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Kidnap in Crete by Rick Stroud
$39.99 NZD
Category: History
On a moonlit night in April 1944 a small band of fearless partisans, led by the British SOE agent Patrick Leigh Fermor, kidnapped a high-ranking Nazi general on the German-occupied island of Crete. In 1941 the German army invaded the strategically important Mediterranean island with the largest airborne ...Show more
Lonely Courage: The True Story of the SOE Heroines Who Fought to Free Nazi-Occupied France by Rick Stroud
$26.99 NZD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: very good
'A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book - told with tremendous pace and excitement' William Boyd 'This compelling and complete account of the extraordinarily courageous women of SOE is at turns enthralling, edge-of-smart exciting and also heart-breaking. The way in which they were sent ...Show more
The Phantom Army of Alamein: How the Camouflage Unit and Operation Bertram Hoodwinked Rommel by Rick Stroud
$39.99 NZD
Category: Military History
In 1940 a group of artists, sculptors, film makers, theatre designers and set painters came together to form the Camouflage Unit. Led by Major Geoffrey Barkas and including among their number the internationally renowned stage magician Jasper Maskelyne, the unit's projects became a crucial battlefield w ...Show more
The Phantom Army of Alamein: The Men Who Hoodwinked Rommel by Rick Stroud
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
In 1940 a group of artists, sculptors, film makers, theatre designers and set painters came together to form the Camouflage Unit. They were so successful that in August 1942 Montgomery ordered them to to hide the preparations for the Battle of Alamein. In six weeks two entire divisions were conjured ...Show more
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