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War Dog. Fighting Other Peoples Wars. the Modern Mercenaryin Combat
This book is not only about triumph against adversity but also losses, as Venter relates the death and subsequent cannibalistic fate of his American friend, Bob MacKenzie, in Sierra Leone.Here we see the plight of thousands of civilians fleeing from homicidal jungle warriors, as well as the professionalism of the mercenaries who fought back with one hand and attempted to train government troops wi...
2006
1 usado
R$ 172,50
Bomb Alley. Falkland Islands 1982 Aboard Hms Antrim At War
This is the untold story of the Falklands War as experienced by a below-decks seaman on one of the most important ships to be despatched to the South Atlantic. It is a no-holds-barred account as seen through the eyes of a Royal Navy matelot who shared the terror of the first encounter with Argentinean forces when South Georgia was retaken from the invaders in Operation Paraquat. Then HMS Antrim le...
2006
1 usado
R$ 172,50
A Tale of Two Subs: An Untold Story of World War Ii, Two Sister...
Título: A tale of two subs: an untold story of World War II, two sister ships, and extraordinary Heroism. On November 19, 1943, the submarine USS Sculpin, under attack by the Japanese, slid below the waves for the last time in what would become one of the most remarkable stories in U.S. Naval history. Not only did several crewmembers survive the sinking - an extremely rare event in World War II su...
2008
1 usado
R$ 143,75
The Art of War
A revised edition of Ellis Farneworth Translation. With an introduction by Neal Wood. Brochura. Usado em bom estado. 20, 5 cm. 247 páginas. L1E 49/8
1990
1 usado
R$ 125,00
The Spanish Civil War
A Guerra Civil Espanhola foi um dos conflitos mais sangrentos da era moderna. Este livro cobre: * os seus antecedentes com a queda da monarquia e a Segunda República * Franco e o Fascismo * o próprio conflito * o papel das potências estrangeiras * o legado da guerra.Incluindo narrativa, perguntas e análise de uma ampla variedade de fontes, desde romances populares e poesia até comentários político...
1998
1 usado
R$ 55,00
The Dictionary of War Quotations
Mais de 4000 citações sobre guerras. Citações de: Simônides de Ceos Kushinoki Masashige; Duke de Marlborough, Benjamin Franklin, Frederico o Grande, Thomas Paine, Talleyrand, Napoleon, Clausewitz, Theodore Roosevelt, T. E. Lawrence, Mao Tse-tung, Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George S. Patton, John Kennedy, Erwin Rommel entre outros. Sinopse: The book comprises three parts: pt 1 is mad...
1989
1 usado
R$ 143,75
A History of War in 100 Battles
In his newest book, Richard Overy plumbs over 3, 000 years of history, from the Fall of Troy in 1200 BC to the Fall of Baghdad in 2003, to locate the 100 battles that he believes the most momentous. Arranged by themes such as leadership, innovation, deception, and courage under fire, Overy presents engaging essays on each battle that together provide a rich picture of how combat has changed throug...
2014
1 usado
R$ 143,75
Armored Thunderbolt: the U. S. Army Sherman in the World War II
Sinopse:In this book, Steven Zaloga compares the Sherman to other tanks, including the Panther and Tiger. Some tank crews referred to the American M4 Sherman tank as a death trap. Others, like Gen. George Patton, believed that the Sherman helped win the war. So which was it: death trap or war winner? Zaloga answers that question by recounting the Shermans combat history, focusing on Northwest Euro...
2008
1 usado
R$ 200,00
Tank Tracks: 9th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment At War 1940-45
Sinopse: Tank Tracks makes extensive use of the 9th Battalions War Diary, interwoven with letters, personal recollections and the authors own narrative. It describes the formation of a heavy tank battalion in the UK in 1940, its exhaustive training for operations, and then its subsequent deployment for cation in North West Europe following D-Day in 1944. Complemented by more than forty rare photog...
1995
1 usado
R$ 105,00
Airland Battle 2000: the Us Armys Blueprint For the War of Tomorrow
Sinopse: High technology and high politics combine in this profusely illustrated analysis of the future shape of land warfare in Europe. Drawing on the US Armys latest operational doctrine, it shows how NATO plans to adopt a policy of striking deep across Warsaw Pact forces if attacked in an attempt to lessen its dependence on tactical nuclear weapons. It looks at how the West perceives the streng...
