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True stories

Paperback. Traces Peter Howard, who was to become one of The Wooden Horse escapers, from his being shot down, through his capture, and first two POW camps. This work gets into the mind of a man determined to escape his captors. It shows that for all the many schemes dreamt up, very few ever got started and of those a 'home run' was like a lottery win. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 364.
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844155385
ISBN
9781844155385
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.21

Paperback. An account of a Norwegian scientist's escape from German custody during the Second World War after his arrest for spying. 60 years later, his daughter sets out on foot with her sister to retrace their father's flight from Nazi-occupied Norway, meeting some of the people who helped him along the way. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; JWKF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 572.
Publisher
Polperro Heritage Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780954913731
ISBN
9780954913731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Hardback. Num Pages: 258 pages, 40 b&w photos. BIC Classification: BT; JFFJ; JFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 228 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1022.
Publisher
Merrion Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781785370762
ISBN
9781785370762
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.29

Paperback. A rare and forgotten first hand account of the first day of the Battle of the Somme by a British infantry soldier who went 'over the top' and survived. Num Pages: 96 pages, 70. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 233 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445655451
ISBN
9781445655451
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 28.35

Paperback. A fascinating history of open smuggling along the south coast of Britain Num Pages: 320 pages, 52 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKES; 3JH; BTC; HBTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445643656
ISBN
9781445643656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.47

Paperback. Seventeen men, who paid for their crimes on the gallows, have been buried at Crumlin Road Gaol between 1854 and 1961. This is the story of execution in Belfast and of the men who were prepared to take a life; of the men, women and children who were their victims; and the hangmen. Often sad and gruesome, but fascinating true crime stories. Num Pages: 160 pages, Photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 232 x 12. Weight in Grams: 554.
Publisher
Colourpoint Creative Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
9781780730493
ISBN
9781780730493
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 7.00

Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; BM; BTC; WGCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509824328
ISBN
9781509824328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.76

Paperback. .
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781509830534
ISBN
9781509830534
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.91

Paperback. In 1992, behind the barbed wire fence of a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, Thomas Quick confessed to the murder of an eleven-year-old boy who had been missing for twelve years. Over the next nine years, Quick confessed to more than thirty unsolved murders, revealing he had maimed, raped and eaten the remains of his victims. Translator(s): Koch, Henning. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 35. Weight in Grams: 504.
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782110705
ISBN
9781782110705
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Hardback. Broadmoor: My Journey Into Hell documents the story of long-term prisoner Charlie Bronson and his five-year stay at Britain's most notorious mental hospital, Broadmoor. His journey has, until now, never been told. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJPN; BM; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 450.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784181178
ISBN
9781784181178
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 17.15

Paperback. Despite its peaceful, rural reputation, Lincolnshire has seen appalling crimes to rival any deprived inner-city. This book takes the reader through each case, uncovering shocking stories of drunken brawls and poisonings, and plots fuelled by revenge and jealousy. It features genuine historical documents, old photographs and contemporary images. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752448640
ISBN
9780752448640
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.45

Paperback. When Emma Brockes was ten years old, her mother said 'One day I will tell you the story of my life and you will be amazed.' Growing up in a tranquil English village, Emma knew very little of her mother's life before her. She knew Paula had grown up in South Africa and had seven siblings. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 22. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571275854
ISBN
9780571275854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.01

Paperback. Inspirational stories and life lessons from the Olympic athlete and war hero Louis Zamperini. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BTP; VSPM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 244 x 18. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349406473
ISBN
9780349406473
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.85

Paperback. A memoir that appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. Given the fact that the author also appear to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8 pages b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 302.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552165396
ISBN
9780552165396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. Num Pages: 544 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLC; BT; HBJK; HBLA; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 32. Weight in Grams: 294.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780062407405
ISBN
9780062407405
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.38

Paperback. As Scott and his two companions lay dying in their tent, elsewhere on the polar ice-cap six members of his ill-fated expedition, the Northern Party, were fighting for their lives. Led by Dr Levick, this title is based on his previously unpublished diaries, monographs, photographs and sketches. Num Pages: 224 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1MTS; 3JJC; BTP; RGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 303.
Publisher
Pimlico London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712679954
ISBN
9780712679954
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.58

Paperback. One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut.. Num Pages: 237 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JMC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 199. 237 pages, col. Illustrations. One morning in early November 2007, police in the beautiful Italian city of Perugia made a gruesome discovery. The body of a young English exchange student from the University of Leeds, Meredith Kercher, was found under a blood-soaked duvet in her room in the small cottage she shared with other students. Her throat had been cut. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JMC; BTC. Dimension: 198 x 133 x 17. Weight: 198.
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844549023
ISBN
9781844549023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.15

Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKWS; 3JJPK; BTP; JFFC; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 214 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Y Lolfa
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784612757
ISBN
9781784612757
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.13

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 30 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 524.
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781894384766
ISBN
9781894384766
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Paperback. Editor(s): Grant, Callie Smith. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BT; HRCV; WNGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Baker Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
First Edtion
Condition
New
SKU
V9780800721800
ISBN
9780800721800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Jack the Ripper's brutal murders have left an ineradicable stain on the gloomy streets of Whitechapel and surrounding area. This title features cases of Henry Wainwright, tried in 1875 for the murder and dismemberment of his mistress, Harriet Lane; Polish-born Israel Lipski, charged with the murder of fellow lodger Miriam Angel in 1887; and, more. Series: Murder & Crime. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 167 x 6. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752455495
ISBN
9780752455495
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. The first-person account of a 26-year-old who fought in the war in Sierra Leone as a 12-year-old boy. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 182.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers London
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Later Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007247097
ISBN
9780007247097
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.37

Paperback. Definitive account of the famous 1963 Great Train Robbery - and its aftermath. Updated for the paperback edition with new text and pictures. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJPK; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 27. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780753829264
ISBN
9780753829264
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Caroline Luard was shot near Ightham in Kent in 1908. Within weeks her husband, a respectable Major-General, committed suicide. Two years later John Nisbet, a colliery cashier, was robbed and murdered on a train in Northumberland. Police arrested a man called John Dickman, who was subsequently executed. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752449456
ISBN
9780752449456
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

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