Search Results: Authors starting with W from Military History Books

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) Traces the development of sea travel from the 14th century to the 1980s and the role ships play in transportation, trade, exploration, piracy and wars. Pressures of expanding commercial enterprise led to many advances in the development of faster ships with better reliability leading to the adoption of steam propulsion, then to iron construction. Larger vessels were built, Steamship lines were founded and luxury liners constructed. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: Portland House) (ISBN: 0517017547) (Pagination: Large Format. 295pp illustrations.) (Condition: Very good in dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War) The Battles of Antietam, Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Brandywine celebrated in verse and descriptive chapters. The author looks at the causes and progress of the war and contains miscellaneous notes. Presented in red cloth, spine faded, bright gilt titles with two gilt vignettes on top board. (Published: 1895) (Publisher: Henry T Coates & Co) (Pagination: 222pp, 66 photogravure ills) (Condition: scarce, red cloth, gilt titles & page edges, g/vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars ) From the "first salute" given to the US on 16th November, 1776 when a ship flying the ensign of the Continental Congress (as the rebellious colonies called themselves) arrived at St Eustatius in the West Indies, to the last campaign of the War of Independence five years later. The author Moves away from the familiar land battles of the Revolution, focussing largely on the machinations of the French and Dutch, the conflicts of English princes and politicians, and the victories and disasters at sea. (Published: 1988) (Publisher: Knopf Publishing Inc) (ISBN: 0394553330) (Pagination: 346pp ills) (Condition: vg in vg dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War I - General) No d/w, faded red boards, signs of use but useful reference copy. The first battles of the First World War, Plans and military operations on the Eastern and Western Fronts. Includes the battles at Liege, Mons, Charleroi, Tannenberg. (Published: 1964) (Publisher: Reprint Society) (Pagination: 499pp, 18 ills, 8 maps, sources, notes, index) (Condition: Good in faded red boards) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Political & Biographies - General) Mass market paperback. Well used but unmarked. Useful study copy. A biography of General Joseph W. Stilwell and a study of American - Sino relations between the fall of the Manchu Empire after the 1911 Revolution, and the rise of Mao Tse-Tung in the 1940s. Stilwell loved China and served there during the '20s and '30s. He returned to command the China-Burma theater during the war with Japan. In 1944 Chiang Kai-shek asked President Roosevelt if Stilwell could be released from the US Army to become Commander-in Chief of China's armed forces (Published: 1981) (Publisher: Futura Publishers) (ISBN: 0708819907) (Pagination: 794pp illustrations, maps) (Condition: ) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: History & Development of Warfare - General) The author explores one of the paradoxes of history: the pursuit by governments of policies contrary to their own interests.She identifies the hallmark of folly in government from the dispersion of the ten tribes of Israel to Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor: the self destructive act carried out despite the availability of a feasible alternative. Tuchman illuminates four decisive turning points in history and takes us into the lives of six Popes who by carrying the secular spirit of their age to excess not only brought the Holy See into disrepute but broke apart the unity of Christendom. (Published: 1990) (Publisher: Cardinal Publishing) (ISBN: 0747401934) (Pagination: 559pp.) (Condition: Well used with marks and creases on cover.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War) Hildebrand fought in the American Civil War, joining the Confederate Army he became a guerilla who was greatly feared in southeast Missouri. He began a reign of killings and terror that continued throughout and after the war until his death in 1872. He killed many people with his rifle, which he had named "Kill Devil". He also served with the notorious Rebel raider, William Quantrill. (Published: 1984) (Publisher: Leather Stocking Books) (ISBN: 0897690761) (Pagination: viii + 184pp, 6 illustrations, bibliography) (Condition: Card covers. storage wear only) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) Louis Bleriot set a record of 47.65 mph at the world's first aviation meeting at Rheims. Not until 1921 did the air speed record overtake the land speed record. The author tells the story of the pursuit of speed in the air with accounts of the Federation Auronautique Internationale, the Wright Brothers and Bleriot, the rise of the monoplane, the Schneider Trophy races and the dominance of the sea plane, the Messerschmitt and the Spitfire, the development of turbojets, breaking the sound barrier, and onward from Mach 1 to Mach 6 (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Osprey Publishing) (ISBN: 0850451752) (Pagination: 192pp, 125 photos, 6 ills, index) (Condition: Good in good dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) New revised edition. Retains the original format of providing a history, details of services and routes worked, fleet details livery and information on ownership for each airline operating into the United Kingdom on either a scheduled or charter basis to the late 1960's. Almost 150 airlines are covered from Ariana Afghan Airlines to Zambia Airways corporation. (Published: 1969) (Publisher: Ian Allan) (ISBN: 0711000859) (Pagination: 176pp b/w photographs) (Condition: Good in faded d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Military Reports) Technical report 855. An official US Army