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The Hare With Amber Eyes
Random House Group Ltd 2010; US$ 13.34THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far... more...
Clear the Bridge!
Random House Publishing Group 2011; US$ 17.95Tang carried the war to the enemy with unparalleled ferocity. This is her story as told by her skipper. From the Trade Paperback edition. more...
The World from 1450 to 1700
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 18.99In The World from 1450 to 1700, historian John Wills takes a fresh look at one of the most fascinating and tumultuous periods in world history. Assuming a global perspective, rather than the traditional Eurocentric view, Wills traces the interwoven changes that led from the world of Columbus, Luther, and the Mughal emperor Babur to the world of Locke,... more...
A Higher Call
Penguin Group US 2012; US$ 12.99Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bomber?s tail?a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to... more...
Bravo Two Zero - 20th Anniversary Edition
Transworld 2013; US$ 10.67In January 1991, eight members of the SAS regiment embarked upon a top secret mission that was to infiltrate them deep behind enemy lines. Under the command of Sergeant Andy McNab, they were to sever the underground communication link between Baghdad and north-west Iraq, and to seek and destroy mobile Scud launchers. Their call sign: BRAVO TWO ZERO.... more...
The Last Battle
Da Capo Press 2013; US$ 25.99The true story of US & German soldiers fighting side by side in the final days of WW II more...
The Americans at D-Day
Tom Doherty Associates 2013; US$ 18.99June 6, 1944 was a pivotal moment in the history of World War II in Europe. On that day the climactic and decisive phase of the war began. Those who survived the intense fighting on the Normandy beaches found their lives irreversibly changed. The day ushered in a great change for the United States as well becuse, on D-Day, America began its march... more...
Lies, Damned Lies and History
The History Press 2010; US$ 14.57From cats, spats and catacombs to the Wall Street shuffle, this book looks at how historical events didn't always unfold as we think they did. It takes the readers on a journey, century-by-century, showing how the truth we take for granted is a far cry from the facts. It is suitable for those who want to see the past as it was. more...
Cutthroats
Random House Publishing Group 2007; US$ 7.99Soon after we landed it became apparent that there was more than enough artillery here, that the enemy were excellent shots, and that their ammo supply seemed to be endless. With the Japanese deeply entrenched and determined to die rather than surrender, Robert Dick and his fellow soldiers quickly realized that theirs would be a war fought inch by... more...
Strange Parallels, 2
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 36.00Blending fine-grained case studies with overarching theory, this book seeks to rethink 1,000 years of Eurasian history. more...









