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Sniping in France, 1914-18
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Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard |
Major Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard was an explorer and adventurer who revolutionized the training of British Army snipers during the First World War. In this richly-detailed book, he explains his … |
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For Love and Courage
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Anne Nason |
Extracts from a unique collection of 700 First World War lettersLt Colonel E.W. Hermon died in a hail of bullets on the 9th April 1917, the first day of the Battle of Arras, leading his men of the 24… |
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A Million Bullets
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James Fergusson |
The real story of the British army in Afghanistan.In April 2006 a small British peace-keeping force was sent to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Within weeks they were cut off and besieged b… |
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Lawrence in Arabia
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Scott Anderson |
This book is a thrilling and revelatory narrative of one of the most epic and consequential episodes in twentieth-century history -- the Arab Revolt and the secret "great game" to control the Middle … |
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Apache
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Macy, Ed (Warrant Officer) |
Designed in the mid 1980s to take on the Soviets, the Apache is the most sophisticated fighting helicopter the world has ever known. Ed Macy's account of the incredibly hard Apache selection process … |
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Gurkhas at war
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J. P. Cross,John Chapple |
he result of unprecedented in-depth interviews with Gurkha soldiers past and present, Gurkhas at War depicts key military campaigns of the twentieth century. These eyewitness accounts cover the lengt… |
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Immediate Action
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Andy McNab |
The most astonishing true story you will ever read - by the author of the million-copy bestseller, Bravo Two Zero.Immediate Action is a no-holds-barred account of an extraordinary life, from the day … |
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British General Staff
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David French |
The essays that comprise this collection examine the development and influence of the British General Staff from the late Victorian period until the eve of World War II. |
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The longest kill
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Harrison, Craig (Sniper) |
It takes a tough mindset to be a successful sniper, to be able to dig in for days on your own as you wait for your target, to stay calm on a battlefield when you yourself have become the target the e… |
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Raiders
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Ross Kemp |
Operation Judgement: one of the most spectacular efforts of World War Two, where obsolete British biplanes attacked the Italian fleet in Taranto. Operation Archery: the first true combined operation … |
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An Equal Burden
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Jessica Meyer |
"An Equal Burden forms the first scholarly study of the Army Medical Services in the First World War to focus on the roles and experiences of the men of the ranks of the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAM… |
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Special ops heroes
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Michael A. Ashcroft |
Special Ops Heroes tells the extraordinary stories behind Lord Ashcroft's collection of SAS and other Special Forces medals - the largest of its kind in the world. The action-packed stories span some… |
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Apache
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Macy, Ed Pilot |
"An astonishing first book, 'Apache' is a story of courage, comradeship, technology and tragedy, during the ongoing war in Afghanistan. 'Apache' is the first book to come from the cockpit of the most… |
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The British Army
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Charles Heyman |
In 1984 the first edition of the British Army Guide was published and in May 2011 the 12th edition will be on sale. This invaluable information resource which deals with all aspects of British Army o… |
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Tank!
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Ken Tout |
This short book is a novelette-sized experiential treatment. It is raw, full of the period banter between the men of a tank battalion in Normandy. The characters crass humour is exquisitely raw.
M… |
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Eight lives down
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Chris Hunter |
Bomb-disposal operative Hunter takes us behind the scenes in an eye-opening portrait of the most dangerous job. By the time he got to Iraq, Hunter was one of the most experienced bomb-disabling opera… |
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Rifleman
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Rick Stroud |
Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western d… |
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In Sights
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Tim Rees |
207 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm |
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We gave our today
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Fowler, Will |
Details the British Army's fight against the Japanese Army in Burma that was the turning point in the war in the Pacific theater. |
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The British Army, the Gurkhas and Cold War Strategy in the Far East, 1947-1954 (Studies in Military…
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Raffi Gregorian |
"In the late 1940s Communist threats in the Far East posed a serious challenge to Britain's long-term strategy to defend the homeland against the Soviet Union. By 1950 Britain was forced to modify it… |
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