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Author: Nichollbinding: HardbackPublished: G.T. Foulis & co, 1966Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Yellowed, markings: No markingsThe Submarine Walrus explores the unique characteristics and operational history of the...

Author: Denton, Kitbinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1987Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive look at the experiences of Australians during wartime, highlighting...

Author: Eric Feldtbinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil, 1981, reprintCondition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThe Coast Watchers tells the story of the brave men and women who...

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Colorful period detail, a fast-paced narrative in the tradition of Longitude, the thrill of clashing armies, challenging puzzles, and the personal struggle of a long-forgotten hero make The Man Who...

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold USA Today bestselling story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units.Surprise . . . your target. Kill . . . your enemy. Vanish...

The Battle of Hastings is the most defining event in English history. As such, its every detail has been analysed by scholars and interpreted by historians. Yet one of the...

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From the depths of German and American archives comes a story one soldier never wanted told. The first volunteer killed defending Robert E. Lee's position in battle was really a...

AUSTRALIAN AUTHORS Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first...

The Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, where an Athenian-led Greek force defeated a Persian invasion, is one of the most decisive battles in Antiquity and has been studied for...

In 136 BC, in Sicily (which was then a Roman province), some four hundred slaves of Syrian origin rebelled against their masters and seized the city of Henna with much...

On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar - a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour...

As Stuart Laycock's book All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: and the Few We Never got Round to shows, the British have not been backward in coming forward when it...

Britain was rapidly emerging as the most powerful European nation, a position France long believed to be her own. Yet with France still commanding the largest continental army, Britain saw...

For twenty years, the Roman Empire conquered its way through modern-day Germany, claiming all lands from the Rhine to the Elbe. However, when at last all appeared to be under...

Author: Stephen Brumwell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 514 Winner of the prestigious George Washington Book Prize, George Washington is a vivid recounting of the formative years and military career...

On Luneberg Heath in 1945, the German High Command surrendered to Field Marshall Montgomery; in 2015, seventy years after this historic triumph, the last units of the British Army finally...

"A marvelous bombshell of a book, by one of our most formidably knowledgeable and insightful writers on film, it is filled with surprises and witty asides. Though Thomson is quick...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Washington's Spies, the thrilling story of the Confederate spy who came to Britain to turn the tide of the Civil War-and the...

The award-winning, new definitive history of Teddy Roosevelt and the Rough Riders"Thrilling. ... A CLASSIC." -True WestWINNER: Army Historical Foundation Distinguished Writing Award; New Mexico-Arizona Book Award; and Colorado Book...

Bruce Collins's in-depth reassessment of the Duke of Wellington's siege of San Sebastian during the Peninsular War is a fascinating reconstruction of one of the most challenging siege operations Wellington's...

Fighting between Christians and Muslims in the medieval period is often seen in the narrow context of the battle for the Holy Land. Other points of conflict tend to be...

In 1381, England was on the brink - the poor suffered the effects of war, the Black Death, and Poll Tax. At this time the brave Wat Tyler arose to...

Thucydides was the chronicler of the almost 30-year long Peloponnesian war, which came to a close with Sparta's victory over Athens in 404 BC. His famous historical work was preserved,...

A companion volume to The Spartan Regime and The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta that explores the collapse of the Spartan-Athenian alliance "Provocative, intriguing and cogently argued."-David Stuttard, Classics for...

This is a narrative history of England and France during the Hundred Years War, from the triumphs of Henry V to the defeat of the English and loss of Gascony...

From the ancient Greek and Roman origins of human intelligence to its use in the Catholic church to Francis Walsingham's Elizabethan secret service to the birth of the surveillance state...

A world where little light penetrates. Of dense vegetation, tangled roots, fetid mud and swamps. Where the helicopter, sophisticated weaponry and technology have revolutionized military combat. But where survival still...

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Author: George Alexander Hill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 The latest in Biteback's best-selling Dialogue Espionage Classics series of rediscovered spy masterpieces, Go Spy the Land is George Alexander...

Author: Bill Kingbinding: HardbackPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1975Condition: book: Good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsAdventure in Depth is a captivating exploration of nautical themes and adventures,...

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Author: Kenneth AllenBinding: HardbackPublished: Odhams Books, 1966Condition remarks:Book: Ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides an in-depth look at soldiers' experiences in various battles, offering insights into their...

Author: C. V. WedgwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: BOCM, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the period of relative peace in England during the years leading up...

Author: Cicely V. WedgwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: BOCM, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive account of the English Civil War from 1641 to 1647,...

Author: Winston S. ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1943, First Australian EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA collection of Winston S. Churchill's war speeches from 1942,...

Author: Patrick LindsayBinding: SoftbackPublished: Hardie Grant Books, 2002Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the significance of the Kokoda Campaign in World War II, drawing...

Author: Mary Kent HughesBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd., 1946Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner- Story of British nurses working in the Middle East during WW2.

Author: Christopher MooreBinding: HardbackPublished: Headline, 2012Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerRoger, Sausage and Whippet is a miscellany of trench lingo from the Great War, offering readers...

Author: John BarrettBinding: SoftbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book examines the attitudes and history surrounding compulsory military training in Australia during the...

Author: Peter WydenBinding: HardbackPublished: Simon and Schuster, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the events leading up to and following the atomic bombings during World...

Author: Bill D. RossBinding: HardbackPublished: Vanguard Press, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIwo Jima: Legacy of Valor by Bill D. Ross explores the historical significance and the...

Author: Bill YenneBinding: HardbackPublished: Wiley, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBlack '41 presents an interesting account of how one class of West Pointers served their country in both...

Author: C. B. MacDonaldBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, BCE, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Mighty Endeavor is a sweeping history of American action in the European...

Author: David BergaminiBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDavid Bergamini's 'Japan's Imperial Conspiracy' is a thorough examination of the events surrounding Japan's actions during...

Author: Dan KurzmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday Books, 1975Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe Race for Rome explores the critical events during World War II that led to the...