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  • On War (Complete edition translated by J. J. Graham)
    Carl von Clausewitz / J. J. Graham / JJGraham
    Carl von Clausewitz entered the Prussian military at the age of twelve as a Lance-Corporal and would go on to obtain the rank of Major-General. In “On War”, Clausewitz draws upon his experiences fighting in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, as well as his military studies at the “Kriegsakademie”, or Prussian War Academy, which he would eventually become director of. Cl...
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    24,61 €

  • Inconspicuous
    Wes Choc
    This is about how an unplanned encounter by the author evolved into a worthy story ...a life story about how a young Walter Rothwell, born in the US, grew up in Switzerland and became fluent in four languages by the time he was ...drafted in the US Army during World War II.  Being drafted the same month that the war ended might seem fortuitous, but because of his shrewd languag...
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    12,00 €

  • The View From First Mountain
    William G. Hanne / William GHanne
    The Croatian War of Independence ended with the success of Operation Storm on August 7, 1995.  Less than five months later, Bill Hanne found himself part of the Democracy Transition Long Range Management Program and packing for Zagreb.  With his background in military intelligence, plus graduate degrees in political geography and education policy and planning, Dr. Hanne brought...
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    35,53 €

  • The Battles of the British Empire
    Nehal Kaur
    The vast scale and number of battles that the British Empire engaged in during its colonial expansion is truly monumental. It is this historical enormity that has inspired the creation of this book series, 'The Battles of the British Empire.' This series serves as a tribute to the remarkable military endeavours and strategic genius demonstrated by the British forces over centur...
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    40,63 €

  • Greatest Naval Battles in History
    Nehal Kaur
    'Great Naval Battles of History' takes readers on a captivating voyage through the extensive seas of time, examining fifteen significant naval conflicts that have profoundly influenced the trajectory of history. This book pays homage to the strategic acumen, the economic ramifications, and the extensive repercussions of these historic wars. Every chapter delves deeply into a cr...
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    29,43 €

  • The Battles that made America
    Nehal Kaur
    The nineteenth century is a crucial period in American history, as the nation’s identity and future were shaped amidst great promise and ambition. 'The Battles That Made America' examines this pivotal era, investigating twelve key clashes that not only moulded the course of the United States but also solidified its eventual rise as the foremost worldwide authority. This researc...
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    29,59 €

  • The Straits Equation
    Fahad Al-Mahri
    Modern globalisation depends on a handful of waterways where the sea narrows and power concentrates. The Straits Equation takes readers into three of the most consequential of these passages - the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, and Bab el-Mandeb - to show how geography becomes strategy. At these junctions, oil and container flows, naval patrols, local livelihoods, and...
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    44,42 €

  • The Greatest Generals of the British Empire
    Nehal Kaur
    Welcome to 'The Greatest Generals of the British Empire,' a journey through the lives of twelve extraordinary military leaders who have left an indelible mark on history. This book is tailored especially for young readers who are on the cusp of higher education, as well as for the curious minds eager to explore the rich history of the British Empire. My previous work on the bat...
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    41,26 €

  • Command of the Air
    GRANT WHITLOCK
    An air commander cannot control what he cannot see. That single principle sits at the heart of Command of the Air, a strategic and operational history of how the Gulf War coalition planned, coordinated, and executed one of the most complex air campaigns in military history - and what its command-and-control architecture reveals about modern warfare more broadly.This is a seriou...
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    53,94 €

  • Napoleon Bonaparte’s Greatest Battles
    Nehal Kaur
    'Napoleon Bonaparte’s Greatest Battles' takes readers on a vivid exploration of the most significant military conflicts led by one of history’s most celebrated commanders. This story is a concentrated account, emphasising conflicts in which Napoleon played a pivotal role. Therefore, this document focuses solely on the conflicts in which Napoleon personally participated, excludi...
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    52,55 €

  • Greatest Generals of World War II
    Nehal Kaur
    'Great Generals of World War II' presents a captivating account that reveals the strategic genius and unwavering determination of the twelve most prominent military commanders of the Second World War. This book chronicles the events and changes that occurred during the turbulent years of 1939-1945, a time characterised by widespread international war and profound development. T...
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    34,75 €

