E-böcker / Samhälle & politik
Men Behind the Medals
This book pays tribute to the quite remarkable bravery of those young men who risked, and all too often lost, their lives for their country during the war. The author, himself a di ...
Nelson’s Hero
Horatio Nelson's first captain was William Locker who recognised the exceptional talents of the young midshipman who was to become the most famous sailor in history. Thirty-seven y ...
The Royal Air Force 1939-1945
This book examines every aspect of The Royal Air Force, including organisation, statistics and operations during World War Two.
Reasons in Writing
Every member of the armed forces who took part in the Falklands Campaign of 1982 can claim that his particular role was unique in that it was experienced by himself alone. But in ...
Shot In The Tower
The number 1 best book about spies in Britain. As listed by Dame Stelle Rimington Ex-Director-General of M.I.5.The first reaction to Leonard Sellers fascinating account of the spie ...
A Serious Disappointment
On 9 May 1915 the British First Army under Haig and the French Tenth Army launched a joint offensive against the Germans on the Western Front. The British attempt to capture Aubers ...
At the Fifth Attempt
This tells the story of a soldier caught before the evacuation at Dunkirk, and his daring escape and life along the way.
Destination Dardanelles
When the First World War started in 1914 the potential of the submarine as a tactical weapon was largely a matter of conjecture.
The Doomed Expedition
The Doomed Expedition tells the story of the counter against the German invasion of Norway and its failings.
A Drop in the Ocean
In the summer of 1942 a Wellington bomber, operating with 115 Squadron from Marham in Norfolk was forced to ditch in the North Sea returning from a raid on Hamburg. Two members of ...
A Good Dusting
This book is about the Sudan Campaigns fought during the last two decades of the nineteenth century. This book covers the complete saga from 1883 – 1899.
The Royal Navy and Falklands War
Soldiers and journalists alike wasted no time in telling the story of the campaign to recapture the Falkland Islands after the Argentinian invasion in April, 1982. Almost without ...
Demokrati. En liten bok om en stor sak
Demokrati är ett honnörsord i politiken. Men det kan eka skrämmande tomt när kriserna staplas på varandra, och ovissheten om framtiden känns övermäktig. I tio korta kapitel ger fö ...
De lydiga kreaturen i Bishop Hill
Falska profeter är något som förekommit långt tillbaka i mänsklighetens historia. De har gått från att anses vara hädare till att tvångsomhändertas och vårdas på mentalsjukhus. Bon ...
Min värld smälter
Dramatiskt & personligt om att leva mitt i klimatförändringarna »Line Nagell Ylvisåker skriver en temperamentsfull litterär sakprosa, med inslag av överraskande, slående och poetis ...
Bortom ordning : 12 nya livsregler
I 12 livsregler inspirerade psykologiprofessorn Jordan B. Peterson miljontals människor världen över att skapa ordning i en kaotisk tillvaro. I denna djärva uppföljare levererar Pe ...
By Land and By Sea
This is the story of a fighting force. In the words of the marines themselves, Robin Neillands, formerly of 45 Commando RM, describes what it is really like to wear the legendary g ...
Chinook Crash
The 1994 crash of Chinook with top Northern Ireland intelligence experts on board into the Mull of Kintyre has remained the source of intense speculation ever since. The book is no ...
Churchill and the Admirals
Winston Churchill enjoyed two stints as First Lord of the Admiralty, at the start of the First World War and at the start of the Second. He retained close interest in naval matters ...
First U-Boat Flotilla
Formed in 1935, First U-Boat Flotilla operated against Hitler's enemies from the very earliest stage of the war through to September 1944 when disbanded amid the flames of Brest du ...
Gavrelle
During the Battle of Arras 1917, the village of Gavrelle was captured by the Royal Naval Division; the Royal Marines suffered the highest casualties in their history. This guide ex ...
Gold Beach
The two authors, both formerly senior professional soldiers, have compiled an easy-to-follow itinerary to the British landings on 6 June 1944 on Gold Beach and the ensuing bitter f ...
Kent and Sussex 1940
In June 1940, Britain's front line against the German armies was the coast of Kent and Sussex. Across the Channel, Hitler's forces gathered, preparing for invasion, as the Home For ...
A Military Atlas of the First World War
This is a unique study of the conflict of 1914-18 on land, sea and in the air, through maps, diagrams and illustrations. Within the scope of some 250 maps, Arthur Banks has present ...
Nelson’s Battles
Horatio Nelson was a hero from the time when his dramatic initiative won the battle of St Vincent in 1797, while his last battle, at Trafalgar, reduced the enemy naval forces so th ...