Death Has Deep Roots: A Second World War Mystery, Paperback - Michael Gilbert

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Reducere. DescriptionThe next installment in the British Library Crime Classics series Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Any book by...

A witty and lighthearted mystery full of intriguing period detail, this rare gem of Golden Age crime returns to print for the first time since its ...

On a foggy night in London, a party has gathered in an artist's studio during the wartime blackout. When the brutal murder of the miser next door i...

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Reducere. [An] excellent fair-play mystery...this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status.--Publishers Weekly, STARRED ReviewOn a dismal...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Martin GilbertA "magisterial" (The New York Times) single-volume history of WWII It began with the German invasion of Polan...

Return to a golden age of glamour, murder and intrigue, in a gripping novel by one of our best-loved detective story writers.Publisher: Hodder & St...

A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians.Publisher: Orion...

Reducere. DescriptionMystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder"A first-rate job"--New York Times"A classic of the genre"--GuardianHorniman, B...

Reducere. A World War Two mystery reissued as part of the }British Library Crime Classics{ series. A master tunneller and amateur detective sets out to find ...

Publisher: CaneloAuthor(s): June FrancisNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 196 x 30Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedesco...

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A thrilling account of a near suicidal attack on the mighty Scharnhorst and other flying experiences.Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

This story covers the three main divisions of enlisted training in the US Navy during WWI: the training stations, the reserve training camps, and t...

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Covers all Allied Tank variants of the WW2 period across all theatres.

Drawing on a range of material, the book demonstrates just how much death matters in wartime - not just to the individual, threatened with their ow...

This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and ...

Reducere. The conflict that ended in 1945 is often described as a 'total war', unprecedented in both scale and character. Volume 3 of The Cambridge History o...

The Second World War lasted for 2, 174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Why did it take the course that it did? Why did the Ax...

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This book explores the deep roots of modern democracy, focusing on geography and long-term patterns of global diffusion, through statistical analys...

Comprehensive and authoritative work on the whole range of Second World War Red Army weaponry.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael Gr...

DescriptionDuring the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaign...

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