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ALL HELL LET LOOSE
The World at War 1939-45
Universally praised at the best modern one-volume account of the Second World War by journalist and historian Max Hastings, the book makes copious use of eye-witnesses, civilian and military, around the world.
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TOBRUK
The Great Siege 1941-2
A compelling study of the longest siege in British military history. The dogged defence of the North African port of Tobruk was one of the war's major turning points and this book tells the whole enthralling saga in full.
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UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES OF THE COLD WAR
The World Below
A surprising amount of information has appeared in the media about these places since the end of the Cold War, and Paul Ozorak's book takes full advantage of it.Books on the history of fortifications are plentiful. Medieval castles, the defensive systems of the seventeenth, eighteenth and ninetee...
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JUNGLE BEAT
Fighting Terrorists in Malaya
In search of adventure, Roy Follows joined the Malay police at the height of a bitter 10-year campaign against communist terrorists. He was 22 and had no experience of jungle warfare. Within a year he had become the youngest ever commander of a jungle fort and platoon operation deep within enemy ...
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WATERLOO ARCHIVE VOL V
German Sources
Highlights include an account of the confusion in the final ‘great advance' at Waterloo; eyewitness recollections of the defence of La Haye Sainte; rare battle reports by the Duke of Wellington; and a fascinating series of letters explaining the whereabouts of a number of 'missing' Hanoverian reg...
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WATERLOO ARCHIVE VOL IV
British Sources
WATERLOO ARCHIVE VOLUME IV contains letters and journals written largely in the immediate aftermath of the whirlwind campaign of 1815, both from the frontline troops and the support services, including medical reports and those of civilians.
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WATERLOO ARCHIVE VOL III
British Sources
Volume III of the remarkable Waterloo Archive series is brimming with personal letters and private journals written by participants in the campaign. By reading them we can share the innermost thoughts of those involved in the fighting, experience the agonies of those who lost someone, and see the...
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WATERLOO ARCHIVE VOL II
German Sources
German troops formed the majority of Wellington's forces present at the Battle of Waterloo including those of Nassau, Brunswick, Hanover and the King's German Legion, and they have left a large number of first-hand accounts of their role in the battle.
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WATERLOO ARCHIVE VOL I
British Sources
In the first groundbreaking volume of a new series, acclaimed Napoleonic scholar Gareth Glover brings together previously unpublished material relating to the Battle of Waterloo. The range and unique nature of much of the research will intrigue and fascinate enthusiasts and historians alike.
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DIG WW2
Rediscovering The Great Wartime Battles
Based on the popular BBC TV series, Dig WW2 takes an archeological journey through the Allied battle for Europe, unearthing such treasures as a Spitfire buried in a Donegal peat bog and a sealed bunker on a D-Day beach. Delving deeply into these stories, Jean Hood reveals neglected, forgotten, an...
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EMPIRE OF THE SEAS
The Remarcable Story of how the Navy Forged the Modern World
Following the progress of the Royal Navy from the defeat of the Spanish Armada to the First World War, Brian Lavery reveals how the Royal Navy shaped British industry, innovation and identity, and became the essential creator and guardian of British democracy.
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LANCASTER BOMBER
Pocket Manual 1941-1945
This fascinating pocket manual collates official period literature to provide a unique guide to this awe-inspiring aircraft.
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MY EXPERIENCES OF THE WAR BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY
A contemporary description of the Franco-Prussian war by a war correspondent who was there.
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HATE AND WAR
The Column Of Marcus Aureliuis
The column of Marcus Aurelius is one of Rome's best-preserved monuments from the imperial period and an important source for the study of Roman warfare. Hate and War is the first book-length study of the column in English and includes more than 80 photographs showing the scenes of military campai...
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AIR BATTLE DUNKIRK 26 MAY - 3 JUNE 1940
“Where is the RAF?” was the question asked by the soldiers in and around Dunkirk as trapped by the advancing German army and pounded by the Luftwaffe, they waited their turn for evacuation. Full Naval co-operation was clearly visible, but what of the Air Force? Now air historian Norman Franks sup...
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIRE VOLUME 2.
THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME. WITH THE GERMAN XIV RESERVE CORPS, 1 JULY 1916
Volume 1 of The Other Side of the Wire told the story of the German XIV Reserve Corps from the initial invasion of the Somme in Northern France in 1914 to the final hours before the momentous battle of 1 July 1916. Volume 2 covers the epic Battle of the Somme and takes the reader through the stor...
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OPERATION SUICIDE The True Story of the Cockleshell Heroes
A comprehensive retelling of "the most courageous and imaginative of all the raids ever carried out by the men of Combined Operations" has not lost any of its firepower.
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SIX-LEGGED SOLDIERS Using Insects as Weapons of War
The emir of Bukhara used assassin bugs to eat away the flesh of his prisoners. General Ishii Shiro during World War II released hundreds of millions of infected insects across China, ultimately causing more deaths than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. These are just two of many startling exampl...
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DEFIANT AND DISMASTED AT TRAFALGAR: The Life & Times of Admiral Sir William Hargood
Hargood commanded the 74-gun Belleisle at Trafalgar, and, as the title indicates, the ship suffered severely in the heat of the action yet remained defiant. Drawing on contemporary accounts of Hargood's career, Lady Mary McGrigor has written a biography in the best traditions of C.S. Forester and...
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AIR WAR MALTA
June 1940 to November 1942
The defence of Malta against relentless air attacks by the Luftwaffe and Italian air force is one of the heroic epics of the Second World War. This book tell the story of the RAF pilots and crews who fought against all the odds to keep the island free.
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War In The East
A Military History Of The Russo-Turkish War 1877–78
When Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire in April 1877, it was the fifth time during the nineteenth century that hostilities had broken out between the two empires. On this occasion the other Great Powers had done all they could to prevent it, although public opinion in the West had been sh...
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MILITARY RIFLES OF TWO WORLD WARS
The best guide to rifles of WW1 and WW2, details the history and development of this key weapon. Illustrations and specifications for every entry.
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SEND IT BY SEMAPHORE
The Old Telegraphs During the Wars With France
A revelation of how semaphore signalling by telegraph helped Britain beat Napoleon on land and sea - and ushered in the modern communications age.
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SOLDIER, POET, REBEL
The Extraordinary Life of Charles Hudson VC
Charles Hudson VC was one of the twentieth century's outstanding fighting soldiers. His military career through two world wars and in Russia in 1919 earned him a host of medals. He was also a man of deep feeling, an accomplished poet and, in many ways, a rebel. In this compelling biography, the a...
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DESTROYER ACTIONS
September 1939-June 1940
A revealing account of why the first eight months of the war was far from ‘Phoney' for the crews of Britain's destroyers. Shows how the Navy saved the nation off Norway and at Dunkirk just as the RAF did in the Battle of Britain.
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DYNAMIC OF DESTRUCTION
Culture And Mass Killing In The First World War
From the Western Front to the Balkans, from Italy to the war in the East, the First World War was the most apocalyptic the world had ever known. This book tells you how and why the civilized nations of Europe descended into unprecedented orgy of destruction
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CONWAYS: SUBMARINE
AN ANTHOLOGY OF FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF THE WAR UNDER THE SEA, 1939-45
Submarine' is almost certainly the first book to bring together eye-witness accounts from almost every navy that deployed submarines in WW2, and it is far more than an account of WW2 missions. With self-deprecating modesty, humour, pride, sadness and sometimes bitterness, submariners from Britain...
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MACHINE GUNS OF TWO WORLD WARS
An authoritative guide, by a world authority on firearms, to the guns and manufacturers, fully-illustrated with photographs and diagrams.
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BLOODLINE
The Origins and Development of the Regular Formations of the British Army
This book provides a clear and easy-to-follow guide through the labyrinth of the history of the British Army's regiments, tracing the origins of today's slimmed down units through a maze of amalgamations, disbandments and re-formations, and providing an overview of the modern Army from Charles II...
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THE UKRAINIAN INSURGENT ARMY (UPA)
A rare typescript account, written in Munich in 1950, of the Ukrainian resistance movement which fought Stalin and the Soviet state before and during the war, when it came under German control.
