Military History

First Class Comrades: The Stasi in the Cold War, 1945-1961 - By J. Boulter 

No country in history has been more deeply penetrated by spies than divided Germany. Fighting for the eastern corner were the 'first class comrades' of the Stasi—the East German Ministry for State Security. First Class Comrades shines a light on this lesser-known period of Stasi history, and why its stories and lessons still matter today.

Life After Death:  A Guardsman's Tale 

- By James Paul Watson

Stories from Northern Ireland, the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo & Iraq, life before & after the army.

Flying Forwards, Facing Backwards 

- By Jim Walls

Jim Walls guides you through his forty-year RAF career and his life as an air electronics officer who flew in Nimrods and Vulcans in the fight against enemy forces. 

Stanford Tuck: Hero of the Battle of Britain - By Helen Doe

In 1942 Bob Tuck was the top-scoring British fighter ace. His legendary prowess grew and he was posted to command a leaderless and demoralised squadron. He continued to prove he was an outstanding fighter ace, gaining the rare distinction of three DFCs and then the DSO for his leadership. He was shot down over France in January 1942. In January 1944 however, around twenty POWs, including Tuck, were purged to a new camp. Still determined to escape, Tuck and a Polish officer took a risky chance and made their way east to Russian forces and then to England.

Gestapo Hunter - By Sean Feast

The true story of the charmed life and exceptional career of Ted Sismore, widely considered one of the RAF's very best wartime navigators and leaders who later qualified as a pilot.