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Special & elite forces
Hardcover. The thrilling story of how SOE-trained commandos destroyed the Nazis' nuclear-weapons programme in one of the most daring - and successful - raids of World War II. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16pp col illus. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWH; JWMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 166 x 37. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784977047
- ISBN
- 9781784977047
€ 25.99€ 19.01
€ 25.99
€ 19.01
Hardcover. Editor(s): Duncan, Naomi. Num Pages: 105 pages. BIC Classification: JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 162 x 239 x 16. Weight in Grams: 332.
- Publisher
- Nova Science Pub Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781634844420
- ISBN
- 9781634844420
€ 173.73€ 165.62
€ 173.73
€ 165.62
Paperback. The rise and fall of the most feared military and security force of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 80 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 21. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Tempus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- New edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752425597
- ISBN
- 9780752425597
€ 16.99€ 13.44
€ 16.99
€ 13.44
Hardcover. In his history of the SAS, Tim Jones has covered the most secretive period directly after World War II, when the regiment officially "expired", only to rise from the dead to fight communism in the Malaya emergency. Num Pages: 252 pages, 4pp b&w section. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; HBT; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 242 x 23. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781860646768
- ISBN
- 9781860646768
€ 38.99€ 37.29
€ 38.99
€ 37.29
Paperback. Eamines all the aspects of the overlap between elite forces and the hidden worlds of intelligence and counter-terrorism. This book takes an objective look at the secret, controversial role of special forces and 'Freelancers' in covert, deadly operations around the world. It is packed with examples of individual heroism, and courage in adversity. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 192 x 26. Weight in Grams: 288.
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753522813
- ISBN
- 9780753522813
€ 16.18
€ 16.18
Paperback. Written by his son-in-law, with unique access to personal records, this is the exciting biography of Karel Kuttelwascher, a Czech who became the scourge of Luftwaffe bombers in 1942, when his destruction of fifteen aircraft while flying with the famed No. 1 Squadron made him the RAF's top night intruder ace. Num Pages: 192 pages, 50 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BGH; BTP; HBWQ; JWG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 343.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781555910
- ISBN
- 9781781555910
€ 19.75
€ 19.75
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 500 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 315 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2472.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764315510
- ISBN
- 9780764315510
€ 85.74€ 81.74
€ 85.74
€ 81.74
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Elite. Num Pages: 64 pages, Will illustrate a wide range of uniforms, specialist weapons and personal equipment, and r. BIC Classification: HBW; JW; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184. .
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472825278
- ISBN
- 9781472825278
€ 13.99€ 11.98
€ 13.99
€ 11.98
Paperback. Revealing important operational secrets and shedding light on post-war history, this book is suitable for enthusiasts of military history, and those interested in the world of intelligence. Num Pages: 224 pages, 8 b/w plates. BIC Classification: HBW; JWH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 138 x 19. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- I. B. Tauris
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848855663
- ISBN
- 9781848855663
€ 18.76
€ 18.76
Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages, over 500 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 313 x 238 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1914. Sports and Drill Uniforms, Black Panzer Uniform, Comouflage, Concentration Camp Personnel, SD, SS Female Auxiliaries. 272 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWH; JWTU. Dimension: 313 x 238 x 27. Weight: 1930.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Number of pages
- 272
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764315527
- ISBN
- 9780764315527
€ 85.74€ 81.74
€ 85.74
€ 81.74
Paperback.
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034770
- ISBN
- 9781846034770
€ 10.99€ 10.51
€ 10.99
€ 10.51
Paperback. From its origins during World War II to its modern role as the world's premier anti-terrorist unit, the Special Air Service has been home to the most highly trained and deadly soldiers ever to do battle. This book offers a reference to every aspect of the history of this elite fighting force. Num Pages: 400 pages, colour and b&w illustrations, maps, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBK; GBC; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 234 x 24. Weight in Grams: 456. In very good condition. A clean reading copy
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Virgin Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- SKU
- KRS0009792
- ISBN
- 9780753505342
€ 4.64
€ 4.64
Paperback. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238. 310 pages, maps. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight: 238.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843582731
- ISBN
- 9781843582731
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. The true story of operators from a private military contractor working in Iraq shortly after the Gulf War. Steiner had left the British Army to join the gold rush in war-torn Iraq, but grew disillusioned about the declining situation in the country as he believed that the joint US and UK invasion had made things far worse. Num Pages: 208 pages, 32 colour photographs. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BTM; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 174 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552209
- ISBN
- 9781781552209
€ 17.81
€ 17.81
Hardcover. The top-secret agreement between Britain and the Soviet Union whereby the British Special Operations Executive, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force arranged the transport of 34 Soviet agents from Archangel and Murmansk to be infiltrated into France, Holland, Italy, Austria and Germany. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKESD; 3JJH; HBWQ; JPSH; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781550021
- ISBN
- 9781781550021
€ 27.99€ 27.53
€ 27.99
€ 27.53
Paperback. At 16, Mark Time wants to become either a geologist or a Royal Marine. He chooses the career that teaches him how to kill.. and shit in plastic bags. Often hilarious and yet shockingly sobering, Going Commando is the true story of a boy who joins the world's most elite military unit with only his incompetence equalling his will to succeed. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JWH; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784186449
- ISBN
- 9781784186449
€ 11.99€ 10.29
€ 11.99
€ 10.29
Paperback. Shown are the weaponry, uniforms and other equipment of the Gebirgsjger as used on all fronts throughout World War II. Translator(s): Johnston, David, Governor General of Canada. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWD; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 285 x 209 x 3. Weight in Grams: 188.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Pub Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Revised ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407567
- ISBN
- 9780887407567
€ 13.99€ 12.77
€ 13.99
€ 12.77
Paperback. Naval Frogmen tells the secret seaborne missions by commandos during the Second World War. From Europe to the Far East, frogmen took part in near suicidal missions in their mini submarines often primed with warheads or limpet mines. Risking all to defeat the German Navy, British underwater commandos crippled the mighty Tirpitz battleship. Num Pages: 144 pages, 25 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWH; JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 9. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Revised
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781551721
- ISBN
- 9781781551721
€ 17.81
€ 17.81
Panzer- A Pictorial Documentation of the German Battle Tanks of World ...
Scheibert, Horst, Scherbert, Horst, Guderian,...
Hardcover. Detailed photos of all Panzer types used between 1935-1945 in over 400 large format photos. Num Pages: 272 pages, 400+ photos. BIC Classification: 1DFG; HB; JWH; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1846.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402074
- ISBN
- 9780887402074
€ 53.45€ 49.58
€ 53.45
€ 49.58
Hardcover. The true story of a tragic love affair between an heroic SAS operative and an IRA terrorist. They loved one another, against the taboos of both their armies, for 14 years. The clandestine love affair reached its crescendo with one of the most controversial incidents in the history of the SAS. Num Pages: 352 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BT; JWDG; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 33. Weight in Grams: 695. 8vo.Good copy in dustwrapper. Northern Ireland, Ulster. First edition.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Blake Publishing
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KEX0296848
- ISBN
- 9781857821963
€ 25.00
€ 25.00
Paperback. The Special Boat Squadron was Britain's most exclusive Special Forces unit during World War II. Highly trained, and totally secretive, the SBS was established as an entity in its own right in early 1943. With the interviews of the surviving members of the unit, this title gathers the forgotten dramatic exploits of this fighting force. Num Pages: 320 pages, 120 b/w. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781472811134
- ISBN
- 9781472811134
€ 14.99€ 12.70
€ 14.99
€ 12.70
Bushido: The Way of the Samurai (Square One Classics)
Tsunetomo Yamamoto, Minoru Tanaka (translator...
Paperback. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru. Num Pages: 112 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 186. The Way of the Samurai. 112 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Stone, Justin F. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; HBJF; HPQ; JWH. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 8. Weight: 186. Translator(s): Tanaka, Minoru.
- Publisher
- Square One Publishers, Inc
- Number of pages
- 112
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Edition
- Translation
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780757000263
- ISBN
- 9780757000263
€ 13.16
€ 13.16
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates. BIC Classification: BGHA; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 31. Weight in Grams: 410.
- Publisher
- Naval Inst Pr
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780750964371
- ISBN
- 9780750964371
€ 16.81
€ 16.81
Paperback. The author jumped into the chaos of occupied Europe on D-Day, fighting his way through Holland and finally capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest. He was the only member of Easy Company to write down his experiences as soon as he came home from war. This book shows how a group of comrades entered the furnace of war and came out brothers. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Ebury Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780091957988
- ISBN
- 9780091957988
€ 18.99€ 15.04
€ 18.99
€ 15.04