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Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War (Hardback - 23 Feb 2010)

Valley of Death
Pulitzer Prizeªwinning author Ted Morgan has now written a rich and definitive account of the fateful battle that ended French rule in Indochinaηand led inexorably to AmericaΣs Vietnam War. Dien Bien Phu was a remote valley on the border of Laos along a simple rural trade route. But it would also be where a great European power fell to an underestimated insurgent army and lost control of a crucial...

By (author) Ted Morgan

ISBN-13: 9781400066643 ; ISBN-10: 1400066646

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ARP and Civil Defence in the Second World War (Paperback / softback - 23 Feb 2010)

ARP and Civil Defence in the Second World War
In 1938, Britain prepared for war, and to spread the word about what should be done in the event of attack, and to distribute the gas masks that would become universal, a body of men and women were called to public service - the Air Raid Precautions, or 'ARP'. Armed initially with only a badge of appointment, they became the object of public scorn. From the declaration through to early 1940, the volunteer services...

By (author) Peter Doyle

ISBN-13: 9780747807650 ; ISBN-10: 0747807655

Price: £7.47 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Knight: Noble Warrior of England 1200-1600 (Paperback / softback - 16 Feb 2010)

Knight
The traditional 'knight in shining armor' has become a staple figure in popular culture; the images of bloody battlefields, bustling feasting halls and courtly tournaments have been creatively interpreted many times in film and fiction. But what was the knight truly like? The world of the English medieval knight was complex and ever-changing. From the household of King John to the defenders of Elizabeth I, there...

By (author) Christopher Gravett

ISBN-13: 9781849081382 ; ISBN-10: 1849081387

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Strongholds of the Picts: The fortifications of Dark Age Scotland (Paperback / softback - 16 Feb 2010)

Strongholds of the Picts
When the Romans left Britain around AD 410 the island had not been fully subjugated. In the Celtic fringe of Caledonia - now Northern Scotland - these unconquered native peoples were presented with the opportunity to pillage what remained of Roman Britain. By way of response the Post-Roman Britons of what is now Scotland did their best to defend themselves from attack, and to preserve what they could of the...

By (author) Angus Konstam; Illustrated by Peter Dennis

ISBN-13: 9781846036866 ; ISBN-10: 1846036860

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German Battleships 1914-18 (1): Deutschland, Nassau and Helgoland classes (Paperback / softback - 23 Feb 2010)

German Battleships 1914-18 (1)
Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and specially commissioned artwork, this volume is an enlightening history of the Deutschland to Osfriesland classes. Detailing the last of the pre-dreadnaught battleship classes, this book goes on to explain the revolutionary developments that took place within the German Imperial Navy as they readied themselves for war. This included creating...

By (author) Gary Staff; Illustrated by Paul Wright

ISBN-13: 9781846034671 ; ISBN-10: 1846034671

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Ottoman Infantryman 1914-18 (Paperback / softback - 23 Feb 2010)

Ottoman Infantryman 1914-18
The Ottoman Army was the first to employ the 'triangular division', starting from 1910, which contained three infantry regiments of three battalions supported by an artillery regiment of three battalions. This structure went on to become the world's standard. In the years immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I, the Ottoman Army undertook a massive retraining program to rebuild its forces following the...

By (author) David Nicolle; Illustrated by Christa Hook

ISBN-13: 9781846035067 ; ISBN-10: 1846035066

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The Fortifications of Ancient Israel and Judah 1200-586 BC (Paperback / softback - 16 Feb 2010)

The Fortifications of Ancient Israel and Judah 1200-586 BC
This book provides a detailed study of the fortifications of the founders of Ancient Israel from the time of their first settlement in the Middle East, through the periods of the united and divided kingdoms, until the sack of Jersualem in 586 BC. It begins in the period of Israelite settlement in the First Iron Age period (1200-1000 BC). The extensive fortifications created by the famous kings Saul, David and...

By (author) Samuel Rocca; Illustrated by Adam Hook

ISBN-13: 9781846035081 ; ISBN-10: 1846035082

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Maginot Line 1940: Battles on the French Frontier (Paperback / softback - 23 Feb 2010)

Maginot Line 1940
Constructed throughout the 1930s, the Maginot Line was supposed to form the ultimate defense against a German invasion of France. However, different sections of the line were built at different times and the strength of various sections varied widely. During their Blitzkrieg invasion, the Germans were able to identify these weak points and focus their attacks against them. This book uses new maps and period...

By (author) Marc Romanych; Martin Rupp; Illustrated by John White

ISBN-13: 9781846034992 ; ISBN-10: 184603499X

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Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC (Paperback / softback - 23 Feb 2010)

Roman Battle Tactics 390-110 BC
By 390 BC, the organization of the Roman army was in need of change. Fighting in the Greek-style with a heavy infantry was proving increasingly outdated and inflexible, resulting in the Roman's defeat at the hands of the Gauls at the battle of Allia. Following on from this catastrophe and in the next fifty years of warfare against Gallic and Italian tribes, a military revolution was born: the legion. This was a new...

