Other warfare and defence issues

The moving true story of psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl's time as a prisoner in Auschwitz and what we can learn from his experience.

After the fall of Singapore in 1942, the conquering Japanese Army transferred some 2500 British and Australian prisoners to a jungle camp at Sandakan, on the east coast of North Borneo.

On 11 September 2001, in a caf in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed.

True stories of people who endured the shock and trauma of war-and whose spirits triumphed.

THE CLASSIC LOST THRILLER FROM THE ICONIC NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Shockingly good' The Sun'A prescient, high-octane thriller' Daily Express'Totally on the money - and ripe for this republication' i Newspaper * * * * *It always starts with a small lie.

'A gripping murder mystery and a vivid recreation of Paris under German Occupation.

'Captures the confusion, black humour, raw courage and sheer exhilaration of combat brilliantly' THE TIMES'Read this account of his stint with the 26-man strong X Platoon in the sweltering jungle, living on grubs, outnumbered 80 to one, battling heavily armed rebels with bamboo sticks and home-made grenades, and you'll be asking the question.

During the Second World War Eric Lomax was forced to work on the notorious Burma-Siam Railway and was tortured by the Japanese for making a crude radio.

The Nuremberg Interviews reveals the chilling innermost thoughts of the former Nazi officials under indictment at the famous postwar trial.

Between the interiors of the USA and Mexico lies a borderland: Amexica.

"e;Why didn't you try to escape?

'DESERVES TO JOIN REACH FOR THE SKY AND THE LAST ENEMY AS ONE OF THE GREAT RAF BOOKS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR' - ANDREW ROBERTSAs I write, I can clearly recall the stinging heat of aburning Blenheim, smells, tastes, expressions, sounds of voices and, most ofall, fear gripping deep in me.

Why did the twentieth century witness unprecedented organized genocide?

New perspectives on the history of famine-and the possibility of a famine-free worldFamines are becoming smaller and rarer, but optimism about the possibility of a famine-free future must be tempered by the threat of global warming.

A definitive history of the 20th century's first major genocide on its 100th anniversaryStarting in early 1915, the Ottoman Turks began deporting and killing hundreds of thousands of Armenians in the first major genocide of the twentieth century.

The behind-the-scenes story of how today's war crimes tribunals came to beWithin days of Madeleine Albright's confirmation as U.

They Were Soldiers showcases the inspiring true stories of 49 Vietnam veterans who returned home from the "e;lost war"e; to enrich America's present and future.

**THE NEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT** If you loved Lee Childs Jack Reacher, Peter Jamess Roy Grace or Michael Connellys Mickey Haller, you will loveThe Devils Hand and the James Reece series!

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of the samurai with "e;The Great Age of the Samurai - The Warrior's Long Journey from Ancient Japan to Modern Times"e;.

Des Powell left school with no qualifications and little in the way of formal education.

'History is made up of myths,' writes the renowned Russian dissident journalist Mikhail Zygar.

'I was filled with apprehension about crossing the front line, but I would have risked my life to save just one child.

The Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Homework Planner provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode.

The Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Homework Planner provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode.

Called to Serve Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically.

Called to Serve Over the past several years, veteran enrollment in universities, community colleges, and vocational programs has increased dramatically.

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZEWITH A FOREWORD FROM MARGARET ATWOOD'This book would always have been important evidence that the Ukraine people were suffering criminal attack.

A Finalist for the 2024 Cundill History PrizeLonglisted for the 2024 Baillie Gifford PrizeA Best Book of the Year in The Economist, Prospect, The Telegraph, TLS, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, and Foreign Affairs'Magisterial' - Max Hastings, The Sunday Times'Monumental' - Rana Mitter, Times Literary SupplementA landmark history of the postwar trials of Japan's leaders as war criminals, and their impact on the modern history of Asia and the world.

'Hard eyes stare out of massive beards, their faces marked by the scars of battle.

Firsthand accounts and contextual narrative chronicling the U.

A Pulitzer Prizewinning international reporter elucidates the day-to-day lives of modern American mercenaries in Iraq.

From surviving a horrific terrorist attack in Northern Ireland, to the violence of the Gulf War and an assault course of harrowing experiences in Iraq, Bosnia and Columbia, Major Bill Shaw had seen it all.

What do we know about war crimes and justice?

This fully revised edition of Martin Shaw's classic, award-winning text proposes a way through the intellectual confusion surrounding genocide.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of women become victims of sexual violence in conflict zones around the world; in the Democratic Republic of Congo alone, approximately 1,100 rapes are reported each month.

Peace and Justice In recent years there has been a tendency to intervene in the military, political and economic affairs of failed and failing states and those emerging from violent conflict.

From events at Nuremberg and Tokyo after World War II, to the recent trials of Slobodan Milo evi and Saddam Hussein, war crimes trials are an increasingly pervasive feature of the aftermath of conflict.

The true story of Australia's SAS and the soldier who was there from the start.

The truth about the battle that came to define our Vietnam War - from the men who were there.

'The story reaches out and grabs you by the throat' - Dr Clare Wright, historian and author of The Forgotten Rebels of EurekaThe facts are shocking.

Survival, heroism, courage and mateship in Ambon - a place of nightmares.

an engrossing narrative, beautifully controlled by a master storyteller' Michael McKernan, Sydney Morning Herald The bestselling, acclaimed, authoritative account of one of the most famous battles in Australian military history now established as a classic.

Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader.

The Vietnamese hilltribes made him a demi-god.

Michael Caulfield presents accounts of Australian prisoners of war, capturing the Aussie spirit that manages to endure through all.

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Why violence in the Congo has continued despite decades of international intervention Well into its third decade, the military conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been dubbed a "e;forever war"e;-a perpetual cycle of war, civil unrest, and local feuds over power and identity.

Features assignments and exercises to meet the changing needsof mental health professionals The Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Homework Planner provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode.

Features assignments and exercises to meet the changing needsof mental health professionals The Veterans and Active Duty Military Psychotherapy Homework Planner provides you with an array of ready-to-use, between-session assignments designed to fit virtually every therapeutic mode.

One Marine's gripping story of the bloody battles, the Surge, and the Awakening of Sunni tribes that changed the tide in Iraq's Anbar province Seven minutes into the first patrol a firefight erupts.