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White Ship Red Crosses: A Nursing Memoir of The Falklands War (Paperback): Nicci Pugh White Ship Red Crosses: A Nursing Memoir of The Falklands War (Paperback)
Nicci Pugh
R708 Discovery Miles 7 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Bittersweet Freedom - What Would You Be Willing To Sacrifice To Live In Freedom? Would It Be Worth The Price? (Paperback):... Bittersweet Freedom - What Would You Be Willing To Sacrifice To Live In Freedom? Would It Be Worth The Price? (Paperback)
Judith Bognar Bean
R694 R594 Discovery Miles 5 940 Save R100 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Legion Rising - Surviving Combat And The Scars It Left Behind (Paperback): Jeff Morris Legion Rising - Surviving Combat And The Scars It Left Behind (Paperback)
Jeff Morris
R456 R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Save R75 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Allied Prisoners of War in China (Paperback): Yang Jing Allied Prisoners of War in China (Paperback)
Yang Jing
R602 R488 Discovery Miles 4 880 Save R114 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Lethal Shot - A Royal Marine Commando in Action (Hardcover): Rob Driscoll Lethal Shot - A Royal Marine Commando in Action (Hardcover)
Rob Driscoll 1
R619 R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Save R157 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Rob Driscoll, former sergeant with 42 Commando, Royal Marines, served tours in Iraq, Kuwait and Kosovo. A born leader of fighting men, he also endured three tours in Afghanistan. The third of those will go down in history as one of the UK military's darkest hours, for it marked the first time a British serviceman has been tried for a murder on the battlefield since the Second World War. That man was 'Marine A', Sergeant Alexander Blackman, Rob Driscoll's friend and fellow NCO in 42 Commando, and on the day in question they were commanding patrols within a few hundred yards of each other. Few men know what really went on that day in Helmand Province. Rob Driscoll is one, and, like Blackman, knew only too well the privations and frustrations of fighting an ubiquitous and tenacious enemy without sufficient resources and support. Yet Lethal Shot is more than a compelling insight into one of the most controversial and divisive cases in recent military history. It is a clear-eyed account of life on active service with the Royal Marines, of incursions into war-torn countries where chaos and anarchy ruled - and of men risking their lives daily only too often to find that they would not be backed up by politicians at home. In charting its author's career as a Royal Marine Commando, it unflinchingly demonstrates the real-life horrors of engaging at close quarters with enemies such as the Taliban. Rob Driscoll received a Mention in Despatches for his last tour of 'Afghan', the citation reading: 'He never bows to fatigue or danger and there is no doubt that his remarkable acts of selflessness saved a number of lives for which he deserves significant formal recognition.'

Two Slices of Bread - Interned in a Japanese concentration camp-then finding peace at last... at the bottom of the world.... Two Slices of Bread - Interned in a Japanese concentration camp-then finding peace at last... at the bottom of the world. (Paperback)
Ingrid Coles
R452 R404 Discovery Miles 4 040 Save R48 (11%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Ivan's War - The Red Army at War 1939-45 (Paperback, Main): Catherine Merridale Ivan's War - The Red Army at War 1939-45 (Paperback, Main)
Catherine Merridale 2
R400 R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Save R77 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

'Essential reading, not just for those interested in the Eastern Front, but for anyone who wants to understand Russia.' Antony Beevor, Sunday Times They died in their millions, shattered by German shells and tanks, freezing behind the wire of prison camps, driven forward in suicidal charges by the secret police. Yet in all the books about the Second World War on the eastern front, there is very little about how the Russian soldier lived, dreamed and died. Catherine Merridale's discovery of archives of letters, diaries and police reports have allowed her to write a major history of a figure too often treated as part of a vast mechanical horde. Here are moving and terrible stories of men and women in appalling conditions, many not far from death. They allow us to understand the strange mixture of courage, patriotism, anger and fear that made it possible for these badly fed, dreadfully governed soldiers to defeat the Nazi army that would otherwise have enslaved the whole of Europe. The experience of the soldiers is set against a masterly narrative of the war in Russia. Merridale also shows how the veterans were treated with chilling ingratitude and brutality by Stalin, and later exploited as icons of the Great Patriotic War before being sidelined once more in Putin's new capitalist Russia.

