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1	Mein Kampf more books like this by Adolf Hitler add to wishlist Hitler outlines a program of blood and terror in this self-revealing classic. see all copies from £7.84! new only from £8.72! \| first editions
2	The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II more books like this by Judith M Heimann add to wishlist In November 1944: Army airmen set out in a B-24 bomber on what should have been an easy mission off the Borneo coast. Instead they found themselves unexpectedly facing a Japanese fleet - and were shot down. When they cut themselves loose from their parachutes, they were scattered across the island's mountainous interior. Then a group of loincloth ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
3	Guadalcanal Diary more books like this by Richard Tregaskis add to wishlist history U.S.A. $14.95 Canada $22.50 This celebrated classic gives a soldier's-eye-view of the Guadalcanal battles--crucial to World War II, the war that continues to fascinate us all, and to military history in general. Unlike some of those on Guadalcanal in the fall of 1942, Richard Tregaskis volunteered to be there. An on-location news ... see all copies from £4.15! signed copies \| first editions
4	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 add to wishlist 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 £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa more books like this by Eugene B Sledge add to wishlist This World War II memoir by a former U. S. Marine is highly regarded by historians and former soldiers alike for its veracity and style. Sledge recounts his experiences in the Pacific campaigns, especially the (very bloody) landings on Peleliu and Okinawa. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24!
6	The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Ferguson tells the human story behind the evolution of money, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest Wall Street upheavals. The author shows that finance is, in fact, the foundation of human progress. see all copies from £6.83! new only from £6.83! \| first editions
7	Epicenter: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future more books like this by Joel C Rosenberg add to wishlist With over one million novels in print, the "New York Times"-bestselling author has been called "eerily prophetic" for his uncanny ability to write political thrillers that come true. In his first "nonfiction" book, this evangelical Christian from an Orthodox Jewish heritage embarks on an unforgettable journey through prophecy and current events. see all copies from £1.56! new only from £10.45! \| first editions
8	Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters more books like this by Dick Winters, Cole C Kingseed add to wishlist Winters' memoir, based on his wartime diary, includes the untold stories of his comrades--the Band of Brothers who suffered unimaginable casualties while liberating Europe. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.24! \| first editions
9	The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 more books like this by Rick Atkinson (Read by) add to wishlist 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 £4.96! new only from £4.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	A Little History of the World more books like this by Professor E H Gombrich, Ralph Cosham (Read by) add to wishlist In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in twenty ... see all copies from £3.72! new only from £6.29! \| first editions
11 view cover	A History of the World in 6 Glasses more books like this by Tom Standage add to wishlist Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quenchthirst. According to the author of "The Victorian Internet," six of them havehad a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming thedefining drink during a pivotal historical period. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order more books like this by Samuel P Huntington add to wishlist An examination of the political and military conflicts that have erupted around the globe since the collapse of Communism in 1989, written by the well-known scholar and director of the Institute for Strategic Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Huntington envisions a future in which world politics is driven not by ideologies or economics, but by ... see all copies from £2.65! new only from £5.92! \| first editions
13 view cover	Greatest Generation more books like this by Tom Brokaw add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Night more books like this by Elie Wiesel add to wishlist Wiesel's account of his own experiences in the camps during World War II has become a classic of the genre. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	The Third Reich at War more books like this by Richard J Evans add to wishlist The final volume in Evans's masterly trilogy on the history of Nazi Germany traces the rise and fall of German military might, the mobilization of a people's community to serve a war of conquest, and Hitler's campaign of racial subjugation and genocide. see all copies from £7.21! new only from £10.28! \| first editions
16 view cover	Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor more books like this by Susan Wise Bauer add to wishlist Covering the major events of the ancient world, this guide includes maps, a timeline, illustrations and parental aids. see all copies from £9.96! new only from £10.07!
17 view cover	Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World more books like this by Margaret MacMillan, Richard Holbrooke (Foreword by) add to wishlist This history of the Paris peace talks after World War I was a New York Times "Editor's Choice" for 2002. see all copies from £8.07! new only from £11.08! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization more books like this by Graham Hancock add to wishlist The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was destroyed and obliterated from human memory. Four 8-page photo inserts. see all copies from £7.23! new only from £11.21! \| first editions
19 view cover	World History: Patterns of Interaction more books like this by Roger B Beck, Linda Black, Larry S Krieger add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61!
20 view cover	The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors: The Extraordinary World War II Story of the U.S. Navy's Finest Hour more books like this by James Hornfischer add to wishlist Desperately fought on the morning of October 25, 1944, the Battle of Samar was an upset victory won by American warships fighting a battle they were never supposed to fight. Filled with riveting details, this is war at sea as it has seldom been presented before. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.01! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	To Hell and Back more books like this by Audie Murphy add to wishlist Originally published in 1949, TO HELL AND BACK was a smash bestseller for fourteen weeks and later became a major motion picture starring Audie Murphy as himself. More than fifty years later, this classic wartime memoir is just as gripping as it was then. Desperate to see action but rejected by both marines and paratroopers because he was too ... see all copies from £5.83! new only from £5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Fall of Berlin 1945 more books like this by Antony Beevor add to wishlist This history of the final days of World War II tells of the carnage as Allied troops advanced on Berlin, and Hitler issued orders from his bunker. Beevor depicts the plight of the people in the street and the soldiers, as well as the competition between Russia and the other Allies to reach Berlin first. see all copies from £7.48! new only from £10.30! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Flags of Our Fathers more books like this by J Bradley add to wishlist The story of the Battle of Iwo Jima is told through the lives of six young men pictured in the famous news photo of the raising of the American flag on Mt. Suribachi. Hailing from different parts of the United States, these young men can be seen as representative of the generation that grew up in the '30s and went off to fight in the '40s. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Survival in Auschwitz, The Nazi assault on humanity. more books like this by Primo Levi add to wishlist Originally entitled, IF THIS IS A MAN, Levi's narrative of his experiences at Auschwitz is unique among Holocaust memoirs for its simplicity, its lack of self-pity, and its objectivity; he often emphasizes not his own sufferings but the many instances of goodness he found among his fellow prisoners. In an appendix, Levi stated: "[I]n writing this ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.14! \| first editions
25 view cover	How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture more books like this by Francis A Schaeffer add to wishlist Drawing upon forty years of study in theology, philosophy, history, sociology and the arts, Dr. Schaeffer contemplates the reasons for modern society's sorry state of affairs and argues for total affirmation of the Bible's morals, values, and meaning see all copies from £2.25! new only from £9.81! \| first editions

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