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Sagittarius Rising
Cecil Lewis
Greenhill Books, 2007
A magnificent book
If you want to read a book which perfectly describes the atmosphere and meaning of flying in the first air war, then this is it.
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The Young Hitler I Knew
August Kubizek
Greenhill Books, 2006
One of the most important books on Hitler
This is one of the most important books ever written on Hitler. It is an honest memoir of Hitler's best childhood friends. There is no book that even comes close to the coverage this book provides of Hitler's early years. Perhaps, the most important section of the ...
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Hitler Triumphant: Alternate Decisions of World War II
Peter Tsouras
Greenhill Books, 2006
A top pick for military readers seeking more than fantasy speculation.
Peter G. Tsouras edits HITLER TRIUMPHANT: ALTERNATE DECISIONS OF WORLD WAR II provides another alternate history 'what if' collection of scenarios, this using Hitler's decisions and key changing points during the war to provide a more scholarly survey of how different ...
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Bodyguard Manual - Revised Edition (Bodyguard Manual: Protection Techniques of Professionals)
Leroy Thompson
Greenhill Books, 2006
Decent general purpose book on EP work.
Don't let the review titled "Accompagnement VIP" throw you off. That particular reviewer obviously has been reading "Inside Delta Force" a few times too many and has taken it to heart as being the end-all for executive protection work. Granted, "Inside Delta Force" is ...
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Disaster at D-Day: The Germans Defeat the Allies,June 1944 (Greenhill Military Paperbacks)
Peter Tsouras
Greenhill Books, 2006
German victory in Normandy
For me, a keen student of military history since childhood, nothing is more fascinating than alternate history. What could have happened and what nearly happened. This book was a sensation for me and taught me to look differently at history. One can argue that the ...
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Spitfire Pilot: A Personal Account of the Battle of Britain
David Crook
Greenhill Books, 2006
The Best British Air Force Memoir of World War II
"Spitfire Pilot" remains the best British Air Force memoirs of World War II.
Flight Lieutenant David Crook tells the story of the British Auxiliary Air Force's 609 Squadron, which shot down 100 German aircraft during the Battle of Britain, killing some 800 Luftwaffe ...
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Dixie Victorious: An Alternate History of the Civil War
Peter G Tsouras
Greenhill Books, 2006
Ten provocative alternative histories where the South wins
"Dixie Victorious: An Alternative History of the Civil War" is a collection of ten essays imagining how the South could have won the Civil War edited by Peter G. Tsouras, author of several alternative histories including "Gettysburg: An Alternative History." The ...
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Invasion: The Alternate History of the German Invasion of England, July 1940
Kenneth Macksey
Greenhill Books, 2006
An Alternative History Classic
I love this book, having bought it many years ago and still find myself periodically re-reading it. Sure, Macksey's premise is weak, for the Germans were in no position to launch an improvised and scaled down version of Operation Sealion in July, 1940. Likewise, the ...
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Goering-Softbound
Roger Manvell
Greenhill Books, 2006
Terrible Trinity Tribune
Having just read Roger Manvells other two books on Gobbles and Himmler it is hard to believe the civilized world allowed them to prop up the manic ,Hitler, to cause such devestation on the world in general and Jews in particular.To think their objective was well ...
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Heydrich: The Face of Evil
Mario Dederichs
Greenhill Books, 2006
Reinhard Heydrich: One of the Chief Architects of Genocide
Mario Dederich traces Heydrich's life from his early years in the Nazi Party, through his views on resettlement of Jews (p. 100) which evolved into extermination of the same, his assassination by Czech partisans, the ghastly German reprisals, and postwar issues. ...
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Bodyguard Manual - Revised Edition (Bodyguard Manual: Protection Techniques of Professionals)
Leroy Thompson
Greenhill Books, 2006
Decent general purpose book on EP work.
Don't let the review titled "Accompagnement VIP" throw you off. That particular reviewer obviously has been reading "Inside Delta Force" a few times too many and has taken it to heart as being the end-all for executive protection work. Granted, "Inside Delta Force" is ...
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Greece and Rome at War
Peter Connolly
Greenhill Books, 2006
This is a Great book
I really enjoy reading this book. It has great information about the various military structures of the greek and roman armys. The book goes in detail about how they fought, what armor they wore, how the marched, even what kind of food they ate. But this is only about ...
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For Want of a Nail: If Burgoyne had won at Saratoga (Greenhill Military Paperback)
Robert Sobel
Greenhill Books, 2006
1776: What if the Brits had won?
I first read Robert Sobel's FOR WANT OF A NAIL in the 1970s when I came across it by chance in a library. I recently purchased the Greenhill paperback edition and reread it. I rediscovered a fascinating alternate history (this was one of the first A.H. books) in which ...
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Doctor Goebbels: His Life & Death
Roger Manvell, Heinrich Fraenkel
Greenhill Books, 2006
Master ManipulatorJ
Joseph Goebbles personifies racial hatred and Roger Manvill brings this out A reader should read his books on Goring and Himmler to see how such warped thinkiing that one race is superior to another leads to a lack of vision which ultimitily to ones downfall.Goebbles ...
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Like Wolves on the Fold: The Defence of Rorke's Drift
Greenhill Books, 2006
Excellent book...highly recommended
This book should be required reading for anyone interested in the Anglo-Zulu War. Not only does Lt. Col. Snook explain in great detail the events of the defense of Rorke's Drift in great detail but he also brings to life the men who were involved in this climactic ...
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