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The Mammoth Book of Heroes(1st Edition)
True Tales of Courage from Ancient Times to September 11, 2001 (Mammoth Books)
by Jon E., Thomas Carlyle, William Hazlitt, Toby Harnden, Kai Friese, Maurice Weaver, E. Cobham Brewer, Anthony Farrar-Hockley, F. E. Whitton, John Foxe, William Cobbett, Charles A. Lindbergh, Alistair Maclean, Lady Constance Lytton, William Shakespeare, Tom Wolfe, Jim Corbett, Lillian Hellman, Ernest Shackleton, Winston S. Churchill, Jon E. Lewis
Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2002 by Carroll & Graf
ISBN-13: 978-0-7867-1067-6, ISBN: 0-7867-1067-5

"Whoever is heroic will always find crises to try their edge,” Ralph Waldo Emerson writes in his essay “Heroism,” and popular Mammoth editor Jon E. Lewis has chosen crises throughout history that have tested human courage to the extreme. Heroism has inspired writers from Livy (on Horatius at the bridge) to Tom Wolfe (on Chuck Yaeger’s breaking the sound barrier), from Plato (on the death of Socrates) to St. John (on the crucifixion of Ch ..."






Long Journey Home 1944-45
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Ludovic Kennedy, Martin Jarvis
Fita Cassete, Published by Listen For Pleasure
Audiolivro
ISBN-13: 978-1-85848-318-4, ISBN: 1-85848-318-2






The Somme
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Charles Messenger
Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2016 by The History Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-6812-6, ISBN: 0-7509-6812-5

"Originally published in 1964, this is a critically acclaimed classic history of the military engagements of the Somme, which raged from July to November, 1916. It tells of bloody battles interspersed with trench actions of dreadful intensity. In addition to the key confrontations, Farrar-Hockley provides a detailed background to the Somme planning and why it failed with dreadful casualties. In its entirety, the conflict along the Somme ..."






The Edge of the Sword
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Hardcover, 274 Pages, Published 2008 by Pen And Sword
ISBN-13: 978-1-84415-692-4, ISBN: 1-84415-692-3

"In April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossing-point of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history. In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, the ..."






The Edge of the Sword
The Classic Account of Warfare & Captivity in Korea
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
274 Pages, Published 2007 by Pen And Sword
ISBN-13: 978-1-4738-1922-1, ISBN: 1-4738-1922-9

"Whenthe Weasel calls outto the defaulter, wesee that hischeeks are wetwith tears of agony ashe turnsto answer. Onlywhen darkness falls, only when the tormented manis about to faint,doesthe Weasel give him permissionto lower his armsandreturn tohisplace. No onemoves inthe cell.No eyes are lifted in sympathy .No hand is raised to give himafriendly, comforting pat, ashe resumes his cross legged posture. Fromfurther upthe cell block, th ..."






Death of an Army(1st Edition)
(Wordsworth Military Library)
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Paperback, 195 Pages, Published 2007 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-85326-698-0, ISBN: 1-85326-698-1

"This text describes the first battle of Ypres in October and November 1914, in which the British Army was destroyed. In this epic struggle, the old British Regular Army, whose fighting qualities have never been surpassed, stood and died facing odds of up to seven to one."






The Somme(Updated)
(Pan Grand Strategy Series)
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Paperback, 269 Pages, Published 1999 by Pan Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-330-37643-3, ISBN: 0-330-37643-8

"Originally published in 1964 by Batsford, this is the story of the military engagements and trench actions of the Somme, from July to November 1916. In the PAN GRAND STRATEGY series."






British Part in the Korean War
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Hardcover, 1,084 Pages, Published 1995 by The Stationery Office/Tso
ISBN-13: 978-0-11-630962-4, ISBN: 0-11-630962-8

"How the United Kingdom became involved in the conflict in Korea in 1950, and its efforts to unite a country torn apart, is discussed in this two-volume set."






The British Part in the Korean War
An Honourable Discharge (British Part in the Korean War , Vol 2)
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Hardcover, 550 Pages, Published 1995 by The Stationery Office/Tso
ISBN-13: 978-0-11-630958-7, ISBN: 0-11-630958-X

"Belgian Belgian Battalion, 59 fn, 89-90, 111-3, 115-21, 123, 128, 135, 209 British (and Commonwealth) British Army, 19, ... 70 Field Battery (70 Bty), 51 fn, 112 116 Field Battery, 112, 176 Battery, 112 61st Light Regiment, Royal Artillery, (61 Lt ..."






