War & defence operations books

Presents the most accurate picture of the United States Marine Corps at the onset of the American Civil War and...  Read More >>

Examines how Alexander Stephens constructed, and then reinterpreted, his well-known Cornerstone Speech. Hebert illustrates...  Read More >>

Britain's conduct for World War I was based upon international coalitions, particularly her partnership with France,...  Read More >>

A thorough history of WWII in southeastern France, featuring previously unseen sources and photographs.  Read More >>

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Studies of air combat in the Vietnam War inevitably focus on the MiG-killing fighter engagements, B-52 onslaughts...  Read More >>

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This innovative study of one of the most important writers of Russian Golden Age literature argues that Gogol adopted...  Read More >>

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'Soldiers of the French Republic and the Empire', with full-page reproductions of 50 good hand-coloured wood-engraved...  Read More >>

Jean-Antoine Chaptal fut Ministre de l'Intérieur et Conseiller d'État sous Napoléon. Ses mémoires (Mes souvenirs...  Read More >>

'Soldiers of the French Republic and the Empire', with full-page reproductions of 50 good hand-coloured wood-engraved...  Read More >>

Booker T. Washington grew up as a slave child during the Civil War. He describes what he overcame to get an education,...  Read More >>

This book presents distinctive perspectives and voices concerning the nature, utility, and limitations of science...  Read More >>

This book examines in detail both the contemporary structural context of the Allied stationing regime and the individual...  Read More >>

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In spite of their massive military expenditures, the Gulf monarchies remain unable to defend themselves. This Element...  Read More >>

Rommel's army is a day from Cairo, a week from Tel Aviv. The SS is ready for action. Espionage brought the Nazis...  Read More >>

This book tells the largely untold story of WWI's Volunteer Training Corps, the forgotten equivalent of World War...  Read More >>

Clausewitz, who fought in the Napoleonic wars, sought to understand and analyze the phenomenon of war so that future...  Read More >>

My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative, discussing the transition from bondage to liberty....  Read More >>

This book is the first attempt by a Polish author to recreate the last stages of the 33. Waffen-Grenadier Division...  Read More >>

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A brilliantly conceived and vividly drawn story--Washington, D.C....  Read More >>