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Stuart Tank Vol. 2: The M5, M5A1, and Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Versions in World War II by David Doyle 9780764358234
RRP: $37.03$31.30The Stuart light tanks were the first tanks taken into combat by US troops during WWII. Production of these vehicles can be broken into two categories: the early tanks powered by air-cooled radial engines, and late vehicles powered by twin V-8 engines... -
An Insider's Guide to the Japanese Martial Arts: A New Look at Japan's Fighting Traditions by Alexander Bennett
RRP: $33.13$23.28The ultimate guide to the Japanese martial arts by the world's foremost expert!Author Alexander Bennett is the ultimate insider, having lived in Japan for decades. He holds multiple black belts in Kendo and Naginata, as well as PhDs in Japanese... -
German MG 34 and MG 42 Machine Guns: In World War II by Luc Guillou 9780764359361
RRP: $44.83$29.35The German MG (Maschinengewehr) 34, along with the later-war MG 42, was a recoil-operated, air-cooled machine gun and is considered the world's first general-purpose machine gun. Considered the most advanced machine gun in the world at the time, its ease... -
The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of Darpa, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency by Annie Jacobsen 9780316387699
$91.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316387699Author Annie JacobsenFormat HardbackPage Count 784Imprint Little, Brown & CompanyPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 1089g -
Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis by Martin J Sherwin
RRP: $31.18$25.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307386335Author Martin J. SherwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen
RRP: $48.73$31.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316221030Author Annie JacobsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 624Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Little, Brown & CompanyWeight(grams) 520gDimensions(mm) 211mm... -
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird 9781838959708
RRP: $25.33$17.47***THE INSPIRATION FOR CHRISTOPHER NOLAN'S NEW FILM OPPENHEIMER***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NONFICTION'Reads like a thriller, gripping and terrifying' Sunday TimesPhysicist and polymath, as familiar with Hindu... -
The Making Of The Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes 9781471111235
RRP: $33.13$23.56WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZEThe Making of the Atomic Bomb is the seminal and complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the turn-of-the-century discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. Few... -
Sd.Kfz.6 Mittlerer Zugkraftwagen 5t by Alan Ranger
$30.60During WW2, the German armed forces were the greatest user of half-track vehicles. Such vehicles were used in the Wehrmacht, Luftwaffe and Waffen-SS, where they served as personnel carriers, tractors, combat engineering vehicles, as well as... -
American Gun: The True Story of the Ar-15 by Cameron McWhirter
RRP: $62.40$39.80Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374103859Author Cameron McWhirterFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams)... -
Modern Military Aircraft by Ryan Cunningham
RRP: $35.08$24.16Illustrated with detailed artworks of modern military aircraft and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, Technical Guide: Modern Military Aircraft is an extensively researched review of the military aircraft deployed by the world's... -
The Military History Book: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Weapons that Shaped the World DK 9781409383444
RRP: $58.50$40.38A compelling visual guide to the history of the military!Travel through time and explore 5000 years of weaponry in stunning detail with this riveting military book - from the spears and swords of ancient times to the guns and grenades of modern warfare... -
Single Vehicle 1: SU-76M by Przemyslaw Skulski 9788366549579
RRP: $17.55$14.84Introducing the Single Vehicle series from Mushroom Model Publications - a new range of booklets for military modellers featuring original colour profiles, photographic details and scale plans in 1/35 scale, plus drawings from military technical manuals... -
Post-Roman Kingdoms: ‘Dark Ages' Gaul & Britain, AD 450–800 by Dr Raffaele D’Amato
RRP: $29.23$21.35Meticulously researched, this book examines the evidence for the post-Roman military forces of France and Britain during the 'Dark Ages', reconstructing their way of life and the battles they fought in compelling detail. The collapse of the former... -
Art of Sword Combat: 1568 German Treatise on Swordmanship by Joachim Meyer 9781473876750
RRP: $38.98$28.63Following the success of Jeffrey L. Forgeng's translation of Joachim Meyer's The Art of Sword Combat the author was alerted to an earlier recension of the work which was discovered in Lund University Library in Sweden. The manuscript, produced in... -
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner by Daniel Ellsberg 9781408889282
RRP: $29.23$21.35From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, the first insider expose of the dangers of America's hidden, seventy-year-long nuclear policy. When former presidential advisor Daniel Ellsberg famously took the Pentagon Papers, he... -
British Battleships 1890–1905: Victoria's steel battlefleet and the road to Dreadnought by Angus Konstam
RRP: $23.38$16.44The Royal Navy's battleships at the turn of the 20th century were the most powerful battlefleet in the world, and embodied one of the key periods in warship development - the development of the dreadnought battleship. The term 'pre-dreadnought' was... -
The Luger Neil Grant 9781472819734
RRP: $29.23$21.35Patented in 1898 and produced from 1900, Georg Luger's iconic semi-automatic pistol became synonymous with Germany's armed forces throughout both world wars. Initially chambered for the 7.65x21mm round, from 1902 the Luger was designed for DWM's... -
World War II Tanks: Western Allies 1939-45: Identification Guide by David Porter
RRP: $38.98$27.40Illustrated with detailed artworks of American, British, Canadian, Australian, French, Polish and other Western Allied nations tanks and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, World War II Tanks: Western Allies 1939-45:... -
The Tank Book: The Definitive Visual History of Armoured Vehicles by DK 9780241638781
RRP: $58.50$42.80Get up close to more than 400 of the most important tanks and armoured vehicles ever built.In 1916, the British built a machine that was impervious to enemy fire, and could dominate the battlefield, crushing obstacles and barbed wire in its path. The... -
