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Scottish Voices from the Second World War (Paperback)

This title presents the experiences of Scottish soldiers during the Second World War in their own words from the brutal hardships suffered by General Slim s forgotten 14th Army to the deprivations of the Siege of Malta. Wherever the British Army fought... more

Voices of the Second World War: Birmingham s War : Voices of the Second World War (Paperback)

An illustrated collection of 100 personal accounts of young men and women who served in the armed forces during the Second World War. Birmingham s War: Voices of the Second World War is a collection of 100 accounts by local young men and women who... more

Pre-Owned Forgotten Voices of World War II: A New History of World War II in the Words of the Men and Women Who Were There (Hardcover) 1592285864 9781592285860

9781592285860. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 480. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 480 p. Contains: Illustrations. Culled from actual interviews with military and civilian survivors of World War II an examination of... more

Forgotten Voices: The Expulsion of the German from Eastern Europe After World War II (Paperback)

The news agency Reuters reported in 2009 that a mass grave containing 1 800 bodies was found in Malbork Poland. Polish authorities suspected that they were German civilians that were killed by advancing Soviet forces. A Polish archeologist supervising... more

Pre-Owned Forgotten Voices of the Great War: A History World War I in Words Men and Women Who Were There Paperback

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Pre-Owned Forgotten Voices of the Great War: A History of World War I in the Words of the Men and (Hardcover 9781592285709) by Max Arthur Martin Gilbert

FORGOTTEN VOICES OF THE GREAT WAR is the fruit of a project of the British Imperial War Museum begun in 1972 to tape-record the accounts of soldiers of all the armies involved in The Great War. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better... more

Forgotten Heroes: Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War (Paperback)

Prior to the beginning of the Second World War the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces - including the Air Force - prepared to engage the Little Entente forces; however after a short skirmish prior to the war with the Slovaks during the war their opponents... more

War s Forgotten Women : British Widows of the Second World War (Paperback)

The World War II widows were the forgotten women largely ignored by the government and the majority of the population. The men who died in the service of their country were rightly honored but the widows and orphans they left behind were soon... more

Pre-Owned The Forgotten Few: Polish Air Force in the Second World War Hardcover Adam Zamoyski

9780781804219. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Hippocrene ed. Language: English. Pages: 239. Glued binding. 239 p. Contains: Illustrations. The part played by the Poles in the air during the Second World War and the colourful stories of their... more

Forgotten Heroes: Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War (Hardcover)

Prior to the beginning of the Second World War the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces - including the Air Force - prepared to engage the Little Entente forces; however after a short skirmish prior to the war with the Slovaks during the war their opponents... more

Pre-Owned Ours to Fight For : American Jewish Voices from the Second World War 9780971685901 Used

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Prisoner of War : Voices from Behind the Wire in the Second World War

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Doodlebugs Gas Masks & Gum : Children s Voices from the Second World War (Paperback)

Wartime Britain through the eyes of children who were there. more

Pre-Owned Voices from the Second World War: Stories of War as Told to Children of Today Paperback

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Pre-Owned Forgotten Voices of the Somme: The Most Devastating Battle of the Great War in the Words of Those Who Survived (Paperback) 0091926289 9780091926281

It is 1916 the Somme. With over a million casualties it was the most brutal battle of the First World War. It is a clash that even now over 90 years later remains seared into historical consciousness conjuring up images of muddy trenches and young... more

Modern War Studies Devil Dogs Chronicle: Voices of the 4th Marine Brigade in World War I (Hardcover)

The 4th Marine Brigade with roughly 10 000 men was the only large Marine unit to see major action in World War I. Dubbed Devil Dogs by the Germans the 4th was part of the 2nd Division of the American Expeditionary Forces nicknamed the Race Horse... more

Too Serious a Business : European Armed Forces and the Approach to the Second World War (Edition 1) (Hardcover)

This title is part of UC Press s Voices Revived program which commemorates University of California Press s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice reach and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893 Voices Revived... more

Blood in the Forest: The End of the Second World War in the Courland Pocket (Paperback)

Blood in the Forest tells the brutal story of the forgotten battles of the final months of the Second World War. While the eyes of the world were on Hitler s bunker more than half a million men fought six cataclysmic battles along a front line of... more

We Fight Fascists : The 43 Group and Their Forgotten Battle for Post-war Britain (Hardcover)

The inspiring little-known history of the Jewish vigilantes of the 43 Group who fought fascism in Britain following World War II (Guardian). Returning to civilian life at the close of the Second World War a group of Jewish veterans discovered that for... more

Pre-Owned Forgotten Armies: Britains Asian Empire and the War with Japan (Paperback) 0140293310 9780140293319

9780140293319. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Mass-market paperback. Pages: 592. B-format paperback. 592 p. The vast crescent of British-ruled territories from India down to Singapore appeared in the early stages of the Second World War a massive asset in... more

Pre-Owned Forgotten Armies: The Fall of British Asia 1941-1945 (Hardcover 9780674017481) by Christopher Alan Bayly Tim Harper

9780674017481. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Revised ed. Language: English. Pages: 555. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 555 p. Contains: Illustrations. In the early stages of the Second World War the vast crescent of... more

Pre-Owned Another Man s War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain s Forgotten African Army (Hardcover 9781780745220) by Barnaby Phillips

9781780745220. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Pages: 336. 336 p. 8 Plates black and white. In December 1941 the Japanese invaded Burma. For the British the longest land campaign of the Second World War had begun. 100 000 African soldiers were... more

Pre-Owned The Day War Ended : Voices and Memories From 1945 9780753820636 Used

The end of the Second World War is etched on the memories of those who survived. The conclusion of years of hardship sacrifice and bloodshed brought joy and relief for many; for others it heralded a new world of uncertainty. In The Day War Ended... more

Gaza 1917: First Battle 26 March and Second Battle 19 April (Paperback)

Gaza conflict - the forgotten history The Palestine Campaign of World War One has been largely ignored in the popular press and this book seeks to bring two major battles into focus. While there is considerable detail aimed at military enthusiasts the... more

Pre-Owned The Sea Takes No Prisoners: Stories from the Men & Ships of the Royal Navy in the Second (Paperback 9781911604280) by Edmund S. Wong

9781911604280. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Paperback. Language: English. Contains: Illustrations black & white. Includes: illustrations black & white. The voices of over 125 Royal Navy men and women recount their days of service to Britain and the world... more

Pre-Owned Second to None: A Documentary History of American Women. Volume 1 from the Sixteenth (Paperback 9780803281998) by Ruth B Moynihan Cynthia Russett Laurie Crumpacker

9780803281998. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 404. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 404 p. Tis woman s strongest vindication for speaking that the world needs to hear her voice wrote Anna Julia Cooper a... more

The Deserters : A Hidden History of World War II (Hardcover)

A tale that redefines the ordinary soldier in the Second World War The Deserters is a breathtaking work of historical reportage weaving together the lives of forgotten servicemen even as it overturns the assumptions and prejudices of an era. Powerful... more