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8th Waffen-SS Cavalry Division "Florian Geyer": An Illustrated History by Massimiliano Afiero 9780764353260
RRP: $72.13$61.68Formed in 1942, the 8th SS Cavalry Division "Florian Geyer" was one of the most controversial units in the Waffen-SS. Created with the intention of making it an elite unit within the Waffen-SS, it instead saw its main employment from the... -
Kamikaze, Cherry Blossoms and Nationalisms: The Militarization of Aesthetics in Japanese History by Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney
RRP: $54.60$54.19Why did almost one thousand highly educated "student scholars" volunteer to serve in Japan's "tokkotai" (kamikaze) operations near the end of World War II, even though Japan was losing the war? Did they embody the imperial ideology both in thought and in... -
Rise of the Aircraft Carrier: Pacific Naval Strategy 1941-1945 by James Bergeron 9781838010737
$35.84Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838010737Author James BergeronFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint Paul HoneywillPublisher Paul HoneywillDimensions(mm) 228mm * 152mm * 20mm -
Lindell's List: Saving British and American Women at Ravensbruck Peter Hore 9780750966214
RRP: $39.00$32.55Already a decorated heroine of the First World War, British-born Mary Lindell, Comtesse de Milleville, was one of the most colourful and courageous agents of the Second World War, yet her story has almost been forgotten. Evoking the spirit of Edith... -
SS Das Reich At War 1939-1945: History of the Division by Ian Baxter 9781473890893
RRP: $29.23$21.35Between 1933 and 1939, the strength and influence of the SS grew considerably with thousands of men being recruited into the new ideological armed formation, many into units known as the SS-Verfgungstruppe (Special Disposal Troop). These troops saw... -
The SS: A History 1919-1945 by Robert Lewis Koehl 9780752425597
RRP: $25.33$19.25The SS grew out of Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler's obsession to prevent the treachery they believed to have caused the German defeat in the First World War. The SS was to be an elite corps of politically aware soldiers whose primary aim was to... -
Sons and Soldiers: The Jews Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned for Retribution by Bruce Henderson
RRP: $25.33$16.98'The last great, untold story of WWII... highly compelling' Daily Mail Fleeing Nazi persecution for America in the 1930s, the young German-born Jews who would come to be known as The Ritchie Boys were labelled 'enemy... -
Bare Feet, Iron Will ~ Stories from the Other Side of Vietnam's Battlefields by James G. Zumwalt
RRP: $29.15$26.17Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977788439Author James G. ZumwaltFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint FortisPublisher FortisWeight(grams) 489gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 18mm -
The Battle of Cotentin: 9 - 19 June 1944 Georges Bernage 9781473857636
RRP: $38.98$27.85In June 1944, the Americans left the Sainte-M re-Eglise and Utah Beach bridgehead and crossed the Merderet river to the Chauss e de la Fiere, taking Picauville on 10 June. Their advance was slowed following the failure of the 90th Infantry Division, but... -
Men of the Battle of Britain: Supplementary Volume by Kenneth G Wynn 9781526785275
$61.13Since it was first published in 1989, Men of the Battle of Britain, the complete third edition of which was published in 2015, has become a standard reference book for academics and researchers interested in the Battle of Britain. This remarkable... -
The King's Pilgrimage: With A Poem On The King's Pilgrimage By Rudyard Kipling by Frank Fox 9789390215768
RRP: $17.55$15.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789390215768Author Frank FoxFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Lector HousePublisher Lector HouseWeight(grams) 132gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 5mm -
The Spy in Hitler's Inner Circle: Hans-Thilo Schmidt and the Intelligence Network That Decoded Enigma by Paul Paillole
RRP: $48.75$43.91Ten years after the publication of his Services Speciaux (1935-1945), Paillole took up his pen once again in order to shed further light on the critical role that the French Secret Service played in the infiltration of German agencies. In this first... -
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F, G, & K Series: an Illustrated Study by Jochen Prien
