Letters from the Blitz: Telling America the Truth about the British Experience of War (MacAlpine Richard)(Paperback)

Letters from the Blitz: Telling America the Truth about the British Experience of War (MacAlpine Richard)(Paperback)

When Britain stood alone against the might of Nazi Germany in the early years of World War II, Winifred Graville of Sheffield, a gardener, writer, and speaker well known in her local area, wrote a series of letters to her American cousin in Penn Yan, New York. At a time when American public opinion

From Shanghai to the Burma Railway: The Memoirs and Letters of Richard Laird, a Japanese Prisoner of War (Laird Rory)(Pevná vazba)

Richard Laird's previously unpublished record of his wartime experience as a Japanese prisoner of war ranks among the most graphic of this shocking and deservedly popular genre.Captured after fighting in the Malayan Campaign he was incarcerated in Changi before being drafted as slave labor with 'F'

The Truth about Wind (Hutchins Hazel)(Pevná vazba)

A vividly imagined story about the importance of telling the truth, even if it means losing something you love When Jesse finds a toy horse and makes it his very own, his imagination runs wild. This horse is the fastest horse in the whole world, so Jesse names him Wind. He can't wait to race him

Lying Game (Ware Ruth)(Paperback / softback)

Four friends. One promise. But someone isn't telling the truth. The twisting new mystery from bestselling phenomenon Ruth Ware. The text message arrives in the small hours of the night. It's just three words: I need you. Isa drops everything, takes her baby daughter and heads straight to

Bombing War - Europe, 1939-1945 (Overy Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the history of the Blitz in the Second World War. This book examines the well-known parts of the campaign, and the significance of bombing on many other fronts - the German use of bombers on the Eastern Front for example (and discovered material on the more familiar 'Blitz' on Britain), or

Letters to America (D'Aguiar Fred)(Paperback / softback)

The fourth Carcanet collection from Guyanese-British poet Fred

Behaviour Matters: Hippo Owns Up - A book about telling the truth (Graves Sue)(Paperback / softback)

Picture book story which offers a gentle introduction to the importance of honesty and telling the truth for young

Ayesha's Gift - A daughter's search for the truth about her father (Sixsmith Martin)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of the bestselling Philomena, Ayesha's Gift is the story of a young British woman, born in Pakistan, whose life is thrown into turmoil by the violent murder of her

Trump's America: The Truth about Our Nation's Great Comeback (Gingrich Newt)(Paperback)

No one understands the 'Make America Great Again' effort with more insight and more experience than former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. Gingrich helped President Ronald Reagan 'Make America Great Again' in 1980. He authored the Contract with America and spearheaded the 1994 Republican

Medical Medium Thyroid Healing: The Truth Behind Hashimoto's, Graves', Insomnia, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules & Epstein-Barr (William Anthony)(Paperback)

Experience the epic truth about your thyroid from the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Medical Medium series Everyone wants to know how to free themselves from the thyroid trap. As the thyroid has gotten more and more attention, though, these symptoms haven't gone away--people aren't

Napoleon's Peninsular War: The French Experience of the War in Spain from Vimeiro to Corunna, 1808-1809 (Dawson Paul L.)(Pevná vazba)

Memoirs of British soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War are commonplace and histories of the momentous campaigns and battles of Sir John Moore and Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, can be numbered by the score. Yet surprisingly little has been published in English on their

Firefly: The Unification War Vol. 3 (Pak Greg)(Paperback)

The truth about the Unification War is fully revealed as Mal, Zoe and the crew of Serenity make an unlikely alliance to save the 'verse from the true threat to their futures THERE'S NO ESCAPING THE PAST. Mal, Zoe and the ragtag crew of Serenity have been torn about by Boss Moon, The Unificators

The Truth about Grace (MacArthur John F.)(Paperback)

'Is the experience of God's grace in your life a thrilling thing? Just thinking about the fact that God, by His own sovereign plan, decided to be gracious to me is overwhelming. There is nothing greater than receiving grace upon grace.' --John MacArthur Simple definitions can make grace feel like

Guests of the Third Reich: The British Prisoner of War Experience in Germany 1939-1945 (Richards Anthony)(Paperback)

More than 170,000 British prisoners of war were taken by German and Italian forces during World War II. Conditions were tough. Rations were meager. The days dragged and there was a constant battle against boredom. The men, but not officers, had to work, often at heavy labor. Guests of the Third

Dublin's Great Wars: The First World War, the Easter Rising and the Irish Revolution (Grayson Richard S.)(Paperback)

For the first time, Richard S. Grayson tells the story of the Dubliners who served in the British military and in republican forces during the First World War and the Irish Revolution as a series of interconnected 'Great Wars'. He charts the full scope of Dubliners' military service, far beyond the

Blitz - The British Under Attack (Gardiner Juliet)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of 'Wartime' comes an outstanding history of the most sustained onslaught ever endured by Britain's civilian population - the

Fighting the People's War: The British and Commonwealth Armies and the Second World War (Fennell Jonathan)(Paperback)

Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who made up the British and Commonwealth armies. He analyses why the great battles were won and lost and how the men that fought went on to change the

Disappearance of Stephanie Mailer - A gripping new thriller with a killer twist (Dicker Joel)(Paperback / softback)

A twisting new thriller from the author of The Truth about the Harry Quebert AffairIn the summer of 1994, the quiet seaside town of Orphea reels from the discovery of four murders.Two young police officers, Jesse Rosenberg and Derek Scott crack the case and identify the killer.Then, twenty years

Sounds of War: Music in the British Armed Forces During the Great War (Hanna Emma)(Pevná vazba)

Comparatively little is known about the musical cultures of the British armed forces during the Great War. This groundbreaking study is the first to examine music's vital presence in a range of military contexts including military camps, ships, aerodromes and battlefields, canteen huts, hospitals

British Literature 1640-1789: An Anthology (DeMaria Robert)(Paperback)

Spanning the period from the British Civil War to the French Revolution, the fourth edition of this successful anthology increases its coverage of canonical writings, plays, and of the development of British Literature in the American colonies. A thoroughly updated new edition of this popular

Captives of War: British Prisoners of War in Europe in the Second World War (Makepeace Clare)(Pevná vazba)

This is a pioneering history of the experience of captivity of British prisoners of war (POWs) in Europe during the Second World War, focussing on how they coped and came to terms with wartime imprisonment. Clare Makepeace reveals the ways in which POWs psychologically responded to surrender, the

Truth About Alice - From the author of Moxie (Mathieu Jennifer)(Paperback / softback)

Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766 (Anderson Fred)(Paperback)

In this vivid and compelling narrative, the Seven Years' War long seen as a mere backdrop to the American Revolution takes on a whole new significance. Relating the history of the war as it developed, Anderson shows how the complex array of forces brought into conflict helped both to create Britain

The Italian Blitz 1940-43: Bomber Command's War Against Mussolini's Cities, Docks and Factories (Worrall Richard)(Paperback)

This title tells the fascinating story of World War II's forgotten strategic bombing campaign--the RAF's perilous, long-range missions, flying from English bases against the industry, cities, and dockyards of Mussolini's Italy.Between June 1940 and August 1943, RAF Bomber Command undertook a