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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of World War II by Jonathan North
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.24This is an expert guide to the uniforms of Britain, America, Germany, USSR and Japan, together with other Axis and Allied forces. It is an incredible directory of the military personnel of the period, with 600 images, including photographs and... -
The 'Grossdeutschland' Division in World War II: The German Army's premier combat unit by Professor James F. Slaughter 9781472855923
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.26Investigates the history and evolving appearance of the 'Grossdeutschland' Division, the German Army's premier combat unit during World War II. Featuring eight pages of original artwork and carefully chosen photographs depicting personalities,... -
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Uniforms of World War I by Jonathan North 9780754823407
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £15.08The war of 1914-1918 was a military, political and social disaster. No other war changed the map of Europe so dramatically and more than 15 million people were killed. The dramatic political and social changes of the period were mirrored in the uniforms... -
Germany’s French Allies 1941–45 by Massimiliano Afiero 9781472862983
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.34A fully illustrated study of the Wehrmacht's French volunteer units and their actions on the Eastern Front and in North Africa during World War II. It is little known that, in late 1941, French volunteer units were among Wehrmacht troops defending... -
Stripes and Types of the Royal Navy: A Little Handbook of Sketches by Naval Officers Showing the Dress and Duties of All Ranks from Admiral to Boy Signaller by Robert Blyth
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.31Originally published in 1909 to 'interest and educate the public mind in the men who constitute the first line of our defensive forces', this series of beautiful illustrations and quaint descriptions explains the jobs behind the uniforms. From the... -
Waffen-ss (europa Militaria 6) by Andrew Steven
RRP: £10.95Booksplease Price: £9.21This title offers a useful reference source for the uniform collector, modeller and student of military dress and equipment. The reader can trace the development of the colour and design of the Waffen-SS uniforms: all the uniforms worn in the 150 colour... -
Napoleon’s Hussars and Chasseurs: Uniforms and Equipment of the Grande Armée, 1805-1815 by Paul L Dawson 9781399030786
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £23.43Small men, with big egos and moustaches, the hussars of Napoleon’s army wore some of the most flamboyant and stylish uniforms of the epoch. In this book, the uniforms of the seventeen regiments of hussars are discussed in detail by renowned historian... -
The Union Army 1861–65 (1): The Regular Army and the Territories by Ron Field 9781472855794
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.34This fully illustrated study investigates the uniforms and equipment of the US regular troops and volunteers from the territories fighting for the Union during the American Civil War. During the American Civil War, the United States Army, pitted... -
Armies in Southern Russia 1918-19 by Phoebus Athanassiou
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.68An important aspect of the Russian Civil War were the several Allied expeditions immediately following World War I in support of the disunited Russian 'White' armies resisting the Bolshevik Revolution. Although they ended in failure, these ventures were... -
Military Jeep: Enthusiasts' Manual 1940 Onwards - Ford, Willys and Hotchkiss by Pat Ware 9781800352551
RRP: £27.95Booksplease Price: £17.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800352551Author Pat WareFormat HardbackPage Count 216Imprint Crecy PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
Camouflage: International Ground Force Patterns, 1946-2017 by Eric H Larson 9781526738578
RRP: £50.00Booksplease Price: £36.08A comprehensive, accurate, and academically-supported reference of all of the major military and paramilitary camouflage patterns that have been in use around the world from the end of World War Two to today. This book will be a one-stop, generalized... -
Imperial German Field Uniforms and Equipment 1907-1918: Vol I: Field Equipment, tical Instruments, Body Armor, Mine and Chemical Warfare, Communicat by Johan Somers
RRP: £63.99Booksplease Price: £43.45This third volume in the series further provides the reader with an insight into the wide range of uniforms, weapons and field equipment used by the Imperial German Army during World War I. Using over 600 period photographs and color images from items... -
The Dacians and Getae at War: 4th Century BC– 2nd Century AD by Andrei Pogacias
