Search Results: Authors starting with K from Military History Books

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War) Gettysburg was the great battle and the turning point of the American Civil War. This is an account of three days of crucial fighting, told in the words of Union and Confederate participants and eyewitnesses. The book covers Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania, the three-day battle, the Confederate retreat, and also includes a chapter on what might have happened had things been planned and executed differently. (Published: 1969) (Publisher: AS Barnes & Co) (Pagination: 89pp, 14 ills, map, index) (Condition: storage wear only, vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) The end of the Cold War led to major reductions in the military might of the former adversaries. Although the United States was reducing its 2.2 million active-duty force to about 1.4 million and a yearly defence budget of $300 billion to about $250 billion, the Clinton administration pledged that this force would remain "the best-equiped, trained, and prepared in the world". The author warned that, unless the US took powerful remedial action, this pledge would not be met. The events of 9/11/2001 and the second Gulf War, put his views, written in 1995, into stark relief (Published: 1995) (Publisher: Royal United Services Ins) (ISBN: 0715626523) (Pagination: 265pp, tables, figures etc.) (Condition: New in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) The author was an American physician involved in caring for the Nazi Leaders at Nuremberg. In this book he examines in depth the medical evidence he saw at the time of the physical and mental conditions of many of the most hated including, Goring, von Ribbentrop and Streicher and analyses the results of his diagnoses in terms of the course of the Second World War. (Published: 1999) (Publisher: Ian Allan) (ISBN: 0711027005) (Pagination: 272pp illustrations, maps) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) The story of the German Cruiser Emden. Alone in the Indian Ocean at the start of the First World War the Emden captured 19 merchant vessels. She also conducted daring attacks on Madras and Penang tyeing up one fifth of the British Naval resources rendering the area 'no go' for 3 months before her demise. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: Arrow Books) (ISBN: 0099683202) (Pagination: 321pp illustrations) (Condition: Good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) A chronicle of the rivalries that led to the twentieth century's first great arms race. The author describes the single minded Admiral von Tirptz, the ambitious Winston Churchill, Chancellor Von Bulow, Sir Edward Grey and Jacky Fisher, the eccentric admiral who revolutionised the British Navy and brought forth the first true Battleship, H.M.S Dreadnought. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: Pimlico Publications) (ISBN: 0712653686) (Pagination: 1007pp. illustrations, maps) (Condition: Edgewear ow good in card covers) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Early Warfare) For almost three decades at the end of the 5th century B.C. the Peloponnesian war pitted Greek against Greek. The Athenians with their rich legacy of democracy and political rights were pitted against the militaristic, oligarchic Spartan state. The result was a period of unprecedented brutality and with it came a collapse in institutions, beliefs and restraints. (Published: 2003) (Publisher: Viking) (ISBN: 0670032115) (Pagination: 511pp maps) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Very Poor quality, ex library copy, well used. Rubbed covers, marks on pages. Study copy. German Military Intelligence in the Second World War. Includes a detailed account of how German intelligence handled three major aspects of the war viz. the invasion of Russia, the landings in North Africa, and the D-Day assaults. There are 50 photographs including those of reconnaissance diagrams and also previously unseen documents. In the text are various maps and sketches. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton) (ISBN: 0340175532) (Pagination: xiv + 671pp, 51 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) The battle of wits by the team at Bletchley Park, led by Alan Turing, to break the continually changing German U-boat codes. Includes the capture of the U-110 with an intact Enigma machine and documents, the seizure of the weather ship Lauenburg with its code settings for an entire month and the heroic salvaging by two soldiers of a German weather cipher in the Mediterranean. (Published: 1991) (Publisher: Souvenir Press) (ISBN: 0285630660) (Pagination: 336pp, 5 maps, 39 ills, appendix, notes, bibliography, index) (Condition: very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Mass market paperback,Good. The battle of wits by the team at Bletchley Park, led by Alan Turing, to break the continually changing German U-boat codes. Includes the capture of the U-110 with an intact Enigma machine and documents, the seizure of the weather ship Lauenburg with its code settings for an entire month & the heroic salvaging by two soldiers of a German weather cipher in the Mediterranean. (Published: 1996) (Publisher: Arrow Books) (ISBN: 0099784114) (Pagination: 326pp, index, illustrations) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) The battle of wits by the team at Bletchley Park, led by Alan Turing, to break the continually changing German U-boat codes. Includes the capture of the U-110 with an intact Enigma machine and documents, the seizure of the weather ship Lauenburg with its code settings for an entire month and the heroic salvaging by two soldiers of a German weather cipher in the Mediterranean. (Published: 1992) (Publisher: Souvenir Press) (ISBN: 0285630660) (Pagination: 336pp, 5 maps, 39 ills, appendix, notes, bibliography, index) (Condition: Good in rubbed d/w. Foxing on top edge.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) The battle of wits by the team at Bletchley Park, led by Alan Turing, to break the continually changing German U-boat codes. Includes the capture of the U-110 with an intact Enigma machine and documents, the seizure of the weather ship Lauenburg with its code settings for an entire month, and the heroic salvaging by two soldiers of a German weather cipher in the Mediterranean. (Published: 2001) (Publisher: Barnes & Noble) (ISBN: 0760708630) (Pagination: 336pp, 5 maps, 39 ills, appendix, notes, bibliography, index) (Condition: Gift inscription on title page o/w Very good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) A comprehensive history of secret communications from ancient times to the Internet. The history of codes and ciphers - how they're made, how they're broken and the roles they have played in war, business, diplomacy and espionage. An update on the original edition with a new chapter making use of previously classified information on computer cryptography and hackers. (Published: 1996) (Publisher: Scribner) (ISBN: 0684831309) (Pagination: 1181pp) (Condition: very slight creasing on endpaper page edges ow as new in protected dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) The author examines wars in Europe over a period of four centuries from the wars of Religion to the World wars of the 20th century. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: I. B. Tauris) (ISBN: 1850432465) (Pagination: 433pp) (Condition: Stain on front cover. No d/w, otherwise good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) A collection of essays by distinguished contributors such as Roger E Kanet, Jerrold D Green, W Raymond Duncan and Stephen P Cohen. They look at the Soviet Union's actions and involvment in conflicts in Latin America, East and Southeast Asia, and Africa. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: Macmillan) (ISBN: 0333462076) (Pagination: 531pp) (Condition: Good in black boards) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) From the 16th Century, more than 500 colour illustrations of the uniforms of the world's armies - everything from Dragoons of The War of Spanish Succession to Gordon Highlanders of the second half of the twentieth century. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Blandford Press) (ISBN: 0713704829) (Pagination: 278pp, 512 col illustrations) (Condition: prev owner name on endpaper ow good in edgeworn dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) From the 16th Century onward, this book uncludes more than 500 colour illustrations of the uniforms of the world's armies - everything from Dragoons of The War of Spanish Succession to Gordon Highlanders in the 1960s. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Blandford Press) (ISBN: 0713704829) (Pagination: 278pp, 512 col illustrations) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) From the 16th Century, more than 500 colour illustrations of the uniforms of the world's armies - everything from Dragoons of The War of Spanish Succession to Gordon Highlanders of the 1960s. (Published: 1968) (Publisher: Blandford Press) (ISBN: 0713704829) (Pagination: 278pp 512 illustrated uniforms) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Other Topics - Diverse Subjects…) The authors examine the motives of those involved in Israeli Premier Rabin's assassination. Rabin played a leading role in the signing of the Oslo Accords in 1993 which created the Palestinian National Authority and granted it partial control over parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Prior to the signing of the accords PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat renounced violence and officially recognized Israel. On 4th November, 1995, Rabin was assassinated by Yigal Amir, a radical right-wing Orthodox Jew who opposed the signing of the Oslo Accords. (Published: 1998) (Publisher: Granta Books) (ISBN: 1862072418) (Pagination: 292pp, illustrations) (Condition: vg ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Eastern Front) Good in black boards (no d/w). Previous owner's inscription at fep A well illustrated record of what WWII was like for the Russian citizen, both in the Front Line and on the Home Front. The photographs illustrate the weapons production, partisan warfare, the atrocities, aerial combat and the battles including Stalingrad and Kursk. (Published: 1988) (Publisher: Guild Publishing) (Pagination: 256pp, 300 photos, maps, large format) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Uniforms, Dress & Insignia - General) New from publisher, unread. Na podstawie znalezisk z terenu pobojowisk wojny obronnej 1939 roku w rejonie lasow ilzeckich. A fascinating, Polish language illustrated handbook on Polish military identity tags (Colloquially ‘Dog Tags’ in the west). It lists hundreds of tags from 1919 to the present day, illustrating many of these with colour photographs. There are details of many World War II tags including those issued to Polish prisoners in various POW camps. (Published: 2007) (Publisher: Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski) (ISBN: 9788392490555) (Pagination: 104pp, 160 colour & b/w photos & illustrations) (Condition: Like New in card cover) UL-XXXXXX