Douglas Boyd: 23 books
Solitary Spy
A Political Prisoner in Cold War Berlin
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2017
Of the 2.3 million National Servicemen conscripted during the Cold War, 5,000 attended the secret Joint Services School for Linguists, tasked with supplying much-needed Russian speakers to the three services. The majority were in RAF uniform, as the Warsaw Pact saw air forces become the greatest danger...
Voices from the Dark Years
The Truth About Occupied France 1940-1945
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
The clearest picture yet of what life was really like in German-occupied France during World War II, using previously unpublished first-person accounts of ordinary men and women who lived through this extraordinary and dangerous time Using new, meticulously researched material, Douglas Boyd tells...
Kremlin Conspiracy
1,000 Years of Russian Expansionism
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014
A timely book detailing more than 1,000 years of Russian expansionism, utilizing previous unpublished first person accountsPeople call Putin's power strategy the new Cold War. Author Douglas Boyd argues that it is the same one as before, fought with potent new weapons: the energy resources on which...
Red October
The Revolution that Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
The October Revolution happened in November 1917. Later Soviet propaganda "proved" it was "the will of the people," but few know that the brutal rebellion, which killed millions and raised Lenin's numerically tiny Bolshevik Party to power, was made possible by massive injections...
Lockerbie
The Truth
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2018
On 21 December 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 from Frankfurt to Detroit was destroyed by a bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew. Large sections of the aircraft crashed onto residential areas of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing a further 11 people on the ground. Only one man has ever been convicted of...
by Atarah Ben-Tovim, Douglas Boyd
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
This unique book offers a simple and practical method of selecting the right instrument for the individual child.
Starting with the physical and emotional make-up of the child and using questionnaires and charts, the authors systematically explain the pros and cons of various instruments. For...
Other First World War
The Blood-Soaked Eastern Front
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
A challenge to the conventional Western Front bias of World War I history, a must-have for any war historianUnlike the stalemate of the trenches in Flanders, the little-known eastern front of World War I was a war of movement that caused 12 million casualties, including female combatants. It spanned...
April Queen
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Recreating the turbulent life of one of the most exciting women in European medieval history, this biography reveals a peculiarly "modern" queen Eleanor of Aquitaine was the only person ever to sit on the thrones of both France and England. This account of the adventures of the extraordinary...
Lionheart
The True Story of England's Crusader King
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Reveals the dark side of England's most celebrated monarchWhen people think of Richard the Lionheart they recall the scene at the end of every Robin Hood epic when he returns from the crusade to punish his treacherous brother John and the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham. In reality Richard detested England...
Daughters of the KGB
Moscow's Secret Spies, Sleepers and Assassins of the Cold War
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
The relationship between the KGB and its ghastly brood of "daughter" organizations through which Moscow terrorized the satellite states grabbed by Stalin during and after World War IIEveryone has heard of the KGB, but little has been published about its daughter oganizations. Staffed by...
Agente
Female Secret Agents in World Wars, Cold Wars and Civil Wars
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Mathilde Carré was caught by the Abwehr in occupied France and betrayed everyone in her Resistance network to her new lover. At her trial, she said, "Women do not have the same choices as men." Yet female agents of SOE saved thousands of Allied soldiers' lives. In the Comintern's 70-year...
De Gaulle
The Man Who Defied Six US Presidents
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2013
Containing previously unpublished material from the Paris and Washington archives, an all new, controversial account of France's role post-World War II Throughout D-Day, French soliders were mysteriously absent during the invasion on their own soil. Although General Charles De Gaulle commanded 400,000...
Blood in the Snow, Blood on the Grass
Treachery, Torture, Murder and Massacre - France 1944
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
Based on original research and personal reminiscences of French and Allied participants, this story, previously unpublished in English, highlights the cynical disregard for civilian lives shown by British SOE and American OSS
Nearing D-Day, Allied intelligence used Royal Air Force airdrops...
The Must-Read Novels for Christmas Time (Illustrated Edition)
The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, The Christmas Angel, The Little City of Hope, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2017
Presenting our best ever and biggest ever collection of hand-picked Christmas classics for a wonderful holiday enjoyment. Our editions are meticulously crafted to give the absolute reading pleasure and that happy festive smile. So, what are you waiting for? Just come along... Life and Adventures of...
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