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56 produkter
Baghdad Pact
Anglo-American Defence Policies in the Middle East, 1950-59
Häftad, 2013
755 kr
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This book explores the formation of the Baghdad Pact and Anglo-American defence policies in the Middle East, 1950-1959. It determines the aims with which the pact was established; the failings of the pact, and the struggle that was undertaken against it by hostile countries. It examines the events …
Railways and International Politics
Paths of Empire, 1848-1945
Inbunden, 2006
3147 kr
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This new study brings together leading experts to show how the modern world began with the coming of the railway. They clearly explain why it had a greater impact than any other technical or industrial innovation before and completely redefined the limits of the civilized world. While the effect of …
British Working Class and Enthusiasm for War, 1914-1916
Av David Silbey
Inbunden, 2004
2578 kr
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Millions of men volunteered to leave home, hearth and family to go to a foreign land to fight in 1914, the start of the biggest war in British history. It was a war fought by soldier-citizens, millions strong, most of whom had volunteered willingly to go. They made up the army that first held, and …
British Generalship on the Western Front 1914–1918
Defeat into Victory
Inbunden, 2004
2578 kr
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This book explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. In particular it examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its …
Britain in Vietnam
Prelude to Disaster, 1945–46
Inbunden, 2007
2818 kr
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This book is a study of the circumstances leading to British intervention in Vietnam in 1945, and the course and consequences of this intervention. The first part of the work links French colonialism with the native communist insurgency, while examining British and Foreign Office attitudes towards …
Big Wars and Small Wars
The British Army and the Lessons of War in the 20th Century
Av Hew Strachan
Inbunden, 2006
3147 kr
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This is a fascinating new insight into the British army and its evolution through both large and small scale conflicts.To prepare for future wars, armies derive lessons from past wars. However, some armies are defeated because they learnt the wrong lessons, fighting new conflicts in ways …
Normandy Campaign 1944
Sixty Years On
Av John Buckley
Inbunden, 2006
2586 kr
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With essays from leading names in military history, this new book re-examines the crucial issues and debates of the D-Day campaign.It tackles a range of core topics, placing them in their current historiographical context, to present new and sometimes revisionist interpretations of key issues, such …
British Armour in the Normandy Campaign
Av John Buckley
Häftad, 2006
772 kr
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The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate. Explanation of …
British Generalship on the Western Front 1914–1918
Defeat into Victory
Häftad, 2006
772 kr
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This book explores the British Army's response on the Western Front to a period of seminal change in warfare. In particular it examines the impact of the pre-war emphasis on worldwide garrison, occupation and policing duties for the Empire's defence of the mindset of the Army's leadership and its …
Alfred Von Schlieffen's Military Writings
Av Robert Foley
Häftad, 2006
937 kr
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A collection of some of the writings of Generalfeldmarschall Alfred Graf von Schlieffen, one of the more intriguing of Imperial Germany's military figures. Schlieffens 15 years as Chief of the General staff left a stamp upon both military and political institutions of Wilhelmine Germany.
Post-war Counterinsurgency and the SAS, 1945-1952
A Special Type of Warfare
Av Tim Jones
Häftad, 2007
772 kr
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This work details the state of British counterinsurgency knowledge by 1945, and shows how wartime special forces and unconventional warfare affected many postwar counterinsurgencies. The vital role of the Special Air Service (SAS) is revealed here for the first time.
Training, Tactics and Leadership in the Confederate Army of Tennessee
Seeds of Failure
Häftad, 2007
937 kr
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This assessment of the performance of the southern soldiers in the American Civil War of 1861 deals with every aspect of an army from its senior officer to the lowliest private, following every process as the soldier tried to adapt to military life, train, and overcome the enemy.
Caporetto 1917
Victory or Defeat?
Häftad, 2007
937 kr
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This work concerns the Battle of Caporetto in October 1917, where the Austro-German Army broke through the Italian lines forcing them to retreat after losing half their force. The book examines why, having routed the Italian Army, the Central Alliance forces were not capable of forcing the …
Normandy Campaign 1944
Sixty Years On
Av John Buckley
Häftad, 2007
772 kr
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With essays from leading names in military history, this new book re-examines the crucial issues and debates of the D-Day campaign.It tackles a range of core topics, placing them in their current historiographical context, to present new and sometimes revisionist interpretations of key issues, such …
Britain in Vietnam
Prelude to Disaster, 1945–46
Häftad, 2008
937 kr
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This book is a study of the circumstances leading to British intervention in Vietnam in 1945, and the course and consequences of this intervention. The first part of the work links French colonialism with the native communist insurgency, while examining British and Foreign Office attitudes towards …
Big Wars and Small Wars
The British Army and the Lessons of War in the 20th Century
Av Hew Strachan
Häftad, 2009
770 kr
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This is a fascinating new insight into the British army and its evolution through both large and small scale conflicts.To prepare for future wars, armies derive lessons from past wars. However, some armies are defeated because they learnt the wrong lessons, fighting new conflicts in ways …
British and Japanese Military Leadership in the Far Eastern War, 1941-45
Av Brian Bond, Kyoichi Tachikawa
Häftad, 2012
874 kr
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Some sixty years after the Far Eastern War ended, this innovative new collection brings together five distinguished UK-based scholars and five from Japan to reappraise their respective country's leadership in the Malaya and Burma campaigns. This leadership is analyzed on various levels, ranging …
British Defence of Egypt, 1935-40
Conflict and Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean
Häftad, 2014
874 kr
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A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War.Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new …
Gallipoli
Making History
Häftad, 2012
934 kr
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This new book traces the disparities in the memory of Gallipoli that are evident in the countries that participated in the campaign. It explores the way in which history is written at the personal, local, professional, and national levels.This study tackles key questions about just how the history …
Evolution of Operational Art, 1740-1813
From Frederick the Great to Napoleon
Av Claus Telp
Häftad, 2014
919 kr
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Operational art emerged from the campaigns of Frederick the Great to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. It was the result of three dynamic interrelationships: between military and non-military factors such as social, economic and political developments; between military theory and practice; and …
Malta and British Strategic Policy, 1925-43
Häftad, 2012
770 kr
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A major reassessment of a key aspect of British strategy and defence policy in the first half of the twentieth century. The main contribution of this new study is an investigation of the role of Malta in British military strategy, as planned and as it actually developed, in the period between the …
Railways and International Politics
Paths of Empire, 1848-1945
Häftad, 2012
874 kr
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This new study brings together leading experts to show how the modern world began with the coming of the railway. They clearly explain why it had a greater impact than any other technical or industrial innovation before and completely redefined the limits of the civilized world. While the effect of …
British Working Class and Enthusiasm for War, 1914-1916
Av David Silbey
Häftad, 2012
934 kr
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Millions of men volunteered to leave home, hearth and family to go to a foreign land to fight in 1914, the start of the biggest war in British history. It was a war fought by soldier-citizens, millions strong, most of whom had volunteered willingly to go. They made up the army that first held, and …
Jungle, Japanese and the British Commonwealth Armies at War, 1941-45
Fighting Methods, Doctrine and Training for Jungle Warfare
Av Tim Moreman
Häftad, 2014
919 kr
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This book focuses on the British Commonwealth armies in SE Asia and the SW Pacific during the Second World War, which, following the disastrous Malayan and Burma campaigns, had to hurriedly re-train, re-equip and re-organise their demoralised troops to fight a conventional jungle war against the …
Boer War
Direction, Experience and Image
Av John Gooch
Häftad, 2014
874 kr
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This collections of essays by leading British and South African scholars, looking at the Boer War, focuses on three aspects: how the British Military functioned; the role of the Boers, Afrikaners and Zulus; and the media presentation of the war to the public.
Lloyd George and the Generals
Häftad, 2014
934 kr
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The frustrating stalemate on the western front with its unprecedented casualties provoked a furious debate in London between the civil and military authorities over the best way to defeat Germany. The passions aroused continued to the present day. The mercurial and dynamic David Lloyd George stood …
Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I
A Comparative Study
Häftad, 2014
934 kr
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This volume examines how the Ottoman Army was able to evolve and maintain a high level of overall combat effectiveness despite the primitive nature of the Ottoman State during the First World War. Structured around four case studies, at the operational and tactical level, of campaigns involving the …
Ottoman Army Effectiveness in World War I
A Comparative Study
Inbunden, 2007
2578 kr
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This volume examines how the Ottoman Army was able to evolve and maintain a high level of overall combat effectiveness despite the primitive nature of the Ottoman State during the First World War. Structured around four case studies, at the operational and tactical level, of campaigns involving the …
Allenby and British Strategy in the Middle East, 1917-1919
Inbunden, 1999
2578 kr
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Examines British military, political and imperial strategy in the Middle East during and immediately after the First World War, in relation to General Allenby's command of the Egypt Expeditionary Force from June 1917 to November 1919.
British Defence of Egypt, 1935-40
Conflict and Crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean
Inbunden, 2004
2578 kr
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A comprehensive and challenging analysis of the British defence of Egypt, primarily against fascist Italy, in the critical lead-up period to the Second World War.Culminating in the decisive defeat of the Italian military threat at Sidi Barrani in December 1940, this is a fascinating new …
