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The Benn Diaries: 1940-1990 by Tony Benn
RRP: $35.68$25.79The Benn Diaries, embracing the years 1940-1990, are already established as a uniquely authoritative, fascinating and readable record of political life. The selected highlights that form this single-volume edition include the most notable events,... -
Go! Go! Go!: The SAS. The Iranian Embassy Siege. The True Story by Will Pearson 9780753828540
RRP: $20.98$14.28The first comprehensive account of the storming of the Iranian Embassy in London in 1980.GO! GO! GO! tells the action-packed story of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege. It is a comprehensive, detailed and gripping account of an unforgettable six-day drama... -
Thomas Sankara: An African Revolutionary by Ernest Harsch
RRP: $27.28$24.72Thomas Sankara, often called the African Che Guevara, was president of Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in Africa, until his assassination during the military coup that brought down his government. Although his tenure in office was relatively... -
The Wars of Alexander's Successors 323 - 281 BC: Volume 1: Commanders and Campaigns by Bennett, Bob 9781526760746
RRP: $27.28$23.00When the dying Alexander the Great was asked to whom he bequeathed his vast empire, he supposedly replied to the strongest". There ensued a long series of struggles between his generals and governors for control of these territories. Most of these... -
MI9: Escape and Evasion: 2020 by M.R.D. Foot 9781785905643
RRP: $23.08$16.65Many of the most famous escapes in history took place during the Second World War. These daring flights from Nazi-occupied Europe would never have been possible but for the assistance of a hitherto secret British service: MI9. This small, dedicated and... -
A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan
RRP: $63.00$46.10'Superb. If you ever read just one history of the Vietnam war, read and admire and celebrate this one ' John le CarreWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONOutspoken, professional and fearless, Lt. Col. John Paul Vann... -
Mikhail Gorbachev: Memoirs by Mikhail Gorbachev
RRP: $39.88$29.42Mikhail Gorbachev is the man who changed everything. It was Gorbachev's initiative that raised the Iron Curtain; his actions that resulted in one of the era's most symbolic events, the demolition on the Berlin Wall; his reforms that set in train events... -
Cutthroats: The Adventures of a Sherman Tank Driver in the Pacific by Robert Dick 9780891418849
RRP: $14.68$14.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780891418849Author Robert DickFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Presidio PressPublisher Presidio Press -
God's Englishman: Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution by Christopher Hill
RRP: $27.28$19.09This is the classic life of Cromwell by one of the great radical historians of the English Civil War'A triumph of complex interpretation and delicious prose ... Hill introduced nuance into the character of Cromwell and the nature of his revolution ..... -
American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History by Chris Kyle 9780062238863
RRP: $16.78$11.36Former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he recorded the most confirmed sniper kills (officially a record 155, though the real number is even much higher) in the history of the United... -
Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James B. Stockdale 9780817993924
RRP: $33.50$32.24In describing his seven and a half years as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, the late Vice Admiral James B. Stockdale has said: "In that atmosphere of death and hopelessness, stripped of the niceties, the amenities of civilization, my ideas on life... -
Moshe Dayan: Israel's Controversial Hero by Mordechai Bar-On
RRP: $41.98$35.64From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a vivid portrait of one of the most powerful leaders in Israel's first decades of statehood Instantly recognizable with his iconic eye patch, Moshe Dayan (1915-1981) was one of Israel's most charismatic-and... -
Catherine the Great and Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair by Simon Sebag Montefiore
RRP: $31.48$20.58'One of the great love stories of history, in a league with Napoleon and Josephine, and Antony and Cleopatra ... Excellent, with dazzling mastery of detail and literary flair' EconomistIt was history's most successful political partnership - as sensual... -
Recce: Small Team Missions Behind Enemy Lines by Koos Stadler
RRP: $39.88$29.80South African Special Forces, known as the 'Recces', are an elite group of soldiers that few can aspire to join. Shrouded in secrecy due to the covert nature of their work, the legendary Recces have long fascinated, but little is known about how they... -
Too Few Too Far: The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando by George Thomsen
RRP: $23.08$15.23British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Seen through the eyes of Section Commander George Thomsen, this inspiring first-hand account, tells of the tension-packed lead up, and the heroic stand, by a tiny... -
Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan by Herbert P. Bix 9780062560513
RRP: $31.48$20.37Winner of the Pulitzer Prize "A startling work -- awesomely ambitious, faultlessly researched, daring in its thesis, and profound in its implications." - Business Week "Magnificent. . . . everything a political biography should be... -
Goebbels by Peter Longerich
RRP: $35.68$28.98Joseph Goebbels was one of Adolf Hitler's most loyal acolytes. But how did this club-footed son of a factory worker rise from obscurity to become Hitler's malevolent minister of propaganda, most trusted lieutenant and personally anointed successor? In... -
Transformed: A Navy Seal's Unlikely Journey From The Throne Of Africa, To The Streets Of The Bronx, To Defying All Odds by Remi Adeleke
RRP: $31.48$20.37What would it take for one young Black man not only to rise above statistics but also become a Navy SEAL, actor, entrepreneur, writer, and successful husband and father?In Transformed, Remi Adeleke takes you back to stories from his childhood, from... -
King Arthur: The Mystery Unravelled by Chris Barber
RRP: $35.68$28.58This book is the culmination of over thirty years of work and research by the author, who is a King Arthur specialist and bestseller. The book brings new information to light by examining through a jigsaw of connections throughout Dark Age Britain,... -
China Witness: Voices from a Silent Generation by Xinran
RRP: $35.68$25.79China Witness is the personal testimony of a generation whose stories have not yet been told. Here the grandparents and great-grandparents of today sum up in their own words - for the first and perhaps the last time - the vast changes that have overtaken... -
Gurkha Brotherhood: A Story of Childhood and War by Captain Kailash Limbu 9781789292572 [USED COPY]
RRP: $42.00$4.81'Sometimes my mind reaches back beyond the fear and the arid landscapes of war, to memories of childhood that fill me with happiness and laughter.'___________'A humane and gripping book which proves beyond doubt why the Gurkhas are known as such... -
Gurkha Brotherhood: A Story of Childhood and War by Captain Kailash Limbu
RRP: $42.00$28.67'Sometimes my mind reaches back beyond the fear and the arid landscapes of war, to memories of childhood that fill me with happiness and laughter.'___________'A humane and gripping book which proves beyond doubt why the Gurkhas are known as such... -
Killing Zone: A Life in the PARAs, the RECCEs, the SAS and the RUC by Harry McCallion 9781839013614
RRP: $23.08$20.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839013614Author Harry McCallionFormat PaperbackPage Count 276Imprint Lume BooksPublisher Lume BooksWeight(grams) 354gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 16mm -
One Bullet Away: The making of a US Marine Officer by Nathaniel Fick
RRP: $23.08$15.54The most eloquent and personal story of a young man at war since Geoffrey Wellum's FIRST LIGHTUntil a winter evening in 1998 Nathaniel was just another history student on a comfortable career trajectory of high school to college to white collar job. Then... -
Sabre Squadron by Cameron Spence
RRP: $18.88$13.55With the outbreak of Gulf War hostilities a unit from 22 SAS slipped quietly over the border and into the enemy's backyard. It would be six weeks before any of the patrol again reached safety.Sabre Squadron recounts in graphic detail their scud-busting... -
General Jan Smuts and His Great War in Africa 1914-1917: Incorporating His German South West and East Africa Campaigns by David Katz 9781636240176
RRP: $63.00$44.84World War I ushered in a renewed scramble for Africa. At its helm, Jan Smuts grabbed the opportunity to realise his ambition of a Greater South Africa. He set his sights upon the vast German colonies of South-West Africa and East Africa - the demise of... -
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
RRP: $23.08$16.32Already winning acclaim as one of the best accounts of combat ever written, Black Hawk Down is a minute-by-minute, heart-stopping account of the 1993 raid on Mogadishu, Somalia. Late in the afternoon of Sunday, October 3 1993, 140 elite US Soldiers... -
The Grey Goose of Arnhem: The Story of the Most Amazing Mass Escape of World War II by Leo Heaps 9781913518110 [USED COPY]
RRP: $25.18$7.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913518110Author Leo HeapsFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm -
The Grey Goose of Arnhem: The Story of the Most Amazing Mass Escape of World War II by Leo Heaps 9781913518110
RRP: $25.18$21.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913518110Author Leo HeapsFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 15mm -
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War by Max Arthur 9780091888879 [USED COPY]
RRP: $33.58$4.81This unique landmark oral history uses first-hand accounts from ordinary men and women who were there. Gripping, poignant, surprising and even humorous, the personal experiences of these soldiers, civilians, marines and medics from both sides tell us... -
Forgotten Voices Of The Great War by Max Arthur
RRP: $33.58$24.38This unique landmark oral history uses first-hand accounts from ordinary men and women who were there. Gripping, poignant, surprising and even humorous, the personal experiences of these soldiers, civilians, marines and medics from both sides tell us... -
The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, Last Veteran of the Trenches, 1898-2009 by Richard van Emden
RRP: $27.28$19.09'An extraordinary biography by the very last witness of a devastating four years in British history' Daily Mail On 17 June 2009, Harry Patch celebrated his 111th birthday. At the time, he was the last living British Tommy who had fought in the... -
The Churchills: A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill by Mary S. Lovell
RRP: $31.48$20.58There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles II - onwards, the Churchills have... -
The Hitler I Knew: The Memoirs of the Third Reich's Press Chief by Roger Moorhouse 9781784389987
RRP: $42.00$30.01"Up to the last moment, his overwhelming, despotic authority aroused false hopes and deceived his people and his entourage. Only at the end, when I watched the inglorious collapse and the obstinacy of his final downfall, was I able suddenly to fit... -
Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran
RRP: $33.58$24.38Ten chapters, ten women and many stories of heartbreak, including her own: Xinran once again takes us right into the lives of Chinese women and their lost daughters. Whether as a consequence of the single-child policy, destructive age-old traditions or... -
Way of the Reaper: My Greatest Untold Missions and the Art of Being a Sniper by Nicholas Irving 9781250102584
RRP: $27.28$23.46From the legendary special operations sniper and New York Times bestselling author of The Reaper comes a rare and powerful book on the art of being a sniper. Way of the Reaper is a step- by-step accounting of how a sniper works, through the lens of... -
Men-of-War: Life in Nelson’s Navy by Patrick O’Brian 9780008355999
RRP: $20.98$13.94Out of print for many years, this is a brand new edition of the definitive companion to the acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series of novels, written by the author himself. What was daily life in Nelson's navy really like,... -
Telegram from Guernica: The Extraordinary Life of George Steer, War Correspondent by Nicholas Rankin
RRP: $27.28$17.98On 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... -
Zero Risk by Tony Loughran 9781760689056
RRP: $35.68$24.70Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781760689056Author Tony LoughranFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Five MilePublisher Five MileWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 234mm * 153mm * 19mm -
Survivor on the River Kwai: The Incredible Story of Life on the Burma Railway by Reg Twigg
RRP: $20.98$14.93Survivor on the River Kwai is the heartbreaking story of one of the last survivors of the Burma Railway. February 1942. A young British soldier is caught up in the worst defeat in the history of the British Army, the fall of Singapore. Reg Twigg...