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Jagdpanther Tank Destroyer: German Army, Western Europe 1944 -1945 by Dennis Oliver 9781526710895
RRP: $19.34$14.13Combining the destructive firepower of the 88mm gun with the outstanding mobility of the Panther series, the Jagdpanther is quite probably the best-known tank destroyer of the Second World War. In the vehicle's first action on 30 July 1944, three... -
The Sterling Submachine Gun by Matthew Moss
RRP: $18.05$12.58Designed by a motorcycle racer turned small-arms engineer, George Patchett, the submachine gun that eventually became known as the Sterling was developed during World War II. Some suggest it first saw action during Operation Infatuate with No. 4... -
T-90 Standard Tank: The First Tank of the New Russia by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $16.76$14.20A highly illustrated study of the T-90, the backbone of the armoured units of Putin's Russia. In the wake of the T-72 tank's poor performance in the 1991 Gulf War, the Kremlin instructed the Russian tank industry to drop the discredited T-72... -
Soviet Partisan vs German Security Soldier by Alexander Hill
RRP: $18.05$12.58The savage partisan war on the Eastern Front during World War II saw a wide variety of forces deployed by both sides. On the Soviet side, civilian partisans fought alongside and in co-operation with Red Army troops and Red Army and NKVD 'special forces'... -
Walther Pistols: PP, PPK and P 38 by John Walter
RRP: $19.34$14.13While the PP and PPK were intended for police work, the Walther P 38 was produced for the Germany military; all three pistols have garnered a formidable international reputation since the 1930s. The innovative Walther PP (Polizeipistole), a... -
Italian Soft-Skinned Vehicles of the Second World War Volume 1: Motorcycles, Cars, Trucks, Artillery Tractors 1935-1945 by Daniele Guglielmi 9781804513279
RRP: $32.25$31.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804513279Author Daniele GuglielmiFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Art of Gunsmithing by Lewis Potter
RRP: $32.25$26.14This volume is written about working on one of the finest sporting firearms ever invented - the shotgun. Included are types of shotgun from everyman's dream gun, the sidelock ejector, to the everyman gun, the humble economy single barrel. It covers the... -
Samurai Swords - A Collector's Guide: A Comprehensive Introduction to History, Collecting and Preservation - of the Japanese Sword by Clive Sinclaire
RRP: $32.24$23.19Japanese swords, particularly those wielded by famous samurai warriors, hold a continuing fascination for collectors of fine arts and historical military weapons. This book is designed to enhance one's appreciation for the wide variety of Japanese swords... -
Artillery Warfare, 1939-1945 by Simon Forty 9781526776785
RRP: $32.25$22.73Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Hurricane Girls: The inspirational true story of the women who dared to fly by Jo Wheeler
RRP: $14.18$10.02Celebrating the lives of the magnificent women, the ATA girls, who courageously flew Spitfires, Tiger Moths, Lancaster Bombers and many other aircraft during World War Two Since the invention of aeroplanes, women have taken to the skies.They have broken... -
An Enemy of the Crown: The British Secret Service Campaign against Charles Haughey by David Burke
RRP: $20.63$14.98In the early 1970s, Sir Maurice Oldfield of the British Secret Service, MI6, embarked upon a decade-long campaign to derail the political career of Charles Haughey. The English spymaster believed Haughey was a Provisional IRA godfather, therefore, a... -
Japan 1944-45: LeMay's B-29 strategic bombing campaign by Mark Lardas
RRP: $21.92$15.84The air campaign that incinerated Japan's cities was the first and only time that independent air power has won a war. As the United States pushed Imperial Japan back towards Tokyo Bay, the US Army Air Force deployed the first of a new bomber to... -
World War I Battlefield Artillery Tactics by Dale Clarke
RRP: $19.34$16.19As the First World War bogged down across Europe resulting in the establishment of trench systems, artillery began to grow in military importance. Never before had the use of artillery been so vital, and to this day the ferocity, duration and widespread... -
Weapons, Warriors and Battles of Ancient Iberia by Fernando Quesada Sanz 9781781592755
RRP: $51.60$36.62In ancient times, the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) was home to warriors of great renown. Spanish and Celtiberian warriors, both infantry and cavalry, provided the backbone of the Carthaginian armies that terrorized Italy under Hannibal and... -
The War of the Gun Boats by Cooper, Bryan 9781399019897
RRP: $19.34$14.13The '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... -
How Can Man Die Better: The Secrets of Isandlwana Revealed by Mike Snook
RRP: $19.34$15.49Wednesday 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic days in the long and distinguished history of the British Army. At noon a massive Zulu host attacked the 24th Regiment in its encampment at the foot of the mountain of Isandlwana, a distinctive... -
Lavochkin Fighters of the Second World War by Jason Moore 9781781555149
RRP: $38.70$27.54The Lavochkin fighters remain little known in the West, although with the Yakovlev fighter series they were the backbone of the Red Air Force fighter force during the Second World War. The author rectifies that with this comprehensive history of these... -
Centurian Tank: Images Of War by Pat Ware 9781781590119
RRP: $19.34$15.84Few tank designs have been as effective, versatile and long-lived as that of the British Centurion. Conceived during the Second World War as the answer to the superior German Tiger and Panther tanks and to the lethal 88mm gun, this 52-ton main battle... -
The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 2: 1942-45 by Thomas Anderson
RRP: $45.15$32.62The final years of World War II saw the legendary Panzerwaffe face its most difficult challenges, with Allied troops landing at Normandy and storming across the continent and the Russians gaining the upper hand on the Eastern Front. As Germany fought... -
T-34: An Illustrated History of Stalin's Greatest Tank by Wolfgang Fleischer 9781784384951
RRP: $25.79$18.42The T-34 was one of the most remarkable tanks of the Second World War. Although the Red Army suffered continual heavy tank losses, the rugged and reliable T-34 was an immense success story and was ultimately instrumental in turning the tide of the war. ... -
The Flintlock Musket by Stuart Reid
RRP: $20.63$17.20The flintlock or firelock musket is one of the most iconic weapons in history: used on the battlefields of the English Civil War, it was then carried by both sides at Blenheim, Bunker Hill, Waterloo and the Alamo, and dominated warfare for more than 150... -
Tiger I and Tiger II Tanks: German Army and Waffen-SS The Last Battles in the East, 1945 by Dennis Oliver 9781526791221
RRP: $21.92$15.84By the first weeks of 1945 the Eastern Front had been pushed back to the Carpathian mountain passes in the south and Warsaw on the Vistula River in the centre while in the north the German army was fighting in East Prussia. The Wehrmacht's armoured and... -
Badass Bricks: Thirty-Five Weapons of Mass Construction by Jake Mackay 9781626363045
$19.07LEGO is fun. So are toy weapons. The only thing more fun is LEGO toy weapons! A compilation of badass brick weapons-some that actually even work-this book is designed for the adult brick enthusiast. Each project is original (i.e., not from a LEGO kit)... -
Panzer III by Thomas Anderson
RRP: $45.15$35.11This highly illustrated title details the history of the Panzer III throughout World War II, from its early development in the pre-war years, through its pivotal role in the Blitzkrieg campaigns in Poland and Western Europe, to its eventual obsolescence... -
Arms and Armour of the First World War by Jonathan Ferguson 9780948092787
RRP: $12.89$8.84The First World War was a watershed in global history. Both terrible and terrifying, it shredded the social order and ushered in a bleak new world. Inevitably, the war led to major advances in military strategy and tactics that were reflected in the... -
Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles: Man-Portable Air Defense Systems by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $20.63$14.98Noted authority Steven J. Zaloga charts the development, combat use, and influence of man-portable air defense systems, from the late 1960s to the present day. The first attempts at developing a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS) based around a... -
Bosworth 1485: A Battlefield Rediscovered by Glenn Foard
RRP: $38.64$31.64Bosworth stands alongside Naseby and Hastings as one of the three most iconic battles ever fought on English soil. The action on 22 August 1485 brought to an end the dynastic struggle known as the Wars of the Roses and heralded the dawn of the Tudor... -
