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  • Outlaw Platoon

    Heroes, Renegades, Infidels, and the Brotherhood of War in Afghanistan

    by Sean Parnell, John Bruning ...
    Acclaimed for its vivid, poignant, and honest recreation of sixteen brutal months of nearly continuous battle in the deadly Hindu Kesh, Outlaw Platoon is a Band of Brothers or We Were Soldiers Once and Young for the early 21st century—a riveting, action-packed, highly emotional war memoir and true story of enormous sacrifice and bravery.At twenty-four years of age, U.S. Army Ranger Sean Parnell ... Read more

    R243,90 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rhino War

    A General's Bold Strategy in the Kruger National Park

    by Johan Jooste, Tony Park ...
    In 2012, retired South African general Johan Jooste was parachuted into the seemingly unwinnable war against rhino poaching in the Kruger National Park. With poaching spiralling out of control, Jooste was given the mandate to ‘go military’, to convert Kruger’s ranger corps into a paramilitary force capable of taking the fight to the poachers. Aged 60, white, and a veteran with 35 years’ military ... Read more

    R172,83

  • Wounds of Honour: Empire I

    The gripping and unforgettable first book in the bestselling Empire series

    by Anthony Riches ...
    Series Book 1 - Empire series
    Pre-order the first book in bestseller Anthony Riches's brand new series, Swords of Troy, coming July 2026Discover the iconic, bestselling Empire series today, beloved by readers around the world'Totally, utterly enthralling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'Riches is just as good as Bernard Cornwell' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'A breathtaking saga' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'In Roman military fiction, Riches... ... Read more

    R211,13

  • Arrows of Fury: Empire II

    An epic and gripping novel of historical warfare for readers of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane

    by Anthony Riches ...
    Series Book 2 - Empire series
    Pre-order the first book in bestseller Anthony Riches's brand new series, Swords of Troy, coming July 2026A brutal, expertly researched novel, beloved by readers around the world, that captures the real Roman Army as you've never seen it before . . .'Second to none' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'As good as Simon Scarrow' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'You can't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'The way A... ... Read more

    R211,13

  • Alexander The Great: A Life From Beginning To End

    by Henry Freeman ...
    What does it mean to be great? There have been many that have come through the sands of time proclaiming their own greatness. We see it in the news every day; leaders, heroes, tyrants, and even reality star presidential candidates claim that they are great. But what about Alexander the Great?Inside you will read about...✓ Alexander and the Happiness of Horses✓ Aristotle and the First Day of School ... Read more

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  • Countdown

    The Sunday Times bestselling spy thriller

    by James Patterson ...
    An undercover CIA officer has seven days to save her country from the world's most dangerous double-agent.The CIA's highly classified Special Activities Division is in the business of tracking people down and keeping secrets hidden. Then a botched field operation reveals some dark dealings between an officer's superiors and an informant, including a plot that could kill thousands of Americans ... Read more

    R189,51

  • The 33 Strategies Of War

    by Robert Greene ...
    Series Book 16 - The Modern Machiavellian Robert Greene
    **Sun Tzu better watch his back' New York Magazine'An Art of War-style book of tough guy maxims to live by' Evening StandardSpanning world civilizations, synthesizing dozens of political, philosophical, and religious texts and thousands of years of violent conflict, The Concise 33 Strategies of War is the I-Ching of conflict, distilling Robert Greene's global bestseller into the essential, ... Read more

    R305,08

  • Commando: A Boer Journal of the Boer War

    by Deneys Reitz ...
    Deneys Reitz was 17 when the Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899. Reitz describes that he had no hatred of the British people, but "as a South African, one had to fight for one's country." Reitz had learned to ride, shoot and swim almost as soon as he could walk, and the skills and endurance he had acquired during those years were to be made full use of during the war. He fought with different Boer ... Read more

    R16,45 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Wolf's Gold: Empire V

    The immersive and action-packed historical adventure series from bestseller Anthony Riches

    by Anthony Riches ...
    Series Book 5 - Empire series
    Pre-order the first book in bestseller Anthony Riches's brand new series, Swords of Troy, coming July 2026Marcus Aquila's epic, brutal adventure continues . . .'A brilliant read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'Try them, you won't be disappointed' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'A 'must-finish' book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'A cracking read and a real page-turn... ... Read more

    R178,58

  • The Eagle's Vengeance: Empire VI

    An epic historical adventure for readers of Ben Kane and Simon Scarrow

    by Anthony Riches ...
    Series Book 6 - Empire series
    Pre-order the first book in bestseller Anthony Riches's brand new series, Swords of Troy, coming July 2026Strap in for the most nailbiting chapter of Marcus Aquila's story so far'What a cracker' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'His finest work yet' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'Simply couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'As good as Bernard Cornwell o... ... Read more

    R178,58

  • First Man In

    Leading from the Front

    by Ant Middleton ...
    NUMBER 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNo one is born a leader. But through sheer determination and by confronting life’s challenges, Ant Middleton has come to know the meaning of true leadership. In First Man In, he shares the core lessons he’s learned over the course of his fascinating, exhilarating life.Special forces training is no walk in the park. The rules are strict and they make sure you learn ... Read more

    R327,62

  • The Emperor's Knives: Empire VII

    The iconic Roman adventure series from Sunday Times bestseller Anthony Riches

    by Anthony Riches ...
    Series Book 7 - Empire series
    Pre-order the first book in bestseller Anthony Riches's brand new series, Swords of Troy, coming July 2026Brilliantly researched and packed full of action, bestseller Anthony Riches takes the reader to the heart of Ancient Rome'Get this book!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'Great storytelling with a thoroughly researched historical background' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'Anthony Riches doe... ... Read more

