Modern warfare Books
DRA Publishing Afghanistan Britains War in Helmand A Historical
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£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Panzergrenadiers 19421945
Book SynopsisPanzergrenadiers were Hitler's elite armoured infantry.Written and compiled by leading Images of War series author, this book details their fighting record and equipment.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Plot of Shame
Book SynopsisThe author reveals how the cases surrounding those buried in Plot E are violent, disturbing and often brutal in their content. They are not war crimes, but crimes committed in a time of war.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd 12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division in Normandy
Book SynopsisThe most effective German division fighting in the WestDescribes how the division continually battled the Allied offensivesUses new materials from archives in the former Eastern BlocRefuses to shy away from unpalatable facts or controversies
£15.29
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Surviving the Arctic Convoys
Book SynopsisMoving personal recollections of WW2 at sea.
£16.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Hitler Assassination Attempts
Book SynopsisIn this book, John Grehan has examined the known planned or proposed assassination attempts on Hitler, from Chicago to London and from Sweden to the Ukraine -some of which have not previously been presented to the general public by historians.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Women in the Second World War
Book SynopsisCommemorates the role of service and serving women in the Second World War.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Royal Observer Corps
Book SynopsisWritten at the end of the Second World War by those involved in the planning and operation of the Royal Observer.
£14.24
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The EBoat Threat
Book SynopsisOut of print for 30 years and highly sought afterUnique study of this vital part of the Naval War in WW2Very few books on this subject
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd With the Paras in Helmand
Book SynopsisCaptures the atmosphere of the Conflict in words and superb colour photography.
£17.09
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Baldur von Schirach
Book SynopsisThis biography reveals Von Schirach's aristocratic family background; three of his four grandparents were from America.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Nordhausen Concentration Camp
Book SynopsisOf all the appalling acts of Nazi Germany, Nordhausen represents the pinnacle of warped depravity. Forced labour on an industrial scale and a litany of the most barbaric war crimes make for harrowing yet compelling reading.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Arctic Convoy PQ18
Book SynopsisThis superbly researched book tells the story of one of the most significant maritime operations of the Second World War. The importance of the Arctic convoys providing the Soviets with the necessary equipment needed to win the war on the Eastern Front has too often been underestimated. This book puts that right.Following PQ17, the worst Allied maritime disaster of the Second World War, it was imperative that PQ18 got through. So when the convoy left Loch Ewe on 2 September 1942 the stakes could not have been higher. The Battle of Stalingrad was hanging in the balance. Had the convoy suffered unacceptable shipping and war supply losses, the Arctic route would have had to be suspended with potentially war-changing consequences not just for the Soviets but the whole Allied war effort. Consequently, as this work vividly describes, it was both the most heavily defended and the most heavily attacked convoy of the whole war.The Author draws on contemporaneous accounts of the combatants from
£18.70
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Race for the Atomic Bomb
Book SynopsisThe full story of the various warring nations' race to be the first to develop the atomic bomb.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Survivors of Enemy Action
Book SynopsisNumerous thrilling personal accounts by survivors of enemy action. Written by highly experienced naval author and former Merchant Navy Captain.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Aspects of Arnhem
Book SynopsisThis superbly researched book, written by two acknowledged experts, takes a wide-ranging examination of Operation MARKET GARDEN from the strategic, operational and tactical level. 80th anniversary is in 2024.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Gebirgsjager
Book SynopsisAn overview of German Gebirgsj ger (Mountain Troops) from their formation in 1935 to the end of the Second World War.
£18.70
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitlers Gold
Book SynopsisThe whereabouts and disposal of the remaining stolen gold has led to numerous investigations and countless conspiracy theories. In Hitler's Gold the author analyses these and uncovers many of the mysteries surrounding this continuing search for the missing millions.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Red Army Towards the Oder
Book SynopsisThis book brings together three After the Battle stories documenting the advance on the Oder and the long-draw-out struggles for the bridgeheads over it.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd 8th SS Cavalry Division Florian Geyer
Book SynopsisCovers the operations of a leading SS Cavalry Regiment. Latest in the Author's popular SS Divisions/ Images of War series.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Operation Hoss
Book SynopsisRecords a truly shocking episode of WW2.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Second World War Illustrated
Book SynopsisA quick, convenient visual history of the world's worst life-changing conflict.
