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Paperback. From the precipitous plunge into war and the brutal and bloody battles of August 1914, this book shows how events were propelled by a horrific logic which swept all sides up in its unstoppable momentum. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 199 x 36. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780241968215
- ISBN
- 9780241968215
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 11.60
€ 16.99
€ 11.60
hardcover. This book critically re-evaluates the problem of sex between international personnel and local people and offers regulatory solutions to legal problems. Num Pages: 247 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JPS; JWLP; LBBU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 247
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107030329
- ISBN
- 9781107030329
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.18
€ 79.18
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 548
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843834496
- ISBN
- 9781843834496
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.59
€ 112.59
Paperback. The fighting at Omaha Beach is one of the most famous events in military history, and represented a crucial moment in the course of World War II. This book reveals the events of that single day in June 1944. Illustrator(s): Bujeiro, Ramiro. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 11 colour photographs, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 185 x 7. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781841763675
- ISBN
- 9781841763675
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.96
€ 26.99
€ 21.96
Paperback. "Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. The odds against the American fig" Num Pages: 372 pages, 19 photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462. "Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. The odds against the American fig" Num Pages: 372 pages, 19 photographs, 16 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 28. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780306806537
- ISBN
- 9780306806537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 11.50
€ 17.99
€ 11.50
Paperback. George Washington's long career began with defeat in the bloody frontier skirmishes of the French and Indian War and culminated in the role of commanding general of the Continental army in victory over the British army. Among his achievements was the establishment of a professional army. Series: George Washington Bookshelf. Num Pages: 76 pages, 17 colour illustrations, 7 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of Virginia Press United States
- Number of pages
- 76
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780931917332
- ISBN
- 9780931917332
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.74
€ 10.99
€ 10.74
Paperback. Sgt John Basilone is one of the greatest heroes of the Greatest Generation. He was the only Marine in World War II to have received the Medal of Honor, the Navy Cross, and a Purple Heart and is arguably the most famous Marine of all time. This biography looks inside the life of Basilone. Num Pages: 352 pages, 29 black/white photos, one 8-page b/w photo insert. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; HBW; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 333.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Griffin Publishing United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312611446
- ISBN
- 9780312611446
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 18.72
€ 20.99
€ 18.72
Hardback. This volume takes issue with the, apparently, prevalent attitude among Allied commanders during World War II that the Italian military was ineffective. It recounts the story of relatively unacknowledged Italian partisan formations that fought in Italy, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Num Pages: 384 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JJH; HBJD; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Lexington Books United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780739101957
- ISBN
- 9780739101957
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 189.99
€ 189.99
Paperback. Series: The Gulf War series. Num Pages: 424 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; JWL; MJCJ; MMG; MMR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 739.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- RAND United States
- Number of pages
- 424
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780833026774
- ISBN
- 9780833026774
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.29
€ 40.29
Num Pages: 352 pages, 70 color and b/w photographs, 3 maps. BIC Classification: HBJF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764301377
- ISBN
- 9780764301377
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 27.83
€ 41.99
€ 27.83
Paperback. Dien Bien Phu, in 1954, was the great climactic battle in French Indochina that led to the defeat of the French colonial regime by the Viet Minh nationalists. This book is an account of that great battle, by a leading defence analyst who was himself an eye-witness. Series: History of War S. Num Pages: 238 pages, 2 maps, 28 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1FMV; HBJF; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 126 x 15. Weight in Grams: 194.
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc.
- Condition
- New
- Format
- Paperback
- SKU
- V9781574888409
- ISBN
- 9781574888409
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.79
€ 14.79
Paperback. This account of the Yorktown campaign of the American Revolution presents six full-colour battle scenes detailing the critical points in the battle. Yorktown would be a model example to the British Crown of the impossible odds she now faced in holding onto her colonies. Illustrator(s): Hook, Adam. Series: Osprey Military Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations, colour plates, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLH; JWKT; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 183 x 8. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781855326880
- ISBN
- 9781855326880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 16.03
€ 21.99
€ 16.03
Paperback. The University of Notre Dame's Research Initiative on the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict explored three significant challenges of the postwar landscape. This work examines the dilemmas each of the three challenges presents for postwar reconstruction and the difficulties in building a sustainable peace in societies destabilized by deadly violence. Num Pages: 128 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTJ; JWLP; LBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268022044
- ISBN
- 9780268022044
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.45
€ 29.99
€ 26.45
Paperback. Covered are the secretive origins and development of Germans Panzer troops are recounted in numberous photographs, along with a historical account of the vehicles used by the Panzer troops that would later storm through Europe. Num Pages: 48 pages, over 100 b/w photos, drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 102 x 2. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 48
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780764307881
- ISBN
- 9780764307881
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.86
€ 13.99
€ 10.86
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 342 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVU; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 342
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604268
- ISBN
- 9780691604268
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 55.18€ 43.71
€ 55.18
€ 43.71
Paperback. Editor(s): Turner, Violet L.; Watson, Maddox M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781620813980
- ISBN
- 9781620813980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 91.19€ 62.66
€ 91.19
€ 62.66
Paperback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 59 illustrations, 37 maps, 44 tables. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 145 x 37. Weight in Grams: 654.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Helion & Company United Kingdom
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 480
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781906033033
- ISBN
- 9781906033033
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 35.80
€ 51.99
€ 35.80
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
€ 65.92
€ 65.92
Series: Association of the United States Army Foreign Military Studies. Num Pages: 504 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HBWS; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1021.
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University Press of Kentucky United States
- Number of pages
- 504
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813150802
- ISBN
- 9780813150802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.30
€ 52.30
Hardback. This book describes, in vivid detail, the history of the Japanese invasion and occupation and of different parts of China, from the viewpoints of scholars in China, Japan, and the West Editor(s): Lary, Diana; MacKinnon, Stephen R.; Vogel, Ezra F. Num Pages: 400 pages, 16 tables, 1 figure, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1FPJ; HBJF; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 27. Weight in Grams: 626.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804755092
- ISBN
- 9780804755092
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 106.72
€ 106.72
Hardback. In the spring of 1864, as the armies of Grant and Lee waged a highly scrutinized and celebrated battle for the state of Virginia, a no-less important, but historically obscured engagement was being conducted in the pine barrens of northern Louisiana. Series: The American Crisis Series: Books on the Civil War Era. Num Pages: 198 pages, maps, photographs, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 198
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780842029360
- ISBN
- 9780842029360
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 164.24
€ 164.24
Paperback. The first of John Master's evocative memoirs about life in the Gurkhas in India on the cusp of WWII Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 320 pages, 5 Line Drawing(s). BIC Classification: 1FKAH; BGA; JWLF; JWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 200 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304361564
- ISBN
- 9780304361564
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Hardcover. During the Iraq War, coauthor Capt. Jason Conroy commanded Charlie Company, which was part of Task Force 1-64, 2d Brigade Combat Team, part of the U.S. Army's 3d Infantry Division. A tank unit equipped with mammoth M1A1 Abrams tanks, Conroy's company was literally at the tip of the U.S. Army's spear and one of the first elements into Baghdad. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBB; HBJF1; HBLW3; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 237 x 31. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888560
- ISBN
- 9781574888560
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.99€ 35.38
€ 41.99
€ 35.38
Hardback. From an acclaimed World War II writer comes an incisive retelling of the key month, July 1944, that won the war in the Pacific and ignited a whole new struggle on the homefront. In the pantheon of great World War II conflicts, the battle for Saipan is often forgotten. Num Pages: 512 pages, 8 pages of b&w, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 42. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Presidio Press
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780307461216
- ISBN
- 9780307461216
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 19.75
€ 25.99
€ 19.75