Great Train Robbery Confidential ♡ 20 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 IN 1981, Detective Inspector Satchwell was the officer in charge of the case against Train Robber Tom Wisbey and twenty others. The case involved massive
Deception : Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 From the capture of Sidney Reilly, the 'Ace of Spies', by Lenin's Bolsheviks in 1925, to the deportation from the USA of Anna Chapman, the
Gibraltar : The Greatest Siege in British History ♡ 18 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 Located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, on the very edge of Europe, Gibraltar was a place of varied nationalities, languages, religions and social classes. Durin...
Ordinary Heroes ♡ 18 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 In 1982, 8,000 miles from home, in a harsh environment and without the newest and most sophisticated equipment, the numerically inferior British Task Force defeated
No God but Gain ♡ 19 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 'From 1501 to 1867 more than 12.5 million Africans were brought to the Americas in chains, and many millions died as a result of the
The 15:17 To Paris ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 he 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near terrorist attack averted by three young men who found the
The 1st Household Cavalry Regiment 1943-44 ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 The mettle of the famous First Household Cavalry Regiment was tested to the maximum in action in the mountains of Italy in 1943-44. This book
Lessons from History ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 “Provocative, memorable and humorous – Deane never fails to entertain.” - Kwasi Kwarteng MP History is full to the brim with untold tales of heroics
Went the Day Well? ♡ 16 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Drawing from the diaries, letters, reports and stories from participants and witnesses, the author describes in detail an hour-by hour account of the Battle of
The Last of the Celts ♡ 17 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 Award-winning author Tanner has journeyed throughout the Celtic world--from the wilds of Northwest Scotland to the Isle of Man, and from Boston to Cape Breton--seeking
AUGUSTUS - FROM REVOLUTIONARY TO EMPEROR ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Caesar Augustus schemed and fought his way to absolute power. He became Rome's first emperor and ruled for forty-four years before dying peacefully in his
Pearls Before Poppies ♡ 17 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 'In February 1918, when the First World War was still being bitterly fought, prominent society member Lady Northcliffe conceived an idea to help raise funds
Lawson Lies Still in the Thames ♡ 18 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 The story of an ordinary seaman born in Scarborough who would go on to play a key role in some of the major events of
Death at Dawn ♡ 16 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 His ships delivered a crushing blow to the Nazi German squadron then occupying Narvik, the famous Arctic iron-ore port. Only moments later, a salvo of
CAVE CANEM: ANIMALS AND ROMAN SOCIETY ♡ 7 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.81/5 In many ways, Roman attitudes to animals were similar to our own they kept animals as household pets, they farmed animals for meat and hunted
If It Moves, Salute It! ♡ 19 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 A series of encounters help to influence his progress from raw recruit to reluctant adulthood, encompassing his journey through the hazards of training to a
To War With Wellington: From The Peninsula To Waterloo ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Using first-hand accounts written by generals, cavalrymen and foot-soldiers of the Duke of Wellington's army, Peter Snow conjures up the horror of the early 19th
Codename Suzette An Extraordinary Story of Resistance and Rescue in Nazi Paris ♡ 19 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 The thrilling and previously untold true story of Suzanne Spaak, who abandoned her life of opulence to save the Jewish children of Occupied Paris during
Tear Gas ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 The story of how a chemical weapon went from the battlefield to the streets More than a hundred years ago, French troops fired the first
Losing Our Democracy ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Argues that in a perpetual quest for more money and power, big businesses, the far and religious right, and Bush & Co. are assaulting the
Dead Men Risen ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. This is the gripping story of the men of the Welsh Guards and their bloody battle for survival in
Hero on the Western Front ♡ 18 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 The US effort in 1918, in what became known as the Hundred Days Offensive, was focused on the Argonne Forest. It was there that 1,200,000
Combat Over the Trenches ♡ 17 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Already an experienced combat pilot, he rose quickly through the ranks of the Australian Flying Corps, becoming a squadron leader and leading his unit at
Renegade Hero ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Cold war helicopter ace Terry Peet lived for flying. He was a 'go anywhere, do anything,' Royal Air Force pilot with a reputation for 'sheer
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021 ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in 2012 and on to
They Take Our Jobs! ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. Aviva...
Sovereign of the Isles ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 This is the story of how the territory of the British nation was won and parts of it were lost. It was the English who
LENIN: A BIOGRAPHY ♡ 19 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 The critically acclaimed biography of Lenin by one of the greatest Russian history experts and bestselling author of Trotsky, Stalin and Comrades. Lenin is a
Doorway to Hell: Disaster in Somalia ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Spring, 1993: Most of Somalia outside of Mogadishu was secured. Then something went wrong... It started as a mission of mercy-to feed the hungry, cure
MAFIA BROTHERHOODS ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 MAFIA BROTHERHOODS (previously published as BLOOD BROTHERHOODS) is the enthralling new history of Italian organised crime by the author of the international bestseller C...
