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The Lancaster Bomber Pocket Manual by Martin Robson
RRP: $13.39Booksplease Price: $11.56The Avro Lancaster was the RAF's most famous and successful heavy bomber of the Second World War. Used predominantly at night, 'Lancs' dropped 608,612 tons of bombs in 156,000 sorties in the period... -
Tank Spotter's Guide by Tank Museum
RRP: $9.37Booksplease Price: $7.61Invented during World War I to break the grim deadlock of the Western Front trenches, tanks have gone on to revolutionise warfare. From the lightning Blitzkrieg assaults of World War II to the great... -
Roman Republican Legionary 298–105 BC by Nic Fields
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $15.29Soon after the Caudine Forks fiasco in 321 BC, the tactical formation adopted by the Roman Army underwent a radical change. Introduced as part of the Servian reforms, the legion had originally... -
Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II by Jeffrey Cox
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $18.04Few events have ever shaken a country in the way that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the United States. The Japanese forces then continued to overwhelm the Allies, attacking Malaya with... -
Soviet Destroyers of World War II by Alexander Hill
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87The Soviet Navy that faced the German onslaught in 1941 boasted a mixture of modern warships, often built with foreign technical assistance, and antiquated warships from the Tsarist era that were... -
World War II US Marine Infantry Regiments by Gordon L. Rottman
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $18.01The United States Marine Corps came into its own in the Pacific Islands campaign against Japan in World War II. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, US Marines formed the tip of the spear as Allied forces... -
US Heavy Cruisers 1943-75 by Mark Stille
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87This title follows on from a companion book covering the US heavy cruisers that were built prior to the war, together forming the definitive guide to the US's heavy cruiser classes. Versatile... -
The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume 1: 1939-42 by Thomas Anderson
RRP: $46.90Booksplease Price: $36.34The Germans transformed armoured warfare from a lumbering and ponderous experiment in World War I into something that could decide the outcome of conflicts. This technical and operational history is... -
BT Fast Tank: The Red Army's Cavalry Tank 1931-45 Steven J. Zaloga (Author) 9781472810656
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87When the Red Army needed to mechanize its cavalry branch in the 1930s, the BT fast tank was its solution. Based on the American Christie high-speed tank, the Red Army began a program to adapt the... -
Imperial Chinese Armies 1840-1911 by Philip S. Jowett
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87An in-depth analysis of the Chinese Armies that fought a series of increasingly fractious wars over nearly a century. Beginning with a run through of the Chinese forces that combated the British and... -
The Forgotten Dead: The true story of Exercise Tiger, the disastrous rehearsal for D-Day Ken Small 9781472834492
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $11.2827 April 1944. Exercise Tiger. German E-boats intercept rehearsals for the D-Day landings... On a dark night in 1944, a beautiful stretch of the Devon coast became the scene of desperate horror... -
Tiger 1 by Hilary L. Doyle
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87Probably the most famous tank of the World War II, the Tiger I was originally conceived in 1941 in response to the German Army's experience in fighting British tanks and anti-tank guns in Western... -
The Thompson Submachine Gun: From Prohibition Chicago to World War II Martin Pegler 9781849081498
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $19.08The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century. It had an unusual beginning, for it was developed during the dying days of World War I as a... -
US Navy F-4 Phantom II Units of the Vietnam War 1969-73 by Peter E. Davies 9781472823601
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $16.80Although the F-4 Phantom II was the most important fighter-bomber to see action with all three American services during the Vietnam War, it was essentially a U.S. Navy design, and the carrier-borne... -
The Forts of Colonial North America: British, Dutch and Swedish colonies by René Chartrand 9781849081979
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $17.57This book takes a detailed look at the fortifications of various types that were built from the times of the earliest British settlements in North America in the late 16th century until the end of... -
The Browning Automatic Rifle by Robert R. Hodges 9781849087612
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $19.19For nearly fifty years the hard-hitting, mobile Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, served in US infantry units as a light squad automatic "base of fire" weapon, providing quick bursts of concentrated... -
P-51 Mustang vs Fw 190: Europe 1943–45 by Martin Bowman 9781846031892
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $19.08Discover the history of a classic duel as the finest American and German pilots were pitted against each other in the war-torn skies over Europe. The P-51 personified the might of the Eighth Air... -
The Chinese Army 1937-49: World War II and Civil War by Philip S. Jowett 9781841769042
RRP: $26.80Booksplease Price: $16.68Although the Chinese contribution to Allied victory in World War II is often ignored, China fought the Japanese Empire for far longer than any other belligerent nation. By the time that the... -
The Indochina War, 1946-54 by Martin Windrow 9781855327894
Booksplease Price: $17.41The states of Indochina had been French colonies or protectorates since the 19th century. However, in March 1945 the Japanese interned all French troops and officials, and turned over all civil... -
British Guided Missile Destroyers: County-class, Type 82, Type 42 and Type 45 by Edward Hampshire
