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1942: Britain at the Brink by Taylor Downing
$37.99 NZD
Category: History and Politics
Eighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of defeat. In 1942, a string of military disasters engulfed Britain in rapid succession : the collapse in Malaya; the biggest surrender in British history at Singapore; the passing of three large German warships through the Straits of Dover in broad daylight; ...Show more
1983 - The World at the Brink by Taylor Downing
$28.00 NZD
Category: World History
'A carefully researched and hugely readable account of the build-up to war, the momentum inexorably growing as he assembles each part of the jigsaw. Indeed, his narrative is so persuasive that by the time you are about two- thirds through, it takes some effort to remind yourself that the Third World War ...Show more
Churchill's War Lab: Code Breakers, Boffins and Innovators: The Mavericks Churchill Led to Victory by Taylor Downing
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History
The man, and the only man we have for this hour.' Indefatigable patriot, seasoned soldier, incomparable orator and leader of men - Winston Churchill's greatness in leading Britain's coalition government to triumphant victory in the Second World War is undisputed. Yet Churchill's enduring legacy to the ...Show more
Spies in the Sky by Taylor Downing
$40.00 NZD
Category: World History
SPIES IN THE SKY is the thrilling, little known story of the partner organisation to the famous code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park. It is the story of the daring reconnaissance pilots who took aerial photographs over Occupied Europe during the most dangerous days of the Second World War, and of the ...Show more
Spies in the Sky: The Secret Battle for Aerial Intelligence During World War II by Taylor Downing
$30.00 NZD
Category: World History
SPIES IN THE SKY is the thrilling, little-known story of the partner organisation to the famous code-breaking centre at Bletchley Park. It is the story of the daring reconnaissance pilots who took aerial photographs over Occupied Europe during the most dangerous days of the Second World War, and of the ...Show more
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