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ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT

\pause{1500}Author: Remarque, E M
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4582 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.50
\pause{1500}Reader: King, David
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One of the greatest war novels. Based on the author's experiences as a young German soldier, the book sets out to describe the war, the fate of a generation & true comradeship.

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ALL THAT I HAVE

\pause{1500}Author: Joffrin, Laurent
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6909 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 10
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\pause{1500}Reader: Harling, Frank
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In 1943 an Indian princess is parachuted into France to join the Resistance as a radio operator. She and John Sutherland, a British Commando, are to join the Prosper network in Paris, she to furnish London with information and he to blow up a railway station and discover a spy. Based on the true story of SOE agent, Noor Inayat Khan.

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APRIL IN PARIS

\pause{1500}Author: Wallner, Michael
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 8010 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 6
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 7.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Lawrence, Tom
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Set in 1943, this is the dramatic story of an impossible love between a German soldier and a French Resistance fighter in occupied Paris.

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BATTLECRUISER

\pause{1500}Author: Reeman, Douglas
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5111 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 10.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Purser, Patrick
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In 1943 only death or glory awaits H.M.S. Reliant - the last battlecruiser in the Fleet.

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BLUE NOON, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Ryan, Robert
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6510 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 9.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Ratcliffe, Richard
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1945, and in the newly liberated Paris there is a man hunt for Harry Cole. East End charmer, Resistance hero, but could he also be a traitor? Was he giving away the secrets of the French Resistance and the British Security Services, and do MI9 and Airey Neave have a good reason for wanting him silenced?

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BOMBER

\pause{1500}Author: Deighton, Len
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2884 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 19
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\pause{1500}Reader: Sanctuary, Gerald
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RAF raid on Germany in 1943 results in devastation

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BREED OF HEROES, A

\pause{1500}Author: Judd, Alan
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2119 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 0.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Ashby, Harvey
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Winner of regional novel award; The Northern Ireland conflict from a young British army officer's viewpoint

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BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Boulle, Pierre
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3830 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 5
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 6.75
\pause{1500}Reader: StJohn, Michael
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Captured by Japanese in World War 2, British prisoners are forced to build the Burma/Siam railway;

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BURNING BLUE, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Holland, James
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6666 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
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\pause{1500}Reader: McCready, Glen
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Joss Lambert was always a loner, but at school he becomes friendly with Guy Liddell, and through him the whole Liddell family. Their home is the only place he is happy, but with war looming this happiness can't last. Joss joins the RAF and fights for his life in the Battle of Britain and again in the heat of North Africa.

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CAPTAIN CORELLI'S MANDOLIN

\pause{1500}Author: de Bernieres, Louis
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4818 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 16
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 24.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Leeson, John
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The Italian invasion of the Greek island of Cephallonia in World War 2 brings young Capt Corelli into the doctor's house, where he becomes infatuated with the doctor's daughter. Explicit sex & strong language.

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