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Books
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The Bastard Brigade : The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb€28.99
Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely in history have scientific secrets been as vital as they were during World War II.
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Franco and the Condor Legion : The Spanish Civil War in the Air€23.00
The Spanish Civil War was fought on land and at sea but also in an age of great interest in air warfare and the rapid development of warplanes.
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Our Man : Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century€26.60
From one of America's greatest non-fiction writers, an epic saga of the rise and fall of American power, from Vietnam to Afghanistan, told through the life of one man. Richard Holbrooke was one of the most legendary and complicated figures in recent American history.
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Spain in Arms : A Military History of the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 (Hardback)€32.99
Spain in Arms examines how the Spanish Civil War conflict developed on the battlefield through the prism of eight campaigns between 1937-1939 and shows how many accounts of military operations during this conflict are based upon half-truths and propaganda.
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Francis : A Life in Songs€19.99
A life of St Francis in verse Throughout her career Ann Wroe has constantly confounded expectations, following her own unique path.
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The Art of War : Chiltern Edition€23.99
Believed to have been first published more than two thousand years ago, The Art of War is the classic Chinese book of military strategy. It has not only influenced many of the world’s most powerful military leaders but has also been adapted to teach winning strategies in business, politics and everyday relationships.
This book has matching lined and blank journals (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their own.
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Accessory to War : The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military€22.00
In this fascinating foray into the millennia-long relationship between science and military power, acclaimed astrophysicist and "the world's best science communicator" (Times Literary Supplement) Neil deGrasse Tyson and writer-researcher Avis Lang examine how the methods and tools of astrophysics have been enlisted in the service of war.
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Battles that Changed History : Epic Conflicts Explored and Explained€24.99
From the fury of the Punic Wars to the icy waters of Dunkirk, relive more than 3,000 years of world-changing combat with this guide to the most famous battles in history, including a foreword from TV presenter and historian Sir Tony Robinson.
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This Dark Business : The Secret War Against Napoleon€28.99
Between two attempts in 1800 and 1804 to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte, the British government launched a campaign of black propaganda of unprecedented scope and intensity to persuade George III's reluctant subjects to fight the Napoleonic War, a war to the death against one man: the Corsican usurper and tyrant.
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We Bled Together: Michael Collins, The Squad and the Dublin Brigade (Hardback)Special Price €19.99 Regular Price €24.99
This is the stirring and poignant story of the human endeavour and suffering at the core of the Dublin Brigade’s fight for Irish freedom.