Books about war

A Listmania! list by "mcnairjames"
 
The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 (Penguin History)
1.  The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 (Penguin History) by Alistair Horne
The list author says:
  "Superb writing about arguably the Great War's fiercest battle."
£9.09   Used & New from: £3.99
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The Boer War
2.  The Boer War by Thomas Pakenham
The list author says:
  "Probably still the seminal work on the Anglo-Boer war."
£9.74   Used & New from: £0.75
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Sagittarius Rising (Greenhill Military Paperback)
3.  Sagittarius Rising (Greenhill Military Paperback) by Cecil Lewis
The list author says:
  "Lewis's own account of the air war both in France and over London."
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Singapore: the Pregnable Fortress: A Study in Deception, Discord and Desertion
4.  Singapore: the Pregnable Fortress: A Study in Deception, Discord and Desertion by Peter Elphick
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  "The fall of Singapore"
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Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu
5.  Hell in a Very Small Place: The Siege of Dien Bien Phu by Bernard B. Fall
The list author says:
  "Brilliant account of the French struggle to stay in Indo-China."
£13.04   Used & New from: £9.00
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Wind in the wires
6.  Wind in the wires by Duncan Grinnell-Milne
The list author says:
  "An account  of the air war in 1914-18."
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Winged Victory
7.  Winged Victory by V.M. Yeates
The list author says:
  "A novel about the dogfighting of WW1 which was eagerly sought by Battle of Britain fighter pilots."
£6.99   Used & New from: £1.75
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

The Boer War: London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March
8.  The Boer War: London to Ladysmith Via Pretoria and Ian Hamilton's March by Winston S. Churchill
The list author says:
  "Churchill's own work on the events that brought him public acclaim."
£11.04   Used & New from: £6.50

Quartered Safe Out Here
9.  Quartered Safe Out Here by George MacDonald Fraser
The list author says:
  "Tales from Burma and Malaya chasing the Japs."
£5.23   Used & New from: £0.01
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)

A Good German: Adam Von Trott Zu Solz
10.  A Good German: Adam Von Trott Zu Solz by Giles MacDonogh
The list author says:
  "Just proves they weren't all bad !."
£8.35   Used & New from: £3.72
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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