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He marches to freedom - or to bloody war. The epic story of Spartacus the legendary gladiator. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hannibal: Enemy of Rome and Spartacus: The Gladiator.The mighty slave army, led by Spartacus, has crushed all before it, scattering...
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Preface Digital
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2012-08-16
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From the Booker Prize-winning and Women's Prize-shortlisted author of The Silence of the Girls The second novel in Pat Barker's acclaimed 'Life Class' trilogy - a dark and compelling examination of desire, friendship and the horror of war, from one of our greatest...
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Penguin
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2012-08-16
Collection :
The Life Class Trilogy
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The third novel in the series sees new challenges for the men of the 106th Foot, as the British army attempts to recover from the disaster of Corunna and establish a foothold in the Peninsula. Featuring the battles of Medellin and Talavera, the 106th will have their...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2012-08-09
Collection :
The Napoleonic Wars
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The Booker Prize-winning final novel in Pat Barker's classic 'Regeneration' trilogy - from the acclaimed author ofThe Silence of the Girls'An extraordinary tour de force. One of the few real masterpieces of late twentieth-century British fiction' Jonathan Coe'Powerful,...
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Penguin
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2012-08-09
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Cornwall, 1854 - Alice Rowe owes everything to Reverend Alfred Markham who rescued her from a workhouse, employing her in his parsonage as a housemaid. So when he dies suddenly of a heart attack, Alice faces a fearful and uncertain future. But as one chapter in Alice's...
Editeur :
Sphere
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2012-07-05
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There's no better time to rediscover James Bond.SMERSH, the Russian intelligence unit, is hell-bent on destroying Special Agent James Bond.His death would deal a hammer blow to the heart of The British Secret Service.The lure? The chance for 007 to bring the Spektor...
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Vintage Digital
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2012-07-01
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Mulholland Books presents... HUNT THE WOLFNavy SEAL commander Thomas Crocker doesn't do downtime. In the aftermath of a gruelling mission, he and his team decide to wind down... by climbing K2.But the world is a dangerous place wherever you go. On the mountain slopes...
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Mulholland Books
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2012-06-21
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Former Special Reconnaissance Regiment Sergeant Nick Kane always stands by his friends. So when an old comrade is leaned on by gangsters, Nick's only too happy to help. But Nick quickly finds himself cast headlong into a spiral of violence that will take him all the way...
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Cornerstone Digital
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2012-06-07
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Guy Crouchback is now attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and HM forces have to show respect for the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is followed by the bitterness of Crete.
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Penguin
Parution :
2012-05-31
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Guy Crouchback, determined to get into the war, takes a commission in the Royal Corps of Halberdiers. His spirits high, he sees all the trimmings but none of the action. And his first campaign, an abortive affair on the West African coastline, ends with an escapade...
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Penguin
Parution :
2012-05-31
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My Zulu, Myself is Joy Chambers' magnificent epic saga, set against the tumultuous background of Zululand and the Zulu war of 1879. The perfect read for fans of Margaret Leroy and Tamara McKinley. 'An epic saga and meticulously researched: this is an understatement' -...
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Headline
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2012-05-24
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Now a major DisneyPlus Hotstar Special - THE EMPIRE is streaming nowThe brutal battle for power continues in the fourth book in the epic Empire of the Moghul series.'A totally absorbing narrative filled with authentic historical characters and sweeping action set in an...
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Review
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2012-05-10
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A friendship is tested amidst the storm clouds of war... Annie of Albert Mews is a warm and spirited saga of two East End friends, and their struggle to find happiness in the midst of the Second World War, from much-loved author Dee Wiliams. Perfect for fans of Pam...
Editeur :
Headline
Parution :
2012-04-26
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1072 - England is firmly under the heel of its new Norman rulers. The few survivors of the English resistance look to Edgar the Atheling, the rightful heir to the English throne, to overthrow William the Conqueror. Years of intrigue and vicious civil war follow: brother...
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Penguin
Parution :
2012-04-26
Collection :
The Making of England Quartet
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'One of the most memorable characters of post-war fiction' Daily ExpressA classic novel set in the siege of Malta 1940-1942 from the bestselling author of The Cruel SeaFather Salvatore was a simple, lumbering priest, a Kappillan serving the poor Valetta, when war came...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2012-04-09
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War makes heroes of men, but at what price?Sure to enthral fans of Masters of the Air and Fall of Giants, A Time for Heroes is a magnificent, sweeping, three-generation historical epic encompassing both World Wars, about heroism, the romance of aviation and the conflict...
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Review
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2012-03-29
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A Ship of War is a stunning new maritime adventure from Top Ten bestselling author Sean Thomas Russell, following the great success ofA Battle Won and Under Enemy Colours. For fans of Bernard Cornwell and Patrick O'Brian,A Ship of War is the third instalment in the...
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Penguin
Parution :
2012-03-29
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Newly-wed Harriet stands poised on the threshold of the adult world. Her husband, James, is setting off to join the Duke of Wellington's troops in Spain and left alone in London, Harriet is taken under the wing of Lady Wellington. While Harriet plunges into a new life...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2012-02-29
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After suffering decades of brutal neglect, Winkie, a mangy old teddy bear, realises that he can actually move. He jumps out the window, and takes to the forest. But just as he is discovering the joys and wonders of mobility, self-determination, even love, Winkie's luck...
Editeur :
Hodder & Stoughton
Parution :
2012-02-16
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With the country's men at war, it falls to the land girls to pitch in and do their bit...Stella arrives at Hallows Farm in her Rayon stockings, having just waved goodbye to the love of life - naval officer Philip. Agatha has just graduated from Cambridge; life on the...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2012-02-02
Collection :
Tom Thorne Novels
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