Modern warfare Books
Griffon International Limited Overlord
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£25.00
Griffon International Limited THE MIGHTY EIGHTH
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£28.50
Avonmore Books Darwins Air War 19421945
Book SynopsisThis is the most authoritative work on Darwin's air war, and has been compiled from a wide range of sources worldwide, including Japan. This edition contains many new photos, most of them from private collections. The entire scope of Darwin's air war is covered, beginning with the pre-war defence build-up.Trade Review…as authoritative an account as we are likely to see and is well-written in a style that makes it an easy read. Although expensive, it is well worth the investment for both serious air historians and the more casual reader. * The RAF Historical Journal *…very well-researched and presented book […] It is an authoritative account as we are likely to see and is well-written in a style that makes it easy to read. * Aeroplane Magazine *...this is as authoritative account as we are likely to see and is well written in a style that makes it an easy read […] well worth the investment for both serious air historians and the more casual reader. * Flypast Magazine 12/04/2021 *Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1 The Defence Build-up Chapter 2 Desperate Times Chapter 3 19 February 1942 Chapter 4 Aftermath Chapter 5 Into Combat Chapter 6 Changes in the Air Chapter 7 Striking Back Chapter 8 Changing Fortunes Chapter 9 A Show of Force Chapter 10 The Heavy Bombers Chapter 11 Liberators Chapter 12 The Offensive Rolls On Chapter 13 Game Over Pilot Profiles Appendices Index
£22.46
BookBaby Memoir of a German Army Officer
£22.49
BookBaby Touching the Enemy
£16.79
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitlers VWeapons
Book SynopsisDetails all the measures, both on the land and in the air, taken to defend the United Kingdom from the German long-range weapons. Contains an appendix that lists all of the major V2 incident, as well as another that records all V2 strikes in the UK in chronological order and with geographical information.
£23.73
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Naval Eyewitnesses
Book SynopsisLife at sea as it was experienced by naval and merchant seamen during the Second World War.
£31.97
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Weapons of the Battle of the Bulge
Book SynopsisThis book will showcase all the weapons used by the soldiers in the Bulge. From rifles and heavy machine guns and mortars and artillery, as well as armored cars, self-propelled artillery and tanks.
£23.75
Pen & Sword Books Ltd How the World Allowed Hitler to Proceed with the
Book SynopsisThis book is unique in that rather than describing the historical details of the Holocaust, it examines how the Holocaust was allowed to happen.
£25.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitlers Traitors
Book SynopsisThis collection of vivid essays examines some of the most fascinating aspects of the German resistance to Hitler.
£23.75
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The First Atomic Bomb
Book SynopsisA highly accurate, thoroughly researched, alternate history.
£25.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Relics of the Reich
Book SynopsisRelics of the Reich is the story of what happened to the buildings the Nazis left behind
£14.24
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Drop Zone Burma
Book SynopsisDemonstrates the brave determination of the air and ground crews who fought what was one of the wars most difficult battles.
£20.93
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Fallen Few of the Battle of Britain
Book SynopsisThe complete biographies of all the 544 British and Commonwealth pilots killed during the Battle of Britain 1940.
£21.01
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Bombers over Sand and Snow
Book SynopsisA little-known story of the bombers that supported Montgomerys North African Campaign Flying in support of the Allied campaign to take Italy and Eastern Europe.
£22.94
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Stopping Hitler
Book SynopsisIt details the various plans made for Home Defence between 1939 and 1945.
£26.33
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Tuskegee Airmen
Book SynopsisThe history of 332nd Fighter Group - only segregated Fighter Group that served in combat during the Second World War.
£27.96
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitlers Last Days
Book SynopsisA fresh look at the Hitler's final days using a diverse range of research material.
£23.94
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Churchills German Spy
Book SynopsisCompared to many of MI5''s other double agents, HARLEQUIN's career was very short-lived, lasting only for a few months in 1943. However, during that time he provided insights into the various parties involved in the Appeasement process in 1938; the Czech crisis of 1939; the enterprises of a Franco-American businessman who hosted the Duke and Duchess of Windsor's marriage in France; the espionage activities of an aristocratic German family; Admiral Canaris, the head of the Abwehr many of the Abwehr's personalities with whom he had come into contact or had known about and the agents he employed as well as relations between the disparate organisations of the German intelligence services the Abwehr, Gestapo, and Sicherheitsdienst (SD), the intelligence arm of the SS. Furthermore, he revealed the German Armistice Commission's involvement in espionage and their links to the Abwehr. MI5 shared this intelligence with the FBI and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) before HARLEQUIN reques
£31.70
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitlers Oil Broker
Book SynopsisThe story of Thoms Brown, Hitler's oil 'broker', sought to develop Iraq oil for Germany but fell out with Hitler over alleged Jewish origins.
£25.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Saving the Schindlers Daughter
Book SynopsisThe courageous life of Lore Schindler, an orphaned Jewish girl who grew up in WWII France.
£23.54
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitlers Imperfect Victories
Book SynopsisComprehensive analysis of Hitler's role as supreme military leader of the Third Reich.
£25.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitlers Last Chance
Book SynopsisThe story behind one of the last propaganda films made and shown in the Third Reich.
£24.77
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Alastair Denniston
Book SynopsisA ground-breaking biography of the man who led Britain's code-breaking efforts in both world wars.
£21.21
Pen & Sword Books Ltd A Photographic History of Amphibious Warfare
Book SynopsisHeavily illustrated history of Second World War amphibious operations.
£29.24
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Nazi Spies and Collaborators in Britain 19391945
Book SynopsisReveals the scale of Nazi subversion and spying in Britain during WW2.
£32.47
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Chindit Affair
Book SynopsisSuperbly, graphically and sensitively written.
£56.61
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Doenitz UBoats Convoys
Book SynopsisUnique combined account of the Battle of the Atlantic from both the German and British viewpoints
£21.21
Pen & Sword Books Ltd In the Service of the Emperor
Book SynopsisCovers the dramatic 15 years of Japanese Empire expansion.
£23.75
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Radioman TwentyFive Years in the Marine Corps
Book SynopsisFull career arc of a Marine--from lowly grunt to decorated air officer--spanning 1987 to 2013.
£23.75
Sourcebooks, Inc Best Little Stories from WWII More Than 100 True
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£20.66
National Geographic Society Eyewitness to World War II
Book SynopsisEyewitness to World War II brings you closer than ever before to the greatest challenge a generation of Americans had ever faced.Trade Review“This book captures both the scale and the human emotion [of WWII]” –Baltimore Sun “This incredibly dramatic and moving compilation of reportage, first-person accounts and archival photos reminds us why war is hell.” –Sacramento Bee
£28.00
National Geographic Society Generals Patton Macarthur Marshall and the
Book SynopsisCelebrated historian Winston Groom tells the uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall, from World War I to World War II. These three remarkable men-of-arms who rose from the gruesome hell of the First World War to become the finest generals of their generation during World War II redefined America's ideas of military leadership and brought forth a new generation of American soldier. Their efforts revealed to the world the grit and determination that would become synonymous with America in the post-war years. Filled with novel-worthy twists and turns, and set against the backdrop of the most dramatic moments of the twentieth century, The Generals is a powerful, action-packed book filled with marvelous surprises and insights into the lives of America's most celebrated warriors.
£24.00
James Lorimer & Company Ltd Too Young to Die
Book SynopsisJohn Boileau and Dan Black tell for the first time compelling stories of some of the 30,000 underage youths -- some as young as fourteen -- who joined the Canadian Armed Forces in the Second World War.Trade ReviewHistory is peppered with stories of young men who joined up when they were under age. Boileau's book takes a look at a huge number of young men aged 14+ who joined the Canadian Armed Forces to fight in the second world war. * Books Monthly *Detailed it may be , but it is also a first class read and will appeal to both the general reader and military historians. 4.5 stars. * Army Rumour Service *Meticulously researched and extensively illustrated with photographs, personal documents and specially commissioned maps, Too Young to Die provides a touching and fascinating perspective on the Canadian experience in the Second World War. * Recollections of World War II *
£24.82
Arcadia Publishing Wright Field Images of Aviation
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£21.24
Pen & Sword Books Ltd DDay Cover Up at Pointe du Hoc
Book SynopsisFor the first time ever this follow-up book now offers complete Rangers history for the seven months prior to D-Day.
£36.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Panzers of the Wehrmacht 19331945 Fact File
Book SynopsisA highly accessible overview of German Panzers and variations of tanks with technical data, facts and pictures as used by German Wehrmacht in WW2.
£16.16
Pen & Sword Books Ltd US Infantry Weapons of the Second World War
Book SynopsisAn invaluable and comprehensive collection of US infantry weapons of WW2.
£21.21
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Mystery of Missing Flight FBELV
Book SynopsisThe Mystery of Missing Flight F-BELV, believed to be the only aircraft never to have been recovered from the Vietnam War.
£19.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Voices from the Past Channel Islands Invaded The
Book SynopsisThe ground-breaking Voices From the Past series tells the stories of the great conflicts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, from the Battle of Waterloo to the fall of Hitler's Germany, through the words of the politicians, the press, the generals, and the ordinary soldier and civilian that lived and fought through those momentous times.
£31.96
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitler versus Stalin The Eastern Front 19441945
Book SynopsisThe final volume in a four-part photographic history of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union.
£18.54
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Air War Varsity
Book SynopsisCovers all aspects of Operation Varsity, the last large-scale Allied operation of World War II and the largest single day airborne drop in history.
£31.96
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Eyewitness Korea
Book SynopsisVivid first-hand accounts of American and British soldiers in the front line of the Korean War, giving insight into their recruitment, training, casualties and captivity as well as combat experience.
£25.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Arnhem and the Aftermath
Book SynopsisImpact of Market Garden's failure on the population of Arnhem. Includes the 3 major airborne assaults in the Netherlands from 1940-1945
£36.55
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Night Hunters Prey The Lives and Deaths of an RAF
Book SynopsisStudies the short lives and parallel military flying careers of two combatants giving and interesting comparisons of serving in the RAF and Luftwaffe.
£25.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Axis Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the Second
Book SynopsisSuperb collection of colour and B&W images of all Axis AFV variants of WW2 across all theatres
£21.21
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pointe du Hoc
Book SynopsisThis book goes back to original documents: reports and first-hand accounts to establish the story of the three separate Ranger Forces that made-up Rudder s Rangers who assaulted not just Pointe du Hoc, where they held out for over 48 hours before relief, but the Western end of Omaha Beach as well.
£14.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Spitfire
Book SynopsisA visually stunning history of the iconic Vickers Supermarine Spitfire.
£30.00
