Online Catalogue
 

Items Ordered:, Cart Value:

Buy Online - the best way to buy





books books
Online Catalogue > Books > Military > Military - General
Airborne at War.

Airborne at War.
One of the Elite Attack Forces series that charts the history of the third (vertical) dimension of attack that made possible a third flank with airborne troops dropped behind enemy lines, full of archive photographs.

Author: Chris Ellis & Mike Verier. Publisher: Chartwell.

Hardback. 192pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781905573882.

Original Price £14.99.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



American Eagles.

American Eagles.
The thrilling true story of the US 101st Airborne Division. From their rigorous training in 'Old Jolly' (England) to their first operational jump in Normandy, a brave, elite division, warts and all.

Author: Charles Whiting. Publisher: Eskdale.

Hardback. 190pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN-10: 0953867722.

ISBN-13: 9780953867721.

Original Price £17.99.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



Axis of Evil.

Axis of Evil.
This covers the dramatic events which unfolded from the 11th September 2001 to the end of the official occupation of Iraq, in the summer of 2004.

Editor: Paul Moorcroft, Gwyn Winfield & John Chisholm. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 295pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844152626.

Original Price £19.99.

Price:  Price:    £4.99 



Blowing Our Bridges.

Blowing Our Bridges.
A wartime memoir of Major-General Tony Younger that transports the reader back to these dangerous and dramatic times that includes the Korean war and the anthrax experiment on the island of Gruinard.

Author: Major-General Tony Younger. Publisher: pen & Sword.

Hardback. 227pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1844150518.

Original Price £19.99.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



Buying and Selling Wartime Collectables.

Buying and Selling Wartime Collectables.
A guide to the world of military collectables, from badges, books and posters, to helmets, tunics and weapons, all illustrated with full colour photographs.

Author: Arthur Ward & Richard Ingram. Publisher: Crowood.

Hardback. 128pp. 21cm by 30cm. ISBN 1861268921.

Original price £19.95.

Price:  Price:    £9.99 



Cavalry.

Cavalry.
One of Pen & Sword's Military Classics that charts the full story of mounted warfare which covers over 3,000 years during which the mobility and speed of the horse was invaluable.

Author: John Ellis. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 192pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-10: 1844150968.

ISBN-13: 9781844150960.

Original Price £9.99.

Price:  Price:    £4.99 



Come On Highlanders !

Come On Highlanders !
Formed in 1868, with a proud history, the men of the 9th (Glasgow Highland) Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry were one of the first Territorial units to be rushed to France in 1914, and were involved in almost all the major British battles.

Author: Alec Weir. Publisher: Sutton.

Hardback. 413pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN-10: 0750942304.

ISBN-13: 9780750942300.

Original Price £19.99.

Price:  Price:    £7.99 



Confederate Troops of the American Civil War.

Confederate Troops of the American Civil War.
A 'Europa Militaria Special' that is a full colour look at the uniforms, equipment, weapons, battle flags, tactics and organization of the Confederate infantrymen, artillery and cavalry using re-enactors with replica equipment.

Author: Jonathon Sutherland. Publisher: Crowood.

Paperback. 96pp. 19cm by 26cm.

ISBN-10: 1861267681.

ISBN-13: 9781861267689.

Original Price £12.95.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Days Of Darkness.

Days Of Darkness.
A nostalgic, pictorial look at the London Borough of Barnet during the Second World War using wartime newspaper reports, graphic personal recollections and official records.

Author: Percy Reboul & John Heathfield. Publisher: Sutton.

Paperback. 136pp. 17cm by 24cm.

ISBN-10: 0750941863.

ISBN-13: 9780750941860.

Original Price £12.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Desert Adversaries.

Desert Adversaries.
One of the Elite Attack Forces series that charts the history of the Western Desert forces of Rommel's Afrika Korps and the Allies Western Desert Force, full of archive photography to support the text.

Author: Chris Ellis & George Forty. Publisher: Chartwell.

Hardback. 192pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781905573875.

Original Price £14.99.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



Dictionary of the Second World War.

