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  • 16 Air Assault Brigade

    Britain's Rapid Reaction Force

    by Tim Ripley ...
    After the S.A.S., 16 Brigade is the most high profile formation in the British Army but to date there has been no complete history of its operations and activities. The aim of this book is to produce a history of Britains Elite Rapid Reaction Force 16 Air Assault Brigade.It will provide a historical narrative of 16 Brigades operations since its formation in 1999. It explains the innovative tactics ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Operation Enduring Freedom

    The Seeds of War in Afghanistan

    by Tim Ripley ...
    The first six months of the war in Afghanistan were incredibly confused. Few journalists or civilians had access to the main events and the result was the creation of many urban myths that persist to this day. This book reveals the truth behind Operation Enduring Freedom, its objectives, successes, failures and consequences. Tim Ripley has discovered what actually happened in the first six months ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Air War Iraq

    by Tim Ripley ...
    The book is a photo-journalistic record of the vitally important role that aviation played in the recent liberation of Iraq. It follows the part that American, British and Australian airpower played in each theatre of the campaign. It includes the many different missions that aircraft were tasked with, precision bombing, support of ground forces, clandestine air drops. Covering the initial build ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Middle East Airpower in the 21st Century

    by Tim Ripley ...
    The Middle East is potentially the worlds major and most dangerous trouble spot. This book looks at why airpower is of such strategic and tactical importance in the area. It provides an overview of the state of the air forces in the first decade of the 21st Century. Each air force will be profiled, aerospace industries reviewed, major campaigns in the past decade are examined and the future ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Army Aviation in Action

    Kosovo to Helmand

    by Tim Ripley ...
    The British Army is the UK's second largest operator of military aircraft, fielding more than 300 armed helicopters, fixed wing surveillance aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles. Its aviation units have been in the forefront of UK combat air operations in Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan between 1999 and 2010.HRH Prince Harry was recently awarded his 'wings' to allow him to begin training as an ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wehrmacht

    The German Army in World War II, 1939-1945

    by Tim Ripley ...
    To see the foreword, the introduction, a generous selection of sample pages, and more, visit the website The Wehrmacht website.In this unique volume, expert Tim Ripley introduces the reader to the world of the German army, covering in detail concepts such as mobile defense and the formidable Blitzkrieg, and explains why the Wehrmacht was able to fight so long, with such fearsome effectiveness. ... Read more

    $265.00 USD

  • Smoke Screens and Gas Masks

    Chemistry Goes to War

    by Tim Ripley ...
    Series series STEM on the Battlefield
    In the 1960s during the Vietnam War, US forces used a chemical substance called napalm to burn away the jungle in search of enemy soldiers. But when napalm came in contact with human skin, it caused horrific injuries. Its use in war became highly controversial.Chemistry has long been at the heart of warfare. The invention of gunpowder ninth-century China led to the development of guns, grenades, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Torpedoes, Missiles, and Cannons

    Physics Goes to War

    by Tim Ripley ...
    Series series STEM on the Battlefield
    In 1878 tiny Russian speedboats raced toward a huge enemy warship in the Black Sea. The speedboats carried new weapons called torpedoes. The Russian torpedoes struck the Turkish warship, and it sank. It was the first time small boats had destroyed a warship.Physics, or the science of forces, has always been an important part of war. In the late nineteenth century, inventors developed machine guns ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Conflict in the Balkans 1991–2000

    by Tim Ripley ...
    Series Book 24 - Combat Aircraft
    Exposing the true scale and significance of the deployment of air power in the Balkans, this book details the activities of NATO and UN aircraft as well as local pilots in the former Yugoslavia.From bombing by B-2 stealth bombers to air-to-air combat; from moving ground troops by helicopter to 'food-bombing' for refugees, air power played a vital role in 'Europe's Vietnam', and there is little ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Conflict in the Balkans 1991–2000

    by Tim Ripley ...
    Series Book 24 - Combat Aircraft
    Exposing the true scale and significance of the deployment of air power in the Balkans, this book details the activities of NATO and UN aircraft as well as local pilots in the former Yugoslavia.From bombing by B-2 stealth bombers to air-to-air combat; from moving ground troops by helicopter to 'food-bombing' for refugees, air power played a vital role in 'Europe's Vietnam', and there is little ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

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  • Afghan Heat: SAS Operations in Afghanistan

    War in Afghanistan, #1

    by Steve Stone ...
    Series Book 1 - War in Afghanistan
    Afghan Heat is a fast paced story of an SAS operative based on real operations in Afghanistan. From SAS selection through to a tour on the battlefields of Afghanistan. The book follows individual operations where special forces, aircraft, and the latest surveillance technology are fused together - in order to capture key figures or simply take out an enemy stronghold.The books account is both ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Panzer Combat Reports

    by Bob Carruthers ...
    This fascinating compilation of wartime battlefield reports drawn from British, American, Russian and German sources has been carefully selected by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers to produce an absorbing overview of the life and death of Germanys Panzer forces as the events unfolded during World War II. Featured topics include the Tiger, Panther, flame throwing tanks, ... Read more

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