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1918 How the First World War was Won by JULIAN THOMPSON
Category: Military
The war in 1918 changed character radically, and nowhere more so than on the Western Front. Over three years of stalemate, what had effectively become siege warfare conducted along a line of trenches from Switzerland to the sea was 'unlocked' by the German March 1918 offensive. Suddenly it was a war o ...Show more
Cousin Henry by Anthony Trollope; Julian Thompson (Editor)
Category: Classics | Series: Oxford World's Classics Ser.
FROM MODEST LONDON CLERK -- TO WEALTHY MANOR SQUIRE Here is one of Anthony Trollope's most critically successful novels, received well by his contemporaries, and yet experimental enough in execution to be almost "modern." Henry Jones is just a modest, callow fellow in a meek clerking job in London, ...Show more
Dunkirk by Julian Thompson
Category: Military
In May 1940, the small British Expeditionary Force was sent to help the Belgians and French hold back the German army. When the Germans invaded, the BEF found themselves in mortal danger thanks to the collapse of the French army on one flank and the Belgian on another. Ill-equipped and under-trained, th ...Show more
Forgotten Voices Desert Victory by Julian Thompson
Category: Accessories
'Between Friday and Monday we never slept at all. Everyone's face was one mass of sand . The guns were so hot, all the paint had gone'. (Bombardier Ray Ellis). Had the Allies lost in North Africa, Rommel's Afrika Korps would have swept through the Middle East, cutting the vital supply line through the S ...Show more
Forgotten Voices of Burma by Julian Thompson
Category: Military
From the end of 1941 to 1945, a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II - the Burma Campaign. It was the longest campaign fought by the British Commonwealth forces during the war, and the fighting was amongst the most brutal and bloody they ...Show more
Gallipoli by Julian Thompson
Category: History
From 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916, troops from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Turkey engaged in a bitter struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula. The Allied forces wanted to forge a passage through the Dardanelles in order to create a sea route to Russia and capture the Ottoman capital of Consta ...Show more
Gallipoli: 100 Years by Julian et al Thompson
Category: Military
From 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916, troops from Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Turkey engaged in a bitter struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula. The Allied forces wanted to forge a passage through the Dardanelles in order to create a sea route to Russia and capture the Ottoman capital of Constantin ...Show more
Masters of the Battlefield by Julian Thompson
Category: Military | Series: Y Ser.
Masters of the Battlefield examines the lives and tactics of 28 of the world's greatest military leaders, from Julius Caesar to Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf.Arranged chronologically, each general is represented by a double-page spread containing a biography, a list of his most important dates and battles ...Show more
RED HOUSE THE CD by CHRIS DUNCAN, CATHERINE STRUTT, JULIAN THOMPSON
Category: Performing Arts
The Imperial War Museums' Book of War Behind Enemy Lines by Julian Thompson; The Imperial War Museum
Category: Accessories
War Behind Enemy Lines tells the unvarnished story of British Special Forces in the Second World War. While the SAS and SBS remain household names today, there were a plethora of lesser known units, large and small, that played their part before departing the scene. Of special note was the Long Range De ...Show more
The Second World War in 100 Objects by Julian Thompson
Category: Military
The Second World War was a seminal event in world history. The story of its battles and key events is a familiar one, but "The Second World War in 100 Objects" offers a unique perspective on this global phenomenon by tracing its history through its objects, such as iconic items like the British Spitfire ...Show more
The Second World War in 100 Objects - The Story of the World's Greatest Conflict Told Through the Objects That Shaped It by Julian Thompson; Allan R. Millett
Category: Military
See the history of World War II in an entirely new light through 100 carefully chosen items, from the public to the deeply, poignantly personal. Selected by two specialists in military history, the objects in this book offer a unique perspective on the Second World War. Ranging from iconic items like t ...Show more