Battle of Britain (Holland James)(Paperback / softback)

Battle of Britain (Holland James)(Paperback / softback)

'A notable account of an epic human experience' Max Hastings, Sunday Times'Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war' Sir Winston Churchill, speech to the House of Commons, 18 June 1940The Nazi Blitzkrieg was unlike any invasion the world had ever

Battle of Britain: Book 2 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War (Holland James)(Pevná vazba)

Normandy '44 - D-Day and the Battle for France (Holland James)(Paperback / softback)

Battle of Britain (Cawthorne Nigel)(Paperback / softback)

Battle of Britain Memorial Flight(Paperback / softback)

Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

Sicily '43 - A Times Book of the Year (Holland James)(Paperback / softback)

Battle of Hastings (Cox Cannons Helen)(Paperback / softback)

Who was William the Conqueror and how did he invade Britain? Discover all about the Battle of Hastings, including the ships, soldiers and archers needed for William to defeat King Harold. And find out how the king's defeat changled Medieval England

RAF AIRCRAFT OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (CHAPMAN L)(Paperback)

The Battle of Britain is widely considered to be Britain's finest hour. The 'Few' who so bravely fought to save the nation will not be forgotten, nor will they be around forever to recount the heroism of the summer of 1940 first-hand. In contrast, the number of restored and preserved aircraft in

Life and Death in the Battle of Britain (Warner Carl)(Paperback)

This book offers a powerfully intimate account of the Battle of Britain, related by young pilots in their most unguarded moments, talking with their chaplain. Guy Mayfield was the Station Chaplain at the Royal Air Force's Duxford base in the summer of 1940, and his diary is full of stories told by

Battle of Britain - Myth and Reality (Overy Richard)(Paperback / softback)

How close did Britain really come to invasion during this time? What were Hitler and Churchill's motives? And what was the battle's real effect on the outcome of the war? This title deals with these

Battle of Britain (Conyers Nesbit Roy)(Paperback / softback)

The greatest air battle in history was fought in the skies over southern England between the RAF and the Luftwaffe in the high summer of 1940.Riding high on the success of their Blitzkrieg campaign that had steamrollered France and the Low Countries into defeat, by June 1940 the Nazi forces were

Honour Restored - The Battle of Britain, Dowding and the Fight for Freedom (Brown Sqn Ldr Peter AFC)(Paperback / softback)

Luftwaffe Fighters and Bombers: The Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

- The Battle of Britain (July to October 1940), one of World War II's turning points, as seen by the German attackers who ultimately lost the battle - Personal accounts from the men who flew the Messerschmitt fighters and Junkers bombers - Riveting stories of wheeling dogfights with British

Persian Fire - The First World Empire, Battle for the West (Holland Tom)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant new account of the world's very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks in

Duty Calls: Dunkirk (Holland James)(Paperback)

Duty Calls: Dunkirk by James Holland is a gripping true-to-life story about one of the most dramatic events of World War II. 'YOU WANTED TO SEE SOME ACTION - WELL YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW. YOU'RE GOING TO GET IT NOW ALL RIGHT.' Friday 24th May, 1940 Private Johnny Hawke, aged sixteen, awakens to

Alamein (Bungay Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

El Alamein was the World War II land battle Britain had to win. This book analyses the logistics of keeping desert armies supplied with petrol and reappraises the combat strategies of Montgomery and Rommel. It ranges from the domestic political pressures on Churchill to the aerial siege of

Hellfire (Holland James)(Paperback / softback)

Fit once more, he finds himself facing the full onslaught of Rommel's latest offensive. In its aftermath, Tanner and his trusty sidekick Sykes are recruited to work behind the Axis lines in a desperate attempt to fight

A Brief History of Britain 1066 - 1485 (Vincent Nicholas)(Paperback)

From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Bosworth Field, Nicholas Vincent tells the story of how Britain was born. When William, Duke of Normandy, killed King Harold and seized the throne of England, England's language, culture, politics and law were transformed. Over the next four hundred

Luftwaffe Fighters' Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

The story of how the outnumbered RAF fought and defeated the superior Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain will always be a source of fascination. However, accounts of summer 1940 have tended to centre on the British defenders, both in the air and on the ground, whilst the story of the losing German

Sean Connery - The measure of a man (Bray Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Sean Connery's personification of secret agent James Bond invigorated Britain and its cinema, allowing a cash-strapped, morale-sapped country in decline to fancy itself still a player on the world stage. This title is both a biography of a star and an investigation of what can happen to a man when

Minty Alley - Black Britain: Writing Back (James C.L.R.)(Paperback / softback)

Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain & Ireland (Crossley-Holland Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

Good Shepherd - 'Unbelievably good. Amazing tension, drama and atmosphere' James Holland (Forester C.S.)(Paperback / softback)