True war & combat stories
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True war & combat 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€ 14.19
€ 17.99
€ 14.19
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 2 8-page black and white photo inserts. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPL; BTM; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 135 x 204 x 23. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Broadway Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804139533
- ISBN
- 9780804139533
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 18.99€ 15.03
€ 18.99
€ 15.03
Paperback. Tells the story of a journey: from injury on the battlefield to recovery in Britain. This title presents the story of the soldiers themselves, from the aid post in the trenches to the casualty clearing station in the rear, from the base hospital to the ambulance train returning them to Blighty. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 19. Weight in Grams: 222.
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099584186
- ISBN
- 9780099584186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.33
€ 17.99
€ 13.33
Hardcover. .
- Publisher
- Rizzoli Ex Libris
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780847842780
- ISBN
- 9780847842780
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 25.73
€ 27.99
€ 25.73
Hardcover. Presents diaries and correspondence left by members of the tokkotai and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the World War II. Outside of Japan, these kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This book explores writings, which speak otherwise. Num Pages: 232 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 181 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Annotated
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619507
- ISBN
- 9780226619507
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 72.50
€ 72.50
Paperback. Presents diaries and correspondence left by kamikaze pilots and other Japanese student soldiers who perished during the war. These kamikaze pilots were considered unbridled fanatics who willingly sacrificed their lives for the emperor. This work is useful for those interested in the history of Japan and World War II. Num Pages: 246 pages, 12 halftones. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; 3JJH; BTM; HBJF; HBWQ; JWG; JWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 154 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- New ed
- Number of pages
- 246
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226619514
- ISBN
- 9780226619514
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.18
€ 23.99
€ 19.18
Paperback. Combining personal interviews with contemporary and vintage photographs, this work pairs the stories of a handful of rescuers with those of people they saved. It creates a multidimensional picture of the evasive strategies and heartstopping close calls that filled the years of the Holocaust for both rescuers and rescued. Num Pages: 344 pages, 100 photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; AJCR; BTM; BTP; HBJD; HBTZ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 144 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780252074028
- ISBN
- 9780252074028
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.99€ 22.68
€ 24.99
€ 22.68
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
€ 28.39
€ 28.39
mass_market. Offers a firsthand account of the exploits and accomplishments of the first African American special operations LRRP team in Vietnam, and describes their perilous missions amid the vast Viet Cong tunnel complexes of Cu Chi. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations , ports. BIC Classification: 1FMV; 1KBB; BTM; HBJF; HBWS2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 109 x 175 x 32. Weight in Grams: 152.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Presidio Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780891418177
- ISBN
- 9780891418177
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 10.93
€ 10.99
€ 10.93
Paperback. Tells the story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations (some col.), map, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1FBXY; 3JJPK; BTM; HBJF1; HBWS; JWXN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 26. Weight in Grams: 304.
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099553298
- ISBN
- 9780099553298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.55
€ 23.99
€ 17.55
Paperback. "Nazi Gold" is the real-life story of the theft of a fabulous treasure - the German national gold and foreign currency reserves worth some #2,500,000,000 at the time of the original investigation - which disappeared in transit following the collapse of the Nazi regime in 1945. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BTC; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 384
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781840187854
- ISBN
- 9781840187854
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.99€ 12.54
€ 16.99
€ 12.54
Paperback. Donald Caskie was a minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of German invasion of France in 1940. Although he had the opportunity to flee, Caskie stayed behind to help establish a network of safe houses and escape routes for allied soldiers and airmen trapped in occupied territory. He was finally sentenced to death at a Nazi show-trial. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1DDF; BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 284.
- Publisher
- Birlinn General United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 288
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781843410355
- ISBN
- 9781843410355
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 13.35
€ 13.99
€ 13.35
Paperback. Vietnam veteran Don Yost explores the pain and rage of his experience as a correspondent near Mai Laid in 1968, transforming it through writing to a elegaic and powerful memoir, imbued with a significant message for our time. Num Pages: 174 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BG; BTM; HBJF; HBWS2; HRCV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 132 x 10. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Sheed & Ward
- Number of pages
- 174
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781556128042
- ISBN
- 9781556128042
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.36
€ 32.36
Paperback. Series: Witness to War. Num Pages: 240 pages, approx 20 b+w photos. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGHA; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight in Grams: 268. A Story of Escape and Evasion Behind Enemy Lines. Series: Witness to War. 240 pages, approx 20 b+w photos. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJH; BGHA; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWG. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 20. Weight: 270.
- Publisher
- Goodall Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 240
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780907579489
- ISBN
- 9780907579489
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 9.99€ 9.18
€ 9.99
€ 9.18
Paperback. A World War Two epic of escape and endurance Num Pages: 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 186. 256 pages, 16pp B&W photos. A World War Two epic of escape and endurance. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNN; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBLW; HBWQ. Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight: 210.
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- Main
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781847678454
- ISBN
- 9781847678454
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.82
€ 13.99
€ 10.82
Paperback. The explosive sequel to the bestselling PATHFINDER. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations (black and white, and colour). BIC Classification: BM; BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
- Publisher
- Orion Publishing Co
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781409146636
- ISBN
- 9781409146636
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 11.01
€ 13.99
€ 11.01
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, Section: 16, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BTM; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 23. Weight in Grams: 258.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751545883
- ISBN
- 9780751545883
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.42
€ 15.99
€ 14.42
Paperback. A fascinating insight into life aboard a British Naval submarine. Num Pages: 320 pages, 8pp of colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BTM; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 135 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Number of pages
- 320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780751545937
- ISBN
- 9780751545937
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.82
€ 15.99
€ 11.82
Paperback. Suitable for those who have read the American Sniper, this title takes you right into the heart of the Iraq war. Num Pages: 384 pages, 2x8 page colour inset. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 3JMC; BTM; HBJF1; HBLX; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 28. Weight in Grams: 292.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780141029016
- ISBN
- 9780141029016
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 13.52
€ 17.99
€ 13.52
Paperback. A story of heartfelt devotion and companionship Num Pages: 400 pages, 8 page plate section. BIC Classification: BGHA; BTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Publisher
- Quercus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784297169
- ISBN
- 9781784297169
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.80
€ 15.99
€ 11.80