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Growing up in Rostock, in the north of Germany, Walter has a comfortable upbringing: quiet and content, he spends his days scheming with school friends and resisting the torment of...

'A stunning tale about sisters, courage, and sacrifice that will keep you enthralled until the very last page' ANDIE NEWTON 'Really brought a lump to my throat. It has stayed...

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller Germania is a very personal guide to the Germany that Simon Winder loves. Equally passionate about the region's history, folklore, cuisine, architecture and landscape,...

Wendy Lower's stunning account of the role of German women on the World War II Nazi eastern front powerfully revises history, proving that we have ignored the reality of women's...

Whether navigating the corsi of Milan or the bridges of Amsterdam, the best way to get to know any city is by bike. From coffee in one neighbourhood to lunch...

Responsible for an international firestorm of controversy, this bestseller examines the revelations of how Switzerland bankrolled Nazi Germany's war effort, and then refused to address the Holocaust survivors claims for...

The Me 262 was the world's first operational military jet. Hitler believed that it would become Germany's 'miracle weapon' and took a great personal interest in its development. Pilot Mano...

If you think that laying your hat in the Alps means having to choose between a rustic mountain hut or a log-burning ski lodge, then you'll be amazed when you...

T he DK Eyewitness Germany Travel Guide is your indispensible guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the...

Historically and geographically, Germany sits at the crossroads of Europe, thereby absorbing a great variety of influences that have given rise to a richness and vitality of expression in many...

Using the very latest source material, in particular new research from Soviet/Russian sources, the author analyses motives and objectives, and considers the opportunities taken or rejected, concentrating especially on specific...

Illustrated with detailed artworks of German vehicles and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, this is the definitive study of the equipment and organisation of German motorized divisions during...

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, America had long been involved in a shadow war. Winston Churchill, England's beleaguered new Prime Minister, pleaded with Franklin D. Roosevelt for help....

A few years ago, Sebastian Haffner's DEFYING HITLER, a memoir about growing up in interwar Germany, sold over forty thousand copies. After he moved to Britain in the 1930s Haffner...

Captivating high-concept fiction as rich as The Man in the High Castle and as packed with thrills as Ready Player One 1945. Mia, a nineteen-year-old girl, is sent to Germany...

In wartime Berlin, Cioma Schonhaus discovered a way of turning his talent for graphic design to good use: he forged documents which helped save hundreds of Jewish lives. His first...

1936 marked the election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his second term as president and the beginning -- and end -- of Edward VIII's brief reign as King of England....

"Fascinating." - The Wall Street Journal "An enlightening portrait of the medieval mindset." - Publishers Weekly The authors of The Bright Ages return with a "real-life Game of Thrones "...

The highly awaited new novel from the internationally bestselling author of The German Midwife (also published as A Woman of War ). Venice, 1943 The world is at war, and...

In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other:...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Hums with living history, human warmth and indignation' New York Times Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept The mystery has haunted generations since the...

Written by an authority on the Normandy battle, this book examines the battles between German airborne troops and US Army forces in July 1944. For six weeks in the summer...

This illustrated study reveals the crucial roles played by German troops and commanders fighting on both sides during the American Revolution. During the American Revolutionary War, the British Crown deployed...

An illustrated account of the clashes between the Luftwaffe's Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, and the USAAF's B-26 Marauder bomber during the final months of the war in...

This fully illustrated study examines the bloody battle between the US Army's M18 tank destroyer and Germany's formidable Panther tank at Arracourt in September 1944. In response to Germany's Blitzkrieg...

Packed with personal accounts of the action, this is a vivid narrative history of the often-overlooked USAAF campaign in North Africa and Sicily in World War II. In 1942, the...

An illustrated account of how the USAAF's might was challenged by the Jagdflieger and their heavily armed, and armoured, Fw 190A-8 Sturmjager . Developed from one of the finest fighters...

This volume examines the history and development of the Ju 188 twin-engined aircraft, the Luftwaffe's attempt to enhance and improve its peerless Ju 88. The Junkers Ju 188 was the...

The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the original poem has remained inaccessible to all but experienced scholars of Old English....

The princes are nothing but tyrants who flay the people; they fritter away our blood and sweat on their pomp and whoring and knavery.' These were the words of Thomas...

In the Spring of 1940, as Britain reeled from defeats on all fronts and America seemed frozen in isolation, one fear united the British and American leaders like no other:...

Once he was a criminal. Now he could become a legend. Schloss Alber is situated at the top of a jagged cliff, looming over the nearby town: the ancient seat...

'An impressive patch in the tapestry of written history that points toward the truth.' The Spectator One of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully brought to life by a leading...

The Old English epic poem Beowulf has an established reputation as a canonical text. And yet the original poem has remained inaccessible to all but experienced scholars of Old English....

Enriched by extraordinary first-hand accounts, this is a fascinating history of the dying days of the Third Reich as Stalin sought to consolidate his own empire. In January 1945, the...

The first part of this history of air-dropped munitions up till 1945 includes overviews of the period from 1918 and on to the end of the twentieth century. The second...

Once worth more than its weight in gold, Meissen Porcelain has graced the households of royalty and artistocracy for hundreds of years. Famed ceramic expert and Antiques Roadshow stalwart John...

This book is a chronology of the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich and the famous victory drive of the Seventh Army. It starts at the Worms' Rhine bridgehead...

The Second World War was entering its darkest period when Allied intelligence revealed there were new horrors in store and this time they were targeting civilians on home soil, no...

The German Third Reich had the most technologically advanced and innovative weapons industries in World War II, with aircraft, tanks and bombs that could match and beat anything else in...

Together, Cranach's paintings and Luther's powerful oratory created a force field that transformed Germany, Europe, and ultimately the Western world This compelling book retells and revises the story of the...

The first book on the final 100 days of the Second World War in a generation 'Magisterial . . . a fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be...

'A compelling biography of one of the greatest men of the modern age. Stanford is particularly brilliant on the tensions inside Luther's private and spiritual life. This is a very...

A gripping thriller inspired by the unsolved murder of Hitler's twenty-one-year-old niece. Perfect for fans of Frederick Forsyth and The Rise of Evil. Munich, 1931. A young woman is found...

'This book's power lies in its depiction of civilians trying to lead ordinary lives during the horror of war . . . It is shattering stuff, but Rothmann is tender...

Wry, off-beat and subversive - a Jewish family memoir like no other, from the author of the cult classic novel Submarine Joe Dunthorne's great-grandfather was a family legend: the eccentric...

Willi Geismeier thought he'd faced the worst of humanity on the battlefield in World War I , but when he returns to Munich he is drawn into an investigation that...

Katherine Mansfield and Germany is the first study of Mansfield's encounter with Germany and all things German: language, culture, society. This crucial area of her life and art has been...