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A historically accurate first person narrative based on a real life war event. The book tells the story from the perspective of a young soldier as he fights his way through a particular significant conflict. The story itself is supplemented by an introduction with maps, kit lists, rations and illustrations, a centre section with actual photographs and an epilogue with the final map positions, fatalities and a note on the significance of the battle. This story is told by a Spitfire pilot, the RAF takes on the mighty Luftwaffe, and through a stunning combination of heroism and the technical superiority of the Spitfire, Hitler suffers the first defeat in what became kown as the Battle of Britain.

50 Things You Should Know About the First World War is the perfect introduction to a tragic chapter in world history, published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.

Part of the million-selling MY STORY series that brings the past into the real world, giving it a truly human touch. TRENCHES is set in 1917 and is the story of Billy Stevens, a telegraph operator, stationed near Ypres. The Great War has been raging for three years when Billy finds himself taking part in the deadly Big Push. But he is shocked to discover that the bullets of his fellow soldiers aren't just aimed at the enemy. Vividly imagined and historically accurate, readers are taken on a first-hand journey of danger and peril.

The gripping wartime mystery series by Jim Eldridge.

The first of a new mystery series featuring Winston Churchill and King George V: an intriguing departure for bestselling children's author Jim Eldridge. London, 1921. Prominent Cabinet minister Lord Amersham has been shot dead outside his Regents Park home, two bullets to the chest and one to the forehead. The killing bears the hallmarks of a professional hit. Tackling one of the most high-profile cases Scotland Yard has ever faced, DCI Paul Stark is under pressure to produce a quick result. Amersham's colleague, Secretary of State for the Colonies Winston Churchill, is convinced the Bolsheviks are responsible. Stark's colleagues at Special Branch believe there's a connection to the Government talks taking place over Irish Home Rule. Or could the motive be connected to Lord Amersham's scandalous private life? Then there is a second murder, once again committed by an expert marksman at close range - and the case takes a terrifying new twist . . .

London, 1921. Lord Fairfax and an American are found dead. For DCI Stark, the case is personal, he's in a relationship with Fairfax's former wife, Lady Amelia. Winston Churchill, Stark's former colleague, believes the murder is revenge, Lady Amelia is accused and the American may have been the real target. Stark uncovers a shocking conspiracy...

In this series Eldridge explores crimes in derelict London Underground stations in World War Two.

Why are there pyramids? What does a mummy look like? Introducing beginner readers to the mysteries of ancient Egypt with accurate illustrations, interesting facts and simple text for independent reading.

Set in April 1941, the story follows Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson as they investigate the gruesome murder of a woman found in a secluded area of a disused tube station. Strangled and eviscerated, her body is accompanied by an old Victorian doctor's case filled with surgical tools, raising questions about its connection to the infamous Jack the Ripper. As they delve into this chilling mystery, Coburg and Lampson face the challenge of uncovering the truth behind a case steeped in historical intrigue and horror.

The thrilling historical whodunnit (MuseumMysteries 9).

These books have been specially developed to enhance children's vocabulary and support comprehension. In this book, a meteor heads towards Earth, and there is only one person who can help...

1940, London. DI Edgar Coburg and Sergeant Ted Lamson are called in to investigate a murder at the Ritz Hotel.

London, 1896. Madame Tussauds opens to find one of its nightwatchmen decapitated and his colleague nowhere to be found. To the police, the case seems simple: one killed the other and fled, but workers at the museum aren't convinced and Scotland Yard enlists 'The Museum Detectives' Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton to aid the investigation. When the body of the missing nightwatchman is discovered encased within a wax figure, the case suddenly becomes more complex. With questions over the dead men's pasts and a series of bank raids plaguing the city, Wilson and Fenton face their most intricate and dangerous case yet.

30 April 1980, London, England Six heavily armed terrorists take over a London embassy. Twenty-six innocent civilians are taken hostage. A team of SAS troops prepares to storm the embassy, under orders that no innocent blood is to be spilt. In the heat of battle, will they be able to get the hostages out alive? Follow one SAS trooper's story as he is pushed to the limit in a high-risk rescue situation. Based on real-life events, this adrenalin-filled adventure story reveals what it is really like to be a member of the mysterious soldiering elite. Includes: - SAS facts - Training secrets - Siege diagrams

Jack Fairfax is the 19-year-old second son of Lord and Lady Fairfax. The Fairfaxes are steeped in military tradition, and don't approve of Jack's volunteering for the Royal Flying Corps. Nevertheless, Jack takes to the skies and faces the skill of the German ace pilots over the Somme.

