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When the Grass Stops Grofwing

Sir Carol Mather MC had a fascinating war. His memoirs, which quickly sold out, covers service with Sterling's SAS, his escape from a POW camp in Italy and his two tours on Montgom ...


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Mad Mike

This penetrating biography tells the story of his life including his exploits in Norway and the early Commandos. It also uncovers new evidence revealing that his court martial was ...


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A Fearful Freedom

This book tells the story of the survival of a man behind the lines of the Japanese during World War II, including his work on the Burma-Siam railway.


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A Serious Disappointment

On 9 May 1915 the British First Army under Haig and the French Tenth Army launched a joint offensive against the Germans on the Western Front. The British attempt to capture Aubers ...


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A Spy's London

A different kind of tour guide, to 136 sites in London associated with spies and spycatchers in the last century of English history.


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'Alone on a Wide, Wide Sea'

This is the story of 835 Naval Air Squadron as told by one of its surviving officers. It tells the story of the outstanding fleets of flying and the importance of the Merchant Navy ...


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Among Friends

This book provides a complete insight into the history of the Scots guards from 1956-1993.


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Aristide

This is the story of Roger Landes - "Aristide" of F Section, Special Operations Executive - who was born in Paris of British parents and came to London in 1938, to work in the LCC' ...


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At the Fifth Attempt

This tells the story of a soldier caught before the evacuation at Dunkirk, and his daring escape and life along the way.


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The Battle At Sangshak

This book tells the story of a small, yet significant, battle that was a precursor to the better known battles for Imphal and Kohima.


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Battleground Europe

A study of the most important sites, primarily of the two world wars, covering both their history and descriptions of how they are today. For the interested traveller, the author g ...


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Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas

Four regiments of Nepalese mountaineers remained with the British Army after Indian independence. They have seen a great deal of tough campaigning, particularly in Southeast Asia. ...


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British Regiments at Gallipoli

Following the success of British Battalions on the Somme, the author has produced a source book of the same quality on the Gallipoli Campaign. It has come about as a result of many ...


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Buller: A Scapegoat?

A succession of British disasters marked the early months of the Boer War of 1899-1902. It was the start of modern warfare: the empty battlefield. A scapegoat was found for thedefe ...


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Captains Of War

This book tells the story of captains of submarines and their experiences at war.


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The Charging Buffalo

This title gives a complete history of the Kenya Regiment from 1937-1963.


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Confessions of Custard

This book is based on a collection of letter s about army life, written by Custard, a British Army mule working with a Royal Signal regiment between 1929 and 1932. Custard was actu ...


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Countdown to Cassino

In the autumn of 1943 the German Bernhardt Line ran through Mignano Gap, 12 miles south-west of Cassino. XIV Panzer Korps was to make a stand there, holding up the advancing US 5th ...


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Dawns Like Thunder

Dawns Like Thunder' is a complete appraisal of the retreat from Burma using accounts from people who were there and not just the statements of commanding officers.


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Destination Dardanelles

When the First World War started in 1914 the potential of the submarine as a tactical weapon was largely a matter of conjecture.


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Staff Officer

This book tells the story of Walter Guinness and his action during world war I. He served at Gallipoli and on the western front.


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Disastrous Twilight

The Partition of India in 1947 probably created more problems than it solved, problems which have bedevilled the subcontinent ever since and which show no sign of going away, since ...


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The Doomed Expedition

The Doomed Expedition tells the story of the counter against the German invasion of Norway and its failings.


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Douglas's Tale of the Peninsula & Waterloo

These are the memoirs of Sergeant John Dougl as, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Scots, and his experiences as a soldier from 1809-1817. The book provides a narrative of the Peninsular Ca ...


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A Drop in the Ocean

In the summer of 1942 a Wellington bomber, operating with 115 Squadron from Marham in Norfolk was forced to ditch in the North Sea returning from a raid on Hamburg. Two members of ...