  • The War We Almost Lost
    Art Edwards
    In The War We Almost Lost, the author takes readers deep inside the fragile edge of history, when the world stood one step away from a very different outcome in World War II. This is not just another retelling of battles and dates; it is a gripping examination of how wars are truly won or nearly lost long before the first shot is fired. Through a detailed look at 1941, the auth...
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    15,25 €

  • The Battle of Manzikert 1071 A.D.
    Antonios athenaeus
    At Manzikert, the struggle for the eastern frontier became a crisis that would transform the future of Byzantium.In 1071 A.D., Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes led a major imperial army across Anatolia to recover Manzikert and Khliat and restore Byzantine control near Lake Van. While Romanos advanced from the west, the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan abandoned his campaign in Syria and mov...
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    23,28 €

  • A Theory of War
    Jim Storr
    How well do you actually understand war?For over 2,000 years, military thinkers have tried to explain war; yet no single, coherent theory has ever truly captured how it works. A Theory of War sets out to change that.This is not a history book. It is not a collection of opinions. It is a clear, structured attempt to define war from first principles; grounded in evidence, not fas...
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    40,01 €

  • American Airpower
    S. Michael Pavelec
    This collection of essays presents a clear, authoritative study of airpower, combining historical narrative, thematic analysis, and expert perspective to show how military operations and national security have been shaped by airpower over the past 120 years. American Airpower offers a clear, balanced examination of how airpower has been developed, applied, and what it can-and c...
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    106,84 €

  • The Seven Years’ War
    William F. Chatham-Hayes
    Before there was a First World War, there was THE first world war, and almost no one remembers it.In 1754, a twenty-two-year-old Virginia militia officer named George Washington fired the opening shots of a conflict in a wet Pennsylvania forest. Neither he nor anyone else present had the slightest idea that within two years, the fighting would spread to five continents. Within ...
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    33,57 €

  • The Battle of Megalopolis 331 B.C.
    Antonios athenaeus
    The Battle of Megalopolis was Sparta’s last great attempt to break Macedonian supremacy in Greece.In 331 B.C., while Alexander the Great was campaigning deep within the Persian Empire, King Agis III of Sparta launched a major revolt against Macedonian rule. After years of preparation and diplomacy, Agis gathered Spartan, Peloponnesian, and mercenary forces to challenge the poli...
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    23,29 €

  • The Battle of Tegyra 375 B.C.
    Antonios athenaeus
    The Battle of Tegyra marked the first open-field defeat of a Spartan army by a smaller Greek force.In 375 B.C., only four years before the decisive Battle of Leuctra, Pelopidas led a small Theban force against Orchomenus, hoping to exploit the temporary absence of its Spartan garrison. Forced to abandon the operation after learning that reinforcements had already entered the ci...
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    23,28 €

  • The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
    Niccolò Machiavelli
    'उद्देश्य की पूर्ति के लिए अपनाए गए साधन उचित माने जाते हैं - द प्रिंस (इतालवी: इल प्रिन्सिपे; लैटिन: दे प्रिन्सीपेटीबस) 16वीं शताब्दी का एक राजनीतिक ग्रंथ है, जिसे इतालवी राजनयिक और राजनीतिक विचारक निकोलो मैकियावेली ने नए शासकों और राजपरिवारों के लिए एक मार्गदर्शिका के रूप में लिखा था। द प्रिंस का मुख्य विचार यह है कि शासक के उद्देश्यों, जैसे राज्य की सुरक्षा, स्थिरता और यश की...
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    20,07 €

  • The Command of the Sea
    Archibald Hurd
    At the dawn of the twentieth century, as Imperial Germany embarked on an ambitious naval expansion under the Navy Acts of 1898 and 1900, the question of who would command the seas became the defining strategic anxiety of the age. Archibald Hurd, one of the foremost British naval journalists and commentators of his era, produced this incisive analysis of sea power at a moment wh...
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    33,20 €

