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Cast a Diva: The Hidden Life o...Maria Callas (1923-77) was the greatest opera diva of all time. Despite a care... Maria Callas (1923-77) was the greatest opera diva of all time. Despite a career that remains unmatched by any prima donna, much of her life was overshadowed by her fiery relationship with Aristotle Onassis, who broke her heart wh more
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Confinement: The Hidden Histor...'An important, fascinating and frequently shocking read.' - BERNARDINE EVARIST... 'An important, fascinating and frequently shocking read.' - BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, Other Covering a fascinating period of population growth, high infant mortality and deep soci more
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The Secret History of OxfordThe Secret History of Oxford offers the reader an off-the-beaten-track tour of... The Secret History of Oxford offers the reader an off-the-beaten-track tour of the city's landmarks and streets. Filled with hundreds of facts and anecdotes, it reveals the amusing, unlikely and downright wonderful storie more
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Iga and Koka Ninja Skills: The...'A retainer of our domain, Renpeido Chikamatsu Hikonoshin Shigenori, each morn... 'A retainer of our domain, Renpeido Chikamatsu Hikonoshin Shigenori, each morning washed his face and hands, dressed himself in Hakama and prayed in front of the kamidana alter … His prayer was thus: "Please afford me success in w more
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The Sisterhood: The Secret His...Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency reli... Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency's secrets. D more
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Station 12: SOE's Secret Weapo...The full story of Aston House in the Second World War has never been told befo... The full story of Aston House in the Second World War has never been told before. Its activities were top secret and as important to the Allied war effort as those of Bletchley Park, but in a different way. Situated near Stevenage more
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Churchill's Spy Files: MI5's T...The Second World War saw the role of espionage, secret agents and spy services... The Second World War saw the role of espionage, secret agents and spy services increase exponentially as the world was thrown into a conflict unlike any that had gone before it.At this time, no one in government was really more
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SIGINT: The Secret History of ...Signals Intelligence, or SIGINT, is the interception and evaluation of coded e... Signals Intelligence, or SIGINT, is the interception and evaluation of coded enemy messages. From Enigma to Ultra, Purple to Lorenz, Room 40 to Bletchley, SIGINT has been instrumental in both victory and defeat d more
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Cash for HonoursThe book uncovers the involvement of the Secret Service and how Maundy Gregory... The book uncovers the involvement of the Secret Service and how Maundy Gregory exploited sensitive information that enabled him to gain access and influence to pillars of the establishment. It reveals for the first time the conten more
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Enigma Traitors: The Struggle ...Everyone knows the story of Enigma and secret codebreaking in the Second World... Everyone knows the story of Enigma and secret codebreaking in the Second World War: the triumph of Bletchley Park over world-class cipher technology. Except that excellence in codebreaking was nearly betrayed by incompetence in co more
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Witchcraft in Illinois: A Cult...The hidden history of witchcraft in the Land of Lincoln is revealed in this un... The hidden history of witchcraft in the Land of Lincoln is revealed in this unique study by the author of Haunting Illinois.Although the Salem Witch Trials have drawn focus to New England as the center of witchcra more
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Kill the Fuhrer: Section X and...During the Second World War, Britain's top secret Special Operations Executive... During the Second World War, Britain's top secret Special Operations Executive plotted to assassinate Hitler. A small department of SOE known as Section X had the tantalisingly complex task of investigating how, when and where the more
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Bloody British History: Cambri...Death to students: The weird origin of the University! A plague on both your p... Death to students: The weird origin of the University! A plague on both your parishes: Black Death in Cambridge's streets! Off with his head: The bizarre true story of Oliver Cromwell's travelling skull! Gas! Gas! The secret resea more
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Walsingham: Elizabethan Spymas...Walsingham, Elizabeth's spymaster had established an extensive spy network the... Walsingham, Elizabeth's spymaster had established an extensive spy network the world had ever seen, placing secret agents throughout Europe, especially in the Catholic courts of Spain, Italy, and France, to ferret out Catholic plo more
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Shooting 007: And Other Cellul...In Shooting 007, beloved cameraman and director of photography Alec Mills, a v... In Shooting 007, beloved cameraman and director of photography Alec Mills, a veteran of seven James Bond movies, tells the inside story of his twenty years of filming cinema's most famous secret agent. Among many humorous more
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The Woman Who Censored Churchi...During the Second World War, the only way Winston Churchill and his American c... During the Second World War, the only way Winston Churchill and his American counterpart Franklin D. Roosevelt could communicate was via a top secret transatlantic telephone link. All other Atlantic telephone cables had been disco more
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How Did Our Garden Grow?: The ...Never before has the full history of Hatton Garden and its diamond and jewelle... Never before has the full history of Hatton Garden and its diamond and jewellery trade been revealed in such detail.Stories of individuals who made the community what it is today and events that are usually hidden from the more
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Guernsey Evacuees: The Forgott...In June 1940, 17,000 people fled Guernsey to England, including 5,000 school c... In June 1940, 17,000 people fled Guernsey to England, including 5,000 school children with their teachers and 500 mothers as 'helpers'. The Channel Islands were occupied on 30 June - the only part of British territory that was occ more
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'To Walk in the Dark': Militar...During the bloody years of the First English Civil War, as the battles of Edge... During the bloody years of the First English Civil War, as the battles of Edgehill, Newbury and Naseby raged, another war was being fought. Its combatants fought with cunning and deceit, a hidden conflict that nevertheless would s more
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The Illustrated Guide to Vikin...Martial Arts expert Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking... Martial Arts expert Antony Cummins reveals the hitherto hidden world of Viking hand-to-hand combat, employing the sword, the spear, the axe and the shield. Based upon a careful analysis of the Norse Sagas, the techniques described more
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