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Some Sunny Day by Dame Vera Lynn
RRP: £8.99£6.02The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon. Born Vera Welch on 20 March, 1917 in the East End of London, Dame Vera Lynn's career was set from an early age - along with her father, who also did a 'turn', she sang in Working... -
In The Company Of Heroes by Michael J Durant 9780552150941 [USED COPY]
RRP: £16.99£2.29In the autumn of 1993, American special forces were dispatched to the famine-stricken land of Somalia. Their intervention in this war-torn country was the most dramatic US military action since Vietnam. A routine mission went horribly wrong when Michael... -
Napoleon by Paul Johnson
RRP: £9.99£5.96A short and vivid biography, which deconstructs the Napoleonic myth and reveals the reality of his rule.'Written with his customary verve and certainty' Andrew Roberts, SUNDAY TELEGRAPHWritten with great wit and panache, this biography also has a serious... -
Mitterrand: A Study in Ambiguity by Philip Short
RRP: £16.99£12.28Aesthete, sensualist, bookworm, politician of Machiavellian cunning: Francois Mitterrand was a man of exceptional gifts and exceptional flaws who, during his fourteen years as President, strove to drag his tradition-bound and change-averse country into... -
You'll Die in Singapore: The True Account of One of the Most Amazing Prison Escapes in WWII by Charles McCormac
RRP: £8.99£5.87Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814625562Author Charles McCormacFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint monsoonPublisher Monsoon BooksDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm -
Democracy: A User's Guide by Joss Sheldon 9781716792069
£13.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781716792069Author Joss SheldonFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 585gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 23mm -
Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission by Col. Eileen M. Collins, USAF (Retired)
RRP: £20.00£13.26The long-awaited memoir of a trailblazer and role model who is telling her story for the first time. Eileen Collins was an aviation pioneer her entire career, from her crowning achievements as the first woman to command an American space mission as well... -
Fortitude: American Resilience in the Era of Outrage by Dan Crenshaw 9781538733301
RRP: £29.00£21.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538733301Author Dan CrenshawFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint TwelvePublisher TwelveWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 160mm * 25mm -
The Iron Lady: Margaret Thatcher: From Grocer's Daughter to Iron Lady by John Campbell
RRP: £16.99£12.28'An enormously useful achievement...every twist and turn of her political life is here' The Times, BOOKS OF THE YEARIn this abridged edition of John Campbell's two acclaimed volumes on Margaret Thatcher, we trace the life of Britain's only female Prime... -
Women's Lives and Clothes in WW2: Ready for Action by Lucy Adlington
RRP: £16.99£12.68What would you wear to war? How would you dress for a winter mission in the open cockpit of a Russian bomber plane? At a fashion show in Occupied Paris? Singing in Harlem, or on fire watch in Tokyo..? Ready for Action is a unique, illustrated... -
D-Day, Arnhem and the Rhine: A Glider Pilot s Memoir by Ashby, Robert F 9781399088183
RRP: £20.00£14.29Foot soldiers, commandos, parachutists, naval seamen, bomber and fighter pilots - their varied personal experiences of the Second World War have been widely recounted, and the parts they played in the conflict are well known. But there are specialized... -
The General: The Classic WWI Tale of Leadership by C. S. Forester
RRP: £12.99£8.48The book John Kelly reads every time he gets a promotion to remind him of 'the perils of hubris, the pitfalls of patriotism and duty unaccompanied by critical thinking' The most vivid, moving - and devastating - word-portrait of a World War... -
Devil's Advocate by John Humphrys
RRP: £15.99£11.61________________________For decades, John Humphrys has been at the beating heart of the BBC's news division.From the 9 O'Clock News desk to his marathon 32-year stint on the Today Programme, Humphrys has had a remarkable career as a journalist, steering... -
Genghis Khan's Greatest General: Subotai the Valiant by Richard A Gabriel 9780806137346
