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Armies of the Late Roman Empire AD 284 to 476: History, Organization and Uniforms by Gabriele Esposito 9781526730374
£21.66This guide to the Late Roman Army focusses on the dramatic and crucial period that started with the accession of Diocletian and ended with the definitive fall of the Western Roman Empire. This was a turbulent period during which the Roman state and its... -
Innovating Victory: Naval Technology in Three Wars by Vincent O'Hara
RRP: £36.95£30.77Innovating Victory: Naval Technology in Three Wars, studies how the world's navies incorporated new technologies into their ships, their practices, and their doctrine. It does this by examining six core technologies fundamental to twentieth-century naval... -
Krupp Protze Lorry by Alan Ranger 9788365958792
£16.28The L 2 H 43 and L 2 H 143, better known by the nickname given to it by the troops that used it "Krupp-Protze"" (Krupp Boxer), was a specialized multi-purpose designed six-wheeled 6x4 (six wheel, 4 wheel drive) German light off road truck and artillery... -
Sniping Rifles in the War Against Japan 1941–45 by John Walter 9781472858320
RRP: £15.99£11.61Fully illustrated, this absorbing study explores the evolving sniping technology and tactics employed by both sides in Asia and the Pacific during 1941-45. During World War II, both the Japanese and their Allied opponents made widespread use of... -
Churchill Infantry Tank by David Fletcher
RRP: £11.99£8.43The NVG covers all seven Marks of Churchill gun tank with variations and the curious self-propelled gun of 1941/42, but not the so-called 'Funnies' or the armoured recovery vehicle variants. It will begin with the prototype tank A20, which has not... -
Sherman Tanks, US Army, North-Western Europe, 1944-1945 by Dennis Oliver 9781526741868
£15.09Following his first book in the TankCraft series on the British army's Shermans during the battle for Normandy, Dennis Oliver has compiled a companion volume on those used by the US Army throughout the campaign in Western Europe. These were the tanks... -
The FN FAL Battle Rifle by Bob Cashner
RRP: £15.99£11.61Of all the infantry small arms developed during World War II, one that generated the most interest was the German 'assault rifle', the StG 44 Sturmgewehr. This innovative weapon inspired the Soviet AK-47 in 7.62x39mm calibre. In the West, the NATO... -
T-64 Battle Tank: The Cold War's Most Secret Tank by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: £12.99£11.01An 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... -
Medieval Arms and Armour - a Sourcebook. Volume I - The Fourteenth Century by Ralph Moffat 9781783276769
RRP: £65.00£59.45Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them. "A substantial and impressive piece of scholarship, one that will serve scholars and enthusiasts of medieval arms and armour very... -
American Tanks of World War II by Dr Stephen Hart
RRP: £17.99£12.10With the United States producing almost 90,000 AFVs during World War II, American tanks made up the bulk of those deployed by the western Allies, and were even supplied through the lend-lease scheme to the Soviet army on the Eastern Front. American Tanks... -
Panzers in the Defence of Festung Posen 1945 by Maciej Karalus
RRP: £16.95£14.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912390168Author Maciej KaralusFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Tanks: 100 years of evolution by Richard Ogorkiewicz
RRP: £12.99£9.09From an internationally acclaimed expert in the field comes a detailed, analytical and comprehensive account of the worldwide evolution of tanks, from their inception a century ago to the present day. With new ideas stemming from the latest academic... -
German Armor in Normandy by Yves Buffetaut 9781612006437
RRP: £19.99£12.86Throughout the Second World War, a shift occurred in the composition of the large armored units of armies which lead to an increase in the power of their tanks in particular. The Germans were no exception. Many of its recently formed Panzer divisions,... -
Czechoslovak Armies 1939–45 by Nigel Thomas 9781472856852
RRP: £12.99£9.09Featuring 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... -
Harpoon Missile vs Surface Ships: US Navy, Libya and Iran 1986–88 by Lon Nordeen 9781472859204
