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  • THE ARAKAN OPERATIONS 1942-45
    India Ministry of Defence
    The Arakan Operations 1942-45 describes the operations in the coastal belt of Arakan in Burma from 1942-45. After the reverses suffered by the Indian forces in Burma, the issue confronting India was to stem the tide of Japanese advance and retrieve the situation in Burma. At this stage, the Indian Army chose Arakan and Chindwin for conducting operations. The 1944 winter operati...
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    65,56 €

  • Battles of the Ages
    Marcus Caldwell
    In this gripping account, the turbulent first year of World War II, a period that reshaped the global landscape forever, is brought to life. As 1939 unfolds, the world is thrust into an era of unprecedented conflict, marked by groundbreaking strategies, heroic sacrifices, and the relentless advance of military technologies.Through a blend of historical facts and compelling stor...
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    10,84 €

  • OPTIMIZING YOUR GIFTS FOR CAREER SUCCESS
    Ronald Edward Smiley
    This book describes my unique journey that culminated in a dynamic and successful career as an engineering professional and senior executive working in the public service sector. It illuminates the importance of self-awareness in discovering one’s innate gifts and talents and strengthening and optimizing them to achieve our goals. Further, it offers practical advice and lessons...
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    14,52 €

  • OPTIMIZING YOUR GIFTS FOR CAREER SUCCESS
    Ronald Edward Smiley
    This book describes my unique journey that culminated in a dynamic and successful career as an engineering professional and senior executive working in the public service sector. It illuminates the importance of self-awareness in discovering one’s innate gifts and talents and strengthening and optimizing them to achieve our goals. Further, it offers practical advice and lessons...
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    21,61 €

  • High and Dry on the Beach
    Philip Hoekstra
    -ABOUT THE BOOK: In July 1941 Winston Churchill sent a telegram to Franklin Roosevelt stating that in the fight to save the world from the Nazis it would be necessary not only to have great numbers of tanks but also to have sea-going vessels capable of landing them directly onto the beaches of Europe. Soon thereafter the Landing Ship Tank was designed, and by late 1942, there w...
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    50,98 €

  • The Last Great Banzai
    Brad Gates
    On July 7, 1944, all remaining Japanese forces on Saipan conducted a massive suicide attack against the American forces that had landed on the island several weeks earlier. At approximately 3am, the Japanese forces rushed southward on the Tanapag Plain and overwhelmed the soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 27th Infantry Division. Hundreds of Japanese soldiers continued unimpeded for 1...
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    141,48 €

  • Churchill’s Few
    John Willis
    Ever wondered what it truly felt like to be in the heart of the Battle of Britain?  John Willis presents an absorbing account of World War II’s Battle of Britain, casting a spotlight on the brave pilots, diligent intelligence officers, and everyday heroes involved. The book is a testament to human resilience, as it uncovers the personal struggles, victories, and emotions of tho...
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    21,67 €

  • Nagasaki
    John Willis
    Ever wondered about the untold stories of bravery and resilience during World War II? Penned by esteemed author and documentary maker John Willis, this poignant narrative unveils the harrowing experiences of British and Australian POWs in Japan during World War II. It’s a tale of resilience, camaraderie, and the indomitable human spirit under the shadow of the devastating atomi...
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    21,56 €

  • World War II Sea War, Volume 23
    Donald A. Bertke
    World War II Sea War, Volume 23: Additions & Corrections October - December 1942 should be used with VOLUME 7: THE ALLIES STRIKE BACK covering September 1942 through November 1942VOLUME 8: GUADALCANAL SECURED covering December 1942 through February 1943As in previous Additions & Corrections volumes, Volume 23 corrects old data entries and adds new data to the months of October,...
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    100,39 €

  • 'D’une mort injuste, préserve-nous, Seigneur.'
    Dr Thomas D Wilson
    The Allied Chaplains of the American, British, Canadian and Polish armies in the battles for Northwestern Europe and in the Battle of the Atlantic are often overlooked due to their small numbers in relation to the hundreds of thousands of other men who made up the Allied armies. However, the chaplains were highly respected and appreciated by the men in the various units they se...
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    19,44 €

