents of the 4th (Royal Irish)...

Q ships came in all shapes and sizes - coastal steamer, trawler, barque, yacht or schooner - but all had to look harmless in order to lure their opponents to the surface and encourage them to attack. Armaments differed according to ship size; steamers...

This book outlines the threats from information warfare faced by the West and analyses the ways it can defend itself. Existing on a spectrum from communication to indoctrination, information can be used to undermine trust, amplify emotional resonance...

From Pakistan to Chechnya, Sri Lanka to Canada, pioneering women are taking their places in formal and informal military structures previously reserved for, and assumed appropriate only for men. Women have fought in wars, either as women or covertly...

Written by a team of leading scholars, this fascinating book presents an authoritative and comprehensive history of the Crusades, from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideas and imagery today. Reflecting the recent...

This second of a two volume study closely examines the development and uses of personal flying equipment issued to the combat personnel of the Luftwaffe and Royal Air Force throughout World War II. Illustrated wih over 500 photographs - 450 in color and...

Analyzes who fights wars and why, and examines the inevitability of man's need to "play" at war.Book InformationISBN 9780029331552Author Martin L. van CreveldFormat HardbackPage Count 254Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 1g

Daniel Whittingham presents the first full-length study of one of Britain's most important military thinkers, Major-General Sir Charles E. Callwell (1859-1928). It tells the story of his life, which included service in military intelligence, the South...

This is the first study of the navy during the English Revolution. It argues that the commonwealth navy did not, as is often assumed, stand back from domestic political controversies, but was deeply influenced by the revolutionary circumstances of its...

In the Royal Navy vernacular, the term 'greenie' describes the officers and ratings responsible for the electrical engineering functions of the fleet. Electrical engineering has 'driven' the Royal Navy for far longer than one might imagine, from solving...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637165065Author Captivating HistoryFormat HardbackPage Count 102Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

This work is a powerful demonstration of how historical analysis can be brought to bear on the study of strategic issues, and, conversely, how strategic thinking can help drive historical research. Based largely on newly released American archives,...

On 1 June 1943 Flight 777, a Douglas DC-3, en route from Lisbon to Britain, was shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German aircraft. Among the dead was the actor Leslie Howard, who had returned from Hollywood to England to help the British war effort...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781590172827Author Philippe-Paul De SegurFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, IncWeight(grams)...

Napoleon: The End of Glory tells the story of the dramatic two years that led to Napoleon's abdication in April 1814. Though crucial to European history, they remain strangely neglected, lying between the two much better-known landmarks of the retreat...