The Bomber Mafia: A Story Set in War by Malcolm Gladwell
RRP: $21.43$15.15THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A parable written for the age of technological disruption . . . brilliantly told' Sunday TimesThe international bestselling author returns with an exploration of one of the grandest obsessions of the twentieth century'The... -
All-In Fighting by W E Fairbairn 9781783313419
$12.01Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781783313419Author W E FairbairnFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Naval & Military PressPublisher Naval & Military PressWeight(grams) 172gDimensions(mm)... -
Modern Russian Tanks: 1990-Present by Dr Stephen Hart
RRP: $35.08$24.16Created from what was left of the gigantic stockpiles of Soviet armoured fighting vehicles after the end of the Cold War, the Russian armoured forces were reorganized in the early 1990s. Ground forces were involved in a series of conflicts in border... -
American Bomber Aircraft of World War II by Edward Ward 9781838863272
RRP: $35.08$24.16The United States built the best strategic bombers of World War II, and by the end of the conflict America’s bombers dominated the skies in both Europe and the Pacific. American Bomber Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all the bombers... -
Weapons of the Viking Warrior by Gareth Williams
RRP: $31.18$22.64Between the late 8th and late 11th century Viking warriors had a massive impact not just in northern Europe, but across a huge arc from the western Mediterranean round through northern Europe and the Baltic to the Middle East and Central Asia. Their... -
German Field Artillery of World War II by Steven J. Zaloga 9781472853974
RRP: $25.33$17.73An illustrated study of the big guns of Hitler's army - the Wehrmacht's field artillery, its capabilities and its role in German fighting units of World War II. Often overshadowed in military history by the tanks and aircraft of Blitzkrieg,... -
T-64 Battle Tank: The Cold War's Most Secret Tank by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $25.33$21.47An in-depth illustrated study of the T-64 Battle Tank, the Soviet Union's most secret and controversial Cold War weapon. The T-64 tank was the most revolutionary design of the whole Cold War, designed to provide the firepower and armour protection of... -
The Samurai Sword: A Handbook by John M. Yumoto
RRP: $31.18$21.31The samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of artisans; the samurai sword is... -
German and Italian Aircraft Carriers of World War II by Ryan K. Noppen
RRP: $25.33$17.73This fully illustrated study details Germany and Italy's failed development of World War II aircraft carriers, and the naval aviation ships that the two Axis powers sent into action in their place. The quest for a modern aircraft carrier was the... -
Nambu Pistols: Japanese military handguns 1900-45 John Walter 9781472855428
RRP: $31.18$22.64This is the absorbing story of the handguns credited to Nambu Kijiro, the principal personal-defence weapons of the Imperial forces. Featuring full-color artwork and carefully chosen photographs, this book charts the origins, development, combat use,... -
Armies of Ancient Italy 753-218 BC: From the Foundation of Rome to the Start of the Second Punic War by Gabriele Esposito 9781526751850
RRP: $48.75$21.02Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War II: 1939-1945 by Edward Ward
RRP: $35.08$24.16Illustrated with colourful artworks of carrier aircraft and their markings, Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War II is a detailed guide to all the aircraft deployed by the Allied navies from 1939 to 1945. Organised chronologically by type and... -
Tanks and Military Vehicles by Philip Trewhitt
RRP: $25.33$17.02From the crude, unreliable tanks that first appeared on the Western Front during World War I to today's high-tech machines, Tanks and Military Vehicles features 300 of the most important and influential tanks and AFVs from 1916 to the present day. With a... -
Plane Spotter's Guide by Tony Holmes
RRP: $15.58$11.29Aviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years, and this new pocket guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the Messerschmitt Bf 109, the P-51 Mustang and the F-4 Phantom... -
Monstrous Anger of the Guns: How the Global Arms Trade is Ruining the World and What We Can Do About It Rhona Michie 9780745350363
RRP: $25.33$16.77We are seeing injustices caused by war and occupation unfold in real-time via social media, and we are speaking out in our millions against these horrors. Yet, from Gaza to Ukraine, the bombs continue to fall. We must understand why this is happening if... -
Complete Illustrated History of the First & Second World Wars Sommerville Donald & Westwell Ian 9780754833451
RRP: $39.00$32.55This comprehensive history begins by looking at the origins of WWI and then chronicles the war a year at a time. The second half of the book details the history of WWII, from the rise of Hitler and the persecution of the Jewish race to the attacks on... -
The Tanks of Operation Barbarossa: Soviet versus German Armour on the Eastern Front by Boris Kavalerchik
RRP: $29.23$21.35When the Germans invaded the Soviet Union in 1941 the Red Army had four times as many tanks as the Wehrmacht and their tanks were seemingly superior, yet the Wehrmacht won the border battles with extraordinary ease the Red Armys tank force was pushed... -
Battleships: The World's Greatest Battleships from the 16th Century to the Gulf War by David Ross
RRP: $38.98$28.57For more than 400 years, the big-gun warship stood as the supreme naval war machine. It was not only a major instrument of warfare, but a visible emblem of a nation's power, wealth and pride. Battleships features 52 of the greatest warships to have... -
Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Knives, Swords, Spears & Daggers Withers Harvey Capwell Tabias 9780754831952
RRP: $39.00$32.55This encyclopedia traces the fascinating history of knives, daggers, bayonets, swords, sabres and lances, from their Palaeolithic origins through to the 21st century. Weapons from around the world are examined, such as the decorated daggers of Persia and... -
Allied Fighter Aircraft 1939-45: American, British, French, Soviet, Dutch, Polish by Chris Chant
RRP: $38.98$26.62Allied Fighters 1939-45 offers an highly-illustrated guide to Allied fighter aircraft that fought in Europe during World War II. Featuring all the main models flown by the Allied air forces from 1939 to 1945, the book offers a wealth of detail, including...