Thrilling Stories of the Great War - Heroic Incidents and Startling Events of the World War on Land and Sea, in the Air and... Thrilling Stories of the Great War - Heroic Incidents and Startling Events of the World War on Land and Sea, in the Air and Under the Sea - Profusely Illustrated with Photographs, Maps and Drawings (Paperback)
Logan Howard-smith, Thomas F. Trusler, James Bryce
R882 Discovery Miles 8 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
British Infantryman vs German Infantryman - Somme 1916 (Paperback): Stephen Bull British Infantryman vs German Infantryman - Somme 1916 (Paperback)
Stephen Bull; Illustrated by Peter Dennis
R481 R434 Discovery Miles 4 340 Save R47 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This engaging study pits the volunteers of Kitchener's 'New Armies' against the German veterans who defended the Somme sector in the bloody battles of July-November 1916. The mighty struggle for the Somme sector of the Western Front in the second half of 1916 has come to be remembered for the dreadful toll of casualties inflicted on Britain's 'New Armies' by the German defenders on the first day of the offensive, 1 July. The battle continued, however, throughout the autumn and only came to a close in the bitter cold of mid-November. The British plan relied on the power of artillery to suppress and destroy the German defences; the infantry were tasked with taking and holding the German trenches, but minimal resistance was anticipated. In the event the defences were damaged but not destroyed, and small numbers of defenders, many of whom had garrisoned the Somme sector for many months and knew the ground well, inflicted appalling casualties on the British attackers. Both sides incurred major losses, however; German doctrine emphasised that the first line had to be held or retaken at all costs, a rigid defensive policy that led to very high casualties as the Germans threw survivors into ad hoc, piecemeal counterattacks all along the line.
Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork and based on meticulous reassessment of the sources.

A Short History on the Royal Sussex Regiment From 1701 to 1926 - 35th Foot-107th Foot - With Brief Particulars of the Part... A Short History on the Royal Sussex Regiment From 1701 to 1926 - 35th Foot-107th Foot - With Brief Particulars of the Part Taken in the Great War by the Various Battalions of the Regiment. (Paperback)
Anon
R479 Discovery Miles 4 790 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Police Officer and A Gentleman - AF 'Michael' Wilcox (Hardcover): Clive Emsley A Police Officer and A Gentleman - AF 'Michael' Wilcox (Hardcover)
Clive Emsley
R1,793 Discovery Miles 17 930 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Our Year of War - Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided (Hardcover): Daniel P. Bolger Our Year of War - Two Brothers, Vietnam, and a Nation Divided (Hardcover)
Daniel P. Bolger
R764 R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Save R121 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The gritty and engaging story of two brothers, Chuck and Tom Hagel, who went to war in Vietnam, fought in the same unit, and saved each other's life. One supported the war, the other detested it, but they fought it together. 1968. It was the worst year of America's most divisive war. Flag-draped caskets came home by the thousands. Riots ravaged our cities. Assassins shot our political leaders. Black fought white, young fought old, fathers fought sons. And it was the year that two brothers from Nebraska went to war. In Vietnam, Chuck and Tom Hagel served side by side in the same rifle platoon. Together they fought in the Tet Offensive, battled snipers in Saigon, chased the enemy through the jungle, and each saved the other's life under fire. Yet, like so many American families, one brother supported the war while the other detested it. Tom and former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel never set out to be heroes, but they epitomized the best, and lived through the worst, of the most tumultuous, amazing, and consequential year in the last half century. Following the brothers' paths from the prairie heartland through a war on the far side of the world and back to a divided America, Our Year of War tells the story of two brothers at war, serving their divided country. It is a story that resonates to this day, an American story.

