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1.		Kitchener's Last Volunteer: The Life of Henry Allingham, Britain's Oldest Man and the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War from Mainstream Publishing Price: £10.00 Customer Review: What amazes me the most about Henry Allingham's fascinating and inspiring life story is that for 30 years he lived a quiet life in his Eastbourne flat, and hadn't spoken about the War since it ended. Then, after reaching 100, his life changed completely and he's now had up to 47 event appearances in... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, the Only Surviving Veteran of the Trenches from Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Price: £3.86 Customer Review: Disappointing. Patch's own words are fine, especially for a man of his age, but the ghost-writer (Richard van Emden) is too intrusive and spoils the flow of the narrative.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		A History of Modern Britain from Pan Books Price: £3.55 Customer Review: This is an interesting and readable history of our country since the Second World War marred (pun intended) by a liberal/left-wing bias. Andrew Marr deals with a number of topics and this book is neither political nor social history but contains bits of each and more. Much of the book is a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

4.		Masters and Commanders: How Roosevelt, Churchill, Marshall and Alanbrooke Won the War in the West from Allen Lane Price: £12.49 Customer Review: This fascinating book, thick with historical data and insights, makes a riveting read. Whilst having no wish to quarrel with previous reviewers, for this reviewer, the book's strength is to be found within the all too rare combination of the elucidation of pertinent details and the subsequent... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		World War II: Behind Closed Doors - Stalin, the Nazis and the West from BBC Books Price: £9.99 Customer Review: A very readable book, which includes photographs, previously unseen. The really interesting parts are of course the relationship between the 3 elderly men who decided on the incredibly unfair divisions following the war at the summit at Yalta + another easily forgotten or not discussed alliance... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Dambusters: A Landmark Oral History from Virgin Books Price: £10.27 Customer Review: There are many histories written about the Dams raid where you can glean the clinical facts - and there was the film ... but there's nothing like oral history to engage the imagination and bring you close to the people who were there. The Dambusters, far from being 'gung-ho' come over as men of... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

7.		Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception, 1914-1945 from Faber and Faber Price: £16.25 Customer Review: Firstly, may I begin on stating that I endorse every statement made by the previous reviewer, Tristan Edwards. His review represents this work accurately and perceptively. This reviewer is surprised that anybody could fail to find that previous review helpful. This reviewer would like to... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		Soldier's War: The Great War Through Veterans' Eyes from Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Price: £10.42 Customer Review: The Soldiers' War is genuinely exceptional. There are other Great War anthologies around, but this one stands out by a country mile. The book claims to contain primarily unpublished stories from 1914-1918 and whilst I do not know enough about the period to comment, I do not recognise any accounts... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 1944--45 from HarperPerennial Price: £4.49 Customer Review: I was a little disappointed with this book. I bought it thinking it would be as good a read as 'Armageddon' by the same author. But here I was wrong. It seems that the author has tried to fill up a long book rather quickly without paying too much attention to the overall readability. He does cover... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		Nella Last's Peace: The Post-war Diaries of Housewife 49 from Profile Books Ltd Price: £4.49 Customer Review: If you enjoyed the original 'Nella Last's War' then you will enjoy this second volume just the same. The end of hostilities doesn't mean the end of either Nella's writing, or her talent with words and observation. It also certainly does not mean the end of hardship and difficulty. I drove to Barrow... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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