Dictionary of the Second World War.
One of Pen & Sword's 'Military Classics' that has more than 1,600 detailed and analytical entries, together with specially commissioned maps - which cover every aspect of the war.

Author: Stephen Pope & Elizabeth-Anne Wheal. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 548pp. 13cm by 20cm. ISBN 085052962X.

Original Price £10.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Fix Bayonets.

Fix Bayonets.
One of the G.I. Series, that is an illustrated history of the American soldier, his uniform and equipment. This volume contains the U.S. Infantry from the American Civil War to the Surrender of Japan.

Author: John P.Langellier. Publisher: Greenhill.

Paperback. 72pp. 19cm by 26cm. ISBN 1853673242.

Original Price £9.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Great Escapes.

Great Escapes.
The author uses personal accounts, authentic reports from German guards and debrief documents in the National Archives to relate the incredible tales of some of the lesser known attempts to escape the POW camps.

Author: Terry Treadwell. Publisher: History Press.

Hardback. 256pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN-13: 9780752444901.

Original Price £20.00.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



Hilke's Diary.

Hilke's Diary.
The diary of a young German girl called Hilke written between July 1940 and August 1945, recalling her evacuation and life through the Second World War.

Edited: Geseke Clark. Publisher: Tempus.

Hardback. 127pp. 13cm by 17cm.

ISBN-13: 9780752445137.

Original Price £9.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



History of Fortification.

History of Fortification.
History of Fortification from 3000 BC to AD 1700

The castle is considered in its military aspect, as a fortress, and its domestic arrangements only in so far as they are ancillary to its function as a fortification and are necessary in its residence. This book is a product of a lifetime of travel, exploration and architectural study. The author himself surveyed most of the places described, and has drawn clear and fascinating ground maps and cross sections. There are also 200 superb photographs, maps and plans.

Author: Sidney Toy . Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 200pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN-13: 9781844153589.

Original Price : £8.99

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



How the War was Won.

How the War was Won.
This sometimes controversial book explains what part the British Expeditionary Force played in bringing World War I to an end. Tim Travers, author of The Killing Ground, also available as a Pen & Sword Military Classic shows in detail how an Allied victory was achieved.

Author: Tim Travers. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 232pp. 13cm by 19cm.

ISBN-13: 9781844152070

Original Price: £7.99

Price:  Price:    £2.99 



Johhny Reb.

Johhny Reb.
One of the G.I. Series, that is an illustrated history of the American soldier, his uniform and equipment. This volume contains the uniform of the Confederate Army, 1861-1865.

Author: Leslie D. Jensen. Publisher: Greenhill.

Paperback. 80pp. 19cm by 26cm. ISBN 1853672513.

Original Price £9.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Legions of Death.

Legions of Death.
The author reveals, in chilling detail, the plans for the wholesale killings and subjection of Eastern Europe, including the 'Final Solution' of the gas chambers.

Author: Rupert Butler. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 254pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN-13: 9781844150427

Original Price: £9.99

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



London Scottish.

London Scottish.
For two centuries the officers and men of the London Scottish have faithfully served their country yet never more so than in the Great War. Using war journals and diaries this insight is a rare opportunity to see a regiment at war.

Author: Mark Lloyd. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 256pp. 17cm by 24cm. ISBN 0850527139.

Original Price £19.95.

Price:  Price:    £4.99 



Longknives.

Longknives.
One of the G.I. Series, that is an illustrated history of the American soldier, his uniform and equipment. This volume contains the U.S. Cavalry and other Mounted Forces from 1845-1942.

Author: Kurt Hamilton Cox & John P. Langellier. Publisher: Greenhill.

Paperback. 80pp. 19cm by 26cm. ISBN 1853672335.

Original Price £9.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Man Who Never Was.

Man Who Never Was.
Two accounts, one factual and one fictional, by two different people, of one of the greatest intelligence operations ever undertaken.

Author: Ewen Montagu/Duff Cooper. Publisher: Spellmount.

Paperback. 207pp. 15cm by 23cm. ISBN 1862273642.

Original Price £14.99.

Price:  Price:    £4.99 



Our Chances Were Zero.

Our Chances Were Zero.
The daring escape by two Germans from India in 1944.

