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  • TRAPPED BEHIND ENEMY LINES
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    TRAPPED BEHIND ENEMY LINES
    JOHN ANDERSON / VICTOR PIUK
    As 1914 ends, the war which was supposed to be over by Christmas, had settled down to an entrenched stalemate. Trapped behind enemy lines are many British soldiers who are hidden by brave French families. The risks are high for both fugitives and their protectors. This book tells their story, while focussing on a young Scot who emerges from hiding as Mademoiselle Louise, leadin...

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  • COMMANDO MEN
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    COMMANDO MEN
    BRYAN SAMAIN
    First published in 1948 as Commando Men- The Story Of A Royal Marine Commando in North-West Europe, the book tells the story of the men of General Section 45 Royal Marine Commando in N.W. Europe. Samain was the Intelligence Officer of No. 45 Royal Marine Commando, and in this revised edition the book gives a complete yet concise account of their operations from D-Day until VE-D...

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  • THE SECRET WAR
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    THE SECRET WAR
    BRIAN JOHNSON
    A look at the scientists and technicians whose hard work off the battlefield assisted the Allied Forces in winning the World War II. Based on the BBC television documentary series of the same name, this book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the fight by the “back room” scientists and technicians of the Second World War, including the battles against the Luftwaffe navigational...

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  • TUG OF WAR
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    TUG OF WAR
    DOMINICK GRAHAM / SHELFORD BIDWELL
    When the Allies invaded mainland Italy in 1943 they intended only a clearing-up operation to knock Italy out of the war, but Hitler ordered the German armies to defend every foot of the country. The 'Tug of War' was the mysterious force which caused a war to race out of control, and attract vast numbers of men, tanks, guns and aircraft. The book analyses the main battles of Sal...

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  • SOLDIER FROM THE WARS RETURNING
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    SOLDIER FROM THE WARS RETURNING
    CHARLES CARRINGTON
    Soldier from the Wars Returning is one of the truest, most profound and readable personal accounts of the Great War. The author waited nearly fifty years before writing it, and the perspective of history enhances its value. He writes only of the battles in which he participated (including the Somme and Passchendaele), though his comments on affairs beyond his knowledge at the t...

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  • CHURCHILL AND THE ADMIRALS
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    CHURCHILL AND THE ADMIRALS
    STEPHEN ROSKILL
    Winston Churchill enjoyed two stints as First Lord of the Admiralty, at the start of the First World War and at the start of the Second. He retained close interest in naval matters, especially as the defeat of the U-boat menace was so vital in both wars to maintain the vital supplies so necessary for Britain's war efforts. Indeed, Churchill later said that this was the only thi...

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  • NAVAL BATTLES OF WORLD WAR TWO
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    NAVAL BATTLES OF WORLD WAR TWO
    GEOFFREY BENNETT
    Captain Bennett discusses the traumatic effects of the Washington and London Naval Treaties on the fleets of the principal powers between the wars, and their astonishing growth and technical progress between 1939 and 1945. He then deals with the war in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The Battle of the River Plate, the struggle for Narvik, the hunt for the Bismarck, the dest...

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  • THE 16TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY IN ITALY, 1943–1945
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    THE 16TH DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY IN ITALY, 1943–1945
    PETER HART
    The Second World War is vanishing into the pages of history. The veterans were once all around us, but their numbers are fast diminishing. While still in their prime many recorded their memories with Peter Hart for the Imperial War Museum. As these old soldiers now fade away their voices from the front are still strong with a rare power to bring the horrors of war back to vivid...

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  • THE BLOCKADE BUSTERS
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    THE BLOCKADE BUSTERS
    RALPH BARKER
    Recounts one of the greatest sea stories of World War II. It is the story of how George Binney, a 39 year-old civilian working in neutral Sweden when Norway was overrun by the Germans in 1940, set about running vital cargoes of Swedish ball-bearings and special steels to Britain through the blockaded Skagerrak, where German air strength was dominant and where the Royal Navy dar...

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  • HIDDEN WEAPONS
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    HIDDEN WEAPONS
    BASIL COLLIER
    In his Foreword, Professor Jones writes 'Mr Collier takes the opportunity to review the contributions of all forms of Intelligence, and the use and misuse that was made of them, in all the major phases of World War II. His task has required very wide reading of the great volume of original documents and derivative literature now available, and I admire the judgement that is evi...

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  • BY SEA AND LAND
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    BY SEA AND LAND
    ROBIN NEILLANDS
    This is the story of a fighting force. In the words of the marines themselves, Robin Neillands, formerly of 45 Commando RM, describes what it is really like to wear the legendary green beret, in peace and in war. This vivid account charts the story of the Royal Marine Commandos from their bloody baptism on the beaches of Dieppe to the final yomp into Stanley at the end of the F...

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  • PASSCHENDAELE
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    PASSCHENDAELE
    PHILIP WARNER
    Nearly ninety years ago, on 31st July 1917, the small Belgian village of Passchendaele became the focus for one of the most gruelling, bloody and bizarre battles of World War 1. By 6th November, when Passchendaele village and the ridge were captured, over half a million British, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and Germans had become casualties. Philip Warner, the...

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  • CHURCHILL AND THE GENERALS
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    CHURCHILL AND THE GENERALS
    BARRIE PITT
    This book vividly brings alive the dramatic situation facing Europe and the Allies after the loss of Dunkirk. Churchill and his generals—Alexander, Brooke, Wavell and Montgomery—were faced with many disasters that required courageous decisions in order to pursue their aim of victory. This is the inside story of the situations they faced, the decisions they made and the outcome ...

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  • PLUMER
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    PLUMER
    GEOFFREY POWELL
    Sir Herbert Plumer stood out as an archetypal Colonel Blimp - smart to a fault, white hair, white moustache, pot-belly. But his appearance belies the fact that he was one of the best-performing and best-regarded officers on the Allied side. Plumer's crowning glories were the attack on Messines Ridge in 1917 and his successful implementation of the 'bite and hold' strategy that ...

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  • BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES
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    BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES
    WILLIAM SEYMOUR
    This is the first comprehensive history of all the British Special Forces, from their beginnings during the Second World War to the Falklands War. The birth of many of the Special Forces was controversial—they were accused of being 'private armies' and a waste of valuable manpower that could have been better used within the regular forces. Their existence was justified only by ...

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  • THE MARCH OF THE TWENTY-SIX
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    THE MARCH OF THE TWENTY-SIX
    R. F. DELDERFIELD
    Between the years 1804 and 1815, Napoleon created twenty-six Marshals of France. These men, who held the highest positions in the Empire after Napoleon himself, came from very diverse backgrounds and ranged from a smuggler to a Prince. They acquired titles and great riches but in the end there was only one who was not corrupted by greed or ambition. This book describes their ri...

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  • THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
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    THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
    DONALD MACINTYRE
    An eyewitness account of the fight for supremacy at sea during World War II, as told by a man who was in the thick of combat against Nazi Germany.   The Battle of the Atlantic was an unremitting assault by enemy boats and aircraft against Allied merchant ships that were the lifeline of Great Britain—and the vigilant defense against them made by the Royal Navy and other allied f...

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  • HITLER'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
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    HITLER'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS
    GEOFFREY BROOKS
    The author of Hitler’s Terror Weapons digs deep into the history of Nazi Germany’s atomic research and development, separating fact from fiction.   What were Hitler’s fabled “miracle weapons” with which he promised to win the war for Germany at the last gasp? This book resolves the mystery and discusses the factors restraining Hitler from using them in Europe as Nazi Germany di...

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  • ONE OF OUR SUBMARINES
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    ONE OF OUR SUBMARINES
    EDWARD YOUNG
    “[Young] immortalized his distinguished war service as a submariner in the bestselling autobiography, One of Our Submarines . . . [a] gripping memoir.”—The Guardian   “In the very highest rank of books about the last war. Submarines are thrilling beasts, and Edward Young tells of four years’ adventures in them in a good stout book with excitement on every page. He writes beauti...

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  • THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
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    THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
    KENDAL BURT / JAMES LEASOR
    In World War II James Leasor was commissioned into the Royal Berkshire Regiment and posted to the 1st Lincolns in Burma and India, where he served for three and a half years. His experiences inspired him to write such books as Boarding Party (filmed as The Sea Wolves). He later became a feature writer and foreign correspondent at the Daily Express. Here he wrote The One that Go...

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  • THE MARCH OF THE TWENTY-SIX
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    THE MARCH OF THE TWENTY-SIX
    R. F. DELDERFIELD
    Between the years 1804 and 1815, Napoleon created twenty-six Marshals of France. These men, who held the highest positions in the Empire after Napoleon himself, came from very diverse backgrounds and ranged from a smuggler to a Prince. They acquired titles and great riches but in the end there was only one who was not corrupted by greed or ambition. This book describes their ri...

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  • HIDDEN WEAPONS
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    HIDDEN WEAPONS
    BASIL COLLIER
    In his Foreword, Professor Jones writes 'Mr Collier takes the opportunity to review the contributions of all forms of Intelligence, and the use and misuse that was made of them, in all the major phases of World War II. His task has required very wide reading of the great volume of original documents and derivative literature now available, and I admire the judgement that is evi...

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  • PASSCHENDAELE
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    PASSCHENDAELE
    PHILIP WARNER
    Nearly ninety years ago, on 31st July 1917, the small Belgian village of Passchendaele became the focus for one of the most gruelling, bloody and bizarre battles of World War 1. By 6th November, when Passchendaele village and the ridge were captured, over half a million British, French, Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and Germans had become casualties. Philip Warner, the...

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  • THE BATTLEFIELDS OF ENGLAND
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    THE BATTLEFIELDS OF ENGLAND
    ALFRED H. BURNE
    England's battlefields bear witness to dramatic turning-points in the country's history. At Hastings, Bosworth Field, Flodden and Naseby, the battles fought were to have an enormous effect on English life. This double volume, containing Burne's famous "Battlefields of England" and "More Battlefields of England" make it possible for readers to follow the course of 39 battles fro...

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  • THE SECRET WAR
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    THE SECRET WAR
    BRIAN JOHNSON
    A look at the scientists and technicians whose hard work off the battlefield assisted the Allied Forces in winning the World War II. Based on the BBC television documentary series of the same name, this book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the fight by the “back room” scientists and technicians of the Second World War, including the battles against the Luftwaffe navigational...

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  • COMMANDO MEN
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    COMMANDO MEN
    BRYAN SAMAIN
    First published in 1948 as Commando Men- The Story Of A Royal Marine Commando in North-West Europe, the book tells the story of the men of General Section 45 Royal Marine Commando in N.W. Europe. Samain was the Intelligence Officer of No. 45 Royal Marine Commando, and in this revised edition the book gives a complete yet concise account of their operations from D-Day until VE-D...

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