
The Lieutenant Don't Know: One Marine's Story of Warfare and Combat Logistics in Afghanistan
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In our wars since 2001 the term "front line" has long since lost its meaning, and the true combats...

The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-Bearer of Empire
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In the pantheon of freedom fighters, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi has pride of place. His fame and...

Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim
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Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th century'. Field Marshal Slim is less well...

Sparring with Life Jimmy Tibbs My Autobiography
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The Kray Twins approached him to be his manager at the age of 18, but his dad had the unenviable...

D. N. Dunlop, a Man of Our Time: A Biography
T.H. Meyer and Ian Bass
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D.N. Dunlop (1868-1935) combined remarkable practical and organizational abilities in industry and...

I Feel So Good: The Life and Times of Big Bill Broonzy
Peter Guralnick, Bob Riesman and Pete Townshend
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A major figure in American blues and folk music, Big Bill Broonzy (1903-58) left his Arkansas Delta...

Every Boy's Dream: England's Football Future on the Line
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Short listed for the Best Football Book in the 2010 British Sport Book Awards The way Britain...

The Trouble with Medical Journals
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It is a turbulent time for STM publishing. With moves towards open access to scientific literature,...

Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
Reference and Education
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FREE PREVIEW Full wordlist and sample entries are available to preview the dictionary content and...

The Ballad of Britain: How Music Captured the Soul of a Nation
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In 1903, the Victorian composer Cecil Sharp began a decade-long journey to collect folk songs that,...