Military History

The most celebrated history book of autumn 2006 comes with a massive publicity campaign. Having It So Good evokes Britain emerging from the shadow of war and the privations of...

The luxury of the ancient world is legendary, but the Athenian reputation is sober because this wealthy, successful city-state spent all its money on the conspicuous consumption of ephemeral things....

Author: Max HastingsBinding: HardbackPublisher: William Collins, 2013Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling work of military history chronicles the tumultuous events that plunged Europe into the...

Author: Robin NeillandsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: CASSELL, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis historical account chronicles the intense and pivotal military...

Author: Paul BrickhillBinding: PaperbackPublisher: CASSELL, 2004Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis gripping non-fiction account, The Great Escape, chronicles the...

Author: Martin GilbertBinding: HardbackPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson London, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis poignant historical account chronicles a profound journey through the landscapes scarred by...

Author: Hilary MantelBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Fourth Estate, 2007Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA sweeping historical...

Author: Jonathan WickenBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Niche Press, 2018Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageJonathan Wicken's The Ballad Of Captain Kelly: An...

Author: Alexander SolzhenitsynBinding: HardbackPublisher: The Bodley Head, 1976Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: rubbing of cover and...

Author: P N VanezisBinding: HardbackPublisher: Abelard, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: inscription on inside cover by previous owner; stickered on inside cover; some...

Author: (ed.) Jonathan NallyBinding: HardbackPublisher: Topmill Sydney, 2001Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsRe-issue of 1938 publication. Ship Profiles of HMAS Albatross, HMAS Australia and HMAS Canberra....

Author: Leonard SchapiroBinding: HardbackPublisher: Oxford University Press, 1978Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Turgenev: His Life And Times, chronicles the intricate existence of the...

Author: Rupert GoodmanBinding: HardbackPublisher: Boolarong Publications, Brisbane, 1983Edition: First Edition.Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight sun-fading to spine and some minor bumps to...

Author: Chris Bishop & David JordanBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Amber Books, London, 2005Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown...

Author: Béatrix Saule and Lucina Ward (editors)Binding: HardbackPublisher: National Gallery of Australia, in association with Château de Ver, 2016Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages:...

Author: Giovanni CaselliBinding: HardbackPublisher: Macdonald, London, 1986Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Everyday Life Of A...

Author: David ThomsonBinding: HardbackPublisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS, 1984Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: image torn away on front of dust jacket as shown...

Author: Norman Bartlett and Charles Meeking (editors)Binding: HardbackPublisher: Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., 1957-1959Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Yellowed Markings: No...

Forgotten Fortress: Fort Millard Fillmore and Antebellum New Mexico - named for the thirteenth president of the US

The Rangers mission was clear. They were to lead the assault on Omaha Beach and breakout inland. Simultaneously other Ranger units would scale the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc to...

'An extraordinary family tale of survival' Sunday Times Human and curious . . . an admirable family memoir of migration' Guardian Jonathan Dean's great-grandfather, David Schapira, lived a life of...

Emotions are not universal, but are experienced and expressed in diverse ways within different cultures and times. This overview of the history of emotions within nineteenth-century British imperialism focuses on...

Author: Mirco De CetBinding: HardbackPublisher: AURA, 2025This compelling volume chronicles the legendary Supermarine Spitfire, presenting a comprehensive visual record of its design, development, and operational history. It details the aircraft's...

Author: Peter DarmanBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Aura, 2017This historical account illuminates the intricate world of military deception during World War II. It details the ingenious methods employed by all sides, from the...

'Gladiators and Beasthunts' is a comprehensive survey of arena sports in ancient Rome, focusing upon gladiatorial combat and the beast-hunts (venationes). Whilst numerous books have already been written on arena...

The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Force's desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed...

Compiled by the author of Jane s Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for aviation experts.In one volume the reader will find the composition and details...

The 1st July 1916 was the blackest day in the history of the British Army when 60,000 unsuspecting men of the British 4th Army advanced into the teeth of a...

Naval aviation arrived early in the last century in the form of balloons and airships employed by the British Royal Navy for reconnaissance, and interest was stirring in naval circles...

The book tells the fascinating, compelling and tragic tale of Napoleon Bonaparte from his defeat at Waterloo, through the period of his abdication in Paris to his capture by the...

The ship was almost instantly in flames . . . Some jumped overboard immediately, and all was in indescribable confusion. The masts began to fall one after another, and it...

Cambrai Campaign 1917 is an account of the British Expeditionary Force s battles in November and December of 1917. It starts with the plan to carry out a tank raid...

He became king before his first birthday, inheriting a vast empire from his military hero father; she was the daughter of a king without power, who made an unexpected marriage...

At the beginning of the Second World War, medical experts predicted epidemics of physical and mental illness on the home front. Rationing would decimate the nation's health, they warned; drugs,...

These are the diaries of Gerald Achilles Burgoyne, wrote from the trenches just south of Ypres while he was with the Royal Irish Rifles in the Great War. The author's...

In this compelling new study, Louise Edwards explores the lives of some of China's most famous women warriors and wartime spies through history. Focusing on key figures including Hua Mulan,...

American Survivors is a fresh and moving historical account of U.S. survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, breaking new ground not only in the study of World War...

How can you achieve victory in war if you don't have a clear idea of your political objectives and a vision of what victory means? In this provocative challenge to...

For the first time, Richard S. Grayson tells the story of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and the...

Many books have been written about Kim Philby, the man often called the most remarkable spy in the history of espionage, but little is known about the last twenty-five years...

The book titled The Italian 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential, Cultural, by the author Stephen J Spignesi. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

The creation of the European Union and the progressive integration of the European states has raised serious questions about the existence of a distinctive European identity. Do the British share...

From the time of the Crimean War through the fall of the Tsar, the question of what to do about the Russian empire's large Muslim population was a highly contested...

The fascinating story of Queen Elizabeth's secret outreach to the Muslim world, which set England on the path to empire, by The New York Times bestselling author of A History...

A remarkable history of the 'lost generation' of the 1920s - parties, scandal, Jazz, clashing generations and the dark legacy of war. Bright Young People/ Making the most of our...

New York Times "Editors Choice," Los Angeles Times "Must Read Book for Summer," and a New Yorker "Best Book of the Year So Far" "This is the biography of Clint...

WWII expert ,Stevens, shows us the incredible and suppressed technology of the Third Reich and their desire to create highly advanced "wingless" aircraft-yes, flying saucers! Learn why the Schriever-Habermohl project...

Flying from an aircraft carrier is one of the most difficult things to do in all of aviation. This is the story of a group of young Australians who joined...