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• Anti-personnel Landmines  ^new
  

  PRICE: 120.00

  This exceptionally detailed work illustrates and describes all known anti-personnel land mines that have been produced, are available, or have been used in battlefields and areas of conflict worldwide. Banks provides an overview of mine warfare: a general introduction to mines; a brief history of mine development through the ages; counter-mine warfare; mine breaching; mine clearance as both civilian and military functions; and quality assurance. Includes great detail on individual mines describing and illustrating each on a comprehensive data sheet to provide the definitive guide for use in any theater of conflict. Hdbd., 8 3/4x 11, 512 pgs., 235 bandw ill.
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• At Spd  ^new
  

  PRICE: 15.95

  Subtitled: Up Close and Personal With the People, Places, and Fans of NASCAR. Allison, Bodine, Earnhardt, Elliott, Jarrett, Petty, Waltrip, and many more legends and legends-in-the-making take the checkered flag in At Speed, an irreverent but informed look at the colorful personalities, exciting places, and devoted fans of stock car racing. Softbound, 6' x 9', 192 pgs., b&w ill.
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• Blue Helmet  ^new
  

  PRICE: 24.95

  Subtitled: The Strategy of UN Military Operations, 2nd Edition. 'An insightful analysis of more than 40 military operations by the UN since 1948.' - Wall Street Journal. In recent years, the UN has begun undertaking bold and dangerous new peacekeeping missions to East Timor, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Kosovo, and elsewhere. This updated edition analyzes and explains the strategy of the UN military operations. In an increasingly volatile world, Blue Helmets should be required reading for all students of international affairs. Sftbd., 6 1-2'x 9 1-2', 352 pgs.
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• Castle In Air -bowman  ^new
  

  PRICE: 27.95

  Subtitled: The Story of the B-17 Flying Fortress Crews of the U.S. 8th Air Force. Experience all the tension and terror of flying deep into enemy airspace! The B-17 Flying Fortresses of U.S. Air Force's First and Third Air Divisions provided the main punch in the daylight strategic bombing offensive over Germany from 1942 until the end of WWII. Castles in the Air provides, in the words of surviving aircrew members, a wealth of firsthand information about those battles. This will be read avidly by anyone with an interest in WWII. 'One of the most revealing books ever written on aerial warfare.' - John Toland. Sftbd., 7 3-4'x 9 1-4', 216 pgs., 175 b&w ill.
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• Hornblower Ship  ^new
  

  PRICE: 29.95

  Subtitled: Their History and Their Models. TV's dramatization of C.S. Forester's Hornblower stories was one of the most expensive series ever made for television. Millions went into the lavish special effects to recreate the epic sea battles featuring eleven fully working scale models. Go behind the scenes to the research, planning, design, and construction involved in creating these amazing models and the painstaking process of filming. Also includes a full reference section detailing the ship types, full specifications, historical precedents and fictional role of the series' vessels. Ideal for ship enthusiasts, historians and model builders! Hdbd., 7 1-4'x 9 1-2', 128 pgs., 100 b&w and color ill.
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• Image Barbarossa  ^new
  

  PRICE: 34.95

  Subtitled: The German Invasion of Russia, 1941. A lavishly illustrated account of history's greatest land invasion. Experience the spectacular German Panzer advances of the campaign's first weeks, in which thousands of Russian solders were captured in encirclement battles. Also examine the Battle of Moscow, when the Germans reached the outskirts, only to be thrown back by the Red Army. Offers insight into the terrible conditions of the Russian winter, which froze the Germans to death. Hdbd., 7 1-4'x 9 1-2', 224 pgs., 300 b&w ill.
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• Inside Hitler Ger  ^new
  

  PRICE: 34.95

  Experience Nazi Germany from the viewpoint of the ordinary citizen. Beginning with German life in the early thirties, this extensively illustrated book looks at all aspects of life under Hitler's government. Includes the role of women and children in the Nazi state, the changing face of popular culture and fine art, the position of industry, and the integration of the Nazi party itself into German life. Hardbound, 7 1-2' x 9 1-2', 224 pages, b&w illustrations
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• Knives  ^new
  

  PRICE: 32.95

  From the Brassey's Modern Military Equipment series. It is often erroneously that these knives are designed solely for killing. This book seeks to show that in fact they are truly multi-purpose tools.
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• Last Cape Horner  ^new
  

  PRICE: 26.95

  Subtitled: Firsthand Accounts From the Final Days of the Commercial Tall Ships. For readers who cannot get enough of sea adventures and want to know what life at sea was really like. Covers a full range of exciting, dangerous, and everyday ship experiences. The selections are arranged in the sequence of a round-the-world voyage, and their technical aspects are clearly explained for the armchair sailor. Hardbound, 6' x 9', 336 pages, b&w illustrations
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• Master Modeller  ^new
  

  PRICE: 32.95

  More than thirty award-winning model makers and painters reveal the secrets of their art, their techniques, and their inspiration. Bill Horan, Jim Woodley, Stan Cheffey and others offer short-cut tips to quality model-making. Includes a step-by-step master class in figure painting and a directory of modeling societies and suppliers in the US and Europe. Filled with more than 150 full-color photographs of the finest military models in the world. Hdbd., 8 1/4x 11 3/4, 144 pgs., 150 color ill.
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• Modn Air Transport  ^new
  

  PRICE: 58.95

  Subtitled: Worldwide Air Transport from 1945 to the Present. A series of tremendously detailed articles, this book presents a great deal of information about the development of modern airliners since the end of World War II. Each chapter is a great read unto itself, carefully researched and supported by well-chosen black & white photography. Anyone with an interest in modern passenger aircraft will find loads of fascinating information in this book. Hdbd., 8 1/4_x 11_, 264 pgs., 266 b&w ill.
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• Soldier Spy Rat Line  ^new
  

  PRICE: 17.95

  Subtitled: America's Undeclared War Against the Soviets. A thrilling tale of espionage and intelligence warfare in the postwar era. After Germany's surrender in WWII, Jim Milano, a U.S. Army intelligence officer, led a small group of soldiers charged with carrying out some of the first intelligence efforts of the postwar era. The major and his cohorts confounded the Soviet forces with newly invented and often unorthodox methods, creating escape routes for defectors. Enter a world populated by spies, prostitutes, refugees, scoundrels, and heroes! Sftbd., 6'x 9', 256 pgs.
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• Strike & Hold  ^new
  

  PRICE: 24.95

  Subtitled: A Memoir of the 82nd Airborne In World War II. A fast-moving memoir of the author_s extraordinary role as a platoon leader and company commander with the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in Europe and North Africa during WWII. Burriss saw a great deal of combat on Sicily, at Salerno, on Anzio Beach, in Holland during Operation Market Garden, and during the drive into Germany. He was also one of the first American soldiers to enter Berlin. A firsthand account of harrowing combat. Hdbd., 6 1/4_x 9 1/2_, 215 pgs., 28 pgs. b&w ill.
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• War In Mediterranean Ww2  ^new
  

  PRICE: 29.95

  The War in the Mediterranean and it's classic companion volumes are the best and most comprehensive published photographis records of the US Army in World War II.
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