Warfare & defence
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Warfare & defence
Hardback. A reference to the military history of contemporary China, through an examination of China's 19th-century military clashes with the West and Japan, and the evolution of the Red Army. It draws on sources written in Chinese as well as on English-language secondary sources. Editor(s): Higham, Robin. Num Pages: 376 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GBC; HB; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 725.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780313293375
- ISBN
- 9780313293375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.49€ 46.84
€ 72.49
€ 46.84
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Histoire & Collections France
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9782352503286
- ISBN
- 9782352503286
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 28.63
€ 32.99
€ 28.63
Hardback. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 508. The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller's 340th Bomb Group in World War II. 288 pages, illustrated throughout. In this book we encounter the real men and combat missions on which Catch 22 was based. Blending fact, fancy, and history with full-blown original illustrations and rare, previously unpublished photos, the work includes twelve men of the Bomb Group relating twelve richly told tales of their own. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJH; FZC; HBJK; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 237 x 159 x 21. Weight: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781612001036
- ISBN
- 9781612001036
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 34.99€ 29.87
€ 34.99
€ 29.87
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 177 x 29. Weight in Grams: 907.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 464
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252066702
- ISBN
- 9780252066702
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 24.33
€ 25.99
€ 24.33
Paperback. The intensifying competition on the North Atlantic in the early years of the twentieth century led the White Star Line to order three huge liners. While their British rival, the Cunard Line, focused on speed, White Star concentrated on size and luxury. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 175 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752458953
- ISBN
- 9780752458953
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 37.66
€ 44.99
€ 37.66
Paperback. Since 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 attacks. This book covers the 175 ships of the 2100-ton Fletcher class and the 67 Allen M Sumner-class destroyers commissioned during war. Illustrator(s): Wright, Paul. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JJH; JWMV2; WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 184 x 6. Weight in Grams: 170.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034442
- ISBN
- 9781846034442
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 12.33
€ 13.99
€ 12.33
Paperback. Patton's Drive tells the story of how a young man born to war-who believed himself the literal incarnation of all great warriors past-became a modern American general: in terms of enemy killed or captured, territory taken, and people liberated, the greatest field commander of World War II. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 162 x 22. Weight in Grams: 25.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780762761319
- ISBN
- 9780762761319
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 15.44
€ 17.99
€ 15.44
Paperback. Shows how the state systematically came to penalize homosexuality, giving rise to a regime of second-class citizenship that sexual minorities still live under today. This title looks at three key arenas of government control - immigration, the military, and welfare. Series: Politics and Society in Modern America. Num Pages: 296 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBLW; JFSK; JPVH1; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691149936
- ISBN
- 9780691149936
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.79
€ 25.99
€ 19.79
Hardback. Analyzes the United States military's effort to capitalize on information technology. This book examines how political and military leaders work with the defense industry to develop the small ships, unmanned aerial vehicles, advanced communications equipment, and systems-of-systems integration that will enable the military format. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JW; TTM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 418.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780231135702
- ISBN
- 9780231135702
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 70.22€ 54.68
€ 70.22
€ 54.68
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages, 525 colour photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWMV3; TRP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 307 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1250.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764350757
- ISBN
- 9780764350757
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 34.59
€ 41.99
€ 34.59
Paperback. "The only attribution I have seen concerning the illustrations .. is to the Bolognese engraver Edoardo Fialet."--Introd. Num Pages: 80 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; JWXZ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 179 x 11. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- FreeLance Academy Press
- Edition
- Ill
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982591123
- ISBN
- 9780982591123
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.33
€ 27.33
Paperback. Offers a history of RAF Marham, one of East Anglia's most active bomberstations. This book is complemented by interviews with personnel and many photographs, old and modern. It features: B-29 Washingtons; B-52 deployments; Canberra Jet Bombers; V-Bomber Victors; Valiants; and, finally Tornados. Num Pages: 160 pages, 130 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; HBW; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 612.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752446943
- ISBN
- 9780752446943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.56
€ 28.56
Hardback. What influences have shaped air power since human flight became a reality more than a hundred years ago? Global Air Power provides insight into the evolution of air power theory and practice by examining the experience of six of the world's largest air forces-those of the United Kingdom, the United States, Israel, Russia, India, and China-and .. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: JWA; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 156 x 48. Weight in Grams: 984.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781597975551
- ISBN
- 9781597975551
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.23
€ 68.23
Hardcover. Illustrated with drawings and information on the Luftwaffe's radical fighter projects, The Ultimate Piston Fighters chronicles the revolutionary designs that might have changed the course of the war. They were the extreme designs left on the drawing board after the first jet engines were available for the manufacture of the Messerschmitt Me 262. Num Pages: 256 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 179 x 256 x 21. Weight in Grams: 838.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 144
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781781552490
- ISBN
- 9781781552490
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 21.46
€ 25.99
€ 21.46
Paperback. A selection of the History Book Club, this book talks about the historical circumstances and political conditions of the contending adversaries, the strategic thinking and the personalities of the military commanders, the tactical manoeuvring on the field of battle, the role of armaments and technology, and the performance of the soldiers. Num Pages: 608 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBG; HBW; JWLF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 608
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780253217073
- ISBN
- 9780253217073
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 41.37
€ 45.99
€ 41.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780821421017
- ISBN
- 9780821421017
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.49
€ 27.99
€ 26.49
Hardcover. Num Pages: 335 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 165 x 33. Weight in Grams: 661.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 335
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780345362391
- ISBN
- 9780345362391
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.35
€ 33.99
€ 22.35
Hardcover. Describes over 2,000 years of warfare in woods and forest Num Pages: 168 pages, 12 b&w illus., 13 maps. BIC Classification: HBW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780253356888
- ISBN
- 9780253356888
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 30.69
€ 35.99
€ 30.69
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Infinite Ideas Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 128
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906821357
- ISBN
- 9781906821357
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.52
€ 14.52
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 382
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752442075
- ISBN
- 9780752442075
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 28.54
€ 28.54
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 75 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBWQ; JWMV3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 208 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Stenlake Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840336047
- ISBN
- 9781840336047
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.90
€ 37.99
€ 34.90
Paperback. Throughout the 17th century large parts of Europe were depopulated during the wide-ranging and savage wars of religion and dynasty, involving various major powers. This was hence a key period in the development of 'modern' infantry tactics. This title covers the Dutch-Spanish wars of independence, The Thirty Years' War and the English Civil Wars. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 3JD; HBW; JWKT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 185 x 5. Weight in Grams: 214.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846034695
- ISBN
- 9781846034695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 13.88
€ 15.99
€ 13.88
Paperback. The modern means of communication have turned the world into an information fishbowl and, in terms of foreign policy and national security in post-Cold War power politics, helped transform international power politics. This book analyses the military, technological, and psychological aspects of information operations. Editor(s): Armistead, Leigh. Series: Issues in Twenty-First Century Warfare. Num Pages: 240 pages, tables, charts. BIC Classification: GPF; JP; JWKF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 435.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9781574886993
- ISBN
- 9781574886993
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.56
€ 30.99
€ 27.56
Paperback. Series: Stackpole Military History. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones, maps. BIC Classification: JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stackpole Books United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780811710770
- ISBN
- 9780811710770
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.10
€ 23.99
€ 19.10