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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
    A Royal Marine Commando's revelatory true account of the daring exploits of his squad in World War II. Bryan Samain was the Intelligence Officer of No. 45 Royal Marine Commando, and Commando Men presents his complete yet concise account of their operations from D-Day until VE-Day, through Northern France to the Baltic, providing in-depth coverage of the unit's engagements under...

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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 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 bea...

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  • TUG OF WAR
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    TUG OF WAR
    DOMINICK GRAHAM / SHELFORD BIDWELL
    A classic history of the Allied campaign to take back Italy from the Axis during World War II. 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 ...

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  • A VATICAN LIFELINE '44
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    A VATICAN LIFELINE '44
    WILLIAM SIMPSON
    A memoir of an Allied soldier and former POW in Rome, and the unexpected support he received from the Italian people—and from a heroic Catholic monsignor.   It is a widely held belief that the Italians in the Second World War failed to win much in the way of martial glory. But the scoffers tend to overlook the fact that most Italians had little or no feeling of animosity toward...

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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 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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  • 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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  • THE FIGHTING CAPTAIN
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    THE FIGHTING CAPTAIN
    ALAN BURN
    A riveting account of the World War II naval career of the man who did more to win the Battle of the Atlantic than any other officer at sea. Captain F. J. Walker, RN, dedicated his life to defeating the Germans—and Karl Dönitz, Führer der U-Boote, in particular—by containing the U-boats, wearing them down, and sending them back to their bunkers. He was a formidable figure and o...

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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 beaut...

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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 beaut...

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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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • THE FIGHTING CAPTAIN
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    THE FIGHTING CAPTAIN
    ALAN BURN
    A riveting account of the World War II naval career of the man who did more to win the Battle of the Atlantic than any other officer at sea. Captain F. J. Walker, RN, dedicated his life to defeating the Germans—and Karl Dönitz, Führer der U-Boote, in particular—by containing the U-boats, wearing them down, and sending them back to their bunkers. He was a formidable figure and o...

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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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES: THE STORY OF BRITAIN'S UNDERCOVER SOLDIERS
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    BRITISH SPECIAL FORCES: THE STORY OF BRITAIN'S UNDERCOVER SOLDIERS
    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...

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  • THE WAR LORDS
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    THE WAR LORDS
    MICHAEL CARVER
    Detailed profiles of forty-three military commanders of the twentieth century, from Patton to Rommel, Yamamoto, and Zhukov, written by top historians.   In  The War Lords, Field Marshal Lord Carver has assembled an engrossing series of short, detailed biographies of forty-three of the dominant military commanders on the twentieth-century world stage, written by such prominent h...

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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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  • 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 BLOCKADE BUSTERS
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    THE BLOCKADE BUSTERS
    RALPH BARKER
    A detailed history of three British World War II blockade runs to get vital supplies from Sweden past the Germans. The Blockade Busters recounts one of the greatest sea stories of World War II. It is the story of how George Binney, a thirty-nine-year-old civilian working in neutral Sweden when Norway was overrun by the Germans in 1940. He set about running vital cargoes of Swed...

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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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  • SIEGES OF THE MIDDLE AGES
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    SIEGES OF THE MIDDLE AGES
    PHILIP WARNER
    In the Middle Ages the castle was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served. Because it played so central a role in medieval history, and because the wealth of material is so great, the author has concentrated on English seiges undertaken in the period from the Norman Conquest to the War of the Roses. Th...

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  • SIEGES OF THE MIDDLE AGES
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    SIEGES OF THE MIDDLE AGES
    PHILIP WARNER
    In the Middle Ages the castle was an important military and administrative centre, essentially utilitarian in its design and in the purposes it served. Because it played so central a role in medieval history, and because the wealth of material is so great, the author has concentrated on English seiges undertaken in the period from the Norman Conquest to the War of the Roses. Th...

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