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This book describes operations by the RAF into occupied France during WW2. The mission of the pilots was to transport agents to and from France to support the activities of the French Resistance and SOE.

This is the true and fascinating story of how in 1940 British scientists discovered the existence of invisible beams along which German bombers flew to accurately drop their bombs on target.

The notorious love affair between George IV and Maria Fitzherbert is one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of the Royal family. This is the story of a young Catholic widow who became the secret wife of the heir to the throne.

'Perfect summer escapism' – Best Magazine1995, London. Sir James Harrison was one of the greatest actors of his generation. But, when he passes away at the age of ninety-five, he leaves behind more than just a heartbroken family. He leaves a secret so shocking, so devastating that it could ...

’Tis the season! The Crown meets When Harry Met Sally in the latest heartwarming historical novel from Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, bestselling authors of Last Christmas in Paris, Meet Me in Monaco, and Three Words for Goodbye.December 1952. While the young Queen Elizabeth II finds her ...

Peter Kent - newly inherited Duke of Stanhope - must become respectable. Between his radical politics and the time he interrupted a minor royal wedding with a flock of sheep - not his fault! - he's developed a scandalous reputation at odds with his goal of becoming guardian to his half siblin...

1916, Scotland. Five years after leading a strike at the sewing factory, newly pregnant Ellen is rushed off her feet at the Clydebank Clothing exchange, the heart of the community. Ellen is missing her husband James who is away with the Royal Navy, and worried about how to make ends m...

At a star-studded opening night for the Royal Academy's celebration of renowned artist Max Bruce, someone is hiding a dark secret. As the night reaches its climax and Max addresses his admirers, the occasion takes a shocking turn when a protester runs from the crowd and sprays the a...

1928. In British-ruled India, headstrong Sita longs to choose her own path, but her only destiny is a good marriage. After a chance meeting with the Crown Prince leads to a match, her family’s status seems secured and she moves into the palace, where peacocks fill the gardens and tapestries...

This book tells the story of the top-secret activities of RAF Bomber Command's 100 Group during World War II, when they used airborne electronics and radio countermeasures to confuse the enemy's intelligence systems.

Des Curtis was one of the founding members of 618 Squadron. Formed within days of the illustrious 617, 618's primary objective was to mount a daylight low-level attack by Mosquitos on the German battleship Tirpitz within hours of the attack on the Ruhr dams. The author explores the ...

This scholarly and clear-sighted book … is a happy marriage of history and technology and deserves to become standard reading for serious students of the First World War.' Prof. Richard Holmes 'Fascinating. Excellent pictures and a readable text as well. A wonderful story well told.' Military I...

One morning in May 1671, a man disguised as a parson attempted to seize the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. He managed to escape with the regalia and crown before being apprehended. Yet he was not executed for treason. Instead, the king granted him a generous income and he became a...

Ground-breaking, gripping and evocative, 'The Race to Save the Romanovs' is major new work of investigative history that will completely change the way in which we see the Romanov story. Finally, here is the truth about the secret plans to rescue Russia's last imperial family. On 17...

Ground-breaking, gripping and evocative, 'The Race to Save the Romanovs' is major new work of investigative history that will completely change the way in which we see the Romanov story. Finally, here is the truth about the secret plans to rescue Russia's last imperial family. On 17...

Ground-breaking, gripping and evocative, 'The Race to Save the Romanovs' is major new work of investigative history that will completely change the way in which we see the Romanov story. Finally, here is the truth about the secret plans to rescue Russia's last imperial family. On 17...

From award-winning historian Saul David, an authorised history of the SBS. Britain's SBS - or Special Boat Service - was the world's first maritime special operations unit. Founded in the dark days of 1940, it started as a small and inexperienced outfit that leaned heavily on volunteers' ra...

From award-winning historian Saul David, here is an authorised history of the SBS. Britain's SBS - or Special Boat Service - was the world's first maritime special operations unit. Founded in the dark days of 1940, it started as a small and inexperienced outfit that leaned heavily on volunt...