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Imperial Japan and Defeat in the Second World War by Peter Wetzler 9781350120815
RRP: £100.00£55.96Informed Western understanding of Imperial Japan still often conjures up images of militarism, blind devotion to leaders, and fanatical pride in the country. But, as Imperial Japan and Defeat in the Second World War reveals, Western imagination is often... -
The Freckleton, England, Air Disaster: The B-24 Crash That Killed 38 Preschoolers and 23 Adults, August 23, 1944 by James R. Hedtke 9780786478415
RRP: £28.99£23.38The Freckleton catastrophe of August 23, 1944, occurred when an American B-24 Liberator crashed into the small village of Freckleton in north west England. The plane was on a test flight when it encountered a rare and severe summer thunderstorm. Air... -
In Pursuit of Military Excellence: The Evolution of Operational Theory Shimon Naveh 9780714642772
RRP: £47.99£42.21This book offers a scientific interpretation of the field of military knowledge situated between strategy and tactics, better known as operational art', and traces the evolution of operational awareness and its culmination in a full-fledged theory. The... -
The Warrior Elite by Captain (Retd.) Dick Couch
RRP: £15.99£11.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400046959Author Dick CouchFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm) 202mm *... -
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: Shadow of Terror over The Sahel, from 2007 by Al J. Venter
RRP: £12.99£9.09Insurgencies in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and elsewhere-the majority linked to al Qaeda-are in the news on an almost daily basis. But very little surfaces about a festering insurgency that has been on the go for six years in West Africa under the... -
Bullet Proof by Matt Croucher GC 9780099543084 [USED COPY]
RRP: £15.99£1.78AFGHANISTAN, FEBRUARY 2008: in an out-of-control, dangerous country torn apart by war, littered with Taliban guerrilla forces and thousands of miles from home, Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, a Royal Marine with 40 Commando, accidentally activates a... -
Choosing War: The Lost Chance for Peace and the Escalation of War in Vietnam by Fredrik Logevall
RRP: £29.00£22.94In one of the most detailed and powerfully argued books published on American intervention in Vietnam, Fredrik Logevall examines the last great unanswered question on the war: Could the tragedy have been averted? His answer: a resounding yes. Challenging... -
Castles by Marc Morris 9781681776866
RRP: £17.95£11.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681776866Author Marc MorrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus Books -
Chinese Power and Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives and Challenges William C. Hannas (Georgetown University, Washington DC) 9781032081090
RRP: £36.99£32.53This book provides a comprehensive account of Chinese AI in its various facets, based on primary Chinese-language sources.China's rise as an AI power is an event of importance to the world and a potential challenge to liberal democracies. Filling a gap... -
The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England: from the 5th to 7th century by Paul Mortimer 9781898281764
RRP: £55.00£51.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781898281764Author Paul MortimerFormat PaperbackPage Count 478Imprint Anglo-Saxon BooksPublisher Anglo-Saxon BooksWeight(grams) 940gDimensions(mm) 254mm *... -
Wargaming Nineteenth Century Europe 1815-1878 by Neil Thomas
RRP: £16.99£12.92A set of simple, fast-playing rules for wargaming the conflicts that re-shaped Europe in the period 1815-78/. This important, yet often-neglected period includes the Crimean War, the Italian Risorgimento, the wars of Bismarck's Prussia against Denmark,... -
Hitler's Squadron: The Fuehrer's Personal Aircraft and Transport Unit, 1933-1945 by C. G. Sweeting 9781574884692
RRP: £16.99£14.84Adolf Hitler, the first head of state to have his own personal pilot and airplane, utilized aviation technology for both practical and propaganda purposes. Illustrated with numerous rare photos, Hitler's Squadron presents an unparalleled guide to the... -
European Warfare, 1350-1750 by Frank Tallett 9780521713894
RRP: £29.99£25.85The period 1350-1750 saw major developments in European warfare, which not only had a huge impact on the way wars were fought, but also are critical to long-standing controversies about state development, the global ascendancy of the West, and the nature... -
