Robert Baden-Powell

Robert Baden-Powell

Robert Baden-Powell was born in Paddington, London, England on February 22nd, 1857 and passed away at the age of 83 on January 8th, 1941.

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Robert Baden-Powell Stats: The most read book by Robert Baden-Powell on Book Notification is Paddle Your Own Canoe, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Robert Baden-Powell books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Cavalry Instruction
1885
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2
Pigsticking; Or, Hoghunting: A Complete Account for Sportsmen, and Others
1889
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3
Reconnaissance and Scouting
1891
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4
Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship
1907
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5
My Adventures as a Spy
1915
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6
Aids to Scoutmastership: A Handbook for Scoutmasters on the Theory of Scout Training
1919
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7
Rovering to Success: A Guide to Young Manhood
1922
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8
Paddle Your Own Canoe
1939
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9
Wolf Cub's Handbook
1980
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10
What Scouts Can Do: More Yarns
1992
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11
Scouting Round the World (With: Baden Henry Baden-Powell)
1992
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12
Boy Scouts Beyond the Seas - My World Tour
1993
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13
Downfall of Prempeh
1994
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14
Matabele Campaign
1994
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15
Memories of India
1995
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16
Scoutmastership: A Handbook for Scoutmasters on the Theory of Scout Training
1995
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17
Adventuring to Manhood
1995
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18
Sport in War
1995
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19
Birds and Beasts in Africa
1995
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20
African Adventures
1995
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21
Scouting Games
2005
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22
Life's Snags And How To Meet Them
2005
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23
Playing the Game (With: Mario Sica)
2007
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24
The Official Handbook for Boys
2007
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25
Scouts' Book of Heroes: A Record of Scouts' Work in the Great War
2009
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26
Yarns by BP (With: Dick Milne)
2013
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27
Baden-Powell: The Early Campaigns
2013
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28
Aids To Scouting: for N.C.O.s and Men
2015
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29
An Old Wolf's Favorites: Animals I Have Known
2015
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30
The Canadian Boy Scout: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship
2018
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31
Scouting For Girls Adapted From Girl Guiding
2020
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List of General Military Books in Publication Order

