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Recent Arrivals from The Real Book Shop
Nazis on the Run: How Hitler's Henchmen Fled Justice
by Gerald Steinacher
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- New
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- New
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- 2011-06
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- 9780199576869
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SGD 86.31
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This is the fascinating story of how Nazi war criminals escaped from justice at the end of the Second World War by fleeing through the Tyrolean Alps to Italian seaports, and the role played by the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Secret Services of the major powers in smuggling them away from prosecution in Europe to a new life… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 86.31
The First Day on the Somme
by Martin Middlebrook
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1977
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- 9780713901948
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SGD 25.88
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After an immense, but useless bombardment, at 7.30am on 1st July 1916 the British Army went over the top and attacked the German trenches. It was the first day of the Battle of The Somme and the British suffered nearly 60,000 casualties. This is account of that fateful day. Well illustrated throughout, with b/w photographs and hand-drawn maps. CONDITION: Used,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 25.88
Amiens 1918
by James McWilliams; R.James Steel
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- Used - Very Good+
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- Very Good
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- May 2004
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- 9780752428604
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SGD 17.25
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The first history of one of the most significant battles of the First World War. A major victory for the Allies, Amiens is the battle many military historians credit with precipitating the end of the war. The surprise attack was launched on 8 August 1918, with over 500 tanks (the largest number to participate in any battle of the war),… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.25
The Battle of Jutland: 1916
by George Bonney
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 2017
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- 9780752456416
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The British Grand Fleet which engaged the German High Seas Fleet at Jutland in 1916 was the most formidable in the history of the Royal Navy. Admiral Sir John Jellicoe s 151 warships included 28 battleships and nine battle cruisers, commanded by 13 admirals and 75 commodores and post captains. The Royal Navy and British public confidently expected another Trafalgar.… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.25
Jutland 1916
by Charles London
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- Used
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- 1st
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- June 25, 2000
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- 9781841762814
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The only major fleet engagement of World War I, the Battle of Jutland has been surrounded by controversy ever since. The British public felt Admiral Jellicoe had failed - a reaction rooted in a hundred years of the 'Nelson cult', a conviction that anything short of a Trafalgar-style annihilation was letting the side down. True, the German Fleet had sunk… Read more about this item Item Price
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Jutland 1916
by Charles London
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- Used - Very Good+
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- 1st
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- June 25, 2000
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- 9781841762814
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The only major fleet engagement of World War I, the Battle of Jutland has been surrounded by controversy ever since. The British public felt Admiral Jellicoe had failed - a reaction rooted in a hundred years of the 'Nelson cult', a conviction that anything short of a Trafalgar-style annihilation was letting the side down. True, the German Fleet had sunk… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.25
Mons 1914
by David Lomas
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- Used
- Edition
- 1st
- Published
- 1997
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- 9781841761428
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SGD 34.51
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When the First World War broke out in August 1914 the Imperial German Army mistakenly assumed that the BEF - 'that contemptible little army' - would be easily defeated. They were stopped in their tracks by the numerically inferior British force, whose excellent marksmanship cost the closed packed German ranks dear. Eventually forced to fall back by overwhelming German numbers,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.51
Mons 1914
by David Lomas
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- As New
- Edition
- 1st
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- 1997
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- 9781841761428
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When the First World War broke out in August 1914 the Imperial German Army mistakenly assumed that the BEF - 'that contemptible little army' - would be easily defeated. They were stopped in their tracks by the numerically inferior British force, whose excellent marksmanship cost the closed packed German ranks dear. Eventually forced to fall back by overwhelming German numbers,… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 34.51
British Tommy (Trade Editions)
by Martin Pegler
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- As New
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- April 25, 2001
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- 9781841762739
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World War 1 was a watershed in British military and social history, and even now the repercussions can still be felt. No town or village in the British Isles escaped their casualties, and the creative genius of a generation was wiped out, at an incalculable loss to society. This book looks in detail at how the British soldier lived, fought… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.25
