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1	The Bomber War: The Allied Air Offensive Against Nazi Germany more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist The bomber campaign against Germany is one of the most contentious of World War II. Was anything achieved by the deaths of thousands of German civilians-many of them women and children? Or were all means justified against Nazi Germany? Acclaimed military historian Robin Neillands examines every detail of the allied campaign led by British Air ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Eighth Army: The Triumphant Desert Army That Held the Axis at Bay from North Africa to the Alps, 1939-45 more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist This masterful epic of military history thrillingly chronicles the defeats and triumphs of the Eighth Army, considered by many to be the most remarkable fighting force of WW II, renowned for holding the Axis at bay from North Africa to the Alps from1939 to 1945. Photos. Maps. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Battle for the Rhine: The Battle of the Bulge and the Ardennes Campaign, 1944 more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist Could the war in Europe have been won in 1944 if the right strategies had been employed? Historian Robin Neillands casts a new and informed light on the long-drawn-out and costly struggle for the Rhine. see all copies from $2.12! new only from $5.38! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Churchill: Statesman of the Century more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist Winston Churchill - his name is still revered by leading figures throughout the world, and his reputation as a wartime leader remains unblemished. He was the moving force behind the allied victory in WWII - but how did he become the indispensable man, the greatest statesman of the 20th century? Rob Neillands show why no 21st century reader can ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| SVS
5	Dieppe Raid more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist The Dieppe Raid is one of World War II's most controversial hours. In 1942, a full two years before D-Day, thousands of men, mostly Canadian troops eager for their first taste of battle, were sent across the Channel in a raid on the French port town of Dieppe. Air supremacy was not secured; the topography of the town and its surroundings - hemmed ... see all copies from $14.96! new only from $18.91! \| first editions
6	The Wars of the Roses more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist The vicious wars between the English noble houses of York and Lancaster marked the end of medieval England and the birth of the Renaissance. The end of that thirty-year period of strife and bloodshed saw the collapse of the great Plantagenet dynasty, rulers of all England and much of France for over three hundred years, and the rise of the Tudors, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Learn Downhill Skiing in a Weekend more books like this by Konrad Bartelski, Robin Neillands add to wishlist For a great beginner's weekend; a ton of easy to follow step-by-step illustrations. Part of the "Learn-in-a-Weekend" series. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Wellington and Napoleon: Clash of Arms, 1807-1815 more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist "Wellington and Napoleon" tells the story of the convergence and final clash of the two of the most brilliant commanders ever to meet on one field. Wellington, his men said, "didn't know how to lose a battle". But Wellington himself admired his adversary: "In this age, in past ages, in any age, Napoleon." Their careers were far apart in 1807, when ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
9	Conquest of the Reich: D-Day to Ve Day - A Soldier's History more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist This is the story of the last five months of Hitler's Thousand Year Reich, from New Year's Day to VE Day, May 8, 1945. It is a story told not in the words of historians or scholars, but in the words of the people who lived through it, who fought and endured: soldier and civilian, American infantryman and British paratrooper, Canadian gunner and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.60! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Quarry's Contract more books like this by Robin Hunter add to wishlist Simon Quarry is looking for the brutal kidnappers of a young Italian girl. When the girl is murdered, and Quarry is offered $1 million to execute the criminals, he knows he's walked into the middle of a bloody underground terrorist war. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
11	Learn to ski in a weekend more books like this by Konrad Bartelski, Robin Neillands add to wishlist Part of a series of books that offer short, concentrated, highly structured courses for the absolute beginner which can be completed over a 48-hour period. Each book outlines the basic terms and techniques of the sport concerned. This particular book looks at skiing via the use of photographs, detailed artwork and text. Individual skills are ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12	The Hundred Years War more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist This is the story of a war ...the Hundred Years War was the longest war in European history, a quarrel between cousins, Plantagenet and Valois, that embroiled two great nations in decades of blood and violence in the struggle for the French throne and the battle for control of French territory. It was a war which wrought great change in two ... see all copies from $2.51! new only from $31.32! \| first editions
13	The Death of Glory: The Western Front 1915 more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist The First World War remains a controversy: the bitter reality clouded with damaging and popular myths. Many of these misconceptions relate to the competence of the generals. However, the reality of these battles has been gradually concealed by the allegation that the men were 'lions led by donkeys', and the donkeys -- the generals -- can therefore ... see all copies from $16.00! new only from $16.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Battle of Normandy 1944 more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist What happened to the Allied armies in Normandy in the months after D-Day, 1944? Why, after the initial success of the landings, did their advance stall a few miles inland from the beaches? Why did the British take so long to capture Caen? Why did the US infantry struggle so much in the bocage south of Omaha beach? Who was right about the conduct ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.14! \| first editions
15 view cover	Attrition!: The Great War on the Western Front, 1916 more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist There is no single-volume, popular military history of 1916. Curious, because 1916 was the pivotal year of the First World War, a year of unparalleled disaster for the British, French and German Armies, yet the year in which the balance of advantage swung in favour of the Allies. This was largely due to the introduction of the tank, a weapon which ... see all copies from $6.74! new only from $29.34! \| first editions
16 view cover	Grant more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist Grant made famous the expression "unconditional surrender," which is how most of his battles ended - for his opponents. A hard-drinking soldier in a hard-drinking army, he led the Federal armies to victory, forcing Robert E Lee to surrender the main Confederate army in 1865. Robin Neillands' concise biography takes us from Grant's disastrous pre ... see all copies from $3.95! new only from $14.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Great War generals on the Western Front 1914-18 more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist Many Great War histories tell the reader what happened on the Western front but few spell out why. In this book, the author looks at the battles through the eyes of the generals who were charged with winning them and examines the accusations that have surrounded them for over 70 years. The tragedy of the death toll on the Western Front gives ... see all copies from $3.44! new only from $42.90! \| first editions
18 view cover	Winston Churchill: Statesman of the Century more books like this by Robin Neillands, J Stein (Editor) add to wishlist Winston Churchill - his name is still revered by leading figures throughout the world, and his reputation as a wartime leader remains unblemished. He was the moving force behind the allied victory in WWII - but how did he become the indispensable man, the greatest statesman of the 20th century? Rob Neillands show why no 21st century reader can ... see all copies from $2.88! new only from $13.50! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Battle for the Rhine: The Battle for the Bulge and the Ardennes Campaign, 1944 more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist see all copies from $5.59! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
20 view cover	In the Combat Zone more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist The Green Berets. The Navy SEALs. The secret Delta Force. The British SAS. The Israeli Mossad. Almost every country has a special force unit in their military. But what do they do, whom do they recruit, and how do they train? Robin Neillands, renowned military historian and himself a former Royal Marine Commando, tells the story of special forces ... see all copies from $2.00! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	By Sea and by Land: The Story of the Royal Marine Commando more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist This is a story of a fighting force. In the words of the marines themselves, Robin Neillands, formerly of 45 Commando RM, describes what it is really like to wear the legendary green beret, in peace and in war. This vivid and authoritative account charts the story of the Royal Marine Commandos from their bloody baptism on the shell-swept beaches ... see all copies from $7.77! new only from $10.32!
22	By Sea and Land: The Royal Marines Commandos, a History, 1942-1982 by Robin Neillands add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions
23 view cover	The Dieppe Raid: The Story of the Disastrous 1942 Expedition more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist The Dieppe Raid is one of World War II's most controversial hours. In 1942, a full two years before D-Day, thousands of men, mostly Canadian troops eager for their first taste of battle, were sent across the English Channel in a raid on the French port town of Dieppe. Air supremacy was not secured; the topography -- a town hemmed in by tall cliffs ... see all copies from $12.51! new only from $12.51! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	By sea and land : the story of the Royal Marines Commandos more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist A detailed and authentic history of the Royal Marines Commandos as analysed by an ex-member of 45 Commando, RM. The story of one of the world's elite fighting forces is told through the words of the commandos themselves from the bloody beach landings of Dieppe in 1942 to the yomp into Port Stanley forty years later 'By Sea And Land' also describes ... see all copies from $2.49!
25	Journey through England more books like this by Robin Neillands add to wishlist see all copies from $2.20!

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