Elite Fighting Forces - Jeremy Black

Elite Fighting Forces - Jeremy Black

Many of the most famous fighting forces in history have been elite units, specially trained and equipped for particular tasks – imperial guards, shock troops, fighter pilots or behind-enemy-lines special forces. | This is the most authoritative and up-to-date account of such units available. Each

Fighting Forces of the Second World War: On Land (Miles John C.)(Pevná vazba)

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World

Fighting Forces of the Second World War: At Sea (Miles John)(Pevná vazba)

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World

Stormblood (Szal Jeremy)(Paperback)

Vakov Fukasawa used to be a Reaper: a bio-enhanced soldier fighting for the Harmony, against a brutal invading empire. He's still fighting now, on a different battlefield: taking on stormtech. To make him a perfect soldier, Harmony injected him with the DNA of an extinct alien race, altering his

A Brief History of Italy (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

'Jeremy Black skilfully sketches social, cultural and political trends' - Christina Hardyment, Times audiobook of the week'A remarkable mixture of cold history, wide culture and personal experience'Ciro Paoletti, Secretary General of the Italian Commission of Military HistoryDespite the Roman

A History of Diplomacy (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

In A History of Diplomacy, historian Jeremy Black investigates how a form of courtly negotiation and information-gathering in the early modern period developed through increasing globalization into a world-shaping force in twenty-first-century politics. The monarchic systems of the sixteenth

The Elite: The A-Z of Modern Special Operations Forces (Neville Leigh)(Pevná vazba)

Created by a world leader in modern Special Forces with access to some of the most secretive elite units, this book provides a fascinating overview of Special Forces units around the world, including the SAS and Delta Force. Using stunning photographs from around the world, including some

A Bespoke Murder (Marston Edward)(Paperback)

With thousands of Britons fighting in the trenches, a severely depleted police force remains behind to keep the Home Front safe and continue the fight against crime, espionage, and military desertion. In London, Scotland Yard is already overstretched when the sinking of the Lusitania sparks an

The Great War and the Making of the Modern World (Black Jeremy)(Paperback)

Casting aside conventional narratives of The Great War, Jeremy Black returns to a vast range of original sources and investigates not only the key events of the war, but its consequences in restructuring the old order. Black also considers the struggle not only in its historical context, but also

History of the Second World War in 100 Maps (Black Jeremy)(Pevná vazba)

In this highly original work Jeremy Black, one of world's leading military and cartographic historians, shows how fundamental maps were to the conflict as he charts its historical sweep across each of the major

Royal Air Force Fighting Biplanes - A Pictorial History of Front-Line Aircraft between the Wars (Ord-Hume Arthur W J G)(Paperback / softback)

Armies of Russia's War in Ukraine (Galeotti Mark)(Paperback)

Illustrated investigation of the forces fighting today's civil war in Ukraine, including Russian regular and clandestine units. Using his extensive contacts in both Russia and Ukraine, and access to a mass of official and unofficial sources, Mark Galeotti presents a thorough and intriguing primer

Complete Roman Army (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback)

The Roman army was one of the most successful fighting forces in history. Its organization and tactics were highly advanced and were unequaled until the modern era. Spectacular monuments to its perseverance and engineering skill are still visible today, most notably Hadrian's Wall and the

German Armour Lost on the Western Front (Carruthers Bob)(Paperback)

The German armored forces lost some 10,000 armored fighting vehicles. Today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. We are fortunate therefore that these unique photographs detail the fate of the Panzers destroyed in action in the

Such Big Teeth (Hutchinson Crouch Gabby)(Paperback / softback)

Can Gretel persuade Gilde the Bear Witch to join forces with her friends, or at least stop fighting them? Can Hansel find a way to heal the land's divisions before disaster strikes them all? And which cunning disguises will Trevor the spider come up with this time? Discover the answers to all these

Historie 20. století - Jeremy Black

Kniha Historie 20. století jednoho z předních světových historiků Jeremyho Blacka přináší ambiciózní a současně přehledné a bohatě ilustrované dějiny světa ve 20. století. Zachycuje události, postavy, ideologie, kulturní proměny a dramatickou politiku této bouřlivé doby,

Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe (Buckley John)(Paperback)

Historian John Buckley offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain's fighting forces during World War Two, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for the forces of Hitler's Germany. Following Britain's military commanders and troops across the battlefields of Europe,

Inside Force Recon: Recon Marines in Vietnam (Lanning Michael Lee)(Paperback)

Behind-enemy-lines stories of elite Marines in Vietnam Force Recon companies were the eyes and ears of the Marine Corps in Vietnam. Classified as special operations capable, Force Recon Marines ventured into the enemy's backyard to conduct reconnaissance and launched deliberate strikes against the

Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit (Haney Eric)(Paperback)

Now the inspiration for the CBS Television drama, The Unit. Delta Force. They are the U.S. Army's most elite top-secret strike force. They dominate the modern battlefield, but you won't hear about their heroics on CNN. No headlines can reveal their top-secret missions, and no book has ever taken

Eagle Down: The Last Special Forces Fighting the Forever War (Donati Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

A Wall Street Journal national security reporter takes readers into the lives of U.S. Special Forces on the front lines against the Taliban and Islamic State, where a new and covert war is keeping Afghanistan from collapse. 'Powerful, important, and searing.' --General David Petraeus, U.S. Army

History of Europe - From Pre-History to the 21st Century (Black Professor Jeremy)(Paperback / softback)

Bren Gun Carrier: Britain's Universal War Machine (Jackson Robert)(Paperback)

One of the most versatile fighting vehicles in the British army and many other forces for a quarter of a century, the Universal Carrier - more popularly known by its original title of Bren Gun Carrier - was developed as a fast and agile infantry-support vehicle. In this volume in Pen & Sword's

Stručné středomořské dějiny - Jeremy Black

Stručné středomořské dějiny se zaměřují na historii jihoevropských zemí, pozornost ale věnují i Balkánu, Turecku, Sýrii, Libanonu a Izraeli (starověké Levantě) a arabským zemím v severní Africe. Výklad počíná antickým starověkem a je doveden až do posledních let. V

Stručné španělské dějiny - Jeremy Black

Stručné španělské dějiny přinášejí průřez historií této jihoevropské země od prehistorických prvopočátků až po současnost. Text doplňují desítky rámečků věnovaných vybraným tématům, jako např. španělské kuchyni, křesťanskému válečníkovi Cidovi či malíři