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  • Singapore's Dunkirk

    by Geoffrey Brooke ...
    When Singapore fell so ignominiously to the Japanese in February 1942, many tens of thousands of men, women and children were left to their own devices. To stay in Singapore meant certain captivity. This book tells of some of the remarkable and shocking experiences that lay in store for those who decided to escape by whatever means. A shocking and inspiring book that embraces great courage and ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hitler's Nuclear Weapons

    by Geoffrey Brooks ...
    The author of Hitler's Terror Weapons digs deep into the history of Nazi Germany's atomic research and development, separating fact from fiction.What were Hitler's fabled "miracle weapons" with which he promised to win the war for Germany at the last gasp? This book resolves the mystery and discusses the factors restraining Hitler from using them in Europe as Nazi Germany disintegrated. Here, too, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hitler's Terror Weapons

    From VI to Vimana

    by Geoffrey Brooks ...
    Hitler's plan for world dominance through terrifying weapons—from V-1 rockets to alien technology—is revealed in this WWII history.This is the story of the terror weapons developed by Hitler and Nazi Germany that were intended to be unleashed with devastating effect on the rest of the world. The book begins with a study of the V rockets, from early development to their successes against allied ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hirschfeld

    The Secret Diary of a U-Boat

    by Geoffrey Brooks, Wolfgang Hirschfeld ...
    Whilst there have been many memoirs written by U-boat commanders of the Second World War, a book such as this, based upon the diaries of a senior Petty Officer telegraphist, written in 'real time' is something very special. Wolfgang Hirschfeld, whose diaries Geoffrey Brooks has translated is a born story teller. The principal chapters describe his experiences during six war patrols in U-109, in ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy

    The Encirclement and Breakout of Army Group South, 1944

    by Nikolaus von Vormann ...
    Translated by Geoffrey Brooks ...
    Series series Die Wehrmacht im Kampf
    A primary source account of the WWII Battle of Korsun-Cherkassy written by a Nazi commander who survived the Soviet victory.In 1943, the tide began to turn against Germany on the Eastern Front. Their summer offensive, Operation Citadel, was a failure. The Red Army's Dnieper-Carpathian Offensive was pushing back on Germany's Army Group South in a war of attrition. By October, Kiev was liberated, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fips

    Legendary U-Boat Commander, 1915–1918

    by Geoffrey Brooks, Werner Fürbringer ...
    Weuner Frbringer (Fips) became one of the most successful U-Boat commanders in WW1 through a blend of skill, daring and, by his own typically modest admission, sheer luck. This vivid memoir, never before published in English, makes compelling reading.This is an inspiring and chivalrous story; it is ironic then that, when finally sunk by the Royal Navy off the East Coast of England, Fips was ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Necessity Of Atheism

    by David Marshall Brooks ...
    Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano, The Ark ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 12 min

    Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is a rejection of the belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which in its most general form is the belief that at least one deity exists.The first individuals to identify ... Read more

    $16.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Alarm Starboard!

    A Remarkable True Story of the War at Sea

    by Geoffrey Brooke ...
    "Much more than a mere catalogue of a naval officer's experiences of war . . . All-in-all an excellent read and very highly recommended." —World Ship SocietyThe author's naval war experiences make the most exciting reading. After being mined on the battleship Nelson in 1939, he served on the Prince of Wales, during the Bismarck action, witnessing the sinking of the Hood and Churchill and Roosevelt ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dunkirk

    German Operations in France, 1940

    by Hans-Adolf Jacobsen ...
    Translated by Geoffrey Brooks ...
    Series series Die Wehrmacht im Kampf
    A history of the battle from Germany's perspective: "An interesting account of a campaign that was decisive, but not as decisive as it could have been." — Miniature WargamesThe German Army invaded France on May 10, 1940, and in just over ten days their rapid advance, led by three panzer corps, had left three French field armies, Belgian forces, and the British Expeditionary Force with their backs ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The First Jet Pilot

    The Story of German Test Pilot Erich Warsitz

    by Lutz Warsitz, Geoffrey Brooks ...
    The pilot's son delivers "a fascinating read and an invaluable insight in to the workings of pre- and wartime test flying under the Third Reich" ( Military Aircraft Monthly).On 27 August 1939, Flugkapitan Erich Warsitz became the first man to fly a jet aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, and in June of the same year he flew the first liquid-fuel rocket aircraft, the Heinkel He 176. His legendary flying ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Story of My Heart

    by Richard Jefferies, Terry Tempest Williams, Brooke Williams, Scott Slovic ...
    **"The Williamses anchor Jefferies' profound inquiry to our churning world and illuminate their own passionate quests for truth and understanding."—BOOKLIST, starred reviewWhile browsing a Stonington, Maine, bookstore, Brooke Williams and Terry Tempest Williams discovered a rare copy** of an exquisite autobiography by nineteenth–century British nature writer Richard Jefferies, who develops his ... Read more

    $10.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Lost Lights of St Kilda

    by Elisabeth Gifford ...
    Narrated by Fiona McNeill, Geoffrey Newland, Diane Brooks ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 55 min

    1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St. Kilda, little does he realize that he has joined the last community to ever live on that beautiful, isolated island. Only three years later, St. Kilda will be evacuated, the islanders near dead from starvation. But for Fred, memories of that summer—and the island woman, Chrissie, with whom he falls in love—will never leave him. 1940: Fred has been ... Read more

    $34.34 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook