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Major General Julian Thompson first wrote No Picnic when the
momentous events of April - June 1982 were fresh in his mind. As
Commander of 3 Commando Brigade, he was at the heart of the
planning and conduct of the War. Under his direct command had been
the Royal Marine Commandos and the two battalions of the Parachute
Regiment who conducted the lion's share of the
fighting.returncharacterreturncharacterNo-one therefore is better
qualified to tell the extraordinary story of there-taking of the
Falkland Islands from the Argentinians. The author, now a
celebrated military historian, has revised his early book and added
for this 25 Anniversary edition more of his own personal thoughts
and impressions.returncharacterreturncharacterIt is all too easy to
overlook just how perilous and risky a venture this expedition to
the depths of the Southern Hemisphere was. Victory and defeat hung
in the balance. Even those who feel they know about this most
remarkable of wars will learn more from reading this classic
account.
In 1982, 8,000 miles from home, in a harsh environment and without
the newest and most sophisticated equipment, the smaller British
Task Force defeated the Argentinian forces occupying the Falkland
Islands and recaptured this far-flung outpost of what was once an
empire. It was a much-needed triumph for Margaret Thatcher's
government and for Britain, but what was it really like for the men
involved? Many books have been published on the Falklands Campaign,
some offering accounts from participants, but Ordinary Heroes is
the first one to consist only of interviews with the ordinary
heroes. Seamen, marines, soldiers and airmen who achieved the
victory are included, as well as those whose contribution is often
overlooked: the merchant seamen who crewed ships taken up from
trade, the NAAFI personnel who supplied the all-important treats
that kept spirits up and the Hong Kong Chinese laundrymen who were
aboard every warship. Published near forty years after the
conflict, this book documents the harsh reality that was 'Britain's
last colonial war'.
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Cousin Henry (Paperback)
Anthony Trollope; Edited by Julian Thompson
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Henry Jones, an unprepossessing London insurance clerk, knows that
his uncle has disinherited him. The old man's will, made out at the
last minute in favour of Henry's charming cousin Isabel Brodrick,
lies neatly folded in a well-thumbed volume of sermons in his
book-room; Henry saw him put it there before he died. Unfortunately
nobody else knows where the will is, and Henry stands to lose
everything by making the knowledge public. Cousin Henry, first
published in 1879, is one of the most unusual and intriguing of
Trollope's shorter novels and its unlikely hero is a timid coward
consumed by guilt. But Trollope's handling of his character and
dilemma is masterly in its insight and compassion; he knew he had
nothing quite like it elsewhere in his fiction. ABOUT THE SERIES:
For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the
widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable
volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the
most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features,
including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful
notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further
study, and much more.
In this lively, intimate portrayal of county society Trollope introduces two of his most endearing heroines. Lilian and Bell Dale live with their mother at the Small house in Allington, near their uncle, who inhabits the adjoining Great house. Pretty, spirited and warm-hearted, they are not short of suitors. Before long Lily has succumbed to the charms of the dashing young swell Alphonse Crosbie, while their cousin Bernard, spurred on by their uncle, proposes to Bell, who promptly rejects him. Crosbie, lured away by the grandeur of high society and the bland attractions of Lady Alexandrina, abandons Lily in favour of a loveless marriage of convenience. Will the unhappy Lily ever fall in love again? Or Bell, so self-contained, let any man near her heart? Written when Trollope was approaching the height of his popularity The Small House at Allington is the fifth of the Barsetshire Chronicles and the sequel to Framley Parsonage.
This book, published to celebrate the 75th anniversary of VE Day -
the last to be commemorated by significant numbers of surviving
veterans - is a graphic account of the storming and taking of
Hitler's Festung Europa ('Fortress Europe') by the Allies during
the final eleven months of the Second World War. From the
long-awaited opening of the second front in the West on D-Day, 6
June 1944, to the final surrender of Germany on 8 May 1945, the
Allied armies in north-west Europe under the supreme command of
Eisenhower fought a gruelling series of battles against Axis forces
hardened by years of war and desperate to defend their homeland
from destruction. This book shows the relentless progress of the
epic war in the European Theatre of Operations, and focuses on the
world-famous engagements such as Operation Market Garden
(immortalised in the film A Bridge too Far), the Battle of the
Bulge (the largest land battle fought by American troops in the
Second World War), the Bridge at Remagen, the bombing of Dresden
and other German cities, the discovery of the concentration camps,
the US link-up with the Red Army on the Elbe, the fall of Berlin,
the German surrender and VE Day itself. Written by a leading
military historian, Julian Thompson, Victory in Europe contains 30
facsimile items of the Second World War reproduced throughout the
book. The reader can re-live this momentous period of history by
examining maps, diaries, letters, sketches, secret memos and
reports, posters and labels which up till now have remained filed
or exhibited in the Imperial War Museum and other museum
collections in Northern Europe and America.
'On the beach the Lieutenant asked if he could say a prayer before
being shot. "Don't be so bloody silly," I replied, "get into the
boat."' My Friends, The Enemy recounts the Falklands War from the
viewpoint of the only Intelligence Corps in HQ 3 Commando Brigade
and serving with its Intelligence Section of Royal Marines, It is a
personal account supported by intelligence assembled since 1982.
Nick van der Bijl was a Staff Sergeant and his role meant that he
was expected to provide accurate intelligence to Brigade
Headquarters and deploy specialist skills. Little was known about
the Argentine threat and so the Intelligence Section was very
heavily involved in collecting, collating and distributing
intelligence from a variety of sources, initially from the UK and
after landing at San Carlos Water, also from documents, prisoners
of war, and a counter-intelligence operation. While the
intelligence proved to be accurate throughout the campaign, some
has been controversial, particularly relating to the Battle of
Goose Green. Van der Bijl was one of the first into Stanley after
the Argentinian surrender and was part of an intelligence operation
that searched enemy HQs for documents and selected several hundred
officers for further interrogation. My Friends, The Enemy is the
first time that the story of intelligence operations has been told
by a witness to events in the Falklands from the start of the
campaign to the finish.
The Falklands War is a story of occupation, fierce air battles,
heavy naval losses and bitter encounters between ground forces
amidst an inhospitable terrain and unforgiving climate. With
complex political machinations and nationalist sentiment at the
centre of the conflict, even today the sovereignty of the islands
is hotly contested in political circles. For the first time,
renowned military historian Gregory Fremont-Barnes has compiled a
definitive A-Z guide to the British involvement in the Falklands
conflict, including personalities, weapons, battles, ships, places,
and much more. This accessible yet comprehensive companion to the
Falklands War will be a welcome addition to any enthusiast's
shelves.
'On the beach the Lieutenant asked if he could say a prayer before
being shot. "Don't be so bloody silly," I replied, "get into the
boat."' My Friends, The Enemy recounts the Falklands War from the
viewpoint of the only Intelligence Corps in HQ 3 Commando Brigade
and serving with its Intelligence Section of Royal Marines, It is a
personal account supported by intelligence assembled since 1982.
Nick van der Bijl was a Staff Sergeant and his role meant that he
was expected to provide accurate intelligence to Brigade
Headquarters and deploy specialist skills. Little was known about
the Argentine threat and so the Intelligence Section was very
heavily involved in collecting, collating and distributing
intelligence from a variety of sources, initially from the UK and
after landing at San Carlos Water, also from documents, prisoners
of war, and a counter-intelligence operation. While the
intelligence proved to be accurate throughout the campaign, some
has been controversial, particularly relating to the Battle of
Goose Green. Van der Bijl was one of the first into Stanley after
the Argentinian surrender and was part of an intelligence operation
that searched enemy HQs for documents and selected several hundred
officers for further interrogation. My Friends, The Enemy is the
first time that the story of intelligence operations has been told
by a witness to events in the Falklands from the start of the
campaign to the finish.
From the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked
conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World
War 2 - the Burma Campaign. In 1941 the Allies fought in a
disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese - an enemy
more prepared, better organised and more powerful than anyone had
imagined. Yet in 1944, following key battles at Kohima and Imphal,
and daring operations behind enemy lines by the Chindits, the
Commonwealth army were back, retaking lost ground one bloody battle
at a time. Fighting in dense jungle and open paddy field, this
brutal campaign was the longest fought by the British Commonwealth
in the Second World War. But the troops taking part were a
forgotten army, and the story of their remarkable feats and their
courage remains largely untold to this day. The Fourteenth Army in
Burma became one of the largest and most diverse armies of the
Second World War. British, West African, Ghurkha and Indian
regiments fought alongside one another and became comrades. In
Forgotten Voices of Burma - a remarkable new oral history taken
from Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive - soldiers from both sides
tell their stories of this epic conflict.
Masters of the Battlefield examines the lives and tactics of 28 of
the world's greatest military leaders, from Julius Caesar to
Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf. Arranged chronologically, each general
is represented by a double-page spread containing a biography, a
list of his most important dates and battles and a map showing all
his campaigns. Each commander's most famous victory is illustrated
and described in detail on a specially commissioned step-by-step
full-colour battle map. Written by one of Britain's most successful
commanders, Major General Thompson, whose expert analysis provides
a rich commentary on each individual genius, from Alexander the
Great to Hannibal, Rommel to MacArthur up to Norman Schwarzkopf.
This is military history writing at its best.
They were Britain's Second World War 'Band of Brothers', a secret
army of fifty handpicked, cross-Channel raiders who carried the
fight to the enemy shore long before D-Day. Created after the fall
of Dunkirk, they commandeered a Brixham fishing boat and planned
clandestine attacks on German warships in the Channel. But not all
their enemies wore German uniform. Thwarted by rivals working for
Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), the unit sailed to
West Africa where, as part of Special Operations Executive (SOE),
they carried out an audacious top-secret raid on neutral shipping.
Returning to Britain in triumph and feted now by Churchill himself,
they expanded into the Small Scale Raiding Force. In almost twenty
daring missions for Combined Operations, whilst operating from a
secret manor house in Dorset, they raided German outposts,
kidnapped sentries, ambushed patrols and shot prisoners, all the
while sowing fear and havoc along the rim of Hitler's Fortress
Europe. Britain's Band of Brothers is their story of courage and
comradeship, of patriotism, tragedy and dawn-cold courage, told
here in full for the first time.
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