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Books about war
The Price of Glory: Verdun, 1916 (Penguin History)The Price of Glory: Verdun, 1916 (Penguin History) by Alistair Horne
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Superb writing about arguably the Great War's fiercest battle.
The Boer WarThe Boer War by Thomas Pakenham
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Probably still the seminal work on the Anglo-Boer war.
Sagittarius Rising (Greenhill Military Paperback)Sagittarius Rising (Greenhill Military Paperback) by Cecil Lewis
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Lewis's own account of the air war both in France and over London.
Singapore: the Pregnable Fortress: A Study in Deception, Discord and DesertionSingapore: the Pregnable Fortress: A Study in Deception, Discord and Desertion by Peter Elphick
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The fall of Singapore
Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien PhuHell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard B. Fall
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Brilliant account of the French struggle to stay in Indo-China.
Wind in the wiresWind in the wires by Duncan Grinnell-Milne
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An account of the air war in 1914-18.
Winged VictoryWinged Victory by V.M. Yeates
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A novel about the dogfighting of WW1 which was eagerly sought by Battle of Britain fighter pilots.
The Boer War: London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's MarchThe Boer War: London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March by Sir Winston S. Churchill
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Churchill's own work on the events that brought him public acclaim.
Quartered Safe Out HereQuartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser
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Tales from Burma and Malaya chasing the Japs.
A Good German: Adam Von Trott Zu SolzA Good German: Adam Von Trott Zu Solz by Giles MacDonogh
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Just proves they weren't all bad !.