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British Guided Missile Destroyers: County-class, Type 82, Type 42 and Type 45 by Edward Hampshire
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $21.43In 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: $33.13Booksplease Price: $25.66Much 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)... -
The Colt 1911 Pistol by Leroy Thompson
RRP: $31.18Booksplease Price: $27.77First used in combat during the Punitive Expedition into Mexico and then extensively during the world wars, the Colt Government Model (1911) pistol remained the standard issue handgun in the US armed... -
Roman Centurions 753-31 BC: The Kingdom and the Age of Consuls Dr Raffaele D'Amato 9781849085410
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $23.09A 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: $21.43Booksplease Price: $16.42In 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: $48.75Booksplease Price: $41.01This 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: $25.33Booksplease Price: $19.07The 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: $25.33Booksplease Price: $20.01From 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: $31.18Booksplease Price: $26.40The 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... -
Division Leclerc: The Leclerc Column and Free French 2nd Armored Division, 1940-1946 by Merlin Robinson
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $26.21'General Leclerc' was the nom de guerre adopted by the Gaullist officer Philippe de Hautcloque, to protect his family in occupied France. He became France's foremost fighting commander, and his... -
British Aircraft Carriers 1939-45 by Angus Konstam 9781849080798
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $19.48With 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: $33.13Booksplease Price: $29.74There 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
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $24.45Israel'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: $27.83The 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: $15.58Booksplease Price: $13.92A 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: $48.75Booksplease Price: $30.71The 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: $29.23Booksplease Price: $25.66The 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: $33.13Booksplease Price: $25.66An 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... -
Me 262 Bomber and Reconnaissance Units by Robert Forsyth 9781849087490
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $27.83When the revolutionary Messerschmitt Me 262 jet first appeared as a bomber in the skies over north-west Europe in late 1944, it represented both a new dawn in aeronautical development and a great... -
Russia's Last Gasp: The Eastern Front 1916-17 by Prit Buttar 9781472824899
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $26.25Despite 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... -
American Civil War Siege Tactics Ron Field 9781472873583
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $27.14This absorbing study casts light on the tactics, technologies, and specially raised units involved in siege operations during the American Civil War.Remembered for its bloody pitched battles, the... -
Morane-Saulnier MS.406 Aces by Kari Stenman 9781782003410
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $32.99The story of the aces who flew the MS.406, an important aircraft not only because it was built in larger numbers than any other French fighter of the period, but also because it was the first modern... -
The Samurai by Anthony J Bryant 9780850458978
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $22.25Perhaps 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... -
World War II Glider Assault Tactics by Gordon L. Rottman 9781782007739
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $26.85Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork, the story of the perilous glider assaults carried out by the men who sometimes led and sometimes followed World War II paratroopers onto their... -
French Foreign Légionnaire 1890–1914 by Martin Windrow 9781849084222
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $25.97As France emerged from the Franco-Prussian War she embarked on a period of active colonialism, acquiring territories in South-East Asia and Africa.By the turn of the century much of north, west and... -
Ancient Chinese Armies 1500–200 BC by CJ Peers
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $23.09By the 15th century BC the valley of Hwang Ho was dominated by a palace-based military caste which owed its supremacy to a monopoly of bronze-working techniques among a still mainly Stone Age... -
The Spitfire Pocket Manual by Martin Robson
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $16.83Developed in 1938 from a Schneider trophy-winning design by the aeronautical engineer and designer R.J Mitchell, the Supermarine Spitfire went on to become the definitive Allied fighter of the Second... -
Wabash 1791 by John F. Winkler
RRP: $33.13Booksplease Price: $27.83The battle of the Wabash, or St Clair's Defeat, was the greatest ever victory of American Indians over US Army forces. In 1791, Revolutionary War commander Arthur St Clair led a hastily recruited... -
The Imperial Japanese Navy of the Russo-Japanese War by Mark Stille
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $20.10When the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyed Russia's battle fleet during the Russo-Japanese War, it marked the emergence of Japan as one of the world's major naval powers. Japan's navy had been built... -
Bradley vs BMP: Desert Storm 1991 by Mike Guardia
RRP: $31.18Booksplease Price: $27.77In the mid-1960s, the Soviet Union unveiled the BMP, the first true infantry fighting vehicle. A revolutionary design, the BMP marked a significant departure from the traditional armoured personnel... -
Roman Centurions 31 BC-AD 500: The Classical and Late Empire Raffaele D'Amato (Author) 9781849087957
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $19.07In the years between 31 BC and AD 500 the Romans carved out a mighty empire stretching from Britain to the deserts of North Africa. The men who spearheaded this expansion were the centurions, the... -
Yangtze River Gunboats 1900-49 by Angus Konstam
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $23.09From the end of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th, most Western powers maintained a naval presence in China. These gunboats protected traders and missionaries, safeguarded national... -
The Battleship Bismarck by Stefan Draminski
RRP: $68.25Booksplease Price: $57.76The Bismarck is perhaps the most famous - and notorious - warship ever built. Completed in 1941, the 45,000-ton German battleship sank HMS Hood, the pride of the British Navy, during one of the most... -
Israeli Paratroopers 1954-2016 by David Campbell
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $26.21From the creation of the first volunteer paratroop unit shortly after the birth of Israel and of the Israeli Defense Force, this arm of service has been recognized as elite. They have also been the... -
French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872-1914 by Rene Chartrand
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $23.09France's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defence Metropolitan Army and the Armee d'Afrique... -
The Punic Wars 264-146 BC by Nigel Bagnall
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $26.21The three Punic Wars lasted nearly 100 years, from 264 BC to 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial... -
US Navy Carrier Aircraft vs IJN Yamato Class Battleships by Mark Stille
RRP: $31.18Booksplease Price: $27.77As the Pacific War approached a crescendo, the clashes between swarming US Navy carrier aircraft, and the gigantic Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) Yamato-class battleships became symbolic of the... -
Tomahawk and Musket: French and Indian Raids in the Ohio Valley 1758 by Rene Chartrand
RRP: $29.23Booksplease Price: $25.33In 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, British Brigadier General John Forbes led his army on a methodical advance against Fort Duquesene, French headquarters in the Ohio valley. As his... -
Super-heavy Tanks of World War II Kenneth W Estes 9781782003830
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $23.09The super-heavy tanks of World War II are heirs to the siege machine tradition - a means of breaking the deadlock of ground combat. As a class of fighting vehicle, they began with the World War I... -
US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes by Brad Elward
RRP: $25.33Booksplease Price: $23.09The Forrestal class (Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, and Independence) was the first completed class of US Navy supercarriers, so-named for their 25 percent size increase over the World War II-era...