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  • Medieval Military Technology, Second Edition

    by Kelly Robert DeVries, Robert Douglas Smith ...
    First published in 1992, Medieval Military Technology has become the definitive book in its field, garnering much praise and a large readership. This thorough update of a classic book, regarded as both an excellent overview and an important piece of scholarship, includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses, handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and eighteen new ... Read more

    $33.59 CAD

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  • On War (Vom Kriege) (Mobi Classics)

    by Carl von Clausewitz,Colonel J.J. Graham (Translator) ...
    Vom Kriege (On War) is a book on war and military strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz, written mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between 1816 and 1830, and published posthumously by his wife in 1832. It has been translated into English several times as On War. On War is actually an unfinished work; Clausewitz had set about revising his accumulated manuscripts in 1827, but did not live ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Luck of the Devil

    Flying Swordfish in WWII: The Memoirs of Robert le Page

    by Robert le Page ...
    Robert le Page flew with the Fleet Air Arm from 1940 to 1945, mostly in 816 Squadron flying carrier-based Fairey Swordfish. He saw action mine-laying off Cherbourg, hunting U-boats, escorting convoys in the North Atlantic and Arctic seas and covering D-Day. Much of his early war years were aboard HMS Dasher and he was lucky to be ashore when the carrier mysteriously exploded and sank in the Clyde. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • German Battleships 1939–45

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series Book 71 - New Vanguard
    Gordon Williamson examines the design, development and operational use of the battleships used by the Kriegsmarine during World War II.The 'Schlesien' and 'Schleswig-Holstein' were used mostly as training ships until the end of the war when they took part in bombardment of Soviet troop movements in East Prussia. The 'Scharnhorst' had a successful career until her sinking at the battle of the North ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • The Age of Invincible

    The Ship that Defined the Modern Royal Navy

    by Nick Childs ...
    A gripping account of one of the Royal Navy's most significant modern warships.The HMS Invincible is a ship whose eventful life story, it is argued, embodies that of the Royal Navy itself during the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st. From her conception and design, through her various deployments (including the Falklands) and her evolving role and technical adaptation to meet ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Centurion Tank

    by Pat Ware, Brian Delf ...
    Series series Images of War
    "An in-depth illustrated history of one of the most successful post-war British tanks" from the author of Special Forces Vehicles (Forces Pension Society).Few tank designs have been as effective, versatile and long-lived as that of the British Centurion. Conceived during the Second World War as the answer to the superior German Tiger and Panther tanks and to the lethal 88mm gun, this 52-ton main ... Read more

    $9.89 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern Israeli Tanks and Infantry Carriers 1985–2004

    by Marsh Gelbart ...
    Series Book 93 - New Vanguard
    Over the last two decades of the 20th century, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) introduced a variety of new AFVs.Old models such as the M48 and M60 were improved beyond recognition, in the form of the Magach 7. The performance of Israel's indigenous Merkava tank was similarly enhanced with new variants and the new Merkava 4 MBT entered service. Israeli infantry also received machines such as the ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • M4 (76mm) Sherman Medium Tank 1943–65

    by Steven J. Zaloga ...
    Series Book 73 - New Vanguard
    The M4 Sherman tank was the mainstay of the Western allies between 1942 and 1945.Fast and modern it was a big success and was transported as far afield as Russia and North Africa. The American Chief of Staff claimed in November 1943 it was 'hailed widely as the best tank on the battlefield today…'. However, by the Normandy invasion of June 1944 this was not the case: the new German heavy tanks ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • Tiger

    by Thomas Anderson ...
    Publishing for the first time in paperback. this book by the specialist for the specialist is a must-have illustrated history of the definitive tank of World War II – the Tiger.One of the most feared weapons of World War II, the Tiger tank was a beast of a machine which dominated the battlefields of Europe with its astonishing size, speed and firepower, which continues to fascinate more than 70 ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • German Battleships 1914–18 (2)

    Kaiser, König and Bayern classes

    by Gary Staff ...
    Series Book 167 - New Vanguard
    The design and development of the key dreadnought classes for the German Imperial Navy and their deployment in World War I, including the great clash of dreadnoughts at the Battle of Jutland and operations in the Baltic.Supported by official documents, personal accounts, official drawings and specially commissioned artwork, this is an informative history of the key classes Kaiser, König and Bayern ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

  • German Light Cruisers 1939–45

    by Gordon Williamson ...
    Series Book 84 - New Vanguard
    The German Navy of World War II was small in number, but contained some of the most technologically advanced capital ships in the world.This meant that although the Kriegsmarine never felt capable of encountering the might of the British Navy in a fleet action, her ships were individually more than a match for the outdated vessels of the Royal Navy. Nowhere was this more the case than in Germany's ... Read more

    $17.29 CAD

  • The Devil In The Detail

    How The Arms Deal Changed Everything

    by Paul Holden, Hennie van Vuuren ...
    The South African 'Arms Deal' was never a single event. Rather it was, and still is, a series of scandals and outrages, all contributing towards a dubious momentum that takes South Africa further away from transparent democratic practice. The Devil in the Detail, written by two of South Africa's leading researchers on the subject, takes the reader on a journey of insight. Witness at close hand the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus