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Centurion: Armoured Hero of Post-War Tank Battles by Jackson, Robert 9781526741349
RRP: $29.23$21.35The fifty-ton British Centurion tank, developed during the darkest days of the Second World War, was designed to out-gun and out-perform the latest German tanks, such as the formidable Panzer V Panther. It was one of the most successful tanks ever... -
German Automatic Rifles 1941-45: Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44 by Chris McNab
RRP: $31.18$24.30This book explores the origins, development, combat use and lasting influence of Nazi Germany's automatic rifles, focusing on the Gew 41(W), Gew 43/Kar 43, FG 42 and MP 43/StG 44. The Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939-40 convinced many observers that most... -
The Gladius: The Roman Short Sword by M. C. Bishop
RRP: $31.18$22.64One of the most feared weapons in the ancient world, the gladius was lethal both on the battlefield and in the arena. Literary sources tell of the terror it inspired, while archaeological evidence of wounds inflicted is testament to its deadly effect. By... -
The Race for Hitler's X-Planes: Britain's 1945 Mission to Capture Secret Luftwaffe Technology by John Christopher 9781803995649
RRP: $25.33$18.76During World War 2, Hitler's engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, to the deadly V2 inter continental ballistic missile. With the Third Reich shattered and lying in... -
M3 Infantry Halftrack: 1940-73 by Steven Zaloga 9781855324671
RRP: $25.33$21.47This work is a history of the US M3 halftrack, one of the most successful infantry vehicles in the history of armoured warfare, which came to symbolize the Allied armed forces of World War II, which also saw distinguished service in the post-war era. The... -
As Used On the Famous Nelson Mandela: Underground Adventures in the Arms and Torture Trade by Mark Thomas 9780091909222 [USED COPY]
RRP: $31.18$5.17Mark Thomas is one of the UK's most effective and best-known political activists, as well as being a highly successful stand-up comedian. His show, The Mark Thomas Product, ran for six highly acclaimed series on Channel Four. Amazingly, this is his first... -
German Soldier vs Polish Soldier: Poland 1939 by David R. Higgins
RRP: $27.28$19.01The Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939 saw mostly untested German troops face equally inexperienced Polish forces. With the Polish senior leadership endeavouring to hold the country's industrialized east, Hitler's forces unleashed what was... -
Military Equipment and the Identity of Roman Soldiers: 4th Roman Military Equipment Conference by J. C. Coulston 9780860545088
$152.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860545088Author J. C. CoulstonFormat PaperbackPage Count 341Imprint British Archaeological ReportsPublisher British Archaeological Reports -
Waterloo: The Campaign of 1815: Volume I: From Elba to Ligny and Quatre Bras by John Hussey 9781784384944
RRP: $38.98$29.80The first of two ground-breaking, prize-winning volumes on the Waterloo campaign, this book is based upon a detailed analysis of sources old and new in four languages. It highlights the political stresses between the Allies and their resolution,... -
The British Army in Afghanistan 2006-14: Task Force Helmand by Leigh Neville
RRP: $29.23$21.35Fighting an elusive and dangerous enemy far from home, the British army in Afghanistan has been involved in asymmetric warfare for the best part of a decade. The eight-year series of deployments jointly known as Operation Herrick, alongside US and other... -
How to Disappear and Never Be Found: The Ultimate Guide to Privacy, Security, and Freedom by Barry Davies 9781510752672
RRP: $33.13$24.08Whether you're just concerned about privacy and data security, or being followed or stalked and need to get away as soon as possible, being able to disappear without a trace is something that you will need to know someday-and with How to Disappear and... -
Missiles in Cuba: Kennedy, Khrushchev, Castro and the 1962 Crisis by Mark J. White 9781566631563
RRP: $25.33$18.74For many years historians of the Cuban missile crisis have concentrated on those thirteen days in October 1962 when the world teetered on the brink of nuclear war. Mark White's study adds an equally intense scrutiny of the causes and consequences of the... -
Tank Destroyer: Achilles and M10, British Army Anti-Tank Units, Western Europe, 1944-1945 Dennis Oliver 9781526741905