  • Undercover Angels Virginia Hall And The Spy Women Who Fought The Nazis During World War II
    Davis Truman
    Step into the covert world of World War II's untold heroes, the female agents of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). While history often overlooks their pivotal roles, these daring women defied societal norms and infiltrated enemy lines, rewriting the rules of warfare."Undercover Angels: Virginia Hall And The Spy Women Who Fought The Nazis During World War II" uncovers ...
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    14,46 €

  • Untamable
    Billy Sprague
    In every great love story, someone goes the distance against the odds.Aneska Latva was born to play piano, April 4, 1929, in Hamburg, Germany. Just two months older than Anne Frank, child prodigy Aneska battled the shadows of the same villainous tyranny. Like Anne, the darkness threatened her family, dreams and life.Through it all, Aneska’s weapons were music, faith, undying lo...
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    14,85 €

  • 8 settembre 1943
    Francesco Mattesini
    Quest’opera descrive in due volumi, in modo esaustivo, come dopo lo sbarco degli anglo-americani in Sicilia il 10 luglio 1943, il Governo italiano, il 3 settembre a Cassibile (Sicilia), concluse con suoi rappresentanti un armistizio, 'senza condizioni' e quindi 'resa totale', con emissari degli anglo-americani; armistizio che entrò in vigore il successivo 8 settembre. Le condiz...
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    27,29 €

  • Epic Battles of World War II
    John Samson / Marcus Caldwell
    Journey through the war-torn landscapes of Normandy, Stalingrad, and Midway. Witness the power struggles and tactical genius of leaders like Churchill, Roosevelt, Hitler, and Stalin. Understand the profound sacrifices of the ordinary men and women who fought on the front lines and the home front, whose resilience shaped the fate of nations.From the blitzkrieg assaults that thun...
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    10,78 €

  • The Hidden Warriors
    MD Victor E. Pricolo
    Discover the power of resilience and dedication inspired by WWII history, as faith and duty meet to confront an extraordinary surgical battle.In 'The Hidden Warriors: True Stories of Faith, Courage, and Survival' readers are drawn into an extraordinary blend of medical drama and historical journey, compellingly penned by esteemed surgeon Victor E. Pricolo, MD. This singular and...
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    14,48 €

  • The Greatest Escape
    Samuel & Freda Quigley and family
    An unlikely love story with the greatest escape. This love story is not your typical boy meets girl, and they ride off into the sunset. No, this love story has everything fit for a movie. This is the true story of a Prisoner of War soldier from Northern Ireland and a poor farm girl from Germany. The Second World War would bring them both together. Despite everything against the...
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    13,06 €

  • My Journey
    Wendy Billington
    Shaped today by the experiences of yesterday. This  is the theme that is clearly yet sensitively portrayed throughout the book . We meet a shy, sensitive youngster enjoying all that life has to offer her when  at the age of eight everything changes. Holidaying with her family on the Isle of Wight and sitting in rows on the beach alongside other holidaymakers, she hears the voic...
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    23,97 €

  • Your Loving Son Ty
    Jody Beck
    Madsen 'Ty' Cobb Kokjer grew up in a small city in the middle of Nebraska. Halfway through college in 1940, he chose the adventure of becoming an Army Air Corps pilot instead of finishing his studies. This book is the memoir he might have written about the war he so unexpectedly found himself in the midst of.After a year of exhilaration-learning to fly, visiting places he had n...
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    19,35 €

  • My Father’s Letters
    Garth M. Stiebel
    Framed by the violence and chaos of a global conflict is my parents’ love story, touchingly told in a series of letters from Max to Rosaleen from the day after they met in 1941 to my mother’s disembarkation in Halifax from the Queen Mary as a war bride in 1946.Max Stiebel, one of five sons of German immigrants to Canada, was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec becoming one of t...
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    31,28 €