Explores famous battles, leaders, and general details in military history, offering informed insights in a well-researched and engaging manner.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Otto Skorzeny: The Devil’s Disciple (By: Stuart Smith)
1950
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2
The Forgotten Dead: Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off The Coast of Devon in 1944 (By: Mark Rogerson, Ken Small)
1988
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3
Jackspeak: A Guide to British Naval Slang & Usage (By: Rick Jolly)
1989
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4
Joshua L. Chamberlain: The Life in Letters of a Great Leader of the American Civil War (By: Thomas A. Desjardin)
1999
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5
Hunt the Bismarck: The Pursuit of Germany's Most Famous Battleship (By: Angus Konstam)
2003
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6
Out of Nowhere: A history of the military sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan (By: Martin Pegler)
2004
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7
Rome at War (By: Adrian Goldsworthy)
2005
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8
Struggle for a Vast Future: The American Civil War (By: Aaron Sheehan-Dean)
2006
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9
Rolling Thunder In A Gentle Land: The Vietnam War Revisited (By: Andrew Wiest)
2006
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10
FUBAR: Soldier Slang of World War II (By: Gordon L. Rottman)
2007
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11
An Officer's Manual of the Western Front: 1914-1918 (By: Stephen Bull)
2008
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12
Warship 2008 ( By: John Jordan)
2008
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13
Deceiving Hitler: Double-Cross and Deception in World War II (By: Terry Crowdy)
2008
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14
Empire of the Seas: How the Navy Forged the Modern World (By: Brian Lavery)
2009
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15
The English Civil Wars, 1640-1660 (By: Blair Worden)
2009
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16
No Greater Ally: The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II (General Mi (By: Kenneth K. Koskodan)
2009
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17
Battleground Prussia (By: Prit Buttar)
2010
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18
The Road to Victory: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa (By: Dale A. Dye, Robert J. O'Neill)
2011
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19
The Spitfire Pocket Manual: 1939-1945 (By: Martin Robson)
2011
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20
Silent Killers: Submarines and Underwater Warfare (By: Clive Cussler, James P. Delgado)
2011
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21
Warship 2011 ( By: John Jordan)
2011
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22
Quick Training for War (With: Martin Robson)
2011
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23
Panther: Germany's quest for combat dominance (By: Michael; Green Gladys Green)
2012
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24
The Para Fitness Guide (By: Sam McGrath)
2012
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25
The Rice Paddy Navy: U.S. Sailors Undercover in China (By: Linda Kush)
2012
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26
The Commando Pocket Manual: 1940-1945 (By: Christopher Westhorp)
2012
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27
Concrete Hell: Urban Warfare From Stalingrad to Iraq (By: Lou DiMarco)
2012
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28
America's Elite: U.S. Special Forces From The American Revolution To The Present Day (By: Chris McNab)
2014
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29
American Tanks & AFVs of World War II (By: Michael Green)
2014
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30
Invasion 1914: The Schlieffen Plan to the Battle of the Marne (By: Ian Senior)
2014
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31
No Victory in Valhalla: The untold story of Third Battalion 506 Parachute Infantry Regiment from Bastogne to Berchtesgaden (By: Ian Gardner)
2014
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32
The SAS Pocket Manual: 1941-1945 (By: Christopher Westhorp)
2014
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33
Company of Heroes: A Forgotten Medal of Honor and Bravo Company’s War in Vietnam (By: Eric Poole)
2015
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34
Germany Ascendant: The Eastern Front 1915 (By: Prit Buttar)
2015
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35
The History of the Panzerwaffe: Volume I: 1939–42 (By: Thomas Anderson)
2015
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36
Finland at War: the Winter War 1939-40 (By: Vesa Nenye)
2015
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37
American Knights: The Untold Story of the Men of the Legendary 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion (By: Victor Failmezger)
2015
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38
Finland at War: The Continuation and Lapland Wars 1941–45 (By: Chris Birks, Vesa Nenye, Peter Munter, Toni Wirtanen)
2016
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39
Liberty or Death: The French Revolution (By: Peter McPhee)
2016
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40
Samurai Armour: Volume I: The Japanese Cuirass (By: Trevor Absolon)
2016
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41
Maps of War: Mapping conflict through the centuries (By: Jeremy Black)
2016
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42
We March Against England: Operation Sea Lion, 1940-41 (By: Robert Forczyk)
2016
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43
Instrument of War: The German Army 1914–18 (By: Dennis E. Showalter)
2016
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44
With Their Bare Hands: General Pershing, the 79th Division, and the battle for Montfaucon (By: Gene Fax)
2017
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45
Loco Spotter’s Guide (By: Stuart Black)
2017
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46
The Long Range Desert Group in World War II (By: Gavin Mortimer)
2017
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47
Sevastopol’s Wars: Crimea from Potemkin to Putin (By: Mungo Melvin)
2017
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48
Bloodstained Sands: U.S. Amphibious Operations in World War II (By: Michael G. Walling)
2017
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49
Soviet T-10 Heavy Tank and Variants (By: Stephen Sewell, James Kinnear)
2017
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50
Shadow over the Atlantic: The Luftwaffe and the U-boats: 1943–45 (By: Jim Laurier, Robert Forsyth)
2017
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51
Shot Down and in the Drink: True Stories of RAF and Commonwealth Aircrews Saved from the Sea in WWII (By: Graham Pitchfork)
2017
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52
The Splintered Empires (By: Prit Buttar)
2017
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53
Panther (By: Thomas Anderson)
2017
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54
The Second World Wars (By: Victor Davis Hanson)
2017
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55
Concorde Pocket Manual (By: Richard Johnstone-Bryden)
2017
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56
Pacific Thunder: The US Navy's Central Pacific Campaign, August 1943–October 1944 (By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver)
2017
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57
Case Red: The Collapse of France (By: Robert Forczyk)
2017
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58
Legion versus Phalanx (By: Myke Cole)
2018
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59
The Mosquito Pocket Manual: All Marks in Service 1941–1945 (By: Martin Robson)
2018
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60
Morning Star, Midnight Sun: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Naval Campaign of World War II (By: Jeffrey R. Cox)
2018
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61
Cutty Sark Pocket Manual (By: Arron Hewett, Louise MacFarlane)
2018
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62
The British Home Guard Pocketbook (By: A.F.U. Green)
2018
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63
Snapdragon: The World War II Exploits of Darby's Ranger and Combat Photographer Phil Stern (By: Liesl Bradner, Phil Stern)
2018
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64
Tidal Wave: From Leyte Gulf to Tokyo Bay (By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver)
2018
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65
HMS Belfast Pocket Manual (By: John Blake)
2018
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66
The German Soldier's Pocket Manual: 1914–18 (By: Stephen Bull)
2018
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67
Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat: Naval slang and its everyday usage (By: Martin Robson)
2018
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68
Valley Of The Shadow: The Siege Of Dien Bien Phu (By: Kevin M. Boylan, Luc Olivier)
2018
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69
Day of the Rangers: The Battle of Mogadishu 25 Years On (By: Leigh Neville)
2018
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70
Forts: An illustrated history of building for defence (By: Jeremy Black, National Archives)
2018
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71
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The Third Reich is Listening: Inside German codebreaking 1939–45 (By: Christian Jennings)
2018
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72
Charlie Company Journeys Home: The Forgotten Impact on the Wives of Vietnam Veterans (By: Andrew Wiest)
2018
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73
Run to the Sound of the Guns: The True Story of an American Ranger at War in Afghanistan and Iraq (By: Nicholas Moore, Mir Bahmanyar)
2018
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74
Soviet T-54 Main Battle Tank (By: Stephen Sewell, James Kinnear, Andrey Aksenov)
2018
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75
Hitler's Death (By: Luke Daly-Groves)
2019
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76
The Great Bear at War: The Russian and Soviet Army, 1917–Present (By: Chris McNab, Mark Galeotti)
2019
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77
The Pirate World: A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers (By: Angus Konstam)
2019
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78
How to Survive in the Georgian Navy: A Sailor's Guide (By: National Archives)
2019
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79
An Englishman Abroad: SOE Agent Dick Mallaby’s Italian Missions, 1943–45 (By: Gianluca Barneschi)
2019
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80
War Bows: Longbow, crossbow, composite bow and Japanese yumi (By: Mike Loades)
2019
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81
Pilgrim Days: A Lifetime of Soldiering from Vietnam to the SAS (By: Alastair MacKenzie)
2019
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82
Panzerartillerie: Firepower for the Panzer Divisions (By: Thomas Anderson)
2019
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83
Holding the Line: The Naval Air Campaign In Korea (By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver)
2019
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84
World War II Battle by Battle (By: Nikolai Bogdanovic)
2019
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85
Doctor for Friend and Foe: Britain's Frontline Medic in the Fight for the Falklands (By: Rick Jolly)
2019
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86
Warship 2019 ( By: John Jordan)
2019
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87
Scapa 1919: The Archaeology of a Scuttled Fleet (By: Innes McCartney)
2019
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88
Wade McClusky and the Battle of Midway (By: David Rigby)
2019
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89
German submarine U-1105 'Black Panther': The naval archaeology of a U-boat (By: Aaron Stephan Hamilton)
2019
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90
Soviet T-55 Main Battle Tank (By: Stephen Sewell, James Kinnear, Andrey Aksenov)
2019
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91
The Hurricane Pocket Manual: All marks in service 1939–45 (By: Martin Robson)
2019
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92
On a Knife's Edge (By: Prit Buttar)
2019
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93
Case White: The Invasion of Poland 1939 (By: Robert Forczyk)
2019
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94
Sent by the Iron Sky: The Legacy of an American Parachute Battalion in World War II (By: Ian Gardner)
2019
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95
The Persian War: In Herodotus and Other Ancient Voices (By: William Shepherd)
2019
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96
Blazing Star, Setting Sun: The Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign November 1942–March 1943 (By: Jeffrey R. Cox)
2020
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97
Audacious Missions of World War II: Daring Acts of Bravery Revealed Through Letters and Documents from the Time (By: National Archives)
2020
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98
Be PARA Fit: The 4-Week Formula for Elite Physical Fitness (By: Sam McGrath)
2020
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99
Hitler's Tanks: German Panzers of World War II (By: Chris McNab)
2020
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100
The Master Shipwright's Secrets: How Charles II built the Restoration Navy (By: Richard Endsor)
2020
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101
Lawrence of Arabia on War: The Campaign in the Desert 1916–18 (By: Rob Johnson)
2020
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102
The Devil's Bridge: The German Victory at Arnhem, 1944 (By: Anthony Tucker-Jones)
2020
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103
Rome - City in Terror: The Nazi Occupation 1943–44 (By: Victor Failmezger)
2020
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104
I Will Run Wild: The Pacific War from Pearl Harbor to Midway (By: Thomas McKelvey Cleaver)
2020
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105
The Reckoning (By: Prit Buttar)
2020
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106
Mutiny on the Spanish Main: HMS Hermione and the Royal Navy's Revenge (By: Angus Konstam)
2020
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107
Blood, Metal and Dust: The Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq 2001–14 (By: Ben Barry)
2020
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108
The Churchill Quiz Book: How much do you know about Britain's wartime leader? (By: Kieran Whitworth)
2021
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109
Warship 2021 (By: John Jordan)
2021
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110
Soviet T-62 Main Battle Tank (By: Stephen Sewell, James Kinnear, Andrey Aksenov)
2021
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111
Jutland 1916: The Archaeology of a Naval Battlefield (By: Innes McCartney)
2021
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List of Robert Baden-Powell Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Second Trail
2011
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Robert Baden-Powell

Robert Baden-Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell) was born on February 22nd, 1857. Robert passed away January 8th, 1941 at 83 years old. Robert Baden-Powell was born in Paddington, London, England.

Robert Baden-Powell is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. They currently have 31 Non-Fiction books available. The first was released in 1885 with the book Cavalry Instruction. The most recently released was Scouting For Girls Adapted From Girl Guiding which was released in 2020.

Robert Baden-Powell (Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell) also wrote the General Military series which has 111 books including Otto Skorzeny: The Devil’s Disciple and The Forgotten Dead: Why 946 American Servicemen Died Off The Coast of Devon in 1944.

Robert Baden-Powell was an officer in the British Army, making the rank of Lieutenant-General. He served from 1876 until 1910, taking part in the Anglo-Ashanti Wars, Second Matabele War, Siege of Mafeking, and Second Boer War.

Baden-Powell received numerous awards and honours, including the Member of the Order of Merit, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Boy Scouts Association Silver Wolf, Boy Scouts of America Silver Buffalo Award, Boy Scouts International Committee Bronze Wolf, and Wateler Peace Prize. He was also nominated for ten Noble Peace Prizes.

Baden-Powell is the founder of the Scout Movement, and the first Chief Scout. He also founded Girl Guides/Scouts with his sister Agnes.

In 2002, Robert Baden-Powell was named the 13th on a BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons.

In 1931, Major Frederick Russell Burnham renamed a peak in California's San Gabriel Mountains Mount Baden-Powell after Baden-Powell, who was his long-time friend. The adjoining peak is now known as Mount Burnham, to celebrate their friendship. During the Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations, Nepal renamed Urkema Peak to Baden-Powell Scout Peak.

Baden-Powell appeared as a character in the BBC TV mini-series The Edwardians, portrayed by Ron Moody.

There are statues of Robert Baden-Powell located on Poole Quay in Dorset, England and in South Kensington, London, England.

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Robert Baden-Powell: F.A.Q

When was Robert Baden-Powell Born?

Robert Baden-Powell was born on February 22nd, 1857.

When did Robert Baden-Powell die?

Robert Baden-Powell died on January 8th, 1941 at 83 years old.

Where was Robert Baden-Powell Born?

Robert Baden-Powell was born in Paddington, London, England.

What was the first book Robert Baden-Powell wrote?

The first book written by Robert Baden-Powell was Cavalry Instruction, published in 1885.

What was the most recent book Robert Baden-Powell wrote?

His most recently released work was Scouting For Girls Adapted From Girl Guiding on August 4th, 2020.

How many books has Robert Baden-Powell written?

Robert Baden-Powell has written 32 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 31 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the General Military Series.

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