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New Holland, Australia, 2003. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A tribute to the servicemen and women of the past, and peacekeepers of the present, in the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force. Begins with the Boer War, goes on to cover the Boxers conflict in China, the First and Second World Wars, Malayan emergency, Korean War, Indonesia, Vietnam War, also the Gulf War, and East Timor. 416 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Australian::Australian War; Military & Warfare; Military. ISBN: 1741100100. ISBN/EAN: 9781741100105. Inventory No: 259173. . 9781741100105

New Holland, Australia, 2003. Revised Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. A tribute to the servicemen and women of the past, and peacekeepers of the present, in the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force. Begins with the Boer War, goes on to cover the Boxers conflict in China, the First and Second World Wars, Malayan emergency, Korean War, Indonesia, Vietnam War, also the Gulf War, and East Timor. 416 pages. Tanning to page edges. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Australian::Australian War; Military & Warfare; Military. ISBN: 1741100100. ISBN/EAN: 9781741100105. Inventory No: 266954.. 9781741100105

New Holland, Australia, 2003. Revised Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A tribute to the servicemen and women of the past, and peacekeepers of the present, in the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force. Begins with the Boer War, goes on to cover the Boxers conflict in China, the First and Second World Wars, Malayan emergency, Korean War, Indonesia, Vietnam War, also the Gulf War, and East Timor. 416 pages. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Australian::Australian War; Military & Warfare; Military. ISBN: 1741100100. ISBN/EAN: 9781741100105. Inventory No: 258769.. 9781741100105

Robson Books, London, 2001. Softcover. Very Good Condition. The epic battle of Stalingrad will be remembered as one of history's most savage conflicts. Here world-renowned military historian Edwin P. Hoyt The epic battle of Stalingrad will be remembered as one of history's most savage conflicts. Here world-renowned military historian Edwin P. Hoyt tells the full story of this bloody battle, using documents from Moscow and American archives as well as first-person testimonials from Stalingrad's heroic survivors. With the dramatic power of a first-rate storyteller, Hoyt recreates the words and deeds of the battle's chief participants: its ruthless warlords, Hitler and Stalin; its fabled generals, von Paulus and Marshal Zhukov; its soldiers and civilians who fought, bled and died. In this thought-provoking and grimly fascinating book, Hoyt gives some startling and illuminating insights into this crucial battle.tells the full story of this bloody battle, using documents from Moscow… Read More

Sidgwick & Jackson, London, 1993. Softcover. Very Good Condition. This is an alphabetically-arranged reference to the unit's 50-year history with over 600 entries. All the regiment's battles and campaigns are listed. The weapons, equipment and techniques used by the SAS are examined. There are also biographies of leading personalities who have belonged to the regiment - including the man who commanded the British forces in the Gulf, Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billiere. 192 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military; Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0283061669. ISBN/EAN: 9780283061660. Inventory No: 259466. . 9780283061660

John Murray, Great Britain, 2014. Softcover. Very Good Condition. A daring behind-enemy-lines mission from the author of A Time of Gifts and The Broken Road, who was once described by the BBC as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene'. Although a story often told, this is the first time Patrick Leigh Fermor's own account of the kidnapping of General Kriepe, has been published.One of the greatest feats in Patrick Leigh Fermor's remarkable life was the kidnapping of General Kreipe, the German commander in Crete, on 26 April 1944. He and Captain Billy Moss hatched a daring plan to abduct the general, while ensuring that no reprisals were taken against the Cretan population. Dressed as German military police, they stopped and took control of Kreipe's car, drove through twenty-two German checkpoints, then succeeded in hiding from the German army before finally being picked up on a beach in the south of the island and transported to safety in Egypt on… Read More

Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT, 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. This volume describes the part played by increasing numbers of Australians in the first four years of the air war in Europe and the Middle East. Dust jacket has tape remnant to front. 731 pages. Tape marks to endpapers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Australian::Australian War; Australia; Military & Warfare; Military. Inventory No: 266390..

Topmill Pty Ltd, Australia, 1999. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 88 pages. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Nautical::Naval; Ships & The Sea; Military. ISBN: 1876270632. ISBN/EAN: 9781876270636. Inventory No: 258761. . 9781876270636

Hermes House, London, 2010. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. This title examines the evolution of the aircraft carrier, from the first flights from ships in World War-I through to modern carriers used in the Falklands. It is a comprehensive country-by-country visual directory of the major aircraft carriers, with text describing the construction, appearance, function and history. The specification boxes provide at-a-glance information about each aircraft carrier's country of origin, the company that built the carrier, construction and completion dates, displacement, dimensions, types of aircraft carried, armament, power and performance. It includes quotes from military leaders, plus a glossary explaining military terms and abbreviations. This unique and impressive encyclopedia is both a fascinating history of the aircraft carrier's development and a comprehensive country-by-country visual directory of more than 170 of the world's aviation ships over nearly a… Read More

Pocket Books, 1992. Softcover. Very Good Condition. TV Tie-In This is the true story of King George V's own Sandringham Company which disappeared during World War I. Formed from the workers on his estate in Norfolk, they went into battle at Gallipoli where the whole battalion disappeared without trace. 140 pages. Item Type: TV Tie-In. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military; Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0671018310. ISBN/EAN: 9780671018313. Inventory No: 257828. . 9780671018313

Collins, London, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. The author fought his way to Tunisia and then became head of Montgomery's Operation staff in Sicily, Southern Italy and for the invasion of Western Europe. 320 pages. Foxing to endpapers and page edges. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military; Military & Warfare; Autobiography::Memoir. ISBN: 0002113686. ISBN/EAN: 9780002113687. Inventory No: 258793. . 9780002113687

Osprey Publishers Limited, London, 1979. Softcover. Very Good Condition. 40 pages. Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military; Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0850453151. ISBN/EAN: 9780850453157. Inventory No: 258830. . 9780850453157

HarperCollins, 2007. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Who Dares Wins...For the soldiers and officers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment, this is not just their professional motto, but a creed that shapes their lives. the SAS is among the world's most respected special forces units, a crack team of men from the Australian Defence Force who can be relied upon to handle the most difficult, strategically sensitive and dangerous of military tasks. Now tHE AMAZING SAS provides a thrilling insight into the way this country's SAS soldiers are selected and trained, and reveals fascinating details about recent SAS deployments: East timor, the 2000 Olympic games, the tampa, the Afghanistan sampaign and the regiment's action-packed mission in Iraq. tHE AMAZING SAS draws on interviews with General Peter Cosgrove, Prime Minister John Howard, Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, former SAS commanding officers Gus Gilmore and tim McOwan, and many SAS soldiers and officers.… Read More

HarperCollins, Australia, 2007. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Who Dares Wins...For the soldiers and officers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment, this is not just their professional motto, but a creed that shapes their lives. the SAS is among the world's most respected special forces units, a crack team of men from the Australian Defence Force who can be relied upon to handle the most difficult, strategically sensitive and dangerous of military tasks. Now tHE AMAZING SAS provides a thrilling insight into the way this country's SAS soldiers are selected and trained, and reveals fascinating details about recent SAS deployments: East timor, the 2000 Olympic games, the tampa, the Afghanistan sampaign and the regiment's action-packed mission in Iraq. tHE AMAZING SAS draws on interviews with General Peter Cosgrove, Prime Minister John Howard, Chief of Army Lieutenant General Peter Leahy, former SAS commanding officers Gus Gilmore and tim McOwan, and many SAS soldiers and… Read More

Osprey Military, London, 1990. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Good. Philip Katcher, the renowned expert in US Miliitary History, examines the American Soldier, from his earliest days in the War of Independence, through the Mexican-American War, The Civil War and the Indian Wars, to the extensive US deployment in WWII and beyond. This volume covers both Army and Marines right up to the present day, lavishly illustrated with over 160 artworks and photographs. 225 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Military; Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0850459842. ISBN/EAN: 9780850459845. Inventory No: 265825.. 9780850459845 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Grange Books, Great Britain, 2002. Reprint. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Descriptions of every aircraft which took part in the global victories, from lowly trainers to the pride of front-line squadrons. 256 pages. Fully Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Aviation::Air Force; Military & Warfare; Military. ISBN: 1840133929. ISBN/EAN: 9781840133929. Inventory No: 259996. . 9781840133929 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Hardie Grant Books, Australia, 2014. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War this powerful visual account of Australian soldiers fighting in the First World War, featuring rare archive photography from the Australian War Memorial. Over 500 rarely seen photographs, historic maps, letters, and diary entriesbring the story of the First World War to life, including the devastating Gallipoli campaign. An intimate portrayal of the very human side of battle, it conveys not only the horrors of war and the hardships the Anzacs suffered, but also the dignity, bravery, valour and humanity they came to embody. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: War::World War I; Military & Warfare; Military. ISBN/EAN: 9781742707532. Inventory No: 259086. . 9781742707532 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Ure Smith, Sydney, NSW, 1963. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Through the camera we follow the ANZACs from enlistment to their embarkation less than 7 weeks later, training in Egypt, assembling the armada at Madros, landing on Gallipoli and the events that unfolded. Oblong 50 pages. Dust jacket has rubbing and small closed tears to edges. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Fully Illustrated. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military; Australia; Military & Warfare; War::World War I. Inventory No: 260386. .

New English Library, Great Britain, 1971. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. This is the history of Australian and New Zealand soldiers, the Anzacs, beginning with the mounted bushmen who rode against the Boers, through all the wars, including Vietnam. 127 pages. Pages browned. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: war; Military & Warfare; Military. ISBN: 0450006727. ISBN/EAN: 9780450006722. Inventory No: 260579. . 9780450006722

Australia Post, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 1999. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 44pages. Illustrated with colour and black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Australian::Australian War; Military & Warfare; Military. Inventory No: 250361. .