Men Who Made the SAS - The History of the Long Range Desert Group (Mortimer Gavin)(Paperback / softback)

Men Who Made the SAS - The History of the Long Range Desert Group (Mortimer Gavin)(Paperback / softback)

From one of the foremost experts on wartime British special forces, a new volume exploring the Long Range Desert

Vehicles of the Long Range Desert Group 1940-45 (Mortimer Gavin)(Paperback)

The Long Range Desert Group was one of the most famous special units of World War II, operating heavily modified vehicles deep behind enemy lines to gather intelligence and support the raids of David Stirling's new Special Air Service. When war broke out, a pre-war explorer and army officer, Ralph

Ghost Patrol: A History of the Long Range Desert Group, 1940-1945 (Sadler John)(Paperback)

An accessible and entertaining new history of the Long Range Desert Group, forerunner of the SAS, famous for their exploits in the Desert War, and full of memorable characters and archetypal British heroes.The origins of most of the west's Special Forces can be traced back to the Long Range Desert

The Long Range Desert Group in World War II (Mortimer Gavin)(Pevná vazba)

Established in June 1940, as the brainchild of scientist and soldier Major Ralph Bagnold, a contemporary of Lawrence of Arabia, the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) allowed the British Army to gain a crucial advantage in the North African Front of World War II.Traversing great swathes of the desert

The SAS in Occupied France: 1 SAS Operations, June to October 1944 (Mortimer Gavin)(Pevná vazba)

In the world of military history there is no brand as potent as that of the SAS. They burst into global prominence in 1980 with their spectacular storming of the Iranian Embassy, and there have been hundreds of books, films, documentaries and even reality TV shows about them. But what there hasn't

SAS Combat Vehicles 1942-91 (Mortimer Gavin)(Paperback)

A history of the Special Air Service's lightweight, heavily armed vehicles and their combat use, ranging from the famous 1942 airfield raids of North Africa, the SAS Brigade's jeep-borne operations in Europe after D-Day, and 22 SAS's postwar adoption of much-modified Land Rovers for desert

The Railway Navvies: A History of the Men Who Made the Railways (Coleman Terry)(Paperback)

This is the definitive story of the men who built the railways--the unknown Victorian laborers who blasted, tunneled, drank, and brawled their way across 19th-century England.Preached at and plundered, sworn at and swindled, this anarchic elite endured perils and disasters, and carved out of the

History of the SAS (Ryan Chris)(Paperback / softback)

Tasked with storming mountain strongholds in the desert. Trained to hunt down the world's most wanted terrorists. This is the extraordinary story of 22

The SAS in World War II (Mortimer Gavin)(Paperback)

The SAS are among the best-trained and most effective Special Forces units in existence. This book is the incredible story of their origins, told in their own words. During the summer of 1941, a young Scots Guard officer called David Stirling persuaded MEHQ to give its backing to a small band of 60

Game of Queens - The Women Who Made Sixteenth-Century Europe (Gristwood Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year - the rise and fall of the women who ruled sixteenth-century

The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean (O'Carroll Brendan)(Pevná vazba)

Shortly after the invasion of Sicily and to distract German attention from the Italian campaign, Churchill ordered the occupation of the Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean.The Long Range Desert Group, retraining in Lebanon, were now part of Raiding Forces, Middle East, along with the Special Boat

Protestants - The Radicals Who Made the Modern World (Ryrie Alec)(Paperback / softback)

On the 500th anniversary of Luther's rebellion, this spectacular global history traces the revolutionary faith that shaped the modern

Secret Life of Bletchley Park - The History of the Wartime Codebreaking Centre by the Men and Women Who Were There (McKay Sinclair)(Paperback / softback)

The first oral history of one of the most fascinating aspects of the war

Difficult Men - From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad (Martin Brett)(Paperback / softback)

Difficult Men is an insightful history of popular US TV drama which traces the emergence of shows such as The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and The Wire, and explores their engagement with important social issues around love, sexuality, race and

The Phoenix: St. Paul's Cathedral and the Men Who Made Modern London (Hollis Leo)(Paperback)

'A tour de force of biography, history, politics, philosophy and experimental science' ECONOMIST The remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men who were responsible for that achievement

Scientists Who Made History: Charles Darwin (Senker Cath)(Paperback / softback)

Biography of Charles Darwin, looking at the impact of his theory of evolution on the

History of Coca: The Divine Plant of the Incas (Mortimer W. Golden)(Paperback)

In the Name of Rome - The Men Who Won the Roman Empire (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

The complete and definitive history of how Roman generals carved out the greatest and longest-lasting empire the world has ever seen.The Roman army was one of the most effective fighting forces in history. The legions and their commanders carved out an empire which eventually included the greater

Memorial to the Missing of the Somme (Stamp Gavin)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive account of the history and significance of a world landmark - reissued in time for the anniversary of the

Greatest Traitor - The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (Mortimer Ian)(Paperback / softback)

The first biography of the rebel baron who deposed and murdered Edward II. One night in August 1323 a captive rebel baron, Sir Roger Mortimer, drugged his guards and escaped from the Tower of

Ninja (Man John)(Paperback / softback)

The ninja were the medieval equivalent of the SAS; the original men in black. They were Japan's spies, assassins, saboteurs and secret agents - and the subject of countless legends. In 'Ninja', John Man goes in search of the true history behind the myths and

Last Tycoons - The Secret History of Lazard Freres & Co. (Cohan William D.)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the story of the world's elite and legendary investment bank - and the men who reigned over it all. In this title, the author himself a former high-level Wall Street banker, takes us into their mysterious and secretive world, telling a story of ruthless ambition, whispered advice, explosive

The Originals: The Secret History of the Birth of the SAS: In Their Own Words (Stevens Gordon)(Paperback)

A military history exclusive: The most important book ever written about the SAS, in the words of its founding members. 'We've been approached something like twenty-five times since the war. I kicked each out the window because they weren't going to make it with the integrity we require the story

History of the SAS (Ryan Chris)(Pevná vazba)

Tasked with storming mountain strongholds in the desert. Trained to hunt down the world's most wanted terrorists. This is the extraordinary story of 22