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CHURCHILL'S FOLLY
This volume is about the last great british defeat of world war ii , illustrated with photographs taken during the battle as well as recent pictures of the battle sites. . author: rogers , anthony. discounted by 27%
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DEAD RECKONING
The dramatic story of the sinking of the dunedin star. . author: dawson , jeff. discounted by 27%
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DEAD RECKONING
November 1942. the passenger liner dunedin star runs aground off the skeleton coast of namibia. sixty-three passengers defy mountainous waves and insurmountable odds to reach the shore - but their struggle for survival has only just begun. author: dawson , jeff. discounted by 27%
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ESCAPE OR DIE
This is a collection of true world war ii escape stories , by the author of 'the great escape'. . author: brickhill , paul. discounted by 27%
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FORSAKEN ARMY
In 1943 , having been defeated at stalingrad and surrounded by the russian army , 91 , 000 starved and exhausted soldiers of the german sixth army finally surrendered. only a handful ever returned from russia. the author was one of the survivors. this novel is about the battle of stalingrad , describing one of the defining events of the 20th-century. . author: gerlach , heinrich. discounted by 27%
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GET ROMMEL!
In summer 1941 erwin rommel had driven the british out of libya and stood poised to invade egypt. he seemed unbeatable so the british decided to have him killed. michael asher reveals how incompetence in high places led to disaster in the desert and how bravery and improvisation helped a handful of commandos to escape. . author: asher , michael. discounted by 27%
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GREAT ESCAPE
This is the famous story of mass escape from a world war ii german pow camp that inspired the classic film. . author: brickhill , paul. discounted by 27%
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HITLER'S MEDITERRANEAN GAMBLE
Covering every aspect of the mediterranean and african conflicts during world war ii , the author argues that , had britain not distracted hitler's attentions away from dominance in northern europe , the allies might not have won the war. . author: porch , douglas. discounted by 27%
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ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT
This is an adventure story from world war ii , the kidnapping of a german general from occupied crete by two british officers and cretan partisans. . author: moss , w. stanley. discounted by 27%
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MAQUIS
In constant danger , and often with little equipment , saboteur-commander george millar led his group of the maquis on a series of cloak-and-dagger adventures. this is a story of resource , endurance and escapes , of success and occasional tragedy. the tale of george millar's wartime adventures which led him to join the maquis is told here. . author: millar , george. discounted by 27%
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MOTOR GUNBOAT 658
This title concerns royal navy speedboats with guns and torpedoes in action with u-boats , e-boats and bombers. . author: reynolds , len. discounted by 27%
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STEEL FROM THE SKY
This title is about the first modern multi-national combat unit: american , british and french soldiers combined to form a unique special forces team. . author: ford , roger. discounted by 27%
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STIRLING'S MEN
A riveting history book that reads like a novel , stirling's men investigates the story of the sas from its creation by david stirling to the last battles of world war ii. this is the first account of the sas to be officially supported by the veterans and based on their unique first-hand testimony. . author: mortimer , gavin. discounted by 27%
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TOBRUK
A portrait of the siege of tobruk in 1941 , the first time the british army managed to defeat a german army operation in world war ii. despite the ingenuity of rommel and the bravery of his afrika korps , the outnumbered and outgunned british garrison held the port until a relief mission arrived. . author: harrison , frank. discounted by 27%
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