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True war & combat stories

Paperback. In January 1991, eight members of SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: Bravo Two Zero. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJPR; BTM; HBWS3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 30. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Corgi
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
20th
Condition
New
SKU
V9780552168823
ISBN
9780552168823
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Tells the story of a teenager with no hopes who joined the army at sixteen and went on to become one of the most successful counter-terrorism operators in the world. Num Pages: 496 pages, col. Illustrations, maps, col. ports. BIC Classification: BTM; JPWL; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Corgi
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9780552157599
ISBN
9780552157599
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.00

Paperback. Lancaster pilot Victor Wood's aircraft arrived too early over Gelsenkirchen when the target was shrouded in darkness and the Main Force miles behind. His bomber was suddenly struck with terrifying force by flak and turned upside-down. Could Vic get his crew back to base safely? This book contains 19 similar stories. Num Pages: 272 pages, b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 139 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
Publisher
Grub Street United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9781904943860
ISBN
9781904943860
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.06

Paperback. British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Num Pages: 176 pages, 13 black & white illustrations, 19 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 268. The True Story of a Royal Marine Commando. 176 pages, 32 illustrations (19 in colour). British Commando George Thomsen's action-filled account of combat during the Falklands War. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1MTASF; 3JJPN; BM; BTM; HBWS; JWH. Dimension: 198 x 130 x 14. Weight: 184.
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781445606200
ISBN
9781445606200
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. As the summer of 1914 drew to a close, it was difficult for a 16 year-old schoolboy to realize that the world for which he had been prepared at Clifton College was itself preparing for war. By 1916, he was commissioned in the Royal Field Artillery. This book gives human account of history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pp B & W photos; line drawings/maps. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGHA; BTM; HBWN; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 16. Weight in Grams: 184.
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780857501950
ISBN
9780857501950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

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

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

Paperback. Most of us never get to test ourselves in combat. As a UH-1 Helicopter pilot flying in the jungle highlands of South Vietnam, Jim Crigler and the men he flew with were tested daily. This true story is a raw, bold, introspective autobiography where the author openly wrestles with his personal moral dilemma to find meaning and purpose in his life. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: BM; BTM; BTP; HBW; HBWS2; VFV; VSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Publisher
Panoma Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784521080
ISBN
9781784521080
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.87

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Rizzoli Ex Libris
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780847842780
ISBN
9780847842780
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.61

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

Paperback. It was a top-secret US military mission. Now, the SEAL team leader finally tells the stunning true story. Now a major Hollywood film starring Mark Wahlberg and Eric Bana. Num Pages: 400 pages, 8pp B&W illustration section. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JMC; BTM; HBWS4; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 32. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780751555943
ISBN
9780751555943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. The true story of an SAS veteran who led a team during the 1980 assault on the Iranian Embassy and served in the Falklands, Northern Ireland, and elsewhere over his career with the Regiment. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: BTM; JWH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 20. Weight in Grams: 278.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472817372
ISBN
9781472817372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.73

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752468136
ISBN
9780752468136
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

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
€ 14.33

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

€ 14.25

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

€ 28.63

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
€ 11.92

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
€ 12.61

Paperback. In 1942, with a black-market chicken under his arm, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 charing cross road, and went to war. Num Pages: 480 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJH; BTM; HBJD; HBWQ; JWKF; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 49. Weight in Grams: 632.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
625
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750948357
ISBN
9780750948357
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.79

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 8 pages b&w photograph section. BIC Classification: BTM; HBJD1; HBTM; HBWQ; JWF; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 22. Weight in Grams: 344.
Publisher
Crecy Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780907579731
ISBN
9780907579731
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

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