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  • MV Norland, Secret Weapon of the Falklands War

    From North Sea Ferry to Task Force Assault Ship

    by Reg Kemp, Michael Wood ...
    In 1982, North Sea ferry MV Norland transported passengers and vehicles between Hull and Rotterdam. Requisitioned as a troop ship to take the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment to the Falklands, the 'volunteer' merchant navy crew were told they would only go as far as the Ascension Island and that they should think of it as an extended North Sea booze-cruise run. However, without notice Norland's ... Read more

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  • Battlecruiser

    An adrenaline-fuelled, all-action naval adventure from the master storyteller of the sea

    by Douglas Reeman ...
    The Battlecruiser - in their time this class of ships was considered one of the great triumphs of the Royal Navy, as swift as a destroyer but packing a deadly firepower equal to any ship afloat. But the ships had one fatal flaw: their armour could be pierced by a single enemy shell. The Battle of Jutland exposed this Achilles' heel, then further disasters followed in the next world war with the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Eye of the Storm: 25 Years in Action with the SAS

    Twenty-Five Years In Action With The SAS

    by Peter Ratcliffe ...
    A fast-paced, dramatic, funny and occasionally disturbing account of Peter Ratcliffe's 25-year career in the SAS. It is laced with first-hand descriptions of ferocious and bloody fighting, sudden death and incredible heroism, and peopled with a cast of extraordinary individuals, hard-fighting soldiers of every rank and background. ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • First Into Action

    A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS

    by Duncan Falconer ...
    The SBS was first into battle a month before the SAS in the Falklands War and again in the Gulf War, yet hitherto it is the SAS that has had by far the higher profile. The SBS draws its manpower solely from the Marine Commando Units, and the Royal Marines are the oldest and most battle-honoured regiment in the world. FIRST INTO ACTION is the first Special Boat Services memoir written from the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • One Hundred Days (Text Only)

    by Admiral Sandy Woodward ...
    The bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the Falklands War, written by the commander of the British Task Force.On 5 April 1982, three days after Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, British armed forces were ordered to sail 8,000 miles to the South Atlantic. It soon became obvious they were sailing to war. But with no advantage in the air or on land and the vast distances ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Battle for the Falklands: The Winter War

    by Patrick Bishop, John Witherow ...
    ‘Boldly planned, bravely executed and brilliantly accomplished’ was Margaret Thatcher’s assessment of the Falklands campaign. But what did the war mean to the men in the trenches and below decks?This gripping first-hand account of the Falklands War, written by bestselling military historian Patrick Bishop and Sunday Times Editor John Witherow, reveals the true experiences of the British soldiers ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • On and Off the Flight Deck

    Reflections of a Naval Fighter Pilot in World War II

    by Henry "Hank" Adlam ...
    Hank Adlam began his naval flying career in 1941, his first operational posting was to the newly formed No. 890 Squadron. When 890 was disbanded he joined 1839 Squadron flying the new Grumman Hellcat. ... Read more

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  • The Yompers

    With 45 Commando in the Falklands War

    by Ian R. Gardiner ...
    A British company commander details his experience serving in the Falklands War and reflects on the 1982 conflict."Yomping" was the word Commandos used for carrying heavy loads on long marches. It caught the public's imagination during this short but bitter campaign and epitomized the grim determination and professionalism of our troops…Called to action on April 2, 1982, the men of 45 Commando ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Ordinary Heroes

    Untold Stories from the Falklands Campaign

    by Christopher Hilton ...
    In 1982, 8,000 miles from home, in a harsh environment and without the newest and most sophisticated equipment, the numerically inferior British Task Force defeated the Argentinian forces occupying the Falkland Islands and recaptured this far-flung outpost of what was once an empire. It was a much-needed triumph for Margaret Thatcher's government and for Britain.Many books have been published on ... Read more

    $9.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bullet Magnet

    Britain's Most Highly Decorated Frontline Soldier

    by Mick Flynn ...
    A raw, honest and evocative account of life as the most highly decorated serving soldier in the British Army.From the breakneck pace of an opening where he is in action in Helmand province, under fire from the Taliban, Mick Flynn pulls no punches. It's obvious that he is a trained killer.But how did it reach this point? The journey starts with his childhood, a working class lad, learning to fight ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

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  • A Long Long War

    Voices from the British Army in Northern Ireland 1969–1998

    by Ken Wharton ...
    The author of Bloody Belfast delivers "a vivid and unforgettable record" of the Northern Irish conflict that captures the "true horrors of war" ( Best of British).There are stories from some of the most seminal moments during the troubles in Northern Ireland—the Crossmaglen firefights, the 1988 corporals killings, the Ballygawley bus bombing, and more—told from the perspective of the British ... Read more

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  • Luck of the Devil

    Flying Swordfish in WWII: The Memoirs of Robert le Page

    by Robert le Page ...
    Robert le Page flew with the Fleet Air Arm from 1940 to 1945, mostly in 816 Squadron flying carrier-based Fairey Swordfish. He saw action mine-laying off Cherbourg, hunting U-boats, escorting convoys in the North Atlantic and Arctic seas and covering D-Day. Much of his early war years were aboard HMS Dasher and he was lucky to be ashore when the carrier mysteriously exploded and sank in the Clyde. ... Read more

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