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Babur was a descendant of both Genghis Khan and Tamerlane, combining nomadic warrior traditions with his twenty-year fight to retain power in Central Asia, his move to Kabul, and his strategic, hard-won battles that established the empire in India.
It provides a...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-03-06
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The story of Genghis Khan. What is the mystery that surrounds Genghis Khan? More gigantic in historical literature than Alexander the Great, the Caesars, Napoleon, or Hitler... 750 years ago, Genghis Khan, the great Mongolian warlord conquered half the world. A nomad, a...
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Rare Treasure Editions
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2026-02-14
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The extraordinary story of the heroic doctor whose courage and leadership were a lifeline for thousands of Australian prisoners-of-war on the infamous Thai-Burma Railway of World War II - brilliantly told by Australia's favourite storyteller, Peter FitzSimonsIn...
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Hachette Australia
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2025-10-28
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERRead the legendary story of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, seen through the eyes of former RAF captain Scott Bateman'An engaging and revealing read' JOHN NICHOL---Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow. Whether it’s war, natural disaster, or...
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Penguin
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2024-05-23
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'Absorbing, poignant and often shocking' Irish Times'Clear-eyed and unsentimental ... a sobering and timely testament' RTÉ Guide'A reporter once asked me what justice would look like for me, and I replied from the heart. Justice for me simply means that the next...
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Hachette Books Ireland
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2023-01-26
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An honest reckoning with the war on terror, masculinity, and the violence of American hegemony abroad, at home, and on the psyche, from a veteran whose convictions came undone When Lyle Jeremy Rubin first arrived at Marine Officer Candidates School, he was convinced...
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Bold Type Books
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2022-11-01
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WITH A FOREWORD BY PHILIPPE SANDS AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREY KURKOV'If you read only one book about the war, this is the one to read.' -Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm'Unforgettable. An immediate history of a cruel war and a personal chronicle of unbearable loss'...
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Monoray
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2022-09-01
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This riveting memoir follows a Lebanese-Muslim-American and thirty-year US Marine veteran who suffered a six-month ordeal at the hands of a brutal regime in Yemen—and remained loyal to his country through it all. As air strikes carpeted Yemen's capital, Sam...
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Grand Central Publishing
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2021-07-27
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SAS Great Escapes tells the story of seven of the most dramatic and daring escapes executed during WWII by what is arguably the world's most famous military fighting force - the SAS.With each story comes a nail-biting, rollercoaster ride in classic Damien Lewis style -...
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Quercus
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2021-05-27
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'Riveting. Extraordinary. A real-life thriller.' Dan Snow'Truly revelatory. The SAS at their very finest in WWII, and after, hunting down the Nazi war criminals.' Mark 'Billy' Billingham'In June 1944 my father, Captain Patrick Garstin MC, led a band of warriors into war...
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Quercus
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2020-10-29
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Through the story of the brief, brave life of a promising poet, the president and CEO of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art evokes the turmoil and tragedy of the Vietnam War era.In That Time tells the story of the American experience in Vietnam through the life of...
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PublicAffairs
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2019-11-05
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From bestselling true military author Damien Lewis: the incredible story of the radar wars, Britain's most secret battle.'Nail-biting action all the way - the explosive true story' - Mark 'Billy' Billingham'A true story that reads better than any thriller' - Dan...
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Quercus
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2019-10-31
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The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. "The Times" called her a heroine, Florence Nightingale called her a brothel-keeping quack, and Queen Victoria's nephew called her, simply, 'Mammy' - Mary Seacole was one of the most...
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Robinson
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2019-10-22
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The true story of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, man of hope - for readers aged 12+.Deng Adut's family were farmers in South Sudan when a brutal civil war altered his life forever. At six years old, his mother was told she had to give him up to fight. At...
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Lothian Children's Books
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2019-07-23
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A riveting true life account of a Royal Navy serviceman on board an aircraft carrier.14th June, 1982: The Argentine government officially surrenders to the British, ending the Falklands War. Six British ships were lost in the conflict, along with 255 British servicemen....
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Canelo
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2019-02-11
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Praise for Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author Damien Lewis' SAS mission series:'One of the great untold stories of WWII' - Bear Grylls on SAS Ghost Patrol'The untold story' - Daily Mail on SAS Nazi Hunters'A tale of bravery against desperate odds' - Sunday Times on...
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Quercus
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2018-11-01
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The true story of one young naval officer's journey to war.Spring, 1982.The government of Argentina seizes control of an obscure group of islands in the South Atlantic. And the Falklands War, the last great naval conflict of the 20th century, is about to begin.On board...
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Canelo
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2018-06-11
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In 1918, the RAF was established as the world's first independent air force. To mark the 100th anniversary of its creation, Penguin are publishing the Centenary Collection, a series of six classic books highlighting the skill, heroism and esprit de corps that have...
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Penguin
Parution :
2018-05-17
Collection :
The Centenary Collection
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'DESERVES TO JOIN REACH FOR THE SKY AND THE LAST ENEMY AS ONE OF THE GREAT RAF BOOKS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR' - ANDREW ROBERTSAs I write, I can clearly recall the stinging heat of aburning Blenheim, smells, tastes, expressions, sounds of voices and, most ofall, fear...
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Penguin
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2018-05-03
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Meet the unit that posed as Nazi stormtroopers in the most daring mission ever undertaken SAS Ghost Patrol is the explosive true story of the day in 1942 when the SAS donned Nazi uniforms to perpetrate the most audacious and daring mission of the war. Beyond top...
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Quercus
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2017-10-19
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