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“aidan maccarthy”

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  • A Doctor's War

    by Aidan MacCarthy ...
    An "engrossing" memoir of a Royal Air Force doctor's World War II experiences, from surviving Dunkirk to witnessing Nagasaki ( The Irish Times).As an RAF medical officer, Aidan MacCarthy served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was interned by the Japanese in Java, where his ingenuity helped his fellow prisoners through awful conditions. While en route to Japan in 1944, his ship was torpedoed, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Forgotten Highlander

    An Incredible WWII Story of Survival in the Pacific

    by Alistair Urquhart ...
    Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders, captured by the Japanese in Singapore. Forced into manual labor as a POW, he survived 750 days in the jungle working as a slave on the notorious “Death Railway” and building the Bridge on the River Kwai. Subsequently, he moved to work on a Japanese “hellship,” his ship was torpedoed, and nearly everyone on board the ship died. Not Urquhart ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • 1000 Days on the River Kwai

    The Secret Diary of a British Camp Commandant

    by Cary Owtram ...
    A British officer recounts his harrowing years as a POW in Thailand, including his time as the camp commandant, in this WWII memoir.Colonel Cary Owtram served with the 137th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, and the 11th Indian Infantry Division in Malaysia. After being captured by the Japanese in Singapore, he was transported to the infamous Burma railway. He went on to spend the next three and a ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • On Paths of Ash

    by Robert Holman ...
    On Paths of Ash is an extraordinary Australian World War II story. Robert and Jack Holman were working-class brothers who found themselves in three of the most horrific experiences of the war. They were interned in Changi prisoner-of-war camp, from where they became prison labourers on the infamous Burma Railway. From there they went as slaves to the coalmines of Japan, close enough to Nagasaki to ... Read more

    $11.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Green Beach

    by James Leasor ...
    In 1942 radar expert Jack Nissenthall volunteered for a suicidal mission to join a combat team who were making a surprise landing at Dieppe in occupied France. His assignment was to penetrate a German radar station on a cliff above “Green Beach”. Because Nissenthall knew the secrets of British and US radar technology, he was awarded a personal bodyguard of sharpshooters. Their orders were to ... Read more

    $4.00 USD

  • Fighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg

    A Green Howard's Wartime Memoir

    by Bill Cheall ...
    A British infantryman shares his harrowing story of life on the frontlines of WWII, from the North African Campaign to the invasion of Germany.In April 1939, when Bill Cheall joined the famous Yorkshire infantry regiment known as the Green Howards, he could not have imagined the drama, trauma, rewards and anguish that awaited him. But he recounts it all here, in this vivid memoir of service and ... Read more

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  • Cruiser

    The Life And Loss Of HMAS Perth And Her Crew

    by Mike Carlton ...
    **The definitive biography of the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth, and the brave men who sailed with her.**Of all the Australians who fought in the Second World War, none saw more action nor endured so much of its hardship and horror as the crew of the cruiser HMAS Perth. Most were young - many were still teenagers - from cities and towns, villages and farms across the nation. In three tumultuous ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Imperial War Museums' Book of War Behind Enemy Lines

    by Julian Thompson ...
    An account of the various units of the British special forces used during the Second World War, perfect for military enthusiasts and WWII history buffs.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 ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Captivity, Slavery and Survival as a Far East POW

    The Conjuror on the Kwai

    by Peter Fyans ...
    Captivity, Slavery and Survival as a Far East POW is the incredibly moving story of Gus Anckorn, a British soldier who was captured by the Japanese and held for over three and a half years. Before the war, Gus was a magician and throughout the war, entertained both fellow soldiers and Japanese guards with his tricks.Gus has a brilliant sense of humor and a 'tell it as it is' attitude which got him ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

    Now a major Guy Ritchie film: THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE

    by Damien Lewis ...
    One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard.He recruited a band of eccentric free-thinking warriors to become the first 'deniable' secret operatives behind enemy lines, offering these volunteers nothing ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Alarm Starboard!

    A Remarkable True Story of the War at Sea

    by Geoffrey Brooke ...
    "Much more than a mere catalogue of a naval officer's experiences of war . . . All-in-all an excellent read and very highly recommended." —World Ship SocietyThe author's naval war experiences make the most exciting reading. After being mined on the battleship Nelson in 1939, he served on the Prince of Wales, during the Bismarck action, witnessing the sinking of the Hood and Churchill and Roosevelt ... Read more

    $9.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Troop Leader

    A Tank Commander's Story

    by Bill Bellamy ...
    Bill Bellamy was a young officer in the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars from 1943 to 1955. He served in 7th Armoured Division in the North West Europe campaign, landing in Normandy on D+3, fought throughout the Battle for Normandy and into the Low Countries as a troop leader in Cromwell tanks, and was latterly a member of the initial occupying force in Berlin in May 1945. Against the rules, Bill ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus