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The Cyprus Emergency
The Divided Island 1955 - 1974
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
The British faced two serious problems – the first, the Greek Cypriots’ desire for Enosis and second, the intense rivalry and antipathy between the Greek and Turkish communities.
In 1955 the former resulted in a bitter EOKA terrorist campaign led by Colonel George Grivas. This resulted...
Cheating Death
Combat Rescues in Vietnam and Laos
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2003
The colourful characters and daring rescues of downed pilots engaged in the Secret War in North Vietnam and Laos are vividly captured by one who was there, in some of the most exciting stories ever written about aerial combat. Sandy Marrett and his squadron colleagues flew some of the most dangerous...
by Ian Brown
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Ian Brown spent almost thirty years in the police force, rising through the ranks to work on some of the best-known crimes of the twentieth century.
From witnessing the brutality of the Kray twins to chasing the spoils from the Brink’s-Mat gold bullion robbery, Brown was never too far away...
From the Imjin to the Hook
A National Service Gunner in the Korean War
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
The British Army’s considerable contribution to The Korean War 1950 – 1953 was largely composed of ‘conscripts’ or national servicemen. Plucked from civilian life on a ‘lottery’ basis and given a short basic training, some like Jim Jacobs volunteered for overseas duty and suddenly found...
by Ware, Pat
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
What is the ideal vehicle for special forces operations, for dangerous missions performed by small units of highly trained troops often working in enemy territory, behind enemy lines? And which vehicles have the worlds armies selected, adapted and developed since modern special forces established...
Flying Freestyle: An RAF Fast Jet Pilots Story
An RAF Fast Jet Pilot’s Story
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
During a twenty-five year flying career in the RAF, Jerry Pook has flown Hunter Fighter/Ground Attack aircraft in the Gulf, Harriers in West Germany, the supersonic Starfighter with the Dutch Air Force, the Harrier in Belize, Central America and the Tornado bomber at the Tri-national Tornado Training...
Bomber Command: Reflections of War
Volume 2 Intensified Attack 1941- 1942
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
This massive work provides a comprehensive insight to the experiences of Bomber Commands pilots and aircrew throughout World War Two. From the early wartime years when the RAFs first attempts to avenge Germanys onslaught were bedeviled by poor navigation and inaccurate bombing, to the final winning...
Squadron Leader Tommy Broom DFC**
The Legendary Pathfinder Mosquito Navigator
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2008
Tommy Broom is one of the RAF’s most legendary and popular heroes of World War II. He joined the service at eighteen years of age in 1932 and after service in the Middle East, he first saw action against Germany in a Fairey Battle during 1939 with No 105(B) Squadron. He continued to serve with 105...
by Bowman, Martin
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2013
The Wooden Wonder was probably the most versatile combat aircraft that operated on all fronts in World War Two and was still giving valuable service in first-line service after 1945 when it enjoyed a limited renaissance both at home, in Germany and abroad until the advent of jet aircraft. Martin Bowmans...
Tracing Your Legal Ancestors
A Guide for Family Historians
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
The law had as much influence on our ancestors as it does on us today, and it occupies an extraordinary range of individuals, from eminent judges and barristers to clerks and minor officials. Yet, despite burgeoning interest in all aspects of history and ancestry, lawyers and legal history have rarely...
Relentless Offensive
War and Bomber Command 1939 - 1945
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2009
During the years before World War II, the Royal Air Force, created amid the bloodshed of the Great War, saw salvation in the doctrine of a relentless offensive by a bomber force which would sail over trenches and then on to the enemy cities and annihilate the ability of the enemy to wage war. This...
by Paul Cornish
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2009
The machine-gun is one of the iconic weapons of the Great War – indeed of the twentieth century. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. During a four-year war that generated unprecedented casualties, the machine-gun stood out as a key weapon. In the process it took on an almost legendary...
Churchill's Last Wartime Secret
The 1943 German Raid Airbrushed from History
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
It’s been a State secret for more than 70 years: The official line in the UK has always been that it never happened – but this new work challenges the assertion that no German force set foot on British soil during World War Two (the Channel Islands excepted), on active military service.
Churchill’s...
by Richard Hough, Denis Richards
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2010
High above the warm, summer fields Churchill's 'few' fought with courage & skill against overwhelming odds - and won. A vivid account of the air battles as well as an explanation of how the campaign developed. Fresh insights into the controversies with the aid of original material as well as recollections...