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  • The Black Hawks

    by David Wragg ...
    Series Book 1 - Articles of Faith
    Dark, thrilling, and hilarious, The Black Hawks is an epic adventure perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie and Scott Lynch.Life as a knight is not what Vedren Chel imagined. Bound by oath to a dead-end job in the service of a lazy step-uncle, Chel no longer dreams of glory – he dreams of going home.When invaders throw the kingdom into turmoil, Chel finds opportunity in the chaos: if he escorts a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Escort Carrier of the Second World War

    Combustible, Vulnerable and Expendable!

    by David Wragg ...
    To the US Navy they were CVEs! To the Royal Navy auxiliary carriers! To crews of endangered merchantmen in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans they were heaven-sent protection! To their crews they were Combustible, Vulnerable, Expendable!The need for air cover against enemy aircraft and submarines brought unprecedented demand for carriers. Over 100 vessels were converted on specially built for convoy ... Read more

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  • The Hunters

    by David Wragg ...
    Series Book 1 - Tales of the Plains
    Book one of the thrilling new fantasy series from David Wragg, acclaimed author of THE BLACK HAWKS.She’s on the run. They’re out to kill. But what happens when you catch a hunter?Ree is a woman with a violent past – a past she thought she’d left behind. After years of wandering, she and her niece Javani have finally built a small life for themselves at the edge of the known world.But sometimes the ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Stringbag

    The Fairey Swordfish at War

    by David Wragg ...
    This is a narrative account of the operations of the Fairey Swordfish throughout World War Two. The most famous of these was the attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto, crippling three battleships and damaging several other ships as well as the seaplane base and an oil storage depot. The Swordfish played a prominent part in the Battle of Matapan and in the sinking of the Bismarck. Less happily, ... Read more

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  • Operation Sealion

    Hitler's Invasion Plan for Britain

    by David Wragg ...
    During the Summer of 1940, Hitlers Germany appeared unstoppable. The Nazis were masters of mainland Europe, in alliance with Stalins Russia and only the English Channel prevented an immediate invasion.Britain stood alone. The BEF had been routed but, due to the Dunkirk miracle, most of her manpower had returned albeit without their transport and heavy equipment and guns. There was no doubt that ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Malta

    The Last Great Siege, 1940–1943

    by David Wragg ...
    The strategic importance of Malta sitting astride both the Axis and Allied supply routes in the Mediterranean was obvious to both sides during WW2. As a result the Island became the focal point in a prolonged and dreadful struggle that cost the lives of thousands of servicemen and civilians. After setting the scene for the action, this book tells the story of the Island's stand against the might ... Read more

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  • The Pacific Naval War 1941–1945

    by David Wragg ...
    This vividly detailed WWII history chronicles the bitter conflict at sea between Allied and Japanese naval forces.The Pacific War was primarily fought at sea. Naval power allowed the Japanese to mount their attack on Pearl Harbor and then advance westwards and southwards. It also enabled the Allies to strike back and even take the war to Japan itself. The tide turned very quickly, with the US ... Read more

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  • 'Sink the French!'

    At War with Our Ally—1940

    by David Wragg ...
    A history-defining moment in World War II, when the allied nations of England and France stood on the precipice of betrayal—and war with each other.After the forces of Nazi Germany launched their Blitzkrieg assault on Holland, Belgium, and Northern France, the tentative relationship between Great Britain and France was strained to the limit. For when the Vichy regime surrendered, the British had ... Read more

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  • A Century of Naval Aviation, 1909–2009

    The Evolution of Ships and Shipborne Aircraft

    by David Wragg ...
    Above the Waves is the history of the first century of British Naval aviation, with personal accounts adding color to the achievements both in technology, such as angled flight decks, mirror deck landing systems, helicopter assault and vertical take-off, and in operations, including the sinking of the Konigsberg and the daring attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto, convoy protection, operations ... Read more

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  • Second World War Carrier Campaigns

    by David Wragg ...
    Award-winning historian David Wragg's Second World War Carrier Campaigns explores how aircraft carriers changed the course of the war for Allied victory.Without the aircraft carrier, the Japanese would not have brought the United States into the Second World War through their attack on Pearl Harbor; without the carrier, the United States could not have rolled back the Japanese forces spread across ... Read more

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  • Sacrifice for Stalin

    The Sacrifice to Keep the Soviets in the Second World War

    by David Wragg ...
    Operation BARBAROSSA, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, was a turning point second only to Pearl Harbor. Russia became an ally overnight but a most difficult, dangerous and demanding one. Stalin desperately needed oil, equipment and modern technology but the only practical route was round the North Cape to the ports of Archangel and Murmansk. The dual enemies of the vulnerable ... Read more

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  • Fighter Operations in Europe and North Africa, 1939–1945

    by David Wragg ...
    Fighter Operations in Europe and North Africa 1939–1945 tells the story of Allied and German fighter pilots in Europe, over the Mediterranean and in North Africa during the Second World War. The book starts with the early skirmishes as each side tested the others defenses, moves through the Battle of Britain and then the Blitz, when the emphasis switched from single-engined day fighters to twin ... Read more

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