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War of Shadows: Codebreakers, Spies, and the Secret Struggle to Drive the Nazis from the Middle East
Author: Gershom Gorenberg Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 As World War II raged in North Africa, General Irwin Rommel was guided by an uncanny sense of his enemies' plans...
The Letters of Private Wheeler: An eyewitness in action at the Battle of Waterloo
Author: B.H. Liddell Hart Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'In a later age he would have become a successful war correspondent ... We have no more human account of...
SAS Band of Brothers: The Last Stand of the SAS and Their Hunt for the
The new SAS epic from bestselling military historian Damien Lewis We share the triumphs and tragedies of a group of elite soldier trailblazers as they commit daring raids...
Gudyarra: The First Wiradyuri War of Resistance - The Bathurst War, 18221824
Author: Stephen Gapps Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 ** Shortlisted, NSW Premier's History Awards 2022, NSW Regional and Community History Prize ** ** Shortlisted, Les Carlyon Literary Prize 2022...
1942: Australia's Greatest Peril
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information.Author: Bob Wurth Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 1942 was the year of Australia's...
War and Punishment: The Story of Russian Oppression and Ukrainian Resistance
Author: Mikhail Zygar Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 'History is made up of myths,' writes the renowned Russian dissident journalist Mikhail Zygar. 'Alas, our myths led us to the...
Kidnapped by the Junta: Inside Argentina's Wars with Britain and Itself
Author: Julian Manyon Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 On 12 May 1982 as the Falklands conflict became a shooting war, ITN journalist Julian Manyon and his TV crew were...
Soldier, Sailor, Frogman, Spy: How the Allies Won on D-Day
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Author: Giles Milton Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 The international bestselling historian and host of the Unknown History podcast presents a ground-breaking account of the first 24...
SAS Great Escapes Two: Six Untold Epic Escapes Made by World War Two
'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee ChildSAS Great Escapes Two recounts the hitherto untold stories of six of the most dramatic and daring escapes...
Forgotten War: new edition
Author: Henry Reynolds Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 'We are at war with them,' wrote a Tasmanian settler in 1831. 'What we call their crime is what in a...
P.O.W.: Australian Prisoners of War in Hitler's Reich
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Leadership in War: Lessons from Those Who Made History
Author: Andrew Roberts Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 256 A comparison of nine leaders who led their nations through the some of greatest wars the world has ever...
The Messenger
Author: Shiv Malik Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 336 The Messenger tells the story of an unlikely friendship between two men looking to change the world - a...
Fat Leonard: How One Man Bribed, Bilked, and Seduced the U.S. Navy
Winner of the 2024 Investigative Reporters and Editors Book Award Winner of the 2024 Commodore John Barry Award for Excellence in Maritime Literature #1 New York Times bestselling author Craig...
The House of Orange in Revolution and War: A European History, 1772-1890: 2022
Author: Jeroen Koch Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 440 Three rulers from the House of Orange-Nassau reigned over the Netherlands from 1813 to 1890: King William I from 1813 to...
Turn Around and Run Like Hell: Amazing Stories of Unconventional Military Strategies That Worked
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The Vietnam Years
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Lonely Courage: The true story of the SOE heroines who fought to free Nazi-occupied France
Author: Rick Stroud Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book - told with tremendous pace and excitement' William Boyd 'This compelling and complete account...
The New Makers of Modern Strategy: From the Ancient World to the Digital Age
Author: Hal Brands Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 1200 The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern world The New Makers of Modern Strategy...
Immediate Action
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Desert Warfare
A world where little light penetrates. Of dense vegetation, tangled roots, fetid mud and swamps. Where the helicopter, sophisticated weaponry and technology have revolutionized military combat. But where survival still...
100 Years of Australians at War
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Airways to the East 1918-1920 and the Collapse of No.1 Aerial Route
The origins of what became officially known as No 1 Aerial Route lay in the newly formed Royal Air Force's desire to move several squadrons of the then recently designed...
The Book at War: How Reading Shaped Conflict and Conflict Shaped
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A "magisterial" ( Sunday Times ) history of how books were used in war across the twentieth century--both as weapons and as agents for peace We tend not to talk...
The Lion And The Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy
From the New York Times bestselling author of Washington's Spies, the thrilling story of the Confederate spy who came to Britain to turn the tide of the Civil War-and the...
Coalition Strategy and the End of the First World War: The Supreme War
When the Germans requested an armistice in October 1918, it was a shock to the Allied political and military leadership. They had been expecting, and planning for, the war to...
Roden Cutler, VC: M
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Operation Barras
Author: William Fowler Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 240 The inside story of the most daring SAS rescue mission ever In September 2000 eleven British soldiers were captured by a...
Devil Dogs: First In, Last Out - King Company from Guadalcanal to the Shores of Japan
Author: Saul David Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 624 A Times History Book of the Year 2022 From Sunday Times bestselling historian Saul David, the dramatic tale of the first...
Chastise: The Dambusters
Author: Max Hastings Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 400 THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. Operation...
Soldiers: Great Stories of War and Peace
'A gripping new collection from Max Hastings that puts you at the heart of the battle ... Compelling' Daily Mail 'An unmissable read' Sunday Times Soldiers is a very personal...
Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat
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The definitive history of women in war, revealing how women have always been an essential part of combat From Boudicca's rebellion to the war in Ukraine, battlefields have always contained...
Cromwell's Convicts: The Death March from Dunbar 1650
On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar - a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour...
History of Jungle Warfare
Author: Bryan PerrettFormat: Hardback, 172mm x 246mm, 208 pagesPublished: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2016A world where little light penetrates. Of dense vegetation, tangled roots, fetid mud and...
Simply Hell Let Loose
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The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War
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Seize the Fire: Heroism, Duty, and the Battle of Trafalgar
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Shackleton Boys: Volume 2: True Stories from Shackleton Operators
After World War II the Royal Air Force went through a considerable downsizing, but retained an essential maritime reconnaissance role for the protection of British interests overseas. These areas were...
Fighting for the Faith: the Many Fronts of Crusade and Jihad 1000-1500ad
Fighting between Christians and Muslims in the medieval period is often seen in the narrow context of the battle for the Holy Land. Other points of conflict tend to be...
Wellington and the Siege of San Sebastian, 1813
Bruce Collins's in-depth reassessment of the Duke of Wellington's siege of San Sebastian during the Peninsular War is a fascinating reconstruction of one of the most challenging siege operations Wellington's...
The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy from Mary, to Queen of Scots to Quantum Crytography
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Oliphant: The Australian genius who developed radar and showed
'Genius, complex, authentic - Roland Perry captures all the essential characteristics of this globally recognised Australian who was influenced by the giants of science and then became one himself.' Dr...
Women Warriors and Wartime Spies of China
In this compelling new study, Louise Edwards explores the lives of some of China's most famous women warriors and wartime spies through history. Focusing on key figures including Hua Mulan,...
Black Box Canberras: British Test and Trials Canberras 1951-1994
English Electric's Canberra saw an unbroken 46 years of service in the UK as a test and trials aircraft from 1951 until final retirement in 1994. Flown by Government research...