Military History - Other Topics - Diverse Subjects
History & Development of
Warfare - General Section
Covers the development of warfare, battlefield
tactics, systems & military campaigns through the ages
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ISLAND FORTRESS: THE DEFENCE OF BRITAIN 1603-1945 by Norman Longmate From the Armada to the fall of Hitler, the Dutch attacks on the Thames and Suffolk, the Jacobite threat, the French plans and operations, the attack on Fishguard, and Napoleon's Army of England. The Victorian defensive measures, the threat from Imperial Germany and Hitler in 1940. Threats of invasion and the invasions themselves.1991, Hutchinson, , 0091748372,< R-01>,592pp, illustrations maps, very good in d/w. Pages bowning slightly., , Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 9595-01..............................£10.00 |
CANADIANS AT WAR by Jim Lotz From the rebellions of 1837 to the Korean war. In addition to many well-known facts, the author has included many interviews and anecdotes from veterans.1990, Bison Books, , 0861246411,< R-01>,Large format, 192pp over 240 illustrations, drawings, Good in d/w, , Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 37035-01..............................£10.00 |
KRIEGFUHRUNG UND POLITIK by Erich Ludendorff Literally "Belligerence and Politics". In the First World War Ludendorff was the 'brains' of the Hindenburg-Ludendorff team, the architect of the great victories on the Eastern Front in 1914, the man who by 1916 was making personnel, economic and foreign policy decisions in place of the feckless kaiser. He determined the strategy on the Western Front that staked all on the massive offensive of the spring of 1918. Following its disastrous failure he managed to divest himself of responsibility. German text1922, E. Mittler und Sohn, , ,< R-01>,342pp, Decorated spine rubbed at edges. Text vg., Ger.text, Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 33294-01..............................£15.00 |
THE SPECIAL FORCES: A HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S ELITE FIGHTING UNITS by Peter Macdonald The role of Special Forces throughout the world by country from the famous Green Berets of the United States and the SAS of the United Kingdom, to the lesser known but vital units of the countries who comprise part of NATO forces, the special units of the Soviet and Warsaw pact countries, the Middle East and South America. 1986, W H Smith, , 0603038956,< R-01>,Large Format.253pp illustrations, Good in faded dustwrapper, , Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 34827-01..............................£10.00 |
REVOLUTIONARY ARMIES IN THE MODERN ERA by S P MacKenzie Taking examples from a variety of places around the world from mid-17th century to the 20th century, the author provides a historical and international perspective on armies arising out of reactionary as well as revolutionary movements. Includes The New Model Army in the English Civil War; the Continental Army in the American War of Independence; the French Republic and the War of the First Coalition; Bolivar and the Liberation of Gran Columbia; Voortreckers and the Zulu War; the Taiping Rebellion in China; the Indian Mutiny; the Spanish Civil War; the Waffen-SS in WWII; the Viet Cong 1960-75.1997, Routledge, Keegan & Paul, , 0415096901,< R-01>,243pp, notes, index, vg in rubbed dw, , Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 30071-01..............................£38.00 |
FROM TRIUMPH TO DISASTER by Kenneth Macksey An examination of the inherent flaws in the German military system and its leadership from Moltke to Guderian. The author focuses on WWI and WWII but also takes into account the Seven Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Danish, Austrian and Franco-Prussian Wars. Previous owner name on endpaper. 1996, Greenhill Books, , 1853672440,< R-01>,240pp, 18 ills, 4 maps, 3 organisation charts, bibliography, index, Good in d/w., , Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 29786-01..............................£8.00 |
THE PENGUIN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN WARFARE by Kenneth Macksey and W Woodhouse From 1850 to the early 1990s. Includes the campaigns, wars, battles and personalities, the evolution of strategy and tactics, intelligence, weapons and military technology.1991, Penguin Books, , 0670826987 ,< R-01>,x + 373pp , 90 figs and maps, vg in dw, , Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 15678-01..............................£10.00 |
THE PENGUIN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN WARFARE by Kenneth Macksey and William Woodhouse From 1850 to the early 1990s. Includes the campaigns, wars, battles and personalities, the evolution of strategy and tactics, intelligence, weapons and military technology.1991, Viking, , 0670826987,< R-01>,373pp maps figs., Tape marks on d/w. Good, , Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 15678-02..............................£8.00 |
REFOUNDING OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE 1848-1871 by Colonel G B Malleson CSI Facsimile of Seeley & Co. second edition 1904. The military rise of Prussia in the 19th Century, from the 1848 revolution in France. The author looks at the impact of the Prussian wars with Denmark, Austria and Germany on the re-creation of the German Empire.1992, R J Leach Publishers, , 1873050097,< R-01>,326pp, illustrations, maps, very good in slightly rubbed card covers, , CARDSubject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 12832-01..............................£10.00 |
THE MAKING OF THE BRITISH ARMY by Allan Mallinson From the English Civil War to today's War on Terror: in this sweeping account of nearly 500 years of military history, the author looks at how the Army's dramatic past has made it one of the most effective fighting forces in the world today. He shows us how Marlborough's momentous victory at Blenheim is linked to Wellington's at Waterloo; how the desperate fight at Rorke's Drift in 1879 underpinned the heroism of the airborne forces in Arnhem in 1944; and why Montgomery's momentous victory at El Alamein mattered long after the Second World War was over. 2009, Bantam Press, , 9780593051085,< R-01>,550pp. 11maps, 11 illustrations, Very good in d/w, , Subject...History & Development of Warfare - GeneralWeb No. 34156-02..............................£8.00 |
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