Merchantmen at Normandy (Paperback): Roy V. Martin Merchantmen at Normandy (Paperback)
Roy V. Martin
R422 Discovery Miles 4 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sub - Real Life on Board with the Hidden Heroes of the Royal Navy's Silent Service (Paperback, Digital original): Danny... Sub - Real Life on Board with the Hidden Heroes of the Royal Navy's Silent Service (Paperback, Digital original)
Danny Danziger 1
R337 R275 Discovery Miles 2 750 Save R62 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

300 million cubic miles of ocean. Stealthy, and deadly, the nuclear submarines of the Royal Navy lie in wait in the depths of the world's oceans, ready to listen, intercept, and attack wherever they may be needed - from the coastline of Libya to the ice caps of the Arctic. If the UK is hit by a devastating nuclear strike, they'll be the last military force standing. 200 million pounds of hardware. Award-winning journalist Danny Danziger has been allowed unprecedented access to the elite crew of one of the UK's attack class submarines, joining them on operations and hearing their stories. Unrestricted, and uncompromising, Sub paints a vivid picture of this fascinating, little-known branch of our armed forces. One incredible hunter-killer. In an increasingly unstable world, these are the people who keep us safe. It is time for the silent service to be heard.

The Dead Beside Us: - A Memoir of Growing up in Derry (Paperback): Tony Doherty The Dead Beside Us: - A Memoir of Growing up in Derry (Paperback)
Tony Doherty
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In this sequel to the hugely-popular This Man's Wee Boy, young Tony Doherty struggles to come to terms with the murder of his father, Paddy, on Bloody Sunday and the impact it has on his mother, Eileen, and his brothers and sisters. At nine years old, he knows a terrible wrong has been committed against his family but lacks the understanding or the means to do anything about it - yet. For his fractured family, life goes on, with Tony determined to preserve the memory of his father and the bond they shared, even as he becomes increasingly immersed in the violent conflict raging on Derry's streets. As the 1970s unfold his father's absence remains the backdrop to the teenage Tony's newfound friendships and relationships, an ever-present ache amidst the craic and excitement of Sunday dances, first kisses and a trip to Butlins. Then, at seventeen, Tony decides it's time to join the fight.

Violence of Action - The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror (Paperback, 2nd ed.): Marty Skovlund,... Violence of Action - The Untold Stories of the 75th Ranger Regiment in the War on Terror (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
Marty Skovlund, Charles Faint, Leo Jenkins
R696 Discovery Miles 6 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nice One Centurion (Paperback): Stephen Headey Nice One Centurion (Paperback)
Stephen Headey; Illustrated by Tim Parker
R620 Discovery Miles 6 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Nice One Centurion tells the individual personal, funny stories of men who have served in the RAF & RAF Regiment. All the stories that have been compiled date from the very beginning of the formation of the RAF Regiment up to present-day operations. The reader of this book will be amused and highly entertained at some of the antics that occurred not only in war, but in peacetime as well. The fabulous illustrations by Tim Parker highlight what this book is all about: making a difference with humour. Nice One Centurion was born out of an idea to help fellow servicemen who suffer with PTSD. A percentage of the proceeds from this book will be donated to the RAF Benevolent Fund, Help 4 Heroes, and the RAF Regiment Museum.

Are You Tittering Centurion? (Paperback): Stephen Headey Are You Tittering Centurion? (Paperback)
Stephen Headey; Illustrated by Tim Parker
R461 Discovery Miles 4 610 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Following the success of Nice One Centurion the second volume in the Centurion series, 'Are You Tittering Centurion?' chronicles the true, personal and hilarious antics of an RAF Regiment Gunner and his fellow Penguin counterparts. Featuring more illustrations from Tim Parker, this volume continues the tales of the nitty-gritty life of training, exercises, deployment, war, and the general mayhem that followed the RAF Regiment wherever it went.Born out of an idea to help fellow service members who suffer with PTSD, a percentage of proceeds is going to Help 4 Heroes, the RAF Regiment Museum and the RAF Benevolent Fund.

The Child Who Fell from the Sky (Paperback): Stephan Chadwick The Child Who Fell from the Sky (Paperback)
Stephan Chadwick
R439 Discovery Miles 4 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Untold secrets of a post-war childhood. A true story of a child born in war-torn London soon after the Second World War whose early memories are of the care and security given to him by his grandmother and a guardian angel who watches over him. At six he finds out a devastating secret that changes his life. He withdraws into his own world, searching for understanding and meaning. Isolated from his family and children of his own age he turns to his angel for love and guidance but even she cannot save him from what is to come. Unable to read and write he joins a gang and at fourteen finds himself before the courts for the first time.

17 - The Death and Life of Private Jason Burt (Paperback): Mark Higgitt 17 - The Death and Life of Private Jason Burt (Paperback)
Mark Higgitt
R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Long Watch - War, Captivity and Return in Sri Lanka (Paperback): Sunila Galappatti A Long Watch - War, Captivity and Return in Sri Lanka (Paperback)
Sunila Galappatti
R403 Discovery Miles 4 030 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
The Road of the Mountaineers - Die Strasse der Gebirgsjager (Paperback): Lisa Frei The Road of the Mountaineers - Die Strasse der Gebirgsjager (Paperback)
Lisa Frei
R534 Discovery Miles 5 340 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Nazi Gold - The Sensational Story of the World's Greatest Robbery - and the Greatest Criminal Cover-Up (Paperback):... Nazi Gold - The Sensational Story of the World's Greatest Robbery - and the Greatest Criminal Cover-Up (Paperback)
Douglas Botting, Ian Sayer
R373 R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Save R67 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In 1945, as Allied bombers continued their final pounding of Berlin, the panicking Nazis began moving the assets of the Reichsbank south for safekeeping. Vast trainloads of gold and currency were evacuated from the doomed capital of Hitler's 'Thousand-year Reich'. Nazi Gold is the real-life story of the theft of that fabulous treasure - worth some 2,500,000,000 at the time of the original investigation. It is also the story of a mystery and attempted whitewash in an American scandal that pre-dated Watergate by nearly 30 years. Investigators were impeded at every step as they struggled to uncover the truth and were left fearing for their lives. The authors' quest led them to a murky, dangerous post-war world of racketeering, corruption and gang warfare. Their brilliant reporting, matching eyewitness testimony with declassified Top Secret documents from the US Archives, lays bare this monumental crime in a narrative which throngs with SS desperadoes, a red-headed queen of crime and American military governors living like Kings. Also revealed is the authors' discovery of some of the missing treasure in the Bank of England.

The RSL Book of World War I (Paperback): John Gatfield, Richard Landels The RSL Book of World War I (Paperback)
John Gatfield, Richard Landels
R472 Discovery Miles 4 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

True stories from the frontlines of World War I Published to mark the centenary of the First World War and of the RSL in 2016, this is a collection of 100 true stories of Aussie courage from those who were in the action. The RSL, an Australian icon, has supported Australian veterans since 1916, pledging that their sacrifices will never be forgotten. Now from the annals of the RSL come these compelling yarns and memories, written by diggers for diggers and capturing the impact of war on those who took part. With eyewitness accounts ranging from Gallipoli to the Middle East and Western Front, Australia's Great War is brought to life with humour, pathos and vivid detail. Discover a rare account of the capture of German New Guinea, the first Australian action of the war, and experience the Gallipoli campaign through the diggers' eyes. There's the story of how a Light Horse patrol daringly slipped through advancing Turkish troops to warn their mates of danger, a sapper's-eye view of the battle of Fromelles, how the Melbourne Cup was run on the Western Front - and so much more. Collected here for the first time, these stories are a must-read record of World War I.

Boldness Be My Friend (Paperback): Richard Pape Boldness Be My Friend (Paperback)
Richard Pape
R340 R278 Discovery Miles 2 780 Save R62 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Aggressive, impetuous, and dauntless, Richard Pape was never going to sit out the war in a Nazi prison. Captured after going on the run when his bomber crashed in occupied Holland, his thoughts turned, at once, to escape. In the most appalling of conditions, he did not give way. Not only did he send more than 100 coded messages to the War Office, but he also swapped identities with a fellow prisoner to make a breakout. His incredible escape was only the beginning of his struggle for freedom. Hunted by the Nazis across Europe, for Pape surrender was never an option.

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