Author: Rolf Magener. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 190pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0850528445.

Original Price: £19.95

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



Paths of Death and Glory.

Paths of Death and Glory.
A moving account by an active soldier in World War II of the last days of the Third Reich and the struggle for the final march on Berlin, supported by many archive photographs.

Author: Charles Whiting. Publisher: Spellmount.

Paperback. 240pp. 12cm by 20cm.

ISBN-13: 9781862274020.

Original Price £9.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Patriot's Progress.

Patriot's Progress.
A starkly powerful novel of one man's experiences in the First World War. The combination of the text and illustrations creates a vivid and unforgettable portrayl of the war machine.

Author: Henry Williamson. Publisher: Sutton.

Paperback. 196pp. 13cm by 20cm. ISBN 0750936401.

Original Price £8.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Phantom.

Phantom.
Phantom remains perhaps the least well-known of the wartime special regiments, formed in 1939 to find out exactly the location of all the Allied forward positions, and track both Allied and enemy movements.

Author: Philip Warner. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 218pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN-10: 1844152189.

ISBN-13: 9781844152186.

Original Price £19.99.

Price:  Price:    £7.99 



Pilgrimage of Remembrance.

Pilgrimage of Remembrance.
The story of the Scots Guards II infantry company which fought on the Italian Campaign of the Second World War. Based mainly on letters sent home, the author has also visited the relevant battlefields and gives a unique 'worm's eye' view.

Author: Michael Curtis. Publisher: Michael Curtis.

Hardback. 160pp. 17cm by 25cm. ISBN 0954904400.

Original Price £19.00.

Price:  Price:    £4.99 



Raiders.

Raiders.
The story of more than 20 raids, daring military actions which were carried out by Allied and Axis land, sea and air forces against targets carefully selected for their strategic or propaganda values.

Author: John Laffin. Publisher: Sutton.

Paperback. 182pp. 13cm by 20cm.

ISBN-10: 0750932082.

ISBN-13: 9780750932082.

Original Price £7.99.

Price:  Price:    £2.99 



Researching British Military Medals.

Researching British Military Medals.
A guide to those both investigating family trees and specialist medal collectors, using a variety of sources with less obvious clues and using the author's case histories as examples.

Author: Steve Dymond. Publisher: Crowood.

Paperback. 144pp. 19cm by 26cm.

ISBN-13: 9781861269560.

Original Price £16.99.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



Riflemen Form.

Riflemen Form.
Lt.-Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley commented that history would record the formation of the Volunteers Movement as one of the most remarkable events in the century. In this study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement, the author Ian Beckett has drawn from a wide range of primary source material such as official, regimental, local and private repositories.

Author: Ian F W Beckett. Publisher: Pen & Sword.  

Paperback. 368pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN-13: 9781844156122.

Original Price: £14.99

Price:  Price:    £4.99 



Scale Military Figure Conversions.

Scale Military Figure Conversions.
A step-by-step guide to fascinating conversion projects from the Napoleonic 'Cuirassier' Standard Bearer to the advanced 'Band of Brothers' hand-to-hand set piece, all in full colour.

Author: Duncan Howarth. Publisher: Crowood.

Paperback. 176pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9781847970671.

Original Price £16.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Secrets Of Leadership.

Secrets Of Leadership.
The essence of major tactics during battle have not changed as greatly as many theorists would have us believe and here we see that the British principles of WW2 can be traced back to those of the Romans.

Author: John Laffin. Publisher: Sutton.

Paperback. 280pp. 13cm by 20cm. ISBN 0750934603.

Original Price £8.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Send it by Semaphore.

Send it by Semaphore.
The old visual telegraphs, which used giant semaphore indicators on a series of highly conspicuous sites, were developed in France during the French Revolution. For the first time news of victories was sent by an army in the field back to the capital in minutes, compared to hours or days by horse.

Author: Howard Mallinson. Publisher: Crowood.

HARDBACK. 208pp. 23 x 15cm, 564g, ISBN 1861267344.

Original GBP £19.95.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



SOE's Ultimate Deception.