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.75In the years after World War II, new guided missile technology offered surface ships the chance to destroy airborne threats from afar, thereby preserving their role in naval warfare. This book... -
The Caucasus 1942-43: Kleist's race for oil by Robert Forczyk
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $17.63Much has been written of the titanic clashes between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army at Stalingrad, but this volume tells the other, equally important half of the story of Fall Blau (Case Blue)... -
Roman Centurions 753-31 BC: The Kingdom and the Age of Consuls Dr Raffaele D'Amato 9781849085410
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87A detailed glimpse into the weapons, equipment and uniforms worn by Roman Centurions from the Roman Kingdom right through to the height of the Republic. Including new research, photographs of... -
The Frozen Chosen: The 1st Marine Division and the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir Thomas McKelvey Cleaver 9781472824882
RRP: $14.73Booksplease Price: $11.28In November 1950 The US 1st Marine Division was trapped in the Chosin Reservoir following the intervention of Red China in the Korean War. Fought during the worst blizzard in a century, the ensuing... -
Bolt Action: Armies of the Soviet Union by Warlord Games
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $28.19This book provides Bolt Action players with all of the information they need to field the military forces of the Soviet Union. From the bitter urban warfare of Stalingrad, through the Winter War... -
Italian Cruisers of World War II by Mark Stille
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.11The Italian Royal Navy (Regia Marina) operated one of largest cruiser forces of World War II. As a signatory to the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty, the Regia Marina immediately attempted to reinforce... -
Latin American Wars 1900-1941 by Philip Jowett
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.75From the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars and... -
Continental vs Redcoat by David Bonk
RRP: $21.43Booksplease Price: $18.14The American Revolutionary War pitched the newly formed Continental Army against the professional British Redcoats - a highly trained organization manned by long-serving and experienced infantrymen... -
The Armies of Bolivar and San Martin by Terry Hooker
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $15.87Spanish Americans of the early 19th century were eager to institute self-government and open their ports to foreign commerce. During the years 1810-14 two men of outstanding ability appeared in the... -
British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45 by Angus Konstam 9781849080798
RRP: $17.41Booksplease Price: $13.39With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This... -
Jagdverband 44: Squadron of Experten by Robert Forsyth 9781846032943
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $20.44There was no Luftwaffe fighter unit like Jagdverband 44. Formed in February 1945, the unit grew out of Hitler's bizarre decision that the Me 262 jet fighter should be used as a bomber, despite its... -
The Yom Kippur War 1973: Pt. 2: Sinai by Simon Dunstan 9781841762210
Booksplease Price: $16.80Israel's victory in the 1967 'Six Day War' sowed the seeds of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. At 1400hrs on 6 October 1973 the Egyptian army launched an assault crossing of the Suez Canal. The carefully... -
Vienna 1683: Christian Europe Repels the Ottomans by Simon Millar 9781846032318
Booksplease Price: $19.12The capture of the Hapsburg city of Vienna was a major strategic aspiration for the Islamic Ottoman Empire, desperate for the control that the city exercized over the Danube and the overland trade... -
World War II Tank Spotter's Guide Chris McNab 9781472866783
RRP: $10.71Booksplease Price: $9.57A beautifully illustrated pocket guide to 40 of the most iconic World War II tanks. From the rapid blitzkrieg assaults to the great battles in North Africa and desperate clashes on the Eastern Front,... -
The Yom Kippur War 1973: Pt.1: Golan Heights by Simon Dunstan 9781841762203
RRP: $33.50Booksplease Price: $21.11The October War or "Yom Kippur" War of 1973 was precipitated by the Arab states of the Middle East, primarily Egypt and Syria, in an attempt to force Israel to the negotiating table. Protected by the... -
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird by Paul F. Crickmore 9781472804921
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $17.63The SR-71 represents the very pinnacle of Cold War aircraft design and it has become an aviation icon. Together with its predecessor, the A-12, the Blackbird was a giant leap into the technical... -
Mosquito Units in the Far East Gareth Hector 9781472870704
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $17.63An illustrated history of the remarkable DH 98 Mosquito, from its unusual design and construction through to its pivotal actions the Far East. The RAF and RAAF’s de Havilland DH 98 Mosquito played an... -
Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17 by Prit Buttar 9781472824899
RRP: $22.77Booksplease Price: $18.04Despite 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 Samurai by Anthony J Bryant 9780850458978
RRP: $20.09Booksplease Price: $15.29Perhaps the greatest warriors in history, the Samurai were a product of a social system totally geared to war. The Samurai became expert in fighting both on horseback and on the ground. Their way of... -
The United States Army 1812-15 by James Kochan 9781841760513
RRP: $26.80Booksplease Price: $16.68An exploration of the American Army between 1812 and 1814. It concentrates exclusively on the regular US Army units which formed the backbone of the forces which fought the British along the Canadian... -
Roman Legionary Fortresses 27 BC-AD 378 by Duncan B Campbell 9781841768953
RRP: $28.14Booksplease Price: $17.63The concept of a legionary fortress as a permanent structure dates from the reign of Augustus (27 BC-AD 14). It is only from that time that we find a standing army distributed around the empire, and...