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  • Hide and Seek

    The Story of a Wartime Agent

    by Xan Fielding, Robert Messenger ...
    "One of the great books of the Second World War"—Antony Beevor"Hide and Seek, first published in 1954 and unavailable for many years, is surely among the best wartime memoirs. It is narrated in a vivid close-up style…by a man who spent two years in caves and other hideouts in the White Mountains, venturing to the coast only to guide a supply submarine with flashing torch, or to smuggle endangered ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • The Centurions

    by Jean Larteguy ...
    Translated by Xan Fielding ...
    The military cult classic with resonance to the wars in Iraq and Vietnam—now back in printWhen The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the “age of heroics is over.” As relevant today as it was ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Praetorians

    by Jean Larteguy ...
    Translated by Xan Fielding ...
    Jean Lartéguy's unflinching sequel to The Centurions, a searing novel of modern warfare admired by military experts, with a foreword by General Stanley McChrystalBased on the events of May 1958 in France and Algeria, The Praetorians picks up in the footsteps of The Centurions, which was called “a stunning reflection of modern war” by Stanley McChrystal. After turning to tactics of guerilla warfare ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Stronghold

    Four Seasons in the White Mountains of Crete

    by Xan Fielding ...
    "A splendid new edition."—James Campbell, Times Literary Supplement"Xan Fielding was a gifted, many-sided, courageous and romantic figure, at the same time civilized and Bohemian, and his thoughtful cast of mind was leavened by humour, spontaneous gaiety, and a dash of recklessness. Almost any stretch of his life might be described as a picaresque interlude."—Patrick Leigh FermorDuring the Second ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    The Praetorians

    by Jean Larteguy ...
    Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 28 min

    Jean Lartéguy's unflinching sequel to The Centurions, a searing novel of modern warfare admired by military experts, with a foreword by General Stanley McChrystalBased on the events of May 1958 in France and Algeria, The Praetorians picks up in the footsteps of The Centurions, which was called "a stunning reflection of modern war" by Stanley McChrystal. After turning to tactics of guerilla warfare ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Centurions

    by Jean Larteguy ...
    Narrated by Paul Woodson ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 48 min

    When The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the "age of heroics is over." As relevant today as it was half a century ago, The Centurions is a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Villa of Secrets

    Escape to Greece with this romantic holiday read

    by Patricia Wilson ...
    If you love Karen Swan and Santa Montefiore***, you will love this perfect escapist read from the author of*** Island of Secrets***.***Rebecca Neumanner's marriage is on the brink of collapse, as her desire to be a mother becomes an obsession. Then she receives news from her estranged family in Rhodes.Called back to the beautiful Greek island of her birth, she realises how little she knows of the ... Read more

    $7.19 USD

  • Crete

    by Barry Unsworth ...
    Series series Directions
    "His keen understanding of history and legend...illuminate[s] his visits." —Publishers Weekly"A vivid picture of the island." —Associated Press"It is hard to think of anywhere on earth where so many firsts and mosts are crammed into a space so small," Barry Unsworth writes of the isle of Crete. Birthplace of the Greek god Zeus, the Greek alphabet, and the first Greek laws, as well as the home of ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Greek Mythology for Kids: From the Gods to the Titans

    Greek Mythology Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Greek & Roman Myths
    Why would you introduce your child to Greek mythology when they are just figments of the imagination? Well, there are many benefits a child can harvest from learning Greek mythology. For one, it fuels the imagination and help them become more creative. Greek mythology also teaches about the core values of love, courage and kindness. So grab a copy of this educational book today! ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Athens

    by John Gill ...
    Series Book 1 - Innercities: Cultural Guides
    Athens is an historical anomaly. Excavations date its first settlement to over seven thousand years ago, yet it only became the capital of Greece in 1834. During the intervening centuries it was occupied by almost every mobile culture in Europe: from its earliest likely settlers, tribes from what is now Albania, to Nazi forces during the second World War, and in between by successive waves of ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ionian Islands and Epirus

    by Jim Potts ...
    Series Book 2 - Landscapes of the Imagination
    Scattered off the west coast of mainland Greece are the seven Ionian Islands, celebrated for their spectacular landscapes, olive groves and classical associations. Together with the mountainous mainland region of Epirus, the combined populations of Corfu, Paxos, Lefkas, Ithaca, Kefalonia, Zakynthos and Kythira constitute less than a twentieth of the population of Greece, yet they have made a huge ... Read more

    $11.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Flight of Ikaros

    by Kevin Andrews ...
    "One of the great and lasting books about Greece." —Patrick Leigh FermorIn 1947, at the age of twenty-three, Kevin Andrews received a fellowship to study medieval fortresses in the Peloponnese. This opportunity to travel through areas little-frequented by foreigners—during and just after Greece's civil war, and before the advent of tourism, industrialization, or easy communications—brought him ... Read more

    $9.99 USD