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Galloper Jack: The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Rode a Real War Horse

By Brough Scott

Warrior: The Amazing Story of a Real War Horse

By General Jack Seely, Brough Scott, Sir Alfred Munnings

Churchill and His Airmen: Relationships, intrigue and policy-making, 1914-1945

By Vincent Orange

Test Pilot: My Extraordinary Life in Flight

By Tony Blackman

Raw Courage: The Extraordinary and Tragic Story of Four RAF Brothers in Arms

By Norman L.R. Franks, Simon Muggleton

Call Of The Litany Bird: Surviving the Zimbabwe Bush War

By Susan Gibbs, Lord Carrington

Journal

By Helene Berr, David Bellos

Be Bold

By Frederick Rosier, David Rosier

Shot Down in Flames: A WW2 Fighter Pilot's Remarkable Take of Survival: A WWII Fighter Pilot's Remarkable Tale of Survival

By Geoffrey Page

My Golden Flying Years: From 1918 Over France, Through Iraq in the 1920s, to the Schneider Trophy Race of 1927

By D. D'arcy A. Greig, Norman L.R. Franks, Simon Muggleton

Churchill's Navigator: Stories from Air Commodore John Mitchell's career including his time as Churchill's navigator

By John Mitchell, Sean Feast

Dowding of Fighter Command

By Vincent Orange

Brotherhood of the Skies: Wartime Experiences of a Gunner Officer and Typhoon Pilot: Wartime experiences of a gunnery officer and Typhoon pilot

By David Ince

A Pathfinder's War: An Extraordinary Tale of Surviving Over 100 Bomber Operations Against All Odds

By Flt Lt Ted Stocker, Sean Feast

Tally Ho!: From the Battle of Britain to the Defence of Darwin

By R.W. Foster, Norman L.R. Franks

Mannock: The Life and Death of Major Edward Mannock VC, DSO, MC, RAF

By Norman L.R. Franks, Andy Saunders

The Spitfire Smiths: A Unique Story of Brothers in Arms

By Rod Smith, Christopher Shores

Dilly: The Man Who Broke Enigmas

By Mavis Batey

1989 The Berlin Wall: My Part in Its Downfall

By Peter Millar

World War II Commanders: From the Attack on Poland to the Surrender of Japan

By Ian Westwell

Golda Meir: The Iron Lady of the Middle East: The First Woman Prime Minister in the West

By Elinor Burkett

Where the Hell Have You Been?: Monty, Italy and One Man's Incredible Escape

By Carver, Tom

Peking Story

By David Kidd

The Son from the West: From Comfort to Danger Zone

By Evelyn Cromer

Eclipse

By Moorehead, Alan, Knightley, Phillip

Heart of Fire: Missing - From Child Soldier to Soul Singer

By Mehari, Senait

REQUIEM (Diana Princess of Wales)

By MacArthur, Brian

WILLIAM PEOPLE'S PRINCE

By Lloyd, Ian, Lloyd, Ian

The Great Infidel: A Life of David Hume

By Graham, Roderick

Memoirs

By Kathrada, Ahmed