Warfare & Defence
BIC code: JW
See also: Warfare
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Add to Basket1715: The Great Jacobite Rebellion - - Hardback
£25.00
Drawing on a substantial range of primary resources in England, Scotland, and France, Daniel Szechi analyses not only large and dramatic moments of the Jacobite Rebellion but also the smaller risings that took place throughout Scotland and northern England. -
Add to BasketAddicted To War: Why The U.S. Can't Kick Militarism - - Paperback
£6.95
Joel Andreas takes on the most active, powerful and destructive military in the world. He reveals why the United States has been involved in more wars in recent years than any other country. Read this book to find out who benefits from these military adventures, who pays - and who dies. -
Add to BasketThe Air Battle For Malta: The Diaries Of A Spitfire Pilot - - Paperback
£12.99
Providing a realistic account of the struggle for the possession of Malta during World War II, this history is based on the diaries of Lord David Douglas Hamilton, who was the leader of a Spitfire squadron that defended the island during the worst of the crisis. -
Add to BasketAt War With Asia - - Paperback
£10.00
In 1970, Professor Noam Chomsky urged Americans to avoid the dangers inherent in a war with Asia. Drawing on his visit to Vietnam and extensive reading, he discusses the historical, political and economic reasons behind US involvement in an Asian land war. -
Add to BasketBefore The Taliban: Living With War, Hoping For Peace - - Paperback
£9.99
The women of Afghanistan have long had to struggle with cultural and religious oppression but the rise of Islamic fundamentalism curtailed these rights further. Mary Smith offers an insight into women's lives before and after the Taliban's rise to power. -
Add to BasketCairnryan Military Port 1940-1996: From U-Boats To The Ark Royal - - Paperback
£8.50
Illustrated throughout, this focuses on the military port in Cairnryan from 1940-1996 and the wartime activity which transformaed it. -
£11.99Castles And Tower Houses Of The Scottish Clans 1450-1650 - - Paperback
Scottish castles and tower houses evolved as fortified dwellings that were erected in an environment of weak royal authority and feuding by clans. This work examines the distinctive style of building that flourished in Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries. -
Add to BasketThe Clyde At War - - Paperback
£9.99
The river Clyde and its estuary played a central part in both World War I and II. On both banks of the river the ships that fed and protected Britain were launched. This book illustrates a nation at war and the river which was its lifeline. -
Add to BasketClyde Steamers - - Hardback
£16.99
Patton examines the history of the Clyde steamers from the earliest days, through to their final demise. Starting the story in 1877, he narrates the history of Clyde steamers, and associated vessels, until the mid-1970s, when the last of the traditional Clyde steamers was taken out of service. -
Add to BasketCode Name Mulberry: The Planning, Building & Operation Of The Normandy Harbours - - Hardback
£16.99
The story of the Mulberry harbours must rank amongst the most remarkable to emerge from the Second World War. 'Codename Mulberry' is an account of all aspects of this extraordinary chapter in the history of the Second World War.