Losing Small Wars. British Military Failure in the 9/11 Wars, Paperback - Frank Ledwidge

This new edition of Frank Ledwidge's eye-opening analysis of British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan unpicks the causes and enormous costs of m...

Examines how Afghanistan has been imagined in texts that were published after the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent US-led invasion. Through an analy...

Battle-scarred examines mortality, medical care and military welfare during the British Civil Wars. Its focus on the victims of war and their means...

Poison gas was one of the most fearful weapons of its day. In 1915, the only item a soldier had to protect himself from the harmful effects of gas ...

This is a new history of Britain's imperial wars during the nineteenth century. Covering wars waged in Asia, New Zealand, and Africa, it traces the...

Though persistently overshadowed by the Great War in historical memory, the two Balkan conflicts of 1912-1913 were among the most consequential of ...

A set of Napoleonic wargames rules for small and large skirmishes.

DescriptionDiaries, memoirs, and letters by officers of the Napoleonic era abound, but there are few reminiscences by common foot soldiers. This ex...

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DescriptionAny miniature wargame is greatly enhanced by realistic and evocative scenery and buildings, but commercial ready-made pieces can be expe...

This book provides the first discussion of the most steadfast supporter of parliament in Wales during the British Civil Wars (1642-9), who was even...

Reducere. On September 19, 1985, Frank Zappa testified before the United States Senate Commerce, Technology, and Transportation committee, attacking the Pare...

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Impatient to see action, his other commitment in life is to his beloved wife, Clara, and when Hal is transferred to Cyprus she and their twin daugh...

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Reducere. DescriptionWorld-famous political analyst and editor Thierry Meyssan has lived the last 10 years in the thick of the action in Syria and Libya, eve...

How a new understanding of warfare can help the military fight today's conflicts more effectivelyThe way wars are fought has changed starkly over t...

The first book of its kind, Agente tells the remarkable stories of some of the bravest and most dangerous women who ever lived.

Description The War to End All Wars is considered by many to be the best single account of America's participation in World War I. Covering famous ...

Publisher: Square One PublishersAuthor(s): Thomas E. GreissNumber of pages: 208Collection: West Point Military History S.Publication date: 2004Dime...

The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the per...

Reducere. From 1973 to 1990 in Chile, approximately 370, 000 young men-mostly from impoverished backgrounds-were conscripted to serve as soldiers in Augusto ...

Classic writing on war in the modern age of non-state actors, etc

Description"My brother officers. Are they human?" Thus reads the first journal entry of twenty-three-year-old John Verney, graduate of Eton and Oxf...

Reducere. The most successful film franchise of all time, Star Wars thrillingly depicts an epic multigenerational conflict fought a long time ago in a galaxy...

The Jacobite Wars is a detailed exploration of the Jacobite military campaigns of 1715 and 1745, set against the background of Scottish political, ...

This innovative new study analyzes the origins of the First and Second World Wars in one single volume by drawing on a wide range of material, incl...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Rebecca (Assistant Professor of Strategic and Operational Research, Assistant Professor of Strateg...

The first ever comprehensive history of British submarines before 1945, illustrated with superb photographs and many original plans.

"Sadie Jones has a long literary future ahead of her." --Tracy Chevalier, author of Girl with the Pearl Earring Fresh off her triumphantly assured ...