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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant Publisher Comments When Roald Dahl, a dashing young wounded RAF pilot, took up his post at the British Embassy in Washington in 1942, his assignment was to use his good looks, wit, and considerable charm to gain access to the most powerful figures in American political... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Eyewitness in the Crimea: The Crimean War Letters of Lt. Col. George Frederick Dallas by George F Dallas Publisher Comments The thoughts of an officer at the forefront of the fighting, portraying the daily hardships experienced by the soldiers.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Siege Collection: The Siege of Kars, 1855/The Boer War: Ladysmith and Mafeking, 1900/The Siege of the Peking Embassy, 1900 (Uncovered Editions) by Tim Coates Publisher Comments The Sige Collection brings together the stories of four seiges involving Brittish troops in the days of British Empire.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Birkenhead Drill by Douglas W Phillips Publisher Comments Learn about the Birkhead through this stirring collection of survivor accounts.... (read more) List Price $8.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Isandlwana: 1879 (Battles in Focus) by Ian Beckett Synopsis The story of a major battle of the Zulu War. The 20,000 strong Zulu force defeated the British, forcing Lord Chelmsford to revise his plans to invade Zululand, but although only 350 of the 1500 British survived, the loss of several thousand Zulus was... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Charge the Real Reason Why the Light Bri by Mark Adkin Publisher Comments Fascinating account of the reasons behind the failure of the Light Brigade's charge at Balaclava in 1854. Maps, sketches & 16pp b/w plates.... (read more) Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Wellington as Military Commander by Michael Glover Publisher Comments Known affectionately as "Old Nosey," Wellington earned the highest reputation as a British military commander. He achieved victories despite impossible obstacles and had the undying loyalty of his men. In Wellington as Military Commander Michael Glover... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The British Army: The Definitive History of the Twentieth Century by Imperial War Museum (edt) Publisher Comments Created in close cooperation with the Imperial War Museum, this volume commemorates a century of British military service. The tour of duty begins with the Boer War and continues through todays conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Riveting firsthand... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Hardcover
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Haig by Andrew A. Wiest Publisher Comments Examines Haig??'s continuing controversial role in British national... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Wellington: The Iron Duke (Brassey's Military Profiles) by Phi Haythornthwaite Publisher Comments One of the Duke of Wellington's officers once remarked, We would rather see his long nose in the sight than a reinforcement of ten thousand men. Arthur Wellesley, first duke of Wellington (1769-1852), was one of the greatest military commanders in... (read more) Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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Symbol of Courage by Max Arthur Publisher Comments A history of Britain's most famous medal, the Victoria Cross, and a moving examination of the nature of extreme courage.... (read more) Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Canada's Little War: Fighting for the British Empire in Southern Africa 1899-1902 by Carman Miller Publisher Comments The first illustrated history of Canada's involvement in the Boer War. Control of rich resources; gold and diamonds; and strategic advantage were at stake when Great Britain waged war against two republics in southern Africa that declared independence... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Battle of Bannockburn 1314 by Aryeh S Nusbacher Publisher Comments A history of the most celebrated battle in Scottish history, where Robert the Bruce defeated the forces of Edward II and won independence for Scotland.... (read more) Your price: $15.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Only the Enemy in Front: The Recce Corps at War 1940-1946 by Richard Doherty Publisher Comments This truly was an elite force; the standard reconnaissance battalion carried twice as much firepower as its infantry counterpart. They were everywhere, and always at the spearhead, from Singapore to the Western Desert, Italy, Burma, at Arnhem, and on... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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Riflemen Form: A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859-1908 by Ian F W Beckett Publisher Comments Lt.-Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley commented that history would record the formation of the Volunteers Movement as one of the most remarkable events in the century. In this study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement, the author Ian Beckett has drawn from a wide... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $30.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mr. Kipling's Army: All the Queen's Men by Byron Farwell Publisher Comments This is an upstairs-downstairs view of the Victorian-Edwardian army, one of the world's most peculiar fighting forces. The battles it fought are household words, but the idiosyncracies and eccentricities of its soldiers and the often appalling conditions... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Campaigns and Commanders " #12: Volunteers on the Veld: Britain's Citizen-Soldiers and the South African War, 1899-1902 by Stephen M Miller Publisher Comments How England's volunteers got more than they bargained for in the Boer... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $20.00 Sale - Hardcover
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The Desert Rats: The 7th Armored Division in WWII (Greenhill Military Paperbacks) by G L Verney Publisher Comments This classic and inspiring account of the progress of the 7th Armoured Division from the sands of North Africa to the cold of wintery Holland and the mud of a German springtime. Based on official records, and written by one of the division's key officers,... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.63 Used - Trade Paper
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Cleanse Their Souls: Peace-Keeping in Bosnia's Civil War 1992-1993 by Monty Woolley Publisher Comments This is a young cavalry lieutenant's moving and shocking account of front line service in the couldron of war: His troop of Scimitar light-armoured vehicles was attached to the I CHESHIRE Battle Group (under the charismatic command of Colonel Bob Stewart)... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $19.98 Sale - Hardcover 
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Para Fifty Years of the Parachute Regime by Peter Harclerode Publisher Comments Fifty Years of the Parachute Regiment. This comprehensive record includes coverage of training, equipment, weapons, deployment of airborne forces and a chronological breakdown of the Parachute Regiment's history, blending fact and narrative from archives... (read more) Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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