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ACTIONS OF THE 4TH/7TH ROYAL DRAGOON GUARDS, MAY-JUNE 1940
An unofficial history of the role of a squadron of the Royal Dragoon Guards in the retreat to Dunkirk in 1940.
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THE HISTORY OF THE DRESS OF THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY, 1625-1897. Compiled and Illustrated by Captain R. J. Macdonald, R. A
A definitive history of the dress of the Royal Regiment of Artillery produced at the end of the 19th century with contemporary text and full colour plates.
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MY ADVENTURES AS A GERMAN SECRET SERVICE AGENT (WW1)
The story of a German secret diplomatic agent whose activities on behalf of the German Government began several years before the Great War. His particular areas of operation were Mexico and the USA.
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YEAR OF BATTLES: FRANCO-GERMAN WAR OF 1870-71
Detailed histroy of the Franco-Prussian war, with much technological material of importance to the study of the development of weapons and tactics, such as the effect of the new Krupp breech-loading guns and their range, the conflicting reports on the battle of Courcelles, the effect of the Frenc...
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U.S. SUBMARINE LOSSES World War II
Records of all US submarines lost in World War II including operations and sinkings by those submarines. There is also a list of all Medal of Honour recipients, and a crew list of men lost.
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IF THE ALLIES HAD FALLEN
Sixty Alternative Scenarios of World War II
A counter-factual history which poses some terrifying might-have-beens from the Second World War, such as what would have happened had Hitler won the war? Or Stalin signed up with the Allies in 1939? Or if D-day had failed? Scary scenarios and all too possible..
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ALEXANDER: THE CONQUEROR
Beautifully illustrated account of the young conqueror of the ancient world, and the complex enigmas surrounding his character, career and motives.
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CIVIL WAR (American) RESEARCH GUIDE
It has been over 40 years since the last comprehensive guide to tracing and researching Civil War ancestors was published. The "Civil War Research Guide" goes beyond, but does not exclude, such major national sources such as the National Archives in Washington, and features information on little-...
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GENERALS IN BLUE & GRAY, VOLUME 1
This volume uses biographical sketches of twenty-one Union generals to tell the story of the Civil War and examine the implementation of Northern strategy. Among these generals are prominent figures like Ulysses S. Grant, George McClellan, and William T. Sherman, as well as Daniel Sickles, whose ...
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INSIDE THE THIRD REICH
The Classic Account of Nazi German by Hitler’s Armaments Minister
Albert Speer was unique in the Third Reich. An intellectual architect, he was befriended by Hitler in 1933 and for the next 12 years they maintained one of the most powerful and extraordinary relationships in the Nazi hierarchy. In 1942 Speer was appointed Armaments Minister and became second onl...
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Sorry out of print. SAPPER MARTIN
The Secret Great War Diary of Jack Martin
In these journals, introduced and edited by bestselling First World War historian Richard van Emden, we witness the cheerful Albert Martin getting to grips with life in the trenches and, together with his comrades in the Royal Engineers, confronting the ever-present threat of injury and death. We...
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JUNGVOLK
The Story of a Boy Defending Hitler's Reich
This is an unusual book that describes the experiences of the author, who was a member of the 'Jungvolk' a Hitler Youth style organisation for younger children. There are some highly detailed descriptions of low level attacks on his antiaircraft unit, also his descriptions of life in general in t...
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BLOWING OUR BRIDGES: A Memoir from Dunkirk to Korea via Normandy
Exciting war memoirs of a sapper officer at the sharp end of WWII from Dunkirk to H-hour on D-Day, and from the crossing of the Rhine to Korea.
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HISTORY OF THE SHIP: The Comprehensive story of Seafaring from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
An astonmishing achievement - a complete history of ships and sailing from ancient times to the present. Sailor and novelist Richard Woodman has covered the amazing story of man's mastery of the seas in peace and war in a single fascinating volume.,
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The 6th (Border) Bn. King’s Own Scottish Borderers 1939-45
War-raised bn.,15th (Scottish) Div. in NW Europe from Normandy to the Elbe. Roll of awards. Very scarce in its original printing.
