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A History of the Guards Armoured Formations 1941-1945

Although the Guards Armoured Division and its sister formation the 6th Guards (Tank) Brigade shared a common origin, they went on to forg...

American Mercenary - The Riveting, High-Risk World of an Elite Seal Team Operator Turned Hired Gun

An elite Navy SEAL Team 6 operator trained to kill the United States’ most dangerous enemies takes readers inside the unadulterated, mora...

A Mission Without Borders - Why a Father and Son Risked It All for the People of Ukraine

Author, speaker, and former Force Recon Marine Chad Robichaux offers an honest, no-holds-barred account of what has really been happening...

A Photographic History of London's Ceremonial Regiments

This richly illustrated volume tells the story of the seven regiments of the Household Division, along with the supporting personalities ...

Battle of Britain, West Sussex - One County's Role in the Spitfire Summer of 1940

Provides a detailed and comprehensive day-by-day account of activity in and over West Sussex throughout the campaign from 10 July to 31 O...

Battle of Britain Spitfire Ace - The Life and Loss of One of the Few, Flight Lieutenant William Henry Nelson Dfc

At 11.20 hours on the morning of Friday, 1 November 1940, nine Spitfires from 74 Squadron, the famous 'Tiger Squadron', were scrambled fr...

Beyond States and Spies - The Security Intelligence Services of the Private Sector

Examines how corporations use intelligence to shape and navigate the world.

Big Crime and Big Policing - All about Big Money?

In Big Crime and Big Policing, an interdisciplinary group of contributors uncover the various links between money, crime, and policing.

Blood and Fire - The Hero Who Conquered the Skies

"Blood and Fire" is the story of office-clerk-turned-war-hero William Palstra, as told in his letters and diaries. It recounts his experi...

British Fiji Class Cruisers and their Derivatives

The first in-depth study of this innovative cruiser design and the modified classes that followed it.

British Forces Motorcycles 1925-1945 - 1925-1945

The definitive guide to the motorcycles of the British armed forces

British Intelligence and the Fenians, 1855-1880

Shows how mid-Victorian efforts to gather information about the Fenians laid the foundation for later British domestic intelligence in bo...

Causes of War

Written by leading scholars in the field, Causes of War provides the first comprehensive analysis of the leading theories relating to the...

Challenges, Strategies, and Resiliency in Disaster and Risk Management

The urgency of effective disaster and risk management has reached unprecedented heights. The looming threat of resource constraints, coup...

Challenges of Contemporary Policing - Higher Education, Technology, and Officers' Well-Being

Convair B-36 Peacemaker - Cold War Nuclear Bomber and Largest Mass-Produced Piston-Engine Aircraft Ever Built

The story of the Consolidated B-36 is unique in American aviation history. The aircraft was an interesting blend of concepts proven durin...

Crime Dynamics - Why Crime Rates Change Over Time

The study of crime trends is as intellectually rewarding and practically important as any topic in criminology. This Element reviews and ...

Cross-Cultural Profiles of Policing

This work is an in-depth comparative study of policing in five different countries. Each section of the countries profiled covers organiz...

Data Analysis in Crime and Justice

This approachable and persuasive text uses real-world examples to teach Criminal Justice students how to use data with precision and effe...

Death Before Dismount - U.S. Army Tanks in Iraq

The first full discussion of the importance of tanks in the Iraq War, and the contribution of the tank crews.

Dornier Do 217 - From Bomber to Night-Fighter: Rare Wartime Photographs

Entering service in early 1941, the Dornier Do 217 was designed as an improved version of the 'Flying Pencil', the Do 17 bomber. The Do 2...

Down to the Sea in Submarines - A Cold War Odyssey

Down to the Sea in Submarines is a unique memoir that charts the career of the author in the Royal Navy Submarine Service during the peri...

Dull Disasters? - How Planning Ahead Will Make a Difference

Shows how countries and international agencies can better prepare for natural disasters such as typhoons, earthquakes, floods, and drought.

Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft

Featuring more than 350 entries, Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft is a complete reference work on the most important fighters, bombers, ...

Escape Fever - An Airman's Escape from the Kaiser's Germany

This memoir of a Royal Flying Corps officer's escape from captivity in the autumn of 1917 was published in the earlier thirties, towards ...

Escape From Hitler's Reich - Amazing Stories of PoW Escapes by Allied Airmen in WW2

Fascinating for its gripping and factual re-creation of the bomber-fighter/flak encounters, the confrontations in captivity between PoWs ...

Expectation of Valor - Planning for the Iraq War

An insider's account of how, contrary to popular belief, the U.S. Army developed comprehensive plans for the initial invasion of Iraq and...

F-35 In Service - With Air Forces Around the World

A highly illustrated study of one of the most most lethal, survivable, and connected fighter jets in the world. The origins of the F-35 a...

Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy 1883-2019 - Volume 4, Part 3 - Destroyers (1937-1943)

This series of books provides details of all USN warships from 1893 to the present day.

Fight Like a Physicist - The Incredible Science Behind Martial Arts

An in-depth look into the physics behind martial arts. Whether you are an experienced martial artist or a curious enthusiast, this book g...

