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Painting Wargaming Figures: Axis Forces on the Eastern Front by Andy Singleton
RRP: $19.34$14.33Andy Singleton has been modelling and painting most of his life and has been a professional commission figure painter for some years now. Here he shares his experience and tips of the trade for painting Axis forces on WW2's Eastern Front: Germans,... -
Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17 by Prit Buttar
RRP: $21.92$16.60Despite the increasingly futile, bloody struggles for territory that had characterised the Eastern Front the previous year, the German and Austro-Hungarian commands held high hopes for 1916. After the success of the 1915 Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive, which... -
Unearthing Churchill's Secret Army: The Official List of SOE Casualties and Their Stories by Martin Mace
RRP: $20.63$15.21Special Operations Executive was one of the most secretive organizations of the Second World War, its activities cloaked in mystery and intrigue. The fate, therefore, of many of its agents was not revealed to the general public other than the bare... -
The Light Division in the Peninsular War, 1811-1814 by Tim Saunders 9781526770134
RRP: $38.70$27.98Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
A History of the Second World War in 100 Maps by Jeremy Black 9780712355315
RRP: $32.25$21.13Whilst the First World War had seen an exceptional growth in the use and production of military cartography, the global conflict that followed employed maps, charts, reconnaissance, radar, sonar and the systematic recording and processing of geographical... -
Modern War: A Very Short Introduction by Richard English 9780199607891
RRP: $11.60$8.58Warfare is the most dangerous threat faced by modern humanity. It is also one of the key influences that has shaped the politics, economics, and society of the modern period. But what do we mean by modern war? What causes modern wars to begin? Why do... -
Downfall 1945: The Fall of Hitler's Third Reich by Steven J. Zaloga
RRP: $21.92$16.09As the final month of fighting in Europe in 1945 dawned the Allies embarked upon a series of mopping up operations, destroying the last centres of German resistance as the essentially defeated Wehrmacht fought on in increasingly desperate conditions,... -
The Darkest Dawn: The Story of the Iolaire Tragedy by Malcolm Macdonald 9781789070248
RRP: $32.25$28.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789070248Author Malcolm MacdonaldFormat HardbackImprint AcairPublisher Acair -
The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak: In the Words of the Survivors Dilip Sarkar 9781445607436
RRP: $14.18$9.46HMS Royal Oak was a Revenge-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, infamously torpedoed at anchor by the German submarine U-47 on 14 October 1939. Royal Oak was anchored at Scapa Flow in Orkney, Scotland when she became the first of the five Royal... -
The Black Bull: From Normandy to the Baltic with the 11th Armoured Division by Patrick Delaforce 9781526784285
RRP: $19.34$14.33The 11th Armoured Division, famous for its Black Bull insignia, was widely recognized as being among the best armoured divisions in north-west Europe during the Second World War. This book tells the story of the Division in the words of the soldiers who... -
Napoleon's Military Machine Operations Manual by Chris McNab
RRP: $29.66$12.27The Grande Armee of Napoleon Bonaparte is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest fighting forces ever deployed. With it the French scored a streak of historic victories that gave them an unprecedented grip on power over the European continent. At... -
Battleship Commander: The Life of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr. by Paul Stillwell
RRP: $51.54$30.73This is the first-ever biography of Vice Admiral Willis A. Lee Jr., who served a key role during World War II in the Pacific. Recognizing the achievements and legacy of one of the war's top combat admirals has been long overdue until now. Battleship... -
Normandy 1944: The Battle for Caen: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Simon Forty 9781526723758
RRP: $19.34$14.33Caen, a D-Day objective on 6 June 1944, did not fall to the British and Canadian troops of Second Army until 6 August, by which time much of the city had been reduced to rubble. The two-month struggle was a crucial stage in the Normandy campaign and, as... -
The Wars of Alexander's Successors 323 - 281 BC: Volume 2: Battles and Tactics by Bob Bennett 9781526760791
RRP: $16.76$11.86When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied to the strongest. There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these vast territories. Most of these... -
Churchill's Few: The Battle of Britain by John Willis
RRP: $32.25$23.09Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912914050Author John WillisFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint Mensch PublishingPublisher Mensch PublishingWeight(grams) 532g -
Death on the Don: The Destruction of Germany's Allies on the Eastern Front, 1941-44 by Jonathan Trigg
RRP: $23.21$17.85Nazi Germany's assault on the Soviet Union in the summer of 1941, Operation Barbarossa, was the largest invasion in history. Almost 3.5 million men smashed into Stalin's Red Army, reaching the gates of Leningrad, Moscow and Sevastopol. But not all of... -
Luftwaffe Special Weapons 1942-45 by Robert Forsyth
RRP: $45.15$33.13As 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... -
A Songbird in Wartime by Karen Dickson
RRP: $10.31$6.98A brand new wartime family saga, perfect for fans of Rosie Goodwin and Val Wood Shaftesbury, 1936. Mansfield House Hotel has been a refuge for Emily ever since she was orphaned at the age of 16. Not only did they give her employment as a chambermaid,... -
Too Important for the Generals: Losing and Winning the First World War by Allan Mallinson
RRP: $16.76$12.05'War is too important to be left to the generals' snapped future French prime minister Georges Clemenceau on learning of yet another bloody and futile offensive on the Western Front. One of the great questions in the ongoing discussions and debate about... -
When God Made Hell: The British Invasion of Mesopotamia and the Creation of Iraq, 1914-1921 by Charles Townshend
RRP: $19.34$12.98Since 2003, Iraq has rarely left the headlines. But less discussed is the fact that Iraq as we know it was created by the British, in one of the most dramatic interventions in recent history. A cautious strategic invasion by British forces led - within... -
The Life of a Medical Officer in WWI: The Experiences of Captain Harry Gordon Parker by Lorraine Evans 9781399041607
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Japanese Infantryman vs US Marine Rifleman: Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok, 1943–44 by Gregg Adams 9781472857910
RRP: $20.63$15.21Featuring evocative artwork plates and carefully selected photographs, this book assesses the US Marines and Japanese troops who contested the islands of Tarawa, Roi-Namur, and Eniwetok during 1943-44. On November 20, 1943, amphibious vehicles... -
Rome - City in Terror: The Nazi Occupation 1943-44 Victor Failmezger 9781472841285
RRP: $32.25$29.08'Victor Failmezger's passion for the city of Rome is matched by his extensive knowledge of its dark recent past.' - Joshua Levine, author of Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture In September 1943, following wave upon wave of Allied... -
Forgotten Warriors: A History of Women on the Front Line Sarah Percy 9781529344318
RRP: $32.25$21.45'Fascinating' BBC History Magazine'An important contribution to the field of military history' The Times'Brilliant, perspective-shattering' Bookseller'Outstanding . . . hard-hitting and evidence-based' Wavell ReviewsFrom Boudicca to Ukraine,... -
Poles in the Battle of Britain: A Photographic Album of the Polish 'Few' by Peter Sikora 9781526782410
RRP: $32.25$23.09The Polish Air Force, which was created in Britain in the summer of 1940 from flying and ground personnel evacuated from Poland and then from France, proved to be one of the most successful formations to fight the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain... -
The Oxford Handbook of the Cold War by Richard H. Immerman 9780198779391
$45.15The Oxford Handbook of the Cold War offers a broad reassessment of the period based on new conceptual frameworks developed in the field of international history. Nearing the 25th anniversary of its end, the cold war now emerges as a distinct period in... -
Victor Grayson: In Search of Britain's Lost Revolutionary Harry Taylor 9780745343983
RRP: $32.25$21.45Steeped in conspiracy, scandal and socialism - the disappearance of radical icon Victor Grayson is a puzzle that's never been solved. A firebrand and Labour politician who rose to prominence in the early twentieth century, Grayson was idolised by... -