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.34This intriguing book describes the Romans' formidably warlike enemies in modern Romania and Bulgaria - their 'most illustrated' opponents, thanks to friezes on Trajan's Column and carvings on Trajan's Adamklissi monument. Formidable warriors, able to... -
Renaissance Armies in Italy 1450–1550 by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.34The Italian Renaissance marked a period of political and military turmoil. Many regional wars were fought between the states ruled by Milan, Venice, Genoa, Florence, the Papacy, Siena and Naples. For more than 50 years starting in 1494, major foreign... -
The Essential Guide to Airsoft Gear by Ebcon Publishing
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £16.21The Essential Guide to Airsoft Gear provides the perfect introduction to assembling some of the most sought-after gear you need to look the part on the skirmish field. Featuring iconic loadouts from units such as 22 SAS at the time of Bravo Two Zero,... -
Queen Victoria's Army in Color: The British Military Paintings of Orlando Norie by Peter Harrington 9780764317767
RRP: £54.99Booksplease Price: £37.06Orlando Norie is considered to have been one of the foremost illustrators of the British army in the 19th century, with thousands of watercolors to his credit in public and private collections. His pictures are highly sought after and command high prices... -
British Napoleonic Uniforms by C. E. Franklin 9781862274846
RRP: £60.00Booksplease Price: £44.60For the first time in print a book identifies each regiment and illustrates the change in uniforms, the colour of the facings and the nature and shape of the lace for the officers, NCOs and private soldiers over the period of the Napoleonic War 1793-1815... -
The Union Army 1861–65 (2): Eastern and New England States by Ron Field 9781472855831
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.34This book describes and illustrates the uniforms and personal equipment of the troops fielded by the Eastern and New England states that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. During 1861-65, the United States Army, pitted against the... -
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms of the 19th Century by Digby Smith 9780754819011
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.04The uniforms from the 19th century are some of the most colourful and varied in the history of uniformology. In this book there are artworks of familiar Austrian hussars, Prussian dragoons, French chasseurs, American continentals and British grenadiers,... -
Desert Uniforms, Patches, and Insignia of the US Armed Forces by Kevin M. Born 9780764352065
RRP: £72.99Booksplease Price: £48.94This book brings a unique perspective to this previously unexplored topic of desert combat uniforms and patches with the authors' extensive knowledge of military history combined with a total of over 50 years of military experience. In this extraordinary... -
French Colonial Troops, 1815-1914 by Gabriele Esposito 9788367227520
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £14.45During the 19th century, coming under the increasing military pressure exerted by the colonial military powers of Europe, several Muslim countries of both Africa and Asia were forced to modernize – in a progressive way – their armies in order to face the... -
German Army Uniforms of World War II: A photographic guide to clothing, insignia and kit by Dr Stephen Bull
RRP: £35.00Booksplease Price: £27.92In the years after World War I, the defeated and much-reduced German Army developed new clothing and personal equipment that drew upon the lessons learned in the trenches. In place of the wide variety of uniforms and insignia that had been worn by the... -
Corsets To Camouflage: Women and War by Kate Adie
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £7.76'The paciest and most entertaining history book to come my way' Ian McIntyre, The Times'Riveting and beautifully illustrated' The Lady'Engrossing . . . far more than a sartorial survey' The Oldie* * * * * * A vivid history of ordinary women and their... -
Czechoslovak Armies 1939–45 by Nigel Thomas 9781472856852
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.34Featuring rare photos, detailed colour illustrations and insignia tables, this study explores the contribution made by Czech and Slovak troops fighting alongside Allied forces during World War II. Following the Anglo-French failure at the Munich... -
The World War II Tommy: British Army Uniforms European Theatre 1939-45 by Martin Brayley
RRP: £19.99Booksplease Price: £16.90A paperback edition of this classic work, which describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the WWII British soldier using original items worn by live models in authentic settings.Book InformationISBN 9781861269140Author Martin BrayleyFormat... -
How to Read European Armor by Donald LaRocca
