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Man Of War

OLIVER WARNER Rodney David Spinney (Allen and Unwin 100s) By and large, lives of admirals are likely to have a limited appeal, but there are exceptions—Nelson for his......

Mine Ghost

CLEMENT FREUD The Green Man Kingsley Amis (Cape 30s) One reads now and then of elderly ladies who write travel books about Patagonia when they themselves have never ventured......

Victory Parade

JOHN TERRAINE History of the Second World War. Victory in the West Vol II: The Defeat of Germany Major L. F. Ellis and Lt. Col. A. E. Warhurst (Immo 90s) The War Against Japan......