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  • The Development of British Amphibious Operations 1882-1914

    by Joseph Moretz ...
    The projecting of military force to a distant shore has come to be seen as a uniquely British way of waging war. To be sure, many of these operations would now be classed as administrative landings with battle, if occurring at all, only following sometimes afterward. Others, of course, merit the label of opposed landings. To contemporaries of the period covered by this study, the evolutions went ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • British Amphibious Operations of the First World War

    by Joseph Moretz ...
    “This covers three operations: Mesopotamia, Tanga (German East Africa), and Gallipoli. Each receives extensive analysis of what went right, but mostly what went wrong.” – Historical Miniatures Gaming SocietyThe failure experienced at Gallipoli has become a byword for the misapplication of amphibious operations. In truth, the British experience of joint amphibious operations during the World War ... Read more

    $16.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Royal Navy and the Capital Ship in the Interwar Period

    An Operational Perspective

    by Joseph Moretz ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    Joseph Moretz's innovative work focuses on what battleships actually did in the inter-war years and what its designed war role in fact was. In doing so, the book tells us much about British naval policy and planning of the time. Drawing heavily on official Admiralty records and private papers of leading officers, the author examines the navy's operational experience and the evolution of its ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD

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  • The First Victory

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  • The Making Of The British Army

    by Allan Mallinson ...
    Edgehill, 1642: Surveyingthe disastrous scene in the aftermath of the first battle of the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell realizes that war can no longer be made in the old, feudal way: there has to be system and discipline, and therefore - eventually - a standing professional army.From the 'New Model Army' of Cromwell's distant vision, former soldier Allan Mallinson shows us the people and ... Read more

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  • Born to Lead?

    Portraits of New Zealand Commanders

    Edited by Glyn Harper (ed), Joel Hayward (ed) ...
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  • Dictionary of British Military History

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    From the invasion of Britain by the Danes through the battle ofHastings, Agincourt and Waterloo up to the present day, thisfascinating dictionary includes entries on battles, campaigns and famous commanders, as well as ranks, regiments, uniforms and weapons. The reader will find an outline of the British army since its formation in the 17th century, together with brief histories of battles and ... Read more

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