RRP: $62.38$40.95Noted Luftwaffe historians Jochen Prien and Peter Rodeike present in this brand new book the Messerschmitt BF 109F, G and K models. Over 500 photos - most never published and some in rare color - superb line schemes, and detailed text show the late model... -
Kursk 1943: Hitler's Bitter Harvest by Anthony Tucker-Jones
RRP: $48.75$37.48In 1943, as war raged along the Eastern Front, the German forces attempted to push further east in the brutal Operation Citadel, which saw one of the largest armoured clashes in history: the Battle of Prokhorovka.Countered by two Soviet attacks, this... -
To Win a War: 1918 The Year of Victory by John Terraine
RRP: $29.23$19.42This book is a classic narrative history of the last year of the First World War. Author John Terraine was associate producer and chief screenwriter of the 1963-64 BBC TV documentary The Great War. He was the founder and President of the Western Front... -
The Tommies' Manual 1916 by Hannah Holman
RRP: $19.48$13.34How do you aim a Lewis gun? What can you do to protect your war horse from a gas attack? How do you design a barbed wire entanglement for a front line trench? What does an 18-pounder artillery piece do best? An amazing array of leaflets, books and... -
The Partnership: George Marshall, Henry Stimson, and the Extraordinary Collaboration That Won World War II by Edward Farley Aldrich
RRP: $58.50$41.63On September 1, 1939, the day World War II broke out in Europe, Gen. George Marshall was sworn in as chief of staff of the U.S. Army. Ten months later, Roosevelt appointed Henry Stimson secretary of war. For the next five years, from adjoining offices in... -
Crucible of Hell: The Heroism and Tragedy of Okinawa, 1945 by Saul David 9780316534680
RRP: $42.88$28.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316534680Author Saul DavidFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Hachette BooksPublisher Hachette BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 211mm * 137mm *... -
Tiger I and Tiger II by Anthony Tucker-Jones
$34.36The German Tiger I and Tiger II (known to the Allies as the 'King Tiger' or 'Royal Tiger') were the most famous and formidable heavy tanks of the Second World War. In their day their awesome reputation inspired such apprehension among Allied soldiers... -
Me262: Hitler's Jet Plane by Mano Ziegler 9781911667827
RRP: $48.75$34.91The Me 262 was the world's first operational military jet. Hitler believed that it would become Germany's 'miracle weapon' and took a great personal interest in its development. Pilot Mano Ziegler was involved from its inception and contributed to its... -
Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World by Eric Jay Dolin 9781324093084
RRP: $46.78$36.80The best-selling author of Black Flags, Blue Waters tells the story of a wild encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig and a British warship in the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812. Fraught with misunderstandings... -
The Thin Red Line: An eyewitness history of the Crimean War by Julian Spilsbury
RRP: $25.33$17.22A FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's RedcoatsThe Crimean War was the first 'modern' war for the British forces: journalists reported home via the telegraph, a device that also tempted the government to micro-manage the war from the comfort of Whitehall. It... -
Narvik: The Struggle of Battle Group Dietl in the Spring of 1940 by Alex Buchner
RRP: $68.25$48.13Published for the first time in English, this is a German account of the German invasionof Norway in the spring of 1940. It focuses on the efforts of Group "1" led by Eduard Dietl. This group of gebirgstruppen was landed at Narvik in early April by... -
Spitfire by Tony Holmes
RRP: $17.53$12.97Bursting with exciting full-colour illustrations, colour artwork and contemporary photographs, this is a handy, complete guide to the most famous military aircraft in history. The Spitfire is an icon of World War II, becoming the darling of the... -
Next to Wellington: General Sir George Murray. The Story of a Scottish Soldier and Statesman, Wellington's Quartermaster General by John Harding-Edgar 9781804513880
RRP: $58.40$40.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804513880Author John Harding-EdgarFormat PaperbackPage Count 410Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
In Search of the Ninja: The Historical Truth of Ninjutsu by Antony Cummins
RRP: $33.13$25.60Lost in modern myth, false history and general misinterpretation, the Ninja have been misrepresented for many years. More recently, a desire for a more historical view of the ninja has become a popular theme in the history/martial arts community and... -
