The Khyber Pass is the stuff of legends. Barely 30 miles long and no wider than 30 feet in places, it is the only entry…
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Tag: Military History (Books)
Strictly for Christmas – Away at Christmas: Historic Tales of Exploration from 1492 to the Present Day
This book could have easily been much better if it has an index. In the absence of an index the reader is left to search…
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The invasion of Kuwait
The Gulf War caught the imagination of the world when the US and its allies came to the rescue of Kuwait when it was invaded…
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The liberation of the Auschwitz
27 Jan 2020 was the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red army. Here are 3 books on the…
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
This is a review of the audio CD. I highly recommend this reading. Jim Norton reads very well. His diction is clear. As a result,…
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The famous escape attempts
Here are 3 books on the famous escape attempts by Allied prisoners of war during World War Two. The 4th book The Last Escape is…
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Gripping tale – Crazy Horse and Custer: The Epic Clash of Two Great Warriors at the Little Bighorn
There are two popular histories of The Battle of the Little Big Horn of 1876. The earlier book, Crazy Horse and Custer by Stephen Ambrose…
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Biographies of Churchill
I have about 30 biographies of Sir Winston S. Spencer. Of these, I recommend 4 if one is keen to read up on WSC. Walking…
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