Pen and Sword - Böcker

The battle for Stalingrad has been studied and recalled in exhaustive detail ever since the Red Army trapped the German 6th Army in the ruined city in 1942. But most of these accounts finish at the end of the battle, with columns of tens of thousa...

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Both volumes of Operation 'Market Garden' Then and Now in a presentation slip case.

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"London and southern England has for weeks now been the target of our V1, which is only the first link in a chain of new and strongest German weapons." So wrote the editor of Der Adler, the "house" magazine of the Luftwaffe, in...

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Peter Cornwell tells the story of the greatest air battle of the Second World War when six nations were locked in combat over north-western Europe for a traumatic six weeks in 1940. He describes the day-to-day events as the battle unfolds, and det...

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"People of Western Europe. A landing was made this morning on the coast of France..."With these simple — yet memorable — words, General Eisenhower, the Supreme ­Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, announced to the worl...

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Isaac Newton was accorded a semi-divine status in the 18th and 19th centuries, whereby his image linked together religion and science. The real human being behind the demi-god image has tended to be lost. He was a person who took credit from other...

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The War of the Spanish Succession, fought between 1701 and 1714 to decide who should inherit the Spanish throne, was a conflict on an unprecedented scale, stretching across most of western Europe, the high seas and the Americas. Yet this major sub...

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In Spring 1945 the outcome of the war was ritually certain but the mighty River Rhine still stood in the way of the Allies. Eisenhower’s strategy was to guarantee a crossing in the Ruhr area by allocating the main effort to Montgomery’...

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Offers a comprehensive and visually engaging guide to key figures, events, and themes of sixteenth-century England.The Illustrated Tudor Dictionary is unique. For the first time, the Tudor Age has been brought to life in an illustrated dictionary ...

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Offers a comprehensive and visually engaging guide to key figures, events, and themes of sixteenth-century England.The Illustrated Tudor Dictionary is unique. For the first time, the Tudor Age has been brought to life in an illustrated dictionary ...

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Reveals the provocative and irreverent life of Dorman-Smith through his private letters and war diary, highlighting his military brilliance and conflicts with Churchill.A follow-up to the best-selling biography ‘Chink’, this selection ...

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Reveals the provocative and irreverent life of Dorman-Smith through his private letters and war diary, highlighting his military brilliance and conflicts with Churchill.A follow-up to the best-selling biography ‘Chink’, this selection ...

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Follow Vespasian's rise from Roman general in Britain to emperor, shaping the Flavian dynasty during Rome's turbulent civil war.To anyone scanning the sea from the southern coast of Britain in the year 43 AD, the sight of hundreds of ships appeari...

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Follow Vespasian's rise from Roman general in Britain to emperor, shaping the Flavian dynasty during Rome's turbulent civil war.To anyone scanning the sea from the southern coast of Britain in the year 43 AD, the sight of hundreds of ships appeari...

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The first days of the Battle of the Bulge saw tactical defeats for several formations of the US army. The Saint-Vith sector was particularly hard hit by the surprise attack that prevailed on the morning of 16 December 1944. Two American units, the...

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The first days of the Battle of the Bulge saw tactical defeats for several formations of the US army. The Saint-Vith sector was particularly hard hit by the surprise attack that prevailed on the morning of 16 December 1944. Two American units, the...

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Explores the identities of Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, questioning their legitimacy and examining their rebellions against Henry VII.For more than a decade after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Henry VII's fledgling dynasty was threatened b...

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Explores the identities of Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, questioning their legitimacy and examining their rebellions against Henry VII.For more than a decade after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Henry VII's fledgling dynasty was threatened b...

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A detailed exploration of China's J-20 stealth fighter, its development, impact, and role in reshaping global power dynamics.The United States and Soviet Union began a race to develop the first and most capable fifth generation stealth fighters in...

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A detailed exploration of China's J-20 stealth fighter, its development, impact, and role in reshaping global power dynamics.The United States and Soviet Union began a race to develop the first and most capable fifth generation stealth fighters in...

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An examination of Hitler's key military generals and their contributions and failures to the Germany military.Under the surveillance of General von Seeckt the Germans re-established their military, which Hitler utilised for his aggression of recov...

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An examination of Hitler's key military generals and their contributions and failures to the Germany military.Under the surveillance of General von Seeckt the Germans re-established their military, which Hitler utilised for his aggression of recov...

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Operation Telic and the Liberation of Iraq Operation Telic and the Liberation of Iraq is an anecdote-packed daily diary recounting the author’s experiences as a reserve officer and media handler with 7 armored (the Desert...

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Operation Telic and the Liberation of Iraq Operation Telic and the Liberation of Iraq is an anecdote-packed daily diary recounting the author’s experiences as a reserve officer and media handler with 7 armored (the Desert...

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As the war progressed Hitler did not need obedient bureaucrats like Keitel, failures like Paulus and was paranoid about having military leaders who were loyal. The three field marshals in this book were amongst the best.Field Marshal Kesselring ga...

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As the war progressed Hitler did not need obedient bureaucrats like Keitel, failures like Paulus and was paranoid about having military leaders who were loyal. The three field marshals in this book were amongst the best.Field Marshal Kesselring ga...

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Great War Land Girls were all very different individuals - they radiated vitality, resolve and determination. In this book, their sense of fun and infectious humour shines through the myriad of humorous stories and poems penned while doing their N...

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Great War Land Girls were all very different individuals - they radiated vitality, resolve and determination. In this book, their sense of fun and infectious humour shines through the myriad of humorous stories and poems penned while doing their N...

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Sunk by a U-boat, Attacked by Kamikazes tells the story of one man’s experiences during the years 1939 to 1947. Aged sixteen when the war broke out, Joseph Marsden worked casual shiftwork on the Liverpool docks. Lucky to survive an air raid ...

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