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Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception, 1914-1945 by Nicholas Rankin
$25.00 AUD
Category: History
This is the story of how the British really won two world wars - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and bluffing their way out of trouble. Pretend German radio stations broadcast outrageous British propaganda in German. British geniuses broke German secret codes and eavesdropped on their messages. Ev ...Show more
Defending the Rock: How Gibraltar Defeated Hitler by Nicholas Rankin
$40.00 AUD
Category: War
Two months before he shot himself, Adolf Hitler saw where it had all gone wrong. By failing to seize Gibraltar in the summer of 1940, he lost the war. The Rock of Gibraltar, a pillar of British sea-power since 1704, looked formidable but was extraordinarily vulnerable. Though menaced on all sides by Naz ...Show more
Ian Fleming's Commandos: The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII by Nicholas Rankin
$24.99 AUD
Category: War
In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and s ...Show more
Ian Fleming's Commandos : The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII by Nicholas Rankin
$40.00 AUD
Category: War
In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men who would go in hard with the front-line troops and s ...Show more
Telegram from Guernica: The extraordinary life of George Steer, War Correspondent by Nicholas Rankin
$22.95 AUD
Category: History
The extraordinary life of George Steer, war correspondent. Who was the Special Correspondent whose report shocked the world, galvanised Picasso into painting his black-and-white mural Guernica, and earned himself a place on the Gestapo Special Wanted List? On 26 April 1937, amid the rubble of the bo ...Show more
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