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Plane Spotter's Guide by Tony Holmes
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £6.37Aviation has revolutionised warfare over the last 100 years, and this new pocket guide gives the reader the essential details of 70 iconic aircraft, including the Sopwith Camel, the Spitfire, the... -
Ancient Chinese Armies 1500–200 BC by CJ Peers
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84By 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... -
British Guided Missile Destroyers: County-class, Type 82, Type 42 and Type 45 by Edward Hampshire
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.99In 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... -
Rolling Thunder 1965-68: Johnson's air war over Vietnam by Richard P. Hallion
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.16Operation 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... -
The Spitfire Pocket Manual by Martin Robson
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £8.19Developed 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... -
King Tiger vs IS-2: Operation Solstice 1945 by David R. Higgins
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.24This book examines the technology and strategy that defined the outcome of the battles between the King Tiger and the IS-2. The Soviets had been quick to develop tanks that could fight the Tiger on... -
The Caucasus 1942-43: Kleist's race for oil by Robert Forczyk
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.16Much 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)... -
Imperial Roman Warships 27 BC-193 AD by Raffaele D'Amato
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84The Roman Empire was not only built by the strength of the legions but also by a navy that was the most powerful maritime force ever to have existed. It was the presence of this fleet that secured... -
The Colt 1911 Pistol by Leroy Thompson
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.24First 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... -
The Barrett Rifle: Sniping and anti-materiel rifles in the War on Terror Chris McNab 9781472811011
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £14.24The Barrett M82A1 and its derivatives are among the most successful sniping rifles ever manufactured. Now entering its fourth decade of service, the short-recoil, semi-automatic system is capable of... -
Israeli Paratroopers 1954-2016 by David Campbell
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.44From 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... -
Bolt Action: Armies of the Soviet Union by Warlord Games
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £21.03This 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... -
Bronze Age Greek Warrior 1600-1100 BC Raffaele D'Amato (Author) 9781849081955
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.78More than a century has passed past since German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the treasures of Bronze Age Mycenae. The richly decorated artefacts of the entombed warriors, whose bodies... -
Italian Cruisers of World War II by Mark Stille
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78The 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... -
Roman Legionary AD 284-337 by Ross Cowan
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.78Diocletian and Constantine were the greatest of the Late Roman emperors, and their era marks the climax of the legionary system. Under Constantine's successors the legions were reduced in size and... -
US Marine Corps Recon and Special Operations Uniforms & Equipment 2000-15 by J. Kenneth Eward
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.64In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations. Adapting to a huge range of combat... -
Bolt Action: Tank War by Warlord Games
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £20.69Tank War, the new supplement for Bolt Action, gives players the option to expand their games to a whole new level - armoured warfare. Recreate such great engagements as the battle of Kursk with the... -
Super-heavy Tanks of World War II Kenneth W Estes 9781782003830
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84The 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... -
Spartan Warrior 735–331 BC by Duncan B Campbell
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £13.44Immortalized through their exploits at the battle of Thermopylae under the legendary Leonidas, as well as countless other victories throughout the classical period, the Spartans were some of the... -
US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes by Brad Elward
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84The 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... -
Continental vs Redcoat by David Bonk
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £13.54The 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... -
Early Iron Age Greek Warrior 1100-700 BC Raffaele D'Amato (Author) 9781472815590
RRP: £14.99Booksplease Price: £11.78The period from 1200 BC onwards saw vast changes in every aspect of life on both the Greek mainland and islands as monarchies disappeared and were replaced by aristocratic rule and a new form of... -
Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848-70 (2) by Gabriele Esposito
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.11In the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers, 1921-45 by Mark Stille
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £13.29The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the 'Hosho'. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its... -
The Armies of Bolivar and San Martin by Terry Hooker
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84Spanish 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... -
German Night Fighter Aces of World War 2 Jerry Scutts 9781855326965
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £15.04Germany's nightfighter force was virtually non-existent at the start of the war, mainly due to Reichmashall Herman Goring's boast that bombs would never fall on Germany. By mid 1940 the folly of this... -
German Tanks in France 1940: Armor in the Wehrmacht's greatest Blitzkrieg victory by Steven J. Zaloga 9781472859440
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78A fully illustrated new assessment of the German tank force that won its greatest victory in France during 1940. The German conquest of France in 1940 was arguably the Wehrmacht’s greatest military... -
The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection: 1898-1902 by Alejandro De Quesada 9781846031243
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.86In 1898, US public opinion turned against the Spanish for their repression of Cuba. Relations between the two governments soured and ultimately resulted in the mysterious blowing up of the USS Maine... -
US Destroyers 1942-45: Wartime Classes by Dave McComb 9781846034442
RRP: £11.99Booksplease Price: £10.11Since the beginning of the 20th century, destroyers have been all-purpose ships, playing vital roles in the war effort: from passing the mail at sea to screening larger ships from hostile torpedo... -
Vienna 1683: Christian Europe Repels the Ottomans by Simon Millar 9781846032318
Booksplease Price: £14.27The 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... -
Mark IV vs A7V: Villers-Bretonneux 1918 by David R. Higgins 9781780960050
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £15.24The German A7V and the British Mark IV were similar in weight, size, and speed, but differed significantly in armour, armament and maneuverability. The A7V had thicker armour, and had nearly double... -
The Farthest Valley: Escaping the Chinese Trap at Chosin Reservoir 1950 Joseph Wheelan 9781472859792
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £19.23A history of the legendary extraction of the Fifth and Seventh Marines from a Chinese trap, told for the first time using Chinese sources. Knee-deep in snow, and under a leaden sky, American Marines... -
Kawanishi H6K ‘Mavis’ and H8K ‘Emily’ Units Edward M. Young 9781472860620
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £11.98An illustrated account of the little-known operations of the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force’s flying boat units during World War 2. Respectively codenamed the ‘Mavis’ and ‘Emily’ by the Allies,... -
Leopard 2 Main Battle Tank 1979–98 by Michael Jerchel 9781855326910
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.99In 1963 West Germany and the United States signed an agreement to develop the best tank in the world the MBT/KPz-70. Though by 1970 this project was stopped, West Germany used the components created... -
The Yom Kippur War 1973: Pt.1: Golan Heights by Simon Dunstan 9781841762203
Booksplease Price: £21.00The 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... -
Forgotten Sacrifice by Michael G. Walling 9781472811103
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.78In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union in the largest offensive operation ever undertaken. Operation Barbarossa saw defeat after defeat heaped on the Soviet army. With Russia's forces left... -
Panzer IV vs Char B1 bis: France 1940 by Steven J. Zaloga 9781849083782
RRP: £15.99Booksplease Price: £15.41The Battle of France in 1940 involved the first large-scale tank-against-tank battles in history. The massive clashes at Stonne, Hannant, and Gembloux involved hundreds of tanks on both sides, yet... -
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The Battle of Britain by Kate Moore 9781846034749 [USED COPY]
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £3.00Britain was an island under siege. The march of the Nazi war machine had been unrelenting. France and Belgium had quickly fallen and now she stood alone to counter this gravest ever threat to her... -
The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book by Brian Lavery
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73""The art of command is...to be the complete master, and yet the complete friend of every man on board; the temporal lord and yet the spiritual brother of every rating; to be detached and yet not... -
Doctor for Friend and Foe by Rick Jolly
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £10.86Rick Jolly was the Senior Medical Officer in the Falklands, setting up and running the field hospital at Ajax Bay, where he and his Royal Marine and Parachute Regiment medical teams treated a total...