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  • The Shadow World

    Inside the Global Arms Trade

    by Andrew Feinstein ...
    **A gripping and urgent investigation into the secretive world of the global arms trade - from a former member of the African National CongressRevealing the corruption and the cover-ups at the heart of ex-President Jacob Zuma's South Africa**Andrew Feinstein delves behind BAE's controversial transactions in South Africa, Tanzania and eastern Europe and the revolving-door relationships that ... Read more

    9,49 €

  • Glock

    The Rise of America's Gun

    by Paul M. Barrett ...
    Based on fifteen years of research, Glock is the riveting story of the weapon that has become known as American’s gun. Today the Glock pistol has been embraced by two-thirds of all U.S. police departments, glamorized in countless Hollywood movies, and featured as a ubiquitous presence on prime-time TV. It has been rhapsodized by hip-hop artists, and coveted by cops and crooks alike.Created in 1982 ... Read more

    10,27 €

  • The Military Institutions of the Romans

    by Flavius Vegetius Renatus ...
    The Military Institutions of the Romans is a classic treatise about Roman warfare and military principles. Its author emphasizes things such as training of soldiers as a disciplined force, orderly strategy, maintenance of supply lines and logistics, quality leadership and use of tactics and even deceit to ensure an advantage over the opposition. ... Read more

    0,99 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tank Battles of the Cold War, 1948–1991

    by Anthony Tucker-Jones ...
    As Anthony Tucker-Jones shows in this highly illustrated, wide-ranging history, for most of the Cold War the tank retained its pre-eminence on the battlefield. The Arab-Israeli wars witnessed some of the biggest tank battles of all time, and tanks played key roles in conflicts in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan as well as in the Iran-Iraq War and the wars fought between India and Pakistan. But then ... Read more

    6,46 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American Sniper

    Memorial Edition

    by Chris Kyle, Scott McEwen, Jim DeFelice ...
    The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle, and the source for Clint Eastwood’s blockbuster, Academy-Award nominated movie."An amazingly detailed account of fighting in Iraq—a humanizing, brave story that’s extremely readable." — PATRICIA CORNWELL, New York Times Book Review**"Jaw-dropping...Undeniably riveting." *—***RICHARD ROEPER, Chicago Sun-Times... ... Read more

    7,62 €

  • Tracer

    A gripping thriller full of intrigue and suspense

    by Jason Dean ...
    Series Book 1 - Korso Thrillers
    'Unique and engaging characters woven into the fabric of a fantastic plot. Jason Dean is one to watch' Marc Cameron, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Clancy Code of HonorWhat is a death sentence to a dead man?He was a man with many names. Moving from country to country, changing his face constantly so as to remain in the shadows, he was nothing more than a ghost. For now, he is known ... Read more

    4,49 €

  • M1911A1 .45 Cal. Pistol Maintenance Manual Collection

    by U.S. Army ...
    The famous .45 caliber semi-automatic 1911A1 was the brainchild of prolific firearms designer, John Moses Browning. Building upon on his design successes of the groundbreaking FN 1900 and Colt M1900/1902 automatics, his 1911 design was the logical refinement of the best features of its predecessors. It would go on to be actively used by the U.S. military for the next 110 years in WWI, WWII, Korea, ... Read more

    6,80 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Light Tanks 1927–45

    Marks I–VI

    by David Fletcher ...
    Series Book 217 - New Vanguard
    The definitive study of British light tanks of the Second World War.Drawing upon a vast and comprehensive body of archival information and research, David Fletcher explores the technical characteristics and combat performance of the Mark VI and all the variants that preceded it. The type was truly ubiquitous, equipping the British Army in France, the Western Desert regions, Norway, Sumatra, Persia ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • Buttoned Up

    American Armor and the 781st Tank Battalion in World War II

    by Westin Ellis Robeson ...
    Series Book 157 - Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series
    Independent tank battalions were small, self-contained armored units attached to larger infantry divisions as necessary during World War II. The United States Army believed this would provide infantry the firepower and protection it needed on an ever-changing battlefield. In Buttoned Up: American Armor and the 781st Tank Battalion in World War II, Westin E. Robeson explores the contribution of ... Read more

    7,30 €

  • Panzer Combat Reports

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    This fascinating compilation of wartime battlefield reports drawn from British, American, Russian and German sources has been carefully selected by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers to produce an absorbing overview of the life and death of Germanys Panzer forces as the events unfolded during World War II. Featured topics include the Tiger, Panther, flame throwing tanks, ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • Armies of the Volga Bulgars & Khanate of Kazan

    9th–16th centuries

    by Viacheslav Shpakovsky, Dr David Nicolle ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The Bulgars were a Turkic people who established a state north of the Black Sea.In the late 500s and early 600s AD their state fragmented under pressure from the Khazars; one group moved south into what became Bulgaria, but the rest moved north during the 7th and 8th centuries to the basin of the Volga river. There they remained under Khazar domination until the Khazar Khanate was defeated by ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • Queen Victoria’s Highlanders

    by Stuart Reid ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    In 2006 the title 'Highlanders' finally disappeared from the British Army's list of infantry regiments after nearly 270 years.Throughout this period Scottish Highland units distinguished themselves in battle, but it was in the 19th-century heyday of the British Empire that they acquired an elite reputation and their colourful uniforms evolved to their full complexity.This book traces and explains ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1)

