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My favourite War/military books
StalingradStalingrad by Antony Beevor
Buy used from: £0.46
what war is really like, almost too awful to contemplate.
A Hostile PlaceA Hostile Place by John Fullerton
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very realistic, atmospheric thriller set in present-day afghanistan.
Bright, Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in VietnamBright, Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam by Neil Sheehan
Buy new: £16.14 / Used from: £4.52
Bush shoulda read this before launching the iraq invasion
A Savage War of PeaceA Savage War of Peace by Alistair Horne
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captures the horror, tragedy and the heroism of algeria
The Spy Who Came in from the ColdThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold by John Le Carre
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it may be a novel, but it's best account of cold war espionage
The Spanish Civil War (Cassell Military Paperbacks)The Spanish Civil War (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by Antony Beevor
Buy used from: £4.39
a terrible tale well told.
Sharpe's HavocSharpe's Havoc by Bernard Cornwell
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fighting the french all over again - marvellous escapism.