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Operation Pedestal, Max Hastings
Malta a strategic point in the middle of the Med. Frustrated Italian and German efforts to supply their African campaigns. However. By...
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Blood & Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1971 - 1918 by Katja Hoyer
A very enjoyable read, it came second in the ‘History Teacher Book Club’ vote but I was so keen to get it read I read it alongside the...