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Hardback. Heroes of Our Time contains all 239 Medal of Honor citations such as this excerpt: Num Pages: 351 pages, 16 pages of photographs. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 236 x 32. Weight in Grams: 800.
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887407413
- ISBN
- 9780887407413
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.95
€ 30.99
€ 20.95
Paperback. The fourth book in Ashcroft's Heroes series tells the extraordinary stories behind his collection of British and Commonwealth flying gallantry medals. Num Pages: 480 pages, Insets converted for short run. BIC Classification: HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 334.
- Publisher
- Headline Publishing Group
- Number of pages
- 464
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755363902
- ISBN
- 9780755363902
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.21
€ 17.99
€ 13.21
Hardcover. Filmic constructions of war heroism have a profound impact on public perceptions of conflicts. Here, contributors examine the ways motifs of gender and heroism in war films are used to justify ideological positions, shape the understanding of the military conflicts, support political agendas and institutions, and influence collective memory. Editor(s): Kazecki, Jakub. Num Pages: 286 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APFN; JFC; JFSJ; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137364531
- ISBN
- 9781137364531
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.90
€ 64.90
Hardback. Post-heroism is often perceived as one of the main aspects of change in the character of war, a phenomenon prevalent in western societies. According to this view, demographic and cultural changes in the west have severely decreased the tolerance for casualties in war. This edited volume provides a critical examination of this idea. Editor(s): Scheipers, Sibylle. Num Pages: 388 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3J; HBTB; HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 219 x 27. Weight in Grams: 602.
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137362520
- ISBN
- 9781137362520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.11
€ 145.11
Paperback. Covers the development and design of the Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer. Num Pages: 48 pages, b/w photographs, line drawings. BIC Classification: JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 210 x 3. Weight in Grams: 186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780887402388
- ISBN
- 9780887402388
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 13.99
€ 18.99
€ 13.99
Hardback. national security, Gleis and Berti provide a comparative analysis of their histories and political missions that moves beyond reductionist portrayals of the organizations' military operations. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 4 maps, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 158 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406145
- ISBN
- 9781421406145
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.62
€ 64.62
Paperback. national security, Gleis and Berti provide a comparative analysis of their histories and political missions that moves beyond reductionist portrayals of the organizations' military operations. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6, 4 maps, 2 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPA; JPS; JWK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 17. Weight in Grams: 362.
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421406152
- ISBN
- 9781421406152
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.07
€ 37.07
Paperback. This book is crafted around soldiers' personal descriptions of their war experiences in Afghanistan and Iraq, culminating in life-altering injuries to the brain and psyche, along with the equally dramatic story of their recoveries. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16-page photo section. BIC Classification: HBWS4; HBWS5; JWX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781935149408
- ISBN
- 9781935149408
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 18.34
€ 19.99
€ 18.34
Paperback. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBN; JFSL; JWA; JWXN; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 211 x 11. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Huia Publishers New Zealand
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781775501978
- ISBN
- 9781775501978
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 31.56
€ 36.99
€ 31.56
Paperback. This careful examination of key strategies, events, and personalities in the conflict sheds fresh light on the high points of the Vietnam experience and punctures the enduring mythologies of the war. "A model of lucid writing and fair judgement."-Thomas Powers. Num Pages: 347 pages. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBJK; HBWS2; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 23. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 347
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566631976
- ISBN
- 9781566631976
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.65
€ 17.99
€ 17.65
Hardcover. Num Pages: 2 pages, over 200 bw images. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 287 x 227 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1384. The 100th Bombardment Group Over Berlin, March 6, 1944. 2 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 287 x 227 x 25. Weight: 1384.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Number of pages
- 2
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764332371
- ISBN
- 9780764332371
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.93€ 52.66
€ 74.93
€ 52.66
Hardcover. The adventures of two men from Savannah, Georgia, who sought to breach the Federal blockade early in the Civil War. Roger S. Durham draws from James Dickson's 1862 Civil War diary to frame the story of the young sailor's travels with his friend, Thomas L. Hernandez, from New Jersey to Nova Scotia to the coast of Georgia. Num Pages: 544 pages, 24 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ of South Carolina Pr
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781570035722
- ISBN
- 9781570035722
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.52
€ 34.99
€ 29.52
Hardcover. Admiral William Owens, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, evaluates military resistance to change and argues that failure to respond to shifting global imperatives can lead to the same disasters caution intends to prevent Acknowledging the life and death qualities of military decisions, Ow Num Pages: 184 pages, 34ill. BIC Classification: HBTM; JWF; TRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Naval Institute Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781557506610
- ISBN
- 9781557506610
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.55
€ 44.99
€ 37.55
Paperback. The battle is followed on a minute by minute basis to give a vivid impression of the problems of command Num Pages: 192 pages, 100 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; HBWN; JWLF; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 138. .
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781473834095
- ISBN
- 9781473834095
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.13
€ 17.99
€ 14.13
Paperback. First published in 1982, this revised and updated edition takes into account the events that have happened since the early 1980s - including the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the black market that appeared in chemical and biological weapons, the acquisition of these weapons by Third World countries, etc. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16. BIC Classification: JWMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Cornerstone United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 336
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099441595
- ISBN
- 9780099441595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.88
€ 19.99
€ 14.88
Paperback. The complete story of the Highlanders - the fiercest Regiments in the British Army. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JWTR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight in Grams: 354. The History of The Legendary Highland Soldier. 352 pages. On the fields of Waterloo, the deserts of Sudan, the Plains of Abraham and the mountains of Dargai, the trenches of Flanders and the jungles of Burma - the great Highland regiments made their mark. This book tells the story of the Highlanders through the words of the soldiers themselves. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HBJD1; HBLL; JWTR. Dimension: 197 x 130 x 28. Weight: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849013772
- ISBN
- 9781849013772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.32
€ 17.99
€ 13.32
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JPS; JWXK; LB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781501705762
- ISBN
- 9781501705762
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 31.10
€ 34.99
€ 31.10
Paperback. The shell-ravaged landscape of Hill 60, some three miles to the south east of Ypres, conceals beneath it a labyrinth of tunnels and underground workings. This small area saw horrendous fighting in the early years of the war as the British and Germans struggled to control its dominant view over Ypres. Series: Battleground Europe. Num Pages: 160 pages, photographs, illustrations, maps, diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DDB; HBJD; HBWN; JWL; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780850525595
- ISBN
- 9780850525595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.42
€ 13.99
€ 11.42
Hardback. The Battle for Spion Kop, 1900. 256 pages, 16pgs of illustrations, 6 maps. * A complete and detailed account of a devastating South African conflict The Battle of Spion Kop was fought during the campaign to relieve Ladysmith, South Africa, and was the single bloodiest episode in the campaign, as well as a harbinger of the bitter and desperate fighting still to come in the Second Boer War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1HFM; 1HFMS; HBJH; JWLF. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 25. Weight: 604.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Edition
- 1St Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612000077
- ISBN
- 9781612000077
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.56
€ 33.99
€ 28.56
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 17 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764311123
- ISBN
- 9780764311123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 36.99€ 24.81
€ 36.99
€ 24.81