Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy - A Biography by John Maxwell O'Brien
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Category: Biographies
Alexander and Dionysus:The Invisible Enemy differs from other biographies of Alexander in its assessment of the role of alcohol in his life. O'Brien uses the figure of Dionysus as a symbol of the destructive effects of alchohol on Alexander's psyche. The deity serves as an agent through whom a cluster o ...Show more
Bernard Freyberg VC - Soldier of Two Nations by Paul Freyberg
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Category: Biographies
This is a portrait of New Zealand-born Bernard Freyberg, one of the most decorated soldiers in the history of the British army.
Their Promised Land My Grandparents in Love and War by Ian Buruma
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Category: Biographies
Ian Buruma's maternal grandparents, Bernard and Winifred (Bun Win), wrote to each other regularly throughout their life together. The first letters were written in 1915, when Bun was still at school at Uppingham and Win was taking music lessons in Hampstead. They were married for more than sixty years, ...Show more
Willie Apiata VC: the Reluctant Hero by Paul Little
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Category: Biographies
Corporal Willie Apiata became the first New Zealander since the Second World War to be awarded the Commonwealth's highest military award for his actions with the NZ SAS in Afghanistan. From his early life in small town East Coast New Zealand to his actions in the deserts of Afghanistan, this is his stor ...Show more
That Others May Live: The True Story of a Pj, a Member of America's Most Daring Rescue Force by Jack Brehm, Sgt
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Category: Biographies
The remarkable true story of the military's most elite corp, the para-rescue jumpers (PJs), as told by a 20-year veteran still on active duty. 8-page photo insert.
Soldiering On - A Soldier's war in North Africa and Italy by John Blythe
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Category: Second World War
Ataturk by Patrick Kinross
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Category: Biographies | Series: Phoenix Giants Ser.
The definitive biography of the father of modern Turkey, a powerful figure in the still-unfolding drama of the Middle East. With the collapse of the Ottoman Empire after the First World War came the emergence of new nations, chief among them Turkey itself. It was the creation of one man, the soldier-st ...Show more
The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History by Boris Johnson
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From London's inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the New York Times-bestselling story of how Churchill's eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own. On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill's death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the tw ...Show more
Barefoot Soldier - A Story of Extreme Valour by Johnson Beharry; Nick Cook; Hachette Staff
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Category: Biographies | Series: Carolus Deene Ser.
Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children, living in a two-bedroom hut, surviving on meager meals of beans and rice and walking barefoot, three miles to school. At 13 Johnson Beharry quit school and worked as a decorator and laborer. In 1999 he scraped together the airfare for England and joined ...Show more
Churchill As a War Leader by Lamb
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Category: Biographies
Winston Churchill's leadership during World War II allowed Britain and Europe to escape the threat of a Nazi take-over. However, the author of this book claims that he also made serious blunders which he later tried to cover up and reveals secrets unmentioned in the official war histories.
'May You Never be Weary': Life on the North West Frontier of the Raj and Tamer Places by John Auret
$34.99 NZD
Category: Biographies
John Auret was born on the North West Frontier of India, the son of a British Army officer stationed there. He expected to follow in his father's footsteps - but history would decree otherwise. After many adventures and skirmishes John rose to the rank of Major in the British Indian Army and also worked ...Show more
Live from the Battlefield : From Vietnam to Baghdad 35 Years in the World's War Zones by Peter Arnett
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Category: Biographies