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1	Art of War more books like this by Sun Tzu Like Machiavelli's The Prince and the Japanese Book of Five Rings, Sun Tzu's The Art of War is as timely for business people today as it was for military strategists in ancient China. Written in China more than 2,000 years ago, Sun Tzu's classic The Art of War is the first known study of the planning and conduct of military operations. These terse ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.06! \| first editions
2	Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hit more books like this by Professor Stephen E Ambrose They came together, citizen soldiers, in the summer of 1942, drawn to Airborne by the $50 monthly bonus and a desire to be better than the other guy. And at its peak -- in Holland and the Ardennes -- Easy Company, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Divison, U.S. Army, was as good a rifle company as any in the world. From the ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.51! \| first editions
3	The Forever War more books like this by Dexter Filkins A prizewinning "New York Times" correspondent chronicles a remarkable chain of events that begins with the rise of the Taliban in the 1990s, continues with the attacks of 9/11, and moves on to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. see all copies from £13.78! new only from £13.78! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story more books like this by Diane Ackerman A true story--as powerful as "Schindler's List"--in which the keepers of the Warsaw Zoo saved hundreds of people from Nazi hands. When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw--and the city's zoo along with it. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling Jews into empty cages. Another dozen ... see all copies from £9.33! new only from £9.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Diary of a Young Girl more books like this by Anne Frank Anne Frank was 13 years old when she and her family went into hiding in a secret room in Amsterdam in order to escape the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. For two years they hid and Anne wrote her diary, providing us with a moving account of a Jewish life in hiding. "Penguin Readers" is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Hiroshima more books like this by John Hersey When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in human history opened. Written only a year after the disaster, John Hersey brought the event vividly alive with this heart-rending account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. A further chapter was added when, ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £4.66! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 more books like this by Rick Atkinson (Read by) In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Mein Kampf more books like this by Adolf Hitler Hitler outlines a program of blood and terror in this self-revealing classic. see all copies from £6.35! new only from £9.01! \| first editions
9	We Were Soldiers Once...and Young: Ia Drang-The Battle That Changed the War in V more books like this by H Moore This compelling account of two major engagements in Vietnam's la Drang Valley in November 1965 is written by the man who commanded the battalion that was involved and by a war correspondent who was there. Both spent years interviewing soldiers who made it through and families of those lost in battle. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II more books like this by Robert Kurson The perilous, obsessive world of the deep-sea diver is revealed in this true account of a six-year quest begun in 1991 to recover items from and discover the identity of a World War II U-boat sunk off the coast of New Jersey, a place where the history books said no such ship should be. As a team of divers explores the twisted wreck underwater and ... see all copies from £4.81! new only from £4.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage more books like this by Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew This real-life Hunt for Red October is a story Naval Intelligence doesnt want you to know: the dramatic history of Americas highly clandestine, dangerous, and sometimes deadly submarine espionage missions, from the Cold War thorough the Clinton administration. Over the course of five years, investigative reporters Sherry Sontag and Chris Drew ... see all copies from £2.46! new only from £5.65! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Hiding Place more books like this by Corrie Ten Boom As the Nazis swept through Holland, Corrie ten Boom and her family risked everything for the sake of others, and for the love of God. This is Corrie's story of how her family offered shelter to persecuted Jews, how the family was betrayed and imprisoned, and yet they retained their faith. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.70! \| first editions
13 view cover	Guns of August more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman "The Guns of August" is the narrative history of the first month of World War I. It describes the strategies of the generals, the preparation and morale of the armies of the nations at war and the everyday problems of the field commanders. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £6.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Civil War: A Narrative more books like this by Shelby Foote A narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South's defeat. see all copies from £5.65! new only from £9.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Maus: A Survivor's Tale more books like this by Art Spiegelman A unique and powerful tale of a Holocaust survivor seen through the art and words of his son, America's leading avant-garde cartoonist. see all copies from £5.48! new only from £9.33! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom more books like this by S Rawicz This is the harrowing true tale of seven escaped Soviet prisoners who desperately marched out of Siberia through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over the Himalayas to British India. In 1941, the author and a small group of fellow prisoners escaped a Soviet labor camp. Their march out of Siberia, through China, the Gobi Desert, Tibet, and over ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £10.39! \| first editions
17 view cover	Greatest Generation more books like this by Tom Brokaw Accompanying an NBC television special, this title features the American men and women who were born in the 1920s, experienced the unique circumstances of a World War, and went on to become the parents of the "baby boomers." Award-winning anchorman Brokaw has reported on many of the world's major news events since he began his career with NBC News ... see all copies from £1.41! new only from £2.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	We Are Soldiers Still: A Journey Back to the Battlefields of Vietnam more books like this by Harold G Moore, Joseph L Galloway Almost 15 years since its original publication the bestseller. "We are Soldiers OnceAnd Young" (1992) is still required reading in all branches of the military. Every day the authors receive letters from readers wanting to know what's happened to the characters they came to admire such as Ed "Too Tall to Fly" Freeman and Bruce "Old Snake" Crandall ... see all copies from £12.04! new only from £12.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Best and the Brightest more books like this by David Halberstam A mammoth study of the Kennedy intellectuals--Bundy, McNamara, et. al.--and their role in policy-making during the Vietnam War. These "best and brightest" came from the finest schools, and had backgrounds in government and power, yet the flaws and ultimate failure of their leadership changed America and brought darkness to Camelot. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £10.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa more books like this by Eugene B Sledge In his own book, Wartime, Paul Fussell called With the Old Breed "one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war." John Keegan referred to it in The Second World War as "one of the most arresting documents in war literature." And Studs Terkel was so fascinated with the story he interviewed its author for his book, "The Good War." What has made E ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £6.49! \| first editions
21 view cover	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era more books like this by James M McPherson This text presents a history of the American Civil War. It starts with an account of the years before the civil war and its causes - placing slavery firmly back in the centre stage - before discussing the war, the two sides, the international dimension, the position and role of the free blacks and slaves, to its outcome, the end of the war and ... see all copies from £5.65! new only from £11.98! \| first editions
22 view cover	SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea more books like this by John Wiseman This text is based on the training techniques of the Special Air Service, the world's most famous elite fighting force. It shows you how to survive outdoors, on land, or at sea, in any weather, in any part of the world. Whether you are a camper, a hiker, a sailor, or anyone else engaged in outdoor pursuits, this reference bible could actually save ... see all copies from £11.90! new only from £11.98!
23 view cover	Seven pillars of wisdom; a triumph more books like this by T. E. Lawrence Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the monumental work that assured T.E. Lawrence's place in history as "Lawrence of Arabia". Not only a consummate military history, but also a colorful epic and a lyrical exploration of the mind of a great man, this is one of the indisputable classics of 20th century English literature. Line drawings throughout. see all copies from £2.87! new only from £12.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Washington's Crossing more books like this by David Hackett Fischer Six months after Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. George Washington lost 90 percent of his army, and was driven across the Delaware River. Panic and despair spread through the states. As the ... see all copies from £7.67! new only from £9.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Second World War more books like this by Winston S Churchill In six volumes. see all copies from £1.41! new only from £13.85! \| signed copies \| first editions

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