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  • A Stranger to Myself

    The Inhumanity of War: Russia, 1941–44

    by Willy Peter Reese ...
    Translated by Michael Hofmann ...
    A Stranger to Myself: The Inhumanity of War, Russia 1941-44 is the haunting memoir of a young German soldier on the Russian front during World War II.Willy Peter Reese was only twenty years old when he found himself marching through Russia with orders to take no prisoners. Three years later he was dead.Bearing witness to--and participating in--the atrocities of war, Reese recorded his reflections ... Read more

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  • The Life of General George Monck

    For King & Cromwell

    by Peter Reese ...
    General George Monck is famous for the key role he played in the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. His actions changed the course of British history, but his statesmanship in the dangerous time between the death of Cromwell and the bloodless return of Charles II distracts attention from his extraordinary career as a soldier and general, admiral, governor and administrator. During the confused, ... Read more

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  • Bannockburn

    by Peter Reese ...
    "An admirably vivid account of the Scots' greatest victory over the English": the 14th century Battle of Bannockburn ( The Scotsman, UK).Scotland, 1314. On a marsh-fringed plain south of Stirling Castle, King Robert the Bruce led the Scottish army in a singularly devastating victory over the English. Bannockburn was Scotland's greatest battlefield triumph in the First War of Scottish Independence ... Read more

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  • Sir Henry Royce

    Establishing Rolls-Royce, from Motor Cars to Aero Engines

    by Peter Reese ...
    It's hard to imagine a history of British engineering without Rolls-Royce: there would be no Silver Ghost, no Merlin for the Spitfire, no Alcock and Brown. Rolls-Royce is one of the most recognisable brands in the world.But what of the man who designed them?The youngest of five children, Frederick Henry Royce was born into almost Dickensian circumstances: the family business failed by the time he ... Read more

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  • Cromwell's Masterstroke

    Dunbar 1650

    by Peter Reese ...
    The author of Bannockburn recounts the New Model Army's upset victory in 17th-century Scotland that cemented Oliver Cromwell's military reputation.The victory at Dunbar of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army over the Scots under David Leslie in 1650 merits a major place in the long succession of Anglo-Scottish battles. The Scots had brought Cromwell's invading army to its knees, but Cromwell took the ... Read more

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  • In Turbulent Skies

    British Aviation Successes and Setbacks - 1945-1975

    by Peter Reese ...
    In 1945 confidence in British aviation was sky-high. Yet decades later, the industry had not lived up to its potential. What happened? The years that followed the war saw the Brabazon Committee issue flawed proposals for civil aviation planning. Enforced cancellations restricted the advancement of military aircraft, compounded later on by Defence Minister Duncan Sandys abandoning aircraft to ... Read more

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  • Jonathan Edwards on the New Birth in the Spirit

    The Life, Times, and Thought of America's Greatest Theologian

    by Peter Reese Doyle ...
    Biblical truth in the hands of Edwards lives mightily. Edwards in the hand of Peter Doyle comes alive. As we see an anemic Christendom today in its witness, ethics, and influence, we find the correctives and the guidance we need in the works of Jonathan Edwards––revivalist preacher, philosopher, and theologian. In this insightful book, former pastor and missionary Peter Doyle presents Edwards' ... Read more

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  • Homecoming Heroes

    An Account of the Re-assimiliation of British Military Personnel into Civilian Life

    by Peter Reese ...
    It is a sad and shaming but indisputable fact that the reception according to British soldiers on returning to civilian life has for centuries been little short of disgraceful, and even in this more enlightened age compares unfavourably with that of many other countries. In Homecoming Heroes Peter Reese ex-amines the lot of British veteran (often still quite a young man) on leaving the Armed ... Read more

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  • The Men Who Gave Us Wings

    Britain and the Aeroplane, 1796–1914

    by Peter Reese ...
    Why did the British, then the leading nation in science and technology, fall far behind in the race to develop the aeroplane before the First World War? Despite their initial advantage, they were overtaken by the Wright brothers in America, by the French and the Germans. Peter Reese, in this highly readable and highly illustrated account, delves into the fascinating early history of aviation as he ... Read more

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  • Target London

    Bombing the Capital, 1915–2005

    by Peter Reese ...
    London was a target for Zeppelins and bombers during the First World War, for bombers, V1s and rockets in the Second, and for Cold War missiles and for terrorists in more recent times, yet rarely has the history of twentieth-century attacks on the capital been studied as a whole. Peter Reese, in this thought-provoking account, vividly describes how the destructive potential of aerial bombing and ... Read more

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  • Transforming the Skies

    Pilots, Planes and Politics in British Aviation 1919-1940

    by Peter Reese ...
    Discover the transformation of British aviation between the wars! Peter Reese charts the dramatic evolution of British aviation from 1919 to 1940, a period marked by rapid technological advancements and political upheaval. This meticulously researched account explores the challenges faced by the RAF, the birth of civil aviation, and the key figures who shaped the skies.Was the RAF's role ... Read more

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  • Robert the Bruce, King of Scots

    by Ronald McNair Scott ...
    " A heroic biography of one of Scotland's legendary leaders, by a British novelist and former literary critic for the London Sunday Times" ( Kirkus).Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scots at Scone on a frozen March morning in 1306. After years of struggle, Scotland had been reduced to a vassal state by Edward I of England. Its people lived in abject poverty. But on the day he seized ... Read more

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