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The Normandy Campaign 1944: Sixty Years On by John Buckley
RRP: £43.99£38.44With essays from leading names in military history, this new book re-examines the crucial issues and debates of the D-Day campaign.It tackles a range of core topics, placing them in their current historiographical context, to present new and sometimes... -
Baptism: A Vietnam Memoir by Larry Gwin 9780804119221
RRP: £6.99£6.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804119221Author Larry GwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 171mm... -
From Nazi Test Pilot to Hitler's Bunker: The Fantastic Flights of Hanna Reitsch by Dennis Piszkiewicz 9780275954567
£65.53This is the amazing story of Hanna Reitsch, one of the most celebrated women of the Third Reich. As a decorated test pilot for the Luftwaffe and a protege of Hitler, Reitsch was one of a handful of women who achieved personal success by breaking from the... -
Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis: Combat Missions over Europe during World War II by Kevin A. Mahoney 9780810884946
RRP: £125.00£109.35In Fifteenth Air Force against the Axis: Combat Missions over Europe during World War II, Kevin A. Mahoney provides a detailed combat history of the crucial role played by this air force from November 1943 through May 1945. Presented by month in... -
Battered Bastards of Bastogne: A Chronicle of the Defense of Bastogne December 19, 1944 - January 17, 1945 by George E. Koskimaki
£24.03The Battered Bastards of Bastogne is the product of contributions by 530 soldiers who were on the ground or in the air over Bastogne. They lived and made this history and much of it is told in their own words.The material contributed by these men of the... -
Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo, and the Future of Conflict by Wesley K. Clark 9781586481391
RRP: £22.99£19.51In Waging Modern War , General Wesley K. Clark recounts his experience leading NATO's forces to a hard-fought and ultimately successful victory in Kosovo in 1999. As the American military machine has swung into action in the months following the attacks... -
Indestructible: One Man's Rescue Mission That Changed the Course of WWII by John R. Bruning
RRP: £14.99£13.17When hostilities erupted in December 1941, Pappy Gunn was living in Manila with his family, working as a manager for Philippine Airlines. Unfortunately, when the Japanese finally marched on Manila the Air Force ordered him to fly key Army Air Force... -
The Eighty Years War: From Revolt to Regular War, 1568-1648 by Petra Groen
RRP: £80.00£78.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789087283339Author Olaf van NimwegenFormat HardbackPage Count 500Imprint Leiden University PressPublisher Leiden University Press -
Military Adaptation in War: With Fear of Change by Williamson Murray
RRP: £37.99£32.97Military Adaptation in War addresses one of the most persistent problems that military organizations confront: namely, the problem of how to adapt under the trying, terrifying conditions of war. This work builds on the volume that Professor Williamson... -
Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East, 1933-1939: Imperial Crossroads Greg Kennedy 9780415761321
RRP: £53.99£46.87This volume charts how the national strategic needs of the United States of America and Great Britain created a "parallel but not joint" relationship towards the Far East as the crisis in that region evolved from 1933-39. In short, it is a look at the... -
British Generalship on the Western Front 1914-1918: Defeat into Victory by Simon Robbins
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. In particular it examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of... -
Bolt Action: Ostfront: Barbarossa to Berlin by Warlord Games
RRP: £25.00£19.87Take charge of Operation Barbarossa and drive towards Moscow or command the steadfast defenders of the Soviet Union. From the early battles for Leningrad and Sevastopol to the tank clash of Kursk and the bitter urban warfare of Stalingrad, this new... -
Studies in Generalship: Lessons from the Chiefs of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces by H. R. McMaster
RRP: £31.50£27.17The commander, or chief of staff, of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is a prominent public figure in Israel. His decisions, advice, and persona exert direct influence on force design and military strategy, and indirectly impact social, economic, and... -
The Arab Uprising: The Unfinished Revolutions of the New Middle East by Marc Lynch
