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A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections by Brian Cloughley
£50.29The scope of this study of the Pakistan Army must be wide and in-depth, as the army has played a major part in the country's history. The author describes Pakistan's violent internal politics and erratic international relations with a deep knowledge... -
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today by Thomas E Ricks 9780143124092
RRP: £20.00£12.94A New York Times bestseller! An epic history of the decline of American military leadership-from the bestselling author of Fiasco and Churchill and Orwell.While history has been kind to the American generals of World War II-Marshall, Eisenhower, Patton,... -
A Stranger in My Own Country: East Pakistan, 1969-1971 by Major General (Retd.) Khadim Hussain Raja 9780190704230
RRP: £10.99£9.92The 1971 East Pakistan tragedy was not just a failure of the military but also a collapse of civil society in the West Wing. The few voices raised against the military action were too feeble to make the army change its course, a course that lead to... -
Impossible Victories by Bryan Perrett 9781473847491
RRP: £16.99£5.31Victory on the battlefield is sometimes achieved against the odds - victory snatched from the jaws of apparently inevitable defeat. A daring counter attack, an unexpected manoeuvre, a stubborn refusal to be beaten and the impossible victory is won. In... -
Ostkrieg: Hitler's War of Extermination in the East by Stephen G. Fritz
RRP: £43.50£39.48On June 22, 1941, Germany launched the greatest land assault in history on the Soviet Union, an attack that Adolf Hitler deemed crucial to ensure German economic and political survival. As the key theater of the war for the Germans, the eastern front... -
The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry: by Christine de Pizan by Charity Cannon Willard
RRP: £34.95£31.19It is unexpected in any era to find a woman writing a book on the art of warfare, but in the fifteenth century it was unbelievable. Not surprisingly, therefore, Christine de Pizan's The Book of Deeds of Arms and of Chivalry, written around 1410, has... -
I Wouldn't Start from Here: Travels in 21st-century terror, torture and torpor by Andrew Mueller 9781846271519 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.29Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
I Wouldn't Start from Here: Travels in 21st-century terror, torture and torpor by Andrew Mueller 9781846271519
RRP: £9.99£6.70With considerable skill, Mueller skids around the globe from failed state to ravaged war zone to desolate no-man's-land, from Beirut to Basra via Belfast and Bihac, to try to unpick why we humans seem so prone to plucking war from the jaws of peace, why... -
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... -
US Covert Operations and Cold War Strategy: Truman, Secret Warfare and the CIA, 1945-53 by Sarah-Jane Corke
RRP: £49.99£43.50Based on recently declassified documents, this book provides the first examination of the Truman Administration's decision to employ covert operations in the Cold War. Although covert operations were an integral part of America's arsenal during the... -
The Jungle, Japanese and the British Commonwealth Armies at War, 1941-45: Fighting Methods, Doctrine and Training for Jungle Warfare by Tim Moreman 9780415655293
RRP: £52.99£46.03This book focuses on the British Commonwealth armies in SE Asia and the SW Pacific during the Second World War, which, following the disastrous Malayan and Burma campaigns, had to hurriedly re-train, re-equip and re-organise their demoralised troops to... -
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... -
Travesty: The Trial of Slobodan Milosevic and the Corruption of International Justice by John Laughland 9780745326351
£30.33Slobodan Milosevic died in prison in 2006 during a four-year marathon trial at The Hague for war crimes. John Laughland was one of the last Western journalists to meet him. He followed the trial from the beginning and wrote extensively on it, challenging... -
US Army Long-range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71 by Gordon Rottman 9781846032509
RRP: £14.99£12.52Osprey's survey of the Long-Range Patrol Scouts of the US Army during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as "the men with green faces," a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in... -