RRP: £15.99£11.61An illustrated study of premier US anti-ship missile, the AGM/RGM-84 Harpoon, and its 1986 and '88 uses against Libyan and Iranian naval vessels. In this study, defence technology expert Lon Nordeen details the role played by the Harpoon missile in... -
Cross-Country Lorries: German Manufacturers by Alan Ranger 9788365958099
£16.94During Weimar Germany's first programme for motorising the Reichswehr from 1926, development of three-axled cross-country lorries with a payload of 3 tons was demanded (in addition to vehicles of other specification). Three companies were involved in... -
Wargames Terrain and Buildings: The Napoleonic Wars by Tony Harwood
RRP: £14.99£11.42Any miniature wargame is greatly enhanced by realistic and evocative scenery and buildings, but commercial ready-made pieces can be expensive. Building your own can be a cost-effective and very rewarding alternative, another hobby in itself, but it can... -
Mosquito Mayhem: de Havilland's Wooden Wonder in Action in WWII by Bowman, Martin W 9781399085069
RRP: £15.99£11.61The flak started about four or five minutes before the target and immediately it was apparent that it was intense and extremely accurate. Oboe entailed the pilot flying dead straight and level for ten minutes on the attack run. Suddenly a tremendous... -
Knives, Daggers & Bayonets, the World Encyclopedia of: An authoritative history and visual directory of sharp-edged weapons and blades from around the world, with more than 700 photographs by Tobias Capwell 9780754834847
RRP: £15.00£11.96Since sharpened tools emerged almost one million years ago, edged weapons have played an incredible role in the shaping of human history. This beautifully presented volume traces the history of daggers, knives and bayonets through to the 21st century... -
The Complete Guide to German Armored Vehicles: Panzers, Jagdpanzers, Assault Guns, Antiaircraft, Self-Propelled Artillery, Armored Wheeled and Semi-Tracked Vehicles, and More by David Doyle 9781510716575
RRP: £25.00£16.84Here is a jam-packed visual encyclopedia of the armored vehicles used by the Nazi forces in World War II. With over six hundred photos, many of which never before seen by the public, David Doyle book offers military historians a unique look at the German... -
Drone Warrior: An Elite Soldier's Inside Account of the Hunt for America's Most Dangerous Enemies by Brett Velicovich 9780062693938
£10.93“A must read for anyone who wants to understand the new American way of war.” — General Michael V. Hayden, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency A former special operations member takes us inside America’s... -
Tiger I & Tiger II Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS Normandy Campaign 1944 by Dennis Oliver 9781526771636
RRP: £16.99£12.28In spite of the relatively small numbers involved, the Tiger I and Tiger II tanks of the German Army and Waffen-SS heavy Panzer formations played a central role in resisting the Allied invasion of France in the summer of 1944/. British and American tank... -
Roman Plate Armour by M.C. Bishop
RRP: £13.99£9.75Fully illustrated, this book investigates the articulated plate armour worn by Roman legionaries. First named by Renaissance historians studying the reliefs on Trajan's Column, lorica segmentata evaded successful attempts to reconstruct it until a... -
Vehicles of the Long Range Desert Group 1940-45 by Gavin Mortimer
RRP: £12.99£9.09A fascinating study of the specialized vehicles, kit and techniques of the Long-Range Desert Group who pioneered long-range desert warfare in World War II and worked closely with the embryonic SAS. The Long Range Desert Group was one of the most... -
British Web Equipment of the First and Second World Wars: Em32 by Martin J. Brayley
RRP: £10.95£8.72The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the personal equipment worn by the infantryman thanks to an American officer named Anson Mills and the skills of... -
Soviet Armoured Cars 1936-45 by Jamie Prenatt
RRP: £11.99£8.43The armoured car has an important place in the early history of Soviet armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) - they were the most important AFV during the Russian Civil War and figured prominently in the mechanization of the Red Army that began in late 1929... -
The PIAT: Britain's anti-tank weapon of World War II by Matthew Moss
