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  • Hunter to Hunted - Surviving Hitler’s Wolf Packs
    Alex Anderson
    Early 1939 saw a world already in turmoil and Great Britain enter deeper into a period of momentous political upheaval and decision-making around the growing threat of a second World War. That said, daily life went on, and so it was for a nineteen-year-old Perthshire lad, son of the local headmaster and one of four siblings, who had just graduated from Dundee’s Wireless College...
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    15,69 €

  • An Average Pilot
    Bev Morris / Luca Lazzara
    On 11 November 1941, four Fairey Swordfish of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm took off from Hal Far base in Malta to fly a mission over the Strait of Sicily. Their plans quickly went awry, turning their story into one of skill, determination and grit that is only now being fully told.This book, inspired by a photo of an aircraft upside down on Cefalù beach in Sicily, led to years ...
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    25,37 €

  • CAUSES OF PROBLEMS & POWER STRUGGLES IN SOUTH SUDAN
    GEN. STEPHEN BUAY ROLNYANG
    The intricate power dynamics at play between President Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar created a pernicious environment where inter-tribal tensions were skillfully exploited. The escalation of this volatile situation was exacerbated by the leadership’s inability to adeptly navigate disagreements and address the diverse needs of the population. While tribalism may indeed hav...
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    17,16 €

  • A Socio-Legal History of the Laws of War
    Christopher W. Mullins
    Rooted in critical historical documents from the Tudors to the American Revolution, this rich history, the first of two volumes, provides a cogent understanding of how the current historical moment has developed, as well as of the potential paths that lie ahead. ...
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    149,96 €

  • HONOURS and AWARDS of the GERMAN STATES
    DR. WALDEMAR HESSE VON HESSENTHAL / GEORG SCHREIBER
    This superb book lists and provides the histories of all honours and awards made by the many independent States, Kingdoms, Grand Duchies etc. of Germany and the German Empire and the post-1918 Austrian Republic - up to the German National Socialist Party (1939/1940). This is a reprint of what has always been a very rare book and considered to be the 'Bible' for all collectors o...
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    50,86 €

  • HONOURS and AWARDS of the GERMAN STATES
    DR. WALDEMAR HESSE VON HESSENTHAL / GEORG SCHREIBER
    This superb book lists and provides the histories of all honours and awards made by the many independent States, Kingdoms, Grand Duchies etc. of Germany and the German Empire and the post-1918 Austrian Republic - up to the German National Socialist Party (1939/1940). This is a reprint of what has always been a very rare book and considered to be the 'Bible' for all collectors o...
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    71,06 €

  • For the Love of Vietnam
    Kat Fitzpatrick
    What happens when a corrupt cease-fire goes wrong? Crack open this quick-paced narrative to find out.In 1974, CIA operative James E. Welch had been in Saigon for nearly two years when his wife, seven kids, and one black poodle were cleared to join him. The happy family reunion soon devolved into days filled with tension, then with terror, as the North Vietnam Army stepped up it...
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    19,86 €

  • VICTORY IN THE WEST ATLAS
    Major L. F. Ellis
    A full and useful assembly of all 96 General, Situation & Sketch maps from the UNITED KINGDOM MILITARY SERIES: OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN HISTORY - VICTORY IN THE WEST: THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY & THE DEFEAT OF GERMANY.The maps are in chronological order, full size and faithful to the original cartography in all respects, allowing the reader to follow the liberation of German-occupied west...
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    55,69 €

  • VICTORY IN THE WEST ATLAS
    Major L. F. Ellis
    A full and useful assembly of all 96 General, Situation & Sketch maps from the UNITED KINGDOM MILITARY SERIES: OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN HISTORY - VICTORY IN THE WEST: THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY & THE DEFEAT OF GERMANY.The maps are in chronological order, full size and faithful to the original cartography in all respects, allowing the reader to follow the liberation of German-occupied west...
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    75,90 €

  • THE LANCASHIRE FIGHTING TERRITORIALS
    George Bigwood
    In enthusiastically patriotic wartime style for the 'Home Front' reader , this is an account of the Lancashire Territorial battalions, fighting initially in the desert in Egypt, however the the major part of the book is concerned with the Gallipoli campaign. With the narrative peppered with individual soldiers names this is a useful work for the medal collector/genealogist. ...
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    24,40 €

