Cassell Military Paperba
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The vicious wars between the English noble houses of York and Lancaster marked the end of medieval England and the birth of the Renaissance. The end of that thirty-year period of strife and bloodshed saw the collapse of the great Plantagenet dynasty, rulers of all England and much of France for over three hundred years, and the rise of the Tudors, destined to dominate English political life during the next century. All the characters are here: Henry V and his luckless son, Henry VI, together with his unfortunate uncles, John of Bedford and Humphrey of Gloucester, not to mention the notorious Richard III and his nephews - The Princes in the Tower. Neillands skilfully tackles this complex period providing a clear and entertaining analysis.
A detailed and authentic history of the Royal Marines Commandos as analysed by an ex-member of 45 Commando, RM. The story of one of the world's elite fighting forces is told through the words of the commandos themselves from the bloody beach landings of Dieppe in 1942 to the yomp into Port Stanley forty years later 'By Sea And Land' also describes in detail less well known conflicts that were equally important to the history of the twentieth century - including the civil war in Aden, the Suez crisis, the division of Cyprus and the fight against terrorism in Northern Ireland.
This is the story of Operation Overlord, told in the words of the men who were there. Robin Neillands and Roderick de Normann have sought out some of the unsung heroes of D-Day, men of every rank and arm of service, from all the major nations involved, both German and Allied. They tell the story in their own words and bring D-Day to vivid and often tragic life. The authors explain how Operation Overlord, the largest amphibious operation in history, was planned and launched. Anyone who wants to know what is was really like to fight in France on D-Day, 1944 should find the answer in this book.