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2021
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The thrilling, edge-of-your-seat true story of one soldier's Special Forces operations in the Falklands War'BRILLIANT. A ROLLERCOASTER OF BLISTERING ACTION, SURVIVAL AND BEHIND-THE-LINES DARING' DAMIEN LEWIS________THE BIGGEST SINGLE LOSS OF LIFE FOR THE SAS SINCE WORLD WAR TWO . . .1982, the British task force sails to liberate the Falkland Islands. Aboard: SAS D Squadron, determined to make their m...
2025
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The Children's Book of Courage is an illustrated story about bravery, resilience, and the small acts of strength that shape us. Guided by Baba Jai, a wise storyteller beneath the jungle stars, a group of children learn how courage can be quiet, gentle, and surprising.Blending heartwarming artwork with a universal message, this book speaks to children and adults alike. Ideal for bedtime reading, classroom sharing, and gift-giving.A beautifully crafted tale f...
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- Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths
2005
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Read about crimes over the centuries in this historic area of London—includes photos and illustrations.In this collection of true crime stories, each chapter investigates the darker side of humanity in cases of murder, deceit, and pure malice in this corner of London. From crimes of passion to opportunistic killings and coldly premeditated acts of murder, the full spectrum of criminality is recounted, bringing to life the sinister history of this part of the capita...
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or Free with Kobo Plus- Narrated by
- Simon Darwen
Unabridged
9 hours 55 min
2021
EN
Brought to you by Penguin.The riveting account of SAS action in the Falklands warAfter passing the world's toughest Special Forces selection and joining the elite ranks of D Squadron, 22 SAS in 1979, Mark 'Splash' Aston thought the hard part was over.Then on April 2 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands.Days later D Squadron joined the cutting edge of Britain's campaign to retake the islands. Facing extreme weather and...
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The Incredible Minute-by-Minute Oral History of 3 Para's Deadly Falklands War Battle
Unabridged
18 hours 30 min
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***'An extraordinarily detailed account of the bloodiest battle of the Falklands war.' - Major General Jonathan Shaw CB CBEWhen 3 Para began their assault under cover of darkness on Mount Longdon in June 1982, nobody knew what to expect. The three platoons of B Company each approached the mountain silently, treading carefully through a series of defensive minefields. But following an explosion, fighting quickly escalated with shocking speed and severity, re...
The Greatest Raid
St Nazaire, 1942: The Heroic Story of Operation Chariot
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- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
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Brought to you by Penguin.FROM THE AUTHOR OF BRIDGE OF SPIES: A dramatic and colourful new account of the most daring British commando raid of World War TwoIn the darkest months of the Second World War, Churchill approved what seemed to many like a suicide mission. Under orders to attack the St Nazaire U-boat base on the Atlantic seaboard, British commandos undertook "the greatest raid of all", turning an old destr...
Call to Kill
The first in a brand new high-octane SAS series
- Narrated by
- Conor Woodman
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8 hours 1 min
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EN
The first in a new action series from television star, ex-SAS solider, body guard to the stars and bestselling nonfiction author.THE FIRST IN A BRAND NEW SERIES FROM SAS: WHO DARES WINS STAR.**A country in turmoil.A rescue mission gone wrong.A hero unlike any other fighting to save a broken world.Matt 'Mace' Mason is deployed on a deniable SAS mission in war-torn Yemen, becoming emb...
Speed, Aggression, Surprise
The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS
Unabridged
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2022
EN
Brought to you by Penguin.The Who Dares Wins PioneersThe origins story of the SAS is a myth.This is the real story of how the world's preeminent Special Forces came into existence.Speed, Aggression, Surprise is a fly-on-the-wall, character-driven story of how, from the wreckage of Dunkirk, emerged the idea of guerrilla Commando units who could inflict devastating 'mosquito stings' on larger,...
Red Devils
The Trailblazers of the Parachute Regiment in World War Two: An Authorized History
- Narrated by
- Mark Urban
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2022
EN
Brought to you by Penguin.A GRIPPING AUTHORISED HISTORY OF THE DARING 'RED DEVILS', THE TRAILBLAZERS OF THE PARACHUTE REGIMENTThe Parachute Regiment is Britain's elite airborne infantry. On the 80th anniversary of their first crucial campaign, in Operation Torch in North Africa, historian and broadcaster Mark Urban combines perspectives from German and British sources to tell the gripping stories of the men who had the resilience, fitness a...
Fighting Evil
The Ordinary Man who went to War Against ISIS
- Narrated by
- Macer GiffordPaul Thornley
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EN
A visceral, riveting, no-holds-barred military memoir told from the front line of the war against ISIS with a foreword by Andy McNab.In the summer of 2014 the world watched in horror as the black flag of ISIS swept all before it. Mosul, the second largest city in Iraq fell, ISIS proclaimed the caliphate and the horror mounted: from the mass murder, rape and enslavement of the Yazidis to the public beheading of journalists by British jihadis. For Macer Gifford it wasn't enough to as...
Unabridged
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EN
With the outbreak of Gulf War hostilities a unit from 22 SAS slipped quietly over the border and into the enemy's backyard. It would be six weeks before any of the patrol again reached safety.Sabre Squadron recounts in graphic detail their scud-busting operations deep inside Iraq. They were operating alone and out of reach of reinforcements, with the threat of detection and its fatal consequences ever present. Yet their determination to wreak havoc behind ...
All Or Nothing
the explosive new action thriller from bestselling author and SAS: Who Dares Wins star
- Narrated by
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EN
THE NEW THRILLER FROM THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLING AUTHORRevenge is a game you can't afford to lose...He turns the groaning Abbott over, puts the barrel of the gun to the back of his head.'We're doing him a favour,' he says. 'I know a guy with a death-wish when I see one.'He pulls the trigger.











