Resultados de búsqueda: Military & Warfare from Manyhills Books

Harper Collins, Australia, 2006. Reprint. Trade Paperback. Good. Trade Paperback. 316 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, Australia, 2006. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Corners of covers are moderately bumped. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Edges of pages are lightly browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Fourteen months after the September 11 attacks shook the world, Martin 'Jock' Wallace was awarded the nation's third-highest military honour for bravery - the Medal for Gallantry - for his actions in the war against terror in south-eastern Afghanistan. At the age of thirty-two, working as a signalman the elite Special Air Service Regiment, Wallace's courage under fire during Operation Anaconda helped save the lives of eighty American soldiers and two Australians (including himself), who were ambushed by up to 1000 al-Qaeda terrorists and Taliban hard-liners in a life-and-death battle. "18… Leer más

Foulsham, London, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 240 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Foulsham, London, 2002. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Spine has moderate lean. Dust jacket has superficial rubbing. Edges of dust jacket have moderate bumping and minor chipping. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust jacket has minor bumping to edges. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Arcturus Military Classics discuss the strategies, tactics and weapons of the two World Wars, and vividly bring to life how these were employed on the battlefields of Europe, North Africa and Russia, through detailed narrative of the crucial battles. Although never losing sight of the bigger picture, the individual solider is never ignored, bringing a human dimension to the impersonal face of war. This… Leer más

Time Warner, New York, 2002. Hardcover. Good (ex-library)/Very Good. Hardcover. 175 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Time Warner, New York, 2002. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good (ex-library) condition and comes in very good dust jacket. Reading creases to spine. Lightly tanned pages. Dust jacket protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Minor spine lean. Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers.. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The military experts at "Popular Science" take readers on a guided tour of new technology --from the JDAM smart bomb to the CRW Dragonfly helicopter to the bio-sensor. Read about and see photos of the most technologically proficient weapons being used in the field today, and being developed for tomorrow's conflicts. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1931933162. ISBN/EAN: 9781931933162. Inventory No: 12072050.. 9781931933162

Text Pub, Australia, 1991. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 249 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Text Pub., Australia, 1991. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 1863722017. ISBN/EAN: 9781863722018. Inventory No: 14010250.. 9781863722018

Corgi, UK, 1976. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 216 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Corgi, UK, 1976. First Edition. This is the first Australian edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The incredible story of an Israeli mission that rescued 103 hostages from a hijacked jetliner. On June 27, 1976, Air France Flight 139 was hijacked by terrorists and flown to Entebbe Airport in Uganda. In the following agonizing days, Israeli passengers were singled out and held hostage. A week later on July 4, one hundred Israeli commandos raced 2,500 miles from Israel to Entebbe, landed in the middle of the night, and in a heart-stopping mission that lasted ninety minutes, killed all guerillas and freed 103 hostages. In captivating detail, Stevenson provides a fast-paced hour-by-hour narration from the hijacking… Leer más

Ian Allan, London, 2000. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 128 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Ian Allan, London, 2000. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Aviation; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0711009651. ISBN/EAN: 9780711009653. Inventory No: 19060241.. 9780711009653

Harper Collins, 2001. Trade Paperback. Good (ex-library). Trade Paperback. 326 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, 2001. *** CONDITION: This book is in good (ex-library) condition. More specifically: Ex-library with usual marks, stamps, stickers. Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have superficial edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Cover is protected in clear, self-adhesive laminate. Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: This text chronicles the events leading up to the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in the Pacific on July 30, 1945, the horrific aftermath at sea, and the contested political consequences in the US. The USS Indianapolis, a sophisticated cruiser that carried over a thousand men and part of an A-bomb, was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine at the end of World War II, catching the ship and the Navy off-guard. While many on board survived the sinking, hundreds of men died over… Leer más

Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2013. First Edition. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 308 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Allen & Unwin, Australia, 2013. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Absent Without Leave follows three wide-eyed twenty-one-year olds from their enlistment at the Sydney showground in 1940 to disembarking in the Middle East before being plunged into jungle warfare in the Asia Pacific. Private Stanley Livingston and his two best mates, Roy Lonsdale and Gordon Oxman, would by the end of the war be brothers-in-law as well as brothers in arms as Stanley would marry Roy's sister Evelyn, while Gordon would marry Lily Livingston, Stanley's younger sister. Over the course of the war, these three young men would be court-martialled four times for abandoning their training… Leer más

Corgi, UK, 1960. Reprint. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 284 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Corgi, UK, 1960. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has moderate reading creases. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Military & Warfare; Inventory No: 19070072..