The Spanish Civil War at Sea: Dark and Dangerous Waters by Michael Alpert
$49.59The Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939 underlined the importance of the sea as the supply route to both General Franco's insurgents and the Spanish Republic. There were attempted blockades by Franco as well as attacks by his Italian and German allies against... -
Death by Design: British Tank Development in the Second World War by Peter Beale 9780752453705
RRP: $39.00$30.56At the outbreak of war in 1939 British tank crews were ill-equipped, under trained and badly led. As a consequence the lives of hundreds of crewmen were wasted unnecessarily. This was due not only to the poor design and construction of British tanks, but... -
El Salvador Volume Volume 2: Conflagration, 1983-1990 David Francois 9781804512180
RRP: $38.90$27.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804512180Author David FrancoisFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Blood, Sweat and Courage: 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1942 by Steve Brew 9781781552964
RRP: $68.25$56.20Formed in 1916, 41 Squadron is one of the oldest Royal Air Force squadrons in existence. The unit saw service in the First World War, on Policing Duties in the Aden Protectorate during the 1930s, throughout the Second World War, and more recently in the... -
Blighty: British Society in the Era of the Great War by Gerard J.De Groot 9780582061378
RRP: $120.88$61.99An analytical survey of Britain in the era of the Great War (focusing particularly on the period 1907-1922), which questions the common assumption that, because the war had a devastating impact on the British people, its social consequences must... -
German Army Medical Corps in World War II by Wolfgang Fleischer 9780764306921
RRP: $44.83$29.80This is the only book in English to present a detailed look at the German medical corps in World War II. Among the topics covered are training, structure of the corps, equipment, transport, medical care in a variety of combat zones, and a selection of... -
Nazi Rule and the Soviet Offensive in Eastern Germany, 1944-1945: The Darkest Hour by Alastair Noble 9781845192860
RRP: $68.15$63.06This is a groundbreaking English-language examination of the final period of Nazi rule in Germany's eastern provinces at the end of the Second World War. It outlines the wartime role of this region and assesses the impact of Nazi 'popular mobilisation'... -
Gentleman Spymaster by Geoffrey Elliott 9780413777065
RRP: $35.08$29.78The biography of Thomas Argyll Robertson who played a key role in Operation Mincemeat (the Second World War operation which suggested that an invasion of Greece was imminent) and masterminded the 1944 Operation Fortitude (which was designed to persuade... -
The Great Siege of Chester by John Barratt 9780752423456
RRP: $48.75$36.70The appalling effects of civil war are often suffered most horrifically by the ordinary men, women and children involuntarily caught up in it, as it tears asunder the very fabric of their lives. Such was the fate of the citizens of Chester, who for... -
Radio Spitfire by Brian Eaton
RRP: $17.53$12.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800743694Author Brian EatonFormat PaperbackPage Count 106Imprint Olympia PublishersPublisher Olympia Publishers -
The Monuments Men: Allied Heros, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History by Robert M Edsel 9781599951492
RRP: $63.38$42.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781599951492Author Robert M EdselPage Count 489Imprint Center StreetPublisher Little, Brown & Company -
The Mediterranean Air War: Airpower and Allied Victory in World War II by Robert S. Ehlers
RRP: $126.75$98.20Without what the Allies learned in the Mediterranean air war in 1942-1944, the Normandy landing-and so, perhaps, World War II-would have ended differently. This is one of many lessons of The Mediterranean Air War, the first one-volume history of the... -
Arnhem 1944: Battle Story by Dr Chris Brown
RRP: $19.48$15.15The Battle of Arnhem has acquired a near-legendary status in British military history as an audacious plan to land paratroopers into the Netherlands and spearhead an attack against the German-held Ruhr. Beyond images of brave paratroopers and scenes from... -
Scotland's Land Girls: Breeches, Bombers and Backaches by Elaine Edwards
RRP: $17.53$14.86An introduction about the Women's Land Army in the First and Second World Wars is followed by reminiscences, recorded recently by the editor, of ten ex-Land Girls. It is co-published by NMS Enterprises Limited - Publishing and the European Ethnological...