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  • Dunkirk: Nine Days That Saved An Army

    A Day-by-Day Account of the Greatest Evacuation

    by John Grehan ...
    The epic of Dunkirk has been told many times, but the numerous accounts from surviving soldiers and sailors were often a blur of fear and fighting with the days mingling into each other, leaving what is, at times, a confusing picture. In this book, adopting a day by day approach, the author provides a clear portrayal of the unfolding drama on the perimeter around Dunkirk, in the port itself and ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Battle of Guam 1944

    From Occupation to Liberation: Honor Restored in the Pacific

    by Alexander Nicoll, John Grehan ...
    The recapture of Guam in 1944 marked a pivotal moment in the Pacific War, symbolizing American resilience and strategic advance against Japan's Imperial forces.At 16.00 hours on 27 July 1944, the Stars and Stripes were raised over the central Pacific island of Guam. The symbolism of this moment was not lost on the officers and men who saluted the raising of Old Glory. This was because the first ... Read more

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  • The Battle of Hastings 1066: The Uncomfortable Truth

    Revealing the True Location of England's Most Famous Battle

    by John Grehan, Martin Mace ...
    This historical study upends the traditional narratives surrounding the Norman Conquest by revealing the true location of its most important battle.The Duke of Normandy's victory at the Battle of Hastings on October 14th, 1066, was one of the most important events in English history. As such, its every detail has been analyzed by scholars and interpreted by historians. Yet one of the most ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Saipan 1944

    The Most Decisive Battle of the Pacific War

    by John Grehan, Alexander Nicoll ...
    Series series Images of War
    A chronological account of the battle with more than 200 photographs, including graphic images of the fighting and the huge naval bombardment."By pairing such sobering accounts with period photography, Saipan 1944 offers a brief but unvarnished glimpse at the horrors of combat in the Pacific Theatre." — The Northern MarinerAfter the astonishing Japanese successes of 1941... ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dieppe Raid

    The Allies' Assault Upon Hitler's Fortress Europe, August 1942

    by John Grehan, Alexander Nicoll ...
    A stunning collection of photos providing rare insight into the death and destruction inflicted upon Allied forces during the Dieppe Raid. As dawn was breaking on the morning of 19 August 1942, Allied troops leapt ashore to the east and west of the French port of Dieppe. These were British commandoes accompanied by U.S. Rangers, tasked to silence the German gun batteries that flanked Dieppe. Other ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The First VCs

    The Stories Behind the First Victoria Crosses in the Crimean War and the Definition of Courage

    by John Grehan ...
    Officers led and men followed; all were expected to do their duty without thought of reward. Enlisted men rarely penetrated the officer ranks and promotion owed more to money than merit. Then came the Crimean War.The incompetence and ineffectiveness of the senior officers contrasted sharply with the bravery of the lower ranks. Fuelled by the reports from the first-ever war correspondents which ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Battle of Tinian

    The Capture of the Atomic Bomb Island, July-August 1944

    by John Grehan, Alexander Nicoll ...
    The authors have created a competent, well-written, and very well-illustrated overview history of an important but lesser-known battle of World War II in the Pacific." — National Maritime Historical Society At 02.45 hours on the morning of 6 August 1945, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, named after the pilot's mother, Enola Gay, lifted off from a tiny island deep in the Pacific Ocean on one of the ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dunkirk Evacuation, Operation Dynamo

    Nine Days that Saved an Army

    by John Grehan, Alexander Nicoll ...
    Series series Images of War
    "Takes you right to the scene of the action in late May and early June 1940, when more than 300,000 soldiers were saved from capture or death." — RamblesThe "miracle" of Dunkirk is one of the most inspiring stories of all time. The British Expeditionary Force had been all but surrounded, and, with the French armies collapsing on all sides, it appeared that Britain was about to suffer the heaviest ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • RAF and the SOE

    Special Duty Operations in Europe During WW2

    by John Grehan ...
    The Special Operations Executive developed a vast network of agents across Occupied Europe which played a vital role in developing and sustaining Resistance movements that persistently sought to subvert German control of their territories. The culmination of their efforts was seen when the Allied armies landed at Normandy in June 1944, with the SOE and the Resistance causing widespread destruction ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Boer War, 1899–1902

    Ladysmith, Megersfontein, Spion Kop, Kimberley and Mafeking

    by John Grehan, Martin Mace ...
    Fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic, the First Boer War (18801881) was a rebellion by the Boers (farmers) against British rule in the Transvaal that re-established their independence. The engagements that it involved, such as they were, were small and involved few casualties.More commonly referred to as just the ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Crimean War

    by John Grehan, Martin Mace ...
    Series series Images of War
    The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, British Empire, Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Most of the conflict took place on the Crimean Peninsula, but there were smaller campaigns in western ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Assassinations Anthology

    by Adrian Gilbert, Nigel West, Dan Mills, Peter G. Tsouras, Andy Saunders ...
    A fascinating look at what might have happened had historical assassination attempts succeeded.If Hitler had died at any stage in the Second World War, would Germany have immediately sued for peace, or would the generals have taken over and fought a far more practical war than the obdurate Führer? Equally intriguing is the possible failed assassination attempt on General de Gaulle on British soil. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus