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  • The Role of Birds in World War One

    How Ornithology Helped to Win the Great War

    par Nicholas Milton ...
    Collections series Animals at War
    The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as 'The Best British Army Ever Sent to War' as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined forces in the world. It was also the 'Best Birdwatching Army Ever Sent to War' for among its ranks were hundreds of both amateur and professional ornithologists. When not fighting many soldiers turned to ... En savoir plus

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  • Great Tales from English History

    The Truth About King Arthur, Lady Godiva, Richard the Lionheart, and More

    par Robert Lacey ...
    First in a three-volume exploration of English history from the historical consultant of Netflix's award-winning series, The Crown .From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion—a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists. Now, in Great Tales from ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD

  • Great Britain's Great War

    par Jeremy Paxman ...
    Jeremy Paxman's magnificent history of the First World War tells the entire story of the war in one gripping narrative from the point of view of the British people.***We may think we know about it, but what was life really like for the British people during the First World War?The well-known images - the pointing finger of Lord Kitchener; a Tommy buried in the mud of the Western Front; the ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD

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  • Great Tales from English History (3)

    Captain Cook, Samuel Johnson, Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin, Edward the Abdicator, and More

    par Robert Lacey ...
    From the consultant of Netflix's award-winning series The Crown comes the third volume chronicling English history.From William and Mary to Watson and Crick, Robert Lacey's final volume of Great Tales from English History offers up the most stirring English stories of the last few centuries. These are the years in which Great Britain came into being and the British Empire reached its zenith. ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD

  • Singapore - The Battle that Changed the World

    par James Leasor ...
    When Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, it was a devastating blow to the Allies, the British Empire and signalled a significant turning point in history. James Leasors story begins as far back as the early nineteenth century, with imperialism and the settlement founded by Sir Stamford Raffles. He charts the years leading up to Singapores defeat and the realisation that the West ... En savoir plus

    $5.40 CAD

  • The A303

    Highway to the Sun

    par Tom Fort ...
    'A nostalgic experience, informative, humorous, charming, but pervaded by the bitter-sweet scent of regret' Daily MailThe A303 is more than a road. It is a story. One of the essential routes of English motoring and the road of choice to the West Country for thousands of holidaymakers, the A303 recalls a time when the journey was an adventure and not simply about getting there.Tom Fort gives voice ... En savoir plus

    $11.99 CAD

  • Birds in a Cage

    The Remarkable Story of How Four Prisoners of War Survived Captivity

    par Derek Niemann ...
    At Warburg, Germany, in 1941, four British PoWs find an unexpected means of escape from the horrors of internment when they form a birdwatching society, and embark on an obsessive quest behind barbed wire.Through their shared love of birds, they overcome hunger, hardship, fear and stultifying boredom. Their quest draws in not only their fellow prisoners, but also some of the German guards, at ... En savoir plus

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Final Whistle

    The Great War in Fifteen Players

    par Stephen Cooper ...
    WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORT BOOK AWARDS - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEARThis is the story of 15 men killed in the Great War. All played rugby for one London club; none lived to hear the final whistle. Rugby brought them together; rugby led the rush to war. They came from Britain and the Empire to fight in every theatre and service, among them a poet, playwright and perfumer. Some were decorated and died ... En savoir plus

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  • The Battle For Singapore

    The true story of the greatest catastrophe of World War II

    par Peter Thompson ...
    The Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 is a military disaster of enduring fascination. For the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the island, Peter Thompson tells the explosive story of the Malayan campaign, the siege of Singapore, the ignominious surrender to a much smaller Japanese force, and the Japanese occupation through the eyes of those who were there - the soldiers of all ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • Surviving Tenko

    The Story of Margot Turner

    par Penny Starns ...
    The dramatic tale of Margot Turner's survival as a prisoner of war during the Pacific conflict of the Second World War inspired the 1980s television series Tenko. The cargo ship on which she was evacuated from Singapore in 1942 was shelled, leaving her on a makeshift raft with sixteen other survivors. One by one they perished, leaving her along, burnt black by the sun, and suffering from heat ... En savoir plus

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  • Prisoner of Japan

    par Sir Harold Atcherley ...
    Of the quarter of a million European and American soldiers who were taken prisoner by the Japanese in Malaysia, the Dutch East Indies and the Pacific most failed to survive.The prisoners of the Japanese went on to suffer years of deprivation and brutality in the most appalling conditions. Sir Harold Atcherley was fortunate enough to be one of the survivors. Throughout his time as a prisoner, from ... En savoir plus

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  • Where Poppies Blow

    The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War

    par John Lewis-Stempel ...
    Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writingThe natural history of the Western Front during the First World War'If it weren't for the birds, what a hell it would be.'During the Great War, soldiers lived inside the ground, closer to nature than many humans had lived for centuries. Animals provided comfort and interest to fill the blank hours in the trenches - bird ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD