Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Sir William Slim
By: Russell Miller
4.51
Format: 466 pages, Hardcover
In 2011 the National Army Museum conducted a poll to decide who merited the title of 'Britain's Gre…
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2. The Making of the Atomic Bomb
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"Before it is science and career, before it is livelihood, before even it is family or love, freedom is sound sleep and safety to notice the play of morning sun."-Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb
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4.18
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3.50
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4.11
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4.14
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4.17
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4.41
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21. Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Sir William Slim
By: Russell Miller
4.51
Format: 466 pages, Hardcover
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