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36 produkter
British Military History For Dummies
Häftad, 2007
168 kr
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A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi war Charging through the Britain's military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. The book profiles commanders, explains strategies …
British Military History For Dummies
E-bok, 2007
202 kr
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A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi war Charging through the Britain''s military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. The book profiles commanders, explains strategies …
Desert Warfare
From its Roman Orgins to the Gulf Conflict
Häftad, 2025
214 kr
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Approximately one-fifth of the earth's surface consists of desert, and throughout history these arid regions have witnessed some of the world's most decisive battles. Here, Bryan Perrett gives an absorbing account of desert conflicts from the first century BC to more contemporary conflicts such as …
Why the Germans Lost
The Rise and Fall of the Black Eagle
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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This book examines the history of the German Army which, for the best part of two centuries, influenced the course of events in Continental Europe. It was an army that studied the conduct of war at the highest levels, planning for the destruction of its opponents during the early stages of a war. …
Why the Germans Lost
The Rise and Fall of the Black Eagle
E-bok, 2013
165 kr
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This book examines the history of the German Army which, for the best part of two centuries, influenced the course of events in Continental Europe. It was an army that studied the conduct of war at the highest levels, planning for the destruction of its opponents during the early stages of a war. …
Tank Tracks to Rangoon
The Story of British Armour in Burma
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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Fighting in a somewhat forgotten corner of Empire during the Second World War, the British and Indian armoured regiments called upon to harness the power of tank warfare to extreme new levels did so in an effort to outwit an army until that point considered invincible - the Imperial Japanese Army. …
Why the Japanese Lost
The Red Sun''s Setting
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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This book tells the story of a war unlike any other in history, fought between a nation that believed itself to be invincible, even when its strength was being systematically destroyed by the greatest industrial power in the world. Prior to the middle of the nineteenth century, the Empire of Japan …
Desert Warfare
Inbunden, 2016
225 kr
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Approximately one-fifth of the earth's surface consists of desert, and throughout history these arid regions have witnessed some of the world's most decisive battles. Here, Bryan Perrett gives an absorbing account of desert conflicts from the first century BC to more contemporary conflicts such as …
Desert Warfare
From Its Roman Origins to the Gulf Conflict
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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Approximately one-fifth of the earth's surface consists of desert, and throughout history these arid regions have witnessed some of the world's most decisive battles. Here, Bryan Perrett gives an absorbing account of desert conflicts from the first century BC to more contemporary conflicts such as …
Impossible Victories
Ten Unlikely Battlefield Successes
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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Victory on the battlefield is sometimes achieved against the odds – victory snatched from the jaws of apparently inevitable defeat. A daring counter attack, an unexpected manoeuvre, a stubborn refusal to be beaten and the impossible victory is won. In the ten dramatic episodes in this book, …
A History of Jungle Warfare
From the Earliest Days to the Battlefields of Vietnam
Av Bryan Perrett, Walter Walker
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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A world where little light penetrates. Of dense vegetation, tangled roots, fetid mud and swamps. Where the helicopter, sophisticated weaponry and technology have revolutionized military combat. But where survival still depends on acute observation and listening for the slightest sound. The jungle. …
History of Jungle Warfare
From the Earliest Days to the Battlefields of Vietnam
E-bok, 2021
150 kr
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A world where little light penetrates. Of dense vegetation, tangled roots, fetid mud and swamps. Where the helicopter, sophisticated weaponry and technology have revolutionized military combat. But where survival still depends on acute observation and listening for the slightest sound. The jungle. …
British Armoured Car Operations in World War I
Inbunden, 2016
225 kr
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Readers have come to expect a level of detail and critical rigour from the established military historian and author Bryan Perrett. They will not be disappointed at all here by this new publication. Focussing predominantly on the British armoured car units of World War One, it also untangles many …
Seize and Hold
E-bok, 2020
44 kr
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SEIZE AND HOLD vividly demonstrates how military objectives can be seized by clever tactics and ruthless action. From the First World War to Vietnam, this collection gives exciting, atmospheric descriptions of eleven twentieth-century battlefield triumphs. Portraying military skills at their most …
At All Costs
E-bok, 2020
51 kr
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From the jaws of defeat, incredible victories. AT ALL COSTS! transports you to the battlefront for over two centuries of astonishing military confrontations. From the Battle of Minden in 1795 to dramatic second world war stories and the Battle for Goose Green in the Falklands, Bryan Perrett gives …
British Armoured Car Operations in World War One
Häftad, 2023
166 kr
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Readers have come to expect a level of detail and critical rigour from the established military historian and author Bryan Perrett. They will not be disappointed at all here by this new publication. Focussing predominantly on the British armoured car units of World War One, it untangles many …
Against All Odds!
