Search Results: Military from Lems Bookshop

For 18 hours Martin (Jock) Wallace was in a fire storm against al Qaeda and Taliban forces - he was not going to die. 316 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs and a map. Book in near fine condition with remnants of booksellers sticker on back cover.

Examines both the German tactics and the Allies preferred solution to fighting the war - overwhelming force of artillery barrage and storm trooper infantry attack verses the advance in technology of weapons in the combination of artillery, tanks, infantry and aircraft. 240 pages and some maps. Book in very good condition with light tanning and minor wear back cover.

A simultaneous documented view of every theatre of World War 2. 754 pages with 620 photos and 84 maps. Book and dust jacket in very good condition with some foxing to top of pages and minor bumping to dust jacket and slight wear. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The story of the Royal Marines' 3rd Commando Brigade which was at war for seven long, exhausting, exhilarating, dangerous, successful months during the Afghan winter of 2008 to 2009 - a cross section of stories from across the front line. 284 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs and 9 maps. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

The life of Major- General The Right Hon J E B Seely. Born in England, trained in the military, service in New Zealand, South Africa, member of parliament and Minister, War office and Commander of the Canadian Horse Brigade in World War 1. 326 pages with 17 pages of illustrations and 4 maps. Book in very good condition with small booksellers sticker bottom inside cover, some foxing to edges, light tanning and some fading to spine (see photo). No dust jacket.

The portrait of a great soldier and very gallant and honourable man who lived by his family motto - by loyalty and service. 383 pages with 8 black and white photographs and 12 maps/plans. Book in good+ condition with a number and a letter on first page, and small pieces missing bottom of two pages. Cover has some wear (see photo).

Part of The Seafarers series. In 1588 Spain assembled 130 vessels, 8,000 seamen and 20,000 soldiers in Lisbon harbour - its purpose - the invasion of England. The causes, the players, the battles and the aftermath. 176 pages with illustrations on most pages many in colour and endpaper map. Book in very good condition ex library with small reference top of front and back endpaper, stamp on title page and back endpapers and small tear on title page and pages eighty nine and ninety one. Cover has partial clear wrapper, stickers on back and some wear to edges (see photo).

The pageant of the American West was a rich mosaic made up of many parts, not all of them essential to its well-being and progress, but all of them interesting and some absorbingly so. 399 pages with 61 black and white plates, 45 drawings and 20 maps including endpaper. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp on first, title, contents pages and leading edges, and borrowing sleave on last page. Cover has stickers on spine and some minor wear (see photos).

A broad treatment of the war as a major historical event, the turbulent story of the great campaigns set in the context of a detailed pictute of two governments, economies and societies at war. 750 pages with uniform illustrations front and back endpapers, 19 maps and a table. Book in good condition ex library with a sticker and a stamp on first pages, a stamp on publishing page and a stamp on back endpaper, cover coming away with quarter binding at front and half binding at back, some sticky tape remnants, thin black mark pages 29 to 62 mainly to edge and 2 pages extends a little onto margin, top has a small ?w. Cover in very good condition with a sticker on spine.

A book of A Day That Made History series. In August, 1588 just off the French coast the English and Spanish fleets clashed and the decisive battle of Gravelines put the Spanish Armada to flight. 64 pages with 38 black and white illustrations. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamp and number on first page, sticker on title page and stamp and sleave remnants inside back cover and binding showing page 32. Cover has sticker on front and back and has some knocks and chips (see photo).

The essential guide for the serious modeller and for anyone new to the hobby of modelling miniature military vehicles - complete guide to building and finishing, step by step instructions, ideas for more creative modelling, techniques for the experts and more. 192 pages with hundreds of colour photos. Book in near fine condition ex library with stamps inside front and back covers. Cover has a sticker on spine and back.

Gallipoli hero, Victoria Cross recipient, conqueror of Damascus and defiant antagonist of the Japanese - by any measure Arthur Blackburn was one of Australia's most remarkable soldiers. 498 pages with 40 pages of black and white photos and 15 pages of maps. Book in as new condition

With the Australian Services at Home and Overseas from 1788 to 1948. 202 pages with 53 illustrations, 18 in colour. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name on title page. Cover has minor wear (see photo).

A cavalcade of events with the Australian Services from 1788 to 1946. 202 pages with 39 colour plates and black and white photographs and drawings throughout. Book in very good+ condition. Cover has some wear especially to spine (see photo).

No one who stayed at home knows what the soldiers went through - Vietnam left Australia with a legacy unlike any other war. It was fought by men who thought they were doing the right thing but came home losers to a public which treated them with hostility or indifference. 246 pages with 32 pages of black and white photographs. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name on title page.

Part of The Military History of World War 2 series, Volume 10. A brief history of the war in Burma and China. 66 pages with numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition.

Describes the European and North African theatres of the war - puts into perspective a war that still casts a shadow across Europe. 64 pages with 58 photographs and 24 colour maps. Book in as new condition.

An illustrated global survey of warfare from antiquity to the present day. 320 pages with colour illustrations on most pages. Book in as new condition.

Spanning ten years from the discovery of nuclear fission in 1939 to the first Soviet atomic bomb test in 1949. An epic story of science and technology at the very limits of human understanding. 576 pages with 28 blsck and white photographs. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamps on first and last pages and light tanning. Cover has sticker on spine and back.

From World War One to the modern day conflict, Australian soldiers young and old provide an up close and personal perspective on the Army's core values and how being a soldier is more than just putting on a uniform. 316 pages with over 100 photographs. Book in very good+ condition ex library with reference number on publishing page and a stamp on last page.