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Paperback. Heavily armoured, highly mobile and capable of killing at over 2500m the M1 Abrams is a veritable fighting machine. Entering production in 1971, the T-72 arguably outstripped its contemporaries in a balance of mobility, protection and firepower. This study pits these two great fighting machines against one another. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Duel. Num Pages: 80 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPR; HBWS3; JWMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 270.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- Original
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034077
- ISBN
- 9781846034077
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.26
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Paperback. On the night of 22-23 April 1918 the Royal Navy carried out a raid on the German held ports of Zeebrugge and Ostend - Operation Z-O. The author reveals how despite failure, the raid demonstrated to Germany that Britain was still capable of offensive action, even as its armies were being forced back. Illustrator(s): Rava, Guiseppe. Series: Raid. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; 3JJF; HBWN; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 186 x 5. Weight in Grams: 220.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034534
- ISBN
- 9781846034534
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.26
€ 20.99
€ 15.26
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 80
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849080750
- ISBN
- 9781849080750
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Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 15.26
€ 20.99
€ 15.26
Paperback. Covering all the naval fighter pilots to achieve ace status during World War I, this book examines the elite members of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). It covers the members of the RNAS who 'made ace'. It also cover the naval Aces from the other participants in the war. Illustrator(s): Dempsey, Harry. Series: Aircraft of the Aces. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN; JWF; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849083454
- ISBN
- 9781849083454
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.00
€ 21.99
€ 16.00
Paperback. The Blenheim IF flew some of Fighter Command's early offensive operations, and the type soon proved vulnerable when pitted against single-seat fighters. However, for much of 1940 the Blenheim fighter squadrons provided the RAF's main long-range convoy escort and nightfighter capability. This title deals with these single-seat fighters. Illustrator(s): Davey, Chris. Series: Aircraft of the Aces. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 306.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849086660
- ISBN
- 9781849086660
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.27
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Paperback. Although the primary role of the P-47 was tactical ground support, a number of enemy aircraft were downed by pilots over the battlefields of western Europe. This volume explains the tactics used by crews, includes interviews with Aces and lists all the units involved. Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 40 colour and 100 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBJD; HBT; HBWQ; JWG; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855329065
- ISBN
- 9781855329065
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.00
€ 21.99
€ 16.00
hardcover. An in-depth account of the Battle of Messines Ridge in June 1917. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 images and 60 maps - plate section. BIC Classification: HBW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KAM0001282
- ISBN
- 9781526704009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 22col.ill. BIC Classification: 1HB; 3JJH; HBG; HBWQ; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 5. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1976
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850450958
- ISBN
- 9780850450958
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Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 12.84
€ 17.99
€ 12.84
Paperback. The author of the bestselling Darwin Spitfires casts a forensic eye over the role that Allied air forces played - or failed to play - in crucial World War II campaigns in New Guinea. This is the story of the early battles of the South West Pacific theatre - the Coral Sea, Kokoda, Milne Bay, Guadalcanal - presented as a single air campaign. Num Pages: 512 pages, 45 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MKLP; 3JJH; HBJM; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 35. Weight in Grams: 972.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742233833
- ISBN
- 9781742233833
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Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Paperback. Designed in a rush at the end of 1917 just in time to take part in the German standard fighter competition held in January/February 1918, the D VII walked away with first prize. This work outlines the exploits of the German aces that fought in the aerial battles in the final years of the Great War. Series: Osprey Aircraft of the Aces S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100 b&w and 40 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765334
- ISBN
- 9781841765334
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.82
€ 21.99
€ 15.82
Paperback. The West Wall played a crucial role in the fighting of 1944 and 1945 in North-West Europe. This title takes a detailed look at the development and form of this key fortification, examining the principles of its defence in visual depth, and discussing its fate in the wake of the Allied onslaught. Illustrator(s): Taylor, Chris. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, 43 b&w illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, bibliography, further reading, glossary, ind. BIC Classification: 1DD; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 247 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766782
- ISBN
- 9781841766782
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.32
€ 19.99
€ 14.32
Paperback. The history of Royal Prussian Jagdstaffel (or Jasta) 18 is one of the more unique and complex of German fighter squadrons of World War I. In August 1917, the aggressive and demanding Oblt Rudolf Berthold took over the Staffel and brought a cadre of seasoned pilots with him from his former command. Illustrator(s): Dempsey, Harry. Series: Aviation Elite Units. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 10. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849083355
- ISBN
- 9781849083355
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Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 15.82
€ 21.99
€ 15.82