By (author) Nic Fields; Illustrated by Gerry Embleton; Samuel Embleton

ISBN-13: 9781846033827 ; ISBN-10: 1846033829

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Managing Military Organisations: Theory and Practice (Hardback - 5 Feb 2010)

Managing Military Organisations
This book deals with the processes and theories involved in managing military organisations in both peacetime and crisis conditions. Examining the challenges faced by policymakers and military commanders in conducting military operations, this book considers the benefits of conventional management and organisation theory for the military. At the same time, these essays recognise that the military should be...

Edited by Joseph Soeters; Paul C.van Fenema; Robert Beeres

ISBN-13: 9780415484060 ; ISBN-10: 0415484065

Price: £75.00 £60.75 UK delivery 2 to 4 days

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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific (Paperback / softback - 2 Feb 2010)

Helmet for My Pillow
Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts ever to come out of World War II. Robert Leckie enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in January 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In Helmet for My Pillow we follow his odyssey, from basic training on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the warΣs fiercest fighting took...

By (author) Robert Leckie

ISBN-13: 9780553593310 ; ISBN-10: 0553593315

Price: £16.72 UK delivery 3 to 5 days

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Murder in Baker Company: How Four American Soldiers Killed One of Their Own (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Murder in Baker Company
Using court transcripts, personal interviews, and police records to retrace the key events of the case, this journey to uncover the truth about what happened to Richard Davis provides a disturbing, eye-opening look into the problems of today's military. After surviving tours in Bosnia and Iraq, Davis was mercilessly tortured and ultimately murdered before his remains were set on fire in the woods of Georgia. Four...

By (author) Cilla McCain

ISBN-13: 9781556529474 ; ISBN-10: 1556529473

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Canadian Battlefields in Belgium, the Netherlands, & Germany: A Visitor's Guide (Paperback / softback - 1 Feb 2010)

Canadian Battlefields in Belgium, the Netherlands, & Germany
This book builds on the success of The Canadian Battlefields in Northwest Europe, 1944-45 by adding a new chapter dealing with the Canadian battles in Belgium during the First World War. In addition to bringing to life the Victory Campaign of the Second World War in Belgium, Holland, and Germany, it examines the terrible battles fought in the Ypres Salient, including the Canadians' first battle at 2nd Ypres in...

By (author) Terry Copp; Michael Bechthold

ISBN-13: 9780978344139 ; ISBN-10: 0978344138

Price: £26.99 £20.15 Not Available

Freedom, Faction, Fame & Blood: British Soldiers of Conscience in Greece, Spain & Finland (Hardback - 1 Apr 2010)

Freedom, Faction, Fame & Blood
Under the rubric from Lord Byron, this book offers a unique comparison of three sets of British volunteers who left their homes to fight in the Greek War of Independence, the Spanish Civil War and the Russo-Finnish War. From Lord Byron's journey to Greece, to the legendary International Brigades of the Spanish Civil War, to the strange sojourn of a contingent of British misfits during a bitter Finnish winter,...

By (author) Dr Elizabeth Roberts Ph.D.

ISBN-13: 9781845193188 ; ISBN-10: 1845193180

Price: £55.00 £41.25 Not Available

BAPTISM OF FIRE: HUNGARIAN-SLOVAKIAN AIR WAR, MARCH 1939 (Paperback - 31 Jan 2010)

BAPTISM OF FIRE
Hungarian-Slovakian Air War March 1939. The story of the air battles fought between the Hungarian and Slovakian air forces in 1939, following the break-up of pre-war Czechoslovakia.

By (author) CSABA BECZE

ISBN-13: 9788389450562 ; ISBN-10: 8389450569

Price: £12.99 £10.39 Not Available

Indian Battles (Paperback / softback - 31 Jan 2010)

Indian Battles

By (author) Henry White

ISBN-13: 9781429013789 ; ISBN-10: 1429013788

Price: £21.21 Not Available

PERISCOPE VIEW (Paperback - 30 Jan 2010)

PERISCOPE VIEW
A Remarkable Memoir of the 10th Submarine Flotilla at Malta 1941-1943.

By (author) G.W.G. SIMPSON

ISBN-13: 9781848320543 ; ISBN-10: 184832054X

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BACK BEARINGS: A NAVIGATOR'S TALE (Hardback - 21 Jan 2010)

BACK BEARINGS
A Navigator's Tale.

By (author) ERIC GROUP CAPTAIN CROPPER

ISBN-13: 9781848841512 ; ISBN-10: 1848841515

Price: £30.00 £21.90 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Lost Scrolls: The Ancient and Medieval World at War (Paperback / softback - 26 Jan 2010)

Lost Scrolls

By (author) Richard Bodley Scott; Illustrated by Peter Dennis

ISBN-13: 9781849081580 ; ISBN-10: 1849081581

Price: £12.99 £10.39 UK delivery 1 to 2 days

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Italian Blackshirt 1935-45 (Paperback / softback - 26 Jan 2010)

Italian Blackshirt 1935-45
The Blackshirt legions were raised under army control from 1928, and were employed in 1933 in Libya in counterinsurgency operations against the Senussi tribes; from 1935 in Italy's war against Ethiopia; and during the Spanish Civil War. Following the outbreak of World War II, the Blackshirts fought in North Africa, Greece, Croatia, on the Eastern Front and finally in Italy itself following the Allied invasion.This...

By (author) Pier Paolo Battistelli; Piero Crociano; Illustrated by Giuseppe Rava

ISBN-13: 9781846035050 ; ISBN-10: 1846035058

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