The Lone Flag: Memoir of the British Consul in Macao During World War II
John Pownall Reeves, Colin Day, Richard J. Garrett and David Calthorpe
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When Hong Kong fell to the Japanese on Christmas Day 1941, Macao was left as a tiny isolated enclave...
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...
Porter, Steward, Citizen: An African American's Memoir of World War I
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In 1919, Royal Christian privately published a memoir based on his experiences in World War I....
Road to Valour: Gino Bartali - Tour De France Legend and World War Two Hero
Aili McConnon and Andres McConnon
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An Italian SCHINDLER'S LIST, this is the inspirational story of Gino Bartali, who made the greatest...
Sisters: Heroic True-life Stories from the Nurses of World War Two
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On 3 September 1939, the Prime Minister declared that Britain was at war with Nazi Germany....
Tessa Verney Wheeler: Women and Archaeology Before World War Two
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In this book, Carr unravels the biography of the archaeologist Tessa Verney Wheeler, a charming,...
Children's Voices of the Second World War: Doodlebugs, Gas Masks & Gum
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Throughout the six years of conflict which began on 3 September 1939, military manoeuvres, bombs and...
Fall of the Red Baron: World War I Aerial Tactics and the Death of Richthofen
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Fighter pilot Manfred von Richthofen (the Red Baron) lacked innate aerobatic ability. As a tyro, he...
Night Madness: A Rear Gunner's Story of Love, Courage, and Hope in World War II
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"Night Madness "chronicles the incredible story of Ron Pyves, a teenager who fought as a tail-gunner...
Waste into Weapons: Recycling in Britain During the Second World War
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During the Second World War, the United Kingdom faced severe shortages of essential raw materials....