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A Close Run Thing by Allan Mallinson

A Close Run Thing by Allan Mallinson

As war against Bonaparte rages to its bloody end upon the field of Waterloo, a young officer goes about his duty in the ranks of Wellington's army. He is Cornet Matthew Hervey of 6th Light Dragoons. Cornet Hervey faces decisions, both military and ro...

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AmaZulu by Walton Golightly

AmaZulu by Walton Golightly

An illegitimate and bullied child, Shaka shrugged off his troubled past to become the ruler of one of Africa's mightiest empires. Combining revolutionary military tactics with a frightening thirst for revenge, Shaka was able to conquer southern Afric...

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Catch 22 Vintage Classics by Joseph Heller

Catch 22 Vintage Classics by Joseph Heller

Presents the tale of the dangerously sane Captain Yossarian, who spends his time in Italy plotting to survive. This novel is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and the desire of the ordinary man to survive it....

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Flashman and the Tiger And Other Extracts from the Flashman Papers by George MacDonald Fraser

Flashman and the Tiger And Other Extracts from the Flashman Papers by George MacDonald Fraser

Touches on two of the military actions and sees Flashman pitted against one of the greatest villains of the day, and observing, with his usual jaundiced eye, two of its famous heroes....

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Oliver VII by Antal Szerb

Oliver VII by Antal Szerb

The King is bored, weighed down by his vast military cloak and all the other impediments to commonplace adventure. So he organises a coup against himself, and abandons his ancient throne. But what should one whose only experience is that of an absolu...

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Operation Heartbreak by Duff Cooper

Operation Heartbreak by Duff Cooper

First published in 1950, 'Operation Heartbreak' is a story of why men go to war, it is also a heart wrenching love story. The afterword to this Persephone edition is by the military historian Max Arthur....

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Sharpes Sword by Bernard Cornwell

Sharpes Sword by Bernard Cornwell

Richard Sharpe is once again at war. But, this time, his enemy is a single man the ruthless, sadistic Colonel Leroux. Sharpe's mission is to safeguard El Mirador, the spy whose network of agents is vital to the British victory. So, Sharpe must enter ...

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The Bloody Ground Starbuck Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell

The Bloody Ground Starbuck Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell

This book continues the story of a nation torn apart by civil war and the life of Nathaniel Starbuck, a northerner fighting for the southern cause that was started in Battle Flag . All the military and personal intrigues are continued here, but the m...

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The Flashman The Flashman Papers by George MacDonald Fraser

The Flashman The Flashman Papers by George MacDonald Fraser

The first instalment of the Flashman Papers sees the fag roasting rotter from Tom Brown's Schooldays commence his military career as a reluctant secret agent in Afghanistan....

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Under Fire Penguin Modern Classics by Henri Barbusse

Under Fire Penguin Modern Classics by Henri Barbusse

A graphic account of World War I from the perspective of the French trenches. It evokes the mundane degradations of trench life as well as the drama and trauma of military action. For a group of ordinary men, thrown together and longing for home, war...

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