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So Few Got through: With the Gordon Highlanders From Normandy to the Baltic by Martin Lindsay 9781848848566
RRP: €22.60€16.20On D-Day 27 officers and 565 men of 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders landed on the coast of Normandy. By the time 51st Highland Division reached Bremen the following April, after ten months continuous fighting, 1st Gordons had lost 75 Officers and 986... -
A Foreign Field by Ben Macintyre
RRP: €13.08€8.22A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Four young British soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy... -
The Sisters of Battle Road: The Extraordinary True Story of Six Sisters Evacuated from Wartime London by J. M. Maloney
RRP: €11.89€8.46'A tale of survival.' Daily Mail'Survival against the odds ... [an] amazing story.' The SunIn 1939 Annie Jarman and her six young daughters were evacuated from their south London home and sent to the Sussex countryside to wait out the war. Refusing to be... -
British Frigates and Escort Destroyers 1939–45 by Angus Konstam
RRP: €15.46€10.82A history of the small, mass-produced warships that defended the Atlantic convoys from U-boats and secured Britain's lifeline to the United States. As the Battle of the Atlantic grew fiercer, Britain and the Commonwealth needed large quantities of... -
The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark 9780857897305
RRP: €15.46€10.19'Utterly fascinating.' James Holland'First-class... The intense rivalry of Monty and Patton is one of the great stories of the war, and has never been told better.' Andrew RobertsBorn in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard... -
The Service by Frankie Miren 9781910312872
RRP: €11.89€8.09Lori works illegally in a rented flat in central London, living in fear of police raids which could mean losing her small daughter and her dream of a new life. Freya is a student who finds she can make far more money as an escort than she could in an... -
Churchill's Shadow: An Astonishing Life and a Dangerous Legacy by Geoffrey Wheatcroft
RRP: €17.84€13.03'Stimulating, erudite and above all entertaining...For any reader tired of the seemlingly endless round of Churchill-worship' Robert HarrisA radical biography for a new generationIn A.J.P. Taylor's words, Churchill was 'the saviour of his country' when... -
The British Army since 2000 by James Tanner 9781782005933
RRP: €17.84€14.93In the past decade and a half the unique requirements of dual wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have radically altered the appearance and capabilities of the British Army's infantry soldiers. Gone are the tactics uniforms and equipment of the Cold War,... -
Invasion: Russia’s Bloody War and Ukraine’s Fight for Survival by Luke Harding
RRP: €23.80€16.02A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGThe first book of reportage from the front line of the Ukraine war. This is a powerful, moving first draft of history written by the award-winning Guardian journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling... -
The World War II Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by DK
RRP: €23.79€17.08Learn about the rise of Adolf Hitler, Pearl Harbour and the D-Day Landings in The WWII Book.Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about World War 2 in this... -
Churchill's Bodyguard by Tom Hickman
RRP: €13.08€8.81For fans of Darkest Hour and Dunkirk, discover the story of Walter H. Thompson, the man who saved Winston Churchill's life more than once.Walter H. Thompson was Churchill's bodyguard from 1921 until 1945, brought back from retirement at the outbreak of... -
1914-1918: The History of the First World War by David Stevenson
RRP: €22.60€16.201914-1918, David Stevenson's history of the First World War, has been acclaimed as the definitive one-volume account of the conflictIn the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions,... -
The Welsh at War: The Grinding War: The Somme and Arras by Steven John 9781399023764
RRP: €20.22€16.20The Welsh at War trilogy is the culmination of over twelve years of painstaking research by the author into the Welsh men and infantry units who fought in the Great War. These units included the four regular regiments – the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South... -
Swordfish: The Story of the Taranto Raid by David Wragg
RRP: €11.89€7.09The daring British air raid that inspired the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.In November 1940 Britain was isolated in its stand against Nazi Germany and its ally, Italy. The country could not afford to lose control of the Mediterranean, but the Royal... -
Culloden: Great Battles by Murray Pittock 9780199664078
RRP: €26.76€18.97The battle of Culloden lasted less than an hour. The forces involved on both sides were small, even by the standards of the day. And it is arguable that the ultimate fate of the 1745 Jacobite uprising had in fact been sealed ever since the Jacobite... -
Churchill Infantry Tank by David Fletcher
RRP: €14.27€10.03The NVG covers all seven Marks of Churchill gun tank with variations and the curious self-propelled gun of 1941/42, but not the so-called 'Funnies' or the armoured recovery vehicle variants. It will begin with the prototype tank A20, which has not... -
Dornier Do 17 in the Battle of Britain: The 'Flying Pencil' in the Spitfire Summer by Chris Goss
RRP: €29.75€20.97Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Bletchley Park: The Secret Archives by Sinclair McKay
RRP: €35.70€24.28This is beautifully slipcased presented collector' s edition of the best selling title, The Lost World of Bletchley Park, a comprehensive illustrated history of this remarkable place, from its prewar heyday as a... -
The Gestapo: The Myth and Reality of Hitler's Secret Police by Frank McDonough
RRP: €11.89€8.09Name as a 2016 Book of the Year by the SpectatorA Daily Telegraph 'Book of the Week' (August 2015)Longlisted for 2016 PEN Hessell-Tiltman PrizeRanked in 100 Best Books of 2015 in the Daily TelegraphProfessor Frank McDonough is one of the leading scholars... -
The Napoleonic Wars: As Illustrated by J J Jenkins by Jenkins, J J 9781526717894
RRP: €29.75€20.97Originally published as Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies From 1799 to 1815 this is one of the most magnificent of all period art books to have been produced. The text is pure British propaganda but is overshadowed by the rarity of the... -
Heath Robinson's Second World War: The Satirical Cartoons by W. Heath Robinson
RRP: €11.90€10.56Soldiers disguised as a herd of cows, cork bath mats for troops crossing streams and a tank with a piano attachment for camp concerts are just some of the absurd inventions to be found in this book of cartoons designed to keep spirits up during the... -
Monty's Men: The British Army and the Liberation of Europe by John Buckley
RRP: €17.84€15.51Historian John Buckley offers a radical reappraisal of Great Britain's fighting forces during World War Two, challenging the common belief that the British Army was no match for the forces of Hitler's Germany. Following Britain's military commanders and... -
The Real 'Dad's Army': The War Diaries of Col. Rodney Foster by Rodney Foster 9780670919802
RRP: €19.03€13.82Rodney Foster's The Real Dad's Army is the true-life account of Britain's Home Guard and now the subject of the new film Dad's Army (Feb 2016).'Who do you think you are kidding Mr Hitler?' Not Colonel Rodney Foster, a platoon commander of the Kent Home... -
Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy and a Collision of Lives in World War II by Adam Makos
RRP: €13.08€8.71'Gripping' Wall Street Journal________________________At first, gunner Clarence Smoyer and his fellow crewmen in the legendary 3rd Armored Division - 'Spearhead' - thought their tanks were invincible. Then they met the German Panther, with a gun so... -
Nuclear Folly: A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Serhii Plokhy 9780141993287
RRP: €17.84€13.03*Shortlisted for the Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History*'An enthralling account of a pivotal moment in modern history. . . replete with startling revelations about the deception and mutual suspicion that brought the US and Soviet Union to the... -
Tornado Down: The Centenary Collection by John Nichol
RRP: €13.08€9.25Discover the brave, shocking and remarkable true story of two RAF lieutenants' capture during the Gulf War'HEROISM UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY' Independent'THE MOST COMPELLING STORY OF THE GULF WAR' Daily Mail_________RAF Flight Lieutenants John Peters and... -
To Besiege a City: Leningrad 1941–42 by Prit Buttar 9781472856555
RRP: €35.70€24.93A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using original Russian and German source material. '[An] excellent account.' - Richard Overy, The Telegraph Shortlisted for the Military... -
Directions for Dark Things: An utterly unputdownable crime thriller by Stephanie Sowden 9781800327719
RRP: €11.89€7.63'There was a history in this house, secrets he hadn't even got close to scratching the surface of...'Something peculiar is going on at The Lloyd Estate.The enormous house and its vast grounds are rarely seen by outsiders. Only Audrey Lloyd - the... -
Timelines of World War II by DK 9780241634769
RRP: €29.75€20.97Discover the key events in the war that shaped the modern world - moment by moment.An accessible overview of the moments and milestones of the Second World War, Timelines of World War II offers a fresh angle on the subject, bringing the conflict to life... -
Long Shot: My Life As a Sniper in the Fight Against ISIS by Azad Cudi 9781474609791
RRP: €11.89€8.09In September 2014, Azad Cudi became one of seventeen snipers deployed when ISIS, trying to shatter the Kurds in a decisive battle, besieged the northern city of Kobani. In LONG SHOT, he tells the inside story of how a group of activists and idealists... -
Zelensky: A Biography of Ukraine's War Leader by Steven Derix
RRP: €11.89€7.63Zelensky is the first major biography of Ukraine's leader written for a Western audience. Told with flair and authority, it is the gripping story of one of the most admired and inspirational leaders in the world. Action-packed biography of Ukraine's... -
Homes Fit For Heroes: The Aftermath of the First World War 1918-1939 by Trevor Yorke 9781846743498
€10.16After the trauma of the war, those returning home required jobs, and with them clean and modern homes for their families. The slums and tenements of the pre-war years were not going to enable a healthy workforce that was fit to tackle the challenges of... -
Age Shall Not Weary Them: 1st Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment by Major Roy Rees 9780956342638
RRP: €15.41€14.20Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956342638Author Major Roy ReesFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Menin HousePublisher Tommies Guides -
Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth by Steve Snyder 9780986076015
RRP: €18.73€13.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986076015Author Steve SnyderFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint Sea Breeze Publishing LLCPublisher Sea Breeze Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 503g -
Churchill's Bunker: The Secret Headquarters at the Heart of Britain's Victory by Richard Holmes
RRP: €13.08€9.25'This is the room from which I will direct the war,' Churchill declared, shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1940. It was from these cramped confines that Churchill turned a seemingly inevitable defeat at the hands of the Nazis into a famous victory... -
An Honourable Exit by Eric Vuillard
RRP: €17.84€12.60From the International Booker Prize shortlisted author of The Order of the Day and The War of the Poor comes a searing account of a conflict that dealt a fatal blow to French colonialism.A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2023'Excoriating and profound . . . A... -
Who Will Write Our History?: Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto by Samuel D. Kassow
RRP: €21.41€15.41In the Autumn of 1940 the Jews of Warsaw were forced into a crowded ghetto, enduring unimaginable conditions until most were killed. Yet, amid this, one man, Emanuel Ringelblum, started an extraordinary clandestine organization dedicated to recording... -
The Mortal Sickness: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 2 by Andrew Taylor
RRP: €11.89€8.09'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the second instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesWhen a spinster of the parish is found bludgeoned to death... -
Hybrid Warfare: Security and Asymmetric Conflict in International Relations by Mikael Weissmann 9781350429093
RRP: €26.17€23.99This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Hybrid Warfare refers to a military strategy that blends conventional warfare, so-called 'irregular warfare' and... -
Facing the Red Army in Festung Posen: First-Hand Accounts of German Soldiers on the Eastern Front in 1945 by Hans Klapa 9781399061759
RRP: €26.18€20.97Facing the Red Army in Festung Posen features the stories of two German soldiers who took part in the battles for Festung Posen (Pozna? Fortress) in January and February 1945. Never before published in English, the accounts of Hans Klapa, written...