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The Hut Six Story - Breaking the Enigma Codes (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Gordon Welchman The Hut Six Story - Breaking the Enigma Codes (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Gordon Welchman
R413 Discovery Miles 4 130 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Lads from Stalag 29 (Paperback): Danny McFaul The Lads from Stalag 29 (Paperback)
Danny McFaul
R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The years of National Service cover almost two decades from 1945 to 1963. During that time 2.5 million young men were compelled to do their time in National Service with 6,000 being called up every fortnight. Some went willingly while others were reluctant. A few were downright bloody-minded as they saw little difference between their call up and the press gangs of Britain's distant past. At first public opinion was behind the idea of peacetime conscription or national service as they call it. It was clear in the immediate post war political landscape that Britain had considerable obligations and only a limited number of men still in service. Overnight the national servicemen had to learn a new language. !Fatigues!, 'Blanco', 'spit n polish', 'rifle oil', 'pull throughs' and the dreaded 'bull' and 'jankers'. Once they had been shaved from the scalp and kitted out all within a few hours of arrival, the rookie National Servicemen all looked identical even if back in the barrack room every man was still an individual. The arena for the breaking in of these young men was the parade ground. In squads they learnt how to obey orders instinctively and to react to a single word of command by coping with a torrent of abuse from the drill Instructors. After basic training the raw recruits would be turned into soldiers, sailors and airmen and they would be posted to join regiments at home or abroad. Nearly 400 national servicemen would die for their country in war zones like Korea and Malaya. Others took part in atomic tests on Christmas Island or were even used as human guinea pigs for germ warfare tests. There are tragic stories also of young men who simply couldn't cope with military life and the pain of separation from their families. For some suicide was the only way out.

From School to Landing Craft - A Young Man's War in Letters (Paperback): Mark Wiles From School to Landing Craft - A Young Man's War in Letters (Paperback)
Mark Wiles
R356 Discovery Miles 3 560 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'From School to Landing Craft' describes the period 1939 to 1947 for one man, age 17 at the outbreak of war, from two perspectives. First, there is a factual account of his time in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). Secondly, there is an account based on extracts of letters between him, his family and friends. These letters illuminate his transition from a comfortable middle class upbringing in the London suburbs and at boarding school to the deprivations and uncertainties of war. They provide a first hand account, sometimes filtered by the naval censor, of family and friends dealing with life-threatening circumstances. The expectations and fears of anxious parents stand juxtaposed with mundane 'everyday life' at home and in contrast to the resilient adaptability of youth.

Poems of World War One 1914-1918 (Paperback): Steven Leslie Hill Poems of World War One 1914-1918 (Paperback)
Steven Leslie Hill; Illustrated by Soren Hawkes
R179 Discovery Miles 1 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Massacre at Passchendaele - The New Zealand Story (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Glyn Harper Massacre at Passchendaele - The New Zealand Story (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Glyn Harper
R497 Discovery Miles 4 970 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The story of this tragic loss, New Zealand's worst military disaster, has not been told fully - until now In the annals of military history, the World War I battle of Passchendaele is recorded as New Zealand's worst military disaster. In just a few short hours on a miserable Belgian morning over 1000 New Zealand soldiers were killed and a further 2000 wounded in an attack on the Germanfront line. In Massacre at Passchendaele, Glyn Harper brings this ill-fated battle to life. The background to the situation facing the Allies in October 1917 is outlined, and the first assault on Passchendaele is described. This near-perfect military operation brought the New Zealand soldiers much acclaim; however, the second attack, on 12 October 1917, was anything but successful. The rationale of the strategists, the concern of some officers and the desperation of the fighting man are all recorded here. Judicious use of diary extracts and recorded interviews transport the reader to the centre of this harrowing event. An appendix lists the names and details of the New Zealand soldiers killed at Passchendaele, a tribute to their sacrifice. The military disaster of Passchendaele was a pivotal event in New Zealand's history, and a key influence on our attitudes to war in the following decades. This book will help ensure that it remains an untold story no longer.

The Korean War (Paperback, Reprinted edition): Hastings The Korean War (Paperback, Reprinted edition)
Hastings
R587 R552 Discovery Miles 5 520 Save R35 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

It was the first war we could not win. At no other time since World War II have two superpowers met in battle. Now Max Hastings, preeminent military historian takes us back to the bloody bitter struggle to restore South Korean independence after the Communist invasion of June 1950. Using personal accounts from interviews with more than 200 vets -- including the Chinese -- Hastings follows real officers and soldiers through the battles. He brilliantly captures the Cold War crisis at home -- the strategies and politics of Truman, Acheson, Marshall, MacArthur, Ridgway, and Bradley -- and shows what we should have learned in the war that was the prelude to Vietnam.

