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  • A Salute to One of 'The Few'

    The Life of Flying Officer Peter Cape Beauchamp St John RAF

    A poignant biography of a pilot who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II.In a quiet churchyard is the grave of an airman who lost his life fighting in the skies over southern England in October 1940. The author happened to come across this grave, and after some initial inquiries discovered that nobody in the town was aware that this Battle of Britain pilot lay at rest in their parish ... Leer más

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  • Arnhem 1944

    The Human Tragedy of the Bridge Too Far

    de Dilip Sarkar ...
    The airborne battle for the bridges across the Rhine at Arnhem ranks amongst the Second World Wars most famous actions inspiring innumerable books and the star-studded 1977 movie. This book, however, is unique: deeply moved, the author provides a fresh narrative and approach concentrating on the tragic stories of individual casualties.These men were killed at different junctures in the fighting, ... Leer más

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  • A Bomber Crew Mystery

    The Forgotten Heroes of 388th Bombardment Group

    de David Price ...
    An antique trophy inspires a quest to uncover the history of an outstanding crew of WWII airmen who first flew into combat on D-Day.After discovering a discarded trophy in an Edinburgh antique shop, author David Price endeavored to tell the stories of the men whose names had been engraved upon it. Praised as 'Outstanding Crew of the Month', the members of 388th Bombardment Group set out on their ... Leer más

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  • Who Killed Kitchener?

    The Life and Death of Britain's most famous War Minister

    de David Laws ...
    In June 1916, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener set sail from Orkney on a secret mission to bolster the Russian war effort. Just a mile off land and in the teeth of a force 9 gale, HMS Hampshire suffered a huge explosion, sinking in little more than fifteen minutes. Crew and passengers numbered 749; only twelve survived. Kitchener's body was never found.Remembered today as the face of the famous First ... Leer más

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  • The Final Advance, September to November 1918

    de Andrew Rawson ...
    Series series British Expeditionary Force
    This is the story the British Expeditionary Forces part in the final days of the Advance to Victory. It starts with the massive offensive against the Hindenburg Line at the end of September 1918. Second Army launched the first of the British attacks in Flanders on the 28th, followed by Fourth Army the next day along the St Quentin Canal.Both First and Third Armies joined in, breaking the ... Leer más

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  • Alastair Denniston

    Code-Breaking from Room 40 to Berkeley Street and the Birth of GCHQ

    "The expertly researched biography of the man who created and led the British intelligence organization best known for cracking the Nazi's codes." — Midwest Book ReviewSome of the individuals who played key roles in the success of Bletchley Park in reading the secret communications of Britain's enemies during the Second World War have become well-known figures. However, the man who created and led ... Leer más

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  • The Longest Year

    America at War and at Home in 1944

    de Victor Brooks ...
    The D-Day invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe, launched on June 6, 1944, is widely referred to as the longest day of World War Two. Historian Victor Brooks argues that 1944 was, in effect, the longest year” for Americans of that era, both in terms of United States casualties and in deciding the outcome of war itself.Brooks also argues that only the particular war events of 1944 could have produced ... Leer más

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  • Pan Am at War

    How the Airline Secretly Helped America Fight World War II

    Filled with larger-than-life characters, and revelations of the vision and technology it took to dominate the skies before and during, World War II, here is a gripping piece of aviation history.Pan Am at War chronicles the airline's historic role in advancing aviation and serving America's national interest before and during World War II. From its inception, Pan American Airways operated as the ... Leer más

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  • The Passchendaele Campaign, 1917

    de Andrew Rawson ...
    Series series British Expeditionary Force
    This is an account of the British Expeditionary Forces battles in the summer and autumn of 1917. It begins with the Allied plan to free up the Flanders coast, to limit German naval and submarine attacks on British shipping.The opening offensive began with the detonation of nineteen mines on 7 June and ended with the capture of the Messines Ridge. The main offensive started with success on 31 July ... Leer más

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  • 1919

    Britain's Year of Revolution

    de Simon Webb ...
    The little-known true story of rioting and rebellion among British veterans and workers after the end of World War I.On the August Bank Holiday of 1919, the government in London dispatched warships to the northern city of Liverpool in an overwhelming show of force. Thousands of troops, backed by tanks, had been trying without success to suppress disorder on the streets.Earlier that year in London, ... Leer más

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  • Glider Pilots at Arnhem

    The fierce struggle between the British 1st Airborne Division and the superior German forces in and around Arnhem is well documented. This book tells of the role played in the battle for Oosterbeek and the bridge at Arnhem itself by the men of the Glider Pilot Regiment (GPR). These men were already experienced soldiers who volunteered to join the airborne forces and take the fight to the Germans ... Leer más

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  • The Somme

    The Epic Battle in the Soldiers' own Words and Photographs

    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 ... Leer más

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