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“brian izzard”

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  • Mastermind of Dunkirk and D-Day

    The Vision of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay

    by Brian Izzard ...
    This detailed biography brings to life one of the greatest military heroes of WWII—and demonstrates why his contributions were crucial to Allied victory.At the outbreak of the Second World War, Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay masterminded the evacuation of some 330,000 members of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk. He went on to play a crucial role in the invasion of Sicily and the planning ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Glory and Dishonour

    Victoria Cross Heroes Whose Lives Ended in Tragedy or Disgrace

    by Brian Izzard ...
    There have been many books on Victoria Cross heroes but this is the first one to explore the lives of those for whom the greatest accolade did not bring contentment, happiness or lasting fame. Men like the Cheltenham-born Duncan Boyes. The seventeen-year-old Midshipman Boyes won the VC in 1864, carrying the Queen's Colour through withering Japanese fire. Four years later, he would commit suicide ... Read more

    $14.19 USD

  • Yangtze Showdown

    China and the Ordeal of HMS Amethyst

    by Brian Izzard ...
    Tells the "epic tale of the entrapment of HMS Amethyst by the Chinese Communists . . . a good sea story and a look inside the early days of the Cold War" ( Strategy Page).The attack on the British frigate Amethyst on the Yangtze River by Chinese Communists in 1949 made world headlines. There was even more publicity when the ship made a dramatic escape after being trapped ... ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sabotage

    The Mafia, Mao and the Death of the Queen Elizabeth

    by Brian Izzard ...
    On 9 January 1972, the mighty Queen Elizabeth, then the largest liner in the world, caught fire in Hong Kong harbour. Watched by millions around the world, she burned live on television, including on Britain's children's programme Blue Peter. Since her retirement in 1968, she had been a tourist attraction in Florida, before her owners went bankrupt and she was sold to become the floating Seawise ... Read more

    $14.19 USD