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  • On War (Complete edition translated by J. J. Graham)
    Carl von Clausewitz / J. J. Graham / JJGraham
    Carl von Clausewitz entered the Prussian military at the age of twelve as a Lance-Corporal and would go on to obtain the rank of Major-General. In “On War”, Clausewitz draws upon his experiences fighting in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, as well as his military studies at the “Kriegsakademie”, or Prussian War Academy, which he would eventually become director of. Cl...
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    24,61 €

  • Words of Hope in Troubled Times
    José Ramos-Horta
    The Twenty-first Century offers us a chance, a unique chance, to coalesce around common global interests – to reverse the nefarious consequences of climate change, manage clean water reserves that are becoming a rare commodity, save our polluted rivers, lakes, and seas, replenish the depleted fish stock, eliminate extreme poverty and hunger, and de-escalate tensions on the Kore...
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    23,52 €

  • Inconspicuous
    Wes Choc
    This is about how an unplanned encounter by the author evolved into a worthy story ...a life story about how a young Walter Rothwell, born in the US, grew up in Switzerland and became fluent in four languages by the time he was ...drafted in the US Army during World War II.  Being drafted the same month that the war ended might seem fortuitous, but because of his shrewd languag...
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    12,00 €

  • BEFORE THE FIRST SHOTS ARE FIRED
    TONY ZINNI
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    20,21 €

  • The Price They Paid
    Michael Putzel
    The Price They Paid is the stunning and dramatic true story of a legendary helicopter commander in Vietnam and the flight crews that followed him into the most intensive helicopter warfare ever-and how that brutal experience has changed their lives in the forty years since the war ended. ...
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    11,07 €

  • Luoghi e Architetture della Transizione
    Maria Antonietta Breda
    I sistemi difensivi di confine e la protezione antiaerea nelle città. Storia conservazione riuso / Border defense system and air raid protection in the cities. History conservation reuseThis book collects the papers presented at the Second International Congress on Conoscenza e valorizzazione delle opere militari moderne - Knowledge and development of modern military structures...
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    139,91 €

  • The View From First Mountain
    William G. Hanne / William GHanne
    The Croatian War of Independence ended with the success of Operation Storm on August 7, 1995.  Less than five months later, Bill Hanne found himself part of the Democracy Transition Long Range Management Program and packing for Zagreb.  With his background in military intelligence, plus graduate degrees in political geography and education policy and planning, Dr. Hanne brought...
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    35,53 €

  • Tutu’s Rainbow World
    Joseph Kaifala
    Joseph Kaifala was born in Freetown. Now a Human Rights lawyer in the USA and author of “Free Slaves, Freetown and the Sierra Leonean Civil War” his poetry deals with Africa’s poverty, armed conflicts and the suffering of its child soldiers.   ...
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    11,99 €

  • NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission to Lunar Orbit (IG-24-011)
    NASA Office of Inspector General
    Before NASA could send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in half a century, it had to answer one question honestly: why did the Orion heat shield come back from Artemis I missing pieces? In May 2024 NASA’s Office of Inspector General published its answer - IG-24-011, NASA’s Readiness for the Artemis II Crewed Mission, the audit that made the char-loss anomaly public...
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    16,57 €

  • After America’s First Battles
    Gregory S. Hospodor / W Sanders Marble
    After America’s First Battles analyzes how the U.S. military adapts after first contact-on the battlefield and across the force-and why those adjustments determine who wins, who survives, and who doesn’t.America’s first battles and their outcomes-win or lose-are well known. And all of the nation’s military institutions have historically responded to the challenges wrought by th...
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    71,60 €

  • Extinction by Extraction?
    Naim Tahir Baig
    What we choose when we choose our mineralsEvery wind turbine, electric vehicle, guided missile and smartphone depends on a group of metals most people have never heard of. Rare earth elements make the modern world’s energy, defense and computing systems possible. They also come from some of the most toxic, concentrated and politically contested supply chains on Earth.Extinction...
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    73,62 €

  • La senda del deber
    Javier Novoa Giraldo
    Una reflexión sobre la vocación de servicio, el honor, la disciplina y el liderazgo a partir de la experiencia militar. La obra recorre la formación del soldado, su relación con la jerarquía, la familia, la patria y el retiro, para plantear una pregunta esencial: ¿cómo vivir y servir con propósito? 10 ...
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    13,52 €

  • Plundering Security? The Economic Power of Thailand’s Military
    Paul Chambers / Ukrist Pathmanand
    Plundering Security? The Economic Power of Thailand’s Military represents an in-depth examination of Thai 'khaki capital', exploring the links between the Thai military and economic power. The book traces the evolution of the Thai military’s economic influence from before 1932 to the present day. It shows that the wealth of Thailand’s security forces derives not only from defen...
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    59,44 €

  • The Battles of the British Empire
    Nehal Kaur
    The vast scale and number of battles that the British Empire engaged in during its colonial expansion is truly monumental. It is this historical enormity that has inspired the creation of this book series, 'The Battles of the British Empire.' This series serves as a tribute to the remarkable military endeavours and strategic genius demonstrated by the British forces over centur...
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    40,63 €

  • Greatest Naval Battles in History
    Nehal Kaur
    'Great Naval Battles of History' takes readers on a captivating voyage through the extensive seas of time, examining fifteen significant naval conflicts that have profoundly influenced the trajectory of history. This book pays homage to the strategic acumen, the economic ramifications, and the extensive repercussions of these historic wars. Every chapter delves deeply into a cr...
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    29,43 €

  • The Battles that made America
    Nehal Kaur
    The nineteenth century is a crucial period in American history, as the nation’s identity and future were shaped amidst great promise and ambition. 'The Battles That Made America' examines this pivotal era, investigating twelve key clashes that not only moulded the course of the United States but also solidified its eventual rise as the foremost worldwide authority. This researc...
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    29,59 €

  • The Straits Equation
    Fahad Al-Mahri
    Modern globalisation depends on a handful of waterways where the sea narrows and power concentrates. The Straits Equation takes readers into three of the most consequential of these passages - the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, and Bab el-Mandeb - to show how geography becomes strategy. At these junctions, oil and container flows, naval patrols, local livelihoods, and...
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    44,42 €

  • The Greatest Generals of the British Empire
    Nehal Kaur
    Welcome to 'The Greatest Generals of the British Empire,' a journey through the lives of twelve extraordinary military leaders who have left an indelible mark on history. This book is tailored especially for young readers who are on the cusp of higher education, as well as for the curious minds eager to explore the rich history of the British Empire. My previous work on the bat...
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    41,26 €

  • Command of the Air
    GRANT WHITLOCK
    An air commander cannot control what he cannot see. That single principle sits at the heart of Command of the Air, a strategic and operational history of how the Gulf War coalition planned, coordinated, and executed one of the most complex air campaigns in military history - and what its command-and-control architecture reveals about modern warfare more broadly.This is a seriou...
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    53,94 €

  • Napoleon Bonaparte’s Greatest Battles
    Nehal Kaur
    'Napoleon Bonaparte’s Greatest Battles' takes readers on a vivid exploration of the most significant military conflicts led by one of history’s most celebrated commanders. This story is a concentrated account, emphasising conflicts in which Napoleon played a pivotal role. Therefore, this document focuses solely on the conflicts in which Napoleon personally participated, excludi...
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    52,55 €

  • Greatest Generals of World War II
    Nehal Kaur
    'Great Generals of World War II' presents a captivating account that reveals the strategic genius and unwavering determination of the twelve most prominent military commanders of the Second World War. This book chronicles the events and changes that occurred during the turbulent years of 1939-1945, a time characterised by widespread international war and profound development. T...
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    34,75 €

