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(Subject: Post World War II - General) A collection of first-hand accounts of experiences in the Falklands War. Includes the Argentine Invasion, the bombing of ships, the Galahad disaster, the Darwin/Goose Green Battle, the attacks on Mount Longdon, Mount Harriet, Two Sisters, and Tumbledown. (Published: 1986) (Publisher: Sphere Books) (ISBN: 0722112750) (Pagination: 463pp, ills, map) (Condition: mass market paperback .vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) The US 101st Airborne Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom, February, 2003 to March, 2004. The story of 16,000 soldiers in combat, from the training grounds of Fort Campbell, through the toughest battles in the blitz of Baghdad to the Nineveh province, where the 101st Airborne Division anchored for eight months after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Without precedent or a plan, the division sketched the blueprint to win the peace - rebuilding schools and health clinics, re-establishing the local infrastructure and building trust with the local people. (Published: 2006) (Publisher: Schiffer Publications) (ISBN: 0764326202) (Pagination: 400pp, 150 + colour illustrations) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) Fiction - "the inspiration of the book was derived from real situations and individuals - but has been interpreted by the author". A story of US Prisoners of War held in the prison camps of North Vietnam. (Published: 1979) (Publisher: Branden Press) (ISBN: 0828317089) (Pagination: 273pp) (Condition: scarce. card covers rubbed and edgeworn ow vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) Chinese text. A few captions in English. paperback with worn covers. mainly black and white photographs. 13 pages of narrative plus captions. 1945-1949. Everyday scenes of ordinary people - pedicab drivers, street vendors, bar girls, police, politicians, prisoners - telling a story of national resilience and dignity in the midst of enveloping poverty, repression, and fear. The black and white photographs capture the dramatic end of an era. (Published: 2003) (Publisher: University California Pr.) (ISBN: 7563351299) (Pagination: 126pp) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) The end of the Cold War brought about by the secret messages and telephone calls between George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev, James Baker and Eduard Schevardnadze and the closed door meetings at the Kremlin, White House, pentagon, CIA and KGB. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Little Brown & Co) (ISBN: 0316905232) (Pagination: 498pp, chronology, bibliography) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) How and why Australia became involved in the first Gulf War following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. An analysis of the process which led to Australia joining the Allied Coalition and its effect on the nation's prospects for future world relations (Published: 1992) (Publisher: Melbourne University Pres) (ISBN: 0522844634) (Pagination: viii + 304pp, tables) (Condition: G in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) NO Illustrations or Maps. Reading Copy only (Published: 1965) (Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd) (Pagination: 192pp) (Condition: g) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) The Tusas' account of the epic siege of Berlin which started in June 1948. The Berliners and the Western Allies stood firm whilst everything the city needed was flown in. This was not just food but coal, petrol and everything else needed for the day to day existence of more than 2 million people. A relief column of a size and scale never before attempted brought the siege to an end in May, 1949, but the blockade helped shape Europe for the next 40 years or so. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Coronet) (ISBN: 9780340500682) (Pagination: 557pp) (Condition: Trade paperback. Good in card cover ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) Good in creased d/w with watermark on bottom edge. The textblock has had an endpaper removed but is clean an unmarked. memories of the national Service experiences for some 2 million men who between 1945 and 1963 were forced to leave civilian life for 2 years and train as either soldiersm sailors or airmen. This excellent account re-tells their induction, training, the wars they fought in, occupation duty and service life in general. (Published: 1986) (Publisher: Michael Joseph) (ISBN: 0718124596) (Pagination: xvii + 288pp, 34 illustraions) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) At once a gritty, intimate account of combat, an inside look at military leadership in a turbulent era at home and abroad, and a sweeping saga of the modern-day United States Marine Corps. Boys of ‘67 tells the story of a trio of extraordinary Marines. James Jones rose to become the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. Ray “E-Tool” Smith saw combat in Grenada and Beirut in 1983. Marty Steele reshaped the Marines’ tank forces. Together, they represent a generation of Marines who met unprecedented challenges and made the Corps America’s premier fighting force. (Published: 2006) (Publisher: Stackpole) (ISBN: 9780811733946) (Pagination: 404pp, 29 b/w photos) (Condition: New in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) Contemporary warfare described and analysed. Notable guerrilla, counter-insurgency and terrorist actions including Afghanistan - the civil war and the roots of the Taliban, Bangladesh war of genocide, Burma's [Myanmar] war, Cambodia, El