study report. It was from this research that a comprehensive list of commands was recommended for use by NCO tank commanders. (Published: 1989) (Publisher: US Army Research Inst.) (Pagination: x + 27pp + 40pp appendices, tables) (Condition: covers rubbed ow vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Aviation - General) Mainly concerned with the 120 years from 1783 to 1903, from the first balloon flights to the first aeroplanes. In between are the experiments with gliders and airships with the early internal combustion engine and with other forms of power, as well as work on kites, rockets and parachutes. (Published: 1974) (Publisher: Osprey Publishing) (ISBN: 0850451655) (Pagination: 191pp illustrations) (Condition: Spine faded ow Good) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars) The first work to examine the French struggle to combat guerilla warfare on a provincial level. The author focuses specifically on Aragon, the most succesful of the French occupations in Spain. He makes use of archival sources to evaluate the occupation policy in the Ebro River Valley, a policy that concentrated on a 'military solution' to counterinsurgency and pacification. (Published: 1985) (Publisher: Scholarly Resources Inc.) (ISBN: 084202218X) (Pagination: xx + 260pp, 16 maps, 11 tables.) (Condition: Small tear on d/w bumped corners. text very good.) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) A day to day account of the 'Six Hundred days' during which Mussolini struggled to re-build fascism from a lakeside Villa in Northern Italy, up to his capture by Partisans in April 1945. (Published: 1966) (Publisher: Pelican Books) (Pagination: 378pp) (Condition: Good in card covers, pages slightly browning) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) Ex library, some marks on endpaper and stamp on copyright page, no other markings, dustjacket torn but complete. Group Captain F. W. Winterbotham wrote 'The Ultra Secret', an account of the cracking of the Enigma codes in WWII. This is an account of his activities with the British Secret Intelligence Service prior to the war. During his visits to the Third Reich between 1934 and 1939 he posed as a liaison officer for the Air Ministry and was hosted by Alfred Rosenberg, a founder member of the Nazi party. (Published: 1978) (Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson) (ISBN: 0297774581) (Pagination: 222pp) (Condition: Good in worn & chipped d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War) American Civil War general Ramseur served with distinction in the Seven Days Battles. He was wounded at Malvern Hill and again at Chancellorsville, and for a third time at Spotsylvania. He fought in the Valley campaign and was killed in action at Cedar Creek. He was considered an outstanding commander by Robert E Lee. (Published: 1985) (Publisher: University North Carolina) (ISBN: 0807816272) (Pagination: xiv + 232pp, 48 ills, bibliography, index) (Condition: dw torn in storage ow near fine) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Colonial & Other Wars - The American Civil War) American Civil War general Ramseur served with distinction in the Seven Days Battles. He was wounded at Malvern Hill and again at Chancellorsville, and for a third time at Spotsylvania. He fought in the Valley campaign and was killed in action at Cedar Creek. He was considered an outstanding commander by Robert E Lee. (Published: 1995) (Publisher: University North Carolina) (ISBN: 0807845221) (Pagination: xiv + 232pp, 48 ills, bibliography, index) (Condition: shelf wear only, vg) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Naval & Maritime: Ships, Submarines & Other Vessels - General) The history of the United States Navy, 1890-1990. The author looks at its development into the most powerful navy in the world, and how its objectives and strategy developed around offensive control based on the battleship. He examines the requirement to build an offensive fleet, and the impact of new technologies that required radical re-organisation and changes to fleet composition (Published: 1994) (Publisher: Stanford University Press) (ISBN: 0804722730) (Pagination: 536pp, maps) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - General) Widely regarded as the definitive assessment of the events surrounding one of the most daring naval operations of all time. At 7:53 am, December 7, 1941, America's national consciousness and confidence were rocked as the first wave of Japanese warplanes took aim at the U.S. Naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. (Published: 1981) (Publisher: Michael Joseph) (ISBN: 07181420906) (Pagination: xvi + 873pp, photos, maps) (Condition: Good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: Intelligence, Espionage, Reconnaissance & Electronic Warfare) The history of the remarkable Soviet espionage organization of Richard Sorge who acted as an unofficial aid to the German Ambassador in Tokyo in WWII. He and his ring passed countless vital military secrets to their Russian masters right up to Sorge's arrest in 1944. The ring was one of the most successful spying networks of all time. (Published: 1984) (Publisher: McGraw Hill) (ISBN: 0070506779) (Pagination: xxxii + 595pp, 20 ills, notes, bibliography, index) (Condition: vg in rubbed and slightly edge-worn dw) UL-XXXXXX

(Subject: World War II - Pacific) Widely regarded as the definitive assessment of the events surrounding one of the most daring naval operations of all time. The definitive book on Pearl Harbor published for the 75th anniversary (December 7, 2016) of the "date which will live in infamy". At 7:53 am, December 7, 1941, America's national consciousness and confidence were rocked as the first wave of Japanese warplanes took aim at the U.S. Naval fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. (Published: 1982) (Publisher: Michael Joseph) (ISBN: 0718120906) (Pagination: xiii+ 873pp, 34 photos, maps, bibliography) (Condition: Good in creased d/w) UL-XXXXXX