On Intelligence: The History of Espionage and the Secret World ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 In this ground-breaking volume, Colonel John Hughes-Wilson charts the history of intelligence- from its biblical origins to the onset of the surveillance state in the
Spend Spend Spend ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 A History of Shopping tells the history of Britons as shoppers, from the Middle Ages to present day.
Action Stations Revisited ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Military airfields in Kent, through Sussex, Hampshire up to Swindon in Wiltshire are all in this new third volume of the Action Stations Revisited series.
On This Day ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Delve into a wealth of famous events, significant sites and momentous births and deaths. Choose a day of the year and discover the fascinating array
In a Time of Monsters ♡ 21 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.85/5 Returning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense
Empty Sky ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 One moment the sky would be full of aircraft wheeling and positioning for the best shot at the enemy a sky full of danger and
Being Arab ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 In the years before his assassination in 2005, Samir Kassir became one of Lebanon's foremost public intellectuals, a fearless critic of tyranny and an inspiring
His Finest Hour: A Brief Life of Winston Churchill ♡ 9 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifity years after his death he is one of the most iconic figures in British history: as a young man
Prisoners and Escape WWI ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 A wide range of personal experiences are covered in the eleven chapters of this book. Nearly all the stories are written by the participants who
D-Day The Soldiers' Story ♡ 13 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 'Compellingly authentic, revelatory and beautifully written. A gripping tour de force' Damien Lewis Almost seventy-five years have passed since D-Day, the day of the grea...
Viking London ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 In this short history, bestselling historian Thomas Williams recounts the profound impact Viking raiders from the North had on London. Delving into London's darkest age,...
Read Dirt on America's Frontier Legends ♡ 15 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 The first in a new Wild West series: Learn the real stories behind the larger-than-life characters of the West. Characters like Daniel Boone, Davy Crocket,
It All Adds Up ♡ 17 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. Full
Enemies of The State ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 On 1 May 1820, outside Newgate Prison, in front of a dense crowd, five of the Cato Street conspirators - Arthur Thistlewood, William Davidson, James
The Journey to the Mayflower ♡ 16 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 ‘A rattling good read’ – The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu 2020 sees the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower – the
Secret Techniques of the Elite Forces ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 'Offers key insights into the commando's mind.' Warfare magazineIt is easy to visualise special-operations troops as men in camouflage with painted faces, lurking in the...
Deeds Not Words ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Why is it taking so long? Despite huge progress since the suffragette campaigns and wave after wave of feminism, women are still fighting for equality.
Stalin: A Biography ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Drawing on a wealth of unexplored material - available for the first time since the collapse of the former Soviet Union - Robert Service's biography
Come Fly the World ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Alongside the glamour was real danger, as they flew soldiers to and from Vietnam and staffed Operation Babylift - the dramatic evacuation of 2,000 children
Dangerous Seats ♡ 17 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.84/5 Eugene L. Wolfe looks at how instances of individual strife against Members of Parliament - be it arrest or imprisonment, brawls on the floor, attacks
The Rise of the Outsiders ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Something strange has been happening. All over the world, people are angry and rejecting the establishment like never before. Britain votes Brexit. Trump promises walls
Inspector Minahan Makes a Stand ♡ 10 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 In Victorian London, the age of consent was just thirteen. Unwitting girls were regularly enticed, tricked and sold into prostitution. If not marked out for
Forbidden Wife ♡ 12 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 The first and definitive tale of the tumultuous and tragic life of Lady Augusta Murray, the forbidden wife of a royal prince in Georgian England
Breakdown ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Then in July 1916 with the start of the Somme battle the incidence of shell shock rocketed. The high command of the British army began
France: A History From Gaul To De Gaulle ♡ 9 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 'This book is written in the belief that the average English-speaking man or woman has remarkably little knowledge of French history,' begins John Julius Norwich.
The Holy Place ♡ 11 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.82/5 Continues the investigation, reported in 'Holy Blood, Holy Grail,' into accursed treasure, the Knights Templar, Jesus, and the existence of a megalithic masterpiece.
The Age Of Revolution: 1789-1848 ♡ 14 29 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.83/5 Eric Hobsbawm urmărește cu o claritate analitică strălucitoare transformarea adusă în fiecare sferă a vieții europene de revoluția duală - Revoluția franceză din 1789 și...