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Sub-Categories of Land forces & warfare
Land forces & warfare
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The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History
Pat Southern (Community Learning Librarian, Community Learning Librarian, Trafford Library Service, Cheshire)
History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Social & cultural history; Military history; Land forces & warfare
Paperback
This illustrated book offers a fascinating look at the life of the Roman soldier, drawing on Rome's rich historical record,... [more]
$30.95
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The Waffen-SS: 11. to 23. Divisions
Gordon Williamson
History; European history; Second World War; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare; Special & elite forces
Paperback
In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally labelled the... [more]
$24.99
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Pity the Nation: Lebanon at War
Robert Fisk (Middle-East correspondent of the Independent)
History; Middle Eastern history; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare
Paperback
An account of war in our time, both as historical document and as an eyewitness testament to human savagery. This book combines... [more]
$23.95
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Achtung Panzer!
Heinz Guderian
History; Theory of warfare & military science; Land forces & warfare; Military vehicles
Paperback
This is a book on the theory and practise of tank warfare. [more]
$25.99 $10.00
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The Persian Army, 560-330 BC
Nick Sekunda
History; General & world history; European history; Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Land forces & warfare
Paperback
The antagonism between the Persian and the Greek colonies on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor began with Cyrus I and continued... [more]
$29.99
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Waffen-SS: Hitler's Army at War
Adrian Gilbert
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Land forces & warfare
Hardback
From an award-winning and bestselling historian, the first comprehensive military history in over fifty years of Hitler's... [more]
Mortain 1944: Hitler's Normandy Panzer offensive
Steven J. Zaloga
History; European history; Second World War; Land forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns
Paperback
Following the successful landings in Normandy on D-Day and consolidation during Operation Cobra, the Wehrmacht was ordered... [more]
Panzerartillerie: Firepower for the Panzer Divisions
Thomas Anderson
History; Second World War; Land forces & warfare; Tanks & military land vehicles
Hardback
The German Panzerartillerie was one of the key components of the Panzer divisions that were the spearhead of the German forces... [more]
Defying Vichy: Blood, Fear and French Resistance
Robert Pike
History; European history; Second World War; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare
Hardback
A timely reappraisal of the actions and motivations of the French Resistance in Vichy France, 75 years after its undoing [more]
Fighting the People's War: The British and Commonwealth Armies and the Second...
Jonathan Fennell (King's College London)
History; British & Irish history; Second World War; Land forces & warfare
Hardback
Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who... [more]
Napoleon's Military Machine
Chris McNab
History; European history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Napoleonic Wars; Land forces & warfare
Hardback
Looking closely at how this military machine was constructed and mobilised this book will examine all aspects of the Grande... [more]
The History of the Panzerjager: Volume 1: Origins and Evolution 1939-42...
Thomas Anderson
History; Second World War; Land forces & warfare; Tanks & military land vehicles
Hardback
A comprehensive history of Germany's most famous fighting force, the Panzerwaffe. Focusing on the later years of World War... [more]
Tomb of the Panzerwaffe: The Defeat of the Sixth Ss Panzer Army in Hungary...
Aleksei Isaev, Maksim Kolomiets
History; Second World War; Land forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns; Tanks & military land vehicles
Paperback
In this book, the major defeat suffered by the Wehrmacht in the Lake Balaton area of Hungary, has been described and analyzed... [more]
Barbarossa 1941: Reframing Hitler's Invasion of Stalin's Soviet Empire
Frank Ellis
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Land forces & warfare
Paperback
Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's plan for invading the Soviet Union, has by now become a familiar tale of overreach, with the... [more]
T-90 Standard Tank: The First Tank of the New Russia
Steven J. Zaloga
History; Land forces & warfare; Tanks & military land vehicles
Paperback
In the wake of the T-72 tank's poor performance in the 1991 Gulf War, the Kremlin instructed the Russian tank industry to... [more]
Gebirgsjager vs Soviet Sailor: Arctic Circle 1942-44
David Greentree
True war & combat stories; History; Second World War; Land forces & warfare
Paperback
In 1941-44, Nazi Germany's Gebirgsjager - elite mountain troops - clashed repeatedly with land-based units of the Soviet Navy... [more]
The Road to Armageddon: Paraguay Versus the Triple Alliance, 1866-70
Thomas L. Whigham
History; General & world history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare
Paperback
In 1864 the capture of Brazilian steamer the MarquAs de Olinda initiated South America's most significant war. Thousands of... [more]
Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41
Phoebus Athanassiou
History; European history; Second World War; Land forces & warfare; Battles & campaigns
Paperback
In October 1940 an Italian army some 200,000 strong invaded Greece across its largely undefended border with Albania. Although... [more]
M113 APC 1960-75: US, ARVN, and Australian variants in Vietnam
Jamie Prenatt
History; Vietnam War; Land forces & warfare; Tanks & military land vehicles
Paperback
The M113 is the most widely used and versatile armoured vehicle in the world. Fielded in 1960 as a simple 'battlefield taxi',... [more]
Tiger
Thomas Anderson
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Land forces & warfare
Paperback
One of the most feared weapons of World War II, the Tiger tank was a beast of a machine which dominated the battlefields of... [more]
The Imperial Army Project: Britain and the Land Forces of the Dominions...
Douglas E. Delaney (Professor of History, Royal Military College of Canada)
History; British & Irish history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Colonialism & imperialism; Military history; Land forces & warfare
Hardback
This book reveals the method by which the British army organized their land forces throughout the empire to make an army of... [more]
Boer Guerrilla vs British Mounted Soldier: South Africa 1880-1902
Ian Knight
History; African history; Boer Wars; Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare
Paperback
Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert,... [more]
The Red Army and the Second World War
Alexander Hill (University of Calgary)
History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Second World War; Land forces & warfare
Paperback
In a definitive new account of the Soviet Union at war, Hill charts the development, successes and failures of the Red Army... [more]
Early US Armor: Tanks 1916-40
Steven J. Zaloga
History; Military history; Land forces & warfare; Tanks & military land vehicles
Paperback
A highly illustrated history of the United States Army s first tanks from 1916 to the outbreak of World War II, which will... [more]
The Modern Russian Army 1992-2016
Mark Galeotti
History; Military history; Land forces & warfare
Paperback
A full history of Russia s army since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. It will appeal to students of modern security... [more]