1986
1 usado
R$ 150,00
Churchill and War
Winston Churchill saved Britain and Europe by his incomparable leadership in the Second World War. His involvement in war, however, stretched over a far longer period and was one of the main themes of his long life. Cavalryman at Omdurman, infantry colonel in the trenches of World War I, First Lord of the Admiralty, as well as a wartime Prime Minister, he also wrote copiously about war as war corr...
2005
1 usado
R$ 143,75
Success is Never Final: Empire, War, and Faith in Early Modern Europe
Sinopse: Failure fascinates historians, especially when it follows fast on the heels of victory. In ten provocative essays, Geoffrey Parker chronicles notable moments in fifteenth-, sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe when defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory. He paints a broad picture of empire, war, and religion in the early modern world. Encadernação original com sobre capa. Usado...
2002
1 usado
R$ 120,75
Under Fire. Untold Stories From the Front Line of the Iraq War
Under Fire: Untold Stores from the Front Line of the Iraq War presents the dramatic personal stories of fifteen seasoned Reuters war correspondents--straight from the frontlines. Encadernação original com sobre capa. Usado. cm. páginas. L1 E 51/5
2004
1 usado
R$ 143,75
War Stories of the Infantry: Americans in Combat, 1918 to Today
From the muddy trenches of France in World War I to the arid landscape of Iraq, War Stories of the Infantry immerses the reader in the immediate drama of combat as American infantrymen, Army and Marine Corps, have experienced it. In its pages, infantrymen tell of their struggles with the enemy, the terrain, and the weather, as well as their own fears and doubts in battle. In the humid heat of a fa...
2009
1 usado
R$ 105,00
Dust Clouds in the Middle East: the Air War For East Africa, Iraq,...
Sinopse: Dust Clouds in the Middle East: the air war for east africa, iraq, Syria, Iran and Madagascar, 1940-42. Sinopse: Originally appearing as a series of magazine articles, the valuable research into air operations, over the old-style Middle East of World War II, here appears in book form. It deals with a variety of engagements between Britain and her Commonwealth forces and the Germans, Itali...
1996
1 usado
R$ 172,50
In a Time of War: the Proud and Perilous Journey West Points Class...
Sinopse: In a time of war: the proud and perilous journey west points class of 2002. Sinopse: They came to West Point in a time of peace, but soon after the start of their senior year, their lives were transformed by September 11. The following June, when President George W. Bush spoke at their commencement and declared that America would “take the battle to the enemy, ” the men and women in the c...
2008
1 usado
R$ 143,75
The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons
Sinopse: In this book, respected military analyst Anthony Cordesman provides the first in-depth examination of the key issues swirling around the most significant U.S. war since Vietnam. Finding answers is essential if we are to understand the United States awesome power and its place in a new age of international terror and regional conflict. Finding answers is also essential if we are to draw th...
2003
1 usado
R$ 125,00
The Third Reich: Lightning War
Conteúdo: The breaking storm; Slashing to the sea; And old score avenged; Air war over Britain; A costly northern conquest; Vaulting the meuse; The foot soldiers War in Belgium; A german summer in Paris. Ref.: Segunda Guerra Mundial; Nazismo. A obra faz parte da série the Third Reich. Encadernação original. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrado. 28, 5 cm. 192 páginas. L1E 52/3
1989
1 usado
R$ 125,00
Military Vehicles: From World War i to the Present
This book chronicles the evolution of tanks, as well as jeeps, trucks, and other land-based military vehicles that play an integral role modern combat. Illuminated with first-hand accounts from vehicle crew members and more than 150 color photographs, this authoritative volume will be a valuable resource for any military enthusiast. Encadernação original com sobre capa. Usado em bom estado. Ilustr...
1998
1 usado
R$ 150,00
World War Two Armoured Fighting Vehicles & Self-propelled Artillery
The book contains over 300 photographs from such important collections as the Tank Museum, Bovington, England; the Panzer Museum, Munster, Germany and the Patton Museum of Cavalry & Armor, Fort Knox, USA. The colour sections are illustrated with many examples of rare AFVs, some are preserved in museums whilst others in private collections, all carefully restored. Ref.: AFV (Advanced Fighting Vehic...
1996
1 usado
R$ 125,00
World War II
This book covers the war on land, on sea and in the air, from Europe to the South Pacific, from the North African desert to Burma and the Battle of the Atlantic. The book features more than 200 pictures, many of them in color, and several maps, and is essential reading for every one interested in this monumental war. Encadernação original. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrado. Páginas ligeiramente amare...
1984
1 usado
R$ 150,00
Across the Reef: the Amphibious Tracked Vehicle At War
Encadernação original com sobre capa. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrado. Algumas páginas com pequenas manchas amareladas em razão do manuseio. Sobre capa com ligeiros desgastes na margem superior sem prejudicá-la. 24 cm. 256 páginas. L1E 52/4
1989
1 usado
R$ 125,00
U-boat War Patrol: the Hidden Photographic Diary of U 564
This book is unique in that it charts a complete history of a single patrol and provides a new insight into life aboard through the successes and trials of U-564. Photographed during the summer of 1942 by an onboard war correspondent they show a U-Boat in action in the Atlantic and Caribbean, as the Kriegsmarine teetered on the verge of what turned out to be its ultimate downfall. The crew is show...
2004
1 usado
R$ 150,00
Strategy & Tactics of War (land, Sea, Air)
Tópicos: Land Warfare (men and terrain; trech deadlock; triumph and defeat; blitzkrieg; war in the third world; the superpowers line up); Sea warfare (sea power and its development until 1914); The first world war, ttriumph of sea power; exit the battleship, enter the carrier; the Pacific War; sea power in the nuclear age); Airwarfare (the first experiments; strategic bombing; reconnaissance and o...
1979
1 usado
R$ 150,00
The Architecture of War
As this deeply researched and marvelously entertaining book shows, military architecture in its various manifestations both reflected and influenced the course of warfare to a surprising degree. Thus, in World War I fixed fortifications were first discredited and then, with growing sophistication in weaponry and military theory, rehabilitated to the extent that they dominated defense budgeting bet...
1973
1 usado
R$ 150,00
Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War ii
Sinopse: The Maginot Line and the Atlantic Wall are, perhaps, the most famous World War II-era fortification lines in Europe, but in fact, most European countries built fortified defensive lines throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Forts, bunkers, and defensive lines are found throughout the continent, including Central and Eastern Europe.Fortress Europe is the first and only compre...
1999
1 usado
R$ 200,00
United States Army in World War Ii: the War Against Germany
Título completo: United States Army in World War II: The war against Germany - Europe and adjacent areas. Encadernação original. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrado. Pequenas manchas amareladas nas primeiras páginas e na lateral da obra sem prejudicar os textos. Ligeiro desgaste na margem superior da sobre capa sem prejudicá-la. 26 cm. 448 páginas. L1E 52/4
1994
1 usado
R$ 200,00
Great Lakes Holocaust: the First Congo War, 1996-1997
Série Africa at War volume 13. This volume explores the events of the 1980s and 1990s in Rwanda and Uganda, which eventually spilled over the borders into Zaire, resulting in one of the worst tragedies ever to befall an African region. The narrative traces the ascent of crucial Rwandan, Congolese and Ugandan military and political figures, and their connections within influential business and poli...
2013
1 usado
R$ 125,00
U-boats of World War Two - Volume 1
Série Warships Illustrated No. 13. Ref.: Segunda Guerra Mundial; Exército Alemão. Brochura. Usado. Capa e páginas pouco amareladas em razão da ação do tempo. Pequenas manchas e pequenos grifos à tinta na capa sem prejudicá-la (vide imagem da capa). 24, 5 cm. 64 páginas. L1E 52/6
1988
1 usado
R$ 75,00
1776: America and Britain At War
Sinopse: Presents the story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. This book tells two stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. It features a cast of amazing characters from George III to George Washington, to soldiers and their families. Brochura. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrado. Páginas pouco...
2006
1 usado
R$ 105,00
Classic Raf Battles From World War One to the Present
Ref.: Royal Air Force; Força Aérea Real; Exército Britânico. Encadernação original com sobre capa. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrado. Ligeiro desgaste na margem superior da sobre capa sem prejudicá-la. Páginas ligeiramente amareladas em razão da ação do tempo. Formato: 28, 5 cm. x 22, 5 cm. 171 páginas. L1E 52/5
1995
1 usado
R$ 150,00
The Second World War (abridged One-volume Edition)
With a new epilogue on the years 1945 to 1957. Encadernação original com sobre capa. Usado em bom estado. Páginas pouco amareladas em razão da ação do tempo. 21, 5 cm. 1033 páginas. L1E 52/7
1959
1 usado
R$ 150,00
America At War: Weapons of Desert Storm
Weapons of Desert Storm profiles more than 50 air, land, and sea weapons fielded by the United States, its allies and Iraq. This is an indispensable guide to understanding the Persian Gulf conflict. Stealth fighter-bomber; Scud & patriot missiles; M-1A1 tank; Nimitz-class Aircraft Carriers; Chemical & biological weapons & more. Ref.: Guerra do Golfo - aviões, embarcações, tanques, mísseis, artilha...
