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This volume offers a full account of the December 1989 revolution that toppled the Communist dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu in Romania.

Gordon Corera uses declassified documents and extensive original research to tell the story of MI14(d) and the Secret Pigeon Service for the first time. `This is an amazing story' Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2

A highly original history of the least understood and most intractable form of organised human aggression, from ancient Rome to our present conflict-ridden world.

With a death toll of between 50 and 100 million people and a global reach, the Spanish flu of 1918-1920 was the greatest human disaster, not only of the twentieth century, but possibly in all of recorded history. The author recounts the story of the pandemic, tracing it from Alaska to Brazil, from Persia to Spain, and from South Africa to Odessa.

In June 1941 - during the first week of the Nazi invasion in the Soviet Union - the quiet cornfields and towns of Western Ukraine were awakened by the clanking of steel and thunder of explosions; this was the greatest tank battle of the Second World War.

The thrilling true story of a Marine special forces unit in a battle for their lives in Afghanistan from the New York Times bestselling author of Level Zero Heroes.

An extraordinary and compelling account of the life of football coach Bela Guttman.

Tradecraft: as intriguing as it is forbidden . Turn these pages and be immersed in the real world of James Bond: assets, black operations, double agents, triple agents ...

An insider account of the shadowy world of private military contracting.

In the tradition of `Agent Zigzag' comes a breathtaking biography of WWII's `Scarlet Pimpernel' as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the best spy thrillers. This celebrates unsung hero Robert de La Rochefoucauld, an aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur, and his exploits as a British Special Operations Executive-trained resistant

Examines the critical events of 1915, as the German Gorlice-Tarnow Offensive triggered the collapse of Russian forces, coming close to knocking Russia out of the war altogether.

A dramatic and compelling quest to solve one of the great mysteries of the twentieth century: the ultimate fate of Russia's last tsar and his family.

WINNER OF THE 2016 PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE The Second World War was a German war like no other.

A unique account of the millions of colonial troops who fought in the First World War, and why they were later air-brushed out of history.

The only single-volume annual survey of naval developments Includes news, comment and the latest illustrations Written by a team of well-known experts Valuable to enthusiasts and defence professionals alike

Gripping true tale how of men who patrolled by dogsleds a stark 500-mile stretch of Greenland fought capture or death by outwitting and outlasting the Nazis.

An essential guide to Nelson's Navy for all those with an interest in the workings of the greatest fleet of the sailing era.