Wars & Conflicts

Italy's declaration of war on Britain in June 1940 had devastating consequences for Italian immigrant families living in Scotland signalling their traumatic construction as the 'enemy other'. Through an analysis of personal testimonies and previously...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476688640Author Rick GehweilerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint McFarland & CompanyPublisher McFarland & CompanyWeight(grams) 152g

There is no single volume that shines a light on Asia's collective involvement in the First World War, and the impact that war had on its societies. Moreover, no volume in any language explores the experiences Asian countries shared as they became...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143037651Author Antony BeevorFormat PaperbackPage Count 592Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 533gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm...

By the end of the American war in Vietnam, the coastal province of Phu Yen was one of the least-secure provinces in the Republic of Vietnam. It was also a prominent target of the American strategy of pacification - an effort, purportedly separate and...

This history sheds light on the achievements of the 363rd for the period it flew escort and ground support missions over Europe. The day-to-day operations are interspersed with quotes from the group and squadron diaries, and supplemented by an exhaustive...

After spending a difficult winter at Valley Forge, George Washington led the Continental Army in pursuit of the British Army moving from Philadelphia to New York City. On June 28, 1778, the army caught up with the British and defeated them at Monmouth...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915070906Author Steve BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & CompanyWeight(grams) 152g

Before unmanned combat drones, there was the Grumman OV-1C Mohawk, a twin-engine turboprop fixed-wing reconnaissance aircraft loaded with state-of-the-art target detection systems. Crewed by a pilot and observer, it flew at treetop level by day, taking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781554884087Author Colonel John ConradFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Dundurn Group LtdPublisher Dundurn Group LtdDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 13mm

Douglas Grindle provides a firsthand account of how the war in Afghanistan was won in a rural district south of Kandahar City and how the newly created peace slipped away when vital resources failed to materialize and the United States headed for the...

This new book in the popular Polish Wings series tells the story of French flying boats in the service of the Polish Navy Air Force from the end of the First World War to the outbreak of the Second World War. During this period, the Polish naval air...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891418290Author James EbertFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio PressWeight(grams) 289gDimensions(mm) 169mm * 106mm *...

The story of the romance between an American Eighth Air Force serviceman and a Suffolk girl during the Second World War.Book InformationISBN 9780752452524Author Jack RosenthalFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The...

"I am not pressing you to fight the weather as well as the Germans, never forget that." So wrote Winston Churchill to Arthur Harris, the Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command, after the terrible events of 16 December 1943. In the murky dusk almost...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780471457589Author Peter A. HuchthausenFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint John Wiley & Sons IncPublisher Turner Publishing CompanyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060976408Author Otto FriedrichFormat PaperbackImprint HarperPerennialPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781907677083Author Don FarrFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

How did the protests and support of ordinary American citizens affect their country's participation in the Vietnam War? This engrossing book focuses on four social groups that achieved political prominence in the 1960s and early 1970s-students, African...

For Americans on the home front, the twelve months following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour comprised the darkest year of World War Two. Despite government attempts to disguise the magnitude of American losses, it was clear that the nation had...

This is the intriguing chronicle of Winston Churchill's early years as a young soldier fighting in several different types of wars-on horseback in the cavalry at Khartoum, with saber and lance against the Dervishes at age twenty-two, in the South African...

In Drunk on Genocide, Edward B. Westermann reveals how, over the course of the Third Reich, scenes involving alcohol consumption and revelry among the SS and police became a routine part of rituals of humiliation in the camps, ghettos, and killing fields...

This book is a touching compilation of personal accounts of the men who served in the 487th Bomb Group during World War II. These accounts exemplify the dedication and sacrifice these men made in the face of grave danger while serving their country...

During World War II Nathalie "Lily" Sergueiew, a woman of mystery, confidently seduced the German Intelligence Service into employing her as a spy against their British enemy. Little did they know that this striking woman--who turned heads when she...

A compilation for aero modellers of 4-view colour profiles, scale plans and photo details of the single variant of the NAA P-51d-5-Na Mustang, with scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals.Book InformationISBN...

Patrick Moore introduces the stars and the night sky to complete beginners and children in this brand new, highly illustrated guide. Using simple terms, he brings the mysteries of the sky to a new audience. 'Are you interested in the stars? If so, I will...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312385385Author Bill HendonFormat PaperbackImprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 862g

This book is the history of V./(Z)LG 1, a Zerstoerergruppe (destroyer-group) which, like most of the Luftwaffe destroyer units equipped with the Messerschmitt Bf 110 twin-engined heavy fighter, was disbanded at the end of 1940 after suffering devastating...

This book describes the action in the area southeast of Malmedy during the final stage--Christmas 1944 through the end of January 1945--of the Battle of the Bulge, focusing on the operations of the German 3rd Fallschirmjager (Paratroop) Division. This...

6th September, 1942: a middle-aged Jewish refugee stands on the Swiss side of the Franco-Swiss border above Geneva. He has been living in Switzerland since he fled Vienna in November 1938, as the Nazi persecution of the city's Jewish population...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595178735Author James F DunniganFormat PaperbackPage Count 516Imprint iUniversePublisher iUniverseWeight(grams) 776gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 154mm * 32mm

The odyssey of 600,000 imperial Japanese soldiers incarcerated in Soviet labor camps after World War II and their fraught repatriation to postwar Japan.In August 1945 the Soviet Union seized the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo and the colony of...

The 15th Fighter Group was activated in December 1940 as part of the old Hawaiian Air Force. It served its baptism of fire a year later when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Oahu's airfields. Utilizing personal interviews with veterans as well as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250275851Author Dan HamptonFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 548gDimensions(mm) 242mm *...

The U.S. Army evolved into a truly modern fighting force during World War I. When the U.S. entered the war in 1917, the infantry was its primary offensive arm. Training focused mainly on target practice, bayonet charges and marching drills. Antiquated...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395410554Author Winston S. ChurchillFormat PaperbackPage Count 724Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 1250g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846831775Author Peter BunnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Woodfield PublishingPublisher Woodfield Publishing

While the main focus in early 1945 was on the advance to The Fatherland, 15 Army Groups 5th (US) and 8th (British) Armies were achieving remarkable results in Northern Italy. Superb generalship (Truscott 5th Army and McCreery 8th Army under General...

In 1915, at the height of World War I, the Central Powers sent a secret mission, led by Oskar Ritter von Niedermayer and Werner Otto von Hentig, to the court of the emir of Afghanistan, Habibullah Khan. Jointly operated by the governments of Germany and...

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, the U.S. Navy had a total of 111 submarines. However, this fleet was not nearly as impressive as the number suggests. It was mostly a collection of ageing boats from the late teens and early...