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  • The Kaiser's Pirates

    Hunting Germany's Raiding Cruisers in World War I

    by Nick Hewitt ...
    The Kaiser’s Pirates is a dramatic and little-known story of World War I, when the actions of a few men shaped the fate of nations. By1914 Germany had ships and sailors scattered across the globe, protecting its overseas colonies and showing the flag” of its new Imperial Navy. After war broke out on August 4 there was no hope that they could reach home. Instead, they were ordered to attack Britain ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Coastal Convoys 1939–1945

    The Indestructible Highway

    by Nick Hewitt ...
    Using official records from the National Archives personal accounts from the Imperial War Museum and other sources, Coastal Convoys 1939 1945: The Indestructible Highway describes Britains dependence on coastal shipping and the introduction of the convoy system in coastal waters at the outset of the war. It beings to life the hazards of the German mining offensive of 1939, the desperate battles ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • D-Day Fleet 1944, British Sector

    The Royal Navy's Eastern Task Force

    by Mr Nick Hewitt ...
    Series Book 17 - Fleet
    This illustrated study explores the detail of the Royal Navy's huge operation on D-Day and in the weeks after, as the fleet went into action to support history's biggest amphibious landings.Although D-Day is perhaps the most written-about event in military history, little has been published on the detail of the sea power that Overlord relied upon. In this book, critically acclaimed historian Nick ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • Normandy: the Sailors' Story

    A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France

    by Nick Hewitt ...
    The first account of the Allied navies’ vital contribution to the success of the D-Day landings and the Normandy campaignThe Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe is one of the most widely recognised events of modern history. The assault phase, Operation Neptune, began with the D-Day landings in Normandy—one of the most complex amphibious operations in history, involving 7,000 ships and nearly ... Read more

    $24.59 USD

  • Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists

    Edited by C. Nick Hewitt, Andrea V. Jackson ...
    Enlightens readers on the realities of global atmospheric change, including global warming and poor air qualityClimate change and air pollution are two of the most pressing issues facing Mankind. This book gives undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and professionals working in the science and policy of pollution, climate change and air quality a broad and up-to-date account of the ... Read more

    $78.00 USD

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    Normandy

    The Sailor's Story: A Naval History of D-Day and the Battle for France

    by Nick Hewitt ...
    Narrated by Julian Elfer ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 30 min

    The first account of the Allied navies' vital contribution to the success of the D-Day landings and the Normandy campaignThe Allied liberation of Nazi-occupied Europe is one of the most widely recognized events of modern history. The assault phase, Operation Neptune, began with the D-Day landings in Normandy—one of the most complex amphibious operations in history, involving 7,000 ships and nearly ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Firing on Fortress Europe

    HMS Belfast at D-Day

    by Nick Hewitt ...
    Narrated by John Telfer ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 2 min

    On 6 June 1944, HMS Belfast supported troops in action on the beaches of Normandy in the campaign to liberate Europe from Nazi Germany.This audiobook recounts this extraordinary story, focusing on the dramatic events of 6 June but setting the context of the ship's history in the Arctic Convoy Service and Battle of North Cape. It describes the build-up to D-Day as seen and experienced by Belfast's ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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  • Forged in Hell

    The Gripping True Story of the Special Forces Heroes Who Broke the Nazi Stranglehold

    by Damien Lewis ...
    Combining riveting combat writing with masterful research, award-winning historian and #1 internationally bestselling author Damien Lewis delivers the remarkable true story of Britain’s infamous, elite Special Air Service (SAS) forces, their legendary commander, and the impossibly daring, historic mission to liberate Europe via the largest invasion fleet ever assembled.July 1943: The largest ... Read more

    $17.19 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Soldiers

    A Global History of the Fighting Man, 1800–1945

    by John A Haymond ...
    A global study of how soldiers lived, worked, and fought, and how many died, spanning from the Napoleonic War to World War II.No matter the war, no matter the army, no matter the nationality, common threads run through the experiences of men at war. Soldiers highlights these shared experiences across 150 years of warfare, from the Napoleonic Wars through World War II and everything in between, ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How Carriers Fought

    Carrier Operations in World War II

    by Lars Celander ...
    An in-depth analysis of aircraft carrier battles in WWII and the evolution of carrier operations—from technology and strategy to life among the crew.First built in 1921, the aircraft carrier brought a new dimension to military strategy as the United States entered World War II. How Carriers Fought examines the evolution of carrier operations with a special focus on the conflict in the Pacific ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Lieutenant Dangerous

    A Vietnam War Memoir

    by Jeff Danziger ...
    **This “funny, biting, thoughtful, and wholly original” Vietnam War memoir captures the fear, sorrow, and absurdities of combat (Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried).“A must-read war memoir . . . related by one of the most incisive observers of the American political scene." —Kirkus Reviews**A conversation with a group of today’s military age men and women about America’s involvement in ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Shooting Vietnam

    The War By Its Military Photographers

    by Dan Brookes, Bob Hillerby ...
    Discover what it was like to be amidst the action as a military photographer during the Vietnam War.Shooting Vietnam takes you there as you read the firsthand accounts and view the hundreds of photographs by men who lived the war through the lens of a camera. From the mid-1960s to the early 1970s, they documented everything from the horror of combat to the people and culture of a land they ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus