War & defence operations
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War & defence operations
Presents a history of the critical campaigns of World War II that highlights the "visible" turning point battles of the war in 1942 and 1943. By focusing not only on what happened but also on why, Alan Levine's in-depth approach to the subject questions whether the Axis ever had any hope of winning the war. Num Pages: 348 pages, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 227 x 32. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597977111
- ISBN
- 9781597977111
Condition: New
€ 49.54
€ 49.54
hardcover. Covers Rome's centuries-long struggles with the tribal people of Europe - Celts, Germans and Iberians. Clear, accessible, fast-paced narrative of the campaigns and battles. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8pp plate section. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBLA; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 289 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Military
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9781473823884
- ISBN
- 9781473823884
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 8.02
€ 29.99
€ 8.02
Paperback. "In the year 216 B.C., Hannibal of Carthage, faced with an opposing Roman army twice the size of his own, outwitted the enemy at Cannae by means of a strategy which has become a classic of its kind. As" Num Pages: 288 pages, 27 illustrations, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- The Perseus Books Group United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306804984
- ISBN
- 9780306804984
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.27
€ 25.99
€ 22.27
Paperback. General Abercromby's expedition against Ticonderoga embarked from its camp and within hours, Rangers ran into the French and Lord Howe, the darling of the army, was shot. Abercromby then assaulted Montcalm in retaliation, and battalion after battalion was sacrificed. This title tells the story. Illustrator(s): Courcelle, Patrice. Editor(s): Chandler, David. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 13 colour illustrations, chronology, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841760933
- ISBN
- 9781841760933
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 22.67
€ 25.99
€ 22.67
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 1KBB; HBJF; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 422.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470134009
- ISBN
- 9780470134009
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 24.76
€ 29.99
€ 24.76
hardcover. While no book may ever silence debate on the subject, "Midway Inquest" answers the central mystery of the battle. Why could the Japanese not get a bomber strike launched against the American carrier force before being attacked and destroyed by American dive bombers from the Enterprise and Yorktown? Series: Twentieth-Century Battles. Num Pages: 432 pages, 18 b&w photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 169 x 34. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253349040
- ISBN
- 9780253349040
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 54.25
€ 54.25
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Savas Beatie United States
- Edition
- First Trade Paper
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781932714319
- ISBN
- 9781932714319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 18.69
€ 18.99
€ 18.69
paperback. It was the First World War and Britain was in trouble. Kaiser Wilhelm had put two warships on Lake Tanganika in Central Africa, giving him control of the region, and it was vital for Britain that those ships be destroyed. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFJ; 3JJF; HBJD; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 240.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780141009841
- ISBN
- 9780141009841
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.60
€ 19.99
€ 14.60
paperback. This classic text is the first integrated survey of the phenomenon of siege warfare during its most creative period. Well illustrated, this book is a valuable companion for enthusiasts of military history as well as early modern historians. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 187 x 17. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- Routledge United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415146494
- ISBN
- 9780415146494
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.92
€ 58.92
Paperback. The tenth volume in Samuel Eliot Morison's classic History of the United States Naval Operations in World War II focuses on the war on enemy submarines, a war fought up and down the Atlantic coast from Nova Scotia to Brazil Num Pages: 448 pages, photo section. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 229 x 28. Weight in Grams: 632.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591145769
- ISBN
- 9781591145769
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.51
€ 29.99
€ 23.51
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 165 x 19. Weight in Grams: 450.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781591141600
- ISBN
- 9781591141600
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 31.53
€ 40.99
€ 31.53
Hardcover. When he served in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II, William Sabel wrote home to his parents in Chicago every week. This text comprises five years' worth of his correspondence. Num Pages: 320 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BG; HBG; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Purdue University Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557531315
- ISBN
- 9781557531315
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 15.54
€ 15.54
Paperback. In this volume contributors grapple with the question of whether the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) intervention in Kosovo was legally or morally acceptable. The contributors all have doubts on this score, and several argue that the intervention was both legally and morally unjustified. Editor(s): Jokic, Aleksandar. Num Pages: 140 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; JWLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 154 x 9. Weight in Grams: 252.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Broadview Press Ltd Canada
- Number of pages
- 140
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781551115450
- ISBN
- 9781551115450
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.65€ 42.35
€ 53.65
€ 42.35
Hardcover. Presents the history of the only African military unit from Zimbabwe to fight in the WWI. This book tells how, although it remained in the field longer than all-white units, its members received some of Britain's highest decorations, the Rhodesia Native Regiment was disbanded after the war and conveniently forgotten by the colonial establishment. Num Pages: 200 pages, 12 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; 3JJF; HBJH; HBWN; JWLF; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 161 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Wilfrid Laurier University Press Canada
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780889204980
- ISBN
- 9780889204980
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 119.35
€ 119.35
Hardcover. A collection of essays from Civil War historians on leadership during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg. Based on manuscript sources and consideration of existing literature, the contributors challenge prevailing interpretations of key officers' performances. Editor(s): Gallagher, Gary W. Num Pages: 392 pages, 40 illustrations, 16 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Kent State University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780873386296
- ISBN
- 9780873386296
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.07
€ 48.07
Paperback. Illustrator(s): McBride, Angus. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, illustrations, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: HBT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 249 x 185 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1981
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850453843
- ISBN
- 9780850453843
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.93
€ 20.99
€ 16.93
Paperback. This study of the Plains Indians who fought against Custer's 7th Cavalry at the Battle of the Little Big Horn describes and illustrates some of the individual Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors who fought there. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 40 b&w and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 187 x 247 x 4. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841766669
- ISBN
- 9781841766669
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 16.98
€ 20.99
€ 16.98
Paperback. Following William T Sherman's capture of Chattanooga, the Union Army initiated a series of battles and operations that took it from the Tennessee border to the outskirts of Atlanta - with bloody confrontations at places such as Resaca and New Hope Church. This title offers introduction to Sherman's route. Editor(s): Luvaas, Jay; Nelson, Harold W. Series: U.S.Army War College Guides to Civil War Battles. Num Pages: 384 pages, 35 illustrations, 41 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 513.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615704
- ISBN
- 9780700615704
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.39
€ 43.39
Paperback. The true story of the Eastern Front in World War II, emphasizing how close Germany came to winning and the USSR to losing Num Pages: 480 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 30. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 488
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781416573500
- ISBN
- 9781416573500
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.06
€ 19.06
Hardcover. Vivid eyewitness accounts from 43 survivors from the Italian army's short-lived and disastrous campaign on the Eastern Front. Recaptures in the words and sober reflections of the men who fought there the harrowing experience of this lunatic mission in which the Italians suffered roughly 75,000 dead." Translator(s): Penuel, John. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 170 x 44. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 640
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619085
- ISBN
- 9780700619085
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 90.43
€ 90.43
Hardcover. An exceptionally detailed account of the German 6th Army's battle to take Stalingrad from the moment it reaches the Volga, through the desperate street battles, to final collapse and captivity. Tells this story from the unique perspective of the German officers and men trapped inside the Red Army's ever-closing ring of forces." Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 41. Weight in Grams: 953.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619016
- ISBN
- 9780700619016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.16
€ 74.16
Hardcover. First-hand accounts--drawn from memoirs, diaries, letters, and post-war interviews of the experiences of the 4th Marine Brigade in World War I." Editor(s): Clark, George B. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBWN; JWD; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618965
- ISBN
- 9780700618965
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.67
€ 78.67
Hardcover. In 1847, General Winfield Scott's military campaign helped pave the way for victory in the wider war against Mexico and also posed new challenges for discipline and logistics. This work highlights the visionary command of this general, the toughness of the troops he led, and the emergence of the United States as a potential global military power. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 384 pages, 14 photographs. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 699.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615414
- ISBN
- 9780700615414
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 78.47
€ 78.47
Hardcover. The ensuing battles on German soil - especially those in the so-called Ruhr Pocket - were as fierce and hard-fought as any in the European theater. This work chronicles this key military campaign from a fresh perspective - that of the defeated German soldiers and civilians caught in the final maelstrom of the war's western front. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 60 photos, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 39. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614905
- ISBN
- 9780700614905
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.63
€ 80.63