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    Warship 2012

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    £40.00

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    * The 34th volume of this long-running and successful Annual * Combining original research, new book reviews, Warship notes, image gallery and much more * Featuring a broad range of articles from a select panel of distinguished contributors Learn More
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    The Commando Pocket Book

    Regular Price: £7.99

    Special Price: £6.39

  3. A fascinating insight into the training of the special service volunteer soldiers who formed the Commandos.
  4. Compiled from wartime training manuals and documents, including 1942 reports and lecture notes from the Commando Training Centre at Achnacarry in the Scottish Highlands.
  5. Covers the formation and organization of Commando Companies, including British, Anzac and Inter-Allied forces; outlining training methods, weapons handling, hand-to-hand combat, fieldcraft, orienteering and night operations.
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    Empire of the Seas

    Regular Price: £9.99

    Special Price: £7.99

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    Following the progress of the Royal Navy from the defeat of the Spanish Armada to the First World War, Brian Lavery reveals how the Royal Navy shaped British industry, innovation and identity, and became the essential creator and guardian of British democracy. Learn More
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    DIG WW2

    Regular Price: £25.00

    Special Price: £20.00

  • BBC TV tie-in accompanying the series presented by Dan Snow
  • Presents a ‘hands on’ history of WW2 through what has been left behind
  • Features all the key ‘digs’ and ‘dives’ from the series
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    The Lancaster Pocket Manual

    Regular Price: £7.99

    Special Price: £6.39

  • Compiled from a wealth of authentic period sources, including pilot's notes and other Air Ministry publications
  • Supplemented with illustrative plans and diagrams
  • Gives a unique insight into the wartime operation of this famous aircraft
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    A Family in Wartime

    Regular Price: £20.00

    Special Price: £16.00

  • Official tie-in book to the Imperial War Museum's lead family 2012 exhibition, to include extensive media campaign and tube advertising
  • Engaging social history that brings wartime Britain to life
  • Uses primary sources to tell the story of one large family, giving a real insight into life on the home front
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    Twilight of the Gods

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    £25.00

    From the author of the acclaimed Fighting for the Fatherland and Hitler's Army, 1939-1945;A new study of the structure, effectiveness and conduct of the German high command prior to and during World War II Examines in depth the general staff's problematic relationship with the Führer, the internal plot to assassinate Hitler in 1944 and the subsequent domination of Himmler’s SS at the highest level of German strategic planning •Visit the Twilight of the Gods web page for more information

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    Hostilities Only

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    £12.99

    •Absorbing, well-researched social history from perhaps the pre-eminent historian of the Royal Navy •Will appeal to genealogists, family historians, or indeed anyone interested in relations and ancestors who served in the wartime Royal Navy •A real insight into the training and lives of sailors, marines and WRENS during the Second World War •Visit the Hostilities Only web page for more information

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    The Irrepressible Churchill

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    £9.99

    This new edition of a classic work records his remarkable military and political career and his extraordinary life both private and public, mainly in his own words, providing an invaluable record of Sir Winston's thoughts, opinions, wit and wisdom.

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    Careless Talk Costs Lives

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    £9.99

    An important part of the Keep Calm and Carry On phenomenon, Fougasse's work is a key aspect of life on the Home Front, particularly associated with the Blitz and the Battle of Britain in the early years of the Second World War.

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