Search Results: Titles starting with M from Military History Books

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) A full scrutiny of MacArthur's entire career. Essays by such experts as Stephen A. Ambrose, Stanley L. Falk, and D. Clayton James accompany materials by Dwight D. Eisenhower and MacArthur himself to analyze and evaluate the immense impact this dramatic figure had on war, peace, and the American imagination. (Published: 2001) (Publisher: Univ. of Nebraska Press) (ISBN: 0803229305) (Pagination: 521pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in edgecreased card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Far East) In all of American history there is no more heroic, dramatic and inspiring leader than General Douglas MacArthur. Recalled to active service in the United States Army in July, 1941, he began the almost impossible task of preparing the Philippines for immediate war. The author unfolds the thrilling story of how a single man of stout heart and great purpose stood up against defeat and discouragement to win incredible victories from the outbreak of WWII in the Far East in 1941 to the end of operations on Hollandia. (Published: 1944) (Publisher: Scribners, NY) (Pagination: vi + 182pp) (Condition: black cloth, gilt titles, g/vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Pacific) The Japanese defense of the Buna area of the northeastern coast of New Guinea was organized around major strong points. They had already mounted a major attack from Buna across the formidable Owen Stanley Mountains. A handful of heroic Australian defenders had stopped the attack just 30 miles short of Port Moresby. Although the landing of the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal in August had disrupted the Japanese campaign for control of the Coral Sea, their efforts in New Guinea continued unabated. Allied success on New Guinea was a prerequisite for defeat of the Japanese Empire. This plastic sleeved copy is inscribed by a previous owner and has some pencil marking to the text. (Published: 2000) (Publisher: Presidio Press) (ISBN: 0891417028) (Pagination: 267pp, 17 b/w photos, 8 maps) (Condition: good in plastic covered d/w - some pencil marking) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) Biography of General of the Army, Douglas Macarthur, the outstanding American general of the 20th century. He served in the Phillipines and Mexico prior to WWI, was a heroic figure in France in WWI, and became the architect of the defeat of the Japanese in the South Pacific in WWII. Post WWII he oversaw the reconstruction of Japan and was Supreme Allied Commander in Korea, from whence he was recalled by Truman. (Published: 1981) (Publisher: Bison Books) (ISBN: 0600341801) (Pagination: 168pp over 250 bw and col. illustrations maps) (Condition: Large Format vg in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Land Vehicles & Weapons - General) A study of the development of mechanization in the world's armies. Looks at the impact of the tank on warfare, Fuller's famous 1919 Plan, Christie and his innovative ideas and developments for tanks, and why the concept of attrition warfare through material destruction prevailed in official thinking. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Abelard & Schuman) (Pagination: xvi + 237pp, 10 maps, 16 ills, index) (Condition: g in rubbed and chipped dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) This survey describes the design, development and service records of all the world's automatic weapons of up to 15mm calibre in use today. The book features the history of the machine gun and its evolution from the innovations of pioneers such as Maxim, Browning and Holek through to the technological achievements of the 1990s. Details are listed country by country, with reports of how and where the weapon is deployed and details of the model variations for different applications. (Published: 1993) (Publisher: Patrick Stephens) (ISBN: 1852603569) (Pagination: 208pp, 174 ills) (Condition: No d/w. Good in green boards.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Small Arms, Personal Weapons, Equipment & Accoutrements) A pictorial, practical and tactical history of the machine gun. The author provides a vast range of information from WWI to 1989 with authoritative text and detailed illustrations of hundreds of different models, types and variants from Britain, USA, the USSR, Germany, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, China and Japan. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Greenhill Books) (ISBN: 1853670553) (Pagination: Large format, 228pp, 269 photos ) (Condition: Fine in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) A study of the weaponry of warfare from the first weapons to the advent of nuclear delivery systems. Includes Body Armour, Small Arms, Artillery and missiles. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Granada Publishing) (ISBN: 0517120798) (Pagination: 128pp, 66 col & 134 b/w illustrations, 5 maps, large format) (Condition: Good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) Slight edgewear and crease on spine. Good. TV Journalist John Simpson's second volume of his experiences including in the Cocaine markets of Colombia, escaping Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, filming undercover in Lebanon and interviewing Gadhafi. (Published: 2001) (Publisher: Pan Books) (ISBN: 0330355678) (Pagination: 436pp.ills) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) Hungarian text. Final volume of a two part series on Hungarian resistance activities in World War II. A sorozat két könyve („Német megszállás” illetve „Üldöztetés – embermentés”) után a záró kötet az ellenállás témáját dolgozza fel. Három része a külföldiek