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“paul nero”

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  • Ye Olde Good Inn Guide

    A Tudor Traveller's Guide to the Nation's Finest Taverns

    by James Moore, Paul Nero ...
    Art thou in need of hearty ale and a bed safe from brigands as you ply the highways and byways of Britain? Then Ye Olde Good Inn Guide is for you – the essential handbook for the Tudor traveller. Packed with the finest hostelries to grace the 16th century and written with all the flavour of the language of the day, this witty and meticulously researched tome covers every county in the land and ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • History's Narrowest Escapes

    by James Moore, Paul Nero ...
    Did you know that Winston Churchill narrowly avoided assassination in the Second World War? Or that Prince Albert helped Britain avoid war with the United States in the nineteenth century from his deathbed? In this riveting read, James Moore and Paul Nero reveal fifty of history's most dramatic narrow escapes. From wars that were averted to invasions, revolutions and apocalyptic scenarios that we ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pigeon Guided Missiles

    And 49 Other Ideas that Never Took Off

    by James Moore, Paul Nero ...
    During the Second World War, an American behavioural psychologist working with pigeons discovered that the birds could be trained to recognise an object and to peck at an image of it; when loaded into the nose-cone of a missile, these pecks could be translated into adjustments to the guidance fins, steering the projectile to its target. Pigeon-Guided Missiles reveals this and other fascinating ... Read more

    $10.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and steal enemy intelligence?Known as '30 Assault Unit', they took part in the major campaigns of the ... Read more

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  • Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

    The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat

    by Giles Milton ...
    Six gentlemen, one goal: the destruction of Hitler's war machineIn the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage.The guerrilla campaign that followed was every bit as extraordinary as the six men who directed it. One of them, Cecil Clarke, was a maverick engineer who had ... Read more

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  • Churchill's Wizards

    The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945

    by Nicholas Rankin ...
    The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn.By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So, with Winston Churchill in charge the British bluffed their way out of trouble, drawing on the trickery which had helped them win the First World War. ... Read more

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  • Behind Enemy Lines

    The Autobiography of Britain's Most Decorated Living War Hero

    by Sir Tommy Macpherson, Richard Bath ...
    With three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a L�gion d'honneur and a papal knighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is the most decorated living soldier of the British Army.Yet for 65 years the Highlander's story has remained untold. Few know how, aged 21, he persuaded 23,000 SS soldiers of the feared Das Reich tank column to surrender, or how Tommy ... Read more

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  • Great Tales from English History

    The Truth About King Arthur, Lady Godiva, Richard the Lionheart, and More

    by Robert Lacey ...
    First in a three-volume exploration of English history from the historical consultant of Netflix's award-winning series, The Crown .From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion—a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists. Now, in Great Tales from ... Read more

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  • Remarkable Journeys of the Second World War

    A Collection of Untold Stories

    by Victoria Panton Bacon ...
    Those who lived through the Second World War have many stories of bravery, sadness, horror, doubt and longing. Inspired by conversations with veterans following the publication of her grandfather's wartime memoir, Victoria Panton Bacon has gathered a moving collection of their experiences. Their recollections tell of a different time and reveal the courage, actions and sentiments of those whose ... Read more

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  • The Secret History of the Blitz

    by Joshua Levine ...
    ‘Rigorously researched, yet reads like a novel you can’t put down’ LUCY WORSLEY‘Joshua Levine is a fantastic and passionate individual. I highly recommend him for the breadth of knowledge he has’ STEVE Mc****QUEENThe Blitz is one of the most iconic and tumultuous periods in modern British history – and one of the most misunderstood.From the first page, readers will discover a different story to ... Read more

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  • Churchill's Secret Defence Army

    Resisting the Nazi Invader

    by Arthur Ward ...
    By the spring of 1940, the phoney war suddenly became very real. In April Hitler's forces, invaded Norway and a month later began their assault on France and the Low Countries. The Anglo/French allies were routed. The British escaped to fight another day after evacuating the bulk of their armies at Dunkirk. When on 10 May Winston Churchill became Prime Minister he soon discovered that the nation's ... Read more

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  • If Britain Had Fallen

    The Real Nazi Occupation Plans

    by Norman Longmate ...
    What if Germany had invaded the British Isles? "A distinguished contribution to the canon of alternate histories" ( Military History).If Britain Had Fallen is a fascinating contemplation of what it would have been like for Britain to live day to day under Nazi occupation. It discusses every phase of the scenario, from the German pre-invasion maneuvering and preparations, to the landing of troops, ... Read more

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