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The Battle for Okinawa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Yahara, Hiromichi / Yahara, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Critical acclaim for The Battle for Okinawa "An indispensable account of the fighting and of Okinawa's role in the Japanese defense of the home islands." --The Wall Street Journal "A fascinating, highly intelligent glance behind the Japanese lines." --Kirkus Reviews "The most interesting of the 'last battle of the war' books." --The Washington Post. "A fascinating insider's view of the Japanese command." --Dallas Morning News COLONEL HIROMICHI YAHARA was the senior staff officer of the 32nd Japanese Army at Okinawa. A Military Book Club Main Selection

Battle and Battle Description Homer: A Contribution to the

Acknowledging that Homer is a poet,not a staff instructor,Albracht works carefully through the Homeric text to produce a persuasive picture of the workings of battle in the "Iliad",in two parts: Part 1 the council of war,marshalling of the troops,the use of chariots,the advance into battle,the standing fight,the massed attack and defence,retreat,flight and pursuit; in Part 2 protection in the field,attack and defence of a fortified camp and the siege and defence of a fortified city

The Road to Victory: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: O'Neill, Robert / Dye, Dale, PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), On December , as the Japanese dived out of the clouds above Pearl Harbor, America's future was fundamentally altered. Ever since the first world conflict, the United States had resisted the temptation to be drawn into wars outside of its borders. But with this one surprise attack America was inevitably thrown into the fray as the Second World War erupted. This new history by military specialists, Osprey Publishing, reveals each of the battles America would fight against Imperial Japan from the naval clashes at Midway and Coral Sea to the desperate, bloody fighting on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Each chapter reveals the horrors of battle and the grim determination to wrest victory from certain defeat. Using an astonishing collection of wartime imagery and complete with dozen of full-colour maps, this is an invaluable visual guide to the road to victory.

To Battle for God and the Right: The Civil War Letterbooks

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Opdycke, Emerson / Longacre, Glenn V. / Haas, John E., PUBLISHER: University of Illinois Press, Emerson Opdycke, a lieutenant with the 41st Ohio Infantry and later a commander of the 125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, won fame at the Battle of Franklin when his brigade saved the Union Army from defeat. He also played pivotal roles in some of the major battles of the western theater, including Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and Missionary Ridge. Opdycke's wartime letters to his wife, Lucy, offer the immediacy of the action as it unfolded and provide a glimpse into the day--to--day life of a soldier. Viewing the conflict with the South as a battle between the rights of states and loyalty to the Union, his letters reveal his dislike of slavery, devotion to the Union, disdain for military ineptitude, and opinions of combat strategies and high-ranking officers. A thorough introduction by editors Glenn V. Longacre and John E. Haas and a preface by Peter Cozzens provide additional historical context and biographical information.

The Battle for the Falklands by Max Hastings and S Jenkins

The Battle for the Falklands by Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins Has a blanked out inscription on first page otherwise is almost like new Can be collected or can post Email me for details. Read more

Lone Star Nation: The Epic Story of the Battle for Texas

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Brands, H. W., PUBLISHER: Anchor Books, In Lone Star Nation, Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands demythologizes Texas' s journey to statehood and restores the genuinely heroic spirit to a pivotal chapter in American history. From Stephen Austin, Texas' s reluctant founder, to the alcoholic Sam Houston, who came to lead the Texas army in its hour of crisis and glory, to President Andrew Jackson, whose expansionist aspirations loomed large in the background, here is the story of Texas and the outsize figures who shaped its turbulent history. Beginning with its early colonization in the s and taking in the shocking massacres of Texas loyalists at the Alamo and Goliad, its rough-and-tumble years as a land overrun by the Comanches, and its day of liberation as an upstart republic, Brands' lively history draws on contemporary accounts, diaries, and letters to animate a diverse cast of characters whose adventures, exploits, and ambitions live on in the very fabric of our nation.

The Battle for the Falklands by Max Hastings and S Jenkins

The Battle for the Falklands by Max Hastings and Simon Jenkins Has a blanked out inscription on first page otherwise is almost like new Can be collected or can post Email me for details. Read More

Enigma: The Battle for the Code...

Enigma: The Battle for the Code, Brand new sealed - perfect gift - The Folio Society illustrated edition - Hugh Sebag-Montefiore £, Nottingham,.

The Battle for Pusan

The Battle for Pusan: & # A great read [that] has frozen the events in print that molded great men who stood alone on the mainland of Asia against the first Asian Communist Army to engage the West.& # -From the Foreword by Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott, Jr., USAF (Ret.), author of God Is My Co-Pilot The rapid-fire success of the North Korean Army& # s (NKA) invasion of South Korea, launched on June , and supported by Russia& # s vaunted T-34 tanks, stunned the world. By August 1, the entire South had fallen, save for the port city of Pusan. As the enemy prepared to deliver the coup de grâce, only one obstacle remained: Lt. Addison Terry& # s unit, the famous Wolfhounds of the 27th Regimental Combat Team. Used as a & # fire brigade& # to shore up imperiled American defenses, these intrepid soldiers were in the thick of it, stopping the NKA& # s threat of a breakthrough at every turn. Against all odds, the Wolfhounds stood firm, racking up two Presidential Unit Citations within weeks. Terry& # s account, written while recovering from injuries he suffered during the battle, captures the war in all its grit, sacrifice, and courage. & # A fascinating first-person account of the early days of the Korean War.& # -themilitarybookreview.com From the Paperback edition.

