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For Five Shillings a Day: Personal...

Dr. Campbell-Begg Richard

For Five Shillings a Day: Personal Histories of World War II

An amazing collection of eyewitness accounts of the British experience in World War II. First-hand narratives are drawn from every rank of the army and every corner of the conflict to create a moving and illuminating story of the greatest war of this century.Fascinating, moving, frightening, sometimes comic, this selection of eyewitness accounts has been edited into chronological order to form a magnificent oral history of the British and Commonwealth forces at war.We follow some 60 interviewees...

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Dr. Campbell-Begg Richard

Our Country Nurse: Can East End Nur...

Sarah Beeson

Our Country Nurse: Can East End Nurse Sarah find a new life caring for babies in the country?

Introducing Sean Dillon – terrorist, assassin, hero – in his first three adventures from master storyteller Jack Higgins.EYE OF THE STORMSean Dillon is a hired killer. The IRA, the PLO, ETA – he’s worked for them all. Now, with the Gulf War raging, the Iraqis need his services for an apocalyptic strike at the heart of the West. But British Intelligence are on his trail – they have hired a killer to stalk a killer; a mortal enemy who is hell-bent on revenge. As the lightning strikes and the...

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Sarah Beeson

After the Lockout

Darran McCann

After the Lockout

An ambitious and compelling first novel about a key moment in Irish history.November 1917. With tensions in Ireland, war in Europe and revolution in Russia, Victor Lennon returns to his home village after a long exile. Radicalised by his experiences in the Dublin Lockout and Easter Rising, Victor is a hero to many but a danger to some.Those closest to Victor know his true nature: his father, Pius, now drinking himself to death; his oldest friend, Charlie, wounded in the trenches; and the love of...

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Darran McCann

Upadek gigantów

Ken Follett

Upadek gigantów

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Ken Follett

Córka fałszerza. Tom 3

Joanna Jax

Córka fałszerza. Tom 3

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Joanna Jax

Córka fałszerza. Tom 2

Joanna Jax

Córka fałszerza. Tom 2

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Joanna Jax

Córka fałszerza. Tom 1

Joanna Jax

Córka fałszerza. Tom 1

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Joanna Jax

The Regency Bestsellers Collection

Bronwyn Scott

The Regency Bestsellers Collection

Be whisked away by four of your favourite Regency authors!Featuring:• The Governess Game by Tessa Dare• The Designs of Lord Randolph Cavanaugh by Stephanie Laurens• Society’s Beauties by Sophia James• Rebellious Rakes by Bronwyn Scott

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Bronwyn Scott

The Great World War 1914–1945: 1. L...

John Bourne

The Great World War 1914–1945: 1. Lightning Strikes Twice

Comparing and contrasting the World Wars.This will be a landmark in military history: a collaborative venture between historians from 20 different countries addressing every aspect of the two world wars. The scope of the book is enormous. From frontline combat to civilian experience, women and children in wartime, genocide etc.1. The Face of Battle2. Leadership in the wars3. Civilians in the wars4. National experiences5. Cultural impact6. Moral experience7. Reflections

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John Bourne

Disguise

Hugo Hamilton

Disguise

Hugo Hamilton, the internationally acclaimed author of ‘The Speckled People’ and ‘Sailor in the Wardrobe’, turns his hand back to fiction with a compelling drama tracing Berlin's central historical importance throughout the twentieth century.1945. At the end of the second world war in Berlin, a young mother loses her two-year-old boy in the bombings. She flees to the south, where her father finds a young foundling of the same age among the refugee trains to replace the boy. He makes her promise...

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Hugo Hamilton

Hettie of Hope Street

Annie Groves

Hettie of Hope Street

A breathtaking tale set of one girl’s determination to triumph against the odds. From the bestselling author of Child of the Mersey and Home For Christmas.Hettie is an orphan, taken in by Ellie Pride and her husband to their Preston home and treated as one of the family. But she has never felt she truly belonged.Hettie has a special gift – a beautiful singing voice – and on the cusp of womanhood, she makes a choice that will alter the course of her life. Amid the bright lights of Liverpool, she...