£16.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Faces of the Few
Book SynopsisA unique collection of images relating to the airmen of the RAF and the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm who fought the Battle of Britain.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Meon Hill Murder 1945
Book SynopsisThe first stand alone book on the Meon Hill murder. Detailed factual analysis debunking the irrelevant (and later) witchcraft angle. A study of how 'the madness of crowds' subverts justice.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd March Past
Book SynopsisThe autobiography of one of the most famous Commandos of the Second World War.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Save the Last Bullet
Book SynopsisAn exceptionally rare memoir of a boy soldier in Hitler's army.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Steep Atlantick Stream
Book SynopsisA vivid and very human account of action on an Atlantic escort.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Greatest Escape
Book SynopsisA highly personal account of one airman's struggle for survival in the air and on the ground in the heart of the Reich during the bomber war.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The History of 30 Assault Unit
Book SynopsisThe author has trawled archives and interviewed veterans in order to piece together the history and record of this elusive special forces unit who fought with great distinction and achieved results disproportionate to their size.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Last Stand at Le Paradis
Book SynopsisIn early September 1939, the 2nd Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment were one of the first complete infantry units of the BEF to land in France. The first months of World War Two were relatively quiet but after deploying to the Maginot Line sector during January 1940 they came into contact with those Germans manning the West Wall or Seigfried Line. A patrol led by Captain Peter Barclay entered German territory and was attacked. As a result, the first decorations of the war were awarded. Barclay received the Military Cross and Lance-Corporal Davis the Military Medal while the remaining members of the patrol were mentioned in despatches. Two days later, the battalion suffered a tragic first when Lieutenant Patrick Everitt was mortally wounded while leading a daylight patrol. Everitt was the first British officer to be killed in action in the Second World War. When the Germans launched their offensive on 10 May, the BEF advanced to the River Dyle in Belgium. Within days the Allied Armies had
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Strike Wings
Book SynopsisClassic account of the RAFs Strike Wings in action against German shipping in the Second World War.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Desert Air Force in World War II
Book SynopsisDocuments the first time that the RAF struck back at Hitlers Reich.
£15.29
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Fighting with the Long Range Desert Group
Book SynopsisResearched and written by much published author and leading LRDG expert.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd WaffenSS Armour on the Eastern Front 1941 1945
Book SynopsisCovers the bitter fighting on the Eastern Front.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Red Army Weapons of the Second World War
Book SynopsisComprehensive and authoritative work on the whole range of Second World War Red Army weaponry.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Band That Went to War
Book SynopsisAn unusual and never before published account of the War.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Allied Air Campaign Against Hitlers Uboats
Book SynopsisA detailed study of the Allied air campaign against Hitler's U-boats in the Second World War.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Heydrich Butcher of Prague
Book SynopsisHeydrich's shocking and leading role in the Nazi regime is graphically portrayed in this Images of War book.
£13.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Between Giants
Book SynopsisFrom an expert on the Eastern Front of World War II, this book chronicles the cataclysmic experience of the region that includes modern-day Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.The Baltic States suffered more than almost any other territory during World War II, caught on the front-line of some of the war's most vicious battles and squeezed between the vast military might of the German Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army. Combining new archival research and numerous first-hand accounts, this is a magisterial description of conquest and exploitation, of death and deportation and the fight for survival both by countries and individuals.Trade Review'A powerful pick... It comes packed with action shots and photos, first-hand accounts from soldiers on both sides - most of which have never appeared in English... No military collection strong in World War II should be without this specific, in-depth analysis.' The Midwest Book Review Praise for Prit Buttar 'a marvelously written and illustrated new work with excellent maps on a series of battles too long overlooked... [it[ deserves to be read by any true devotee of World War II.' Military AdvisorTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Author’s Note Dramatis Personae Preface Introduction Chapter 1: Molotov, Ribbentrop and the First Soviet Occupation Chapter 2: Rosenberg, Generalplan Ost and Preparations for Barbarossa Chapter 3: The Wehrmacht in Full Flood Chapter 4: The Baltic Holocaust Chapter 5: Reluctant Allies Chapter 6: Narva, January to April 1944 Chapter 7: Breaking the Deadlock: Summer 1944 Chapter 8: From Doppelkopf to Cäsar Chapter 9: The Isolation of Army Group North Chapter 10: Courland, October to December 1944 Chapter 11: Endgame Chapter 12: Aftermath Appendix 1: Place Names Appendix 2: Ranks Appendix 3: Acronyms Appendix 4: Foreign terms Endnotes Bibliography Extract from Battleground Prussia Index