Salvador, Guerrillas in Guatemala, the Nicaraguan Contra war, Colombia's Civil War, East Timor resistance, Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers, Sumatra, civil war in the former Yugoslavia plus a chapter on War Trends - Racing Towards Conflict. (Published: 1994) (Publisher: Brassey's) (ISBN: 0080413307) (Pagination: 233pp, 40 maps) (Condition: Mint in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) Dating from the mid '80s this is nontheless an interesting survey of conflicts at that time. Noted historian, Laffin, looks at wars including the Russian involvement in Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Burma, Chad, East Timor, Grenada, the Gulf (Iran-Iraq), India (Kashmir), Lebanon, Mozambique, Nicaragua (Sandanistas v. Contras), Northern Ireland, South Yemen, Western Sahara and many more. He also reviews war trends, weapons and technology including CBW, Soviet exercises to invade Turkey, and tensions in the Pacific Basin (Published: 1986) (Publisher: Brassey's) (ISBN: 008031211X) (Pagination: vii + 187pp, illustrations, maps) (Condition: Mint) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) John Laffin looks at conflicts and contemporary military trends in the first half of the 1990s. Includes chapters on reinventing NATO, Terrorism, the UN Peacekeepers, Afghanistan and the Taliban, Angola, Chechnya, Iran, Iraq (the US and the kurdistan conflict), Israel and the Palestinians, Somalia, The Sudan and many more (Published: 1997) (Publisher: Brassey's) (ISBN: 1857532163) (Pagination: 198pp, 22 maps) (Condition: very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) The story of the SAS patrol infiltrated behind enemy lines during the 1991 Gulf War. Their mission was to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy Scud missiles. Their location was compromised, the Iraqis attacked and this is the gripping, true story of their initial evasion and subsequent capture and torture (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Book Club Associates) (Pagination: 374pp, maps, sketches, 29 colour photos, glossary) (Condition: Good in creased d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) Moll, a German Arms merchant became enmeshed in an elaborate sting operation set up by US customs to trap dealers selling American weapons to Iran. At the pre-trial hearings he insisted that his deals had the approval of the US government but nobody believed him until the Iran Contra scandal broke and proved he was telling the truth. Members of Ronald Reagan's administration at that time included Oliver North, George Bush Snr, William Casey, Casper Weinberger and Rear-Admiral John Poindexter. (Published: 1988) (Publisher: Macmillan) (ISBN: 0333459423) (Pagination: 198pp) (Condition: dw edgeworn, ow vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) One of the few Englishmen to serve in Vietnam, Abraham was an officer in the 1st Cavalry division during 1967/8. He saw combat in some of the fiercest encounters of the war earning the Silver Star and other decorations. Captured by the Vietcong during the Tet Offensive he was tortured and interrogated but having escaped, had to find his way back alone through jungle. (Published: 2002) (Publisher: Corgi Books) (ISBN: 0552149594) (Pagination: 396pp ills) (Condition: mass market paperback.vg+) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) The first Gulf War to liberate Kuwait featured the possible use by Iraq of chemical-biological weapons systems against the allied forces. This account assesses the degree of readiness achieved by the US in building up defences, before the ground attack in March 1991, and the lessons learned since the conflict. (Published: 1998) (Publisher: Praeger Publishers) (ISBN: 0275962431) (Pagination: 264pp, bibliographical essay, index) (Condition: New) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) A study of The Chinese People's Liberation Army. Includes its background from 1927-1949, the war with Japan and its defeat of Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist Army, the campaigns in Tibet and Korea and the War with India in 1962. The confrontation with Russia is examined, as are the Politics of the PLA (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Book Club Associates) (Pagination: 176pp, 54 photos, maps) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) A study of The Chinese People's Liberation Army. Includes its background from 1927-1949, the war with Japan and its defeat of Chiang Kai-Shek's Nationalist Army, the campaigns in Tibet and Korea and the War with India in 1962. The confrontation with Russia is examined, as are the Politics of the PLA (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Osprey Publishing) (ISBN: 0850451620) (Pagination: 176pp, 54 photos, maps) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Post World War II - General) From 1949 to 1991 the world was overshadowed by the Cold War. Repeatedly it seemed that in days, even hours, global nuclear conflict would sweep away much of the United States, the Soviet Union and Europe. When the Cold War ended, the Warsaw Pact was wound up and the vast military forces which had flourished for over forty years were disbanded. As with all wars, however, it was only then that the realities of what had been involved began to emerge. The author examines each military area in turn, covering the formation of the two great alliances, and the strategies and major weapons in the rival navies, armies and air forces. (Published: 1998) (Publisher: John Murray) (ISBN: 071955618X) (Pagination: 476pp illustrations) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX