Flying Under Fire - A Chinook Pilot's Blistering Account of
Life, Death and Dust in Afghanistan. With bullets flying, the
Chinook comes in to land in one of the most dangerous parts of
Afghanistan. The lives of wounded soldiers depend on one man at
the machine's controls, and if he doesn't stay calm everyone could
die. Flt Lt Alex 'Frenchie' Duncan has been involved in some of
the most daring and dangerous missions undertaken by the Chinook
force in Afghanistan. In this book he recounts his experiences of
life under fire in the dust, heat and bullets of an active war
zone. At 99ft long, the Chinook is a big and valuable target to
the Taliban, who will stop at nothing to bring one down.
A highly personal biography of Russia’s leader – a man many regard
as the world’s most interesting politician. Hutchins travelled
throughout Russia to meet the people who know Vladimir Putin best,
including those who knew him as a teenager and a young intelligence
officer, long before he first entered the world’s stage. Putin’s
stunning ability as a politician took many totally by surprise. A
British diplomat who travelled to St Petersburg with Tony Blair to
meet the then-President elect describes in detail how Putin
completely outwitted the British Prime Minister who was regarded as
the elder statesman. In just eight years he rescued his country from
financial ruin and in doing so saved the nation’s pride.
HE WAS MY CHIEF: THE MEMOIRS OF ADOLF HITLER'S
SECRETARY
by Christa Schroeder
Christa Schroeder
was perfectly placed to observe the actions and behaviour of
Hitler, along with the most important figures surrounding him and
her memoir does not fail to deliver fascinating insights. She
notes Hitler's bourgeois manners, his vehement abstemiousness and
his mood swings, and reflects candidly on political and military
developments from the earliest days of the regime through its
final collapse. This is, without doubt, one of the most important
primary sources from the wartime period.
A brutal but
engrossing memoir of the Second Chechen War, through the eyes of a
young Russian soldier. Nicolai Lilin was conscripted and then
trained as a sniper in an unorthodox Russian Special Forces
regiment. This elite band of men fought their way through multiple
assignments, including guerilla warfare in inhospitable
mountainous terrain and intense hand-to-hand fighting in urban
areas. Along the way, they faced mercenary fighters,
anti-personnel mines and torture. Free Fall offers a unique
perspective on one of the most controversial wars in living
memory.
The order of the Temple was a military-religious organisation,
set up to protect pilgrims and settlers in the Holy Land. The
Templars believed they were God's warriors, fighting on God's
behalf, and they developed a fearsome reputation among the
neighbouring Muslim rulers. This book examines the men who joined
the order, focusing on those who fought in the Holy Land. It
provides an insight into the lives of the warriors, from their
admission ceremony to their training, organisation in the field,
and how they fought in battle.
New in card cover - 64pp, numerous
b/w illustrations, 8 colour plates