MacArthur Reconsidered: General Douglas MacArthur as a Wartime Commander by James Ellman 9780811771580
RRP: £25.00£18.54Douglas MacArthur is one of the most controversial generals in American military history. During World War II, some adored him while others mocked him as "Dugout Doug." His superiors, like President Franklin Roosevelt and General George Marshall,... -
Rethinking the African Diaspora: The Making of a Black Atlantic World in the Bight of Benin and Brazil Edna G. Bay 9780714681580
RRP: £47.99£41.81As a result of new research, we can now paint a more complex picture of peoples and cultures in the south Atlantic, from the earliest period of the slave trade up to the present. The nine papers in this volume indicate that a dynamic and continuous... -
Armies of the Seven Years War: Commanders, Equipment, Uniforms and Strategies of the 'First World War' by Digby Smith 9780752492148
RRP: £50.00£37.96Drawn from many international sources, many not employed before in English-language publications, Armies of the Seven Years War is the finest reference work on this most complex of conflicts. It details the senior commanders, uniforms, weapons,... -
Nursing Through Shot and Shell: A Great War Nurse's Story by Christine Smyth 9781399023214
RRP: £12.99£10.95This recently discovered memoir gives an intimate glimpse into the Great War service of Beatrice Hopkinson, a Territorial Forces Nursing Service Sister, who remained steadfastly and true to her profession as she nursed through shot and shell. Dr Vivien... -
The Art of War in Ancient Assyria: The Sargonid Dynasty at War from Sargon II to Ashurbanipal (722 - 627BC) by Roland Sennewald
RRP: £34.95£29.84In the 7th century BC, the Assyrians carved out the first great empire in history under the leadership of a line of powerful kings from the Sargonid dynasty. Its power was based on a well-equipped and highly organized army led by the Great King himself... -
How Wars Are Won by Bevin Alexander
RRP: £16.99£12.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400049486Author Bevin AlexanderFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA... -
The Wars of the Roses by J. R. Lander
RRP: £12.99£9.62The dynastic struggles of the Wars of the Roses (1455-85) have traditionally been portrayed as belonging to one of the most dramatic periods in the history of England, an age of murder and melodrama. In this classic history of the wars, charting their... -
A Forgotten Offensive: Royal Air Force Coastal Command's Anti-Shipping Campaign 1940-1945 Christina J.M. Goulter 9780714641478
RRP: £53.99£47.27The "forgotten offensive" of the title is RAF Coastal Command's offensive against German sea-trade between 1940 and 1945. The fortunes of the campaign are followed throughout the war, and its success is then evaluated in terms of the shipping sunk, and... -
Battlefield Panoramas: From the Siege of Troy to D-Day by Victor Ambrus 9781803995083
RRP: £20.00£13.10The paintings of Victor Ambrus are beloved by several generations. During his life he illustrated over 300 books on classical and historical subjects in his own instantly recognisable style, amassing what amounts to a visual record of the entire history... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Antisubmarine Escorts 1941-45 by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99£9.99In 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) went to war with a marginal anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability. This was a lamentable state of affairs for a nation dependent upon imports to sustain its war economy. There were only a few purpose-built ASW... -
Carnage and Connectivity: Landmarks in the Decline of Conventional Military Power by David Betz
RRP: £50.00£44.53The burgeoning of global connectivity in recent decades is without historical parallel and the 'wiring up' of the world continues apace, even in the poorest regions. Flux and ever-quickening change are the leitmotifs of the 'information age' across a... -
Anzio Nettuno 1944 by Jörg Staiger 9781636241913
RRP: £40.00£27.90The Allied amphibious operation codenamed Shingle was launched in late January 1944. It was opposed by German forces in the area of Anzio and Nettuno. Success depended on the element of surprise, and the speed with which the invaders could build up... -
The Strategy of Defeat at the Little Big Horn: A Military and Timing Analysis of the Battle by Frederic C. Wagner 9780786479542
