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London: Macdonald/Queen Anne Press , 1986. Hardcover. Fair. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. A critical history of the Royal Navy from its origins in the 16th Century, through to World War II, and then to the Falklands War and its aftermath. Size 23.5 x 14.5cm, 255 pages, 16 pages of b&w photos. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, pictorial laminated boards in very Fair condition, internally Fair: generally clean and unmarked in sound bindings. ... more information

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London: Scribner's , 1991. First UK edition. Hardcover. Fair/good +. Hardback. 1st UK edition. Fair/ Good+. FREE UK SHIPPING. Fascinating biopic of a generation of Newfoundlanders - those whose status as 'come from aways' picked them out as somehow inferior to those born and bred on that fiercely independent island. Size, 24 x 16cm, 224 pages, 8 b&w photos and 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Blue cloth boards in good+ illustrated dust jacket. Inte... more information

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Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1994. Hardcover. Fair/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. An expose of appalling war crimes commited during the early days of the Nazi occupation of the western Soviet Union. Reveals how the Allies allowed the perpetrators of these crimes to live quietly in the West in order to prosecute the Cold War against the Soviets. Above all, it is the human story of history's greatest crimes against humanity and the men who strove to expose the criminals, against ... more information

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London/New York: W.W.Norton, 1996. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Very Good/Very Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. An unusual look at the Titanic disaster. Here, the author shows the cultural impact the loss of the ship had on America. Down through the years just about every social group - feminists, radicals, reformers, capitalists, communists, racists, xenophobes, critics of technology and modern life, editorial writers, folk singers, preachers and poets, etc, etc - has found someth... more information

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London: John Murray, 1992. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. First hand reports from within the former Soviet Union exploring the breakup of that political monolith at 'street' level. A riveting, wry and human account of life in sensational, volcanic times. Size, 24 x 15.5cm, 201 pages, 21 b&w photos, 1 map. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings. Black cloth boards in good pictorial dust jacket. Internally good: generally clean, bri... more information

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London: HarperCollins , 1992. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. With the unlikely cast of a Tamworth pig, a coffin, two elderly aunts and a battered Trabant, the author creates a fantastic tableau that embraces the horrors, betrayals and ironies of modern East European history. Humerous and black, touched with the surreal and the farcical, this is an exceptionally vivid story of a journey from the Baltic to the Black Sea, between Berlin and Moscow, through an ... more information

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London: Hutchinson , 1989. Hardcover. Fair/fair. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Fair. FREE UK SHIPPING. The author re-travels the route taken by the British 8th Army in WWII, from the victory at El Alamein to the occupation of Vienna three years later. Part travel book, part military history. Size 22 x 14cm, 278 pages, 8 pages of b&w photos, 13 maps. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, red cloth boards in Fair pictorial dust jacket, internally Fair: generally clean in sound ... more information

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London: Jonathan Cape, 1979. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/Good. Hardback. Reprint. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A detailed re-examination of Hitler's blitz-kreig, or 'lightning war', which in a few short months saw the Nazis victorious on most of mainland Europe. Deighton begins by tracing the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, showing how this was inevitable, despite (or because of) the back-stabbing and scheming within the highest ranks. He then explodes many of the myths that still surround the Germ... more information

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London: Harrap, 1987. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1st Edition. Hardback. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A look behind the scenes at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, the world-famous officer training establishment for the British Army. The author served twice at Sandhurst himself and was given unprecedented access to recruits and staff for the purpose of candid interviews. He looks at the history of the academy, but his main emphasis is on Sandhurst in the modern world, with topics such as the latest c... more information

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London: BBC, 1986. Paperback. Fair. Softcover. 1st edition. Fair/-. FREE UK SHIPPING. Published to tie in with the BBC television series 'House and Home', broadcast Spring 1986. This nostalgic and delightful volume explores the development of everyday homes in England, from the 13th Century hall-houses to modern housing estates. It focuses in particular on why the houses were built in their various forms and who lived in them - a story which is part architecture, part social history. Size, 24.5 x 19... more information

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London: Blandford, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/Good. Hardback. 1st Edition. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. The author was a leading member of a group of RAF servicemen taken prisoner by German paratroops on Crete in 1941. His vivid account tells how he and the others were wrongfully accused of killing wounded German soldiers, and how they escaped execution themselves. There follows a tale of grim survival in the gruelling months after the island's capture. Contains 272 pages, 24 x 15.5cm, an... more information

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London: Brown Books , 1995. Hardcover. Fair/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A unique collection of the thoughts and deeds of Hitler's elite fighting force, the Waffen-SS. Veterans of all ranks and nationalities recall their training, indoctrination, political and military leaders and much more. They talk openly and candidly about the atrocities commited by their units, both on and off the battlefield. Feared, hated and respected in almost equal measure on all battle fronts, t... more information

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Softcover.  1st UK Edition.  Good+/-.  FREE UK SHIPPING.  Radical and controversial look into the 'facts' surrounding the 9/11 attacks.  Whether you believe any of the conspiracy theories discussed in this book, the details are both grimly fascinating and chillingly plausable at times.  The truth - or just the ramblings of over imaginative radicals?  Read and decide for yourself.  Contains 253 pages, 19.5 x 14cm.  Illustrated throughout with numerous colour and b... more information

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London: Hutchinson, 1989. Reprint. Hardcover. Fair/very good. Hardback. Reprint. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. An exploration of how war at sea has been conducted through the ages, using four major engagements as examples: Trafalgar; Jutland; Midway; Atlantic Convoys SC122 & HX229. A masterful insight into naval warfare filled with both technical and personal details of what it is like to fight at sea. Contains 292 pages, 24 x 16cm, 16 pages of b&w photos, and 6 maps. Ex-library, front endp... more information

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Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens, 1989. First Thus. Hardcover. Fair/Good. First Thus. Hardback. Fair/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. A comprehensive guide to 245 of the most significant battles on European soil, from both Western and Eastern Europe, to the Mediterranean and Russia, from ancient times to World War Two. Written by a team of twenty eminent contributors, basic facts regarding the location, historical context and objectives of each engagement are given, with details of opposing forces, casualti... more information

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London: Victor Gollancz , 1989. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Vera Brittain was an ordinary housewife, and active pacifist, during World War II, living mainly in London. This is the third volume of her diaries, covering the period of the London Blitz. Gives real insight into social conditions in Britain during the war. Size, 24 x 155cm, 352 pages. Ex-library, front endpaper removed, some library markings, green cloth boards in good pictorial dust jack... more information

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Boston: Little, Brown , 1991. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardback. 1st edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. Beginning with Edward Jenner and his battle against smallpox and concluding with today's cutting-edge research, this is the history of mankind's struggle against, and fascination with, these powerful organisims. Includes candid and colourful comments from leading scientists in the field and written in an accessable manner for the lay reader. A fascinating insight into a dangerous line of rese... more information

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London: Janus , 1995. Hardcover. Fair/fair. Hardback. 1st Edition. Fair/Fair. FREE UK SHIPPING. This epic book is born of the author's desire to tell something of the lives and deaths of fellow Jews in Poland under German occupation. It is both a genuine historical study supported by years of research, and a first-hand account, the author having himself witnessed many of the events he describes. Written in a conversational style, which makes the book very accessable despite the magnitude of its subj... more information

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London: Thames&Hudson, 1999. First English Language Edition. Hardcover. Good. Hardback. 1st English Edition. Fair/No Jacket. FREE UK SHIPPING. Comprehensive history of 20th Century fashion, 1900 - 1990. Every major designer and trend is covered for each decade of the period, showing how fashion is inextricably linked to the development of industrialized societies, their customs, desires and the evolution of consumerism in Europe and the United States. Here you will find details of both pret... more information

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London: John Murray, 1992. Hardcover. Good/Good. Ward, George (maps). Hardback. 1st Edition. Good/Good. FREE UK SHIPPING. The invasion and conquest of the Americas by Western Europeans, told for the first time from the point of view of the native tribes and civilizations. When Columbus first set foot in the 'New World' there were about a hundred-million 'Americans' - a fifth of the human race - whose ancestors had already discovered it. Great civilizations had grown up; some were democracies, othe... more information

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