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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The story of dramatic military actions where a few fought against many, often with unbelievable success. From the Napoleonic Wars to Korea, Bryan Perrett has found a further 13 dramatic military actions where a few fought against many, often with unbelievable success. The events take place in …
For Valour
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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Stories of outstanding bravery on the battlefield The Victoria Cross, a simple bronze cross inscribed For Valour on the front and engraved with the recipient''s name, rank, number, unit and the date of the action on the reverse, was first awarded by Queen Victoria - in a ceremony in Hyde Park - in …
Gunboat!: Small Ships At War
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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This is naval action adventure with a difference - thirteen naval engagements in which gunboats won the day against every kind of enemy, large and small Britain, like other colonial powers, established, controlled and accessed her empire from the seas. It was realised that the preservation of …
Heroes Of The Hour
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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Thirteen true tales of men who were briefly military heroes of their time, but have since been largely forgotten This book looks back to the time when an individual could change the course of history in a single battle or engagement, and yet still be forgotten. Here are the stories of the men who …
Iron Fist: Classic Armoured Warfare
E-bok, 2012
50 kr
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The greatest tank battles of history from the Great War to the Gulf, examined by one of Britain''s bestselling military writers. The story of the evolution of armoured warfare in the 20th century, which has seen tanks and other armoured vehicles develop from lumbering, primitive and vulnerable …
Changing Face Of Battle
E-bok, 2012
51 kr
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A fascinating study of the changing face of the art of warfare over the past 2000 years, by one of today''s most readable historians Mankind has always been in conflict. Without war, there would be no peace, no stability, no safety. Men go to war to defend, or acquire, territory that they see as …
Last Stand
Famous Battles Against The Odds
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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What do soldiers do when all is lost? They keep fighting! In this best-selling anthology, Bryan Perrett provides gripping accounts of close-quarter battles and hard fought victory against all the odds. His journey from Napoleonic Europe through to the Korean War highlights thirteen episodes of …
Taste Of Battle
Front Line Action 1914-1991
E-bok, 2012
45 kr
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As close as you can get to the reality of war. Three generations of front line soldiers recount their experiences. Few people today experience a live war situation; even professional soldiers can serve their career without going to war. Yet the question is often asked, what is it like? How do …
The Hunters and the Hunted
The Elimination of German Surface Warships around the World 1914-15
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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At the start of World War One the Imperial German Navy had a large number of surface warships deployed around the world. These posed a considerable threat to British mercantile interests, particularly the import of food and fuel supplies. Their elimination was a matter of urgency. This book covers …
Blitzkrieg!
A History of the Nazis' Lightning War
Häftad, 2022
160 kr
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The Lightning Warfare that changed history foreverIf Hitler had failed in his invasion of Western Europe in 1940 he could well have been assassinated by a group of his senior officers. But he decisively defeated the combined efforts of the British, French, Dutch and Belgian armies in a matter of …
Sturmartillerie & Panzerjäger 1939–45
Häftad, 1999
157 kr
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Originally the German assault gun was designed as an infantry support weapon.However, the changing conditions of the battlefields of the Second World War forced it to adapt to perform a number of different roles, most importantly as a tank destroyer, although the infantry support role was never …
North Sea Battleground
The War and Sea, 1914-1918
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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During WW1 the North Sea became the principal battleground for the navies of Britain and Germany. This book explains in chronological order the major encounters between Kaiser Wilhelm II’s High Seas Fleet and the Royal Navy. It also includes other important operations such as mine-laying and …
Churchill Infantry Tank 1941–51
Häftad, 1993
157 kr
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The Churchill was undoubtedly one of the most successful British tanks of the Second World War.Although it suffered from being underarmed, a defect common to most British armoured vehicles of the period, it was nevertheless loved by its crews: its cross-country ability was unrivalled and it was …
Megiddo 1918
The last great cavalry victory
Häftad, 1999
210 kr
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The story of a British 'Blitzkrieg' in the Middle East with a speed of advance that stunned the world, twenty years before Germany's Panzers rolled across Europe.After securing the capture of Jerusalem General Allenby planned a campaign that would knock Turkey out of World War 1. In a spectacular …