Chatto & Windus, London, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Fair. Hardcover. 276 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Chatto & Windus, London, 1961. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in very good condition and comes in fair dust jacket. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Dust jacket has light creasing and mild foxing. Edges of dust jacket have superficial wear and major chips and/or tears. The dust jacket has been price-clipped. Dust jacket is protected in clear, plastic sleeve. Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are reasonably tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Inventory No: 19070054..

Ace, USA, 1961. First Edition. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 189 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Ace, USA, 1961. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are considerably tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Aviation. Inventory No: 17040164..

Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide, 1991. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Near Fine. Hardcover (Printed Boards). 137 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide, 1991. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0642158932. ISBN/EAN: 9780642158932. Inventory No: 19070030.. 9780642158932

Harper Collins, 2013. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 349 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Harper Collins, 2013. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Sticker residue on front cover.. SYNOPSIS: SAS is a crack team of men from the Australian Defence Force who can be relied upon to handle the most difficult, strategically sensitive and dangerous of military tasks. This book gives an account of the SAS. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN/EAN: 9780732298395. Inventory No: 21050052.. 9780732298395

Penguin, USA, 1943. Second Printing. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 189 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, USA, 1943. Second Printing. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing and mild soiling. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has minimal reading creases. . Pages are considerably tanned. Previous owner's name in ink. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Inventory No: 23040347..

Batsford, UK, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardcover. 256 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Batsford, UK, 1979. First Edition. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in good condition and comes in good dust jacket. More specifically: Edges of boards have superficial wear. Edges of dust jacket have moderate chipping. . Edges of pages are significantly foxed. Pages are lightly tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0713419660. ISBN/EAN: 9780713419665. Inventory No: 14010136.. 9780713419665

Penguin, Australia, 2003. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 306 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, Australia, 2003. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition except for gift inscription in ink blacked out. *** Quantity Available: 2. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0143001876. ISBN/EAN: 9780143001874. Inventory No: 20110035.. 9780143001874

Belmont Books, USA, 1968. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 155 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Belmont Books, USA, 1968. *** CONDITION: This book is in good condition. More specifically: Covers have moderate creasing. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has moderate lean. . Pages are reasonably tanned. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Inventory No: 17040168..

Fonthill Media, UK, 2016. First Edition. Trade Paperback. As New. Trade Paperback. 96 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Fonthill Media, UK, 2016. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in as new condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing or wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: The Apache helicopter is a revolutionary development in the history of war, designed to hunt, take out and destroy its targets, to inflict damage on its enemy and potentially destroy up to 256 targets in less than 5 minutes. Highly maneuverable and heavily armed, the combat-proven Apache helicopter is today the primary attack helicopter for many countries including United States, Royal Netherlands, United Kingdom and Greece, it is feared by many armed forces across the globe and also terror groups in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. Flying the Apache into battlefield is extremely dangerous, but with all its weapons, armor and sensor equipment, it… Leer más

Penguin, UK, 1986. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. 130 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Penguin, UK, 1986. First Edition. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Edges of covers have superficial wear. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are lightly tanned. Previous bookseller's stamp. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; History. ISBN: 0140523707. ISBN/EAN: 9780140523706. Inventory No: 14050214.. 9780140523706

Dorset Publishing, UK, 1988. Medium Trade Paperback. Very Good. Medium Trade Paperback. 160 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Dorset Publishing, UK, 1988. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have superficial rubbing/wear. Edges of covers have moderate edgewear and corners are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 0902129988. ISBN/EAN: 9780902129986. Inventory No: 24030164.. 9780902129986