RRP: £13.99£10.77Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in... -
Operation Big: The Race to Stop Hitler's A-Bomb by Colin Brown 9781445682853
RRP: £9.99£6.64A professor of architecture at Cambridge University, Marcial Echenique, recently became curious when he found wiring concealed under the floorboards of his country mansion, Farm Hall in Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire. The mansion had an astonishing past... -
Napoleon's Imperial Guard Uniforms and Equipment: The Infantry by Dawson, Paul L 9781526701916
RRP: £40.00£29.99From its origins as the Consular Guard of the French Republic, and as Napoleon's personal bodyguard, the Imperial Guard developed into a force of all arms numbering almost 100,000 men. Used by Napoleon as his principle tactical reserve, the Guard was... -
Polish Armor of the Blitzkrieg by Jamie Prenatt
RRP: £12.99£11.01The Polish army during the Blitzkrieg conjures up tragic images of infantry and dashing, but ineffective and ultimately doomed cavalry charges. In actuality the Poles, in the midst of a large-scale re-armament programme, had up to 600 armoured vehicles... -
The Tank Factory: British Military Vehicle Development and the Chobham Establishment by William Suttie
RRP: £17.99£13.33Despite being the inventor of the tank and responsible for campaign-winning tactics, by the start of the Second World War the United Kingdom had fallen well behind other nations in the design and build of armoured vehicles. Here, William Suttie uncovers... -
Stuart Tank Vol. 2: The M5, M5A1, and Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 Versions in World War II by David Doyle 9780764358234
RRP: £18.99£12.67The 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... -
Tanks at the Iron Curtain 1975–90: The ultimate generation of Cold War heavy armor by Steven J. Zaloga 9781472853806
RRP: £12.99£9.09A comprehensive, illustrated account of the new generation of advanced tanks to emerge during the last 15 years of the Cold War, showcasing major improvements in armor protection, gunsights, and fire-control systems. Focusing on the technology of the... -
T-34 vs StuG III by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: £14.99£10.95In the summer of 1944, the Red Army staged a massive armoured assault up the Karelian Isthmus with the intent of eliminating any remaining German and Finnish forces facing the Leningrad region. Most of the Soviet units sent into Finland were new to... -
German Fighter Aircraft of World War II by Thomas Newdick
RRP: £17.99£12.10Arranged by type, German Fighter Aircraft of World War II offers a highly illustrated guide to the most important fighters used by the Luftwaffe during the conflict. It features such classics as the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110, the Heinkel He 100D-1... -
The Union Army 1861–65 (1): The Regular Army and the Territories by Ron Field 9781472855794
RRP: £12.99£9.09This 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... -
The Uzi Submachine Gun by Chris McNab 9781849085434
RRP: £15.99£13.33The Uzi submachine gun is one of the most recognizable weapons in history. Its familiarity stems in part from the sheer diversity of its users. Uzis have been seen being wielded and fired by US Secret Service agents and SWAT teams, Israeli soldiers,... -
Tank Spotter's Guide by Tank Museum
RRP: £6.99£5.13Invented during World War I to break the grim deadlock of the Western Front trenches, tanks have gone on to revolutionise warfare. From the lightning Blitzkrieg assaults of World War II to the great battles in the Middle Eastern desert and the largest... -
Intercept: The Secret History of Computers and Spies by Gordon Corera
RRP: £12.99£8.60The computer was born to spy, and now computers are transforming espionage. But who are the spies and who is being spied on in today's interconnected world? This is the exhilarating secret history of the melding of technology and espionage. Gordon... -
Blue Streak: Britain's Medium Range Ballistic Missile by John Boyes 9781781557006
RRP: £25.00£17.62In the early 1950s the United States wished to concentrate its defence resources on the development of a 4,000 mile range intercontinental ballistic missile. As a stop-gap measure, US defence chiefs hoped to assist Britain with the development of its own...