1991
1 usado
R$ 65,00
Desert Fire: the Diary of a Gulf War Gunner
As the British commitment to Desert Shield escalated from brigade to division size, an enormous logistic and personnel effort was required to bring units up to full combat strength. The author, now Chief Instructor of the Royal School of Artillery, has produced a vivid account of modern military operations under the most difficult conditions, heavily illustrated in color and black and white. Forew...
2001
1 usado
R$ 200,00
See Naples and Die: a World War II Memoir
Encadernação original. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrado. Páginas ligeiramente amareladas em razão da ação do tempo. 23, 5 cm. 255 páginas. L1E 52/6
1996
1 usado
R$ 125,00
Stirlings Men: the Inside History of the Sas in World War II
Sinopse: This riveting history of the formation of Britains Special Air Services (SAS)and its activities through the last battles of World War IIreads like a novel. Written by a distinguished war journalist, it is the first account of the SAS officially sanctioned by the veterans and based on their unique first-hand testimony. More than 60 men who were there at the start provided personal document...
2004
1 usado
R$ 85,00
The Spanish Civil War
Sinopse: With his thorough and contemporary examination of the Spanish civil war, historian Antony Beevor unravels the complex events from the coup detat which started the war in July of 1936 to the final defeat of the Republicans in 1939. This highly readable account leaves out none of the familiar aspects, exploring them with a clear eye and providing important new insights into the war-its caus...
2000
1 usado
R$ 85,00
The Illustrated History of Tet-1968: the Vietnam War
There was a light at the end of the tunnel. The war in Vietnam was now winnable. Then suddenly American TV screens exploded with violent fighting in the streets of Saigon, sabotage at the US Embassy, and raids on over one hundred US installations. The Tet Offensive of 1968 had started, a bold series of suprise attacks that cost both sides dearly. The communists los 40000 lives and failed to spark ...
1988
1 usado
R$ 65,00
Israeli War Machine: the Men; the Machines; the Tactics
Encadernação original com sobre capa. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrado. Ligeiros desgastes nas extremidades da sobre capa sem prejudicá-la. Páginas com pequenas manchas amareladas em razão da ação do tempo. 31 cm. 192 páginas. L1E 52/3
1983
1 usado
R$ 150,00
Great Lakes Conflagration: the Second Congo War, 1998-2003
Série Africa at War volume 14. Sinopse: This volume explores developments in the DRC that led to the outbreak of violence in August 1998, and systematically details the continued build-up and status of the Congolese, Rwandan and Ugandan armies, as well as the forces of Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe and other African countries that were sucked into the conflict. Brochura. Usado em bom estado. Ilustrad...
2013
1 usado
R$ 125,00
Battles With Panzers: Montys Tank Battalions 1 Rtr & 2 Rtr At War
Sinopse: The story of Britains Royal Tank Regiment is one of struggle, triumph and achievement. It may be a mere three-quarters of a century old, but those years have seen the stalemate of trench warfare overcome, the restoration of battlefield mobility and the establishment of armoured and mechanised forces as a dominant factor in battle. During the First World War, 1st Battalion The Royal Tank R...
2003
1 usado
R$ 150,00
The Fight For the Malvinas: the Argentine Forces in the Falklands War
Sinopse: This book presents the events of the Falklands War from the Argentinian point of view from initial decision to invade through to their defeat. The work concentrates on military events in the Falklands with special reference to incidents such as the sinking of the Belgrano. The book is based on interviews with Argentinians, servicemen from the actual army, navy and airforce units who fough...
1990
1 usado
R$ 65,00
The Ethiopian Patriots: Forgotten Voices of the Italo-abyssinian War
Título completo: The Ethiopian Patriots: forgotten voices of the italo-abyssinian war (1935-41). Spellmount Military Studies. Sinopse: First in a brand-new series, this book includes interviews with the few surviving members of the Ethiopian resistance movement during the Italo-Abyssinian War. They fought an army that did not balk at using chemical weapons and enabled the Allies to achieve victory...
2007
1 usado
R$ 250,00
The Commanders: the Pentagon and the First Gulf War (1989-1991)
Sinopse: A behind-the-scenes account of the Bush administrations war and peace policies discusses inner-council debates and National Security Council meetings among Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Brent Scowcroft, James Baker, and others Brochura. Usado em bom estado. Páginas e capa pouco amareladas em razão da ação do tempo. 21, 5 cm. 398 páginas. L1E 51/3
1991
1 usado
R$ 85,00