Warfare and defence

No library is complete without historys oldest treatise on warfare.

As a 20 yr old Marine in Vietnam in 1967 /68 I will describe what it was like flying on missions as a Helicopter Gunner and Crew Chief with HMM-361, having accumulated 314 combat missions in my 13-month tour.

FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2025An Economist Book of the Year'An astonishing story brilliantly told .

Meinte man lange, um Frieden zu schließen, müssten erst die "Feinde" besiegt werden, so erkannte die Staatengemeinschaft im Jahr 1945, dass nicht der Feind, sondern der Krieg besiegt werden muss.

Celebrating the lives of the magnificent women, the ATA girls, who courageously flew Spitfires, Tiger Moths, Lancaster Bombers and many other aircraft during World War Two.

World War II is a sweeping and immersive account of the global conflict that defined the twentieth century.

Das einundzwanzigste Jahrhundert ist Zeuge einer Militarisierung der Ästhetik, bei der Militäreinrichtungen die kreative Weltgestaltung der Kunst vereinnahmen und sie mit den zerstörerischen Kräften der Kriegsführung verschmelzen.

Como aficionado a la Historia Militar y, especialmente, a todo lo relativo a los Ingenios de Guerra, el coronel Mateos ha acumulado una gran cantidad de documentación sobre ellos que, después de más de tres décadas, había alcanzado un volumen más que aceptable.

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Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST POLITICS BOOKS of 2024 Two-time Pulitzer prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three wars Ukraine, the Middle East and the struggle for the American presidency.

THE FIREBOMBING OF TOKYO.

Die Erfindung der Atombombe markiert einen Wendepunkt in der Geschichte der Menschheit.

Die Schlacht von Điện Biên Phủ war ein Höhepunkt des Ersten Indochinakriegs, der zwischen dem 13.

The War of 1812 is perhaps the United States' least known conflict.

Julius Caesar's The Civil War (Commentarii de Bello Civili) is a terse, strategically shaped account of the conflict between Caesar and the Pompeian senate, from the crossing of the Rubicon to the Alexandrian aftermath.

This "e;Story of Liberty"e; is a true narrative.

80th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONProduced in collaboration with Imperial War MuseumsRelive the day that changed the course of history.

Since their foundation during the Second World War, the Parachute Regiment has acquired a formidable reputation as tough, fearless soldiers.

The sniper has special abilities, training and equipment.

"e;What sort of combination of hypocrite and paradox is John Kerry?

Auch Jahrzehnte nach dem Ende der DDR ist nur wenig über den "Ingenieur-Technischen Außenhandel" (ITA) bekannt.

Their Finest Hour covers the period in World War 2 after the fall of France when Britain stood alone, with victorious Germany and Italy engaged in mortal attack upon them, with Soviet Russia a hostile neutral actively aiding Hitler, and Japan an unknowable menace.

The Mystery of Khufu's Tomb is a compact tale of Egyptian adventure in which archaeological curiosity, danger, and esoteric suggestion converge around the shadow of the Great Pyramid.

Why would a god-fearing Swiss citizen go against the laws of his own country to fight for Ukraine?

The Gathering Storm covers the period from the end of the First World War to the beginning of The Second World War and the first year of the War.

Las tecnologías han cambiado la forma de vida y el carácter de las guerras a lo largo de la historia de la humanidad.

L'art de la guerre ( chinois :; pinyin : Snz bngf ; lit.

The Vietnam War was a tragic and dismal failureat least that is what the mainstream media and history books would have you believe.

Palästina, Israel und die Suche nach der LösungÜber Palästina vereint zwei neu entdeckte, bisher unbekannte Texte von und mit Hannah Arendt.

On 7th March 2004, former SAS soldier and mercenary Simon Mann prepared to take off from Harare International Airport with an aeroplane full of heavy weaponry and guns for hire.

This carefully crafted ebook: "e;History of the Civil War: 1861-1865"e; is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

Omar Nelson Bradley (12.

Full of David Wragg's unique blend of humour, heart, and high stakes, The Company of the Wolf is the epic next instalment in the Tales of the Plains trilogy.

One hundred and fifty years after the Battle of Gettysburg, the words of the soldiers and onlookers present for those three fateful days still reverberate with the power of their courage and sacrifice.

In Between the Alps and a Hard Place, Professor Angelo M.

With a foreword by Senator John McCain.

Hans Delbrücks "Geschichte der Kriegskunst im Rahmen der politischen Geschichte" ist eine bahnbrechende Arbeit, die in vier Bänden die Entwicklung der Kriegsführung von der Antike bis zur Neuzeit beleuchtet.

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize**From one kiss comes a chain reaction a masterpiece of memoir from the winner of the Baillie Gifford and the Booker prize Extraordinary Sarah Perry Masterpiece Colm T ib n Wholly original.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This book is his best yet .

General Henry Harley ';Hap' Arnold is widely considered the father of the United States Air Force.

Will the U.

This 1921 Pulitzer Prize awarded history has been written in response to a demand for some account of the generally very misunderstood German submarine campaign in the World War I and particularly of the means by which it was defeated.

The history of the American gun is intricately entwined with the history of America itself.

In Between the Alps and a Hard Place, Professor Angelo M.

A compelling account of Australia's intelligence organisations and special forces - from the early days of the commandos during World War II through to the SAS of today and the cyber wars of the future.

In the middle of World War II, Nazi military intelligence discovered a seemingly easy way to win the war for Adolf Hitler.

The history of the American gun is intricately entwined with the history of America itself.