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The Colditz Story
- £80.00
- Colditz was the last stop for prisoners of war in the Second World War. It was to this impregnable fortress that the Germans sent all those prisoners who persisted in escaping from other camps, such as Stalag Luft III (of THE GREAT ESCAPE FAME). Once within the walls of Colditz,…
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The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston (3 vols.)
- £55.00
- A highly decorated English soldier and an acclaimed poet and novelist, Siegfried Sassoon won fame for his trilogy of fictionalized autobiographies that wonderfully capture the vanishing idylls of Edwardian England and the brutal realities of war. The first, Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man, is picked up immediately in 1916 with…
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The Cross of Carl, an allegory
- £100.00
- First published in 1931, The Cross of Carl is a book describing trench warfare with a visionary intensity. It is a masterpiece of the imagination, and one of the most terrifying books you will ever read. The Times Literary Supplement review, on 16 July 1931, called the book 'A war…
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The Daughters of Mars (SIGNED)
- £60.00
- In 1915, two spirited Australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father's dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Used to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the Dardanelles, then on…
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The End: Hitler’s Germany 1944-45
- £85.00
- Named Book of the Year by the Sunday Times, TLS, Spectator, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail and Scotland on Sunday, Ian Kershaw's The End is a searing account of the final months of Nazi Germany, laying bare the fear and fanaticism that drove a nation to destruction. In almost every major…
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The Ghost Road (Regeneration 3) (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- An extraordinary tour de force. One of the few real masterpieces of late twentieth-century British fiction' Jonathan Coe 'Powerful, deeply moving... A triumph' Sunday Times 'Harrowing, original, unforgettable' Independent 1918, the closing months of the war. Army psychiatrist William Rivers is increasingly concerned for the men who have been in…
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The Ghost Road (Regeneration Trilogy 2)
- £40.00
- 1918, the closing months of the war. Army psychiatrist William Rivers is increasingly concerned for the men who have been in his care - particularly Billy Prior, who is about to return to combat in France with young poet Wilfred Owen. As Rivers tries to make sense of what, if…
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The Hiding Place
- £35.00
- The Stage Adaptation by A. S. Peterson from the book by Corrie ten Boom (with Elizabeth and John Sherrill). World War II. Darkness has fallen over Europe. On a quiet city corner in the Netherlands, one family chooses to resist. Corrie ten Boom, along with her father and sister, hide…
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The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy
- £38.00
- This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this…
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The Longest Day: June 6, 1944. The D-Day Story
- £65.00
- Compiled from many participants' accounts, this is still the finest one-volume account of D-Day. It is the basis of Ken Annakin's well-known feature film (1962) starring John Wayne, Kenneth More and a host of other stars. With 28 plates and colour endpaper maps.
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The Retreat from Moscow: The Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne 1812-1813 (Folio Society)
- £16.00
- Folio edition. n June 1812, NapoleonÕs 680,000 strong Grande Arme crossed the Neman River and invaded Russia. When the remnants of Napoleon's army returned over the Berezina River in November, only 27,000 effective soldiers remained. Adrien BourgogneÕs Memoirs is one of the most vivid and moving accounts of this dramatic…
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The Road Past Mandalay: A personal narrative
- £25.00
- This is the second part of John Masters' autobiography: how he fought with his Gurkha regiment during World War II until his promotion to command one of the Chindit columns behind enemy lines in Burma. Written by a bestselling novelist at the height of his powers, it is an exceptionally…
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The Secret World: a history of Intelligence (SIGNED)
- £80.00
- Almost every page includes a sizzling historical titbit ... captivating, insightful and masterly' (Edward Lucas, The Times) The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is…
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The Ship
- £9.00
- One vital convoy can break Mussolini’s stranglehold on Malta – but it is intercepted in the Mediterranean by enemy warships. Five light British cruisers are left to beat back the armed might of the Italian battle fleet and C.S. Forester – creator of Horatio Hornblower – takes us aboard HMS…
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The Spy with 29 Names: The story of the Second World War’s most audacious double agent
- £10.00
- He fought on both sides in the Spanish Civil War. He was awarded the Iron Cross by Hitler and an MBE by Britain. To MI5 he was known as Garbo. To the Abwehr, he was Alaric. He also went by Rags the Indian Poet, Mrs Gerbers, Stanley the Welsh Nationalist…
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The Colditz Story
- £80.00
- Colditz was the last stop for prisoners of war in the Second World War. It was to this impregnable fortress that the Germans sent all those prisoners who persisted in escaping from other camps, such as Stalag Luft III (of THE GREAT ESCAPE FAME). Once within the walls of Colditz,…
- Add to basket
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The Complete Memoirs of George Sherston (3 vols.)
- £55.00
- A highly decorated English soldier and an acclaimed poet and novelist, Siegfried Sassoon won fame for his trilogy of fictionalized autobiographies that wonderfully capture the vanishing idylls of Edwardian England and the brutal realities of war. The first, Memoirs of a Fox-hunting Man, is picked up immediately in 1916 with…
- Add to basket
-
The Cross of Carl, an allegory
- £100.00
- First published in 1931, The Cross of Carl is a book describing trench warfare with a visionary intensity. It is a masterpiece of the imagination, and one of the most terrifying books you will ever read. The Times Literary Supplement review, on 16 July 1931, called the book 'A war…
- Add to basket
-
The Daughters of Mars (SIGNED)
- £60.00
- In 1915, two spirited Australian sisters join the war effort as nurses, escaping the confines of their father's dairy farm and carrying a guilty secret with them. Used to tending the sick as they are, nothing could have prepared them for what they confront, first in the Dardanelles, then on…
- Add to basket
-
The End: Hitler’s Germany 1944-45
- £85.00
- Named Book of the Year by the Sunday Times, TLS, Spectator, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail and Scotland on Sunday, Ian Kershaw's The End is a searing account of the final months of Nazi Germany, laying bare the fear and fanaticism that drove a nation to destruction. In almost every major…
- Add to basket
-
The Ghost Road (Regeneration 3) (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- An extraordinary tour de force. One of the few real masterpieces of late twentieth-century British fiction' Jonathan Coe 'Powerful, deeply moving... A triumph' Sunday Times 'Harrowing, original, unforgettable' Independent 1918, the closing months of the war. Army psychiatrist William Rivers is increasingly concerned for the men who have been in…
- Add to basket
-
The Ghost Road (Regeneration Trilogy 2)
- £40.00
- 1918, the closing months of the war. Army psychiatrist William Rivers is increasingly concerned for the men who have been in his care - particularly Billy Prior, who is about to return to combat in France with young poet Wilfred Owen. As Rivers tries to make sense of what, if…
- Add to basket
-
The Hiding Place
- £35.00
- The Stage Adaptation by A. S. Peterson from the book by Corrie ten Boom (with Elizabeth and John Sherrill). World War II. Darkness has fallen over Europe. On a quiet city corner in the Netherlands, one family chooses to resist. Corrie ten Boom, along with her father and sister, hide…
- Add to basket
-
The History and Politics of Star Wars: Death Stars and Democracy
- £38.00
- This book provides the first detailed and comprehensive examination of all the materials making up the Star Wars franchise relating to the portrayal and representation of real-world history and politics. Drawing on a variety of sources, including films, published interviews with directors and actors, novels, comics, and computer games, this…
- Add to basket
-
The Longest Day: June 6, 1944. The D-Day Story
- £65.00
- Compiled from many participants' accounts, this is still the finest one-volume account of D-Day. It is the basis of Ken Annakin's well-known feature film (1962) starring John Wayne, Kenneth More and a host of other stars. With 28 plates and colour endpaper maps.
- Add to basket
-
The Retreat from Moscow: The Memoirs of Sergeant Bourgogne 1812-1813 (Folio Society)
- £16.00
- Folio edition. n June 1812, NapoleonÕs 680,000 strong Grande Arme crossed the Neman River and invaded Russia. When the remnants of Napoleon's army returned over the Berezina River in November, only 27,000 effective soldiers remained. Adrien BourgogneÕs Memoirs is one of the most vivid and moving accounts of this dramatic…
- Add to basket
-


The Road Past Mandalay: A personal narrative
- £25.00
- This is the second part of John Masters' autobiography: how he fought with his Gurkha regiment during World War II until his promotion to command one of the Chindit columns behind enemy lines in Burma. Written by a bestselling novelist at the height of his powers, it is an exceptionally…
- Add to basket
-
The Secret World: a history of Intelligence (SIGNED)
- £80.00
- Almost every page includes a sizzling historical titbit ... captivating, insightful and masterly' (Edward Lucas, The Times) The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is…
- Add to basket
-
The Ship
- £9.00
- One vital convoy can break Mussolini’s stranglehold on Malta – but it is intercepted in the Mediterranean by enemy warships. Five light British cruisers are left to beat back the armed might of the Italian battle fleet and C.S. Forester – creator of Horatio Hornblower – takes us aboard HMS…
- Add to basket
-
The Spy with 29 Names: The story of the Second World War’s most audacious double agent
- £10.00
- He fought on both sides in the Spanish Civil War. He was awarded the Iron Cross by Hitler and an MBE by Britain. To MI5 he was known as Garbo. To the Abwehr, he was Alaric. He also went by Rags the Indian Poet, Mrs Gerbers, Stanley the Welsh Nationalist…
- Add to basket
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