The Island of Extraordinary Captives. A True Story of an Artist, a Spy and a Wartime Scandal, Hardback - Simon Parkin

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The remarkable true story behind Britain's only war crimes trialPublisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Neil HansonIllustration(s): 2 x 8pp colou...

Weaves an exceptional and thrilling hidden history of an ordinary girl who became one of the OSS's most daring spies in World War II before marryin...

Reducere. In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most f...

A Washington Post Notable Book In 1858, a German princess, recently inducted into the convent of Sant'Ambrogio in Rome, wrote a frantic letter to h...

Reducere. In 1943 a young official from the German foreign ministry contacted Allen Dulles, an OSS officer in Switzerland who would later head the Central In...

An enthralling biography about one of the most intriguing women of the Victorian age: the first self-invented international social celebrity.Lola M...

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Told for the first time, this is the extraordinary story of how an obscure Victorian Scottish minister invented thetechnology which may take us to ...

This thrilling wartime adventure tells the true story of the downed American aviators who were rescued by French resistance fighters, taken to Nazi...

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In his four decades as a KGB officer, Victor Cherkashin was a central player in the shadowy world of Cold War espionage. From his rigorous training...

A remarkable investigation into the story of an undetected serial killer operating in the north west of EnglandPublisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAutho...

The moving story of the unlikely friendship that developed between then 25 year old archaeologist John Henry Phillips and D-Day survivor Patrick Th...

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The true story of the most remarkable escape tunnel under the Berlin Wall, from the creator of the acclaimed BBC podcast.Publisher: Hodder & Stough...

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The story of the brutal murders committed in 1946 by wartime RAF pilot and playboy Neville Heath.

The true story of a brilliantly forged Emily Dickinson poem sold at Sotheby's in 1997. The author's detective work led him across America to a pris...

Life was hard, but her talent and dedication shone through and an astonishing journey ensued, which saw Gillian dancing a triumphant debut in Swan ...

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The extraordinary memoir of a childhood spent in the 'Children of God' cult.

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The incredible story of the largest POW escape in the Second World War - organized by ordinary men who ultimately did something extraordinary.Publi...

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