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By: Gordon L. Rottman
ISBN: 9780850456103
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 1985
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Gordon L. Rottman
ISBN: 9781855324978
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 1995
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book describes and analyzes the history, uniforms, weaponry and military practices of the US Marines during the Second World War, in particular their role in the bloody recapture of Pacific Islands held by the Japanese, such as Iwo Jima and Guadal Canal.
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By: Gordon L. Rottman
ISBN: 9781841765181
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Feb 2004
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This highly detailed study reveals how, despite being often poorly equipped and sometimes fighting with little external support against a resolute enemy, the US marines evolved into a well equipped and ideally organized amphibious assault force that eventually aided in the defeat of an empire.
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By: Charles D. Melson
ISBN: 9781855325425
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 1998
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A detailed account of how the average US Marine was trained, fought and what everday life was like during the Vietnam conflict. In particular, it focuses on the 1st Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Marines during an operation in the western highlands of Vietnam in early 1969.
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By: Bruce Quarrie
ISBN: 9781855322882
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Mar 1993
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Konstantin Nossov
ISBN: 9781846032684
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2008
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Elephants have been deployed as weapons for centuries, particularly in South and South-East Asia, where war elephants constituted the bulk of most armies in the region from antiquity right up to the 19th century. This book offers an insight into the incredible history of these 'living tanks'.
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By: Phil Sidnell
ISBN: 9781847250230
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Cavalry were an important part of almost every ancient army. This work recounts the victories of generals such as Alexander, Hannibal and Julius Caesar could not have been won without a full appreciation of the battle-winning potential of the cavalry.
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By: Christopher Foss
ISBN: 9781855323797
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 1994
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This concise history of the Warror MCV armoured personnel carrier, which has recently seen service in Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, describes its development and design, and includes photographs and detailed colour plates and cut-aways.
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By: Bryan Fosten
ISBN: 9780850454741
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 1982
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Bryan Fosten
ISBN: 9780850453959
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 1981
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Gordon L. Rottman
ISBN: 9780850458657
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2012
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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By: Linda A. Fossler
ISBN: 9780313293573
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Jan 1995
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This is a comprehensive study of the life of Zebulon Butler, a participant in the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, and the intercolonial confrontations known as the Yankee-Pennamite Wars.
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By: Ian Knight
ISBN: 9781855324749
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 1995
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Describes the uniforms, weaponry, rituals, military practices and daily life of the Zulu warrior between 1816 and 1906. The period includes the Zulu War and provides an insight into the historical background of the Zulu people in the context of modern South African politics.
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By: Richard Dannatt
ISBN: 9781472860842
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2025
UK Publication Date: 13th March 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A fascinating account of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary warning for modern Britain.
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By: Massimiliano Afiero
ISBN: 9781472862983
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 20th June 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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A fully illustrated study of the Wehrmacht's French volunteer units and their actions on the Eastern Front and in North Africa during World War II.
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By: Dr David Nicolle
ISBN: 9781472853349
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2024
UK Publication Date: 23rd November 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This illustrated study investigates the Indo-Islamic fighting men of South Asia from the 7th century AD to the Mughal conquest of the 16th century.
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By: Romain Cansire
ISBN: 9781472860392
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2024
UK Publication Date: 20th June 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An award-winning US Marine Corps armor historian's illustrated account of the role of US and Japanese tanks on Iwo Jima.
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By: Benjamin Lai
ISBN: 9781472861016
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2025
UK Publication Date: 21st November 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Featuring full-color artwork, this book describes and illustrates the Chinese and North Korean troops who fought US and UN forces in Korea during 1950-53.
(Hardback)
By: Thomas L. Jentz
ISBN: 9780887409158
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 1997
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
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(Hardback)
By: Justin Chadwick
ISBN: 9781925520309
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2017
Publisher: Big Sky Publishing
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(Paperback)
By: Ross Cowan
ISBN: 9781473898769
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2018
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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This book provides a survey of the Roman warrior.
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By: Ben Skipper
ISBN: 9781526789815
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2021
UK Publication Date: 30th January 2021
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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A richly illustrated guide to modelling the versatile High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle or HUMVEE, filled with previously unseen photographs and drawings.
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By: Patrick Delaforce
ISBN: 9781526702128
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2017
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2. It was the only infantry division in the armies of the British Empire that accompanied Monty from during Alamein to Berlin.
(Hardback)
By: Chris Glenn
ISBN: 9781399014137
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2021
UK Publication Date: 30th September 2021
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Fought on 21 October 1600, the Battle of Sekigahara is described as the greatest samurai battle in history. The author explores all the developments leading up to the outbreak of the conflict and the battle in particular.
