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John C. Carr Book order
John Carr's writing delves into military history, with a particular focus on the Mediterranean region and Greece. His work is characterized by a deep interest in specific historical events and military forces, such as air forces and navies. Carr meticulously examines pivotal conflict periods and their impact on the regions he covers. His style is informative and fact-driven.






- 2022
- 2021
This book examines Prince Philip's family background and his relatively little known Greek family as well as his early life as a Greek prince, much of the time in exile.
- 2021
A Jewish boy kills a Nazi by the Polish ghetto. He must escape the Third Reich, at all costs.
- 2020
Gripping combat narrative, full of telling detail and drawing on first-hand testimonies.
- 2019
The Pope's Army
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Narrates the use of military force by the Papacy to protect/extend their earthly power.
- 2018
The Komneni are one of the most renowned dynasties of the Byzantine Empire.
- 2016
Traces the military history of the Knights of St John from its origins in the Crusades to their defeat by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798. číst celé
- 2015
Assesses the contribution of those Emperors whose military leadership determined the survival of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire for a thousand years after the fall of Rome. Concise biographies full of human interest: heroism, tragedy, brutality and an epic struggle for survival.
- 2014
RHNS Averof
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
RHNS Averof is one of only 3 armoured cruisers still in existence, now a floating museum. This book covers the dramatic life story of a unique ship that first saw action in 1912 and was still on active service at the end of WW2.