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“colonel stuart macrae”

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  • Winston Churchill's Toyshop

    The Inside Story of Military Intelligence (Research)

    by Colonel Stuart MacRae ...
    The inside story of one of the most famous of all the 'back rooms' of the Second World War - and of the men and women who worked for it. Conceived by Winston Churchill to circumvent the delays, frustrations and inefficiencies of the service ministries, Department M.D.1. earned from its detractors the soubriquet 'Winston Churchill's Toyshop', yet from a tiny underground workshop housed in the ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

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  • The World's Great Tanks: From 1916 to the Present Day

    From 1916 to the Present Day

    by Ford, Roger ...
    Series series Military Classics
    The World's Great Tanks examines the best tanks to have ever entered combat - from the earliest British Mark IVs and Vs to classic World War II tanks such as the Russian T-34, the American Sherman, and the German Tiger and Panther tanks to the more modern tanks, such as the Abrams, T-72, Challenger and Leopard. The book details the development of these key vehicles and significant breakthroughs ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Luck of the Devil

    Flying Swordfish in WWII: The Memoirs of Robert le Page

    by Robert le Page ...
    Robert le Page flew with the Fleet Air Arm from 1940 to 1945, mostly in 816 Squadron flying carrier-based Fairey Swordfish. He saw action mine-laying off Cherbourg, hunting U-boats, escorting convoys in the North Atlantic and Arctic seas and covering D-Day. Much of his early war years were aboard HMS Dasher and he was lucky to be ashore when the carrier mysteriously exploded and sank in the Clyde. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Special Forces

    A Guided Tour of U.S. Army Special Forces

    by Tom Clancy, John Gresham ...
    Series Book 7 - Tom Clancy's Military Referenc
    They are sent to the world's hot spots-on covert missions fraught with danger. They are called on to perform at the peak of their physical and mental capabilities, primed for combat and surveillance, yet ready to pitch in with disaster relief operations. They are the Army's Special Forces Groups. Now follow Tom Clancy as he delves into the training and tools, missions and mindset of these elite ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Tank Spotter’s Guide

    by The Tank Museum ...
    A compact guide to 40 of iconic tanks which have shaped the face of modern warfare.Invented during World War I to break the grim deadlock of the Western Front trenches, tanks have gone on to revolutionise warfare. From the lightning Blitzkrieg assaults of World War II to the great battles in the Middle Eastern desert and the largest ever tank battles on the Eastern Front, tanks have become one of ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • The Last Raid: How World War II Ended, August 1945

    by Daniel Ford ...
    While the Japanese war cabinet argued about whether to surrender, and on what terms, the U.S. Army Strategic Air Force on Guam and Tinian geared up for a thousand-plane raid upon the Empire. It would be the last air raid of the Second World War. This little book, which first appeared in Air & Space / Smithsonian magazine on the 50th anniversary of the war's end, tells the story of those momentous ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower

    by David Fletcher ...
    Series Book 136 - New Vanguard
    A fire-breathing monster on the battlefield, the Churchill Crocodile was one of the most awe-inspiring weapons of World War II.Tank expert David Fletcher chronicles the development of the flamethrower tank, examining the dramatic effect of these tanks in battle from use in France to the terrifying attack on the Senio River in Italy, as well as investigating the post-war use of Crocodiles to burn ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Japanese Tanks 1939–45

    by Steven J. Zaloga ...
    Series Book 137 - New Vanguard
    The Japanese Army used tanks to great effect in the build-up to World War II.Inspired by European designs, in the 1920s and 1930s an innovative Japanese tank program facilitated their campaigns in China prior to the Pacific War. During the ensuing war against the Allies tanks were deployed imaginatively in jungle terrain previously thought impassable by such vehicles, being integral in Malaya and ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Ninja Weapons

    Chain and Shuriken

    by Charles Gruzanski ...
    This informative martial arts book, Ninja Weapons introduces the exciting and deadly secrets of ninjutsu—the chain and the shuriken.The Masaki school of chain fighting was developed in the feudal society of the early eighteenth century by a swordsman-sentry in Edo (Tokyo) Castle. Feeling that the shedding of blood in such a hallowed place would be disgraceful, he devised the combat use of the ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • The Flintlock Musket

    Brown Bess and Charleville 1715–1865

    by Stuart Reid ...
    Series Book 44 - Weapon
    The flintlock or firelock musket is one of the most iconic weapons in history.Used on the battlefields of the English Civil War, it was then carried by both sides at Blenheim, Bunker Hill, Waterloo and the Alamo, and dominated warfare for more than 150 years, with military service as late as the American Civil War in the 1860s.Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this engaging ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • Fighting Flotilla

    RN Laforey Class Destroyers in World War II

    by Peter C. Smith ...
    The Laforays were the largest, most powerfully armed and successful ships of this type to see frontline action with the Royal Navy in WWII. They were also the handsomest warships to see service and presented a perfect combination of power and speed. They were assigned to the most dangerous theaters of war including Force H, sailing between Gibraltar and Malta, from where they operated against the ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bronze Age Military Equipment

    by Dan Howard ...
    "A very valuable piece of work, providing a splendid overview" of the weapons, armor, shields and chariots used in warfare from 3000 BC to 1200 BC (HistoryOfWar.org).This book is a fascinating discussion of the development of the military equipment of the earliest organized armies. Dan Howard describes the development of weapons, armor and chariots, how they were made and their tactical use in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus