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A timely, ambitious and vivid history of freedom -and how it happens to be a uniquely British invention.

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(Paperback)

The Hunt for the U-2 is a succinct operational history of the confrontations between that reconnaissance aircraft and those trying to catch it and the impact these operations had in not so distant history. Richly illustrated with photographs and full colour aircraft profiles.

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"A collection of letters exchanged between African Americans during the Civil War era"--

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Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey out of London along the banks of the River Thames to discover the secrets and stories of England's most famous waterway.

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From a groundbreaking scholar, a heart-wrenching reexamination of the struggle for survival in the Reconstruction-era South, and what it cost.

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One of the greatest stories of survival and adventure in the Arctic that inspired Shakespeare and Jules Verne

(Paperback, Export/Airside)

One of the greatest stories of survival and adventure in the Arctic that inspired Shakespeare and Jules Verne

(Paperback, New edition)

In a Raging Inferno is the first English-language book ever to recount the story of the Hitler Youth and its combat role at the end of World War II.

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A First World War classic, detailed in its history, evocative of the period and the context, Wolff 's study of the 1917 campaign contains expert narrative in the strategy and tactics of the Battle of Third Ypres.

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This is the first title of a highly detailed yet accessible two-volume history of America's involvement in Vietnam, drawing on cutting-edge research and top secret material to tell the full story from the end of World War II through to the Fall of Saigon in 1975.

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(Hardback)

For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power.

In 1580, sailing on Elizabeths covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully.

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From the 1970s until the 2000s, the spear tip of the USN air wings was the F-14 Tomcat. Illustrated by over 100 photographs and colour profiles, Tomcats of the Storm is an exclusive source about some of least-well known air combats fought by US Navys fighter crews in recent history.

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The essential guide to how American foreign policy shaped the world and where it's left us

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Inside the Tudor Home sheds light on how people lived in the sixteenth century from plush royal palaces to wattle-and-daub cottages and everything in between.

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(Paperback, New edition)

How did an 18th Century army work This book is the most important examination of such an army yet done, written by the premier military historian of the era.

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(Paperback)

This book describes and illustrates the key combatants and the most intense operations of Iran and Iraq. Destroyers, frigates, corvettes, and fast missile crafts are all covered in thoroughly researched text, photographs and custom-drawn color profiles, as are aircraft and helicopters supporting them.

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The development of the F-5 lightweight supersonic fighter in the mid-1950s was almost a gamble for the Northrop Corporation, but ultimately resulted in one of most commercially successful combat aircraft in modern history.

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An important account of the development of the campaign for social justice around the Magdalene laundries in the Republic of Ireland.

(, UK Airports ed)

An action-packed, heroic history of the underground Jewish army in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, based on interviews with its few surviving members.

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Many aspects of Britain's involvement in World War Two only slowly emerged from beneath the barrage of official secrets and popular misconception. One of the most controversial issues, the internment of 'enemy aliens' (and also British subjects) on the Isle of Man.