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The story of the Imperial Japanese Army's victory over the British forces during World War II, focusing on the significance of the aerial campaign that saw Japan claim air superiority.

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A highly illustrated study of the battle of Malplaquet, the last and bloodiest of Marlborough's victories in the 18th century War of the Spanish Succession.

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The fascinating story of the Germans' and Italians' great aerial siege of the British colony of Malta, one of the longest air campaigns of World War II. Using stunning, specially commissioned artwork, it examines the commanders, the make-up of the attacking force, and why the onslaught eventually failed.

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A visually stunning account of how naval conflict was recorded and planned, using contemporary mapping.

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Get a different view of World War Two. These 100 maps not only capture the broad sweep of events, such as D-Day, but also the smaller missions and details. They give a fascinating overview of military strategy--the planning, reconnaissance, guesses as to enemy dispositions--as well as the post-battle debriefings. Many of the maps were used in combat and include original markings.

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An account of aerial combat in World War I, revealing the terrible risks run by the men who fought and died in the world's first air war.

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During the Second World War the master strategy of the West was shaped by four titanic figures: Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt, and their respective military commanders - General Sir Alan Brooke and General George C Marshall. This title tells the story of how four great leaders fought each other over how best to fight Hitler.

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This fully illustrated study explores the armies of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain states within what are now India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal during the period AD 500-1500, as well as Afghanistan until the early 13th century AD.

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A radical blend of history, memoir and biography that looks beyond jingoistic myths to reveal a nuanced portrait of those who served in the Second World War

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The story of the everyday heroism of British bomber crews in 1944 - the turning point year in Bomber Command's war against Germany.

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For two and a half years, and against all odds, the Biafrans held their own against their better-outfitted and more numerous Nigerian opponents, capturing the attention of the Western media.

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Featuring specially commissioned artwork and maps, carefully chosen illustrations and insightful analysis, this book examines the legendary Mongol warriors and their vastly different European opponents.

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The five-month Monte Cassino campaign in central Italy is one of the best-known European land battles of World War Two, alongside D-Day and Stalingrad. It has a particular resonance now, because Cassino, with its multitude of participating armies - most notably the American 5th Army under the controversial General Mark Clark.

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Paperback edition of the follow on to the successful Rising Sun, Falling Skies. This is a comprehensive and dramatic retelling of the Guadalcanal and Solomons naval campaign--the daring Allied offensive to protect Australia and the South Pacific from Japanese invasion.

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A highly illustrated study of Operation Lttich, the German Panzer counteroffensive against the Normandy bridgehead in August 1944 that backfired, leading to a collapse of the German position in northern France.

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Details how Britain stealthily stole the war from under the Germans' noses by outsmarting their intelligence at every turn. This book talks about the 'battle of the beams'; detecting and defeating flying bombs; using chaff to confuse radar; and, many other ingenious ideas and devices.

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Offers a study of Lincoln's use of the telegraph. Invented less than two decades before he entered office, the telegraph came into its own during the Civil War. This book captures Lincoln as he encountered this tool and adapted his style to the telegraph creating a bond with his generals, especially Ulysses S Grant.

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The true story of how Britain won the First World War.

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"NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, AN AMERICAN SLAVE first published in the United States of America by The Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. Published in Penguin Books 1982. Previosly published with an introduction by Ira Dworkin and the addition of 'What to the slave is the Fourth of July' and THE HEROIC SLAVE in Penguin Books, 2014." -- Verso of the title page.

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Pull the cords tight on your Windbluse and unflap your Bergmtze, there's a battle raging to control the ice-free, iron-ore port in northern Norway - and it's one that will see changing fortunes until the very end.

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Winner of the Templer Medal and the Wolfson History Prize, this book attempt to get to grips with the reality of that extraordinary institution, which now seems as remote as the British Empire itself.