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‘Don’t delay – enrol today’
£15.99‘Don’t delay – enrol today’
The year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of final demobilisation of the Women’s Land Army in 1950. Hampshire’s contributions were substantial; it might have been the first county to embrace the need for women farm workers, to have more members per head of population, Sparsholt College devoted almost its entire curriculum to training women and girls for employment on British farms, and both First World War ministers of Agriculture came from the county.
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Hero city
£30.00Hero city
One of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully brought to life by a leading expert on the Eastern Front. At the height of World War II the people of Leningrad endured a bitter 900-day siege, struggling against bombing, shelling, and starvation. Prit Buttar tells the story of how the siege was finally broken.
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Steel Lobsters
£25.00Steel Lobsters
The 17th-century battlefield ushered in a new era, with formed musketeers and pistol-wielding cavalry gradually taking over from the knights and men-at-arms that had dominated the European battlefield. Based on a detailed study of the primary sources, ‘Steel Lobsters’ tells the story of this transition through the history of the last fully armoured knights in England.
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To besiege a city
£30.00To besiege a city
At a huge cost, the Red Army and the civilian population of Leningrad ultimately endured a bitter 900-day siege, struggling against constant bombing, shelling and starvation. Throughout the siege, Soviet forces tried to break the German lines and restore contact with the garrison. ‘To Besiege a City’ charts the first of these offensives which began in January 1942 and was followed by repeated assaults.
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