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Road to Marston Moor

The Battle of Marston Moor was key in English history. It was the largest battle of the Civil Wars, and was decisive. This fresh study reconstructs the battle in graphic detail, an ...


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Road to St Helena

Napoleon's incredible career went through a number of distinct periods. Much has been written about his rise to power, his time as leader of France, his ultimate defeat at Waterloo ...


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Royal Navy and the Peruvian-Chilean War 1879 - 1881

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This beautifully presented book captures the spirit of a little known war where the Royal Navy played a peripheral but crucial role. The power of the British Empire was at its heig ...


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Royal Navy Submarines

This is a must-buy for the Royal Navy and Submarine enthusiast, being a complete directory of RN submarines from the outset to the present day. There is a wealth of detail on each ...


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Second Baron’s War

For two years in the mid-thirteenth century England was torn by a bloody civil war between the king and his nobles. For a short time, the country came close to unseating the monarc ...


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Sedan 1870

The Franco-Prussian War was a turning point in the history of nineteenth-century Europe, and the Battle of Sedan was the pivotal event in that war. For the Germans their overwhelmi ...


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Sherman Tank

A brilliant and prolific collection of rare photographs celebrating the war-winning qualities of arguably the most important tank of the Second World War. Many of the marvelous ima ...


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The CellaVision Story

Decades of hard work, failures, and a constant shortage of funds lined the Lund-based CellaVision’s path to becoming what it is today – a world leader in medical technology.Founder ...


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War is War

Alfred Burrage’s War is War is his sincere and successful attempt to record his experiences as a private soldier in France during the First World War, his reactions to abnormal con ...


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War Under the Red Ensign

The Kaiser’s determination to starve Britain into surrender and the development of his Navy and the U-boats in particular meant that Britain’s merchant navy was in the front line t ...


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Wargaming on a Budget

Wargaming can be a very expensive hobby, but it needn't be. Iain Dickie, one of the best-known names in the hobby shares dozens of hints and tips on how to cut the cost of your gam ...


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Warspite

No warship name in British naval history has more battle honours than HMS Warspite. While this book looks at the lives of all eight vessels to bear the name (between 1596 and the 1 ...


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Wavell

Archibald Wavell’s life and career makes a marvelous subject. Not only did he reach the highest rank (Field Marshal) and become an Earl and Viceroy of India but his character was ...


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Wellington's Peninsular War Generals and their Battles

Wellington's achievements in the Peninsular War cannot be overestimated. At the outset in 1808 Napoleon and his Marshals appeared unstoppable. By the close Wellington and his Arm ...


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Wingate’s Lost Brigade

With the Japanese seemingly unbeatable after their conquest of Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and much of Burma, Orde Wingate’s plans to conduct long range deep penetration operations ...


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World Air Power Guide

Compiled by the author of Jane’s Air Forces of the World, this book is a must for aviation experts.In one volume the reader will find the composition and details of all air element ...


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Compacts and Cosmetics

Cosmetics have been used to increase attraction since Ancient times whilst Compacts have been a symbol of love for generations but especially since the 1920s. In this fascinating b ...


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Hellenistic and Roman Naval Wars

An important but neglected aspect of classical warfare that covers technological, strategic and tactical developments from Alexander to the battle of Actium.The period covered in t ...


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The Story of HMS Revenge

Between Drake's Revenge and the Polaris submarine, the most recent Revenge, are the glory years of the Royal Navy. Revenge was at the Armada, the Azores, Trafalgar and Jutland and ...


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Missing: Believed Killed

The uncertain fates of Amelia Earhart, Amy Johnson and Glenn Miller have fascinated readers and aviation historians ever since they disappeared. Even today, more than half a centur ...


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Fighting Brigadier

In the 1930s James Hill was forced to leave the Army because he was under 26 when he married. Recalled to the colors, he won his MC with the BEF in 1940. He was one of the first ...


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Night Fighter Navigator

Yorkshireman Dennis Gosling joined the RAF on May 24 1940. Having completed his training he was posted to 219 Squadron flying the night-fighter version of the Beaufighter from Tang ...


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Arctic Convoy PQ8

When Robert Brundle took the SS Harmatris to Russia with Convoy PQ8 he was 47 years of age. Both ship and master were veterans and had already sailed in convoys across the North At ...


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Kept in the Dark

This fascinating historical revelation goes to the very heart of British and Allied Intelligence during World War II, specifically in the context of planning, control and implement ...


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Bombs Away!

This is a unique selection of wide-ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War II. Their endearing bravery and fortitude and sometimes t ...