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A concise history of the origins of the 'war to end all wars' Meer

Benedict Cumberbatch and Louise Brealey read a love story in letters, played out against the backdrop of the Second World War. aglow, alive, alert at the thought that you are in the same world, and by... Meer

The remarkable story of the Knights Templar - the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading era - narrated by the author. Meer

A unique collection of historic recordings in which the last brutal encounters of the war and the mixed emotions of the armistice are remembered by troops from both sides. For the Germans, the mood wa... Meer

From the Russian Revolution to America's declaration of war and the lasting horror of Passchendaele, this unique collection of historic recordings contains the voices of those who were there. Survivor... Meer

General Stanley McChrystal, commander of international and US forces in Afghanistan, was living large, with staff calling him a 'rock star.' Meer

Berlin 1941. Marie Jalowicz Simon, a nineteen-year-old Jewish woman, makes an extraordinary decision. Meer

The gripping story of Russia's imperial dynasty, 1613-1918. MP3 ON CD - THIS MP3-CD CANNOT BE PLAYED ON ALL DISC PLAYERS. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ACCESS TO AN MP3 COMPATIBLE DEVICE. Meer

Sir Robert Peel creates the Metropolitan Police and slavery is abolished in the British Empire. 1837-1901: The Age of Victoria Victoria's 64-year reign encompasses huge social changes; Meer

Eight members of the SAS regiment embark upon a top secret mission to infiltrate deep behind enemy lines. It is a breathtaking account of Special Forces soldiering: an action-packed chronicle of super... Meer

All six volumes of 'The Essential Letters from America', brought together for the first time in this definitive chronological collection of Alistair Cooke's finest broadcastsAlistair Cooke was the doy... Meer

The Sunday Times Number 1 Bestseller `A fabulous story, superbly told ... cannot be bettered' Max Hastings `Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' Meer

Eyewitness accounts from the BBC Archive are at the heart of this unique history of the first half of the 20th Century, narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith. Meer

A selection of the powerful and poignant wartime letters of Vera Brittain and her friends.`If war spares me,' wrote Vera Brittain to her brother Edward in 1916, `it will be my one aim to immortalise i... Meer

First-hand accounts by those who planned and took part in the Normandy landings, and eyewitness reports from BBC correspondents travelling with the troops on 6 June 1944. Meer

In March 2003, M Squadron was sent 1,000 kilometres behind enemy lines on a true mission impossible, to take the surrender of the 100,000-strong Iraqi Army 5th Corps. From the very start their tasking... Meer

Tells the history of the First World War from the point of view of the British people. This book brings to life the day-to-day experience of the British over the entire course of the war, capturing th... Meer

He returns to key sites in Dallas, and talks to eyewitnesses including Nellie Connally (ex-First Lady of Texas), Jim Leavelle (ex-Dallas detective), Jim Ewell (ex Dallas Morning News correspondent), A... Meer