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  • Japan's Last Bid for Victory

    The Invasion of India, 1944

    by Robert Lyman ...
    "This is an excellent account of a series of very hard fought battles that helped prepare the way for the British re-conquest of Burma." —History of WarRobert Lyman's deep knowledge and understanding of the war in Burma, and the great battles at Kohima and Imphal in 1944, are well known. In this book he uses original documents, published works and personal accounts to weave together an enthralling ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A War of Empires

    Japan, India, Burma & Britain: 1941–45

    by Robert Lyman ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUSI DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2022'This is a superb book.' - James HollandIn 1941 and 1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally defeated and Japan reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories throughout Asia. But change was coming. New commanders were appointed, significant training together with restructuring took place, and new tactics were ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • Victory to Defeat

    The British Army 1918–40

    by Richard Dannatt, Robert Lyman ...
    'A compelling history.' – The Sunday Times'Thought-provoking.' – The Spectator'Interesting and well-researched.' – The Sunday TelegraphA compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary warning for modern Britain.The British Army won a convincing series of victories between 1916 and 1... ... Read more

    Was $20.99 USD Now $13.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Into the Jaws of Death

    The True Story of the Legendary Raid on Saint-Nazaire

    by Robert Lyman ...
    On the night of 28 March 1942 the Royal Navy and British commandos assaulted the German-held French Atlantic port of Saint-Nazaire in one of the most audacious raids of the Second World War. Their plan was simple: to drive an old destroyer packed with three tons of explosive at full speed into the outer gate of the Normandie dock.Destroying this would deny the formidable Tirpitz battleship, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Operation Suicide

    The Remarkable Story of the Cockleshell Raid

    by Robert Lyman ...
    At nightfall on December 7 1942, twelve British canoeists arrived by submarine off the coast of France, tasked with infiltrating the dockyards of Bordeaux, and wreaking havoc with the German shipping they found there.Manning fragile 'cockles' through the turbulent waters of the Bay of Biscay, and making an assault on a port bristling with German soldiers ordered to execute any Allied Commando they ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Slim, Master of War

    Burma, 1942-5

    by Major Robert Lyman ...
    'Elegantly written and beautifully produced' TLSHow 'Uncle Bill' won the war in BurmaDefeated and demoralised, British units in the Far East had virtually been ejected from Burma when, in 1943, General W. J. Slim organised, trained and then deployed his famous 'forgotten' 14th Army to devastating effect, defeating the Japanese twice and liberating Burma in the process. One of the most innovative ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Among the Headhunters

    An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival in the Burmese Jungle

    by Robert Lyman ...
    The dramatic true story of twenty Americans fighting to survive after their plane crashes in a treacherous Burmese jungle during World War II."This is an extraordinary story of the sudden confrontation of two civilizations on the edge of the British Empire which ended in harmony and affection. It is excellently told, exciting, vivid, and moving." —Alan MacFarlane, author of Riddle of the Modern ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Under a Darkening Sky

    by Robert Lyman ...
    A poignant and powerful portrait of Europe in the years between 1939 and 1941—as the Nazi menace marches toward the greatest man-made catastrophe the world has ever experienced—Under a Darkening Sky focuses on a diverse group of expatriate Americans. Told through the eyes and observations of these characters caught up in these seismic events, the story unfolds alongside a war that slowly drags a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Korea

    War Without End

    by Richard Dannatt, Robert Lyman ...
    A ground-breaking history of this global conflict including the errors and miscalculations made on both sides.Korea: War Without End examines the stand-off between East and West in Korea that defined the second half of the 20th century. It provides a critical analysis of the lack of preparation by the West for war; the results of the North Korean invasion in June 1950; the counter-stroke by ... Read more

    $20.09 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Reconquest of Burma 1944–45

    From Operation Capital to the Sittang Bend

    by Robert Lyman ...
    Series Book 390 - Campaign
    A fascinating exploration of the dramatic battles and Allied operations to wrest back control of Burma (Myanmar) from the Japanese.The Allied reconquest of Burma was not part of Allied Grand Strategy in 1944 and 1945. It happened despite it – in particular, because of the dramatic failure of the Japanese invasion of India (Operation U-Go), which ended ignominiously for the Japanese Empire in ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Operation Jericho

    Freeing the French Resistance from Gestapo jail, Amiens 1944

    by Robert Lyman ...
    Series Book 57 - Raid
    The spectacular story of the prison break staged by an elite group of Allied pilots, who flew a daring low-level mission to blow holes in the walls of Amiens jail and free French Resistance prisoners.With D-Day looming, early 1944 was a time of massive intelligence activity across northern France, and many résistants were being captured and imprisoned by the Germans. Among the jails full of French ... Read more

    $16.79 USD

  • Tremors in the Universe

    A Personal Journey of Discovery with Parkinson’S Disease and Spirituality

    by Robert Lyman Baittie ...
    Its funny how life has a way of changing people.It definitely changed me.I was tooling along day after day, set in my ways, looking at life like a racehorse wearing blinders, oblivious to seeing the world any other way than I knew how, because I ultimately had fashioned my vision of it. I fit myself with the glasses I wore, and I wrote the prescription for the lenses with my attitude, faith, and ... Read more

    $5.99 USD