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"The Allied attack of Normandy beach and its resultant bloodbath have been immortalized in film and literature, but the U.S. campaign on the beaches of Western Italy reigns as perhaps the deadliest battle of World War II's western theater. In his new book, acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark delivers a fresh account of this decisive but often overlooked battle."
"In January 1944, about six months before D-Day, an Allied force of 36,000 soldiers...
2) Stinger
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Out of the frying pan, and into the fire...
Sickened by the bloody toll of a war that cost the lives of friends and the woman he loved, RAF pilot Sean Riever transfers units, heading for the remote mountains of Afghanistan.
His work there with the mine-clearance teams takes him as close to the shadow of war as he ever wants to get again.
But when a British passenger plane is shot down by a Stinger missile over the east coast of America, Sean is...
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Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of the nineteenth century public asylums. This fresh take on the history of mental health reveals why county asylums were built, the sort of people they housed and the treatments they received, as well as the enduring legacy of these remarkable institutions.
Mark Stevens, the best-selling author of Broadmoor Revealed, is a professional archivist and expert on asylum records. In this book, he...
5) Shot at Dawn
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The issue of military executions during the war has always been controversial and embargoes have made it difficult for researchers to get at the truth. Now these two writers give us a vast amount of information. They show that trials were grossly unfair and incompetent. Many of the condemned men had been soldiers of exemplary behaviour, courage and leadership but had cracked under the dreadful strain of trench warfare. This acclaimed book is the authority...
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This book depicts the military history of Southern Rhodesia from the first resistance to colonial rule, through the period of U.D.I. (Unilateral Declaration of Independence) by the Smith government to the Lancaster House agreement that transferred power. There are vivid accounts of the operations against the "guerillas" by the security forces and the intensity of the fighting will surprise readers. Atrocities were undoubtedly committed by both sides...
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Forager and naturalist Paul Chambers explores the coast, fields, streets and gardens to reveal over a hundred of Britain's most exciting edible plants, flowers and seaweeds. This must buy guide uniquely blends the practical skills of foraging with the best elements of natural history writing. As well as recipes, identification tips and collecting advice, you will also learn about the historical, cultural and medicinal uses for each plant as well as...
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Order of Battle details the ferreting out and destruction of the vaunted Nazi Werewolf terrorist organization on the eve of the attempted assassination of General Eisenhower. This thrilling account is based on Ib Melchior's own experiences as a counterintelligence agent during World War II, and has been published in fifteen countries.
9) Yellow Rain
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When an Afghan village becomes paralyzed by the Soviets' new warfare, and a thick nerve gas suffocates innocent people, rumors of a deadly weapon find their way to the Pentagon-and into the hands of Lieutenant Colonel Mark Schad. Along with his three-man team, Lieutenant Colonel Schad will lead one of the riskiest covert operations known to the US Department of Defense in order to find one unexploded cylinder of Yellow Rain. But are these men up against...
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With echoes of Unbroken; the derring-do and bravado of The Right Stuff; and the battle-forged camaraderie of Band of Brothers, this is the World War II story of 95-year-old veteran George Morgan and the Underwater Demolition Teams. Forerunners of the Navy SEALs, the elite unit was given nearly impossible pre-invasion missions from D-Day to the most crucial landings in the Pacific Theater. Into Enemy Waters details the origins and heroic missions of...
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This latest step-by-step volume from Phil Reed tackles what, for many, are regarded as the ultimate expression of the ship model maker's art, the Navy Board model. These beautiful early eighteenth-century works of art are well represented in the major maritime museums both here and in the States as well as in private collections and here the author deals with the construction of a miniature 1/192 scale model of the Royal George of 1715, in which all...
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One choice with lasting sequences.One life change that makes me open my eyes to who someone I love truly is.I love Matteo with everything in me. Until one decision made by him puts such a distance between us. I'm not sure our lives will ever be the same again. Not with the time we spend apart and the paths our lives are taking. Everything is changing and I don't know what I want anymore. Can I be the person he needs me to be or will my true colors...
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Employing superb, clear draughtsmanship this book illustrates each and every detail of the rigging of typical period fore-and-aft vessels.
The rigging of period ship models is arguably the most complex task that any modeler has to accomplish; the intricacies can be daunting and visual references limited. The author's first book, Rigging Period Ship Models, was a triumph of clarity for those needing to decipher the complexities of square rig and has...
14) Out of Time
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The life of a soldier in the Australian Army wasn't an easy one. Never knowing if he was coming home or not, it was easier for Lieutenant James Everett to just stay single. He didn't like the idea of leaving someone behind that didn't know if he was alive or dead. But then he met Riley... Riley had a rule. Do not date soldiers. Especially not soldiers that are friends with her best friend, Captain Matthew Mackenzie. Matt had talked about James before,...
15) Band of Brothers
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Danger and bravery at sea from thriller-master Alexander Fullerton.
It is early autumn 1943 and a German U-boat supply ship is sailing under heavy escort from Le Havre to the Atlantic. A mixed force of torpedo boats from Allied Coastal Forces is ordered to intercept and sink her.
Navigator Ben Quarry has other worries. His girlfriend, Rosie, is set on returning to occupied France as an SOE agent, and his former mistress, now the wife of his...
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A gripping fictionalized account of the landmark battle that turned the tide of history. On October 25, 1415, a trapped and vastly outnumbered force of exhausted and demoralized English archers and men-at-arms faced a colossal army of French knights on a desolate field in northern France. What took place that day became one of the greatest moments of the Hundred Years' War and English history. Based on chronicles of the times, Agincourt 1415: Field...
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I'm away from home for the first time in my life. My twin is at my side, but it's time for us to grow into who we're supposed to be. Away from home.While learning how to do our jobs in the military and continue honing our skills, something tragic happens back home. During our time growing and learning how to become men, we leave for a matter of days when we're really needed back with our Nanny. We lose a major influence in our lives. Someone who means...
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Emily Beale, sixteen years old, faces her first major flight as a student pilot. The dramatic moment of the "first solo" isn't what defines a young pilot. It's the four-hour, solo, "cross-country" challenge that determines who they can become.As Emily flies around Washington's Olympic Mountains and along the Oregon Coast, she discovers that her future just might be on a clearer flight path than she thought possible. If she's ready for it.
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Following the First Civil War the Roman Republic was able to rebuild itself and restore stability. Yet the problems which had plagued the previous seventy years of the Republic, of political reform being met with violence and bloodshed, had not been resolved and once again resumed. Men such as Catiline and Clodius took up the mantle of reform which saw Rome paralysed with domestic conflict and ultimately bloodshed and murder. In the search for stability,...
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Getting shot down is just the beginning in this epic story of survival and resistance in a country crawling with Nazi soldiers during the Second World War.
They fought without glory-and without mercy.
France, Winter 1944: The long-awaited liberation is at hand.
The bombing missions had gone well, and the crew of the Lancaster bomber had begun to relax. Then the Messerschmitt came out of the darkness, its guns blazing.
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