Retreat from Kabul: The First Anglo-Afghan War, 1839-1842, Paperback - George Bruce

Reducere. A fascinating account of one of the most ludicrously mismanaged expeditions in the history of warfare. Ideal for readers of Shashi Tharoor, Adam Ho...

In 1839, forces of the British East India Company crossed the Indus to invade Afghanistan on the pretext of reinstating a former king, Shah Soojah,...

Storm-333 was the opening move in the Soviet-Afghan War, a special-forces mission to seize Kabul and assassinate Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin. At ...

Ship Construction, Seventh Edition, offers guidance for ship design and shipbuilding from start to finish. It provides an overview of current shipy...

Publisher: CaneloAuthor(s): Nick HigginsNumber of pages: 400Collection: The MacKenzie and Khan seriesPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x ...

A vivid description of flying missions in the bomber air crews during World War Two. Dramatic, first-hand accounts from the bomber pilots and crew....

Publisher: Inanna Publications and Education Inc.Translator: Elaine KennedyNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 140 x 209 x 13Cove...

Reducere. George Bruce's remarkable book uncovers the history of the two Anglo-Sikh Wars that erupted in India in the 1840s. Perfect for fans of William Dalr...

A brilliantly original take on the First World War, tracing the Indian army's journey from a small professional service to a crucial part of the co...

DescriptionA highly illustrated account of the First Anglo-Sikh War of 1845-56, a dramatic, hard-fought, and colorful conflict during Britain's rul...

Reducere. A passionate personal journey through two cultures in conflictShortly after militant Islamic terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center, Tamim Ans...

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Parliamentary Researcher Philip A (House of Commons) BerryNumber of pages: 264Collection: Edinburgh...

Publisher: Webster's Digital ServicesAuthor(s): Dana RasmussenIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 150Publication date: ...

Presents a collection of more than 125 letters written by Private 1st Class Raymond W. Maker describing his everyday service in combat during World...

The continually expanding photography collection contains over 400, 000 images and negatives - among them the work of Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Stei...

Reducere. The Texas equivalent of the "Mayflower" adventures, the three hundred families who settled Stephen F. Austin's original colony formed the foundatio...

The battlefield of 17th Century Europe On land, the Thirty Years War was fought primarily in Germany. It was one of the most destructive conflicts ...

DescriptionSelf-defense, as a legal concept, is easy to describe but difficult to apply. Generally, a person who is without fault may use reasonabl...

Publisher: Nabu PressIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 40Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 248 x 191 x 3Cover type: P...

Reducere. A collection of poetry from the First World War, published in association with Imperial War Museums to mark the centenary of the start of the World...

A moving anthology of stories from various contributors inspired by objects from the First World War, illustrated by Jim Kay. Authors include: Mich...

Philip Thai chronicles the vicissitudes of smuggling in modern China to demonstrate how defiance helped the state redefine its power. China's War o...

Publisher: Naval Institute PressAuthor(s): George E. MeltonIllustration(s): 16 black & white photographs, 2 mapsNumber of pages: 280Publication dat...

Reducere. The Siege of Burgos, the Retreat from Burgos, the Campaign of Vittoria, the Battles of the PyreneesBetween the Autumn of 1812 and the late Summer o...

Reducere. The contributors to this book bring their practical and academic knowledge to an exploration of new ideas and information about the making and use ...

Reducere. This book contains the admission record for the first 888 patients admitted to the Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia. The hospital, ...

Following in the tradition of Mullah Zaeef's My Life With the Taliban, Akbar Agha's memoir tells a story of war, friendship and political intrigue....

DescriptionThe 3rd Afghan War in 1919 was the only time that the Afghans invaded British India during Britain's long history of conflict in Afghani...

A saga novel based on the history of Trafford General, the first ever NHS hospital

Reducere. On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt. Jimmy Donovan, befriended a stray dog that he named Rags. No longer an unw...

Reducere. In the early morning of September 8, 1755, a force of French Regulars, Canadians and Indians crouched unseen in a ravine south of Lake George. Unde...

Reducere. DescriptionFlying combat missions in wartime is always dangerous. But imagine doing so in a slow, rickety biplane, at night, with no lights or navi...

A unique and illuminating collection of witness testimony to the horror, and humour, of the Great War, by veterans mainly from the north-east of Sc...

Reducere. Originally printed in very limited numbers in 1995, this book is a companion piece to "The Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Af...

Reducere. If you want to understand Afghanistan, writes Carter Malkasian, you need to understand what has happened on the ground, in the villages and country...

A follow-up to Losing Small Wars, this book analyses the cost - both financial and human - of Britain's involvement in the Afghanistan war. It piec...

Reducere. The Future of War makes a brilliant case that the twenty-first century, even more than the twentieth, will be the American century, and that Americ...

Step into the boots of real-life boy soldier James Marchbank and experience the most important and incredible bits of the First World War. Mixes fa...

Whispers of War: An Afghan Freedom Fighter's Account of the Soviet Invasion is the real-life tale of a young political leader, Masood Khalili. Son ...

DescriptionNo event of the twentieth century aroused as much passion as the Spanish Civil War. People felt compelled to take sides, whether for the...

Reducere. "A solid history of a relatively unknown area of Florida. The rich detail of destruction by hurricanes and fires; the building of lighthouses, scho...

Reducere. DescriptionExplore the Captivating History of World War 1 The First World War was one of the most devastating conflicts in our history. The death t...

Publisher: Imagine & WonderAuthor(s): Bruce SpizerNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 231 x 226 x 15Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Publisher: Imagine & WonderAuthor(s): Bruce SpizerNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 226 x 232 x 19Cover type: Paperback / softb...

Describes automatic weapons of the World War II German Wehrmacht.Publisher: The Crowood Press LtdAuthor(s): Robert BruceIllustration(s): Illustrati...

Reducere. The parents of James Leininger were first puzzled and then disturbed when their two-year-old son began screaming out chilling phrases during recurr...

Reducere. DescriptionDuring the period from Rome's Stone Age beginnings on the Tiber River to its conquest of the Italian peninsula in 264 B.C., the Romans i...

Daniela L. Caglioti shows how states at war, when faced with real or alleged security threats, redrew the boundaries between members and non-member...