RRP: $29.23$21.35In this heavily illustrated volume in the TankCraft series Dennis Oliver focuses on the Achilles - the British variant of the American M10 - which was one of the most important Allied tank destroyers of the Second World War. It played a key role in the... -
Treasures of the Royal Armouries: A Panoply of Arms by Dr Edward Impey
RRP: $78.00$54.21Treasures of the Royal Armouries is a photographic journey through Britain's national museum of arms and armour. It reflects the diversity of the Royal Armouries' collection, which was assembled over many centuries at the Tower of London and now spans... -
The Third Reich in 100 Objects: A Material History of Nazi Germany by Roger Moorhouse 9781784381806
$50.52Hitler's Third Reich is still the focus of numerous articles, books and films: no conflict of the twentieth century has prompted such interest or such a body of literature. Approaching the canon of World War II literature is a challenge for a general... -
The Art of Longsword Fighting: Teaching the Foundations of Sigmund Ringeck's Style by Benjamin J Smith
RRP: $48.75$35.14The teaching of Historical European Martial Arts has widespread appeal with numerous clubs in many countries. However, comparatively few people who run their own club have qualifications that would make them an instructor in traditional martial arts... -
US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes by Brad Elward
RRP: $25.33$21.47The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era carriers such as the Midway class, and the strength of their... -
The Hand Grenade Gordon L. Rottman 9781472807342
RRP: $31.18$25.99Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range without leaving cover, the portable, lethally efficient hand grenade is a ubiquitous weapon of modern warfare, and has now found its way into law-enforcement arsenals too... -
The Armored Campaign in Normandy: June-August 1944 by Stephen Napier 9781612003245
RRP: $64.25$43.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781612003245Author Stephen NapierFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint CasematePublisher CasemateWeight(grams) 862gDimensions(mm) 241mm * 163mm * 41mm -
The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 B.C. to the 21st Century by The Diagram Group 9780312368326 [USED COPY]
RRP: $60.43$19.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312368326Author The Diagram GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press -
The New Weapons of the World Encyclopedia: An International Encyclopedia from 5000 B.C. to the 21st Century by The Diagram Group 9780312368326
RRP: $60.43$38.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312368326Author The Diagram GroupFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's Press -
Weapons of the Civil War Cavalryman by John Walter
RRP: $27.28$19.01During the American Civil War, the mounted soldiers fighting on both sides of the conflict carried a wide array of weapons, from sabers and lances to carbines, revolvers, and other firearms. Though some sections of the cavalry placed their trust in the... -
A Cultural History of the Medieval Sword: Power, Piety and Play Dr Robert W Jones 9781837650361
RRP: $58.50$48.46The sword is an important and multi-faceted symbol of military power, royal and communal authority, religion and mysticism. This study takes the sword beyond its functional role as a tool for killing, considering it as a cultural artefact, and the... -
Small Arms: The World's Greatest Small Arms from the Age of Automatic Weapons by Chris McNab
RRP: $38.98$26.62Small arms have developed hugely since the introduction of the machine gun in the 1870s. Magazine-fed rifles, submachine guns, automatic pistols and, later, assault rifles and personal defence weapons have changed the face of infantry warfare, offering a... -
The Royal Netherlands Navy of World War II by Ryan K. Noppen
RRP: $23.38$17.71In the late 19th and early 20th century, a combination of coastal defence for the homeland and fleet defence for the East Indies became the established naval strategy for the Royal Dutch Navy and set the template for the world wars. Battleships were too... -
Maralinga: The chilling expose of our secret nuclear shame and betrayal of our troops and country Frank Walker 9780733635939
RRP: $25.33$16.77'Utterly gripping. It reads like a thriller.'JON FAINEThis edition contains a new author note with shocking new material that has come to light as a result of the groundbreaking original publication.Investigative journalist Frank Walker's MARALINGA is a... -
Tigers I and II : Germany's Most Feared Tanks of World War II by David Doyle 9780764358487
RRP: $37.03$24.63Germany's Tiger tank, whether in the form of the Tiger I or later Tiger II (King Tiger), was the most feared tank of WWII. Despite production totaling fewer than 2,000 units, its heavy armor, its power, and perhaps the even more powerful Nazi propaganda... -
FV430 Series: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Robert Griffin
RRP: $33.13$24.73During the Second World War the British infantry found itself lacking suitable transport to cope with the fast moving German Blitzkrieg tactics. Various stop-gap measures were introduced with mixed success but, with the pots-war nuclear biological and... -
Project Emily: Thor IRBM and the RAF by John Boyes 9780752446110
RRP: $35.08$26.60A history of the 4-year period from 1959 to 1963 when RAF bomber command operated 60 Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles as part of the UK nuclear deterrent force, and how and why it was dismantled. It is well illustrated with aerial photographs... -
Vikings at War by Kim Hjardar
$44.48Vikings at War is a sumptuous depiction of how the Vikings waged war: their weapons technology, offensive and defensive warfare, military traditions and tactics, their fortifications, ships and command structure. It also portrays the Viking raids and... -
War Against the People: Israel, the Palestinians and Global Pacification Jeff Halper 9780745334301
RRP: $38.98$26.03* Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2016* Modern warfare has a new form. The days of international combat are fading. So how do major world powers maintain control over their people today? This book is a disturbing insight into the new ways... -
The War of the Gunboats Bryan Cooper 9781399019897
RRP: $29.23$21.35The 'little ships' of the Second World War - the fast and highly manoeuvrable motor torpedo boats and gunboats which fought in coastal waters all over the world - developed a special kind of naval warfare. With their daring nightly raids against an... -
M107/M110: Family of Self-propelled Artillery 1956 -1991: 2022: 1 by DAVID DOYLE
RRP: $48.75$34.36Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739751302Author David DoyleFormat PaperbackPage Count 127Imprint AFV Modeller LtdPublisher AFV Modeller Ltd -
Archery in Medieval England: Who Were the Bowmen of Crecy? by Richard Wadge
RRP: $37.03$27.92How was it that ordinary men in medieval England and Wales became such skilled archers that they defeated noble knights in battle after battle? The archer in medieval England became a forerunner of John Bull as a symbol of the spirit of the ordinary... -
The G3 Battle Rifle by Leroy Thompson
RRP: $29.23$21.35During the Cold War, the G3 was one of the world's pre-eminent battle rifles. Developed in France and Spain after 1945, the rifle was produced by the German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch. Adopted by more than 40 countries and produced on licence by... -
Tanks on the Somme: from Morval to Beaumont Hamel by Trevor Pidgeon 9781848842533
RRP: $38.98$27.85On 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme, tanks - one of the decisive weapons of twentieth-century warfare - were sent into action for the first time. In his previous books Trevor Pidgeon, one of the leading authorities on the early tanks, has... -
Mauser Military Rifles by Neil Grant
RRP: $29.23$24.47This volume offers an insight into the iconic Mauser family of German bolt-action rifles. Drawing on first-hand accounts of the weapons in combat and primary sources regarding their mechanical performance, this fully illustrated study charts the Mauser's... -
The Beretta M9 Pistol by Leroy Thompson
RRP: $31.18$25.99In 1990 the Beretta M9 replaced the venerable Colt 1911 as the main pistol of choice for the US Army, and it has seen widespread use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Written by a leading pistol expert who currently trains US Special Forces in the use of this... -
Bayonet to Barrage: Weaponry on the Victorian Battlefield by Stephen Manning 9781526777218
RRP: $48.75$34.36Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
European Weapons and Armour: From the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution Ewart Oakeshott 9781843837206
RRP: $48.73$41.54The story of arms in Western Europe from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period to the Industrial...