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Warfare & defence
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing
At the outbreak of World War II, the four key Capital German ships comprised the Bismarck, Tirpitz, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Their primary threats where the Royal Navy's King George V-class battleships, the most modern British battleships in commi..
17.45£
This is a companion volume to Friedman' s highly successful _British Battleship 1906-1946_ and completes his study of the Royal Navy's capital ships. Beginning with the earliest installation of steam machinery in ships of the line, the book traces t..
86.80£
Brand: The History Press
Perhaps the most far-reaching of the many changes wrought on the military by the First World War was the mechanisation of the armed services. After many centuries of use by the Army for patrols and communications, the trusty horse was finally suppla..
34.65£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The 1970s were a decade of great change for Britain's military air arms. The RAF handed over the role of operating Britain's nuclear deterrent to the Royal Navy in 1969. Its primary role once again became that of providing battlefield and tactical s..
19.21£
Brand: Whittles Publishing
This new book reveals the part played by the eight Bustler Class Rescue Tugs built at the Henry Robb Shipyard during the Second World War and will shed more light on the almost-forgotten part played by this country's mariners. The men and women who ..
23.70£
Famous for leading the Doolittle (or Tokyo) Raid, America's first strike against Japan in World War II, Jimmy Doolittle led a remarkable life as an American pilot. This firsthand account by his granddaughter Jonna Doolittle Hoppes reveals an extraor..
27.54£
Tom Hicks story begins when he joins the LMS straight from school and follows his early life on the railways in the 1930s, through enlistment, training as a paratrooper, wartime service, imprisonment and his return to the LMS as an engine driver. To..
20.64£
ISBN: 9781915070647Publisher: Helion & CompanyImprint: Helion & CompanyPublished date: 15 Mar 2022Language: EnglishWeight: 320gHeight: 210mmWidth: 296mmSpine width: 18mm..
24.38£
Brand: Kessinger Publishing
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available ..
20.41£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
Chatham has had an association with the Royal Navy since Elizabethan times, moving to its current site in 1622. It provided the facilities to build, repair, maintain and supply ships. In the mid-nineteenth century, work began on expanding the dockya..
19.99£
Brand: World Scientific
China's President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013. The BRI is promoted as a way for win-win cooperation that promotes common development and prosperity. Since the introduction of BRI, China organised the inaugural One ..
96.46£
Brand: US Naval Institute Press
China's shipbuilding industry has grown more rapidly than any other in modern history. Commercial shipbuilding output jumped thirteen-fold from 2002-12, ensuring that Beijing has largely reached its goal of becoming the world's leading shipbuilder. ..
43.41£
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Clash of Empires presents an introduction to European history in the first half of the sixteenth century. Europe was riven by religious revolt as the emerging forces of Protestantism challenged the common teachings of Catholicism. Peace was shattere..
23.88£
Brand: Stanford University Press
This book examines the experiences of a range of countries in the conflict in Afghanistan, with particular focus on the demands of operating within a diverse coalition of states. After laying out the challenges of the Afghan conflict in terms of obj..
33.71£
Brand: Taylor and Francis
Despite publicity given to the successes of British and American codebreakers during the Second World War, the study of signals intelligence is still complicated by governmental secrecy over even the most elderly peacetime sigint. This book, first p..
31.83£
Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic TitleThe intelligence community's flawed assessment of Iraq's weapons systems-and the Bush administration's decision to go to war in part based on those assessments-illustrates the political and..
32.83£
Brand: US Naval Institute Press
This newest edition of Command at Sea includes the valuable guidance for prospective and commanding officers that has been the hallmark of this book since it first appeared as well as addressing the evolving nature of command at sea. This seventh ed..
75.98£
Brand: Taylor and Francis
This book offers a comparative survey of 18 contemporary peace processes conducted by leading international scholars.There is no standard model of peace processes and all will vary according to the context, type of conflict, timing, national and glo..
46.69£
Brand: Princeton University Press
In this powerfully argued book, Ian Shapiro shows that the idea of containment offers the best hope for protecting Americans and their democracy into the future. His bold vision for American security in the post-September 11 world is reminiscent of ..
24.71£
The sixth edition begins with a brief introduction into foreign policymaking and the case study approach. Thirteen original case studies written expressly for this edited volume then follow. The cases deal with a wide range of policy areas: national..
46.76£
Designed for university students in the burgeoning field of intelligence studies and professional training classes, Counterintelligence Theory and Practice provides all the elements required for a successful counterintelligence operation. Exploring ..
56.39£
No one in the world has published more research and in-depth analysis of the "COVID COUP" than the number one best-selling author in the field of "Emerging Viruses" -Dr. Leonard G. Horowitz. Here, this veteran Editor-in-Chief of M..
66.03£
Brand: Taylor and Francis
This book examines current debates about the politics of technology and the future of democratic practices in the digital era.The volume centres on the debates on digital encryption in Germany and the USA, during the aftermath of Edward Snowden's le..
139.88£
Brand: Random House
This is the story of ordinary men and women involved in the Rebellion, who were described on the gaol registers and regimental rosters of the time as 'Common Men'. There is little in this book about Bonnie Prince Charlie and other principals of the ..
16.51£