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Best British War Films – Guns at Batasi

Apologies to the makers of Saving Private Ryan, Das Boot, Cross of Iron and countless other great war films but this one is for the Brits only. Stiff upper lips, gritty realism and tally ho’s all round. Film Description Regimental Sergeant-Major Lauderdale is a spit-and-polish, by-the-book disciplinarian, ...
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Book of the Week – Submarine Technology

About the Book The book is a survey of emerging technologies applicable to combat submarines, using worldwide sources AKPC_IDS += "142,";SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Book of the Week – Submarine Technology", url: "http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2010/02/book-of-the-week-submarine-technology/" }); Read More →
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Book of the Week – Dunkirk

About the Book The rescue in May 1940 of British soldiers fleeing capture and defeat by the Nazis at Dunkirk was not just about what happened at sea and on the beaches. The evacuation would never have succeeded had it not been for the tenacity of the British soldiers who stayed behind to ensure they ...
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Book of the Week – The Circuit

About the Book After nearly 20 years of SAS operations, including a never before published role in the infamous Bravo Two Zero patrol, Bob retired from the military to work as an advisor on the international commercial security circuit. Certain his most dangerous days were behind him, Bob settled into ...
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Book of the Week – The Operators

This is an account of life with 14 Intelligence Company – a British military intelligence unit established in 1972 to conduct covert surveillance operations against terrorist organisations (of all stripes) in Northern Ireland. The unit is also known colloquially as ‘14 Int’, and the ...
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Book of the Week – Bomber Command

About the Book Among the strongest images of World War II is that of waves of Allied bombers “striking at the heart” of Germany, reducing German cities to rubble and destroying the German will to fight. But of late the issue of the effectiveness of strategic bombing has become a contested ...
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Book of the Week – The Joker

About the Book To survive over 20 years of active service in the SAS takes a particular kind of man. Pete Scholey, ex Royal Artillery and Parachute Regiment, possessed the necessary mix of courage and coolness under extreme pressure. He joined the SAS in 1963 and eventually hung up his boots in 1986, ...
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Book of the Week – Vulcan 607

About the Book It was to be one of the most ambitious operations since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs into the dams of the Ruhr Valley in 1943…When Argentine forces invaded the Falklands in the early hours of 2 April 1982, Britain’s military chiefs were faced with a real-life ...
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Book of the Week – Home Run

About the Book Throughout the Second World War, thousands found themselves cut off behind the lines in Nazi occupied Europe – soldiers were left stranded on beaches after the chaotic evacuation of Dunkirk, airmen flying operations against the Germans were blasted out of the sky by flak and fighters. ...
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Book of the Week – Janes Tank Recognition Guide

About the Book Every tank and AFV is in use today. Since the publication of the first edition in 1996, “Jane’s Tanks Recognition Guide” has sold over 32,000 copies worldwide and remains the most authoritative and comprehensive military vehicle handbook available. In this user-friendly ...
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