£15.29
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC British Commando 194045
Book SynopsisWith Hitler''s army rampaging across Europe, Winston Churchill ordered the creation of a special fighting force-- the Commandos. These valiant men were volunteers drawn from the ranks of the British Army, formed into a Special Service Brigade, and put through a rigorous but highly effective training program. Over the course of World War II they would see action in every major theater of operation, and are credited with numerous feats of gallantry during the D-Day landings. Although many units were disbanded after the war, the Royal Marine Commandos have maintained the standards of this elite fighting formation to the present day.Angus Konstam explores the history of the Commandos during their formative years, providing detailed descriptions of their training, weapons, and equipment. Battle reports are accompanied by specially commissioned Osprey artwork and historical photographs, offering readers an in-depth analysis of some of the most famous fighting units in the British Table of ContentsIntroduction /Chronology /Recruitment and Enlistment /Training /Appearance and Equipment /Belief and Belonging /Conditions of Service /Experience of Battle /After the Battle /Collections and Museums/Glossary
£14.24
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC BEB66 Destroyer Units in Combat
Book SynopsisA fascinating study of the EB-66, which from 1965 to 1967 was the US Air Force''s only platform for jamming and escort duties for its strike operations over heavily-defended areas. Without the bravery and skill of EB-66 operators, US losses would undoubtedly have been much higher during the Vietnam War, with large tactical strikes on North Vietnam and Arc Light B-52 raids only available when EB-66 support was possible.Studies of air combat in the Vietnam War inevitably focus on the MiG-killing fighter engagements, B-52 onslaughts or tactical strikes on the Hanoi region. However, underlying all these was the secretive ''electron war'' in which highly-skilled electronic warfare officers dueled with Soviet and North Vietnamese radar operators in the attempt to enable US strike forces to reach their targets with minimal losses. Orbiting at the edge of heavily-defended territory, the vulnerable EB-66s identified and jammed the enemy''s radar frequencies with electroTable of Contents1. Naval Origins 2. Cold War Bomber 3. Yokota and Shaw 4. Into the Fire 5. Thundering On 6. The Final Round 7. Still in Europe Appendices - Colour plates commentary - Index
£13.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sinking Force Z 1941
Book SynopsisA history and analysis of one of the most dramatic moments in both air power and naval history. With the sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse, no battleship was safe on the open ocean, and the aircraft took its crown as the most powerful maritime weaponIn late 1941, war was looming with Japan, and Britain''s empire in southeast Asia was at risk. The British government decided to send Force Z, which included the state-of-the-art battleship Prince of Wales and the battlecruiser Repulse, to bolster the naval defences of Singapore, and provide a mighty naval deterrent to Japanese aggression. These two powerful ships arrived in Singapore on 2 December - five days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. But crucially, they lacked air cover. On 9 December Japanese scout planes detected Force Z''s approach in the Gulf of Thailand. Unlike at Pearl Harbor, battleships at sea could manoeuvre, and their anti-aircraft defences were ready. But it did no gTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION CHRONOLOGY ATTACKER'S CAPABILITIES The new rulers of the sea DEFENDER'S CAPABILITIES The Royal Navy’s mission to Singapore CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES The imperial rivals THE CAMPAIGN The last day of the big-gun battleship ANALYSIS FURTHER READING INDEX
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Gunboat Command
Book SynopsisLt Cdr Robert Hichens became a legendary MGB commander and the most highly decorated RNVR officer in the Second World War. His biography provides thrilling first hand accounts of close naval action in the North Sea and English Channel.
£15.29
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Special Forces Pilot A Flying Memoir of the
Book SynopsisAn exceptional memoir describing operations by, and in support of, the SAS and SBS during the Falklands War.
£12.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Panther Tank Hitlers T34 Killer
Book SynopsisComprehensive illustrated history of the most effective German tank of the Second World War
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Poland and the Second World War 19381948
Book SynopsisThe full story of Poland's part in WW2 from failure of pre-war diplomacy and planning, through to betrayal by Allies leading to civil war and Soviet occupation in immediate post-war years.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd DDay Gunners
Book SynopsisStories of the men who served the guns on the D-Day beaches
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Devon at War 1939 45
Book SynopsisCovers Devon in the Second World War, from the commencement of the conflict in September 1939, until its end in September 1945, featuring many forgotten news stories of the day.
£11.69