Forensic Firearms in Criminal Trials - Legal, Investigative, and Scientific Aspects

This book provides a basic understanding of the general make up of firearms and ammunition, the evidentiary values of commonly used firea...

Forensic Science Handbook, Volume II, Third Edition

For this edition, a three-volume handbook set has been fully revised into two volumes. The contributor list is a veritable Who's Who of t...

France in World Politics

Originally published in 1989, this book analyses France's distinctive role in international affairs and examines the characteristics of F...

From Military to Civilian Rule

Military disengagement from power in favour of a civilian government is not an uncommon phenomenon, especially in the developing world. F...

Gestapo Hunter - The Remarkable Wartime Career of Mosquito Navigator Ted Sismore

Gestapo Hunter explores the charmed life and exceptional career of Ted Sismore, widely considered one of the RAF's very best wartime navi...

Guest of Adolf - The War of Ssg Ernest V. Focht, 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion

A Pennsylvanian draftee goes to war with the 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion, and ends up spending two years in POW camps.

Half Century Baby Volume II

Hot on the heels of Half Century, Baby! Fifty Years of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat, authors David Parsons and Mads Bangsø present a second co...

Hitler's Gateway to the Atlantic - German Naval Bases in France, 1940-1945

"First published in 2012 under the title Hitlers Tor zum Atlantik by Ch. Links Verlag"--T.p. verso.

How to Make an Entrepreneurial State - Why Innovation Needs Bureaucracy

The public sector's role in innovation is explored in cogent detail in an important study that reveals the complexities, benefits, and pi...

Imminent - Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs

The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs--now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP)--r...

Imprisoning the Enemy - How 12 million Axis POWs were held in captivity during WW2 and after

Prisoners of war (POWs) are an important part in the history of the Second World War. Nikolaos Theotokis, in this vividly written book, e...

Interstate Conflicts and the International Civil Aviation Organization - Depoliticization in Multilateral Diplomacy

This book investigates the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and politicized debates held there. The author explores how p...

Letters From A Warrior, P.S. Mom, I Love You

"Letters From A Warrior, P.S. Mom, I Love You" is a captivating true story full of adventure and self-discovery. It is portrayed with a r...

Lifer - My Epic Journey as a US Army Infantry Paratrooper

Nathan Aguinaga didn't enlist in the Army planning to be a career soldier-a "lifer"-but the Army had other plans. He entered the world of...

Lorimer - His Gazetteer and Britain's Pursuit of Knowledge

The Gazetteer of The Persian Gulf is more commonly known and quoted by historians and academics alike simply as "Lorimer's," and yet very...

M.I.9 - The Official History of the Secret Escape and Evasion Organisation

It was every British serviceman's duty, be he soldier, sailor or airman, to attempt to evade capture if stranded behind enemy lines or es...

Macarthur's Bloody Butchers - Company G, 163rd Infantry Regiment, in the Pacific War

An intimate account of the Pacific War, through the experiences of one infantry company.

Main Force to Mosquito Master Bomber - The Story of Wing Commander Eric Benjamin Dfc & Bar

Wing Commander Eric Benjamin was no stranger to danger or excitement. In an action-packed career as part of the RAF Volunteer Reserve (RA...

Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-31 Foxhound

Militarization and Democracy in West Germany's Border Police, 1951-2005

A social history of West Germany's Bundesgrenzschutz (BGS, Federal Border Police) that complicates the telling of the country's history a...

Military Mindset: Lessons from the Battlefield - THE EXPLOSIVE NEW BOOK FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR ANT MIDDLETON

A HIGH-OCTANE HANDBOOK FOR CONQUERING YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BATTLES AND UNLEASHING YOUR INNER WARRIOR

Mosquito Special Operations in the Second World War - The Ultimate Fighter Bomber

The Mosquito was the most successful battle-winning multi-role combat aircraft of the Second World War. It was introduced by the de Havil...

Night of Power - The Betrayal of the Middle East

'INCOMPARABLE DEPTH AND UNDERSTANDING...AND EXTRAORDINARY COURAGE' NOAM CHOMSKY The final work from foreign correspondent Robert Fisk, pi...

Not Just History - Lynching in the Twenty-First Century

Operation Title - Sink the Tirpitz

Prime Minister Winston Churchill referred to Tirpitz as 'The Beast, ' and on 25th January 1942 he wrote, 'The destruction or even the cri...

Panzer Aces of the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS - The Ultimate Tank Killers of WW2

During the war hundreds of German panzer commanders and gunners accomplished the feat of personally destroying at least 20 enemy tanks. I...

Patterns of American Terrorism

Patterns of American Terrorism provides a detailed empirical examination of the patterns of behavior exhibited by persons indicted in fed...

Payment Networks and Financial Crime

Policing Trends and Issues in America

The overarching purpose of this book is to provide the reader with an examination of some of the most cutting edge issues impacting Ameri...

Public Administration - An Introduction

Marc Holzer and Richard W. Schwester have written a fresh and highly engaging textbook for the introductory course in Public Administrati...