A Biography of Our Greatest War Heroine 1912-2011
Author: Peter FitzSimons
In the early 1930s, Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris. By the end of the Second World War, she was the Gestapo's most wanted person. As a naive, young journalist, Nancy Wake witnessed a horri ... |
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An Independent Infantry Brigade and the Campaign in North West Europe 1944-1945
Author: Andrew Holborn
This study traces the journey made by the three battalions of the 56th (Independent) Infantry Brigade from 1940 through to the Normandy landings. Trained as an assault brigade, the 56th landed on D-Day and successfully l ... |
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The Untold Story of the Secret American and German Collaboration to End World War II
Author: Sigrid Macrae
Tells the history of the secret World War II relationship between Nazi Germany's espionage service, the Abwehr, and the American OSS, predecessor of the CIA. This title sheds light on Franklin Roosevelt's surprising stan ... |
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Cws Posters 1918 - 1945
Author: Reid Kirby
Posters of the United States Army Chemical Warfare Service (CWS) are examined from 1918 to 1945. Using a selection of 32 posters the emotional appeal of fear and sex are used to motivate manufacturing, quality, training, ... |
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A History
Author: Denis Judd & Keith Terrance Surridge
The war revealed the ineptitude of the British military and unexpectedly exposed the corrupt underside of imperialism - in the establishment of the first concentration camps, the shooting of Boer prisoners-of-war and the ... |
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1900-1902
Author: Rodney Atwood
The British Army was shocked by three military defeats in a week in South Africa in late 1899. The commanding General Sir Redvers Buller lost his nerve. 'Something must be done' was the cry across the Empire. Britain sen ... |
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A Campaign in Context
Author: Rupert Matthews
'Tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, that here obedient to their laws we lie.' One of the most remarkable actions in ancient or modern military history took place at Thermopylae in 480 BC. Rupert Matthews has persona ... |
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The Letter Book of Sir William Brereton, Spring 1646
Author: Sir William Brereton
Brereton's book made up of letters comes out of the English Civil War (1642-1646). A Parliamentary general, Sir William was engaged in the siege of Dudley Castle, Bridgnorth Castle and the fortifield cathedral close at L ... |
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Author: Samuel R Watkins
Among the plethora of books about the Civil War Company Aytch stands out for its uniquely personal view of the events as related by a most engaging writer -- a man with Twain-like talents who served as a foot soldier for ... |
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Memoirs of an American Cold War Submariner
Author: Phillip Norris
Phil Norris chronicles his service aboard 5 nuclear submarines during the Cold War in this candid autobiography. Phil focuses on his personal challenges and triumphs during his storied career in the highly-selective nucl ... |
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Surprise Attack in Ancient Greek Warfare
Author: Rose Mary Sheldon
There are two images of warfare that dominate Greek history. The better known is that of Achilles, the Homeric hero skilled in face-to-face combat to the death. He is a warrior who is outraged by deception on the battlef ... |
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Author: Paul Ham
"Nobody is more disturbed," said President Truman, three days after the destruction of Nagasaki in 1945, "over the use of the atomic bombs than I am, but I was greatly disturbed over the unwarranted attack by the Japanes ... |
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Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg--And Why It Failed
Author: Tom Carhart
The Battle of Gettysburg was one of America's pivotal moments. Union forces repelled the brilliant, seemingly unbeatable Robert E. Lee-just as he was poised to capture the nation's capital. History has held that Lee made ... |
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Author: Frank Walker
The Vietnamese hill tribes made him a demi-god. The CIA wanted to kill him. This is the remarkable true story of Australian war hero Barry Petersen. In 1963, the 28-year-old Barry was sent to Vietnam as part of the 30-ma ... |
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RAF Air Defence Projects and Weapons Since 1945
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Australians at War from Beersheba to Tobruk and El Alamein
Author: Peter Rees
More than 2,200 Australians died in the desert campaigns in WWI, while another 3,500 died in the desert and Mediterranean campaigns in WWII. Thousands more carried the wounds of war for the rest of their lives. Countless ... |
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Author: Frank Walker
For 39 years the Australian Defence Force strenuously denied a unit called the 2nd Defence and Employment Platoon existed during the Vietnam War.The platoon was a makeshift rapid deployment force of 38 men, all regular t ... |
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Troubled Waters or A Sea of Opportunity
Author: Nien-Tsu Alfred Hu & Ted L. McDorman
South China Sea (SCS) issues are complex and dynamic, ranging from historic claims to present day military occupation, from military security to regional stability, from rhetorical appeasements to national interests, fro ... |
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The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden
Author: Chuck Pfarrer
"The true story of the killing of bin Laden by author and former U.S. Navy SEAL Chuck Pfarrer" On May 2, 2011, at 1:03 a.m. a satellite uplink was sent from Pakistan crackling into the situation room of the White House: ... |
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The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden
Author: Chuck Pfarrer
The controversial "New York Times" bestseller that tells the "engrossing account of the military operation that resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden." --"Kirkus Reviews" (starred) On May 2, 2011, at 1:03 a.m. a ... |
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