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MI6 and the French Resistance: Confusion or Conspiracy?
Or is it simply boll*cks?
Apr 11 • 
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The Burglar, by Anthony Mills (Bill Slim)
An article in the volume A Close Shave
Apr 10 • 
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The General Wondered Why
Its publication day for Bill Slim's short stories ,1931-1940
Apr 6 • 
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Is the tank dead?
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A Mosquito DFC in the family. Who knew?
Aug 16, 2022 • Dr Robert Lyman
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Writing about the British Army
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Thank goodness for a well-oiled infantry battalion..
May 30, 2022 • Dr Robert Lyman
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Life and Death in the French Resistance
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Fancy a trip up the Brahmaputra Valley?
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Apr 1 • 
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A War of Empires
In paperback soon (9th May in UK; 11th May in USA)!
Mar 28 • 
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Uncle Bill
Frank Owen
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How - and why - did the Nazis get to power?
Why is this question, which never seems to go away, still important?
Mar 13 • 
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Rivers in war and peace
Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Graham MC*
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Private Richard Chuck, aka The Incorrigible Rogue
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