From the bestselling author of One Minute to Midnight, this is the riveting story of the last six months of World War II, when the hopeful Allied situation inspired by the Yalta Conference descended into the open conflict that would lead to the Cold War.When FDR,...

Editeur : Cornerstone Digital
Parution : 2012-11-08

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Bestselling author Ben Elton's most personal novel to date, Two Brothers transports the reader to the time of history's darkest hour.Berlin 1920Two babies are born.Two brothers. United and indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood.As Germany marches into...

Editeur : Transworld Digital
Parution : 2012-11-08

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Lyn Smith's Young Voices is a poignant and compelling look at children's lives in Britain during the Second World War.During the Second World War, British children were spared the humiliation and fear of enemy occupation. None the less, they endured six years of...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2012-11-08

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A castle filled with intrigue, a plotting duchess and a mysterious death, this book is perfect for lovers of Downton Abbey and Brideshead Revisited.On 21st April 1940 John the 9th Duke of Rutland, and one of Britain's wealthiest men, ended his days lying on a makeshift...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2012-11-01

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_______________________The true story behind the hit NETFLIX dramaFrom the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau, no World War II infantry unit in Europe saw more action or endured worse than the one commanded by Felix Sparks.The US Army 157th regiment, known as the...

Editeur : Cornerstone Digital
Parution : 2012-11-01

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The fascinating story of the exceptional maritime explorer, Matthew Flinders - the man who put Australia on the map.Shipwrecks, storms, death and danger - Matthew Flinders encountered it all on his courageous quest to circumnavigate and chart the treacherous Terra...

Editeur : Hachette Australia
Parution : 2012-10-30

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To the people of Great BritainWorld War II was the deadliest and bloodiest war in history. Never before or since have so many people made such a personal sacrifice in the line of duty.Raiders tells the extraordinary true stories of six of the most daring special...

Editeur : Cornerstone Digital
Parution : 2012-10-25

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The world at the beginning of the 20th century seemed for most of its inhabitants stable and relatively benign. Globalizing, booming economies married to technological breakthroughs seemed to promise a better world for most people. Instead, the 20th century proved to be...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2012-10-25

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Clive Aslet's War Memorial: The Story of One Village's Sacrifice from 1914 to 2003, is a powerful story of those who died in war.Who were the men and women whose names are commemorated on war memorials around the country? Where did they live - and how and why did they...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2012-10-25

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The controversial revisionist history of World War I that made Niall Ferguson's nameThe First World War killed around eight million men and bled Europe dry. More than any other event, it made the twentieth century. In this boldly conceived book and provocative, aimed to...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2012-10-25

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This ebook edition contains the full text version as per the book. Doesn't include original photographic and illustrated material.This book tells the stories of forty heroes, all awarded bravery medals for their conduct during Special Forces missions over the last 150...

Editeur : Headline
Parution : 2012-10-25

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Winston Churchill had a longer and closer relationship with the Royal Navy than any British statesman in modern times, but his record as a naval strategist and custodian of the nation's sea power has been mired in controversy since the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign in...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2012-10-25

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Winston Churchill had a longer and closer relationship with the Royal Navy than any British statesman in modern times, but his record as a naval strategist and custodian of the nation's sea power has been mired in controversy since the ill-fated Dardanelles campaign in...

Editeur : OUP Oxford
Parution : 2012-10-25

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A fascinating study of the changing face of the art of warfare over the past 2000 years, by one of today's most readable historiansMankind has always been in conflict. Without war, there would be no peace, no stability, no safety. Men go to war to defend, or acquire,...

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution : 2012-10-11

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Thirteen true tales of men who were briefly military heroes of their time, but have since been largely forgottenThis book looks back to the time when an individual could change the course of history in a single battle or engagement, and yet still be forgotten. Here are...

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution : 2012-10-11

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The greatest tank battles of history from the Great War to the Gulf, examined by one of Britain's bestselling military writers.The story of the evolution of armoured warfare in the 20th century, which has seen tanks and other armoured vehicles develop from lumbering,...

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution : 2012-10-11
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This is naval action adventure with a difference - thirteen naval engagements in which gunboats won the day against every kind of enemy, large and smallBritain, like other colonial powers, established, controlled and accessed her empire from the seas. It was realised...

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution : 2012-10-11

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As close as you can get to the reality of war. Three generations of front line soldiers recount their experiences.Few people today experience a live war situation; even professional soldiers can serve their career without going to war. Yet the question is often asked,...

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution : 2012-10-11

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The story of dramatic military actions where a few fought against many, often with unbelievable success.From the Napoleonic Wars to Korea, Bryan Perrett has found a further 13 dramatic military actions where a few fought against many, often with unbelievable success....

Editeur : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution : 2012-10-11
Collection : W&N Military
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At the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union unexpectedly found itself in control of a huge swathe of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to a completely new political and moral...

Editeur : Penguin
Parution : 2012-10-04

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