RRP: £12.99£9.84Barely a year after the self-immolation of a young fruit seller in Tunisia, a vast wave of popular protest has convulsed the Middle East, overthrowing long-ruling dictators and transforming the region's politics almost beyond recognition. But the biggest... -
Digital Diplomacy: Theory and Practice Corneliu Bjola (University of Oxford, UK) 9781138843820
RRP: £43.99£38.44This book analyses digital diplomacy as a form of change management in international politics.The recent spread of digital initiatives in foreign ministries is often argued to be nothing less than a revolution in the practice of diplomacy. In some... -
Vietnam Above the Treetops: A Forward Air Controller Reports by John F. Flanagan 9780275937386
£83.64It is 1966, the war is escalating, and a young Air Force Academy graduate's assignment is to patrol unfriendly territory with six-man hunter-killer teams. As a Forward Air Controller, flying single engine spotter planes, Flanagan is the link between... -
Hannibal's War: A Military History of the Second Punic War by J. F. Lazenby 9780806130040
£19.12Hannibal is acknowledged to be one of history's greatest generals, and his crossing of the Alps - complete with elephants - to make war against Rome on its home soil is legendary. But even Hannibal met his match in Scipio, and ultimately Carthage was... -
The Economics of Defense Industry: Contemporary Prospects and Challenges by Thomas-Durell Young 9781032510651
RRP: £39.99£35.06This book on the economics of defence industry assesses a series of historical and contemporary case studies that consistently demonstrate the need for governments to recognise, and thereafter factor, the financial needs of a narrow industrial sector... -
International Law and International Relations: Bridging Theory and Practice by Thomas J. Biersteker 9780415459594
RRP: £43.99£38.44This unique volume examines the opportunities for, and initiates work in, interdisciplinary research between the fields of international law and international relations; disciplines that have engaged little with one another since the Second World War... -
In the Enemy's House: The Greatest Secret of the Cold War by Howard Blum 9781398116368
RRP: £11.99£7.86In 1946, genius linguist and codebreaker Meredith Gardner discovered that the KGB was running an extensive network of strategically placed spies inside the United States. Over the course of the next decade, he and young FBI supervisor Bob Lampshere... -
New Orleans 1815: Andrew Jackson Crushes the British by Tim Pickles 9781855323605
RRP: £16.99£14.10The conflict that broke out in 1812 seemed born of an almost subconscious desire for a war to complete the separation of America from England begun by the War of Independence. The war when it came was bloody and hard fought. In one last attempt to break... -
A Dance with Death: Soviet Airwomen in World War II by Anne Noggle 9781585441778
RRP: £34.95£24.06The world's first women combat pilots were members of the Soviet Army Air Force, flying fighters and bomber aircraft opposite the Luftwaffe. 30 women flyers received Hero of the Soviet Union awards, one of that nation's highest honours. During three... -
The Worst Military Leaders in History by John M. Jennings 9781789147728
RRP: £15.99£11.61For this book, fifteen distinguished historians were given a deceptively simple task: identify their choice for the worst military leader in history, and then explain why theirs is the worst. From the clueless Conrad von Hötzendorf and George A. Custer,... -
Captain of the Guild: Master Peter Falkner's Art of Knightly Defense by Christian Henry Tobler 9781937439095
RRP: £37.50£35.78In the late 14th century, the German swordsman Johannes Liechtenauer developed and codified a system of armed combat with sword, spear and dagger that spread through the Holy Roman Empire and dominated German martial arts for nearly 300 years. By the end... -
The Later Thirty Years War: From the Battle of Wittstock to the Treaty of Westphalia by William P. Guthrie 9780313324086
£92.50Continuing where the author left off in Battles of the Thirty Years War, this companion volume details the military aspects of the final years of this important early modern conflict. Whereas the earlier half of the war was dominated by a few climactic... -
USAF Jet Bombers by David Baker
RRP: £8.99£6.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911639251Author David BakerFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 419gDimensions(mm) 295mm *... -
Operation Barbarossa and Germany's Defeat in the East by David Stahel 9780521768474
