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Perilous Glory The Rise of Western Military Power

France John

ISBN: PB: 9780300197174, ISBN: HB: 9780300120745, Yale University Press, September 2013
448 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 32 black&white illus.

This expansive book surveys the history of warfare from ancient Mesopotamia to the Gulf War in search of a deeper understanding of the origins of Western warfare and the reasons for its eminence today. Historian John France explores the experience of...

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Biography & Memoires

Military

Geronimo

Utley Robert M.

ISBN: PB: 9780300198362, Yale University Press, September 2013
384 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 14 maps, 17 black&white illus.

Renowned for ferocity in battle, legendary for an uncanny ability to elude capture, feared for the violence of his vengeful raids, the Apache warrior Geronimo captured the public imagination in his own time and remains a figure of mythical proportion...

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From Kutch to Tashkent The Indo-Pakistan War of 1965

Bajwa Farooq

ISBN: HB: 9781849042307, Hurst Publishers, September 2013
256 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! Decades of Pakistani resentment over India's stance on Kashmir, and its subsequent attempt to force a military solution on the issue, led to the 1965 war between the two neighbours. It ended in a stalemate on the battlefield, a...

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Military

October 1973 War Politics, Diplomacy, Legacy

Siniver Asaf

ISBN: HB: 9781849042963, Hurst Publishers, September 2013
320 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! The October War of 1973 (also known as the 'Yom Kippur War') was a watershed moment in the history of the Arab-Israeli conflict and the modern Middle East more broadly. It marked the beginning of a US-led peace process between...

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Military

Confronting the Colonies British Intelligence and Counterinsurgency

Cormac Rory

ISBN: HB: 9781849042932, Hurst Publishers, September 2013
240 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! Moving the debate beyond the place of tactical intelligence in counterinsurgency warfare, "Confronting the Colonies" considers the view from Whitehall, where the biggest decisions were made. It reveals the evolving impact of st...

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Military

Inside Greek Terrorism

Kassimeris George

ISBN: PB: 9781849042833, Hurst Publishers, September 2013
288 pp., 21.6x13.8 cm

For sale in CIS only! The long story of Greek terrorism was meant to have ended in the summer of 2002 with the collapse of the country's premier terrorist organisation and one of Europe's longest-running gangs, the notorious 17 November group (17N)....

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Military

Thunder at Prokhorovka A Combat History of Operation Citadel, Kursk, July 1943

Schranck David

ISBN: HB: 9781909384545, Casemate, Helion and Company, August 2013
612 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 32 colour maps, 7 fold-out colour maps, 9 tables

After the defeat at Stalingrad, Hitler had lost his momentum and was looking for a way to regain it. Operation Citadel was the intended means to fulfil that objective. If successful a number of Soviet armies would be destroyed and the front line shor...

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Military

Literary Spy The Ultimate Source for Quotations on Espionage & Intelligence

Lathrop Charles E.

ISBN: PB: 9780300203882, Yale University Press, June 2013
496 pp., 23.5x19.1 cm, black&white illus.

"The Literary Spy" provides a unique view of the intelligence world through the words of its own major figures (and those fascinated with them) from ancient times to the present. CIA speechwriter and analyst Charles E. Lathrop has compiled and annota...

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Military

Festung Guernsey, Volumes 3.1 & 3.2 The Fortifications of Guernsey-East Coast - St Martins Point to St Sampsons

ISBN: PB: 9780957245600, Casemate, Clear Vue Publishing, June 2013
86 pp., 29.7x21 cm, approx. 200 illus.

This book is unique amongst all volumes on German fortifications of the Second World War, in that it was written by the German forces themselves. It is the ultimate guide to their defensive planning and mindset. The Channel Islands of Guernsey and J...

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Festung Guernsey, Volumes 4.3, 4.4 & 4.5 The Fortifications of Guernsey-East and North coasts - St Sampsons to Grande Havre

ISBN: PB: 9780957245631, Casemate, Clear Vue Publishing, June 2013
80 pp., 29.7x21 cm, approx. 200 illus.

The Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey nestle in the lee of the French coast. They are, however, British and in 1940 they became the first and only British territory to be occupied by the rapidly moving armies of Hitler's blitzkrieg. Hitler swif...

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