  • The Greater Israel Project
    David Velardo
    A TERRITORIAL IDEA. A CENTURY OF CONSEQUENCES.Every state has founding myths. Some remain in the past. Others become policy. The Greater Israel Project traces one consequential idea-the belief that Israel’s legitimate borders extend beyond the 1949 armistice lines-from early Revisionist Zionism through the settlement era and into the wars that reshaped Gaza, Libya, Syria, and I...
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    13,35 €

  • The War We Almost Lost
    Art Edwards
    In The War We Almost Lost, the author takes readers deep inside the fragile edge of history, when the world stood one step away from a very different outcome in World War II. This is not just another retelling of battles and dates; it is a gripping examination of how wars are truly won or nearly lost long before the first shot is fired. Through a detailed look at 1941, the auth...
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    15,25 €

  • Psychological Warfare-The Battlefield of the Mind
    Fazal Abubakkar Esaf
    Psychological warfare is often imagined as something mysterious, secretive, and distant from ordinary life. The phrase immediately brings to mind military operations, propaganda broadcasts, intelligence agencies, political campaigns, or hostile states competing for influence.But the deeper reality is much closer to everyday human experience.Conflict does not begin only when wea...
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    41,61 €

  • Darwin’s Lock
    Joshua Cooper Ramo
    There is no more urgent question in global affairs today: Can the United States and China find a way to coexist-or are they on a collision course that threatens the entire planet?In Darwin’s Lock, Joshua Cooper Ramo offers a brilliant new analysis of the most important geopolitical relationship of our time. Beginning with Charles Darwin’s concept of evolution-widely considered ...
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    15,19 €

  • Paper Armies
    Naim Tahir Baig
    In July 2026 the North Atlantic Alliance met in Ankara and recorded, in a declaration six paragraphs long, that European allies and Canada had raised their investment in core defence requirements by more than $139 billion in a single year. Ten months earlier, at Unterlüß in Lower Saxony, Rheinmetall had opened a €500 million artillery plant built in fifteen months, and announce...
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    67,43 €

  • The Disclosure War
    James W. Ashton
    The era of denial is over. In 2026, the United States government stands at a crossroads following the release of conclusive UAP files. But as the public demands answers, a hidden war is being waged in the corridors of power. THE DISCLOSURE WAR is the first comprehensive look at the legislative and bureaucratic machinery designed to keep the world’s greatest secret. From the fig...
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    16,49 €

  • The Battle of Manzikert 1071 A.D.
    Antonios athenaeus
    At Manzikert, the struggle for the eastern frontier became a crisis that would transform the future of Byzantium.In 1071 A.D., Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes led a major imperial army across Anatolia to recover Manzikert and Khliat and restore Byzantine control near Lake Van. While Romanos advanced from the west, the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan abandoned his campaign in Syria and mov...
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    23,28 €

  • إيران وفلسطين
    محمد زاوي
    حين تقف الجغرافيا على حافة التحولات الكبرى، تسقط الأقنعة وتتلاشى الشعارات؛ لتظل موازين القوى وحدها هي الحَكَم الذي لا يُحابي أحداً.على مدار عقود من الصراع الدامي في قلب المشرق، تعاقبت على قضية فلسطين أربع إيديولوجيات كبرى: من مقاومة المشايخ الأولى، إلى المدّ القومي التحرري، مروراً بالطرح اليساري الاشتراكي، وصولاً إلى تيار الإسلام الحركي. أدت كلٌّ منها شوطها التاريخي في حلبة ملت...
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    16,64 €

  • A Theory of War
    Jim Storr
    How well do you actually understand war?For over 2,000 years, military thinkers have tried to explain war; yet no single, coherent theory has ever truly captured how it works. A Theory of War sets out to change that.This is not a history book. It is not a collection of opinions. It is a clear, structured attempt to define war from first principles; grounded in evidence, not fas...
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    40,01 €


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