Sahib : The British Soldier in India by Richard Holmes
$55.00 AUD
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From the bestselling author of Tommy and Redcoat, a magnificent and rich history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of empire, making full use of personal accounts of soldiers who served in the vast and varied nation that made up the jewel in Britain's imperial crown.
Admirals: The Naval Commanders Who Made Britain Great by Andrew D. Lambert
$50.00 AUD
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From the man described by Amanda Foreman as 'one of the most eminent naval historians of our age' comes the story of how this country's maritime power helped Britain gain unparalleled dominance of the world's economy. Told through the lives of ten of our most remarkable admirals, Andrew Lambert's book s ...Show more
Decisive Battles of World War II : The German View by Hans-Adolf Jacobsen and Jurgen Rohwer
$75.00 AUD
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The Boer War by Denis Judd; Keith Surridge
$60.00 AUD
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The Boer War was an epic both of heroism and bungling, cunning and barbarism. It had an extraordinary cast of characters - not only leading men like Churchill, Kruger, Rhodes and Kitchener, but minor characters from Conan Doyle and Kipling to Gandhi, Chief Dinizulu and Hector Fighting Mac MacDonald. The ...Show more
The Book of War - 25 Centuries of Great War Writing by John Keegan
$30.00 AUD
Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS
Acclaimed military historian John Keegan's anthology of war writing from 25 centuries of battle In The Book of War, John Keegan marshals a formidable host of war writings to chronicle the evolution of Western warfare through the voice of the most eloquent participants--from Thucydides' classic account o ...Show more
Forgotten Voices of the Somme by Joshua Levine
$25.00 AUD
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DoP - November 2008 With over a million casualties, the Somme was the most brutal battle of the First World War. It is a clash that even now, over 90 years later, remains seared into the national consciousness, conjuring up images of muddy trenches and young lives tragically wasted. Its first day, July ...Show more
Eclipse by Alan Moorehead
$25.00 AUD
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Brilliant eyewitness account by the great Australian war correspondent of the Allied defeat of Hitler.
Intelligence in War - Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda by John Keegan
$55.00 AUD
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In fiction, the spy is a glamorous figure whose secrets make or break peace, but, historically, has intelligence really been a vital step to military victories? In this breakthrough study, the preeminent war historian John Keegan goes to the heart of a series of important conflicts to develop a powerful ...Show more
Gallipoli by Alan Moorehead
$20.00 AUD
Category: SECONDHAND BOOKS | Series: Wordsworth Military Library | Reading Level: very good
In 1915 the Gallipoli campaign was designed to break the deadlock in the muddy trenches of the Western Front by forcing the Dardenelles, capturing Constantinople, knocking Turkey out of the war and bringing supplies and arms to the Russians for their immense German Front. It was a costly failure. Using ...Show more
Spitfire : Portrait of a Legend by Leo McKinstry
$60.00 AUD
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In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees. 'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world will move forward into broad, sunlit uplands,' said Churchill. The future of ...Show more
Soldiers - An Illustrated History of Men in Battle by John Keegan; Richard Holmes
$75.00 AUD
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