The Scottish Regiments 1633-1996 by Patrick Mileham 9781873376454 [USED COPY]
RRP: £35.00£2.80One of Spellmount's most successul books, Patrick Mileham's work is a classic of its kind. 'A remarkable amount of fact and illustration has been packed into this attractive work of reference.' (Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research.)Book... -
Liverpool's Military Heritage by Ken Pye
RRP: £14.99£9.70Liverpool was founded by King John in 1207 as a military base on the River Mersey. From his new town the king planned to invade Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Isle of Man. Heavily fortified, and defended by a great castle and a formidable tower,... -
Tomcat! the Grumman F-14 Story by Paul T. Gillcrist 9780887406645
RRP: £36.99£23.98TOMCAT! The Gurmman F-14 Story is an exciting oral history of the most versatile air supremacy fighter in the world . . . much of it written from the vantage point of the airplane's cockpit! Told in an anecdotal format, this new book is richly marbled... -
Bader's War: 'Have a Go at Everything' by S. P. Mackenzie 9780752455341
RRP: £9.99£7.55More than a quarter of a century after his death, Douglas Bader remains the most famous fighter pilot Britain has every known. He lost both of his legs a flying accident in 1931, but overcame his disability and returned to the RAF in 1939, rising to... -
A Study of War by Quincy Wright
RRP: £45.00£43.61Louis Leonard Wright's abridgment of this classic work reorganizes some of Wright's material and deletes footnotes and appendixes, but still retains the power and impact of the original. "The most comprehensive work ever published in any language on the... -
America's Wars: Interventions, Regime Change, and Insurgencies after the Cold War by Thomas H. Henriksen
RRP: £23.99£20.37The collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in American global hegemony in world affairs. In the post-Cold War period, both Democrat and Republican governments intervened, fought insurgencies, and changed regimes. In America's Wars, Thomas Henriksen... -
The Myth of Inevitable US Defeat in Vietnam Dale Walton 9780714681917
RRP: £53.99£46.87This book offers a dispassionate strategic examination of the Vietnam conflict that challenges the conventional wisdom that South Vietnam could not survive as an independent non-communist entity over the long term regardless of how the United States... -
Bannockburn 1314: The Battle 700 Years On by Chris Brown
RRP: £14.99£11.55The Battle of Bannockburn is the most celebrated battle in history between Scotland and England. Fought over two days on 23 and 24 June 1314 by a small river crossing in Stirling, it was a decisive victory for Robert the Bruce in the Scottish Wars of... -
Blood Clot: In Combat with the Patrols Platoon, 3 Para, Afghanistan 2006 by Jake Scott 9781906033811
RRP: £25.00£12.26Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906033811Author Jake ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Washington's Crossing by David Hackett Fischer 9780195170344
RRP: £27.99£21.01Six months after Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. George Washington lost 90 percent of his army, and... -
The Norman Campaigns in the Balkans, 1081-1108 Georgios Theotokis 9781783271399
RRP: £25.99£24.83First full-length analysis of Norman military organisation in the Balkans: events, strategy, and tactics. The Norman expansion in eleventh-century Europe was a movement of enormous historical importance, which saw men and women from the duchy of... -
Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery by Rick Beyer 9781797225296
RRP: £35.00£23.57"A riveting tale told through personal accounts and sketches along the way - ultimately, a story of success against great odds. I enjoyed it enormously." - Tom Brokaw The Ghost Army of World War II is the first book to tell the full story of how a... -
The Ghosts of Langley: Into the Heart of the CIA by John Prados 9781445667928
RRP: £25.00£16.83The Ghosts of Langley is the story of spymasters, their minions, and the ways in which the Central Intelligence Agency changed the world. These were determined men and women who believed in their mission, followed White House orders - and sometimes... -
Japan Prepares for Total War: The Search for Economic Security, 1919-1941 by Michael Barnhart
RRP: £27.99£24.14The roots of Japan's aggressive, expansionist foreign policy have often been traced to its concern over acute economic vulnerability. Historian Michael Barnhart tests this assumption by examining the events leading up to World War II in the context of... -
Mars Adapting: Military Change During War by Frank G Hoffman
£49.73As Clausewitz observed, ""In war more than anywhere else, things do not turn out as we expect."" The essence of war is a competitive reciprocal relationship with an adversary. Commanders and institutional leaders must recognize shortfalls and resolve... -
The Civil War, a Narrative: A Narrative. Volume 1 by Shelby Foote
£21.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780394746234Author Shelby FooteFormat PaperbackPage Count 856Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 1134gDimensions(mm) 233mm *... -
The Official History of North Sea Oil and Gas: Vol. I: The Growing Dominance of the State Alex Kemp 9781138019034
RRP: £49.99£44.50Written by the leading expert in UK petroleum economics, this study provides a new, unique, in-depth analysis of the development of British policies towards the North Sea oil and gas industry from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. Drawing on full... -
Syria's Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant by Emile Hokayem
RRP: £14.99£13.58As an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into a zero-sum civil war, Syria has crumbled from a regional player into an arena in which a multitude of local and foreign actors compete. The volatile regional fault lines that run... -
The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq by Patrick Cockburn 9781844671649
£19.85In February 2003, Patrick Cockburn secretly crossed the Tigris river from Syria into Iraq just before the US/British invasion, and has covered the war ever since. In The Occupation, he provides a vivid and disturbing picture of a country in turmoil, and... -
Great Naval Battles: From Medieval Wars to the Present Day by Dr Helen Doe
RRP: £19.99£14.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838573973Author Dr Helen DoeFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 225g -
Armed Forces of the English-Speaking Caribbean: The Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago by Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
RRP: £16.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914377136Author Sanjay Badri-MaharajFormat PaperbackPage Count 84Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Bastard Behind the Lines: The Extraordinary Story of Jock Mclaren's Escape from Sandakan and His Guerrilla War Against the Japanese by Tom Gilling
RRP: £14.99£9.80'The way I look at it is this...When you're behind the line and get yourself into trouble, you've got to get your bloody self out irrespective of anybody else. That's why I like it.'Scottish-born but a Queenslander to the bone, Jock McLaren was a true... -
The Choice: Global Domination or Global Leadership by Zbigniew Brzezinski 9780465008018
£19.16American power and a pervasive globalization are the central realities of today's world, and the source of its thorniest dilemmas. Yet while America's unprecedented might should be the source of global security, Americans today feel less secure than ever... -
The E-Boat Threat by Bryan Cooper 9781399019873
RRP: £14.99£10.95One of the major lessons of World War II was the importance of coastal waters. It was not widely recognised beforehand just how vital the control of such waters would become, both in defending essential convoys as well as attacking those of the enemy,... -
Violence against Prisoners of War in the First World War: Britain, France and Germany, 1914-1920 by Heather Jones 9781107638266
RRP: £30.99£25.43In this groundbreaking study, Heather Jones provides the first in-depth and comparative examination of violence against First World War prisoners. She shows how the war radicalised captivity treatment in Britain, France and Germany, dramatically... -
Kent's Military Heritage by Dean Hollands 9781445690957
RRP: £15.99£10.85Kent has one of the most diverse and rich military histories of any county in England. The nearest point to continental Europe, it has been a natural target for invasion from Roman times and has been heavily defended through the centuries. Evidence... -
Badon and the Early Wars for Wessex, circa 500 to 710 by David Cooper 9781526733573
£21.76David Cooper's book reappraises the evidence regarding the early battles for Wessex territory. It charts the sequence of battles from the c. AD 500 siege of Badon Hill, in which the Britons defeated the first Saxon attempt to gain a foothold in Wessex...