The Battle for Skillern Tract

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Laidlaw, Matt, PUBLISHER: Robert Hale & Company, When desperate ex-Confederate officer Zac Hunter rides into Nacogdoches, he has his mind set on bank robbery. What he finds when he walks into the bank is a robbery already in progress and town marshal Dan McCrae dying from gunshot wounds. Hunter is accused of murder by councilor Morgan Jarrow, then abruptly offered the job of town marshal. He is forced to serve notice on businessmen drilling for oil on the Skillern tract, crosses swords with lawyer Tyne Coburn and the two gunslingers Yantze and Levin, and must decide if Deputy Quint's strange confession is the truth. As the various factions in Nacogdoches struggle for supremacy, Hunter is drawn into a vicious cycle of treachery and murder. The showdown would come in a blazing gunfight on the Skillern tract.

  VINTAGE BATTLE FOR THE GALAXY XYLATRON

The box is a bit worn, but the contents are in good condition. 1 missile is missing.

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THE BATTLE FOR LANCASHIRE'S FUTURE – BOOKLET

It wasn't just fracking that angered and got up the noses of many Lancastrians in this proud county, but the ruination and loss of parks and woodland in the construction of motorways that would change the face of the county forever. This book tells of their fight to preserve their heritage. 59 pages. Free postage.

VHS Tapes - Battle for the Skies Collection

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BUCK ROGERS BATTLE FOR THE 25th century

Here we have the buck Rogers and the battle for the 25th century strategy board game. This is a risk type of board game and in amazing condition. Has every single game piece, cards and dice which for this game is unheard of as there are literally 100s of pieces to this game also has the original instruction booklets that came with the game. If you love old school you will love this. Bargin at £50 Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

THE BATTLE FOR LANCASHIRE'S FUTURE – BOOKLET

It wasn't just fracking that angered and got up the noses of many Lancastrians in this proud county, but the ruination and loss of parks and woodland in the construction of motorways that would change the face of the county forever. This book tells of their fight to preserve their heritage. 59 pages. Free postage. Read more

Lego Star Wars The Battle for Endor

Complete. Includes all original mini figures, vehicles and instruction books.Excellent condition. Read more

Lord Of The Rings Battle For Middle Earth

Lord Of The Rings Battle For Middle Earth. Posted by Ciaran in Video Games & Consoles, Games in Mount Florida. 23 July

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Hitler's Pre-Emptive War: The Battle for Norway,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lunde, Henrik O., PUBLISHER: Casemate Publishers and Book Distributors, A thorough examination of one of history's revolutionary campaigns...After Hitler conquered Poland, and while still fine-tuning his plans against France, the British began to exert control of the coastline of neutral Norway, an action that threatened to cut off Germany's iron-ore conduit to Sweden and outflank from the start its hegemony on the Continent. The Germans quickly responded with a dizzying series of assaults, using every tool of modern warfare developed in the previous generation. Airlifted infantry, mountain troops and paratroopers were dispatched to the Scandinavian nation, seizing Norwegian strong points while forestalling larger but more cumbersome Allied units. The German navy also set sail, taking a brutal beating at the hands of Britannia, while ensuring with its sacrifice that key harbors could be held open for resupply. As dive bombers soared overhead, small but elite German units traversed forbidding terrain to ambush Allied units trying to forge inland. At Narvik, some German troops battled French and British, until the Allies were finally forced to withdraw by the great disaster in France, which had then get underway. As a veritable coda to the campaign, the aircraft carrier Glorious, while trying to sail back to Britain, was hammered under the waves by the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst.The air, airborne, sea, amphibious, infantry, armor and commando aspects of this brief but violent campaign are here covered in meticulous detail. Henrik Lunde, a native Norwegian and former U.S. Special Operations colonel, has written perhaps the most objective account to date of a campaign in which 20th century military innovation found its first fertile playing field. REVIEWS "While it's almost impossible to find a new book about a hitherto unexplored WWII-related subject, it's almost as unlikely to discover a new book that turns out to be the best yet written on the topic.... Henrik Lunde's new Hitler's Pre-Emptive War is certainly not the first book about the invasion of Norway and the battles around Narvik, but it sure looks like the best."-Stone and Stone Second World War Books "Lunde has thoroughly dissected both ground and naval battles and managed to make a complex politico-military situation clear.... military collections will want to acquire this excellent effort..."-Library Journal

Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression (Paperback)

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Howl and Other Poems, with nearly one million copies in print,City Lights presents the story of editing,publishing,and defending Allen Ginsberg’s landmark poem within a broader context of obscenity issues and censorship of literary works. This collection begins with an introduction by publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti,who shares his memories of hearing “Howl” first read at the 6 Gallery,of his arrest,and the subsequent legal defense of

Storm 5-The battle for earth-hc-first edition ()

This lot contains the 5th album by Storm. This copy is now offered in unread new condition. Read More

Defenders of the Faith: Christianity and Islam Battle for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Reston, James, Jr., PUBLISHER: Penguin Books, A bestselling historian recounts the epic clash that ended the Renaissance and pushed Islam to the gates of Vienna In "Warriors of God" and "Dogs of God," James Reston, Jr., brought two epochal events in the struggle between Islam and Christendom to readers eager to understand the roots of the present-day conflict. With his unwavering eye for detail, Reston now weaves a captivating narrative that examines a pivotal period in that centuries- long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and Islam on the attack. This saga of colliding worlds is propelled by two astonishing young sovereigns-the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and the Turkish sultan Suleyman the Magnificent-and is supported by a wide range of larger-than-life characters, who lend this meticulously researched history a novel's worth of suspense and brio.

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The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies 3D - Extended

The adventures of Bilbo Baggins come to an epic conclusion as The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson is released as an Extended Edition A production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer Pictures (MGM) the extended cut of the final film in The Hobbit Trilogy includes 20 minutes of extra footage and more than 9 hours of bonus features that will complete every Hobbit fans collection Read More

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