RRP: £28.99£23.78The battle that unfolded at the Little Big Horn River on June 25, 1876, marked a watershed in the history of the Plains Indians. While a stunning victory for the Sioux and Cheyenne peoples, it initiated a new and vigorous effort by the U.S. government to... -
The Age of Revolution 1789-1848 by E. J Hobsbawm
RRP: £19.00£11.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679772538Author Eric HobsbawmFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 201mm *... -
Frontier Defense in the Civil War : Texas' Rangers and Rebels by David Paul Smith 9780890965948
RRP: £28.95£19.64Texans faced two foes in 1861: the armed forces of the United States, and the Plains Indians. Some Texans believed the conflict with the Union would be short and successful; those on the frontier knew the struggle with the Comanches and Kiowas would be... -
Joker One: A Marine Platoon's Story of Courage, Leadership, and Brotherhood by Donovan Campbell 9780812979565
RRP: £16.99£13.43After graduating from Princeton, Donovan Campbell joined the service, realising that becoming a Marine officer would allow him to give back to his country, engage in the world, and learn to lead. In this immediate, thrilling, and inspiring memoir,... -
Portsmouth: A Century of Change: Britain in Old Photographs by John Sadden 9780752448770
RRP: £12.99£9.62Almost all the images in this collection of intriguing photographs have never been published before. They cover over a century of Portsmouth's rich history, during which street scenes changed beyond recognition. Communities grew and then were fragmented... -
Bolt Action: Campaign: Battle of France by Warlord Games
RRP: £25.00£19.87The Battle of France saw German forces sweep across the Low Countries and towards Paris, crushing Allied resistance in just six weeks. From Fall Gelb and the British withdrawal from Dunkirk to the decisive Fall Rot, this new supplement for Bolt Action... -
Old Sword Play: Techniques of the Great Masters by Alfred Hutton 9780486419510
RRP: £8.99£6.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486419510Author Alfred HuttonFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Legionnaire: Five Years in the French Foreign Legion by Simon Murray 9780891418870
RRP: £8.99£6.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891418870Author Simon MurrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 172mm *... -
Securitization Theory: How Security Problems Emerge and Dissolve by Thierry Balzacq
RRP: £45.99£40.13This volume aims to provide a new framework for the analysis of securitization processes, increasing our understanding of how security issues emerge, evolve and dissolve. Securitisation theory has become one of the key components of security studies and... -
Shade it Black: Death and After in Iraq by Jessica Goodell 9781612000015 [USED COPY]
RRP: £19.99£4.19In 2008, CBS' Chief Foreign Correspondent, Lara Logan, candidly speculated about the human side of the war in Iraq: "Tell me the last time you saw the body of a dead American soldier. What does that look like? Who in America knows what that looks like?... -
Soviet Military Deception in the Second World War by Colonel David M. Glantz 9780415408592
RRP: £43.99£39.44Published in 1989, Soviet Military Deception in the Second World War is a valuable contribution to the field of Military & Strategic Studies.Book InformationISBN 9780415408592Author David M. GlantzFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint RoutledgePublisher... -
With Raupenschlepper Ost on the Eastern Front: Orel-Brjansk-Kowel-Warsaw-Danzig by Wilhelm Bender
RRP: £25.99£18.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786155583681Author Wilhelm BenderFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint PeKo Publishing Kft.Publisher PeKo Publishing Kft. -
Operation Hurricane: The story of Britain's first atomic test in Australia and the legacy that remains by Paul Grace 9780733650543
RRP: £19.99£13.35'I remember seeing a flash, I turned around and heard a roar like a train approaching in a tunnel. Then a tremendous crack like a whiplash passed directly overhead. I saw a mushroom cloud ... There was black and white smoke, orange and red flames... -
Black and Field Gray Uniforms of Himmler's SS Vol. 2 by Lorenzo Silvestri 9780764351570
RRP: £81.99£53.98Originally one of the paramilitary groups that arose in Germany's turbulent 1920s , the SS grew from its original protection activities into the"Death's Head" troops and the Verfugungstruppe, and later during WWII, the Waffen-SS. During its evolution,...