    Infantry 1799–1814

    by Philip Haythornthwaite ...
    Series Book 185 - Men-at-Arms
    In 1795 the Russian army was as vast as the territory from which it was drawn.The College of War calculated that the regular army amounted to 541,741 men, plus 46,601 enrolled cossacks, and at least a further 100,000 irregular cavalry which could be mobilised in time of war. Inspired by the icons paraded by their priests before battle, the Russian infantry were capable of astonishing feats and ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • Geschichte der Waffen und der Militärtechnologie seit ihrer Gründung

    by Peter Skalfist, Daniel Mikelsten, Vasil Teigens ...
    Die Verwendung von Objekten als Waffen wurde bei Schimpansen beobachtet, was zu Spekulationen führte, dass frühe Hominiden bereits vor fünf Millionen Jahren Waffen verwendeten. Dies kann jedoch nicht durch physische Beweise bestätigt werden, da Holzkeulen, Speere und ungeformte Steine eine mehrdeutige Aufzeichnung hinterlassen hätten. Die frühesten eindeutigen Waffen sind die Schöninger Speere, ... Read more

    2,99 €

  • The British Army 1939–45 (3)

    The Far East

    by Martin Brayley ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The lightning Japanese offensives in East Asia in 1941/42 inflicted a series of costly defeats on the ill-prepared and badly supported British Commonwealth forces in Malaya and Burma.The 'forgotten' 14th Army on the India-Burma border slowly built up its strength and its tactical expertise; and Wingate's 'Chindits' proved that units supplied from the air could operate deep behind enemy lines. In ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • Toughing It Out: From Silver Slippers to Combat Boots

    by Claire Reed ...
    She was the pampered daughter of a wealthy manufacturer, then the bored wife of the man who took over the business, lost in suburbia, drifting through the days until she found politics. Claire Reed always believed in helping others, but it wasn't until she began working with Women Strike for Peace, an early antinuclear proliferation organization, that she saw she could actually change the world. ... Read more

    13,03 € or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Weather Warfare

    by Jerry E. Smith ...
    In April 1997, United States Secretary of Defense William Cohen declared that there are terrorists at work who “... are engaging even in an eco-type of terrorism whereby they can alter the climate, set off earthquakes, volcanoes remotely through the use of electromagnetic waves...“ Weather modification in the form of cloud seeding to increase snow packs in the Sierras or suppress hail over Kansas ... Read more

    12,18 €

  • Gladiators 4th–1st centuries BC

    by François Gilbert ...
    Series Book 246 - Elite
    This new study lifts the veil on the high-profile but often misunderstood gladiators of ancient Rome, from their origins to the dawn of the Principate.Originating in funeral rites during the Punic Wars of the 3rd century BC, the Roman gladiator games have come to symbolize the spectacle and savagery of Republican and Imperial Rome. Increasingly elaborate rules and rituals governed the conduct of ... Read more

    13,24 €

  • The FN MAG Machine Gun

    M240, L7, and other variants

    by Chris McNab ...
    Series Book 63 - Weapon
    For six decades, the 7.62mm FN MAG has been a dominant general-purpose machine gun (GPMG) in worldwide arsenals.Three qualities have guaranteed this enduring status – reliability, ease of operation, and firepower. Several nations have license-produced the weapon as their standard GPMG, including the British (as the L7) and the Americans (M240), and in total more than 80 nations have adopted the FN ... Read more

    14,41 €

  • American Loyalist Troops 1775–84

    by René Chartrand ...
    Series Book 450 - Men-at-Arms
    To celebrate the 450th title in the Men-at-Arms series, this book examines in unprecedented depth the units and the uniforms of a still-controversial army: the many thousands of American colonists who chose to fight for King George during the Revolution.As well as the better-known corps from the Atlantic seaboard, the author covers the units raised for service against the Spanish in the Floridas, ... Read more

    12,18 €

  • Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864–70

    Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay & Argentina

    by Gabriele Esposito ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The War of the Triple Alliance is the largest single conflict in the history of South America.Drawing Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay into conflict the war was characterized by extraordinarily high casualty rates, and was to shape the future of an entire continent – depopulating Paraguay and establishing Brazil as the predominant military power.Despite the importance of the war, little ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • The Australian Army in World War I

    by Robert Fleming ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The importance of the Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I should never be underestimated.Some 400,000 Australians volunteered for active duty, an astonishing 13 per cent of the entire (white) male population, a number so great that the Australian government was never forced to rely on conscription. Casualties were 52 per cent of all those who served, ensuring that ... Read more

    11,33 €

  • The Lee-Enfield Rifle

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Series Book 17 - Weapon
    The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles.It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and some are still in use in the 21st century; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it ... Read more

    14,41 €

  • Winchester Lever-Action Rifles

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Series Book 42 - Weapon
    Winchester lever-action repeating rifles are an integral part of the folklore of the American West. Introduced after the American Civil War, the first Winchester, the M1866, would go on to see military service as far afield as Bulgaria, but it was in the hands of civilians that it would become known as 'The gun that won the west'. Offering a lethal combination of portability, ruggedness and ... Read more

    13,45 €