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Free Download Christopher Hilton, "The Wall: The People’s Story"
English | ISBN: 0752458337 | 2011 | 496 pages | EPUB | 1377 KB
For almost three decades, the Cold War was focused on Berlin, where the two (nuclear-armed) sides were kept apart by a twelve-foot wall, which had appeared overnight in August 1961. For a generation, until its fall in November 1989, it not only divided the city of Berlin, but also symbolised the confrontation between capitalist West and socialist East. In this astonishing book, journalist Christopher Hilton has collected together the individual stories of those whose lives it affected, including international politicians, American and British soldiers, East German border guards and, most importantly, the citizens of Berlin itself, West and East. Weaving their memories together into a remarkable narrative, this is the extraordinarily vivid, occasionally harrowing and often touching story of a city divided, and of how if affected the lives of real people.

Free Download Peter R. March, "The Harrier Story"
English | ISBN: 0750944870 | 2007 | 122 pages | EPUB | 206 KB
The ‘Jump-jet’ was the world’s first vertical/short take-off and landing (VSTOL) operational jet aircraft (VSTOL). Developed using the revolutionary Pegasus engine, the Harrier has served the RAF and US Marine Corps well for over 30 years. Here, vividly told, is the fascinating story from tentative hovering by the Hawker P1127 in 1960 to today’s frontline Harrier GR9 and AV-8B warplanes. A naval version, the Sea Harrier, entered service with the Royal Navy in 1979. Alongside the RAF Harrier it saw action in the Falklands War in 1982. More recently, Harriers have seen combat over Kosovo, Bosnia and Iraq. In the USA, a license-built version (the AV8-A/B) equips the US Marine Corps and is in service today in Iraq. Harriers also equip air forces in Spain and Thailand. This competitively priced, full color hardback is packed with clear and accessible information and is the latest in a series including The Concorde Story and The Spitfire Story.

Free Download Suitable Accommodations: An Autobiographical Story of Family Life: The Letters of J. F. Powers, 1942-1963 edited by Katherine A. Powers
English | August 20, 2013 | ISBN: 0374268061, 1250251478 | True EPUB | 480 pages | 5.1 MB
A wry, moving collection of letters from the late J. F. Powers, "a comic writer of genius" (Mary Gordon)

Free Download Nigel Cawthorne, "Story of the SS: Hitler’s Infamous Legions of Death"
English | ISBN: 1848588410 | 2012 | 384 pages | EPUB | 7 MB
Author Nigel Cawthorne provides a concise, yet detailed look at one of the most chilling organizations ever conceived by the human imagination, and whose misdeeds are viewed with an unflinching gaze, making for a chilling, yet engrossing read.

Free Download Norman Franks, "Flying Among Heroes: The Story of Squadron Leader T.S.C. Cooke"
English | ISBN: 0752480421 | 2012 | 192 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Following the extraordinary career of a Second World War bomber pilot, Flying Among Heroes brings together adventure and human daring with the harsh realities of being a member of the wartime Royal Air Force. Tom Cooke, like hundreds of other young men in 1939, joined up to the RAF just a few days before war began aged 18, being selected for pilot training. Just five years later, he had flown fifty-one operations, taken part in the Berlin bombings and three 1,000-bomber raids, and had even taken part in special operations in conjunction with the SOE. Not only did Cooke volunteer for an optional second and third tour of operations, but he was also shot down over France on his thirteenth special operation, survived the bale out with his crew and evaded capture. Helped by the French Resistance, he managed to make his way into Spain and was taken back to England from Gibraltar. Unsurprisingly, considering Cooke’s outstanding bravery and patriotism, he was decorated multiple times in his career. Franks and Muggleton make use of primary documentation, including Cooke’s own words, and contemporary images to put together a poignant story of wartime duty. In an effort to portray the situation for many young men like Cooke, much information is included on other squadrons and operations, as well as on Bomber Command itself. In all, 55,000 men of Bomber Command gave their lives to the cause of the Second World War; this is the tale of just one of those remarkable young men who survived the hardships of war, returning victorious to a nation of heroes.

Free Download Janet Zenke Edwards, "Diana of the Dunes: The True Story of Alice Gray"
English | ISBN: 1596299770 | 2010 | 160 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
In these pages, rediscover the legend of Diana of the Dunes…and learn the truth.

Free Download Andrew Cook, "Ace of Spies: The True Story of Sidney Reilly (Revealing History Ed 3"
English | ISBN: 0752429590 | 2004 | 368 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Sidney Reilly influenced world history through acts of extraordinary courage and sheer audacity. He was a master spy, a brilliant con man, a charmer, and a cad who lived on his wits and thrived on danger, using women shamelessly and killing where necessary-and unnecessary. Sidney Reilly is one of the most fascinating spies of the 20th century, yet he remains one of the most enigmatic. Introducing new evidence gathered from an extraordinary range of sources, Andrew Cook tells the full story of Sidney Reilly’s life. He proves conclusively who Reilly was, where he came from, and the truth behind his most daring exploits.

Free Download John Ashdown-Hill, "The Dublin King: The True Story of Edward Earl of Warwick, Lambert Simnel and the ‘Princes in the Tower’"
English | ISBN: 0750960345 | 2015 | 224 pages | EPUB | 13 MB
Was Lambert Simnel an impostor or a Yorkist prince? And can DNA evidence offer a clue to his legitimacy and finally solve this 500-year-old mystery?

Free Download Douglas Boyd, "Lionheart: The True Story of England’s Crusader King"
English | ISBN: 0752476602 | 2014 | 224 pages | MOBI | 4 MB
When people think of Richard the Lionheart they recall the scene at the end of every Robin Hood epic when he returns from theCrusades to punish his treacherous brother John and the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham. In reality Richard detested England andthe English, was deeply troubled by his own sexuality and was noted for greed, not generosity, and for murder rather than mercy.In youth Richard showed no interest in girls; instead, a taste for cruelty and a rapacity for gold that would literally be the death of him. To save his own skin, he repeatedly abandoned his supporters to an evil fate, and his indifference to women saw the part of queen at his coronation played by his formidable mother, Queen Eleanor.His brief reign bankrupted England twice, destabilised the powerful empire his parents had put together and set the scene for his brother’s ruinous rule. So how has Richard come to be known as the noble Christian warrior associated with such bravery and patriotism? Lionheart reveals the scandalous truth about England’s hero king – a truth that is far different from the legend that has endured for eight centuries.

Free Download Larry Naritelli, "Don’t Tread on Me: The Story of My Run for California Governor as a Tea Party Candidate"
English | 2011 | ASIN: B005GG0MPG | EPUB | pages: 37 | 0.3 mb
New from Voices of the Tea Party. Deeply upset at the way the Republican Party abandoned its conservative base in the elections of 2008, Larry Naritelli had taken to yelling at his television, prompting his 13-year-old son to ask if there would be a revolution in the country. Naritelli responded by taking his son to a Tea Party protest, to teach him about the freedoms granted by our Constitution. Naritelli began speaking publicly about the government-imposed drought that was destroying California’s farmers, creating 40% levels of unemployment, and depressing real estate values. In 2010, he ran against Meg Whitman for Governor as the Tea Party candidate, in the California Republican Primary in 2010. Don’t Tread on Me is the inside story of the making of a Tea Party gubernatorial candidate.