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1	The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist In December 1953 French paratroopers, who had been searching for the elusive Vietnamese army, were quickly isolated by them and forced to retreat into their out-gunned and desolate jungle base-a small place called Dien Bien Phu. The Vietnamese besieged the French base for five long and desperate months. Eventually, the demoralized and weakened ... see all copies from $5.18! new only from $9.49! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Mycenaeans c. 1650-1100 BC more books like this by Nicolas Grguric, Martin Windrow (Editor), Angus McBride (Illustrator) add to wishlist The timeless appeal of Homer's epic poem of the ancient Trojan War, The Illiad, has meant an enduring interest in the Mycenaen age. Modern scholarship and new archaeological evidence now allows us to reconstruct with reasonable confidence the appearance of the great warrior civilization, which dominated much of the eastern Mediterranean between ... see all copies from $3.79! new only from $4.99! \| SVS
3	Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients_1941-45 more books like this by Gordon Williamson, Martin Windrow (Editor), Ramiro Bujeiro (Illustrator) add to wishlist On 21 June 1941, as the Wehrmacht stormed forward across frontiers of the Soviet Union, Hitler instituted a new higher grade of the Knight's Cross decoration for galantry and leadership: the silver clasp of the Oak-leaves with Swords. It would be awarded to only 159 men of the approximately 15 million who served in the German armed forces during ... see all copies from $2.20! new only from $2.20! \| SVS
4	Aircraft in profile. more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist see all copies from $13.55! first editions
5	The Panzer divisions more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist For the first three years of the Second World War the German Army's armoured formations dominated the world's battlefields. During this period the Panzerwaffe swept away all that was before them, achieving victories over numerically superior and sometimes better equipped opponents. This remarkable book by Martin Windrow deals with one of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.64! \| first editions
6	Waffen SS more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist In the early 1920s, a tiny group was formed within the SA to serve as Hitler's personal bodyguard. Originally labelled the 'Stosstruppe Adolf Hitler', they later became known as the SS - Schutz Staffeln, or 'protection squads'. From these humble beginnings, the SS rose to a nominal strength of 38 divisions of over 800,000 men by 1945, representing ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $15.00! \| first editions
7	French Foreign Legion Paratroops more books like this by Martin Windrow, Wayne Braby, Kevin L Lyles (Illustrator) add to wishlist The decision, in Spring 1948, to form two battalions of Foreign Legion paratroopers was prompted by the requirement for enlarged airborne forces in Indochina, and the healthy recruitment then employed by the Legion. There were some initial doubts. The Legion were known to be magnificent heavy infantry, but were felt by some to lack the flexibility ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
8	Scottish Renaissance Armies 1513-1550 more books like this by Jonathan Cooper, Martin Windrow (Editor), Graham Turner (Illustrator) add to wishlist This book details the armies of what is known as 'the Rough Wooing' - the most active period of Scottish warfare, which saw conflicts against both the English Tudor monarchs, and notable internal struggles between the Stuart kings and their unruly lords in the Highlands. Militarily, this covers an important transition period, from medieval to ... see all copies from $11.34! new only from $11.34! \| SVS
9	The British Reconnaissance Corps in World War II more books like this by Richard Doherty, Martin Windrow (Editor), Rob Chapman (Illustrator) add to wishlist Either creeping through the landscape or mounted in armoured cars and Bren carriers, Reconnaissance Regiments became a vital addition to all British infantry divisions. Their spearhead role meant that they were consistently at the forefront of all dramatic action, and most famously served with the 1st and 6th Airborne at Arnhem and with the ... see all copies from $7.12! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
10	World War II Combat Reconnaissance Tactics more books like this by Gordon L Rottman, Martin Windrow (Editor), Peter Dennis (Illustrator) add to wishlist Like so many aspects of battle, 'reconnaissance' is a familiar term, but few civilians have any idea how it is actually done or what it involves. In human terms, 'combat reconnaissance' means the first soldiers to go forward ahead of the main body of forces - either creeping through the landscape or, for larger units, actually driving forward into ... see all copies from $7.10! new only from $9.50!
