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Arras 1914-1918: A Comprehensive Guide to the Battlefields. Part 1 - Arras South Jim Smithson 9781912174836
RRP: $38.90$28.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912174836Author Jim SmithsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
A A HISTORY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN AIR WAR, 1940-1945: Volume Four: Sicily and Italy to the fall of Rome 14 May, 1943 - 5 June, 1944 Christopher Shores 9781911621102
RRP: $97.50$73.91The fourth volume in this momentous series commences with the attacks on the Italian island fortress of Pantellaria which led to its surrender and occupation achieved almost by air attack alone. The account continues with the ultimately successful, but... -
Rolling Thunder 1965-68: Johnson's air war over Vietnam by Richard P. Hallion
RRP: $33.13$24.32Operation Rolling Thunder was the campaign that was meant to keep South Vietnam secure, and dissuade the North from arming and supplying the Viet Cong. It pitted the world's strongest air forces against the MiGs and missiles of a small Soviet client... -
Spitfires Over Berlin: Desperation and Devastation During WW2's Final Months: 2019 by Dan Sharp
RRP: $48.65$34.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658047Author Dan SharpFormat HardbackPage Count 210Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 464gDimensions(mm) 196mm *... -
RAF Bomber Command: 'Strike Hard, Strike Sure' 1936-1945 by Ron Mackay 9781781558362
RRP: $87.75$62.52The concept of strategic assault of a Nation's industrial and military base by air was heralded by Britain as far back as the immediate period before the start of WWI. However, stringent post-War economy ensured that the creation of Bomber Command in... -
Fuel Fire And Fear: RAF Flight Engineers at War by Colin Pateman 9781781556757
RRP: $48.75$37.48During the Second World War the need for an on-board technical expert to join the Bomber Crews evolved. The various systems on the latest 4-engined 'Heavy Bombers', namely the Handley Page Halifax, Shorts Stirling and Avro Lancaster witnessed the... -
1809 Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Hapsburgs, Volume II by John H. Gill
RRP: $33.13$25.10In the second volume of this epic work, John H. Gill traces Napoleon's progress as he sought to complete his victory over the Habsburgs. The war had erupted on April 10th with Austria's invasion of Germany and Italy. After just two weeks, Napoleon had... -
Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway by David Rigby
RRP: $33.13$24.32During the Battle of Midway in June 1942, US Navy dive bomber pilot Wade McClusky proved himself to be one of the greatest pilots and combat leaders in American history, but his story has never been told - until now. It was Wade McClusky who... -
No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood by Erin Carlson 9780306830181
RRP: $48.75$31.94No Crying in Baseball is a rollicking, revelatory deep dive into a one-of-a-kind film. Before A League of Their Own, few American girls could imagine themselves playing professional ball (and doing it better than the boys). But Penny Marshall's genre... -
The Phoney Victory by Peter Hitchens 9781788313292
$68.72Was World War II really the `Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated... -
Das Reich by James Lucas
$29.00The remarkable and courageous war record of the famous Das Reich 2nd SS Division, a fearsome unit which saw heavy fighting throughout the war, from France to the Eastern Front and back to Germany.The 2nd SS Division was an elite, highly trained,... -
Meteor Boys: True Tales from UK Operators of Britain's First Jet Fighter - From 1944 to Date by Steve Bond
RRP: $25.33$18.21Grub Street is proud to present Meteor Boys, the latest title in its ever-popular Boys series. As Britain's first jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor has had a remarkably varied and lengthy life. But whilst many books have focused on its development and... -
Ohio and Malta, The: the Legendary Tanker that Refused to Die by Michael Pearson 9781848845213
RRP: $25.33$18.21During the dark days of WW2 Malta became the lynchpin of the Allied campaign in the Mediterranean and North African theatres and a vital base from which to attack Axis convoys supplying Rommel's Panzer Armee in Libya. Malta was, however, extremely... -
Allied Coastal Forces of World War II: Volume II: Vosper MTBs and US Elcos by Lambert, John 9781526747556
RRP: $78.00$58.05The major contribution made by Coastal Forces to the Allied war effort has had surprisingly little coverage in the literature of the Second World War. Motor torpedo boats, PT boats, motor gunboats, launches and submarine chasers served with distinction... -
The Search: The true story of a D-Day survivor, an unlikely friendship, and a lost shipwreck off Normandy by John Henry Phillips 9781472146175
RRP: $21.43$14.84When archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant on the generosity of one of the veterans who had a spare bed... -
La Boiselle: Somme by Michael Stedman 9780850525403
RRP: $21.43$15.58This addition to the growing series of battlefield guides has been written by Michael Stedman, author of Thiepval. Drawing upon the wealth of material available in both national and local archives, documentary evidence, personal reminiscence and British... -
Damn This War!: Between the Blitz and the Desert, a Story of War-Crossed Love by Julie Hankey 9781837730360
RRP: $29.23$19.62'Moving, funny ... an exquisite story of love, hope, distance and, ultimately, disenchantment.' Mail on Sunday'A sad and truthful fragment of modern history' TLS'Beautifully written' Jenny UglowThe love story of Zippa and Tony is nothing without the... -
From East End to Land's End by Susan Soyinka 9780957561410
$29.70From East End to Land's End is the heart-warming and inspiring story of the World War Two evacuation of Jews Free School (JFS) in the East End of London to Mousehole, a remote fishing village on the tip of Cornwall. In June 1940, about 100 JFS children... -
Hell In A Very Small Place: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard B. Fall 9780306811579
RRP: $50.68$36.45The 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu ranks with Stalingrad and Tet for what it ended (imperial ambitions), what it foretold (American involvement), and what it symbolized: A guerrilla force of Viet Minh destroyed a technologically superior French army,... -
P-61 Black Widow: Northrop Night Fighter in WWII by David Doyle
RRP: $37.03$23.93The complete history of the P-61 "Black Widow," one of the most advanced and most sinister-looking fighter aircraft of the Second World War. The striking P-61 Black Widow was the first purpose-built American night fighter. Designed by Jack... -
Hitler's Brandenburgers: The Third Reich Elite Special Forces by Lawrence Paterson
RRP: $48.75$35.69A fitting tribute to Germany's clandestine warriors, and a guarantee that their extraordinary efforts have not been relegated to comparative obscurity or entirely forgotten' - David R Higgins. Hitler's daring and pioneering Brandenburgers special forces... -
Battle Tactics of the American Revolution by Robbie MacNiven
RRP: $29.23$24.86The American Revolution presented a series of unique tactical challenges to its competing factions. For Britain, the Army would be forced to re-learn many of the lessons from the Seven Years' War. After the debacle of Concord and Bunker Hill, the British... -
Armies of the Russo-Japanese War 1904-05 by Philip S. Jowett
RRP: $25.33$21.78The Russo-Japanese War was the first major conflict of the 20th century, as vast armies clashed in Manchuria incurring enormous casualties. Its global significance was immense, as the tactics deployed during this war anticipated the trench warfare of... -
Hull Rifles: A History of the 4th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, 1914-1918 by Bilton, David
RRP: $48.75$34.91Hull Rifles looks at the 4th East Yorkshire Regiment during the Great War and examines the origins of the battalion and its history over the three years it fought in France and Belgium. The battalion was involved in some of the bloodiest battles of the... -
82nd Airborne: Normandy 1944 Steve Smith 9781612005362
RRP: $19.48$14.27On August 15, 1942, the 82nd Airborne became the US Army's first airborne division. Commanded by Major General Matthew B. Ridgway, they trained exhaustively for their new role, which involved parachuting from C-47s and insertion by Waco CG-4A gliders.In... -
Neville Chamberlain's Legacy: Hitler, Munich and the Path to War by Nicholas Milton 9781526732255
RRP: $48.75$35.69Neville Chamberlain has gone down in history as the architect of appeasement, the Prime Minister who by sacrificing Czechoslovakia at Munich in September 1938 put Britain on an inevitable path to war. In this radical new appraisal of the most vilified... -
Imperial Apocalypse: The Great War and the Destruction of the Russian Empire by Joshua A. Sanborn 9780198745686
RRP: $69.21$61.05Imperial Apocalypse describes the collapse of the Russian Empire during World War One. Drawing material from nine different archives and hundreds of published sources, this study ties together state failure, military violence, and decolonization in a... -
"Steel My Soldiers' Hearts: Hopeless to Harcore Transformation US Army, 4th Battalion, 39th Infantry " by Col. David H. Hackworth
RRP: $42.90$24.69Synopsis coming soon.......Book InformationISBN 9780743246132Author Col. David H. HackworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & Schuster -
German Soldier vs Polish Soldier: Poland 1939 by David R. Higgins
RRP: $27.28$19.52The Nazi invasion of Poland in September 1939 saw mostly untested German troops face equally inexperienced Polish forces. With the Polish senior leadership endeavouring to hold the country's industrialized east, Hitler's forces unleashed what was... -
The Himmler Brothers by Katrin Himmler 9780330448147
$33.40Katrin Himmler's cool but meticulous examination of the Himmler story reveals - in all its dark complexity - the gulf between the `normality' of bourgeois family life and the horrors perpetrated by one member. This riveting family memoir provides... -
D-Day UK: 100 locations in Britain Simon Forty 9781848025400
$71.66The D-Day landings of 6 June 1944 were the culmination of months of meticulous planning and organisation. A vast army had to be trained and equipped; huge amounts of material - from tin cans to tank transporters, petrol to parachutes - had to be... -
Wreck Recovery in Britain Then and Now by Peter J. Moran
RRP: $58.40$49.16WRECK RECOVERY IN BRITAIN THEN AND NOW By Peter J. Moran The last 50 years have seen an incredible interest in the excavation of crashed aircraft. Schoolboys of the war period eagerly sought and swapped souvenirs, purloined from crashes under the... -
Bolt Action: World War II Wargames Rules: Second Edition by Warlord Games
RRP: $68.25$57.51With more than 23,000 copies sold of the first edition, this second edition of the best-selling Bolt Action World War II wargaming ruleset from Osprey and Warlord Games presents streamlined and refined rules, incorporating all the FAQs and errata... -
Harlem Hellfighters: The extraordinary story of the legendary black regiment of World War I by Max Brooks
RRP: $25.33$18.06A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In 1919, the 369th infantry regiment - the Harlem Hellfighters as the Germans called them - marched home triumphantly from World War I. They had spent more time in combat than any other American unit, never losing a foot... -
A Greater Love by Olga Watkins 9780955891670
RRP: $15.58$11.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780955891670Author Olga WatkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Splendid Books LimitedPublisher Splendid Books Limited -
From the Realm of a Dying Sun. Volume 3: Iv. Ss-Panzerkorps from Budapest to Vienna, February-May 1945 by Douglas E. Nash Sr.
RRP: $58.50$49.28In the closing months of World War II, with Budapest's fall on 12 February 1945 and the breakout attempt by the IX SS-Gebirgskorps having failed, the only thing the IV. SS-Panzerkorps could do was fall back to a more defensible line and fortify the key... -
The War on Music: Reclaiming the Twentieth Century by John Mauceri
RRP: $48.75$39.57A fascinating journey into global politics that made classical music a proxy for power, inadvertently creating the "sound of Hollywood," and excluding hundreds of composers"[Mauceri's] writing is more exhilarating than any helicopter ride we have been... -
Football's Great War: Association Football on the English Home Front, 1914 1918 Alexander Jackson 9781399002202
RRP: $48.75$34.91As modern football grapples with the implications of a global crisis, this book looks at first in the game's history: The First World War. The game's structure and fabric faced existential challenges as fundamental questions were asked about its place... -
Tracing Your Second World War Ancestors by Phil Tomaselli 9781848842885
RRP: $25.33$18.21The Second World War was the defining conflict of the twentieth century and it is one of the most popular and fascinating areas for historical research - and for family historians. More records than ever are available to researchers whose relatives... -
The Borneo Confrontation: Volume 1 - Indonesian-Malaysian Confrontation, 1963-1966 by Adam Davis 9781804510193
RRP: $38.90$27.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804510193Author Adam DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company