War & defence operations books

Before the Korean War, the primary mission of Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer's Far East Air Forces was air defense...  Read More >>

Now in paperback--the extraordinary memoir of General Tommy Franks, who traces his journey from a boyhood in Oklahoma...  Read More >>

"The 1968 fight for Khe Sanh pitted some 6,000 U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese Rangers against an enemy force...  Read More >>

This slender volume has value for both the general reader and the aviation specialist. For the latter there are...  Read More >>

This book explores the unique problem of defending air bases during the Vietnam War. It centers on the primary efforts...  Read More >>

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Comprising some 600 men of the 77th Division, the so-called Lost Battalion was entrapped on the side of a ravine...  Read More >>

To the Polish volunteers who were to fly and fight so brilliantly and tenaciously throughout the Battle of Britain,...  Read More >>

The lastest title in a unique series of guides targeted at residents, homeowners and long --stay visitors in France....  Read More >>

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This series focuses on the soldiers and warriors of specific historic conflicts. The in-depth text and illustrations...  Read More >>

This book examines a wide range of PTO special-warfare units, including the Alaskan and Alamo scouts, 5217th/1st...  Read More >>

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Adam Zamoyski’s bestselling account of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and his catastrophic retreat from Moscow, events...  Read More >>

"The true definition of the word 'War"" per various defining sources is: 'A state of open, armed, often prolonged...  Read More >>

Dien Bien Phu is the definitive account of the great, climactic battle in French Indochina that led to the American...  Read More >>

In the early afternoon of September 12, 1944, an American patrol entered Nazi Germany southwest of the ancient city...  Read More >>

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A history of the Battle of Byland in 1322  Read More >>

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Presents the experiences of a British NCO made prisoner at Kut, and his brutal treatment by the Turks in captivity....  Read More >>