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This Month's Featured Books
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The First Day on the Somme Martin Middlebrook Martin Middlebrook's The First Day on the Somme is a compelling and intensely moving account of the blackest day in the history of the British army. Drawing on official sources from the time, and on the words of hundreds of... Format: Paperback - Released: 31/03/2016 
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First Day of the Somme The Complete Account of Britain's Worst-Ever Military Disaster Andrew Macdonald A groundbreaking history of the first, horrific day of one of the most notorious, bloody offensives of all time, from its inept planning to its disastrous execution. Published for the hundredth anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in July 2016,... Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2016
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The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme Gavin Stamp This brilliant study by an acclaimed architectural historian tells the origin of the Edwin Lutyens' Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in the context of commemorating the war dead; it considers the giant classical brick arch in architectural terms, and... Format: Paperback - Released: 31/03/2016
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The Missing of the Somme Geoff Dyer, Wade Davis The Missing of the Somme has become a classic meditation upon war and remembrance. It weaves a network of myth and memory, photos and films, poetry and sculptures, graveyards and ceremonies that illuminate our understanding of, and relationship to, the... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2016
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Stalin's Daughter The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva Rosemary Sullivan A painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of Svetlana Stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of history’s most monstrous dictators – her father, Josef Stalin. Epic in scope, it’s a revolutionary biography of a woman... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2016
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Douglas Haig From the Somme to Victory Professor Gary Sheffield, Saul David Drawing on previously unknown private letters and new scholarship unavailable when The Chief was first published, eminent First World War historian Gary Sheffield reassesses Haig's reputation, assessing his critical role in preparing the army for war. Format: Hardback - Released: 19/05/2016
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Red A Natural History of the Redhead Jacky Colliss Harvey A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and red-headedness throughout the world. With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling. More than just a book for... Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2016
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The Lost Tommies Ross Coulthart 'Lost Tommies' brings together stunning never-before-seen images of Western Front tommies and their amazing stories in a beautiful collection that is part thriller, part family history and part national archive. Beautifully reproduced, it is a unique collection and a magnificent... Format: Hardback - Released: 05/05/2016
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An Illustrated Introduction to the Somme 1916 Robert J. Parker Fascinated by history? Wish you knew more? The Illustrated Introductions are here to help. In this lavishly illustrated, accessible guide, find out everything you need to know about the Battle of the Somme. Format: Paperback - Released: 11/02/2016
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Elegy The First Day on the Somme Andrew Roberts Andrew Roberts evokes the pity and the horror of the blackest day in the history of the British army - a summer's day-turned-hell-on-earth by modern military technology - in the words of casualties, survivors, and the bereaved. Format: Paperback - Released: 02/06/2016
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KL A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps Nikolaus Wachsmann Joint Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2016. The first definitive history of the Nazi concentration camp system, KL will remain an essential read for years to come. Wachsmann explores the practice of institutionalised murder and inmate collaboration... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/03/2016
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Augustine Conversions and Confessions Robin Lane Fox Joint Winner of the Wolfson History Prize 2016. Augustine is the person from the ancient world about whom we know most. He is the author of an intimate masterpiece, the Confessions, which continues to delight its many admirers.... Format: Hardback - Released: 05/11/2015
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