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  • Give it to Moore, He Will Score!

    The Authorised Biography of Ian Storey-Moore, The Man Clough Couldn't Buy

    by Stuart Humphreys, Richard Harrison ...
    Give it to Moore, He Will Score! is the authorised biography of footballing icon Ian Storey-Moore, Nottingham Forest' s legendary forward of the 1960s and early 70s.Scoring more than 100 top-flight goals for Forest, he became the most sought-after striker in the land. An England international, injury robbed him of numerous caps and a place at the Mexico 1970 World Cup.Moore' s sensational on-off ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Private Beatson's War

    Life, Death and Hope on the Western Front

    Edited by Stuart Humphreys, Shaun Springer ...
    Until recently James Beatson was one of the millions of forgotten soldiers of the Great War. But after 90 years his diary has been rediscovered, perfectly preserved, and his story can now be told. It is a moving, intensely personal and beautifully written narrative by an extraordinary young man who witnessed one of the darkest episodes in European history. His experience gives us a telling insight ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arnhem’s Last Para

    A British Paratrooper’s Memoir from Tobruk to Arnhem in World War II, for fans of The Bridge Too Far

    by Stuart Tootal, John Humphreys ...
    THE FINAL LIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE ARNHEM BRIDGE - A LEGENDARY SOLDIER’S STORY, TOLD IN HIS OWN WORDSBy former paratrooper John Humphreys and bestselling author and ex-Parachute Regiment officer Stuart Tootal'A gripping, visceral and immensely moving read. Courage beyond measure, coupled with humility to act as a lesson to us all. No more fitting tribute – we remember them' Damien Lewis--A ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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    Arnhem’s Last Para

    A British Paratrooper’s Memoir from Tobruk to Arnhem in World War II, for fans of The Bridge Too Far

    by Stuart Tootal, John Humphreys ...
    Narrated by Peter Noble ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 26 min

    **Brought to you by Penguin.READ THE FINAL FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF ARNHEM BRIDGE FROM FORMER PARATROOPER JOHN HUMPRHEYS, AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR STUART TOOTAL**A powerful and authentic account of one soldier's war from Tobruk to Arnhem and all points in between.John Humphreys was just a boy soldier in the Royal Engineers when war was declared in 1939. By the war's end he had jumped into ... Read more

    $25.83 CAD

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    by Robert Graves ...
    A powerful memoir of war, youth, and disillusionment, Goodbye to All That by Robert Graves is one of the finest autobiographies of the twentieth century. Drawing from his personal experiences during the First World War, Graves offers an honest, moving, and often deeply reflective account of life before, during, and after the conflict. Combining vivid storytelling with historical insight, this ... Read more

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  • They Called it Passchendaele

    The Story of the Battle of Ypres and of the Men Who Fought in it

    by Lyn Macdonald ...
    The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of the most appalling campaigns in the First World War. In this masterly piece of oral history, Lyn Macdonald lets over 600 participants speak for themselves. A million Tommies, Canadians and Anzacs assembled at the Ypres Salient in the summer of 1917, mostly raw young troops ... Read more

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  • The Somme

    The Epic Battle in the Soldiers' own Words and Photographs

    by Richard van Emden ...
    The epic and brutal WWI battle is vividly recounted through the words and photos of the soldiers who lived through it.One of the most famous battles of the Great War, the offensive on the Somme took place in 1916, from July and November. It was there that Kitcheners famous Pals Battalions were first sent into action en masse. It was a battlefield where many of the dreams and aspirations of a ... Read more

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  • Somme

    by Lyn Macdonald ...
    2016 is the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme'There was hardly a household in the land', writes Lyn Macdonald, 'there was no trade, occupation, profession or community, which was not represented in the thousands of innocent enthusiasts who made up the ranks of Kitchener's Army before the Battle of the Somme...'The year 1916 was one of the great turning-points in British history: as the ... Read more

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  • The Roses of No Man's Land

    by Lyn Macdonald ...
    THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE BBC DRAMA THE CRIMSON FIELD'On the face of it,' writes Lyn Macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of Edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest horrors of the First World War ...'Yet the volunteer nurses rose magnificently to the occasion. In leaking tents and draughty huts they fought another ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • Happy Odyssey

    by Adrian Carton de Wiart ...
    The legendary British Army officer recounts his experiences in the Boer War and both World Wars in this memoir with a foreword by Winston Churchill.Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart had one of the most extraordinary military careers in the history of the British Army. His gallantry in combat won him a Victoria Cross and a Distinguished Service Order, as well as an eyepatch and an empty ... Read more

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  • 1915

    The Death of Innocence

    by Lyn Macdonald ...
    Over two decades' research puts Lyn Macdonald among the greatest popular chroniclers of the First World War. In 1915: The Death of Innocence, from the poignant memories of participants, she has once again created an unforgettable slice of military history.By the end of 1914, the battered British forces were bogged down, yet hopeful that promised reinforcements and spring weather would soon lead to ... Read more

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  • Eyewitness on the Somme 1916

    by Matthew Richardson, Gary Sheffield ...
    What was the soldiers experience of the Battle of the Somme? How did the men who were there record their part in the fighting or remember it afterwards? How can we, 100 years later, gain an insight into one of the most famous and contentious - episodes of the Great War? Matthew Richardsons graphic account, which is based on the vivid personal testimony of those who took part, offers us a direct ... Read more

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