BLITZ is a thrilling wartime tale. In 1940 with London under fire siblings Edie and her little brother are evacuated to Wales. Miles from home and missing her family, Edie is determined to be strong, but when life in the countryside proves tougher than in the capital she is torn between obeying her parents and protecting her brother...

September 1940: the height of the Blitz. The Savoy Hotel boasts London's strongest air raid shelter with all the luxury expected from one of the capital's most prestigious hotels. It prompts the arrival of a disgruntled crowd from the East End, demanding they be allowed entry and respite from the endless bombing raids. They are given permission to enter and are stunned by the opulence that greets them. The all-clear sounds the next morning and London comes slowly back to life, but not everyone can dust themselves down and carry on. One of the hotel's guests has been discovered dead, stabbed in the back. Detective Chief Inspector Coburg and Sergeant Lampson are called in and the finger of suspicion falls firmly upon the East Londoners, but not everything is as it seems in these sumptuous surroundings.

Clandestine affairs, furtive goings-on and conspiracies against the government: Coburg must tread very lightly indeed ...

'This is just the novel for whiling away a few pleasant evenings with a nice cup of tea' Publishers Weekly

When the Natural History Museum hires Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton to investigate the destruction of a fossilised dinosaur skeleton, they are slightly reluctant- vandalism is not their speciality. But then an attendant in the dinosaur room is found murdered.

'Abigail and Daniel are an engaging pair of sleuths' - Marni Graff

This title tells the tragic true story of Jack Cornwell, who died at sixteen with steel splinters in his chest. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravely remaining at his post on the HMS Chester despite serious injuries during World War I.

London 1899. The Museum Detectives Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton have been contacted by the curator of the National Gallery. The dead body of a young woman, who had been an artist's model, has been found at the back of the Gallery.

Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton discreetly investigate the apparent suicide of a senior executive at the Ashmolean Museum. But are things quite what they seem?

December 1940. With the Luftwaffe pounding London nightly the population seeks refuge in London's underground stations. One of them is Aldwych, which has been taken out of service to shelter the British Museum's Elgin marbles, along with countless civilians escaping the bombing. The body of a young man is found in the tunnel just outside the station. Wearing a tuxedo, but barefoot, he has been poisoned.Soon other bodies appear, some shot, one battered to death, and DCI Coburg's jazz pianist wife, Rosa, becomes a target.DCI Coburg and Sergeant Lampson find themselves caught up in a world of underground jazz clubs, disused tunnels, looters, auxiliary fire services, espionage, as they search for a brutal and ruthless murderer. No-one is safe.

1894. A well-respected academic is found dead in a gentlemen's convenience cubicle at the British Museum, the stall locked from the inside. Professor Lance Pickering had been due to give a talk promoting the museum's new 'Age of King Arthur' exhibition when he was stabbed repeatedly in the chest. Having forged a strong reputation working alongside the inimitable Inspector Abberline on the Jack the Ripper case, Daniel Wilson is called in to solve the mystery of the locked cubicle murder, and he brings his expertise and archaeologist Abigail Fenton with him. But it isn't long before the museum becomes the site of another fatality and the pair face mounting pressure to deliver results. With enquiries compounded by persistent journalists, local vandals and a fanatical society, Wilson and Fenton face a race against time to salvage the reputation of the museum and catch a murderer desperate for revenge.

November 1920. Ireland is in the middle of a war for independence. One Sunday, events come to a head and an exciting football match turns into a survival battle for eleven-year-old Liam Donnelly. How will Liam make it out of the stadium alive? And even if he does, is there anywhere safe left to go?

It's AD 84 when Bran, a prince of the Carvetii tribe, is captured by the Romans. A legion of soldiers is marching east, to build a military road. It's hostile country, and Bran is to go with them as a hostage to ensure the legion's safety ... but no one is safe in newly conquered Britain.

After the murder of an unidentifiable woman at the Manchester Museum, Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton are sent in to investigate.

Krimi. When a body is found in the Egyptian collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, Wilson is called in. As he tries to uncover the identity of the dead man and the circumstances surrounding his demise, Wilson must contend with an unhelpful police inspector and Abigail Fenton, the archaeologist who discovered the body and is determined to protect the Egyptian collection. Can they find a way to work together to solve the mystery?

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