Military / War
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Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution
$21.99 Add to cartOn July 9, 1755, British regulars and American colonial troops under the command of General Edward Braddock, commander in chief of the British Army in North America, were attacked by French and Native… [more below]
- Series: Pivotal Moments in American History
- Author: Preston, David L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: December 01 2017
- ISBN10: 0190658517
- Language: English
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First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11
$21.99 Read moreAn award-winning journalist reveals the dramatic true story of the CIA’s Team Alpha, the first Americans to be dropped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan after 9/11.
America is reeling; Al-Qaeda has st… [more below]
- Author: Harnden, Toby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 316540978
- Language: English
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An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Uniforms of the Roman World: A Detailed Study of the Armies of Rome and Their Enemies, Including the Etruscans, Sam
$35.00 Add to cartAn unprecedented visual reference of the fighting men of the period from 8th century BC to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, with over 670 expert images of military dress, weaponry, artillery, ships… [more below]
- Author: Kiley, Kevin F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: February 16 2013
- ISBN10: 0754823873
- Language: English
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The Art of War: Translated and Introduced by Peter Harris
$24.00 Add to cartThe ancient Chinese military classic that is widely admired today by both military and business strategists–in a new translation, with new notes and commentary.
For more than two thousand years, The- Series: Everyman’s Library Classics
- Author: Sun-Tzu
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: March 13 2018
- ISBN10: 1101908009
- Language: English
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Washington’s Marines: The Origins of the Corps and the American Revolution, 1775-1777
$34.95 Add to cartWinner, 2024 Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award
The fighting prowess of United States Marines is second to none, but few know of the Corps’ humble beginnings and what it achieved during the early years … [more below]
- Author: Bohm, Jason Q.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: May 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1611216265
- Language: English
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The U.S. Navy: A Concise History
$20.99 Add to cartThis fast-paced narrative traces the emergence of the United States Navy as a global power from its birth during the American Revolution through to its current superpower status. The story highlights … [more below]
- Author: Symonds, Craig L.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: November 30 2015
- ISBN10: 0199394946
- Language: English
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The Cassville Affairs: Johnston, Hood, and the Failed Confederate Strategy in the Atlanta Campaign, 19 May 1864
$39.00 Add to cartCivil War historians have remained baffled over the Cassville controversies for the past 150 plus years. There are two versions of events: Confederate commanding General Joseph E. Johnston’s story, an… [more below]
- Author: Jenkins Sr. Robert D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 440
- Publish Date: February 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0881469319
- Language: English
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An Eye for Injustice: Robert C. Sims and Minidoka
$21.95 Add to cartAs wartime hysteria mounted following the December 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, and the U.S. government began forcibly relocating all West
- Author: Stacy, Susan M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: February 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0874223768
- Language: English
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The Spanish Civil War
$26.00 Add to cart“Mr. Thomas has understood the Spanish Civil War] incredibly well and has written it superbly. A full, vivid and deeply serious treatment of a great subject.”–Vincent Sheean, The New York Times Book… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library (Paperback)
- Author: Thomas, Hugh
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 1136
- Publish Date: December 04 2001
- ISBN10: 0375755152
- Language: English
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The Second World War: A Complete History
$44.99 Add to cartMartin Gilbert’s presents A “magisterial” (New York Times) single-volume history of the Second World War.
It began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. By the time it came to an e- Author: Gilbert, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 928
- Publish Date: June 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0805076239
- Language: English
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The First World War: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartBy the time the First World War ended in 1918, eight million people had died in what had been perhaps the most apocalyptic episode the world had known.
This Very Short Introduction provides a concise- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Howard, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: April 09 2007
- ISBN10: 0199205590
- Language: English
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Lockheed Blackbird: Beyond the Secret Missions – The Missing Chapters
$80.00 Read moreThe SR-71 Blackbird is an iconic aircraft that has come to symbolize America’s technological superiority during the Cold War. Using recently declassified information, globally renowned expert Paul Cri
- Author: Crickmore, Paul F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1472851382
- Language: English
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Dispatches: Introduction by Robert Stone
$28.00 Add to cartWritten on the front lines in Vietnam, Dispatches became an immediate classic of war reportage when it was published in 1977.
From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches m
- Series: Everyman’s Library Classics & Contemporary Classics
- Author: Herr, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 17 2009
- ISBN10: 0307270807
- Language: English
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Half Century, Baby!: Fifty Years of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat
$70.00 Add to cartHalf Century, Baby! marks the 50th anniversary of the first two Grumman F-14A fleet squadrons (VF-1 and VF-2) receiving their first Tomcats during the summer of 1973. This lavishly illustrated volume … [more below]
- Author: Bangs?, Mads
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 250
- Publish Date: January 21 2024
- ISBN10: 1911658921
- Language: English
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The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Guns: Pistols, Rifles, Revolvers, Machine and Submachine Guns Through History in 1100 Clear Photographs
$35.00 Add to cartAn authoritative historical guide to the world of military, antique and law-enforcement firearms, photographed throughout.
- Author: Fowler, Will
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 07 2016
- ISBN10: 0754831760
- Language: English
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Fateful Lightning: A New History of the Civil War & Reconstruction
$23.99 Add to cartThe Civil War is the greatest trauma ever experienced by the American nation, a four-year paroxysm of violence that left in its wake more than 600,000 dead, more than 2 million refugees, and the destr… [more below]
- Author: Guelzo, Allen C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: May 18 2012
- ISBN10: 0199843287
- Language: English
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Operation Barbarossa: The History of a Cataclysm
$40.99 Add to cartAuthor of an acclaimed history of the Battle of the Atlantic during World War Two (OUP 2016), Jonathan Dimbleby now offers a compelling account of the largest military operation not only of World War … [more below]
- Author: Dimbleby, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0197547214
- Language: English
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The Gallic War
$9.94 Add to cartThe Gallic War, published on the eve of the civil war which led to the end of the Roman Republic, is an autobiographical account written by one of the most famous figures of European history. This new… [more below]
- Series: Oxford World’s Classics (Paperback)
- Author: Caesar, Julius
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0199540268
- Language: English
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Five Tragic Hours: The Battle of Franklin
$24.95 Add to cartOn a November afternoon in 1864, the weary Gen. John Bell Hood surveyed the army waiting to attack the Federals at Franklin, Tennessee. He gave the signal almost at dusk, and the Confederates rushed f… [more below]
- Author: McDonough, James Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: June 30 1984
- ISBN10: 0870493973
- Language: English
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U.S. Destroyers, Revised Edition: An Illustrated Design History
$105.00 Read moreThe Norman Friedman Illustrated Design History series of U.S. warships books has been an industry standard for three decades and has sold thousands of copies worldwide. To mark and celebrate this achi… [more below]
- Author: Friedman, Norman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 568
- Publish Date: August 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1682477576
- Language: English