RRP: £120.00£90.27Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union, began the largest and most costly campaign in military history. Its failure was a key turning point of the Second World War. The operation was planned as a Blitzkrieg to win Germany its... -
Chatham's Military Heritage by Clive Holden
RRP: £14.99£9.70Chatham has a rich military heritage dating back to the Roman occupation. Remains of a Roman military building on the high ground above the town were discovered in 1779. Following the Battle of Aylesford in AD 455, this same strategic high ground was... -
Enemies Known and Unknown: Targeted Killings in America's Transnational Wars by Jack McDonald
RRP: £25.00£22.03President Obama was elected on an anti-war platform, yet targeted killings have increased under his command of the 'War on Terror'. The US thinks of itself as upholding the rule of international law and spreading democracy, yet such targeted killings... -
Chinese Industrial Espionage: Technology Acquisition and Military Modernisation William C. Hannas 9780415821421
RRP: £43.99£38.44This new book is the first full account, inside or outside government, of China's efforts to acquire foreign technology. Based on primary sources and meticulously researched, the book lays bare China's efforts to prosper technologically through others'... -
Irish Army Orders of Battle 1923-2004 by Adrian J English 9780972029674
RRP: £13.99£9.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780972029674Author Adrian J EnglishFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint General Data LLCPublisher General Data LLCWeight(grams) 286g -
Logics of War: Explanations for Limited and Unlimited Conflicts by Alex Weisiger
RRP: £45.00£39.18Most wars between countries end quickly and at relatively low cost. The few in which high-intensity fighting continues for years bring about a disproportionate amount of death and suffering. What separates these few unusually long and intense wars from... -
The Call and the Answer: A First-Hand Account of Volunteer Aid Workers in the First World War by Laurence Binyon
RRP: £16.99£12.28At the height of the war in 1917, Laurence Binyon spent a month touring Red Cross hospitals and field canteens on the Western Front, talking to the men and women who were serving as volunteer nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, canteen workers and... -
Contemporary Military Theory: The dynamics of war by Jan Angstrom 9780415643047
RRP: £49.99£43.50The book aims to provide the reader with a state-of-the-art introduction to classic and modern military theory. The text accounts for the most important theories within the field by developing and analyzing these theories, as well as problematizing both... -
Voices From The Third Reich: An Oral History by Dennis Showalter 9780306805943
£25.88A major historical document, this book contains interviews with more than 150 Germans who witnessed, participated in, or resisted the rise of Adolph Hitler. The testimony comes from well-known figures like Manfred Rommel and Helmut Kohl former soldiers... -
The Nazi Occult by Kenneth Hite 9781780965987
RRP: £13.99£12.40In the dark dungeons beneath Nazi Germany, teams of occult experts delved into ancient and forbidden lore, searching for lost secrets of power. This book tells the complete history of the Nazi occult programs, from their quests for the Ark of the... -
Heinkel He 115 by Hans Peter Dabrowski 9780887406676
RRP: £9.99£6.41Covers the design and multiple uses of the Heinkel He 115.Book InformationISBN 9780887406676Author H.P. DabrowskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 318g -
Lost Battles: Reconstructing the Great Clashes of the Ancient World by Philip Sabin 9780826430151
£33.51Philip Sabin's book offers a unique and dynamic insight into ancient warfare, combining academic rigour with the accessibility of simulation gaming. Taking a new and innovative approach to the battles of antiquity, Phil Sabin draws together ancient... -
A History of Military Thought: From the Enlightenment to the Cold War by Azar Gat 9780199247622
RRP: £112.50£96.42From the ideas of Clausewitz to contemporary doctrines of containment and cold war, this is a definitive history of modern military thought. A one-volume collection of Azar Gat's acclaimed trilogy, it traces the quest for a general theory of war from its... -
Humanitarian Wars?: Lies and Brainwashing by Rory Brauman
RRP: £19.99£17.82In the eyes of Rony Brauman of Medecins Sans Frontieres, wars are always triggered in the name of morality. Today's 'humanitarian' interventions are little more than new moral crusades-and their justifications are based on lies. There are plenty of...