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True war & combat stories
Paperback. He has played an East End hardman, an SAS soldier and investigated vicious world gangs. Now Ross Kemp is taking on perhaps his hardest assignment of all - the Taliban. In order to prepare for this ordeal, Ross Kemp trains with the First Battalion Royal Anglians in England's subzero temperatures. This book tells his story. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; HBWS4; JWT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 260. Clean copy with some reader wear.
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- KTM0000760
- ISBN
- 9780141040882
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. The remarkable true story of some of Europe's greatest artists, the house that sheltered them during the Second World War, and the Emergency Rescue Committee who helped them escape from the Nazis Num Pages: 496 pages, integrated. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 200 x 28. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton General Division United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 496
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780719566943
- ISBN
- 9780719566943
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.51
€ 17.99
€ 13.51
Paperback. With all the SEALs' recent successes, we have been getting a level of attention we are not used to. It's been flattering but something important has been missing from the discussion. This book offers an insight into the extreme bravery, borderline lunacy, and touching camaraderie of this elite brotherhood. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 21. Weight in Grams: 246.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552169868
- ISBN
- 9780552169868
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Hardcover. Num Pages: 256 pages, ILLUSTRATED. .
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780316341431
- ISBN
- 9780316341431
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 20.68
€ 30.99
€ 20.68
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations; maps. BIC Classification: 1FMV; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
- Publisher
- Corgi
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1984
- Edition
- paperback / softback
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780552124195
- ISBN
- 9780552124195
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 12.61
€ 15.99
€ 12.61
Paperback. Robert Kee's vivid account of his years in a German prisoner-of-war camp - and his flight across Europe when he escaped. A classis survival story. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ; JWXR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 234.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- W&N
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780753826744
- ISBN
- 9780753826744
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.12
€ 13.99
€ 11.12
Hardback. Rob Driscoll, former sergeant with 42 Commando, Royal Marines, served tours in Iraq, Kuwait and Kosovo. A born leader of fighting men, with the medals to prove it, he also endured three tours in Afghanistan. BIC Classification: BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2019
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786062543
- ISBN
- 9781786062543
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 18.77
€ 26.99
€ 18.77
Paperback. Mixing fiction and nonfiction, Skinner breathes new imaginative life into the story of a twentieth century icon. Bewitched by the beauty of a troupe of native dancers and the strange music of the gamelan, Margaretha changes her name to Mata Hari and goes to Paris, where she is drawn into a web of espionage resulting in her death by firing squad. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001310
- ISBN
- 9780571209347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback. Mixing fiction and nonfiction, Skinner breathes new imaginative life into the story of a twentieth century icon. Bewitched by the beauty of a troupe of native dancers and the strange music of the gamelan, Margaretha changes her name to Mata Hari and goes to Paris, where she is drawn into a web of espionage resulting in her death by firing squad. Num Pages: 240 pages, portraits. BIC Classification: 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; 3JJF; BTM; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 15. Weight in Grams: 190. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0001295
- ISBN
- 9780571209347
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 17.95
€ 17.95
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Headline Book Publishing
- Number of pages
- 352
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780755316267
- ISBN
- 9780755316267
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.94
€ 15.99
€ 11.94
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1FCA; BTM; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 162 x 27. Weight in Grams: 664.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Granville Island Publishing Canada
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781894694483
- ISBN
- 9781894694483
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 19.08
€ 26.99
€ 19.08
Paperback. In 1941, before America entered World War II, determined young LeRoy Gover signed on with Britain's Royal Air Force to fly the plane of his dreams, the fast, sleek Spitfire. When America joined the fight, he transitioned to the powerful P-47 Thunderbolt. Former USAF pilot and aviation historian Philip D. Series: Warriors. Num Pages: 430 pages, 31 b&w photographs, 1 map. BIC Classification: 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 134 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Potomac Books Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574888447
- ISBN
- 9781574888447
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.94
€ 10.94
Paperback. Presents the voices of young Americans - former soldiers who have opted out of the war - who draw their power from wrenching honesty about first hand experiences. This book provides a direct account from soldiers that turned their back on what they viewed as an immoral mission, and who refused to sacrifice themselves in the conflict in Iraq. Num Pages: 254 pages, b/w illustrations integrated. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BGH; BTM; HBJK; HBLW3; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- John Blake Publishing Ltd
- Condition
- Used, Like New
- SKU
- KMK0007987
- ISBN
- 9781844543632
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback. Presenting a broad cross-section of experiences from a variety of nationalities and from different services, this title examines how the legacy of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may affect those who took part and indeed the world for many years to come. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 X 8 colour plates, 4 b&w maps. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; BTM; HBWS3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 145 x 19. Weight in Grams: 396.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- IMM Lifestyle Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847735133
- ISBN
- 9781847735133
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 16.06
€ 16.99
€ 16.06
Paperback. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Num Pages: 310 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 238. 310 pages, maps. The true story of an SAS execution squad. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKN; BTM; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 22. Weight: 238.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 310
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843582731
- ISBN
- 9781843582731
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.76
€ 13.99
€ 11.76
Paperback. The famous story of mass escape from a WWII German PoW camp that inspired the classic film. Series: Cassell Military Paperbacks. Num Pages: 288 pages, 7 maps, line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- New Ed
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780304356874
- ISBN
- 9780304356874
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.94
€ 15.99
€ 11.94
mass_market. This is the candid and revealing wartime memoir of the soldier who, at the age of just 32, became South Korea's first four-star general. The book brings an unprecedented perspective to the Korean War. Num Pages: 271 pages, 13 b&w photos, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPK; 3JJPG; BTM; HBJF; HBLW3; HBW; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Potomac Books United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 271
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781574887433
- ISBN
- 9781574887433
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.63
€ 17.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. Heroic, ruthless, highly trained..these are the stories of the most effective, daredevil soldiers the world has ever seen. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BTM; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 134 x 22. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Publisher
- John Blake
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781857826777
- ISBN
- 9781857826777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.39
€ 10.99
€ 9.39
Paperback. Lt Colonel John Paul Vann went to Vietnam in 1962, but soon became appalled by the slaughter, leaking his pessimistic assessments to the US press corps in Saigon. Neil Sheehan was among them, and became fascinated by the angry Vann, befriended him, and followed his tragic and reckless career. Num Pages: 896 pages, 16pp b&w halftones. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 58. Weight in Grams: 1042.
- Publisher
- Vintage United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 896
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780712666565
- ISBN
- 9780712666565
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 27.11
€ 40.99
€ 27.11
Hardback. A former senior mujahidin fighter teams up with an ex-counter terrorism analyst in this remarkable account from the frontlines of the jihad Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; 3JMG; BTM; HBWS4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 224 x 29. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Publisher
- C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849044202
- ISBN
- 9781849044202
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 36.61
€ 40.99
€ 36.61