  • A BOY AT WAR
    Bill Maier
    War changes everything. In 'A Boy at War,' Bill Maier shares his transformative journey through the American/Vietnam War, revealing the profound personal toll of conflict. From small-town innocence to hardened soldier, Maier’s narrative captivates with its raw emotion and moral complexity. Wrestling with inner demons and post-war trauma, his quest for healing offers poignant in...
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    25,67 €

  • From the South Pacific to the New River
    John Emerson Campbell
    This book is a unique love story between our Father and Mother, during WWII when the death of one of his brothers serving in Hawaii, was killed in a friendly fire accident, started what would become a great love story between the two of them. The first letter was written to this young girl of 15 years of age, expressing his and his family’s condolences on the loss of her boyfri...
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    21,56 €

  • Seven Pillars of Wisdom
    T. E. Lawrence
    Seven Pillars of Wisdom is T. E. Lawrence’s memoir of his involvement in leading a portion of the Arab revolt against the Ottoman empire during World War I. The empire had joined the side of Germany and the Central Powers in the war, and Britain hoped that a successful revolt would take the empire out of the war effort. Britain had also promised the Arabs that, if they were suc...
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    29,55 €

  • The First Birmingham Battalion in the Great War 1914-1919
    J. E. B. Fairclough
    A very good Great War Battalion history: the 1st Birmingham Pals Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment was formed in Birmingham in September 1914 by the Lord Mayor and a local committee. They proceeded to France on 21 November 1915. In December 1915, they transferred to 13th Brigade, 5th Division. In March 1916, 5th Division took over a section of front line between St Laurent...
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    42,66 €

  • The First Birmingham Battalion in the Great War 1914-1919
    J. E. B. Fairclough
    A very good Great War Battalion history: the 1st Birmingham Pals Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment was formed in Birmingham in September 1914 by the Lord Mayor and a local committee. They proceeded to France on 21 November 1915. In December 1915, they transferred to 13th Brigade, 5th Division. In March 1916, 5th Division took over a section of front line between St Laurent...
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    30,84 €

  • The Battle of Wavre and Grouchy’s Retreat
    William Hyde Kelly
    The Battle of Wavre - ten miles from Waterloo - may have sealed Napoleon’s fate.The dazzling magnitude of the great battle of Waterloo itself has obscured a part of the campaign which is seldom studied - the battle against Thielemann, and Grouchy’s skilful retreat from Wavre. This classic account serves useful lessons because the operations leading up to the battle around Wavre...
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    38,28 €

  • ZULU BATTLE PIECE
    Sir Reginald Coupland
    When he wrote this classic, which historians of the period rank alongside Morris’s more famous Washing of the Spears, Coupland was the foremost living authority on the history of the British Empire.In Zulu Battle Piece he describes, with swift and vivid strokes, the situation between whites and blacks, the great military qualities and terrifying military tactics of the Zulu war...
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    25,64 €

  • The High Ground
    Bob Dare
    A story of a boy facing adulthood in 1960 America, his journey from enlistment through three decades leading in the Army with a unique combination of honesty, vulnerability, and passion that will leave you completely spellbound. If you want to know what it must have been like to serve as a Soldier, be sent off to war, and face the challenges of returning home afterwards, this i...
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    13,52 €

  • IN GOOD COMPANY
    Lieutenant W. A. Carne
    The company was formed in Egypt in 1916 from MG Sections  of 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Australian Infantry battalions. It moved to France and was an element of 2nd Australian Division until the end of the war. Armed with the Vickers gun, it took part in numerous actions in the 'sustained fire' role. Many members are named in the text, both as casualties  and as award winners. ...
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    60,43 €

  • IN GOOD COMPANY
    Lieutenant W. A. Carne
    The company was formed in Egypt in 1916 from MG Sections  of 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Australian Infantry battalions. It moved to France and was an element of 2nd Australian Division until the end of the war. Armed with the Vickers gun, it took part in numerous actions in the 'sustained fire' role. Many members are named in the text, both as casualties  and as award winners. ...
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    42,12 €

  • Finding Takashi
    Chōkōdō Shujin
    Finding Takashi tells the true story of Takashi Akutagawa, the second son of Japan’s greatest writer, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. After Ryūnosuke’s suicide shocks the nation, Takashi is left to grow up in the shadow of his famous father, along with his older brother, Hiroshi, and his younger brother, Yasushi. While Hiroshi pursues a career in the theater, and Yasushi demonstrates musi...
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    32,29 €

  • A Brief History of Ukraine
    Dominic Haynes
    It’s the second largest country in Europe, and it’s dominating the headlines... but how much do you really know about Ukraine’s fascinating history?Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe, yet we hear little about it until disaster strikes. But with its lush, fertile fields and fast-flowing rivers, it’s a place of beauty and history that deserves to be understood.We oft...
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    13,74 €

  • Finding Takashi
    Chōkōdō Shujin
    Finding Takashi tells the true story of Takashi Akutagawa, the second son of Japan’s greatest writer, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. After Ryūnosuke’s suicide shocks the nation, Takashi is left to grow up in the shadow of his famous father, along with his older brother, Hiroshi, and his younger brother, Yasushi. While Hiroshi pursues a career in the theater, and Yasushi demonstrates musi...
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    20,35 €

  • A Brief History of Ukraine
    Dominic Haynes
    It’s the second largest country in Europe, and it’s dominating the headlines... but how much do you really know about Ukraine’s fascinating history?Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe, yet we hear little about it until disaster strikes. But with its lush, fertile fields and fast-flowing rivers, it’s a place of beauty and history that deserves to be understood.We oft...
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    23,37 €

  • Whiskey, Women, and War
    Brian Altobello
    As the US entered World War I in 1917, a burst of patriotism in New Orleans collided with civil liberties. The city, due to its French heritage, shared a strong cultural tie to the Allies, and French speakers from Louisiana provided vital technical assistance to the US military during the war effort. Meanwhile, citizens of German heritage were harassed by unscrupulous, ill-trai...
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    20,79 €

  • US Security Issues and World War I
    Introduction'We are Getting into Deep Water Needlessly': From Neutrality to (Almost) a Third Anglo-American War in 1914Shawn McAvoyXenophobia Unleashed: Anti-German Attitudes and Policies During WWIB.D. MowellAmerican and Russian Geopolitical and Geostrategic Interests During World War IRaluca Viman-Miller'American Pride Will Not Stand in the Way of Efficiency': Public Opinion ...
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    19,35 €

  • The Russia-Ukraine War and Its Consequences on the Geopolitics of the World
    Nika Chitadze
    Geopolitics is a concept that shapes shifts following the socio-political and economic changes made within or in neighboring states. Usually, the popularity in geopolitics is motivated by victory in war, which binds the nation, revives the national culture, and promotes the spiritual and territorial expansion into neighboring states. However, the defeat in war can be motivating...
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    216,11 €

  • FONTENOY AND GREAT BRITAIN’S SHARE IN THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION 1741-48
    Francis Henry Skrine
    This is by far the most celebrated study of the Battle of Fontenoy and is an essential study for the campaign. Fontenoy was the bloodiest battle in Western Europe since Malplaquet in 1709, with French losses around 7,000 or 8,000 killed and wounded those of the Allies somewhere between 8,000 to 12,000, including prisoners. Victory restored French battlefield pre-eminence in Eur...
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    34,89 €

  • FONTENOY AND GREAT BRITAIN’S SHARE IN THE WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION 1741-48
    Francis Henry Skrine
    This is by far the most celebrated study of the Battle of Fontenoy and is an essential study for the campaign. Fontenoy was the bloodiest battle in Western Europe since Malplaquet in 1709, with French losses around 7,000 or 8,000 killed and wounded those of the Allies somewhere between 8,000 to 12,000, including prisoners. Victory restored French battlefield pre-eminence in Eur...
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    55,68 €

  • From City to Valley
    Chris Andrews
    In 1940, groups of children travelled from The East End of London to a small Welsh village away from the Blitz - leaving their families behind to experience a rural life far from anything they had previously known.Chris Andrews, who grew up in the East End just after the end of World War II, has created a compelling narrative based on the imagined experiences of some of these e...
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    27,08 €


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