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Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim

By Russell Miller

Strictly Ann: The Autobiography

By Widdecombe, Ann

Testament of Youth

By Brittain, Vera

Sikunder Burnes: Master of the Great Game

By Craig Murray

Tomorrow You Die: The Astonishing Survival Story of a Second World War Prisoner of the Japanese

By Coogan, Andy

Envoy a Diplomatic Journey

By Nicholas Barrington

Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee: Winner of the Orwell Prize

By Bew, John

Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee

By Bew, John

First Lady: The Life and Wars of Clementine Churchill

By Purnell, Sonia

Soldier Box: Why I Won't Return to the War on Terror

By Joe Glenton

Fire Woman: The Extraordinary Story of Britain's First Female Firefighter

By Reynolds, Josephine

Wallis in Love: The untold true passion of the Duchess of Windsor

By Morton, Andrew

Lady Katherine Knollys: The Unacknowledged Daughter of King Henry VIII

By Sarah-Beth Watkins

Ada's Algorithm: How Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's Daughter, Launched the Digital Age Through the Poetry of Numbers

By James Essinger

Battlefield Bombers Deep Sea Attack

By Martin Bowman

Shadowplay: Behind the Lines and Under Fire: The Inside Story of Europe's Last War

By Tim Marshall

Septimius Severus in Scotland: The Northern Campaigns of the First Hammer of the Scots

By Simon Elliott

May at 10

By Anthony Seldon

A History of the World in 21 Women: A Personal Selection

By Murray, Jenni

Victory in the Kitchen: The Life of Churchill's Cook

By Gray, Annie

Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story

By Ollerton, Ollie

Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story

By Ollerton, Ollie

The Wisdom of Winston Churchill: Words of War and Peace

By Lamb, Sean

Eye of the Storm: Twenty-Five Years In Action With The SAS

By Ratcliffe, Peter, Peter Ratcliffe

Remember When: A nostalgic trip through the consumer era

By Opie, Robert

Jihad!: The Secret War in Afghanistan

By Carew, Tom

Maxton: A Biography

By Brown, Gordon

Soldier Five: The Real Truth About The Bravo Two Zero Mission

By Coburn, Mike

The Real Oliver Twist: Robert Blincoe - A Life That Illuminates an Age

By Waller, John

Captain Bligh’s Portable Nightmare: From The Bounty to Safety – 4,162 miles across the Pacific in a rowing boat

By Toohey, John