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Colditz: Prisoners of the Castle
The Sunday Times no.1 bestseller on the incredible true story of WW2's most infamous Nazi prison, and the colourful characters behind its walls Colditz Castle- a forbidding Gothic tower on...
The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama
Britain's best-selling historian writes the first definitive account of the famous televised SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980 On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen...
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement...
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
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Agent Sonya: From the bestselling author of The Spy and The Traitor
The incredible story behind the greatest female spy in history from one of Britain's best historians, now in paperback Ursula Kuczynski Burton was a spymaster, saboteur, bomb-maker and secret agent....
SAS: Rogue Heroes
The first ever authorised history of the SAS, now a major BBC series starring Connor Swindells, Jack O'Connell and Dominic West In the summer of 1941, at the height of...
SAS: Rogue Heroes
The first ever authorised history of the SAS, now a major BBC series starring Connor Swindells, Jack O'Connell and Dominic West In the summer of 1941, at the height of...
Agent Zigzag: The True Wartime Story of Eddie Chapman: Lover, Traitor,
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 'Engrossing as any thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Superb. Meticulously researched, splendidly told, immensely entertaining' John le Carre 'This is the most amazing book, full of...
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
THE SUNDAY TIMES No. 1 BESTSELLER WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JOHN LE CARR E 'Riveting, astounding . . . An unputdownable postwar thriller' Observer 'Irresistibly readable' Sunday Times 'Worthy of...
Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story that Changed the Course of
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1. BESTSELLER 'Astonishing . . . Sheds riveting new light on this breathtaking plan' Daily Mail 'A rollicking read' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Brilliant and almost...
The Siege: The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama
Britain's best-selling historian writes the first definitive account of the famous televised SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980 On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen...
Double Cross: The True Story of The D-Day Spies
D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory of arms. But it was also a triumph for a different kind of operation: one...
Great War Diaries, The
"Brutal and cataclysmic, the First World War irrevocably changed the face of Europe. On the centenary of its onset, The Great War Diaries gives a startling and intimate view of...
Hometown Tales: Highlands and Hebrides
Author: Colin MacIntyre Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Original tales by remarkable writers Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most...
Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating
WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve' Simon Sebag...
A Concise History of Australia
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The Letters of Ivor Punch: Winner Of The Edinburgh Book Festival First Book Award
Author: Colin MacIntyre Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 All islands have their secrets. This one has more than most. When Fingal McMillan rows out into the Atlantic...
The Battle For The Pacific
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the smoldering wreckage of Pearl Harbor to the thunderous naval clashes across thousands of miles of open ocean, The...
Mao's Great Famine: The History of China's Most Devastating
WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'A gripping and masterful portrait of the brutal court of Mao, based on new research but also written with great narrative verve' Simon Sebag...
Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
The incredible eyewitness account of wartime resistance, now in paperback 'Insistently asks the question- What would you do? Would you fight, or acquiesce, or collaborate? ... Karski was deeply patriotic...
Marcuse
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn an age of conformity and consumerism, Herbert Marcuse stood as one of the twentieth century's most electrifying...
Man-Of-War: A History Of The Combat Vessel
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Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom the oar-driven triremes of ancient Greece to the iron-clad behemoths of the modern age, Man-of-War: A History of the...
Lionheart: The first thrilling instalment in the Lionheart series
REBEL. LEADER. BROTHER. KING.1179. Henry II is King of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine. The House of Plantagenet reigns supreme.But there is unrest in Henry's house. Not for...
Vaccine Nation
A gripping journey through the past, present and future of vaccines. Vaccination is arguably the greatest public health achievement in history, yet the disappearance of many diseases has also seen...
A Concise History of Australia
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Red Dawn Over China: How Communism Conquered a Quarter of Humanity
A FINANCIAL TIMES HIGHLIGHT FOR 2026 'The most important reappraisal of modern China to appear in years' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads and The Earth Transformed From renowned,...
Farewell to the Flesh: An Urbino Macintyre Mystery
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The book titled Farewell to the Flesh: An Urbino Macintyre Mystery by the author Edward Sklepowich. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
BOX 88 (BOX 88, Book 1)
An organisation that doesn't exist. A spy that can't be caught. Years ago, a spy was born... 1989: The Cold War will soon be over, but for BOX 88, a...
V2
FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Immersive' Guardian 'Stunning' Daily Express 'Riveting' Telegraph Victory is close. Vengeance is closer. Rudi Graf used to dream of sending a rocket to the...
Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP4183
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Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP4183 Beevor’s Stalingrad and Berlin, Keegan’s The Face of Battle, Tuchman’s August 1914, Macintyre’s SAS: Rogue Heroes, Hastings on the Dambusters and three Forgotten...
V2: the Sunday Times bestselling World War II thriller
Author: Robert Harris Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 400 The no. 1 bestselling author of MUNICH and THE SECOND SLEEP returns to the Second World War for his...
BOX 88 (BOX 88, Book 1)
Author: Charles Cumming Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 512 An organisation that doesn't exist. A spy that can't be caught. Years ago, a spy was born... 1989: The...
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of Virginia Hall, WWII's
'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over...
Oxf Comp Aust Child Literature
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The Inheritors: Introduced by Ben Okri
Author: William Golding Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 This was a different voice; not the voice of the people. It was the voice of other. When spring comes, the...
Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP2989
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Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP2989 Eleven military history titles covering two world wars, Vietnam, Afghanistan, the Burma Railway, and the secret origins of the First World War. All...
Versailles: Science and Splendour
A richly illustrated book that breaks new ground in exploring the relationship between science and power at the French court of Versailles - published to accompany the exhibition at London's...
With the Passage of Time
A compulsive mix of crime fiction and legal thriller, exploring highly topical themes. Readers rave about the Ben Schroeder series: 'Another fantastic Ben Schroeder book' 'Marvellous' 'I would award 6...
Diary of a Big Bad Wolf: Your favourite fairytales from a BIG BAD
Once upon a time was only the start... welcome to the Fairytale Woods! Take a look inside the big bad wolf's hilarious secret diary in this instant bestseller from author,...
Romancing Mister Bridgerton TV Tie-in
New York Times Bestseller A special TV Tie-In edition to BRIDGERTON, a series created by Shondaland for Netflix, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn: the story of...
Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China
"Astonishing...Brings to life a thriving - and rather civilized - empire" - The Telegraph "sparkles with energy, insight and passion... difficult to put down." Nicholas Morton, BBC History Magazine Control...
History Matters
In this posthumous collection of thought-provoking essays-many published here for the first time-Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and bestselling author David McCullough affirms the value of history, how we can be guided...