The Army in the Air(1st Edition)
The History of the Army Air Corps (Military series)
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1994 by Sutton Publishing Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-0617-3, ISBN: 0-7509-0617-0

"The army in the air tlls the fascinatingstory of those spitited and skilled individuals who lie behind the distinguished history of the Army Air Corps, from the early military balloonists of the Victorian age to the efficient fighting force of today - and tomorrow."






The Edge of the Sword
(Military Series)
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 1993 by Sutton Pub Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-0379-0, ISBN: 0-7509-0379-1

"In April 1951, at the height of the Korean War, Chinese troops advanced south of the 38th parallel towards a strategic crossing-point of the Imjin River on the invasion route to the South Korean capital of Seoul. The stand of the 1st Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment, against the overwhelming numbers of invading troops has since passed into British military history.In The Edge of the Sword General Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, then ..."






Englishmen at War
A Social History in Letters 1450-1900
by Ernest Sanger, Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1993 by Sutton Pub Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-0160-4, ISBN: 0-7509-0160-8

"A picture of war through letters written by generations of English men and women from the mid-fifteenth century until the beginning of the twentieth century."






Great Battles of the British Army(1st Edition)
As Commemorated in the Sandhurst Companies
by David G. Chandler, David G., Michael Orr, David Fraser, John Sweetman, Charles Grant, Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Donald Schurman, Jeffrey Grey, Martin Farndale, Lord Carver, Eric Morris, Richard Holmes, John Hackett, John Pimlott, Antony Brett-James, William Jackson
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 1991 by Univ Of North Carolina Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-8078-1980-7, ISBN: 0-8078-1980-8

"For 250 years the military college of this country - first at Woolwich, now the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst - has educated and trained the soldiering elite of this and other countries. The houses at Sandhurst - called "companies" - are named after famous British Battles and these actions are described in this major work by some outstanding military veterans and top historians. The 16 battles include Blenheim, Waterloo, Somme, Yp ..."






The Edge of the Sword(Reprint)
(Echoes of War)
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Paperback, 276 Pages, Published 1990 by Ashford Pr Pub
ISBN-13: 978-0-907675-50-1, ISBN: 0-907675-50-6

"This book is not an attempt at a personal hero-story, and it is certainly not a piece of political propaganda. It is, above all, an amazing story of human fortitude and high adventure during the Korean War."






British Part in the Korean War Volume I(1st Edition)
A Distant Obligation
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Hardcover, 512 Pages, Published 1990 by Her Majesty's Stationery Office (Hmso)
ISBN-13: 978-0-11-630953-2, ISBN: 0-11-630953-9






OPENING ROUNDS
Lessons of Military History 1918 - 1988.
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
188 Pages, Published 1988 by Andre Deutsch
ISBN-13: 978-0-233-98009-6, ISBN: 0-233-98009-1






The Edge Of The Sword(Large Print)
(U)
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley, A. Farrar-Hockley
Hardcover, 560 Pages, Published 1987 by Ulverscroft
Large Print
ISBN-13: 978-0-7089-1680-3, ISBN: 0-7089-1680-5

"An account of the stand of the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, at the Eastern crossing of the Imjin River during the Korean War 1950-1953, by the Adjutant of the Battalion at the time."






The First World War
by Dr. John. Pimlott, Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Hardcover, 62 Pages, Published 1986 by Franklin Watts Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-86313-338-1, ISBN: 0-86313-338-X






Nuclear First Use(1st Edition)
(Military power)
by Neville Brown, Anthony Farrar-Hockley, Callum G. Brown
Paperback, 108 Pages, Published 1985 by Seven Hills Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-907675-26-6, ISBN: 0-907675-26-3






The Edge of the Sword(Updated)
The Finest Hour of the Glorious Gloucesters
by Anthony Farrar-Hockley
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1981 by W.H. Allen
ISBN-13: 978-0-352-30977-8, ISBN: 0-352-30977-6



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