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Flying to Norway, Grounded in Burma: A Hudson Pilot in World War II

Flying to Norway, Grounded in Burma: A Hudson Pilot in World War II

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Enemy Combatant: My Imprisonment at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Kandahar

Enemy Combatant: My Imprisonment at Guantanamo, Bagram, and Kandahar

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Echoes of the Great War: The Diary of the Reverend Andrew Clark, 1914-19 (Oxford Paperbacks - Oxford Letters & Memoirs)

Echoes of the Great War: The Diary of the Reverend Andrew Clark, 1914-19 (Oxford Paperbacks - Oxford Letters & Memoirs)

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Avro One: Autobiography of a Chief Test Pilot

Avro One: Autobiography of a Chief Test Pilot

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My Land Girl Years, 1939-1948

My Land Girl Years, 1939-1948

By Athena Press Ltd
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Staff Officer: The Diaries of Lord Moyne, 1914-1918

Staff Officer: The Diaries of Lord Moyne, 1914-1918

By Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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Fighter Aces of the RAF in the Battle of Britain

Fighter Aces of the RAF in the Battle of Britain

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The Lady Who Fought: A Young Woman's Account of the Anglo-Boer

The Lady Who Fought: A Young Woman's Account of the Anglo-Boer

By Stormberg Publishers,South Africa
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Master Modellers (Master Class)

Master Modellers (Master Class)

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Sir Winston Churchill 'The War Years'

Sir Winston Churchill 'The War Years'

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