RRP: £19.95Booksplease Price: £17.42An accessibly written and superbly illustrated introduction to armor used for battle, tournament, and ceremony This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in... -
Em 18 Waffen Ss Camouflage Unifor by Daniel Peterson
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.18All the patterns used by the formidable troops of the Waffen-SS, from the first revolutionary designs of the late 1930s to little-known innovations of 1945, are explained and illustrated by means of more than 120 colour photographs of rare, original... -
Dutch Waffen-SS Legion & Brigade 1941-44 by Massimiliano Afiero
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.68Goebbels' 1941 propaganda campaign to present Germany's invasion of the USSR as a battle for European civilization against Asian barbarism convinced many men in occupied 'Germanic' European countries, such as Scandinavia and the Low Countries, to... -
German Troops in the American Revolution (1): Hessen-Cassel by Donald M. Londahl-Smidt
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £9.67During the American Revolution (1775-83), German auxiliary troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. Some 30,000 German troops served in North America, continuing a long-established relationship between Britain and various German... -
Italian Colonial Troops 1882-1960 by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £8.68A complete illustrated study of the varied range of Italian colonial units who served in East and North Africa. Italy only unified as a nation in 1870 and was late, and therefore impatient, in the 'scramble' for Africa. An initial foothold in... -
The Art of Naval Portraiture by Katherine Gazzard 9781739154202
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £21.58From elite officers to ordinary sailors, the portrayal of naval personnel has been a significant branch of British art for over 500 years. The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich holds the largest collection of naval portraits in the world, including... -
Soviet Military Badges: A History and Collector's Guide by Richard Hollingdale
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £10.98At its height in the late twentieth-century, the Soviet Armed Forces boasted one of the world's largest armies. Yet, in the twenty-five years that have passed since the fall of the Soviet Union, much of its material culture has fast disappeared. Soviet... -
Badges and Uniforms of the Royal Air Force by Malcolm Hobart 9781848848948
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.08Throughout the relatively short yet highly distinguished history of the Royal Air Force there has been a tendency for the men and women of the Service to be overshadowed by the glamour of the aircraft. Nonetheless it is surprising that there has never... -
Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV: Volume 2: the Imperial Army, 1660-1689 by Bruno Mugnai 9781912866557
RRP: £29.95Booksplease Price: £22.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866557Author Bruno MugnaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Rank and Rate: Royal Naval Officers' Insignia Since 1856 by E. C. Coleman 9781847971388
RRP: £19.95Booksplease Price: £16.87For over a century and a half, since the Uniform Regulations of 1856 were introduced, identification of rank amongst officers in the Royal Navy, its branches and its reserves has not been restricted to a single, or even small number, of insignia. Rank... -
Volume II: Insignia of Royal Naval Ratings, WRNS, Royal Marines, QARNNS and Auxiliaries Rank and Rate by E. C. Coleman 9781847973085
RRP: £19.95Booksplease Price: £16.87With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853,... -
Uniforms of the Waffen-SS: Vol 2 by Michael D. Beaver 9780764315510
RRP: £72.99Booksplease Price: £48.94This three-volume set is unquestionably the best reference on German SS military uniforms ever produced. This spectacular work is a heavily documented record of all major clothing articles of the Waffen-SS. Hundreds of unpublished bw photos were used in... -
Black and Field Gray Uniforms of Himmler's SS Vol. 1: Black Service Uniforms by Lorenzo Silvestri 9780764351563
RRP: £81.99Booksplease Price: £54.60Originally 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,... -
Samurai 1550–1600 by Anthony J Bryant 9781855323452
Booksplease Price: £17.33This title details the culture, weapons, armour and training of the elite samurai warrior class in the fascinating Age of Battles period (1550-1600). This was a period of vital importance not only because of the political effects of the chaos but also... -
Japan's Asian Allies 1941-45 by Philip Jowett
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £11.63During the Japanese occupation of large parts of Asia and the Pacific in 1941-45, Japan raised significant numbers of troops to fight alongside them, as well as militias to guard their conquests. The total number of these soldiers is estimated at no...