  • El Arte De La Guerra
    Sun Tzu
    El Arte de la Guerra, escrito por Sun Tzu hace más de dos mil años, es una obra fundamental sobre estrategia, liderazgo, disciplina y toma de decisiones. Sus enseñanzas demuestran que la victoria no depende únicamente de la fuerza, sino de la inteligencia, la preparación y el conocimiento tanto de uno mismo como del adversario.A través de principios claros y profundos, Sun Tzu ...
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    4,70 €

  • The Encyclopedia of Unconventional Warfare
    Len Biel
    Unconventional warfare is not the exception. It is the historical rule.For centuries, strategic thought, international law, and military institutions have treated symmetric state-on-state industrial war as the natural baseline of conflict. History shows the opposite. From Paleolithic raids and Scythian dispersal tactics to hybrid gray-zone campaigns, networked terrorism, cyber ...
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    39,63 €

  • The Battle of Nineveh 627 A.D.
    Antonios athenaeus
    At Nineveh, the fate of the Sasanian Empire-and the survival of the Eastern Roman Empire-was decided.In 627 A.D., Emperor Heraclius led one of the most daring campaigns of Late Antiquity deep into the heart of the Sasanian Empire. Refusing to remain on the defensive after years of devastating Persian invasions, he carried the war across Armenia into northern Mesopotamia, forcin...
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    22,71 €

  • Great Battles of Frederick the Great
    Tad Holtsinger
    Experience the battles that transformed Europe and established Frederick the Great as one of history’s greatest military commanders.Step onto the battlefields of the Seven Years’ War and witness the campaigns that reshaped the balance of power in eighteenth-century Europe. Through detailed battle narratives, tactical analysis, full-color illustrations, and clear battlefield map...
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    30,27 €

  • The Left Handed Legion
    Corvin Ashworth Lane
    For more than two thousand years, roughly one soldier in ten has marched, trained, and fought using a hand his own army was never built for.The Left Handed Legion traces the hidden history of left handedness in the armies of the world, from the shield walls of ancient Greece and Rome, where a single reversed shield could break an entire formation, to the medieval church, where ...
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    28,13 €

  • The Art of War, A Large Print Annotated Edition
    Tzu Sun / Lionel Giles
    For readers who prefer a clearer, more comfortable reading experience, this Large Print Edition is set in 17-point Atkinson Hyperlegible, a modern typeface designed to improve readability through larger, more distinguishable letterforms and generous spacing.For more than two thousand years, The Art of War has been read by military leaders, statesmen, entrepreneurs, and thoughtf...
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    16,44 €

  • Warriors of the Ancient World
    Theron Quill
    Warriors of the Ancient World is not a glossy parade of famous names and dramatic last stands. It is a grounded, wide-ranging study of ancient warfare as a system: how armies were raised, fed, organised, moved, and held together long before firearms changed the battlefield. Instead of romanticising combat, the book asks the harder and more useful questions. How did leaders comm...
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    57,56 €

  • Warriors of the Ancient World
    Theron Quill
    Warriors of the Ancient World is not a glossy parade of famous names and dramatic last stands. It is a grounded, wide-ranging study of ancient warfare as a system: how armies were raised, fed, organised, moved, and held together long before firearms changed the battlefield. Instead of romanticising combat, the book asks the harder and more useful questions. How did leaders comm...
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    31,74 €

  • Battles That Changed the World
    Adrian Mercer
    Battles That Changed the World is a sharp, wide-ranging history of decisive clashes that did more than settle a day’s fighting. It examines how certain battles altered the balance of power so dramatically that dynasties fell, empires rose, borders shifted, trade routes changed, and entire political orders had to be rebuilt. Rather than treating war as spectacle, the book focuse...
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    48,74 €

  • Battles That Changed the World
    Adrian Mercer
    Battles That Changed the World is a sharp, wide-ranging history of decisive clashes that did more than settle a day’s fighting. It examines how certain battles altered the balance of power so dramatically that dynasties fell, empires rose, borders shifted, trade routes changed, and entire political orders had to be rebuilt. Rather than treating war as spectacle, the book focuse...
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    23,84 €