Military history

Lancaster: The Making of a Very British Legend [9781471180460]

'There are not many of us left, most of us who survive are over 95 and this is a story of young men. We were the cutting edge of the 'Shining Sword' t…

The Indian Contingent: The Forgotten Muslim Soldiers of Dunkirk [9780750993791]

28 May 1940: Major Akbar Khan of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps marches at the head of 299 soldiers along the beach at Dunkirk - the only Indians…

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The Bletchley Park: The Secret Archives [9781781315347]

This is beautifully slipcased presented collector' s edition of the best selling title, The Lost World of Bletchley Park, a comprehensive illustrated …

Battles that Changed History [9780241301937]

From the fury of the Punic Wars to the icy waters of Dunkirk, relive 5,000 years of world-changing combat with this guide to the most famous battles i…

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Spitfire: A Very British Love Story [9781471159206]

'The best book you will ever read about Britain's greatest warplane.' Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Fighter Boys. `A rich and heartfelt tribut…

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World War II Map by Map [9780241358719]

Trace the epic history of World War 2 across the globe with more than 100 maps. Includes a foreword by Peter Snow, broadcaster and historian. In this …

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As We Were: The First World War: Tales from a broken world, week-by-week [9781913532369]

Fought between 1914 and 1918, World War One - The Great War - was the most titanic and devastating conflict the world had yet seen. Detailing the cour…

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Codebreaking Sisters: Our Secret War [9781913406059]

Two sisters, one war and an extraordinary family secret1939. In the nation's hour of need, brave sisters Patricia and Jean Owtram answered the call of…

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Barbarossa: Hitler's Fatal Gamble [9780241291474]

Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, was the largest military operation in history, its aim nothing less than 'a war of extermination…

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Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace [9780008454227]

'A fascinating collection of military stories ... The sort of book that can be picked up at intervals ... [but] once tasted, is hard to put down' Wash…

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Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands [9781781858882]

From the bestselling author of The Templars. Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Crusade…

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SAS Band of Brothers [9781787475236]

The new SAS epic from bestselling military historian Damien LewisWe share the triumphs and tragedies of a group of elite soldier trailblazers as they …

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Crucible of Hell: Okinawa: the Last Great Battle of the Second World War [9780008342487]

From award-winning historian Saul David, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa - one of the greatest battles to take pl…

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Normandy `44: D-Day and the Battle for France [9781787631274]

'A superb account of the invasions that deserves immense praise' - The Times Renowned World War Two historian James Holland presents an entirely new…

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MI9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two [9780300233209]

A thrilling history of MI9-the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines When Allied fighters were trapped…

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Once Upon a Time in Iraq [9781785944567]

In war, there is no easy victory.When troops invaded Iraq in 2003 to topple Saddam Hussein's regime, most people expected an easy victory. Instead, th…

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The Ratline: Love, Lies and Justice on the Trail of a Nazi Fugitive [9781474608121]

As Governor of Galicia, SS Brigadesfuhrer Otto Freiherr von Wachter presided over an authority on whose territory hundreds of thousands of Jews and Po…

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Dunkirk [9781509860043]

In May 1940, the small British Expeditionary Force was sent to help the Belgians and French hold back the German army. When the Germans invaded, the B…

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The Military History Book [9781409383444]

Stand to attention for the definitive visual guide to 5,000 years of military history The Military History Book chronicles the changing technology a…

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Dresden: A Survivor's Story, February 1945 [9781448217489]

In Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut fictionalised his time as a prisoner of war in Dresden in 1945. Vonnegut was imprisoned in a cellar while the fi…

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