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The Secret State: Preparing for the Worst 1945-2010

The Secret State: Preparing for the Worst 1945-2010

by Peter Hennessy

This updated edition of The Secret State revises Hennessy's picture of the Soviet threat that was presented to ministers from the last days of the Second World War to the 1960s.

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Tracing the History of Your House

by Nick Barratt

The second expanded edition of the bestselling guide by TV’s Nick Barratt.

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The Most Dangerous Enemy

by Stephen Bungay

For three months in the summer and autumn of 1940 a battle took place in the skies over Britain that has come to symbolise the character and destiny of the nation.

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Commando Battle of Britain Scramble !

by Calum Laird & George Low

If you remember, with affection, the thrill of reading Commando comics after lights out then this is the book for you.

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