SOE's Ultimate Deception.
The first book dedicated solely to Periwig, the author sheds new light on the vested interests and infighting between Britain's secret organisations in the final stages of the Second World War.

Author: Frederic Boyce. Publisher: Sutton.

Hardback. 244pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0750940271.

Original Price £17.99.

Price:  Price:    £7.99 



Soldiers' Accoutrements of the British Army 1750-1900.

Soldiers' Accoutrements of the British Army 1750-1900.
Eighty-five full colour plates depict a wide range of the accoutrements and equipment of the ordinary soldier serving in the cavalry, infantry and artillery of the British Army between 1750 and 1900.

Author: Pierre Turner. Publisher: Crowood.

Hardback. 93pp. 22cm by 30cm.

ISBN-10: 1861268831.

Original Price £19.95.

Price:  Price:    £7.99 



Special Forces.

Special Forces.
One of the Airlife 'Vital Guide' Series that covers the elite of the military world and covers units such as Commandos, SEALS, Ranger Delta Force and the SBS.

Author: George Forty. Publisher: Airlife.

Paperback. 112pp. 14cm by 23cm. ISBN 1840372060.

Original Price £7.99.

Price:  Price:    £2.99 



Special Forces in Action.

Special Forces in Action.
Since the end of the Cold War there have been numerous conflicts and in all of these Special Forces have

played a key role. This book examines their activities and operations in numerous theatres from Afghanistan and, Iraq today to the Balkans and Gulf War.

Author: Alexander Stilwell. Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Hardback. 192pp. 19cm by 25cm.

ISBN-13: 9781844155583

Original Price: £19.99

Price:  Price:    £7.99 



Station 43.

Station 43.
A history of the use of Audley End House in Essex as the training place for SOE's Polish section between 1942 and 1944, it also describes the work undertaken by the agents throughout Europe.

Author: Ian Valentine. Publisher: Sutton.

Hardback. 209pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN-10: 0750937084.

ISBN-13: 9780750937085.

Original Price £18.99.

Price:  Price:    £7.99 



Target Eisenhower.

Target Eisenhower.
A study of military and political assassination attempts during World War II, especially detailing the plan to kill the Allied Supreme Commander General Eisenhower in Paris in December of 1944.

Author: Charles Whiting. Publisher: Spellmount.

Hardback. 164pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 1862272859.

Original Price £18.99.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



US Airborne Forces of the Cold War.

US Airborne Forces of the Cold War.
One of the G.I. Series, that is an illustrated history of the American soldier, his uniform and equipment. This volume contains the airborne forces of the Cold War.

Author: Leroy Thompson. Publisher: Greenhill.

Paperback. 72pp. 19cm by 26cm. ISBN 1853675652.

Original Price £9.99.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Union Troops of the American Civil War.

Union Troops of the American Civil War.
A 'Europa Militaria Special' that is a full colour look at the uniforms, equipment, weapons, battle flags, tactics and organization of the Union infantrymen, artillery and cavalry using re-enactors with replica equipment.

Author: Jonathon Sutherland. Publisher: Crowood.

Paperback. 96pp. 19cm by 26cm.

ISBN-10: 186126769X.

ISBN-13: 9781861267696.

Original Price £12.95.

Price:  Price:    £3.99 



Waffen-SS Elite Forces 2.

Waffen-SS Elite Forces 2.
One of the Elite Attack Forces series that charts the history of two famed German panzer units, the Hohenstaufen and the Grossdeutschland, heavily illustrated with archive photographs.

Author: Patrick Hook, Michael Sharpe & Brian Davis. Publisher: Chartwell.

Hardback. 192pp. 21cm by 27cm.

ISBN-13: 9781905573868.

Original Price £14.99.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



Wartime Nurse.

Wartime Nurse.
Recounting the amazing exploits of the nurses working in battle zones during the 100 years spanning wars from the Crimea to Korea - years when such nurses struggled for official recognition.

Author: Eric Taylor. Publisher: Hale.

Hardback. 221pp. 16cm by 24cm. ISBN 0709067771.

Original Price £19.99.

Price:  Price:    £6.99 



Online Catalogue > Books > Military > Military - General






Buy Online - the best way to buy