11	The Algerian War 1954-62 more books like this by Martin Windrow, Mike Chappell add to wishlist In the mid-1950s to early 1960s the Algerian war dominated the European press, comparable in impact to the Vietnam War. France was divided politically, and governments rose and fell regularly. Algeria was France's oldest, richest and most integrated colony, but during the war in Indochina an underground separatist movement began. Its armed wing, ... see all copies from $6.65! new only from $10.75! \| SVS
12 view cover	Osprey Men-At-Arms: A Celebration more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist "Osprey Men-at-Arms: A Celebration" is a very special volume detailing some of the wonderful artwork that has graced Osprey's renowned "Men-at-Arms" series over the last forty years. Beautifully presented in luxurious cloth, embossed and foil blocked, with head and tails bands and a ribbon bookmark, the collection companies the most treasured ... see all copies from $63.00! new only from $63.00!
13	Uniforms of the French Foreign Legion 1831-1981 more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist see all copies from $8.00! first editions
14	The World War I Tommy more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist see all copies from $3.10! first editions
15 view cover	A Concise Dictionary of Military Biography: The Careers and Campaigns of 200 of the Most Important Military Leaders more books like this by Martin Windrow, Francis K Mason add to wishlist A concise dictionary of the most important military leaders in history, featuring detailed capsule biographies of 200 individuals from antiquity to the modern age. Included are military leaders known for their sheer genius (Genghis Khan, Frederick the Great, Napoleon); strategic ability (Wellington, Lee, Rommel, Eisenhower); incompetence or ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.50! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	French Foreign Legion more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist It is arguable that no group of fighting men in the history of European arms has been so misrepresented by ill-informed publicity as the French Foreign Legion. Though initially conceived in 1831 as a means of drafting recently discharged foreign soldiers to Algeria, the Legion has developed into a sophisticated force of motorized infantry, ... see all copies from $6.25! new only from $10.75! \| first editions
17	The World War II GI more books like this by Kevin L Lyles (Illustrator), Martin Windrow add to wishlist Examines the day-to-day life and experiences of the typical American soldier during World War II. Includes a glossary of terms and a brief chronology of the major campaigns of the war. see all copies from $4.00!
18 view cover	The World's Greatest Military Leaders: Two Hundred of the Most Significant Names in Land Warfare, from the 10th to the 20th Century more books like this by Martin Windrow, Francis K Mason add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
19 view cover	American Frontier Lawmen 1850-1930 more books like this by Charles M Robinson, III, Martin Windrow (Editor), Richard Hook (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the 1840s, gold had officially been discovered in California, and many men made their way out West in search of riches. The early mining camps were dangerous places full of violence and crime. Law and order was needed, and the Vigilante Committee became the first organized deliverer of justice in these turbulent new towns. As more and more ... see all copies from $2.88! new only from $2.88!
20 view cover	African American Troops in World War II more books like this by Alexander M Bielakowski, Martin Windrow (Editor), Raffaele Ruggeri (Illustrator) add to wishlist Although African Americans had to strive against prejudice for every chance to show what they could achieve, in fact the wartime US Army conceded opportunities for leadership unparalleled in American civil society at that date and tens of thousands of African Americans contributed to the war effort. Fully illustrated with poignant photographs and ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $7.88! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Not One Step Back more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist see all copies from $5.79! new only from $6.92! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Dictionary Military Biography(tr) more books like this by Martin Windrow, Francis K Mason add to wishlist This dictionary outlines the biographical details and often brutal careers of the 200 most outstanding land commanders from the 10th to the 20th centuries. Lesser-known pioneers of particular methods of soldiering are included, along with great military theorists such as Karl von Clausewitz and Captian Sir Basil Liddell-Hart. Wherever possible the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00!
23	Air facts and feats: a record of aerospace achievement more books like this by Francis K. Mason, Martin Windrow add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
24	German Air Force fighters of World War Two more books like this by Martin Windrow add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25 view cover	The British Army in World War I (3): The Eastern Fronts more books like this by Mike Chappell, Martin Windrow (Editor) add to wishlist Although Britain's greatest commitment of land forces was on the Western Front, British, Empire and Dominion troops also fought in other theatres of operations - and in some cases continued to fight there after the Armistice had ended hostilities in the West. This last of our series of three titles describes these far-flung campaigns, in Italy, ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $7.98! \| first editions

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