The Reluctant Tommy: An Extraordinary Memoir of the First World War
Ronald Skirth and Duncan Barrett
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In the First World War, Ronald Skirth was an ordinary tommy. His experiences were like those of many...
The Tongue Set Free
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The Tongue Set Free is so beautifully written. It begins wtih an extraordinary image, Canetti's...
To Save a People
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"New York Times" bestselling author Alex Kershaw has written the first full biography of one of the...
We are Not Afraid: 2017
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Devastated by the series of terrorist attacks that killed 130 people - the deadliest attacks on...
Panzer Leader: Memoirs of an Armoured Car Commander, 1944 - 1945
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The armoured reconnaissance units were the spearheads of the Panzer divisions, moving stealthily...
Francis of Assisi: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Saint
Andre Vauchez and Michael F. Cusato
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In this towering work, Andre Vauchez draws on the vast body of scholarship on Francis of Assisi...
Johanna Beyer
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Composer Johanna Beyer's fascinating body of music and enigmatic life story constitute an important...
Let's Mention the War
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Wide ranging from autobiography through history and ending with a plea for teaching Social ethics in...
Magnus Hirschfeld: The Origins of the Gay Liberation Movement
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Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935) was one of the first great pioneers of the gay liberation movement....
Monty and Rommel: Parallel Lives
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Two men came to personify British and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery...