Wars & Conflicts

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648221944Author Nigel AskeyFormat HardbackPage Count 406Imprint Nigel AskeyPublisher Nigel AskeyWeight(grams) 1225g

When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in late 1939, what transpired was a true “David and Goliath” conflict. When Finland refused a number of Soviet demands, including the ceding of substantial border territories ostensibly to enable the Soviets to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143038047Author Fred AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint The Penguin PressPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 323gDimensions(mm) 214mm *...

The American 345th Bomb Group - the Air Apaches - was legendary in the war against Japan. The first fully trained and fully equipped group sent to the South Pacific, the 345th racked up a devastating score against the enemy. Armed to the teeth with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611450118Author Miklos NyiszliFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Arcade PublishingPublisher Skyhorse PublishingWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 206mm...

On the four sides of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, serried tablets display the names of 660 honoured commanders of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Most are those of generals and marshals of the French Army - but 26 are the names of admirals,...

"In this fascinating book, Lee Kennett tells of (World War I fliers and) their experiences on all fronts and skillfully places them in proper context" (Edward M. Coffman, author of "The Old Army"). "A welcome and long overdue...

Oswald Boelcke was Germany's first ace in World War One with a total of forty victories. His character, inspirational leadership, organisational genius, development of air-to-air tactics and impact on aerial doctrine are all reasons why Boelcke remains...

The 'Desert Rats' defeat Rommel: ' ... an impressive book ... highly recommended.' John Pimlott, MILITARY ILLUSTRATEDThe siege of Tobruk in 1941 was the first time the British army succeeded in defeating a German army operation in World War II. Despite...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806155814Author Dr Kenneth M SwopeFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint University of Oklahoma PressPublisher University of Oklahoma PressWeight(grams)...

The Allied assault on the German-occupied port of Dieppe in France, code-named Operation Jubilee, took place on 19 August 1942. It was a battle that lasted for less than ten hours but it has gone down in history as a military disaster, often spoken of in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061173172Author Bruce HendersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 226mm...

Since the days of the Battle of Trafalgar, the Royal Navy had been the acknowledged as the most powerful maritime force on the planet. Britain could boast more warships, and particularly more Dreadnoughts and battle-cruisers than any other nation. But...

nside these pages you will meet over 960 infamous men - the officers of Nazi Germany's Totenkopf (Death's Head). You will encounter the 256 SS officers who worked at Dachau - the SS concentration camp that doubled as a training school for death. You will...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866144Author Edward PereiraFormat PaperbackPage Count 458Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

The Second World War is a favorite for modelers, and this comprehensive guide to techniques suitable for 1/72, 1/48 and 1/35 scale tank models will be invaluable to modelers wanting to recreate the iconic tanks of this conflict. From the Russian T-34 at...

Casting aside conventional narratives of The Great War, Jeremy Black returns to a vast range of original sources and investigates not only the key events of the war, but its consequences in restructuring the old order. Black also considers the struggle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062313805Author Linda HervieuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780440218807Author Andy McNabFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 174mm *...

At the end of 1917, after three years of trench warfare on the Western Front, the Allied armies of Britain and France, and those of their main opponent, Germany, had reached a point of exhaustion and hibernation. On March 21 1918, the German Army...

This book covers the design, development, production and operations of the Hawker Hurricane before, during and after the Second World War. Without the courage and perseverance of the young men from Britain and the Commonwealth, who risked their lives to...

General William C. Westmoreland has long been derided for his failed strategy of "attrition" in the Vietnam War. Historians have argued that Westmoreland's strategy placed a premium on high "body counts" through a "big unit war" that relied almost solely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781643139449Author Jim BradburyFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Pegasus BooksPublisher Pegasus BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399583568Author Stephen L MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Penguin Putnam IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Wall Street Journal Bestseller USA Today Bestseller Publishers Weekly Bestseller As Seen on Tucker Carlson Combat-decorated Marine officer Stuart Scheller speaks out against the debacle of the Afghan pullout as the culmination of a decades-long and...

Beyond the Arab Cold War brings the Yemen Civil War, 1962-68, to the forefront of modern Middle East History. During the 1960s, in the wake of a coup against Imam Muhammad al-Badr and the formation of the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), Yemen was transformed...

A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalist in History Winner of the 2018 Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Greene Award for a distinguished work of nonfiction The first battle book from Mark Bowden since his #1 New York Times bestseller Black Hawk Down,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671511043Author Hugh ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 832Imprint Pocket BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 1150g

In 1941, the Franco regime established the Spanish Division of Volunteers to take part in the Russian campaign as a unit integrated into the German Wehrmacht. Recruited by both the Fascist Party (Falange) and the Spanish army, around 47,000 Spanish...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553382556Author Roger MoorhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 430gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

To Arms is Hew Strachan's most complete and definitive study of the opening of the First World War. Now, key sections from this magisterial work are published as individual paperbacks, each complete in itself, and with a new introduction by the author...

For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam's Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra's ""These Boots Are Made for Walkin'."" For a ""tunnel rat"" who blew smoke into the Viet Cong's underground tunnels, it was Jimi Hendrix's...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140169317Author Lucette Matalon LagnadoFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

No airforce in the Second World War would make more use of captured planes than the Luftwaffe. With this in mind, Jean-Louis Roba has undergone a considerable amount of work in tracking down hundreds of aircraft used by the Luftwaffe and illustrating...

Newcastle raised more battalions of volunteer soldiers that went on to see active service than any other British provincial city during the First World War. The first full battalion of Kitchener's Army, Pioneer battalions, the Tyneside Scottish and the...

The use of terror has been a characteristic of Russia from the days of the Tsars. The Okhrana was the oppressive police force of the Romanovs. Then came the Cheka, the OGPU, SMERSH and the NKVD - organisations that used terror to control every aspect of...

This latest German Army book by Jack Sheldon covers a shorter (three week) timeframe than his earlier works. After an introductory chapter tracing the development of the Hindenburg Line, the author concentrates on German aspects of the bitterly fought...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9786155583070Author Jon FeenstraFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint PeKo Publishing Kft.Publisher PeKo Publishing Kft.

Synopsis coming soon.......Book InformationISBN 9780684873855Author Patrick K. O'DonnellFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781039008380Author R.H. ThompsonFormat HardbackPage Count 360Imprint Knopf CanadaPublisher Random House Canada