by Bernard Cornwall
Dramatic novel set against the backdrop of the bloody siege of Badajoz. Cornwall's novels are meticulously researched and if you can suspend your disbelief at Sharpe's ability to appear at every major historical event they are a fabulous read.
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by Robert Ryan
Bestselling author Robert Ryan tells the story of the most ambitious robbery of the twentieth century, The Great Train Robbery, when seventeen men risked it all in their quest for adventure, success and fame.
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by Melvyn Bragg
There are many novels on soldier's returning from the Western Front but this profoundly moving story tells of Sam Richardson's journey back from Burma to Wigton in Cumbria and the effects of his return on himself and his family.
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by Winifred Holtby
The grimness of the social situation facing 1930s Yorkshire stands in counterpoint to engaging characters and striking countryside beautifully depicted in Winifred Holtby's classic novel.
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by Georgette Heyer
Geogette Heyer's romances have a detailed and accurate historical framework. Spanish Bride is based on the story of Brigade-Major Harry Smith and his Spanish Wife (of Ladysmith fame)and is set during the Peninsular Wars.
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by Michael Frayn
A child's game gone too far is the central premise of this delicately told novel set against the backdrop of suburban Britain in World War II. The danger comes not from Nazis or flying bombs but the suspicion engendered by the state of war.
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by Susan Hill
Captures the atmosphere of the trenches, an unearthly mix of horror and inactivity which preyed upon the men.
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by Andrew Grieg
Elegaic and poignant love story set against the backdrop of The Battle of Britain.
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by John Boyne
A novel which examines the lives of two young soldiers in the Great War, one of whom declares himself a conscientious objector and is shot as a traitor.
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by V C Letemendia
Conspiracy fiction set against a backdrop of the Civil War. This features a dashing, clever, cynical hero (the best sort), plots and counterplots and a wealth of historical detail.
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