    R227,34

  • History's Greatest Battles

    Masterstrokes of War

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    Great battles mark history's turning points, occurring as they do where cultures and ideologies clash.While some battles have been won by the superior force, others have been won by a sheer dogged refusal to surrender in the face of overwhelming odds. Superior weaponry has sometimes brought victory, as at Plassey, while the superior generalship of a Napoleon, a Wellington, or a Marlborough has won ... Read more

    R18,92 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Berlin

    The Downfall 1945: The authoritative history book uncovering the final days of the Nazi Third Reich

    by Antony Beevor ...
    THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ON THE LAST DAYS OF THE THIRD REICH'Recounts, in harrowing detail and with formidable skill, the brutal death-throes of Hitler's Reich at the hands of the rampaging Red Army' Boyd Tonkin, Independent'An irresistibly compelling narrative, of events so terrible that they still have the power to provoke wonder and awe' Adam Sisman, Observer________________... ... Read more

    R189,51

  • Call to Kill

    The first in a brand new high-octane SAS series

    by Billy Billingham, Conor Woodman ...
    Series series Matt Mason
    BOOK TWO IN THE SERIES, SURVIVE TO FIGHT, IS AVAILABLE NOW!THE FIRST IN A BRAND NEW SERIES FROM SAS: WHO DARES WINS STAR.**A country in turmoil.A rescue mission gone wrong.A hero on unlike any other fighting to save a broken world.Matt 'Mace' Mason is deployed on a deniable SAS mission in war-torn Yemen, becoming embroiled in a hostage rescue that goes terr... ... Read more

    R227,34

  • Gentlemen Bastards

    On the Ground in Afghanistan with America's Elite Special Forces

    by Kevin Maurer ...
    From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of No Easy Day comes an insightful, inside look at the Green Berets—a legendary corps of soldiers whose exploits made military history. But now, its very identity and role as a fighting force may be forever changed.Until the war in Iraq, Special Forces were the military’s counterinsurgency experts. Their specialty was going behind enemy lines and ... Read more

    R241,49

  • Thunder of the Gods: Empire VIII

    An edge-of-your-seat historical adventure novel in the bestselling EMPIRE series

    by Anthony Riches ...
    Series Book 8 - Empire series
    Pre-order the first book in bestseller Anthony Riches's brand new series, Swords of Troy, coming July 2026Marcus Aquila reunites with his Tungrian legion in this epic instalment in the bestselling EMPIRE series'Another first class outing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'A thoroughly enjoyable read . . . Highly recommended' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'As gripping and exciting as all the othe... ... Read more

    R227,34

  • The Battle of The Somme (True Combat)

    by Alexander Macdonald ...
    The Germans could not believe their eyes. The English infantry were advancing at walking pace in four upright ranks, a yard or so apart from each other. They were sitting ducks. As the German machine guns rattled into life, the English died in their hundreds. On the first day of the battle, those parade-ground advances caused the greatest number of casualties of any single day in the history of ... Read more

    R25,40

  • Nuclear War

    The bestselling non-fiction thriller, shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize

    by Annie Jacobsen ...
    The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.Nuclear war begins with a blip on a radar screen.This is a minute-by-minute account of what comes next.It has to be read to be believed.'A stomach-clenching, multi-perspective, ticking-clock, ... Read more

    R208,48

  • The Great Escaper

    The Life and Death of Roger Bushell

    by Simon Pearson ...
    Series Book 5 - Extraordinary Lives, Extraordinary Stories of World War Two
    SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER'This gripping biography... Pearson has done uncommonly well to unearth so much.' (Max Hastings, Sunday Times)Roger Bushell was 'Big X', mastermind of the mass breakout from Stalag Luft III in March 1944, immortalised in the Hollywood film The Great Escape.Very little was known about Bushell until 2011, when his family donated his private papers - a treasure trove of ... Read more

    R259,77

  • The Art of War

    by Sun-Tzu ...
    “Engage people with what they expect; it is what they are able to discern and confirms their projections. It settles them into predictable patterns of response, occupying their minds while you wait for the extraordinary moment — that which they cannot anticipate.”It’s better to avoid conflict, but if you must go to war then fight to win. From the terrain of the battlefield, to rank and discipline ... Read more

    R48,54 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Strategy Six Pack

    The Art of War, The Gallic Wars, Life of Charlemagne, The Prince, On War and Battle Studies

    by Sun Tzu, Niccolò Machiavelli, Carl von Clausewitz ...
    “War is merely the continuation of politics by other means.” - Von Clausewitz.Strategy Six Pack brings together six essential texts for military theorists:Machiavelli’s The PrinceThe Art of War by Sun TzuBattle Studies by Ardant du PicqEinhard’s Life of CharlemagneJulius Caesar’s The Gallic WarOn War</... ... Read more

    R190,93

  • No True Glory

    A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah

    by Bing West ...
    "This is the face of war as only those who have fought it can describe it."–Senator John McCainFallujah: Iraq’s most dangerous city unexpectedly emerged as the major battleground of the Iraqi insurgency. For twenty months, one American battalion after another tried to quell the violence, culminating in a bloody, full-scale assault. Victory came at a terrible price: 151 Americans and thousands of ... Read more

    R278,63

  • The Book of Five Rings

    A Classic Text on the Japanese Way of the Sword

    by Miyamoto Musashi ...
    Translated by Thomas Cleary ...
    Series series Shambhala Library
    The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle and mastery over conflict that underlies every level of human interaction.The Book of Five Rings ... Read more

    R152,82