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In the winter of 1939 in the cold snow of no-man's-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey together, one that would bind them for the rest of their lives. One was an orphaned puppy, abandoned by his owners, the other a Czech airman shot down over France but bound for Britain and the RAF. Airman Robert Bozdech hid the tiny German Shepherd, whom he named Ant, in his flying jacket as he made his escape, and from that moment on the...

Paperback edition of the heartwarming book which traces Heyhoe's life with Treo. The dog helped him in Afghanistan when he was charged with trying to detect the Taliban's murderous roadside bombs. Heyhoe and Treo helped save countless lives, and Treo won the Dickin Medal.

A thoroughly enjoyable story of heroism and true friendship" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), this is the true account of a German shepherd who was adopted by the Royal Air Force during World War II, flying countless combat missions and ultimately saving the life of his owner and dearest friend.In the winter of 1939, in the cold snow of no-man's-land, two loners met and began an extraordinary journey that would turn them into lifelong frie...

Sunday Times" no.1 bestselling author Damien Lewis tells the story of the daring victories of Churchill's secret operatives, a small force of 'freelance pirates', undertaking devastatingly effective missions against the Nazis, often dressed in enemy uniforms and with enemy kit, breaking all previously held rules of warfare.

It is late summer 1944 and sixty SAS have been parachuted into the Vosges Mountains of northeastern France, tasked with wreaking havoc and bloody mayhem amongst German forces and ensuring the failure Fuhrer's desperate last defences. Some would never return. At mission's end thirty-one SAS were listed as 'missing - fate unknown'.The man who commanded this mission refused to let their killers escape justice. Faced with the post-war disbandment ...

The explosive true story of the day in 1942 when the SAS donned Nazi uniforms to perpetrate perhaps one of the most daring missions undertaken during the war.

What rewards are to be given to these heroic men?" Winston S Churchill, on the Norway nuclear raiders'Suicidal bravery, untold moral courage and awe-inspiring survival. An utterly compelling read' Bear GryllsThe riveting story of how Churchill's secret warriors waged a brutal war in the shadows, to stop Hitler from building an atom bomb. Intent on showering London and Washington with radiological warheads, had Hitler won the race for nuclear s...

They claimed they were the A-Team - the guys who could get one of the world's most wanted men, notorious Russian arms-dealer Viktor Bout. More commonly known as 'The Merchant of Death', Bout was "Public Enemy No. 1" to the global intelligence agencies who hunted him, worth an alleged six billion dollars. For decades Bout had run a labyrinthine network of airlines selling weapons to fabulously wealthy dictators, bloodthirsty rebels and fearsome...

They claimed they were the A-Team - the guys who could get one of the world's most wanted men, notorious Russian arms-dealer Viktor Bout. More commonly known as 'The Merchant of Death', Bout was "Public Enemy No. 1" to the global intelligence agencies who hunted him, worth an alleged six billion dollars. For decades Bout had run a labyrinthine network of airlines selling weapons to fabulously wealthy dictators, bloodthirsty rebels and fearsome...

In March 2003, M Squadron was sent 1, 000 kilometres behind enemy lines on a true mission impossible, to take the surrender of the 100, 000-strong Iraqi Army 5th Corps. From the very start their tasking earned the nickname 'Operation No Return'...

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The Dog Who Could Fly is a deeply moving story of loyalty in the face of adversity and the unshakable bond between a man and his best friend.

The explosive, action-packed first foray into fiction from the bestselling author of "Operation Certain Death", "Slave" and "Bloody Heroes". It's the extraordinary story of the SAS's most daring raid ever, inspired by true events in Beirut in the mid 1970s. Lewis's rich experience and military knowledge make him ideally placed to become the new star of the military fiction genre.

In the Afghan wild lands, British and American special forces soldiers ate, slept, fought and died alongside each other - working in close-knit units the likes of which have rarely been seen since the Second World War.

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The definitive story of the British army's most potent weapons system - the Apache attack helicopter - and of the men who fly her.

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