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Christine
SOE Agent and Churchill's Favourite Spy
The remarkable life story of Christine Granville - Churchill's 'favourite spy' and one of the most successful women agents of the Second World War
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KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND
A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of All the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and of Knights Bachelors
A complete two-volume record of all Knights created by the British Crown. Volume One lists those members of Chivalric Orders from the Black Prince, the first knight of the Garter; and Volume 2 includes all knights bachelors created since the adoption of the Angevin dubbing ceremonial in c.1250.
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THE HOME FRONT: Civilian Life in World War Two
Fully illustrated account of the Home Front, covering everything from the Blitz to the Black Market, and from the Home Guard to digging for victory.
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THOSE WHO MARCHED AWAY
An Anthology of the World's Greatest War Diaries
An utterly absorbing anthology of war diaries, from foot soldiers and anonymous civilians to the great warlords who directed events and unleashed the mayhem of conflict. Brilliantly organised around a calendar year, this diary of diaries is a book both to dip into and to read cover to cover with...
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Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS
The Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the Waffen-SS was a formation with a very unique history. Its members volunteered, and were spirited out of Finland to Germany under the watchful Russian eyes. Never completely supported by the various Finnish political factions, the battalion's return to Finlan...
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CAMP 186
The Lost Town At Berechurch
The superbly researched book tells the story of a German PoW camp - Camp 186 - at Berechurch in Essex. The camp witnessed fights and even murders between Nazis and pacifists, as well as escapes ( more than any other PoW camp). But the prisoners overcame difficulties and differences to produce pla...
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V WEAPONS HUNT
The story in words and pictures of how the Allies countered the deadly threat from Germany's Vi and V2s. during the Second World War. Through the analysis of aerial photos and other data the author explains how Intelligence provided the information necessary to deal with the weapons that killed ...
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AT LENINGRAD’S GATE
A vivid memoir of a Wehrmacht officer's experiences in France in 1940 and on the Russian front where his division penetrated further into Leningrad than any other - before being brutally expelled. A compelling read.
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GUDERIAN: PANZER GENERAL
A superb biography of Heinz Guderian , the father of tank warfare, creator of the Blitzkrieg and - in the author's own words, - a General who far outclassed the more famous Rommel in theory and in dramatic practice on the battlefield.
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CAPTAIN BLIGH’S SECOND CHANCE
An Eyewitness Account of his Return to the South Seas by Lt George Tobin
Was William Bligh the martinet whose brutality sparked the legendary Mutiny on the Bounty? This beautifully illustrated diary of Bligh's second - and successful - voyage to transport breadfruit from the South Pacific to the West Indies is by George Tobin, a gifted officer and artist who accompani...
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TERRITORIALS
A Century of Service
A complete history of the Territorial Army - first founded in 1908 and intended for home defence, the TA has found itself increasingly used as a vital adjunct to the regular army in both world wars and conflicts since.
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RIDDLES OF WIPERS
An Appreciation Of The Trench Journal “The Wipers Times”
The Wipers Times, written and edited by soldiers serving in the Ypres Salient during the Great War was a morale-boosting paper, poking gentle fun at the absurdities of war. This is its remarkable story.
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SUNK BY STUKAS, SURVIVED AT SALERNO
The Memoirs of Captain Tony McCrum RN
The varied war memoirs of Captain Tony McCrum RN who survived the sinking of his minesweeper HMS Skipjack by Stukas while evacuating troops from Dunkirk, to play a leading role in the Allied landings in Sicily and at Salerno.
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WARS OF ALEXANDER’S SUCCESSORS 323-281 BC VOL
Battles and Tactics
The authors show how the Diadochi - the warlords who vied to succeed Alexander the Great - fought for control of his Empire, refining and developing military tactics as they did so.
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BIOLOGICAL ESPIONAGE
Special Operations of the Soviet and Russian Foreign Intelligence Services in the West
A scary and highly topical expose of Russia's secret biological espionage programme written by an ex-KGB man who helped run it.
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