Second World War

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  The forbidden garden of Leningrad

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  In the summer of 1941, German troops surrounded the Russian city of Leningrad – now St Petersburg – and began the longest blockade in recorded history. By the most conservative estimate...

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  Meeting Churchill

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  This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life. From Bletchley...

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  Cassino ’44

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  There are no such thing as an easy victory in war but after triumph in Tunisia, the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion, and with the Italian surrender, the Allies were confident that they wo...

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  Father and son

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  An extraordinary memoir about family, the past and mortality, and the final work from the peerless Jonathan Raban.

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  Nineteen steps

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  Love blooms in the darkest days?

  Discover this heart-wrenching, life-affirming tale of first romance in the face of the tragic events of an often forgotten piece ...

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  Arnhem

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  The Battle of Arnhem is one of the best-known stories in British military history: a daring but thwarted attempt to secure a vital bridgehead across the Rhine in order to end the war before Christm...

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  Brotherhood of the flying coffin

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  A major history of the American glider pilots, the forgotten heroes of World War II, by New York Times bestselling author Scott McGaugh.

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  World War II tank spotter’s guide

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  From the rapid Blitzkrieg assaults to the great battles in North Africa and desperate clashes on the Eastern Front, tanks played a vital role in World War II, becoming one of the key components of ...

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  Paris ’44

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  This is a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris in 1944, one of the great and most dramatic hinge moments of WW2. When the Germans marched in and the lamps went out ...

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  Alvesdon

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  Wiltshire, 1939. In the small village of Alvesdon, the Castell family and their farm have been staples in the community for decades. As the threat of war edges closer to their sanctuary each day, e...

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  The eagle in the mirror

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  Part biography, part forensic jigsaw puzzle, part cold-case detective investigation, ‘The Eagle in the Mirror’ is the story of Charles Howard ‘Dick’ Ellis. The longest-servi...

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  The battle of the beams

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  Summer 1939. War is coming. The British believe that, through ingenuity and scientific prowess, they alone have a war-winning weapon: radar. They are wrong. The Germans have it too. They believe th...

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  Endgame 1944

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  June 1944: In Operation Bagration, more than two million Red Army soldiers, facing 500,000 German soldiers, finally avenged their defeat in Operation Barbarossa in 1941. The same month saw the Alli...

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  Das Reich

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  A gripping, authoritative history of one of the darkest periods in the Second World War, as the Resistance, the SOE and the SAS attempt to hold back the 2nd SS Panzer Division in France.

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  SAS

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  The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SA...

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  Queen of codes

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  When the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often a men-only preserve. That perception completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of codebreakers were in fact women. And ...

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  SAS great escapes two

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  ‘SAS Great Escapes Two’ recounts the hitherto untold stories of six of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed by the world’s most famous fighting force during WWII. From th...

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  World War II

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  Go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the Second World War. This book tells the story of the second devastating conflict of the 20th century that tore the world apar...

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  Woeful Second World War

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  All the foul facts about the WOEFUL SECOND WORLD WAR are ready to uncover, including why the blitzed Brits ate chicken-fruit, sinkers and nutty, what really happened in Dad’s Army a...

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  World War II Fighter Planes Spotter’s Guide

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  World War II saw pilots from around the world battling in the skies over Europe, Asia and Africa, with victory resting upon their nerve, skill and the capabilities of some of history’s most i...

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  South West Secret Agents

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  Laura Quigley collects together true tales of South West spies in the Second World War from across the West Country and the South West.

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  D Day The Battle For Normandy

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  Making use of overlooked and new material from over 30 archives in half a dozen countries, ‘D-Day’ is a vivid and well-researched account yet of the battle of Normandy.

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