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  • The Marine from Mandalay

    de James Leasor ...
    A real-life World War II tale of survival and perseverance against overwhelming odds from the international bestselling author of Passport to Oblivion.This is the true story of William Doyle, a Royal Marine wounded by shrapnel in Mandalay who undergoes a long solitary march through the whole of Burma to flee the Japanese. He then finds his way back through India and back to Britain to report for ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Boarding Party

    de James Leasor ...
    Filmed as The Sea Wolves, this is the story of the undercover exploit of a territorial unit. The Germans had a secret transmitter on one of their ships in the neutral harbour of Goa. Its purpose was to guide the U-boats against Allied shipping in the Indian Ocean. There seemed no way for the British to infringe Goas Portuguese neutrality by force. But the transmitter had to be silenced. SOE was ... Leer más

    $3.93 USD

  • The Red Fort

    de James Leasor ...
    ‘This is a battle piece of the finest kind, detailed, authentic and largely written from original documents. Mr. Leasor has a formidable gift of narrative. Never has this story of hate, violence, courage and cowardice been better told.’ Cecil Woodham-Smith in the New York Times A year after the Crimean War ended, an uprising broke out in India which was to have equal impact on the balance of ... Leer más

    $3.46 USD

  • The Marine from Mandalay

    de James Leasor ...
    This is the incredible, true story of a Royal Marines walk to safety. Wounded by shrapnel in Mandalay in WW2, he endures a long solitary march to avoid the Japanese through the whole of Burma and then finds his way across India and back to Britain to report for duty in Plymouth. On his way he has many encounters and adventures and helps British and Indian refugees. He also has to overcome complete ... Leer más

    $5.36 USD

  • The One That Got Away

    de Kendal Burt, James Leasor ...
    Series series Pen & Sword Military Classics
    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 Got Away. As well as ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Plague and the Fire

    de James Leasor ...
    New York Times 'Could hardly be a more timely parable for our day' Evening Standard 'An engrossing and vivid impression of those terrible days' Sunday Express 'Absorbing. . .an excellent account of the two most fantastic years in London's history' This book chronicles the horror and human suffering of two of the most terrible years in London's long and vivid history. 1665 brought the plague and ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

  • Green Beach

    de James Leasor ...
    In 1942 radar expert Jack Nissenthall volunteered for a suicidal mission to join a combat team who were making a surprise landing at Dieppe in occupied France. His assignment was to penetrate a German radar station on a cliff above “Green Beach”. Because Nissenthall knew the secrets of British and US radar technology, he was awarded a personal bodyguard of sharpshooters. Their orders were to ... Leer más

    $3.93 USD

  • Singapore - The Battle that Changed the World

    de James Leasor ...
    When Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, it was a devastating blow to the Allies, the British Empire and signalled a significant turning point in history. James Leasors story begins as far back as the early nineteenth century, with imperialism and the settlement founded by Sir Stamford Raffles. He charts the years leading up to Singapores defeat and the realisation that the West ... Leer más

    $3.93 USD

  • The One That Got Away

    de James Leasor ...
    Franz von Werra was the only German prisoner of war to escape and return to Germany after being captured by the Allies. An incredibly charismatic, inventive and self-confident man, he was a Luftwaffe ace shot down in the Battle of Britain. The One that Got Away tells the full and exciting story of his two daring escapes in England and his third and successful escape: a leap from the window of a ... Leer más

    $3.93 USD

  • The Unknown Warrior

    de James Leasor ...
    The Unknown Warrior is the true story of one man and his amazing part in the deception plans to persuade the Germans that the invasion would happen near Calais and not in Normandy and thus ensure that they did not commit their reserves until too late. Born to a humble German background, with a Jewish father and Catholic mother, he was brought up as English due to a mix-up when he was very small. ... Leer más

    $3.93 USD

  • NTR: Nothing to Report

    de James Leasor ...
    "Superbly authentic atmosphere, taut narration" - The Observer"Mr. Leasor brings to 'Nothing to Report' a journalist's straightforwardness, and an on-the-spot sureness about how frightened men behave, that are both refreshing and effective." - SpectatorIn the early spring of 1944, when the British fortunes of war in the East were low, the Japanese invaded India. From General Headquarters, the word ... Leer más

    $3.05 USD

  • Follow The Drum

    de James Leasor ...
    'Once in a while, a book comes along that grabs you by the throat, shakes you, and won't let go until you have read through to the last page.' - Hal Burton, Newsday'Follow the Drum is superb reading entertainment' - Best SellersIndia, in the mid-nineteenth century, was virtually run by a British commercial concern, the Honourable East India Company, whose directors would pay tribute to one Indian ... Leer más

    $4.30 USD