Warfare, battles, armed forces (Children's / Teenage)
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An Unlikely Spy
£6.99An Unlikely Spy
World War II has begun. Brigit has been evacuated to Wales from her home near the aeroplane factories of Coventry. But when it’s revealed that her father is German, Brigit runs away to join her mother in a very special training camp, where Churchill is building a secret army of spies and saboteurs known as the Special Operations Executive. Brigit and her mother soon find themselves on the front line in Nazi-occupied France, where they search for double agents and meet with danger at every turn in their efforts to support the French resistance. But no-one will suspect Brigit is a spy, will they? After all, who would suspect a child?
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Bombs & the Blitz
£4.99Bombs & the Blitz
Dedicated to the 70th anniversary of World War II’s D-Day this commemorative edition of Heroic Histories series is packed with information and activities to explore the past in a fun way! Includes colourful and humorous illustrations that are age appropriate and quirky.
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Dragon Rising
£7.99Dragon Rising
The brand new adventure in the ROARsome DRAGON REALM series for 9+ readers! Perfect for fans of nail-biting mysteries and cinematic battles.
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Our Castle By the Sea
£6.99Our Castle By the Sea
England is at war. Growing up in a lighthouse, eleven-year old Pet’s world has been one of storms, secret tunnels and stories about sea monsters. But now the clifftops are a terrifying battleground, and her family is torn apart …
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Please Write Soon
£12.99Please Write Soon
Beginning in 1939, young Solly in London exchanges letters with his teenaged cousin, Bernie, in Poland. While Solly is evacuated and adjusts to life in the English countryside, Bernie flees Warsaw, is sent to a Russian labour camp, and then joins the ‘Anders Army’ and fight the Axis powers. A powerful story of the endurance of family bonds.
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The Amber Spyglass
£7.99The Amber Spyglass
Will and Lyra, whose fates are bound together by powers beyond their own worlds, have been violently separated. But they must find each other, for ahead of them lies the greatest war that has ever been – and a journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned…
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The Buried Crown
£6.99The Buried Crown
Britain is on the brink of invasion. George is sent to the countryside while his brother and guardian, Charlie, trains to be a pilot. But the war is closer than he thinks. Nearby, an ancient burial ground hides a treasure Hitler is desperate to possess. George must find and protect it before it’s too late …
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The Subtle Knife
£7.99The Subtle Knife
Will has just killed a man. He’s on the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world, to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra. Her fate is strangely linked to his own, and together they must find the most powerful weapon in all the worlds…
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Things A Bright Girl Can Do
£7.99Things A Bright Girl Can Do
Evelyn is 17, and though she is rich and clever, she may never be allowed to follow her older brother to university. Enraged that she is expected to marry her childhood sweetheart rather than be educated, she joins the Suffragettes, and vows to pay the ultimate price for women’s freedom. May is 15, and already sworn to the cause, though she and her fellow Suffragists refuse violence. When she meets Nell, a girl who’s grown up in hardship, she sees a kindred spirit. Together and in love, the two girls start to dream of a world where all kinds of women have their place. But the fight for freedom will challenge Evelyn, May and Nell more than they ever could believe. As war looms, just how much are they willing to sacrifice?
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Warfare in the 16Th To 19Th Centuries
£7.99Warfare in the 16Th To 19Th Centuries
‘Warfare in the 16th to 19th Centuries’ explores how the face of battle changes over four centuries, as the methods of the Middle Ages gave way to the introduction of firearms and mechanised warfare.
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