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Annie Groves

Funeral in Berlin

Len Deighton

Funeral in Berlin

A ferociously cool Cold War thriller from the author of The Ipcress File.Len Deighton’s third novel has become a classic, as compelling and suspenseful now as when it first exploded on to the bestseller lists.In Berlin, where neither side of the wall is safe, Colonel Stok of Red Army Security is prepared to sell an important Russian scientist to the West. British intelligence are willing to pay, providing their own top secret agent is in Berlin to act as go-between. But it soon becomes apparent...

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Len Deighton

Jak zabijać, to tylko we Lwowie

Mariusz Gadomski

Jak zabijać, to tylko we Lwowie

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Mariusz Gadomski

Odrodzone królestwo

Elżbieta Cherezińska

Odrodzone królestwo

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Elżbieta Cherezińska

Dante. Sekretna historia

Jonathan Black

Dante. Sekretna historia

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Jonathan Black

Yellow Peril: Aquela Horrível Cara...

Patrizia Barrera

Yellow Peril: Aquela Horrível Cara Amarela

Dois eventos trágicos, o massacre de Los Angeles em 1871 e o tráfico das pequenas escravas, que resumem a difícil relação entre os Estados Unidos e a China nos anos entre 1820 e 1945. Um livro de críticas espirituosas e inteligentes que expõe verdades ocultas com um estilo simples e eficaz.

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Patrizia Barrera

Partisans

Alistair MacLean

Partisans

In wartime, people are either friends or enemies. In wartime, friends are friends and enemies die…PARTISANS While Tito’s rebel forces resist occupation, the Germans infiltrate and plan their destruction.PARTISANS Three Yugoslavs set out from Rome to relay the German battle plan – but their loyalties lie elsewhere.PARTISANS A dangerous journey with dangerous companions –where no one is who they seem –where the three find intrigue and betrayal around every corner…

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Alistair MacLean

Delilah

Eleanor Jong De

Delilah

Maligned as the courtesan who revealed the mighty Samson's secret for money, Delilah has become synonymous with treachery. But behind the myth is a tale far more tragic…From the moment they met, there was a fire in their relationship, with Samson pitted against Delilah's family. But Samson soon develops an overwhelming passion for Delilah; entranced by her beauty and passionate nature.Meanwhile the Israelites and the Philistines are in a state of constant conflict, with Samson a seemingly...

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Eleanor Jong De

An Orphan’s Courage

Cathy Sharp

An Orphan’s Courage

Heartache and hardship in London’s East End, from the bestselling author of The Orphans of Halfpenny StreetSt Saviours children’s home in London’s East End has provided a safe refuge for local children for decades and Sister Beatrice and her team are as busy as ever.New staff member Jinny is glad to escape the lewd advances of her drunken and slovenly mother’s rotten boyfriends, but can she prove she isn’t a chip off the old block?As ever, the staff are tested when orphaned brother and sister...

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Cathy Sharp

1812: Napoleon’s Fatal March on Mos...

Adam Zamoyski

1812: Napoleon’s Fatal March on Moscow

The Sunday Times bestselling account of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and eventual retreat from Moscow, events that had a profound effect on the subsequent course of Russian and European history.The saga of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and catastrophic retreat from Moscow has both fascinated military historians and captured the imagination of millions on an emotional and human level. 1812 tells the story of how the most powerful man on earth met his doom, and how the greatest fighting force...

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Adam Zamoyski

Jack Steel Adventure Series Books 1...

Iain Gale

Jack Steel Adventure Series Books 1-3: Man of Honour, Rules of War, Brothers in Arms

Charismatic hero Jack Steel’s perilous adventures are for the first time available in one place.Meet Lieutenant Jack Steel – gentleman, soldier, hero.Upper Bavaria, 1704. The British army, triumphant, fresh from victory, stands proudly to attention, ready to fight for honour and glory. Their enemy is Louis XIV of France, a megalomaniac intent on possessing all Europe.Among this proud group of men stands Lieutenant Jack Steel, admired by his men, the finest infantry in Queen Anne's army. Much...

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Iain Gale

Le Bâton De Dieu, Tome 1

Charley Brindley

Le Bâton De Dieu, Tome 1

Le sergent-chef Saxon ”le Païen” McKenzie et le sergent technique William ”le Choriste” Kabilis sont impliqués dans un accident nucléaire pendant la Crise des Missiles à Cuba. Ceci faillit déclencher la troisième guerre mondiale, et en même temps McKenzie et Fabilis sont renvoyés au Vietnam, au début de la guerre.

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Charley Brindley