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Hailed as one of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam War, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives of the soldiers caught in the conflict.
Hailed as one of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam War, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives of the soldiers caught in the conflict.
This moving and timely book explores the way the First World War has been thought about and commemorated, and how it has affected its own, and later, generations.
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission.
From the Booker Prizewinning author of ‘Offshore’ and ‘The Blue Flower’; a funny, touching, authentic story of life at Broadcasting House during the Blitz.
The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission.
One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa's best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea.
In 1942 at the centre point of World War II an extraordinary event took place not on the battlefield but in a municipal stadium in Kiev. This is the true story of courage, team loyalty and fortitude in the face of the most brutal oppression the world had ever seen.
This moving and timely book explores the way the First World War has been thought about and commemorated, and how it has affected its own, and later, generations.
A rip-roaring and hilarious memoir from Stanley Johnson – father of London mayor Boris Johnson.
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