Luftwaffe Special Weapons 1942-45 by Robert Forsyth
RRP: $45.15$32.62As the course of World War II turned against the Third Reich after Stalingrad some of the most inventive and radical proposals, and designs, were put forward by armaments manufacturers, scientists and technicians, aircrew and even private individuals to... -
With Trumpet, Drum and Fife: A Short Treatise Covering the Rise and Fall of Military Musical Instruments on the Battlefield by Major Mike Hall 9781909384170
RRP: $21.87$15.82Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909384170Author Major Mike HallFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Shep Paine's Armor Modeler Guide by Sheperd Paine
RRP: $32.24$23.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627003933Author Sheperd PaineFormat PaperbackPage Count 146Imprint Kalmbach Publishing CompanyPublisher Kalmbach Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)... -
Exocet Falklands: The Untold Story of Special Forces Operations by Ewen Southby-Tailyour
$23.45This is a revelatory account of three un-tabulated special forces operations, Plum Duff, Mikado and Kettledrum, that failed to destroy Argentina's Exocet missiles during the 1982 Falkland's campaign. In that context alone this book is of international... -
The Falklands Guns: The Story of the Captured Argentine Artillery that Became Part of the RAF Regiment by Wing Commander Mike Fonfe
RRP: $32.25$22.73The Oerlikon twin 35mm anti-aircraft gun was the one weapon in the Argentine armoury which had a major impact on the British air campaign during the Falklands Conflict in 1982. Indeed, General Mario Benjamin Men ndez, transient Argentine Governor of Las... -
Kampfpanzer Maus: The Porsche Type 205 Super-Heavy Tank by Michael Frohlich 9780764350788
RRP: $59.33$39.63In 1944 the Maus giant battle tank, weighing almost 190 tons, was supposed to help turn the Wehrmacht's fortunes of war on the Eastern Front. Just two prototypes of this monster were delivered, for its undeniable advantages-tremendous firepower and... -
The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 3: The Panzer Division by Thomas Anderson
RRP: $45.15$32.62The first two volumes of the History of the Panzerwaffe have described how the Germans transformed armoured warfare from a lumbering and ponderous experiment in World War I into something that could decide the outcome of conflicts, and how the legendary... -
Gladiators 4th-1st centuries BC by Francois Gilbert
RRP: $18.05$13.89This new study lifts the veil on the high-profile but often misunderstood gladiators of ancient Rome, from their origins to the dawn of the Principate. Originating in funeral rites during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, the Roman gladiator games... -
M1 Carbine: Variants, Markings, Ammunition, Accessories by Roger Out
RRP: $29.66$19.41The M1 carbine is a .30-caliber, semiautomatic rifle that first appeared in 1942 as a standard firearm for the US military during World War II. It was later used by US forces in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and continues to see worldwide use to this day... -
A History of the Samurai: Legendary Warriors of Japan by Jonathan Lopez-Vera 9784805315354
RRP: $20.63$14.81A History of the Samurai tells the complete story of Japan's legendary warrior class from beginning to end-an epic tale of intrigue, bloodshed and bravery that is central to an understanding of the Japanese character and of Japanese history. It describes... -
Panzer IV and Its Variants by Walter J. Spielberger
RRP: $59.33$35.38Vol. IV of IV.Book InformationISBN 9780887405150Author Walter J. SpielbergerFormat HardbackPage Count 168Imprint Schiffer Publishing LtdPublisher Schiffer Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 957g -
Brotherhood of the Bomb: The Tangled Lives and Loyalties of Robert Oppenheimer, Ernest Lawrence and Edward Teller by Gregg Herken 9780805065893
RRP: $38.69$26.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805065893Author Gregg HerkenFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Henry Holt & Company IncPublisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams)... -
Sniping Rifles in World War I by Martin Pegler
RRP: $19.34$14.13While Germany and Austria-Hungary were well-equipped with sniping rifles in 1914, their Allied opponents were not. This highly illustrated volume tells the inside story of the rifles carried by snipers of all the major powers during World War I. ...