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11 produkter
Trapped in History
Kenya, Mau Mau and Me
Häftad, 2024
153 kr
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'Excellent.' Evening Standard'Unforgettable.' Observer'Magnificent.' Daily TelegraphA twist of fate meant Nicholas Rankin spent his childhood in colonial Kenya, a white boy growing up in black Africa as British rule was ending. Decades later, he began to question the past. Trapped in History is a …
Ian Fleming's Commandos
The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII
Häftad, 2012
149 kr
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In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops …
Ian Fleming's Commandos: The Story of the Legendary 30 Assault Unit
Häftad, 2014
403 kr
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Churchill's Wizards
The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945
Häftad, 2009
188 kr
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The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So, with Winston Churchill in charge the British …
Dead Man's Chest
Travels after Robert Louis Stevenson
Häftad, 2008
255 kr
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'Delightful . . . the ideal book to take with you on holiday.' Independent'Rankin is a wizard of digression and cross-reference . . . He is a natural sleuth, writes well in slim nuggety paragraphs, and he teaches us a great deal about Stevenson en route.' Richard HolmesFirst published to widespread …
Churchill's Wizards
The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945
E-bok, 2008
132 kr
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The real story of how Winston Churchill and the British mastered deception to defeat the Nazis - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and using brains to outwit brawn. By June 1940, most of Europe had fallen to the Nazis and Britain stood alone. So, with Winston Churchill in charge the British …
Ian Fleming's Commandos
The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII
E-bok, 2011
118 kr
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In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops …
Telegram from Guernica
The Extraordinary Life of George Steer, War Correspondent
E-bok, 2012
121 kr
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On 26 April 1937, in the rubble of the bombed city of Guernica, the world's press scrambled to submit their stories. But one journalist held back, and spent an extra day exploring the scene. His report pointed the finger at secret Nazi involvement in the devastating aerial attack. It was the lead …
Defending the Rock
Gibraltar and the Second World War
Häftad, 2019
171 kr
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Two months before he shot himself, Adolf Hitler saw where it had all gone wrong. By failing to seize Gibraltar in the summer of 1940, he had lost the war. The Rock of Gibraltar, a pillar of British seapower since 1704, looked formidable but was extraordinarily vulnerable. Menaced on all sides by …
Defending the Rock
How Gibraltar Defeated Hitler
E-bok, 2017
118 kr
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Adolf Hitler's failure to take Gibraltar in 1940 lost him the Second World War. But in truth the formidable Rock, jutting between the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, was extraordinarily vulnerable. Every day, ten thousand people crossed its frontier to work, spy, sabotage or escape. It was …
Trapped in History
Kenya, Mau Mau and Me
Inbunden, 2023
280 kr
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Trapped in History tells how the British colonised Kenya and how African nationalism arose under Jomo Kenyatta. It describes the terrifying first attacks by the guerrilla freedom fighters known as Mau Mau. Though defeated, the Mau Mau hastened the end of British rule in Kenya. Trapped in History …