  • The Last Boy in Auschwitz
    Moshe (Mjetek) Bomberg
    Meeting his brother in Auschwitz, he understood that they are all aloneA young boy’s world falls apart! He can trust no one and does not know what his tomorrow holds or if he will live to see it.Poland 1944, Mjetek finds himself in Auschwitz after taking part in Zionist underground activities trying to fight against the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. He meets his brother and unders...
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    21,13 €

  • My Mask. My War.
    Gary Metivier / Norma Thoeming
    The streetlights were dark. Black-out curtains hung on every window on every home. The buzz of bombers circled above, searching for targets in the night.For a little girl named Norma, this was the only life she knew. This was life in World War II England.A shiny apple for Christmas was all her father could give. Her mother had walked away without saying a word to her children, ...
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    12,91 €

  • Twenty Six Letters
    Jane M Meadows
    This charming and uplifting book came about because of a carrier bag full of old letters. Written simply and with empathy, it tells the story of two people who meet in 1939 just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Told half as letters and half as narrative it is a simple tale of love and hope. A book to read curled up by a roaring fire - and just as warming. ...
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    15,13 €

  • Cholsey in World War II
    Barrie Charles
    The six years 1939-45 were a time of hardship, change, excitement and tragedy for the residents of Cholsey, a village in rural Berkshire. Rationing, the black-out and shortages affected everyone, while many feared for their loved ones away in the forces. Some of those who could not fight volunteered in the village, becoming members of the Home Guard, Land Army, the Air Raid P...
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    15,27 €

  • Earning Their Wings
    Sarah Parry Myers
    Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilot’s license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms. Despite their highly developed skill set, rigorous training, and often dangerous work, the women of WASP were not granted military status until 1977, denied ove...
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    38,15 €

  • Earning Their Wings
    Sarah Parry Myers
    Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilot’s license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms. Despite their highly developed skill set, rigorous training, and often dangerous work, the women of WASP were not granted military status until 1977, denied ove...
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    126,99 €

  • Hitler’s Library
    Ambrus Miskolczy
    The first book to present the so-called Hitler Library. It sheds new light on the readings of Hitler and on his techniques how to read a book. Hitler presented himself as an ideal reader of Schopenhauer, nevertheless his remarks destroy that image, particularly if we see how he read Ernst Jünger, Richard Wagner, or Paul de Lagarde, and how he reread Mein Kampf.The book describe...
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    27,86 €

  • The bad German and the good Italian
    Filippo Focardi / Paul Barnaby
    This book describes how Italy elaborated a master narrative of the Second World War that evades the faults of Mussolini’s fascist war by attributing all responsibility on the shoulders of the German ally ...
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    156,92 €

  • Friends and enemies
    Karen Garner
    This history examines the fraternal friendships and embittered masculine conflicts among British, American, and Irish leaders and their Dublin-based advisers during the Second World War, as those leaders sought to secure - or reject - Ireland’s alliance with the Western Allied powers in their existential conflict with the fascist Axis powers. ...
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    35,64 €

  • An Average Pilot
    Bev Morris / Luca Lazzara
    On 11 November 1941, four Fairey Swordfish of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm took off from Hal Far base in Malta to fly a mission over the Strait of Sicily. Their plans quickly went awry, turning their story into one of skill, determination and grit that is only now being fully told.This book, inspired by a photo of an aircraft upside down on Cefalù beach in Sicily, led to years ...
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    25,37 €

  • Hunter to Hunted - Surviving Hitler’s Wolf Packs
    Alex Anderson
    Early 1939 saw a world already in turmoil and Great Britain enter deeper into a period of momentous political upheaval and decision-making around the growing threat of a second World War. That said, daily life went on, and so it was for a nineteen-year-old Perthshire lad, son of the local headmaster and one of four siblings, who had just graduated from Dundee’s Wireless College...
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    15,69 €


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