paperback. Follows the journey of a strikingly homogenous group of young academics - who came from the educated, bourgeois stratum of society - as they started to identify with the Nazi concept of Volksgemeinschaft, which labeled Jews as enemies of the people and justified their murder. Translator(s): Lampert, Tom. Series Editor(s): Payne, Stanley G.; Sorkin, David J.; Tortorice, John S. Series: George L. Mosse Series In Modern European Cultural and Intellectual History. Num Pages: 592 pages, 29 b/w photos. BIC Classification: HBLW; HBWQ; JFSR1; JPFQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 38. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin Press United States
- Number of pages
- 592
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780299234645
- ISBN
- 9780299234645
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Condition: New
€ 52.36
€ 52.36
paperback. Rudolph Hoess was Commandant of Auschwitz during the war. He was taken prisoner by the British. Between his trial and his execution he was ordered to write his autobiography. This is it. Num Pages: 256 pages, 13. BIC Classification: 1DVP; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 136 x 22. Weight in Grams: 294.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicholson
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KAM0001230
- ISBN
- 9781842120248
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 6.23
€ 6.23
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 35 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN; JWTY; WS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 225 x 26. Weight in Grams: 426.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Merrion Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781785370182
- ISBN
- 9781785370182
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 17.22
€ 19.99
€ 17.22
Paperback. An examination of the White and Allied forces of the Russian Civil War, and the armour they had at their disposal throughout the course of the war. It was a varied collection including British and French vehicles and the armoured trains that enabled the Whites to dominate much of Siberia. Illustrator(s): Aksenov, Andrei. Series: Osprey New Vanguard S. Num Pages: 48 pages, 7 colour & 40 b&w illustrations, index. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; HBW; JWD; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 248 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841765440
- ISBN
- 9781841765440
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.03
€ 17.99
€ 13.03
Hardcover. Illustrated 8vo.Good copy in original cloth with dustwrapper
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1960
- Publisher
- Random House
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KEX0252418
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
paperback. A remarkable, controversial book about Germany's soldiers in the Second World War drawn from transcriptions of their secretly recorded conversations Num Pages: 448 pages, Integrated b-w. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster UK
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781849839495
- ISBN
- 9781849839495
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Condition: New
€ 12.99€ 11.27
€ 12.99
€ 11.27
paperback. 'It had been a busy few days for Adolf Hitler, but Douglas Hyde had not slipped his mind ..' Hyde's values stood in stark contrast to those of a continental dictator. As a Protestant nationalist and a leading figure in the language revival, he made the office an inclusive one and determined to be a president for all the people of Ireland. Num Pages: 328 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; HBWQ; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 394 x 27. Weight in Grams: 528. Good clean copy. Author inscription. Book with minor shelfwear, remains very good
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- The Collins Press
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0038427
- ISBN
- 9781848892903
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.15
€ 5.15
hardcover. Irish neutrality during the Second World War presented Britain with significant challenges to its security. Exploring how British agencies identified and addressed these problems, Eunan O'Halpin casts fresh light on the significance of both espionage and cooperation between agencies for developing wider relations between the two countries. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1DBR; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight in Grams: 701. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- OUP Oxford
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KTS0038505
- ISBN
- 9780199253296
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 5.44
€ 5.44
Paperback. Many books on Australian military history have given rise to a host of 'zombie' myths. From the mistaken idea that there was no Aboriginal resistance to occupation, to Gallipoli as a near success, to Japanese designs to invade Australia in WWII, right up to the triumphal success that was East Timor, this book lays these zombies to rest. Editor(s): Stockings, Craig. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1MBF; HBJM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 376.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales Press
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781742230795
- ISBN
- 9781742230795
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.52
€ 29.52
Paperback. Napoleon's military successes were due to a large degree to the efficiency of his command and control systems. These comprised the great and small imperial headquarters both staffed by members of the military and civil households. This title shows how their functions slotted together into a system. Illustrator(s): Courcelle, Patrice. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, 55ill.8col.ill. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841767932
- ISBN
- 9781841767932
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.38
€ 20.99
€ 19.38
Paperback. Follows on from "Fortress 27: French Fortresses in North America 1534-1763: Quebec, Montreal, Louisbourg and New Orleans" and "Fortress 75: The Forts of New France in Northeast America 1600-1763". This book takes a look at the forts guarding the frontier defenses of New France from the Great Lakes, down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. Illustrator(s): Delf, Brian. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JD; 3JF; AMG; HBW; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 218.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846035043
- ISBN
- 9781846035043
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.73
€ 20.99
€ 18.73
Paperback. In 1945, with her fleet destroyed and her armies beaten, the only thing that stood between Japan and an Allied invasion was the numerous coastal defence positions that surrounded the islands. This book looks at the Japanese home island fortifications that were constructed during 1941-45. Illustrator(s): Noon, Steve. Series: Fortress. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; HBJF; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 212.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846036873
- ISBN
- 9781846036873
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 19.36
€ 20.99
€ 19.36