True stories: general

Determined to cover the Syrian regime's brutal crackdown on dissent and the devastating impact of the war on Syria's civilians, veteran photographer Paul Conroy and Marie Colvin, one of the foremost war correspondents of her generation, decided to smuggle themselves across enemy lines and into the blood and terror of Homs.

Kathryn Bonella lifts the lid on Bali's nightmarish narcotics underworld.

For millions of people across the world, lighting up a joint is no more controversial than having a cup of tea.

Michael Walling has honored the American men and women who served in Operation Enduring Freedom by helping them tell their own stories.

Michael Walling has honored the American men and women who served in Operation Enduring Freedom by helping them tell their own stories.

Fifteen renowned authors from widely varied backgrounds examine the Vietnam War, providing a fresh insight into this controversial conflict, even for those who have 'read it all before'.

Bill Yenne brings to life the untold story of Lidiya Vladimirovna, Russia's World War II flying ace, who lit up the skies over Germany and Russia while flying 66 combat missionsOf all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air Force had units comprised specifically of women.

Bill Yenne brings to life the untold story of Lidiya Vladimirovna, Russia's World War II flying ace, who lit up the skies over Germany and Russia while flying 66 combat missionsOf all the major air forces that were engaged in the war, only the Red Air Force had units comprised specifically of women.

The Pointblank Directive is the result of extensive new research that creates a richly textured portrait of perhaps the last untold story of D-Day.

The Pointblank Directive is the result of extensive new research that creates a richly textured portrait of perhaps the last untold story of D-Day.

A detailed history of SACO- the rice paddy navy -the U.

Matthew Hall brings to life the fascinating story of Colonel Martin Herford, the most decorated doctor of World War II, covering his service in the Spanish Civil War until the end of World War II.

Matthew Hall brings to life the fascinating story of Colonel Martin Herford, the most decorated doctor of World War II, covering his service in the Spanish Civil War until the end of World War II.

Longshore Soldiers chronicles the wartime experiences of port battalion veterans, part of the US Army's Transportation Corps.

The actions of General Patch's Seventh Army are analysed and assessed in this detailed history of their advance across Europe in 1943-45.

Commando is the all action history of World War II's toughest troops, and is the complete untold story of victory against overwhelming odds.

Commando is the all action history of World War II's toughest troops, and is the complete untold story of victory against overwhelming odds.

Fifteen renowned authors from widely varied backgrounds examine the Vietnam War, providing a fresh insight into this controversial conflict, even for those who have 'read it all before'.

From Andrew Wiest, the bestselling author of The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam and one of the leading scholars in the study of the Vietnam War, comes a frank exploration of the human experience during the conflict.

From Andrew Wiest, the bestselling author of The Boys of '67: Charlie Company's War in Vietnam and one of the leading scholars in the study of the Vietnam War, comes a frank exploration of the human experience during the conflict.

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The conduct of a brave and patriotic woman during the First World War, filled with details of espionage and life in an occupied country.

The conduct of a brave and patriotic woman during the First World War, filled with details of espionage and life in an occupied country.

Following the success of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and increased 'spy fever', Traitor: British Double Agents covers in detail all the spies known to have acted against Britain from the 1930s to the 1980s.

Patrick Thibeault has served in the US Army in various capacities since the 1990s, originally training as an Airborne soldier before specialising as a combat medic.

Set in the context of the Dieppe raid as a whole, Will Fowler studies the contribution of No.

In February 1874 Alfred Packer staggered out of the Colorado mountains and into the Los Pinos Indian agency.

James 'Whitey Bulger is the last of the old-fashioned gangsters.

The extraordinary story of the Druce-Portland affair, one of the most notorious, tangled and bizarre legal cases of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras.

On 7 November 1974, a nanny named Sandra Rivett was bludgeoned to death in a Belgravia basement.

An unputdownable true crime story set in the pulp-fiction obsessed world of 1930s America.

Through the 1980s and 1990s, violent anti-Castro groups based in Florida carried out hundreds of military attacks on Cuba, bombing hotels and shooting up Cuban beaches with machine guns.

"e;I looked around my cell and saw the sheet of paper taped to the door at chest height.

In 1981 amid recession and widespread urban unrest Dave Watson left the building trade to join the West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police.

A vivid and harrowing account of ordinary Russians caught in the deadly WW2 siege, based on interviews, diaries, and memoirs.

A Ukrainian-born British MP's memoir of being sold into slavery by Nazis as a child-and the long journey that led to his career in politics and business.

The author of Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer examines a different series of grisly unsolved murders in Victorian-era London.

Strangeways Gaol opened in 1868, and replaced the New Bailey Gaol, where public executions had taken place before their abolition that same year.

London's West End is associated with fashion and glamour but for centuries it has had a far darker side.

The history of the old county of Yorkshire has been concerned with the great and the good, the ambitious and the downright unscrupulous.

This arresting miscellany is jam-packed with intriguing and enlightening stories, facts, and trivia about all manner of murderers, miscreants, and malcontents.

';A fascinating and unique look at these celebrated expeditions.

'At every turn the gripping writing reminds you of a world of spies and betrayal that was so much a part of life in post-war Europe.

The seminal account of the battle between Montgomery's Eighth Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps, amidst the endless harsh wastes of the Western Desert.

From storytelling phenomenon The Moth: a collection about risk, courage, and facing the unknown, drawn from the best stories ever told on their stages.

"e;An essential companion and an exciting treat"e; Marco Pierre White"e;Mr Lyan is king of cocktails"e; Todd SelbyCocktails aren't just for fancy nights out and snobby home mixologists.

Following on from the stunning success of the novel Matterhorn as well as Osprey's own Tonight We Die as Men, this book follows the trials and tribulations of a group of Vietnam draftees from basic training to the rice paddies of Vietnam.

In the spring of 1966, while the war in Vietnam was still popular, the US military decided to reactivate the 9th Infantry Division as part of the military build-up.