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Tony Benns diaries when he was 79/80. In one year he gave 130 talks and about 50 radio/tv interviews Whether you agreed with him or not had to admire his reletless pursuit of anti war and efforts to help the needy. Seemed to be against anybody with money. That was until I read he left £5m plus...

Stalingrad Anthoney Beevor The brutality on both sides was unbelievable. I never realised how close Germany got to taking Stalingrad. Without doubt war was lost for Germany after this defeat but Hitler refused to surrender meaning 100s thousands of unecessary deaths.

ALANBROOKE WAR DIARIES Usually give diaries a miss but pleased a friend persuaded me to read this. Slow start but once they had got troops back from Dunkirk book was outstanding. No punches pulled when giving views of senior people including Churchill.

Just My Story Len Hutton

The Korean War Max Hastings

Stone Alone Bill Wyman

Killer in the Kremlin Not great.Too much about author and not enough new about Putin. So often just telling us what we know but in more detail

The Billion Dollar Spy David Hoffman

Wild Swans Jung Chang

Mao. The Unknown Story. . Jung Chang and Jon Halliday. What a man. For what he did to his own people as bad as Hitler

The Fight For The Ashes in 1926 P F Warner

Writing Home Alan Bennett

Betrayal in Berlin Steve Vogel

George Blake Spy

Agent Sonya Ben Macintyre What a life these spies led

Red Notice Bill Browder

Jack Hobbs

Geoff Boycott Autobiography

Sorry mistake Yes C.L R. James Very good

Beyond A Boundary C.L. Lewis