Hitler's Munich: The Capital of the Nazi Movement by David Ian Hall 9781526704924
RRP: $32.25$23.09The immediate aftermath of the Great War and the Versailles Treaty created a perfect storm of economic, social, political and cultural factors which facilitated the rapid rise of Adolf Hitler's political career and the birth of the National Socialist... -
The Light Division in the Peninsular War, 1808-1811 by Tim Saunders 9781526757326
RRP: $32.25$23.61Histories of the Light Division have tended to be incomplete, being based on memoirs of a few well known diarists, principally from the 95th Rifles. The authors of this book, the first volume of two, have sought memoirs from across the division,... -
Ghost Division: The 11th "Gespenster" Panzer Division and the German Armored Force in World War II by A. Harding Ganz 9780811716598
RRP: $38.70$33.85Nicknamed the "Ghost Division" because of its speed and habit of turning up where its enemies least expected, the German 11th Panzer Division wreaked havoc in the East and West in World War II, playing a pivotal role in some of the biggest engagements,... -
The Great Betrayal: The Great Siege of Constantinople by Ernle Bradford 9781497637887
RRP: $19.29$14.71An engrossing chronicle of the Fourth Crusade and the fall of the Holy Roman Empire, from the bestselling author of Thermopylae. At the dawn of the thirteenth century, Constantinople stood as the bastion of Christianity in Eastern Europe. The capital... -
Disaster Before D-Day: Unravelling the Tragedy at Slapton Sands by Stephen Wynn
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Hitler's First War: Adolf Hitler, the Men of the List Regiment, and the First World War by Thomas Weber 9780199233205
RRP: $29.01$22.15Hitler claimed that his years as a soldier in the First World War were the most formative years of his life. However, for the six decades since his death in the ruins of Berlin, Hitler's time as a soldier on the Western Front has, remarkably, remained a... -
Boulton Paul Defiant: An Illustrated History by Alec Brew
RRP: $21.92$14.80Fighting over the beaches of Dunkirk and in the Battle of Britain, guarding the night skies during the perilous months of the Blitz, pioneering electronic countermeasures, and serving air-sea rescue roles all around our coasts, the Boulton Paul Defiant... -
RAF Fighter Pilots Over Burma: Images of War by Norman Franks 9781783376148
RRP: $19.34$14.33It is a recognized fact that, had the war gone badly for the Allies on the India/Burma front, and had the Japanese succeeded in invading the Indian Continent, the outcome of the war would have been entirely different. Yet despite this, the campaign on... -
Park by Vincent Orange 9781902304618
RRP: $19.34$14.33As commander of No. 11 Group, Fighter Command and responsible for the air defence of London and South-East England, Keith Park took charge of the day-to-day direction of the battle. In spotlighting his thoughts and actions during the crisis, Vincent... -
The Williamite Wars in Ireland by John Childs 9781847251640
$49.32This title provides an authoritative account of the wars between Britain and Ireland in the 17th century.William III's defeat of James II's Catholic army at the Battle of the Boyne on 1 July 1690 ended the Stuart dynasty's last hope of survival. It has... -
The de Havilland Mosquito: Through the Eyes of a Pilot by David Ogilvy
RRP: $20.63$14.00The de Havilland DH 98 Mosquito was one of the fastest and most versatile aircraft of the Second World War. One of the first multi-role aircraft, it was used for reconnaissance and also as a fighter, fighter-bomber, night fighter and interceptor. This... -
Normandy: Hill 112 - Battle of the Odon by Tim Saunders 9780850527377
RRP: $19.34$17.62'He who holds Hill 112, holds Normandy' said a German general, while the British regarded the hill as 'the Key to Normandy'. During the battle in June and July 1944, both sides were to fight hard for its dominating views over the surrounding area.This... -
Berkshire Airfields in the Second World War by Robin J. Brooks
RRP: $10.26$8.80Berkshire began the Second World War in 1939 with virtually no military airfields. However, this quickly changed and a massive building programme was soon underway, initially intended to provide training facilities for bomber crews. As the newly built...