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  • The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 1

    From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894–1922

    by H. P. Willmott ...
    Series Book 1 - The Last Century of Sea Power
    "In this first of three volumes on sea power, the author reviews the story of political, economic, and military oceanic control from the 1890s through WWI." — ChoiceThe transition to modern war at sea began during the period of the Sino-Japanese War (1894–1895) and the Spanish-American War (1898) and was propelled forward rapidly by the advent of the dreadnought and the nearly continuous state of ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 2

    From Washington to Tokyo, 1922–1945

    by H. P. Willmott ...
    Series Book 2 - The Last Century of Sea Power
    "An important contribution . . . a thoughtful account of the years preceding the Second World War and, at much greater length, of the war itself." — HistoryIn this second volume of his history of naval power in the 20th century, H. P. Willmott follows the fortunes of the established seafaring nations of Europe along with two upstarts—the United States and Japan. Emerging from World War I in ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Crusade

    by H.P. Willmott ...
    The best balanced one-volume history of the Second World War in its coverage of all the major themes and all the fronts. Willmotts fresh insights into the war on the Eastern Front are an outstanding feature. Russell F. Weigley, author of Eisenhowers Lieutenants: The Campaign of France and Germany, 194445The Great Crusade is a single-volume tour de force combining narrative, interpretation, and ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Empires in the Balance

    Japanese and Allied Pacific Strategies to April 1942

    by H. P Willmott ...
    The respected British military historian H. P. Willmott presents the first of a three-volume appraisal of the strategic policies of the countries involved in the Pacific War. Remarkable in its scope and depth of research, his thoughtful analysis covers the whole range of political, economic, military, and naval activity in the Pacific. This first volume comprehensively covers events between ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • The American Military Tradition

    From Colonial Times to the Present

    by Owen Connelly, Jerome A. Greene, Christopher C. Harmon, Walter L. Hixson, Pierce C. Mullen, David Valaik, H P. Willmott, David R. Woodward, Kevin Gannon, William Garrett Piston ...
    In The American Military Tradition historians John M. Carroll and Colin F. Baxter gather an esteemed group of military historians to explore the pivotal issues and themes in American warfare from the Colonial era to the present conflict in Iraq. From the reliance on militia and the Minutemen of the American Revolution to the all-volunteer specialized troops of today, these twelve essays analyze ... Read more

    $55.09 USD

  • Clausewitz Reconsidered

    by H. P. Willmott, Michael B. Barrett ...
    Series series Praeger Security International
    This fascinating book assesses Prussian military thinker Carl von Clausewitz's famous theory on warfare in relation to historical and modern-day conflict—and future trends.Carl von Clausewitz's On War is arguably the most important single work ever written on the theory of warfare and military strategy. In Clausewitz Reconsidered, two prominent military historians assess his theories, examining ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

  • The War with Japan

    The Period of Balance, May 1942-October 1943

    by H. P. Willmott ...
    Series series
    Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 was the beginning of the United States' battle with Japan during World War II. In the months following the attack, Japan was successful in a series of victories throughout Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. Then, from May 1942 to October 1943, the Japanese and the United States engaged in a series of fierce clashes in the Southwest Pacific. Both ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • A Gathering Darkness

    The Coming of War to the Far East and the Pacific, 1921–1942

    by H. P. Willmott, Haruo Tohmatsu ...
    Series series
    The United States' involvement in World War II began with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. But for Japan, the conflict began at a much earlier date. This book focuses on Japan and the events in its military history leading up to and including Pearl Harbor. Unique in its perspective, A Gathering Darkness shows how historical events in the 1920s and 1930s steered the country ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

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    by Edward J. Drea ...
    Series series The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II

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  • Turning the Tide

    Decisive Battles of the Second World War

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    The Second World War was the final global conflict of the twentieth century. It involved more combatants, and a wider range of battlefield terrain than any other conflict in history, from the frozen plains of Russia to the baking Libyan desert, and from the atolls of the Pacific to the skies over Britain.In Turning the Tide, Nigel Cawthorne has taken a fresh look at the crucial battles which ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Destined For War

    Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?

    by Graham Allison ...
    NATIONAL BESTSELLER | NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR.From an eminent international security scholar, an urgent examination of the geopolitical conditions that could produce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and China—and how it might be prevented.China and the United States are heading toward a war neither wants. The reason is Thucydides’s Trap: when a rising power ... Read more

    $18.49 USD

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  • No Bended Knee

    The Battle for Guadalcanal

    by Merrill B. Twining ...
    “A VIVID NARRATIVE . . . A splendid first-person account of the costly campaign that enabled Allied forces to wrest Guadalcanal from the Japanese in World War II’s Pacific theater.”—Kirkus Reviews“By reading and studying No Bended Knee, the military professional can gain an appreciation for war at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Twining writes as he served his corps—boldly and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD