Search Results: Titles starting with K from Viceroy Books

Squadron/Signal Publications, 2012. New book, 88 pages, SS25066. Many air forces can conduct missions such as air superiority and ground attack, but only the US Air Force has truly global reach. For more than five decades, the essential enabler of this global reach has been the KC-135 Stratotanker. Unarmed and unglamorous, the KC-135 has been one of the most successful and enduring aircraft in US Air Force history. Primarily based on the author's extensive access to operational KC-135 aircraft on the ground and in flight, this book contains the most detailed photographic documentation of the KC-135 inside and out that has ever been published, as well as color profiles of the KC-135R in the markings of every major USAF command that has operated that variant. Illustrated with 240 photographs, detailed line drawings and color profiles. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Squadron/Signal Publications, 2012. New book, 88 pages, SS25066. Many air forces can conduct missions such as air superiority and ground attack, but only the US Air Force has truly global reach. For more than five decades, the essential enabler of this global reach has been the KC-135 Stratotanker. Unarmed and unglamorous, the KC-135 has been one of the most successful and enduring aircraft in US Air Force history. Primarily based on the author's extensive access to operational KC-135 aircraft on the ground and in flight, this book contains the most detailed photographic documentation of the KC-135 inside and out that has ever been published, as well as color profiles of the KC-135R in the markings of every major USAF command that has operated that variant. Illustrated with 240 photographs, detailed line drawings and color profiles. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2000. New book, 147 pages. Large format book. This book brings the student of uniforms, as well as the military historian, the true gloy of this brief but most colourful time. Carl Becker was a talented artist of the late 19th and early 20th century, whose treatment of German uniforms, are both realistically, and artistically among the very best. The reader will find that the 104 never before published uniform plates are a treasure trove of colour, action, and rarity, which have only ever been views by a select few before this publication. The additional illustrations from books and postcard art re-produced here well display the scope and depth of Becker's work.. Hard Cover. As New/As New. Illus. by Becker, Carl. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Osprey Pub Co, 2001. New book, 96 pages, CAM098. In 1221, Genghiz, Great Khan of the Mongols, ordered an armed reconnaissance expedition into Russia commanded by Sübodei Bahadur and Jebei Noyon 'The Arrow'. The consequences for the history of Europe were incalculable. The decisive Mongol victory at Kalka River, opened up vast regions of Russia and Eastern Europe to Mongol conquest. Genghiz ordered his victorious army to return eastwards, delaying the final cataclysm by a few years. Genghiz died in 1227, but within 10 years his son Ögedei ordered a return to Russia to complete the conquest. This title details the events of the dramatic Kalka River campaign. Contents: Origins of the Campaign, Chronology, Opposing Commanders, Opposing armies, Opposing plans, Reconaissance in force, The Battle, Aftermath, bibliography, The Battlefield Today, Index.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Korolkov, Victor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Vintage, 2008. New book, 366 pages. Katherine Swynford was first the mistress, and later the wife, of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster. Her charismatic lover was one of the most powerful princes of the fourteenth century and Katherine was renowned for her beauty and regarged as enigmatic, intruiging and even dangerous by some of her contemporaries. In her impressive new book, Alison Weir has triumphantly rescued Katherine from the footnotes of history, highlighting her key dynastic position within the English monarchy. She was the mother of the Beauforts, then the ancestress of the Yorkish kings, the Tudors, the Stuarts and every other sovereign since - a prodigious legacy that has shaped the history of Britain.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2004. New book, some rubbing wear to cover. "Keep off the skyline" was Ron Cashman's watchword in wartime Korea when a silhouette on the horizon invariably meant sudden death. It helped to keep him alive in confronting a vigilant and dangerous enemy for almost two years of armed conflict. And he has applied the same phrase ever since, through another fifty turbulent years. The Korean War has been central to Ron Cashman's life and it is the central theme of the book. The Korean War is ritually referred to in the Australian media as "The Forgotten War," yet it was never well enough known to be forgotten. How many Australians have ever been familiar with the Kapyong Valley, Little Gibraltar, Maryang San or The Hook? Very few, we believe. These were scenes of Australian heroism and Australian sacrifice that deserve their place in the public mind among the easily recognisable battle grounds of the two World Wars. It is by any measure a… Read More

United Kingdom: Budding Books, 2000. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 182 pages. The origins of the Kempeitai are examined and its subsequent growth from out of the Japanese Military police and Secret Service. Its recruitment and training are outlined, its structures and duties, military philosophy and influence. With the use of first-hand accounts from Kempeitai members and its victims, the ruthless nature of this much feared organisation is brought to life.. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Budding Books, 2000. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 182 pages. The origins of the Kempeitai are examined and its subsequent growth from out of the Japanese Military police and Secret Service. Its recruitment and training are outlined, its structures and duties, military philosophy and influence. With the use of first-hand accounts from Kempeitai members and its victims, the ruthless nature of this much feared organisation is brought to life.. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

United Kingdom: Budding Books, 2000. New book, some shelf wear to jacket. 182 pages. The origins of the Kempeitai are examined and its subsequent growth from out of the Japanese Military police and Secret Service. Its recruitment and training are outlined, its structures and duties, military philosophy and influence. With the use of first-hand accounts from Kempeitai members and its victims, the ruthless nature of this much feared organisation is brought to life.. Hard Cover. As New/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2019. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 10. The leichter gelandegangiger Personenkraftwagen, or l. gl. Einheits-Pkw - light off-road passenger cars - were manufactured by Stoewer, Hanomag and BMW from 1936 to early 1944. The superstructures were delivered by ten different companies and were identical from each manufacturer. Early versions had both 4-wheel drive and steering which later was dropped to just 4 wheel drive and front wheel steering. These off road cars were used by the German Army in four distinct versions with the designations Kfz. 1, Kfz. 2, Kfz. 3 and Kfz. 4. This new photo-album in the "Camera On" series contains over 120 photos of these vehicles during WWII.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2019. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 10. The leichter gelandegangiger Personenkraftwagen, or l. gl. Einheits-Pkw - light off-road passenger cars - were manufactured by Stoewer, Hanomag and BMW from 1936 to early 1944. The superstructures were delivered by ten different companies and were identical from each manufacturer. Early versions had both 4-wheel drive and steering which later was dropped to just 4 wheel drive and front wheel steering. These off road cars were used by the German Army in four distinct versions with the designations Kfz. 1, Kfz. 2, Kfz. 3 and Kfz. 4. This new photo-album in the "Camera On" series contains over 120 photos of these vehicles during WWII.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Mushroom Model Publications, 2019. New book, 80 pages, Camera On 10. The leichter gelandegangiger Personenkraftwagen, or l. gl. Einheits-Pkw - light off-road passenger cars - were manufactured by Stoewer, Hanomag and BMW from 1936 to early 1944. The superstructures were delivered by ten different companies and were identical from each manufacturer. Early versions had both 4-wheel drive and steering which later was dropped to just 4 wheel drive and front wheel steering. These off road cars were used by the German Army in four distinct versions with the designations Kfz. 1, Kfz. 2, Kfz. 3 and Kfz. 4. This new photo-album in the "Camera On" series contains over 120 photos of these vehicles during WWII.. Soft Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Osprey Pub Co, 1993. New book, 96 pages, CAM023. Early in 1881 unrest in the Sudan began to crystallise around Mohammed Ibn Ahmed el-Sayyid Abdullah. Proclaiming himself the long-expected Madhi, the Guided One of the Prophet, he preached that the Sudan was to be purged of its Egyptian oppressors. Drawn in by the Egyptian failure to deal with the situation, the British sent General Gordon to organise an evacuation. On reaching Khartoum however, General Gordon believed, incorrectly, that the Madhi could be reasoned with. Instead of negotiating, the Madhi besieged the town for 317 days. This title looks in particular, although not exclusively, at the battles fought by the British columns sent to relieve Khartoum.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Free Press, 2005. New book, 876 pages. Ask many Westerners, and not a few Russians, and they are likely to recall Khrushchev as a crude, ill-educated clown who banged his shoe at the United Nations. But the short, thick-set man with small, piercing eyes, protruding ears, and apparently unquenchable energy wasn't a Soviet joke even though he figures in so many of them. Rather, he was a complex man whose story combines triumph and tragedy for his country as well as himself.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Osprey Pub Co, 2013. New book, 80 pages, RAID40. Although far from a typical raid, the 20 July Plot - Operation Valkyrie - was still a daring and audacious attack undertaken by a small, very brave, group of individuals, determined to kill Hitler. Hitler was badly shaken by the blast and, despite the fact that numerous other attempts had been made on the Fuhrer's life since he came to power, the July 20 Plot has achieved an almost mythic status. Numerous books, both factual and fictional, have been written on the subject. There have been several TV dramatisations and reconstructions, including a MythBusters production which considered whether or not the attempt would have been successful if the bomb had been planted in Hitler's bunker. German resistance to Hitler has also been depicted on film, most notably by James Mason in "The Desert Fox" and more recently by Tom Cruise in "Valkyrie", an accurate and acclaimed version of the July 20 Plot.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over… Read More

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1979. New book, 524 pages. The story of King Charles II is one of enduring fascination if only because, as Bishop Burnet wrote, he was the greatest instance in history of the various revolutions of which one man was capable. The golden childhood of the boy Prince in the Van Dyck pictures gave way to an adventurous youth in Civil War England and abroad, ending traumatically when his father was executed in 1649. Charles II, King at eighteen, succeeded to 'nothing but the name'. After his valiant attempt to regain the throne was defeated by Cromwell at Worcester, the King made his epic escape - to years of exile, poverty and humiliation in Europe. The 'miraculous' Restoration ushered in a reign coloured by a series by a series of equally dramatic events: the Great Plague, the Fire of London, two Dutch Wars, the bizarre Popish Plot, and finally the efforts of the Whigs to exclude his Catholic brother James from the Succession, culminating in the King's… Read More

Seaforth Publishing, 2004. New book, 64 pages. The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. The five battleships of the class covered by this volume were the most modern British… Read More

Seaforth Publishing, 2004. New book, 64 pages. The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. The five battleships of the class covered by this volume were the most modern British… Read More

Seaforth Publishing, 2004. New book, 64 pages. The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly-detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic gallery of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. The five battleships of the class covered by this volume were the most modern British… Read More

Osprey Pub Co, 2000. New book, 48 pages, MAA338. The formation of the King's German Legion resulted from the occupation of Hanover, their homeland, by the French in 1803. After assorted expeditions including Copenhagen in 1807 and Moore's retreat to Corunna, the Legion joined Sir Arthur Wellesley in the Peninsula. It was here that they were to earn undying renown as the crack corps of Wellington's army. The Legion represented about 20% of Wellington's fighting strength and distinguished itself in all the major actions, including their famous charge at Garcia Hernandez during the Salamanca campaign. Contents: Chronology; The Light Infantry Brigade; The Line Infantry Brigades; The Cavalry Brigade; Artillery and Engineers; Bibliography; 8 full colour plates.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Chappell, Mike. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.