1980's publication examining the presence of United States' forces in the United Kingdom. Were US forces stationed here solely to protect Britain and Europe? Did the British Government in the last resort have any legal or strategic control over the bases and their personnel?

1984, Michael Joseph, , 0718123506,< R-01>,351pp ills, slightly edgeworn card covers ow vg, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 32565-01..............................£15.00 

The author details the facts about modern conventional war -on land, at sea and in the air- and nuclear war. He logs the weapons - aircraft, ships, missiles and tanks, their capabilities, the systems and the strategies.

1982, Fontana, , 0006364926,< R-01>,304pp, paperback. pages browning. slight edgewear ow vg, , CARD
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 32417-01..............................£3.00 

Contributions by British, Americans, Chinese, Russians, Italian and Germans. The problems of the reduction and control of arms when national arsenals are being developed and increased. One of the series "Studies in Disarmament and Conflicts".

1991, Macmillan, , 0333537637,< R-01>,xxvi + 265pp, chapter notes, index, near fine in dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 20412-01..............................£12.00 

The story of the British Army in the twentieth century begins in the era of the lance and the sabre (in competition with the new-fangled rifle), and ends with a corporal in Bosnia fixing his position by satellite. On the way there are Imperial and colonial adventures and two world wars.

1998, Macmillan, , 0333737776,< R-01>,xx+550pp, 122 B&W photos, 10 colour plates, Previous owner signature. slight spine fade., ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 30506-01..............................£8.00 

The development of the armed forces of the major military nations. The author looks at Britain, France, China, Japan, The Soviet Union and the United States. As well as describing the great battles of the century, he looks at the evolution of each nation's armed forces in peace and war.

1987, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, , 0297791605,< R-01>,468pp, Very good in d/w, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 29962-01..............................£9.00 

Signed by the author. A discussion on the validity of Ronald Regan's "Star Wars" programme, the concept of providing a defence against nuclear missiles through the development of space technology. Lord Chalfont was a former minister of state for foreign affairs in Britain and chairman of the UK House of Lords' All-Party Defence Group.

1985, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, , 0297784641,< R-01>,169pp , 10 diagrams, index, pages browning, ow g in d/w. , ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 26789-01..............................£10.00 

History of a legendary fighting force from their inception through to the Falklands and beyond, telling not only of their military exploits but the details of their everyday life. All illustrated with over 130 photographs.

1985, Blandford Press, , 0713713844,< R-01>,160pp, numerous illustrations, maps, Good in d/w. Previous owner gift name on endpaper map, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 13624-01..............................£6.00 

An illustrated review of more than one hundred and twenty of the World's Armies in the late 1970s. Includes their equipment, size and other details.

1979, David & Charles, , 0715376888,< R-01>,252pp, 400 photos & drawings, large format, good in worn dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 14533-01..............................£8.00 

A fully illustrated description of the impact of science and technology on war from the days of the American Civil War to Vietnam. The rise of the machine gun, chemical warfare and the tank led on to radar and the astonishing galaxy of equipment used by both sides in the Second World War. The devices of the Petroleum department, the birth of Colossus and the plans for iceberg Aircraft Carriers were all involved. The story is completed by accounts of the Cold War nuclear arsenals of the late '70s.

1979, Sidgwick and Jackson, , 0283985038,< R-01>,153pp numerous illustrations, very good in good dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 4094-01..............................£9.00 

The author, a Lees Knowles lecturer at Cambridge, commences with a brief historical survey and a re-examination of some examples. He throws fresh light on the Palestinians, the rival groups in Northern Ireland, the Vietnamese conflict and contemporary international terrorists, discusses their political aims and their psychological motivations, and examines why they so often alienate the people on whose behalf they claim to fight.

1980, Ohio University Press, , 082140590X,< R-01>,125pp, Good in rubbed dw, ,
Subject...History & Development of Warfare - General
Web No. 12133-01..............................£10.00