A Village at War - Newdigate in World War One (Paperback): John Callcut A Village at War - Newdigate in World War One (Paperback)
John Callcut
R504 Discovery Miles 5 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Atlantic Meeting (Hardcover): Morton, H., V. Atlantic Meeting (Hardcover)
Morton, H., V.
R514 Discovery Miles 5 140 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

In August 1941 Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and President Roosevelt (1882-1945) met secretly on HMS Prince of Wales, moored just off the coast of Newfoundland. H. V. Morton and Howard Spring (author of Fame is the Spur) were invited to accompany the Prime Minister and his entourage, a trip, which was not without its hazards. Only a handful of people knew Churchill had left Britain and in America the press merely reported that Roosevelt was enjoying a few days' away from Washington, fishing. The Prince of Wales set off from Scrabster on 4th August 1941 and reached her destination at Newfoundland on 9th August 1941. A routine was quickly established on board and the crew soon became used to the Prime Minister's timetable and requirements, especially his regular film nights. Together with the Prime Minister's bodyguard, Thompson, a number of key personnel accompanied Churchill on this mission, including Lord Beaverbrook who joined the ship by flying to Newfoundland's Placentia Bay. The Atlantic Treaty, whilst not achieving all that Churchill had hoped for, was a key document in the development of the war and post-war strategy.Churchill had hoped that at the resolution of the meeting America would join the war during the summer of 1941 but this was not to be. America did finally join the war in December 1941 following the Japanese attack on the US base at Pearl Harbour. H. V. Morton's account was not released for publication until 1943 and subsequently numerous documents have been made available at the National Archives. Atlantic Meeting is a unique account of the events leading up to Churchill's discussions with Roosevelt and a fascinating account of the practicalities - and occasionally humour - involved in such a perilous journey.

"In Search of Nightingales" - The Diary of Elizabeth Campbell, 1933/34 (Paperback): Elizabeth Campbell, Robert Cox "In Search of Nightingales" - The Diary of Elizabeth Campbell, 1933/34 (Paperback)
Elizabeth Campbell, Robert Cox; Edited by Robert Cox
R742 Discovery Miles 7 420 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Eric Harden VC - My Family's Story (Paperback): Julia Harden Eric Harden VC - My Family's Story (Paperback)
Julia Harden
R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Lady in Waiting - My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown (Paperback): Anne Glenconner Lady in Waiting - My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown (Paperback)
Anne Glenconner
R474 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Europe's Welfare Traditions Since 1500 - Reform Without End (Hardcover): Thomas McStay Adams Europe's Welfare Traditions Since 1500 - Reform Without End (Hardcover)
Thomas McStay Adams
R6,553 Discovery Miles 65 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tracing the interwoven traditions of modern welfare states in Europe over five centuries, Thomas McStay Adams explores social welfare from Portugal, France, and Italy to Britain, Belgium and Germany. He shows that the provision of assistance to those in need has faced recognizably similar challenges from the 16th century through to the present: how to allocate aid equitably (and with dignity); how to give support without undermining autonomy (and motivation); and how to balance private and public spheres of action and responsibility. Across two authoritative volumes, Adams reveals how social welfare administrators, critics, and improvers have engaged in a constant exchange of models and experience locally and across Europe. The narrative begins with the founding of the Casa da Misericordia of Lisbon in 1498, a model replicated throughout Portugal and its empire, and ends with the relaunch of a social agenda for the European Union at the meeting of the Council of Europe in Lisbon in 2000. Volume 1, which focuses on the period from 1500 to 1700, discusses the concepts of 'welfare' and 'tradition'. It looks at how 16th-century humanists joined with merchants and lawyers to renew traditional charity in distinctly modern forms, and how the discipline of religious reform affected the exercise of political authority and the promotion of economic productivity. Volume 2 examines 18th-century bienfaisance which secularized a Christian humanist notion of beneficence, producing new and sharply contested assertions of social citizenship. It goes on to consider how national struggles to establish comprehensive welfare states since the second half of the 19th century built on the power of the vote as politicians, pushed by activists and advised by experts, appealed to a growing class of industrial workers. Lastly, it looks at how 20th-century welfare states addressed aspirations for social citizenship while the institutional framework for European economic cooperation came to fruition

Carried on the Wind - Wartime Experiences of a Special Duties Operator with 101 Squadron RAF Bomber Command (Paperback): Sean... Carried on the Wind - Wartime Experiences of a Special Duties Operator with 101 Squadron RAF Bomber Command (Paperback)
Sean Feast
R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Witches Are Coming (Paperback): Lindy West The Witches Are Coming (Paperback)
Lindy West 1
R436 R406 Discovery Miles 4 060 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Blitz Boy - Testament of an Evacuee (Paperback): Robert Trevor Blitz Boy - Testament of an Evacuee (Paperback)
Robert Trevor
R528 Discovery Miles 5 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
With Casement's Irish Brigade (Paperback): Michael Keogh With Casement's Irish Brigade (Paperback)
Michael Keogh; Compiled by Kevin Keogh; Edited by Brian Maye
R1,022 Discovery Miles 10 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Checkpoint Charlie - The Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth (Paperback): Iain MacGregor Checkpoint Charlie - The Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth (Paperback)
Iain MacGregor
R474 R445 Discovery Miles 4 450 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Mission - A Life for Freedom in South Africa (Paperback): Denis Goldberg The Mission - A Life for Freedom in South Africa (Paperback)
Denis Goldberg
R954 R574 Discovery Miles 5 740 Save R380 (40%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Nelson Mandela's comrade in the struggle, Denis Goldberg, spent 22 years in an Apartheid South African political prison from 1963 to 1985. In this memoir, Denis, the perennial optimist, writes about the human side of the often painful road to freedom; about the joy of love and death, human dignity, political passion, comradeship, conflict between comrades...and a very long imprisonment. These memoirs offer the reader an insight into an important chapter in the history of our struggle from a different viewpoint because the racist dogmas of apartheid dictated that he would be incarcerated apart from his Black comrades and colleagues. That segregation denied him both the companionship and the counsel of his fellow accused. His was consequently an exceedingly lonely sojourn. But, true to himself and the cause he had espoused from his youth, he bore it with courage and immense dignity.

Our Mothers' War - American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II (Paperback): Emily Yellin Our Mothers' War - American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II (Paperback)
Emily Yellin
R544 R509 Discovery Miles 5 090 Save R35 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"Our Mothers' War" is an eye-opening and moving portrait of women during World War II, a war that forever transformed the way women participate in American society. Never before has the vast range of women's experiences during this pivotal era been brought together in one book. Now, "Our Mothers' War" re-creates what American women from all walks of life were doing and thinking, on the home front and abroad. These heartwarming and sometimes heartbreaking accounts of the women we have known as mothers, aunts, and grandmothers reveal facets of their lives that have usually remained unmentioned and unappreciated.

"Our Mothers' War" gives center stage to one of WWII's most essential fighting forces: the women of America, whose extraordinary bravery, strength, and humanity shine through on every page.

Restless Valley - Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia (Paperback): Philip Shishkin Restless Valley - Revolution, Murder, and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia (Paperback)
Philip Shishkin
R682 Discovery Miles 6 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A reporter's vivid account of Central Asia's wild recent history-violent in the extreme and rife with characters both heroic and corrup It sounds like the stuff of a fiction thriller: two revolutions, a massacre of unarmed civilians, a civil war, a drug-smuggling highway, brazen corruption schemes, contract hits, and larger-than-life characters who may be villains . . . or heroes . . . or possibly both. Yet this book is not a work of fiction. It is instead a gripping, firsthand account of Central Asia's unfolding history from 2005 to the present. Philip Shishkin, a prize-winning journalist with extensive on-the-ground experience in the tumultuous region above Afghanistan's northern border, focuses mainly on Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Both nations have struggled with the enormous challenges of post-Soviet independent statehood; both became entangled in America's Afghan campaign when U.S. military bases were established within their borders. At the same time, the region was developing into a key smuggling hub for Afghanistan's booming heroin trade. Through the eyes of local participants-the powerful and the powerless-Shishkin reconstructs how Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have ricocheted between extreme repression and democratic strivings, how alliances with the United States and Russia have brought mixed blessings, and how Stalin's legacy of ethnic gerrymandering incites conflict even now.

Another Dawn Another Dusk (Paperback): Kenneth James Stuart Ballantyne Another Dawn Another Dusk (Paperback)
Kenneth James Stuart Ballantyne
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Wings without Weapons - Memoirs of a Ferry Pilot with RAF Transport Command in Africa, the Middle East and India During World... Wings without Weapons - Memoirs of a Ferry Pilot with RAF Transport Command in Africa, the Middle East and India During World War 2 (Paperback)
Humphrey Wynn
R682 Discovery Miles 6 820 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Burglary - The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI (Paperback): Betty Medsger The Burglary - The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover's Secret FBI (Paperback)
Betty Medsger
R537 R507 Discovery Miles 5 070 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
9th Service Battalion the Sherwood Foresters - The Nott's and Derby Regiment During the First World War (Paperback): John... 9th Service Battalion the Sherwood Foresters - The Nott's and Derby Regiment During the First World War (Paperback)
John Stephen Morse 1
R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The 9th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) was part of Lord Kitchener's "New Army" made up initially of men from the north midlands This is their story complete with pictures of many of the men The 9th Battalion was not an elite force, but a group of ordinary working men who felt compelled to serve their country but found themselves in the most extra-ordinary military conflagration

Our Man in Tokyo - An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print... Our Man in Tokyo - An American Ambassador and the Countdown to Pearl Harbor (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)
Steve Kemper
R829 R734 Discovery Miles 7 340 Save R95 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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