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Eastern Approaches by Fitzroy Maclean
Category: History | Series: Penguin World War II Collection
'An absorbing mixture of military adventure, urbane wit, cool humour and surprising incident' Financial Times Fitztroy Maclean was one of the real-life inspirations for super-spy James Bond. After adventures in Soviet Russia before the war, Maclean fought with the SAS in North Africa in 1942. There he ...Show more
First Light by Geoffrey Wellum
Category: History | Series: Penguin World War II Collection
Two months before the outbreak of the Second World War, seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter pilot with the RAF. Desperate to get in the air, he makes it through basic training to become the youngest Spitfire pilot in the prestigious 92 Squadron. Thrust into combat almost immediately, We ...Show more
Panzer Leader by GUDERIAN HEINZ
Category: History | Series: Penguin World War II Collection
Heinz Guderian - master of the Blitzkrieg and father of modern tank warfare - commanded the German XIX Army Corps as it rampaged across Poland in 1939. Personally leading the devastating attack which traversed the Ardennes Forest and broke through French lines, he was at the forefront of the race to the ...Show more
The Cruel Sea by Nicholas Monsarrat
Category: History | Series: Penguin World War II Collection
The highly acclaimed 'Cruel Sea' is one of the all-time great naval and war thrillers. The film was a smash hit when released and both it and the book continue to enjoy undiminished popularity. It covers not just the details of the battle of the Atlantic, but deals with the people who fought it - their ...Show more
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