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Almost seventy-five years have passed since D-Day, the day of the greatest seaborne invasion in history. The outcome of the Second World War hung in the balance on that chill June morning. If Allied forces succeeded in gaining a foothold in northern France, the road to victory would be open. But if the Allies could be driven back into the sea, the invasion would be stalled for years, perhaps forever.An epic battle that involved 156, 000 men, 7...

The definitive soldier-on-the-beach account of the greatest invasion in history

Een uniek stuk geschiedenis van de Tweede Wereldoorlog'Opzienbarend... een fascinerend en spectaculair verslag.' - The Times'Een geweldig verhaal, briljant geschreven.'- Bestsellerauteur Anthony HorowitzAan de vooravond van de Tweede Wereldoorlog werd in 1939 een ultrageheime organisatie opgericht in Londen. Haar doel was het schijnbaar onoverwinnelijke leger van Hitler een halt toe te roepen door spectaculaire sabotageacties.De guerrillacampa...

In the spring of 1939, a top-secret organization was founded in London: its purpose was to plot the destruction of Hitler's war machine through spectacular acts of sabotage. Giles Milton's Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a gripping and vivid narrative of adventure and derring-do that is also, perhaps, the last great untold story of the Second World War.

A first, comic, novel from the renowned author of Nathaniel's Nutmeg and White Gold

RUSSIAN ROULETTE tells the story of the first global plot and the British spies who were sent to thwart it. The Soviet plot was breathtaking in scale: its aim was to destroy British rule in India, as a precursor to toppling the democracies of the West. It was to bring together two deadly forces - Soviet revolutionaries and Islamic jihadis - to form a highly toxic threat.Unbeknownst to Moscow, a small band of British spies had been secretly smu...

An extraordinary and shocking story detailing the thousands of Europeans who were snatched from their homes and taken in chains to the slave markets of Algiers, Tunis and Morocco in the 18th century. Milton's books have now sold over 600, 000 copies in the UK alone.

RUSSIAN ROULETTE tells the story of the first global plot and the British spies who were sent to thwart it. The Soviet plot was breathtaking in scale: its aim was to destroy British rule in India, as a precursor to toppling the democracies of the West. It was to bring together two deadly forces - Soviet revolutionaries and Islamicihadis- to form a highly toxic threat.

HISTORY / Europe / General

Obscure and addictive true tales from history told by one of our most entertaining historians, Giles MiltonThe first installment in Giles Milton's outrageously entertaining series, History's Unknown Chapters: colorful and accessible, intelligent and illuminating, Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from the past.There's the cook aboard the Titanic, who pickled himself with whiskey and survived...

In the second installment in his outrageously entertaining series, Giles Milton shows his customary historical flair as he delves into the little-known stories from history. Covering everything from adventure, war, murder and slavery to espionage, including the stories of the female Robinson Crusoe, Hitler's final hours, and the emperor of the United States, these tales deserve to be told.

From the author of "Nathaniel's Nutmeg", this is full of fascinating historical facts. Looks at who ate the last dodo, why Sergeant Stubby had four legs, how Hitler took cocaine, and Charlie Chaplin's corpse was stolen, and much more! Based on a popular blog, now in paperback.

Bestselling author of NATHANIEL'S NUTMEG, Giles Milton takes us on another fascinating and extraordinary historical adventure.

HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General

Bestselling author Giles Milton takes us on a fascinating Jacobean adventure.

WOLFRAM Aïchele was nine years old when Hitler came to power: his formative years were spent in the shadow of the Third Reich. WOLFRAM: The Boy Who Went to War overturns all the clichés about life under Hitler. It is a powerful story of warfare and human survival and a reminder that civilians on all sides suffered the consequences of Hitler's war. It is also an eloquent testimony to the fact that even in times of exceptional darkness there rem...

Edward Trencom ha ido dando tumbos por la vida, confiando en su infalible nariz para convertir la tienda familiar en la más célebre fromagerie de Inglaterra. La suya no es una nariz corriente, sino una nariz larga, aguileña y provista de un característico abultamiento redondeado sobre el puente: la misma nariz que ostentan todos los hombres de la familia Trencom. Un buen día, Edward tropieza con un cajón lleno de papeles viejos y su vida se vu...

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