Gallipoli 1915 (Osprey Trade Editions)
by Philip J. Philip Haythornthwaite; Haythornthwaite
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- As New
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- February 15, 2000
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- 9781841760308
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The Gallipoli expedition of 1915 was designed to knock the Turkish Empire out of the First World War and open a supply route to Russia. Characterised by outstanding courage and determination, the campaign is also remembered for the appalling military incompetence in the higher commands of both sides. As new. Light shelf wear. Item Price
SGD 17.25
First Ypres 1914 With visitor information (Trade Editions)
by David Lomas
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- As New
- Published
- 1999
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- 9781841762555
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In the autumn of 1914 the original British Expeditionary Force faced a heavily reinforced German drive towards the channel. Field Marshal Sir John French, the British Commander-in-Chief, had sent his men north in an attempt to outflank the Germans across the open ground of Flanders. Here they advanced into the face of a huge German attack and commenced the first… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 17.25
The Many Faces of Jack the Ripper
by M. J. Trow
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- As New
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- as new
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- November 1998
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- 9781840240160
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SGD 25.88
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A complete psychological and pictorial account of the gruesome 'Ripper' murders that shocked a nation. This is the thrilling profile of a killer with vivid reconstructions of the actual crimes. As new. Light shelf wear. Item Price
SGD 25.88
Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer
by M J Trow
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- New
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- New
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- 2009-11
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- 9781845631260
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For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more have been put in… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 25.88
The Queen's Conjuror
by Benjamin Woolley
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- As New
- Published
- March 4, 2002
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- 9780006552024
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SGD 15.52
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Unread. Light shelf wear.
A spellbinding portrait of Queen Elizabeth's conjuror – the great philosopher, scientist and magician, Dr John Dee (1527–1608) and a history of Renaissance science that could well be the next 'Longitude'.
John Dee was one of the most influential philosophers of the Elizabethan Age. A close confidant of Queen Elizabeth, he helped to introduce mathematics to England, promoted… Read more about this item Item Price
SGD 15.52
The Legacy of England: An Illustrated Survey of the Works of Man in the English Country
by Adrian Bell et al.
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- Used - Fair
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- Fair
- Published
- 1947
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SGD 12.09
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Illustrated throughout with b/w photographs. CONDITION: DJ worn, foxed and historically taped inside but intact, not price clipped. Foxing to edges. Binding good. Item Price
SGD 12.09
Master of His Fate
by J. Maclaren Cobben
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1987
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SGD 17.25
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1987 facsimile of the 1890 1st edition. Tells the story of a man who could take the life force form others, and potentially become immortal. CONDITION: DJ and book both vg. condition. Light shelf wear and a little dusting to top. No inscriptions. Internally clean. Item Price
SGD 17.25
Master of His Fate
by j. Maclaren Cobben
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- Used - Very Good
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- Very Good
- Published
- 1987
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1987 facsimile of the 1890 1st edition. Tells the story of a man who could take the life force form others, and potentially become immortal. CONDITION: DJ and book both vg. condition. Light shelf wear and a little dusting to top. No inscriptions. Internally clean. Item Price
SGD 17.25
Swan Song
by John Galsworthy
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- Used - Good-
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- Good-
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- c. 1933
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SGD 11.91
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The final book in The Forsyte Saga (as seen on 1960s TV). Undated - c. 1933 CONDITION: DJ very good - light chipping, in poly cover. Ownership inscription on ffep. Light tanning. Binding good. 16 x 11cm. Item Price
SGD 11.91
The Silver Spoon
by John Galsworthy
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- Used - Good-
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- Good-
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- c. 1933
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The fifth novel in The Forsyte Saga series (as seen on 1960s TV) Undated. circa 1933. CONDITION: DJ very good, slight chipping, in poly cover. Ownership inscription on ffep. Light tanning. Binding good. Size: 16 x 10cm. Item Price
SGD 17.25
The Man of Property
by John Galsworthy
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- Used - Good-
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- Good-
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- c. 1930
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SGD 43.16
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The First volume of The Forsyte Saga (as seen on 1960s TV) Undated - circa 1930. CONDITION: DJ: good with edge-chipping (in poly cover). Light tanning throughout. Size: 16 x 10.5 cm. Item Price
SGD 43.16