Endeavour Press UK is offering two free titles. Not sure of their editorial process. May interest military history fans.
Falklands: Voyage To War by James Barrington
http://www.amazon.com/Falklands-Voya...8402189&sr=1-1
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Spring 1982. The government of Argentina sizes control of an obscure group of islands in the South Atlantic. And the Falklands War, the last great naval conflict of the 20th-century, is about to begin.
On board the HMS Illustrious a young naval officer started keeping a diary of the voyage to the South Atlantic - the story of a young man embarking on a terrifying adventure from which he couldn't know if he would return alive.
Ghost-written from the original diaries by the best-selling military thriller writer James Barrington 'Falklands: Voyage To War' gives a fascinating glimpse into the psychology of a junior officer going into conflict for the first time. The anxiety, anticipation and excitement are captured in brilliant detail, as is the intense planning and preparation that went into recapturing the island.
It is a unique insight into one of the most famous British military victories.
James Barrington is a trained military pilot and the author of worldwide best-sellers such as 'Manhunt', 'Payback' and 'Overkill'.
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Admiral Insubordinate: The Life and Times of Lord Charles Beresford by Richard Freeman
http://www.amazon.com/Admiral-Insubo...8402428&sr=1-2
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The British Navy never had any more wild wild, eccentric and outrageous Admiral than Lord Charles Beresford.
In this brilliant new biography, the best-selling navel historian Richard Freeman tells the story of Britain’s most insubordinate admiral, a man who mixed courage, audacity and pomposity with spite, venom and malevolence.
Three times commander-in-chief, a member of Parliament for twenty years, and a public speaker who filled halls throughout the land – Lord Charles Beresford was all of these. Yet he was also a naval captain who had so little sea experience that he scrambled to qualify for flag rank. He endured long periods of unemployment when in disgrace with the Admiralty, while his one foray into ministerial life ended in resignation. He was also the most reprimanded naval officer of his time – perhaps of all time.
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