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ISBN: 9781848846401 - The Brunei Revolt 1962-1963 The Brunei Revolt 1962-1963
Nicholas van der Bijl

ISBN10: 1848846401  ISBN13: 9781848846401
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 10 Dec 2012
In December 1962, nationalists in Brunei, the hugely wealthy small kingdom on the North Coast of Borneo, formed the Army of North Kalimantan (TNKU) and, demanding greater democracy, engineered a rebellion against the Sultan and seized a large... More

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ISBN: 9781781591536 - Total Destruction of the Tamil Tigers Total Destruction of the Tamil Tigers
Paul L Moorcraft

ISBN10: 1781591539  ISBN13: 9781781591536
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 21 Feb 2013
A gripping, authoritative and closely researched account of the controversial 26 year Sri Lankan Civil War which ended in 2009. In 2009 the Sri Lankan government forces literally eradicated the Tamil Tiger insurgency after 26 years of civil war. More

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ISBN: 9781848848191 - Korea - The Ground War from Both Sides Korea - The Ground War from Both Sides
Philip Chinnery

ISBN10: 1848848196  ISBN13: 9781848848191
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 20 Mar 2013
Superb rare images of the all-too-often neglected Korean War. Covers the ground war from both the United Nations and Communist (North Korean/Chinese) perspectives. Vividly illustrates the fierce fighting in appalling weather and unforgiving... More

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ISBN: 9781909384262 - Chicken Street Chicken Street
John Lane

ISBN10: 1909384267  ISBN13: 9781909384262
Publisher: Helion & Company
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 14 Mar 2013
This captivating work tells of Afghanistan before the Taliban This captivating work tells of Afghanistan before the Taliban - a land of majestic mountains and arid plains, plains contaminated by the deadly remnants of war; landmines and unexploded... More

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ISBN: 9781612001937 - I Am Soldier of Fortune I Am Soldier of Fortune
Robert Brown

ISBN10: 1612001939  ISBN13: 9781612001937
Publisher: Casemate Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 May 2013
In this book the exploits of Brown and his veteran teams are revealed for the first time in all their gonzo glory, even as the U.S. military, public, and polite diplomatic society sometimes shunned their endeavors. Robert K. Brown, former Green... More

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ISBN: 9781612001265 - Taking Fire Taking Fire
Kevin O'Rourke

ISBN10: 1612001262  ISBN13: 9781612001265
Publisher: Casemate Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 May 2013
Taking Fire is an exciting, highly dramatic story of life and death over North Vietnam. Much more than a chronicle the events of 27 June 1972, the book gives the reader an up-close look at the little known world of the U.S. Air Force's elite... More

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ISBN: 9781612001913 - Crossing the Wire Crossing the Wire
AnnaMaria Cardinalli

ISBN10: 1612001912  ISBN13: 9781612001913
Publisher: Casemate Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 01 May 2013
Through the author's eyes, we ultimately experience the ways in which the issue of Afghan sexuality has profound impact on concerns from women's rights to Afghanistan's economic development and security to the recruitment and development of the... More

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ISBN: 9781781590263 - Soldier At Heart Soldier At Heart
Mike Reynolds

ISBN10: 1781590265  ISBN13: 9781781590263
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 17 Jan 2013
* The autobiography of an outstanding post-war soldier * Includes an infantry officer's story in the Korean War; Insight into the British Army of the Cold War; The Northern Ireland 'troubles' as seen by the Officer Commanding a Mechanised... More

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ISBN: 9781848326903 - Gurkha Tales Gurkha Tales
John Cross

ISBN10: 1848326904  ISBN13: 9781848326903
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Frontline Books
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 18 Oct 2012
A unique anthology of articles covering seven decades of life with the Gurkhas Covers jungle warfare, the history of the Gurkhas and the British Army and some of the strange experiences from the author's life J. P. CROSS has spent 67 years among... More

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ISBN: 9781843837879 - The Legend of Spring-heeled Jack The Legend of Spring-heeled Jack
Karl Bell

ISBN10: 1843837870  ISBN13: 9781843837879
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd The Boydell Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 18 Oct 2012
An intriguing study of a unique and unsettling cultural phenomenon in Victorian England. This book uses the nineteenth-century legend of Spring-Heeled Jack to analyse and challenge current notions of Victorian popular cultures. Starting as oral... More