Battalion of titles readied for 30th anniversary of Falklands

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Fri, 30/09/2011 - 08:02 Publishers including Penguin, Preface, Little, Brown and The History Pres, have enlisted a battery of titles to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War next year. The History Press is following up its release of The Silent Listener: Falklands 1982—The Inside Story of British Electronic Surveillance and Intel Controversies by Major D J Thorp earlier this year with Ordinary Heroes: Untold Stories from the Falklands Campaign by Christopher Hilton. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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