Magyarországon és a magyarok külföldön folytatott tevékenységével, illetve a hazai magyar ellenállással foglalkozik. Ezen utóbbi egység teret ad nemcsak a korábban már alaposan feldolgozott kommunista, de a polgári és a katonai ellenállás históriájának is. (Published: 1994) (Publisher: Nemzeti Tankonyvkiado) (ISBN: 9631854892) (Pagination: 330pp) (Condition: fine in card cover) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) Edmund Musgrave Barttelot was Captain and Brevet-Major Royal Fusiliers, Commander of the Rear Column of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. This is a scarce and collectible account from his letters and diary of his services for the relief of Kandahar, of General Gordon and of Emin. Darkened spine with an inch square tear at the bottom. Light foxing on endpapers and darkened margins but text seems unmarked. (Published: 1890) (Publisher: Richard Bentley, London) (Pagination: 413pp, illustrations, fold-out maps) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Western Europe) A detailed guide to the D-Day landing sites in Normandy and the surrounding countryside. It includes two different approach routes with five recommended timed itineraries plus sketch maps, historical background to the landings, the plans and what actually happened on D-Day. Details of more than 300 memorials, Military cemeteries for all combatants, museums, batteries and bunkers plus additional useful tourist information are included. (Published: 1999) (Publisher: Leo Cooper) (ISBN: 0850526620) (Pagination: 272pp illustrations, maps) (Condition: Near fine in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - Other Theatres) The fourth in the Holt's renowned series of Battlefield Guides. Well-researched with up-to-the-minute information, it charts in fascinating detail what happened at every recommended stop on the tour of the battleground and brings alive, with cameos and anecdotes, the people who fought there. (Published: 2000) (Publisher: Leo Cooper) (ISBN: 0850526388) (Pagination: 256pp, illustrations, colour pull-out map) (Condition: New.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Between the World Wars - General) The author left Germany in 1936 residing in Poland, Switzerland and the UK before becoming an American Citizen in 1942. This collection follows his earlier work, 'Conversations with Hitler'. In this new work he recalls conversations with well known and unknown cross section of society in the early 1930s. Blue boards rubbed. No d/w.Light foxing on endpapers. Good. (Published: 1942) (Publisher: Eyre & Spottiswoode) (Pagination: 362pp frontis) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Military Modelling & Wargaming) A comprehensive volume covering this fascinating art in a practical, simple and straightforward way. Chapters include Kit Conversion, Casting, Materials, Painting, Horses and Harness, Dioramas, Tools and Equipment. with many fine colour illustrations plus step-by-step drawings and illustrations. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: Stephen Hope Books) (ISBN: 090379201X) (Pagination: 156pp, 68 col & 35 b/w plates) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Military Modelling & Wargaming) The introduction covers the history and range of the hobby through basic techniques, painting of commercial figures through conversion and animation to making original figures in various materials. All the techniques are explained with supporting and amplifying line drawings in the text and photgraphs of models at various stages and in their finished form. (Published: 1975) (Publisher: Stanley Paul & Co.) (ISBN: 00912400X) (Pagination: 144pp ills) (Condition: Ex Library. usual stamps and markings. Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) From the English Civil War to today's War on Terror: in this sweeping account of nearly 500 years of military history, the author looks at how the Army's dramatic past has made it one of the most effective fighting forces in the world today. He shows us how Marlborough's momentous victory at Blenheim is linked to Wellington's at Waterloo; how the desperate fight at Rorke's Drift in 1879 underpinned the heroism of the airborne forces in Arnhem in 1944; and why Montgomery's momentous victory at El Alamein mattered long after the Second World War was over. (Published: 2009) (Publisher: Bantam Press) (ISBN: 9780593051085) (Pagination: 550pp. 11maps, 11 illustrations) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) The author uses government papers released in 1970 to reconstruct the day to day diplomacy in the lead up to the Second World War. (Published: 1973) (Publisher: History Book Club) (Pagination: 455pp Photos, maps) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) How the elite formations were created and developed. A study of the selection, training and operations of the US Navy SEALS, Spetsnaz, SAS, and Green Berets, and their state of the art hardware. (Published: 1992) (Publisher: Sidgwick and Jackson) (ISBN: 0283061111) (Pagination: 192pp, 90 col & 60 b/w ills) (Condition: vg in rubbed dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Land Vehicles & Weapons - General) The first ever examination of the unknown story of WWII Canadian tank production, based on official reports and coupled with many recently uncovered photographs. The vehicles described in this book proved that Canada was capable of developing and constructing tanks which could more than hold their own, but the realities of economy of scale meant that Canadian Divisions eventually came to be equipped with American Armoured Fighting vehicles. (Published: 2001) (Publisher: Service Publications) (ISBN: 1894581067) (Pagination: A4 format, 56pp, 51 b/w ills) (Condition: Like New) UL-XXXXXX