Warfare & defence books

This book, first published in 1985, is a scholarly examination of the of the British wartime evacuation of 4 million...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1942, covers the whole field of wartime life and organization. Economics, burden-sharing,...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1986, examines the wartime evacuation of children in Britain from their homes in cities...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1955, examines the total economic, political and social breakdown that Germany suffered...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1989, combines the broad themes of diplomatic, political and military events with...  Read More >>

This book, first published in 1995, aims to enhance our understanding of the Anglo-American alliance by examining...  Read More >>

Places the reader in the cockpit with vivid descriptions of flying experiences and techniques.  Read More >>

Seven men from different branches of the military, including a secret army unit, are highlighted for their daring...  Read More >>

Andrew Browne Cunningham, or ABC, is deemed the Royal Navy's greatest sea captain since Nelson. Drawing on a number...  Read More >>

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During the past 25 years, the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, in collaboration with...  Read More >>

The first detailed account of the Indian military intervention in the Maldives in 1988, an operation prepared quickly...  Read More >>

Daniel R. Green offers a unique and much needed perspective on war veterans and the transitions they go through...  Read More >>

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As the Vietnam War was beginning to turn towards its bitter end, Le Quan fought under beloved general Tran Ba Di...  Read More >>

What characterises the development and social transformation of the military profession in Scandinavia? This anthology...  Read More >>

As Anthony Tucker-Jones shows in this wide-ranging history, for most of the Cold War the tank retained its pre-eminence...  Read More >>

As Anthony Tucker-Jones shows in this wide-ranging history, for most of the Cold War the tank retained its pre-eminence...  Read More >>

This book presents an original interdisciplinary approach to the study of the so-called ‘recovery phase’ in disaster...  Read More >>

This volume is intended as an entry point to questions about mass atrocity and genocide that are asked by and of...  Read More >>

This collection explores the discursive strategies and linguistic resources underpinning conflict and polarization,...  Read More >>

From the partisans and legions of the mid-eighteenth century to the Napoleonic regiments, this title is a comprehensive...  Read More >>

""It has been said that this series is some of the finest historical fiction of our time....Aubrey and Maturin have...  Read More >>

The book explores the humanitarian sector’s relationship with authority and humanitarian responses to situations...  Read More >>

Demonstrates the brave determination of the air and ground crews who fought what was one of the wars most difficult...  Read More >>