RRP: £18.95£11.64This book tells the story of Subotai the Valiant, a warrior for Genghis Khan and one of the greatest generals in military history. Subotai commanded armies whose size, scale, and scope of operations surpassed those led by any other commander in the... -
Kublai Khan by John Man 9780553817188
RRP: £11.99£8.43In Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure dome decreeKublai Khan lives on in the popular imagination thanks to these two lines of poetry by Coleridge. But the true story behind this legend is even more fantastic than the poem would have us believe. He... -
You Are Worth It: Building a Life Worth Fighting For by Kyle Carpenter
RRP: £12.99£8.48The youngest living Medal of Honor recipient delivers an unforgettable memoir that "will inspire every reader" (Jim Mattis)NATIONAL BESTSELLER | A Marine Commandant's Reading List selectionOn November 21, 2010, U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Carpenter... -
Hitler's Last Witness: The Memoirs of Hitler's Bodyguard by Rochus Misch 9781473899025
RRP: £14.99£14.11After being seriously wounded in the 1939 Polish campaign, Rochus Misch was invited to join Hitler's SS-bodyguard. There he served until the wars end as Hitler s bodyguard, courier, orderly and finally as Chief of Communications. On the Berghoff terrace... -
Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War and Terror by Susan Galleymore 9780745328294
RRP: £25.00£16.78Susan Galleymore, the mother of a US soldier, chose not to wait at home for her son to return, or to die. Instead she left for Iraq to visit him at the base where he was stationed. This is a remarkable portrait of what it means to be a mother in a time... -
Sweating the Metal: Flying under Fire. A Chinook Pilot's Blistering Account of Life, Death and Dust in Afghanistan by Alex Duncan 9781444708004 [USED COPY]
RRP: £10.99£2.29With bullets flying, wounded soldiers scream out in pain as the Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex... -
Sweating the Metal: Flying under Fire. A Chinook Pilot's Blistering Account of Life, Death and Dust in Afghanistan by Alex Duncan
RRP: £10.99£7.40With bullets flying, wounded soldiers scream out in pain as the Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan. At the machine's controls is one man and if he doesn't stay calm then everyone could die. That man is Flt Lt Alex... -
Savage Jungle: An Epic Struggle For Survival by Iain Finlay 9780980784886
RRP: £17.95£14.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780980784886Author Iain FinlayFormat PaperbackPage Count 486Imprint High Adventure PublishingPublisher High Adventure PublishingWeight(grams)... -
Bader s Big Wing Controversy: Duxford 1940 by Sarkar MBE, Dilip 9781399017152
RRP: £25.00£18.02Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader remains one of the most famous RAF fighter pilots to date, perhaps even the most famous of all, thanks to Paul Brickhill's best-selling 1950s yarn _Reach for the Sky_ and Dany Angel's box office hit of the same name,... -
A soldier on the Southern Front: the classic Italian memoir of WWI by Emilio Lussu
£17.53Taking its place alongside works by Ernst Junger, Robert Graves, and Erich Maria Remarque, Emilio Lussu's memoir is one of the most affecting accounts to come out of the First World War. A classic in Italy but virtually unknown in the English-speaking... -
Despatches from the Home Front: War Diaries of Joan Strange 1939-1945 by Joan Strange 9780952349105
RRP: £7.99£7.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780952349105Author Joan StrangeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint JAK BooksPublisher JAK Books -
Churchill by Paul Johnson
RRP: £15.99£10.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143117995Author Paul JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 157g -
Mosquito Intruder Pilot: A Young Pilot s WW2 Experiences in Europe and the Far East by Walsh, Jeremy 9781399084772
RRP: £25.00£18.02Ben Walsh lied about his age to join the RAF, determined to play his part in the Second World War. He volunteered to be an intruder pilot, flying low level operations in the dark. Initially flying ops in Douglas Boston Intruder IIs, he then converted to... -
Vampire Boys: True Tales from Operators of the RAF's First Single-Engined Jet by Charlotte Bailey
RRP: £25.00£18.02Sliding out of the shadows of World War Two, the de Havilland Vampire - accompanied by the distinctive whine of its Goblin engine - quickly proved itself an effective alternative to piston-powered fighters. After entering operational service with the RAF... -
More Testing Times: Test Flying in the 1980s and '90s by Mike Brooke 9780750969857
RRP: £14.99£11.55Following his first three successful books, describing his long career as a military pilot, Mike Brooke completes the story with more tales of test flying during the 1980s and '90s. During this period his career changed to see him take control of flying... -
Belfast to Benghazi: Untold challenges of war by Rupert Wieloch 9781861515667
£19.92Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781861515667Author Rupert WielochFormat PaperbackPage Count 381Imprint Mereo BooksPublisher Mereo BooksWeight(grams) 425gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 40mm -
Our Man in Malaya by Margaret Shennan 9789814423861
RRP: £8.99£6.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814423861Author Margaret ShennanFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Monsoon BooksPublisher Monsoon BooksWeight(grams) 403gDimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm... -
Conversations With Major Dick Winters: Life Lessons from the Commander of the Band of Brothers by Cole C. Kingseed 9780425271544
RRP: £16.99£11.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425271544Author Cole C. KingseedFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 336g -
A Soldier's Song by Ken Lukowiak
RRP: £9.99£1.99An utterly compelling and much needed reminder of what war is really all about.In 1982 Private Ken Lukowiak served with 2 Para in the Falklands. He was away from home for little more than eight weeks, yet the experience of war was to change his life for... -
1,000 Days on the River Kwai: The Secret Diary of a British Camp Commandant by H. C. Owtram
RRP: £19.99£14.28Memoirs by former prisoners of war of the Japanese invariably make for moving reading but Colonel Owtrams account of his years of captivity has a special significance. After being captured in Singapore and transported to the infamous Burma railway he... -
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand 9781400064168
RRP: £30.00£18.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of L.A. Times Book Prize (Biography) 2010 and ALA Notable Books (Nonfiction) 2012 and Christopher Awards (Books for Adults) 2011 and Indies Choice Book Awards... -
It's All Going Terribly Wrong: The Accidental Showman by Michael Parker
RRP: £20.00£14.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903071656Author Michael ParkerFormat HardbackImprint Bene Factum Publishing LtdPublisher Bene Factum Publishing Ltd -
Napoleon: A Life in Gardens and Shadows by Ruth Scurr
RRP: £10.99£7.77'Glorious... Scurr is one of the most gifted non-fiction writers alive' Simon Schama, Financial TimesA revelatory portrait of Napoleon written for our own time, exploring his love of nature and the gardens that gave his revolutionary life its light and... -
Edith Cavell: Nurse, Martyr, Heroine by Diana Souhami
RRP: £12.99£8.60Edith Cavell was born on 4th December 1865, daughter of the vicar of Swardeston in Norfolk, and shot in Brussels on 12th October 1915 by the Germans for sheltering British and French soldiers and helping them escape over the Belgian border. Following a... -
Sir Garnet Wolseley: Soldier of Empire by Stephen Manning 9781399072441
RRP: £25.00£17.62Field Marshal Lord Wolseley was an eminent Victorian, one of a handful of late nineteenth-century military men whose reputation transcends his age. He served the British empire in Burma, India, China, the Crimea, Canada, Asante, Egypt, South Africa and... -
Travelling With Che Guevara: The Making of a Revolutionary by Alberto Granado
RRP: £10.99£7.77In 1952 Alberto Granado, a young doctor, and his friend Ernesto Guevara, a 23-year-old medical student from a distinguished Buenos Aires family decided to explore their continent. They set off from Cordoba in Argentina on a 1949 Norton 500cc motorbike... -
A Willingness to Die: Memories from Fighter Command by Brian Kingcome
RRP: £11.99£8.93In 1938 Brian Kingcome joined the RAF with a permanent commission and was posted to No 65 Fighter Squadron at Hornchurch, soon to be equipped with the Spitfire, and so it came about that Brian flew the Spitfire throughout the war. He became acting CO for...