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Three Sisters: A triumphant story of love and survival from the author
'I want you to make a promise to me that you will always take care of your sisters. That you will always be there for one another. That you will...
The Great Escaper: The Life and Death of Roger Bushell
Very little was known about Bushell until 2011, when his family donated his private papers - a treasure trove of letters, photographs and diaries - to the Imperial War Museum....
The Man Who Broke into Auschwitz
THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into the notorious concentration camp. In the summer of 1944, Denis Avey...
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS
This is the incredible untold story of four women who helped win World War II by generating a wave of black propaganda. Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii....
Milena and Margarete: A Love Story in Ravensbruck: The Nazi's
From the moment they met in 1940 in Ravensbruck concentration camp, Milena Jesenska and Margarete Buber-Neumann were inseparable. Czech Milena was Kafka's first translator and epistolary lover, and a journalist...
Friend or Foe
During the Second World War, there were over 100 instances of naval engagements between ships, submarines and aircraft of the same side. In the past there has often been a...
Eisenhower
Dwight Eisenhower represented a fundamentally new type of modern military commander. Eisenhower was a manager commander, whose grasp of the politics and large-scale tactics of battle were uniquely suited to...
Propaganda Girls: The Secret War of the Women in the OSS
This is the incredible untold story of four women who helped win World War II by generating a wave of black propaganda. Betty MacDonald was a 28-year-old reporter from Hawaii....
Ellen Savage and the Heroes of AHS Centaur: from the bestselling
The extraordinary true story of courage under fire and survival during one of the deadliest wartime attacks on Australia - the sinking of the hospital ship, the Centaur - and...
Green Armour
Journalist Osmar White's gripping story of the Australian and American forces' struggle against the Japanese invasion of New Guinea in 1942-43 is stark, vivid, chilling. White is true to his...
The Path of Light: Walking to Auschwitz
'A formidable achievement' - Rory Stewart 'Thoughtful [and] heartfelt' - Observer 'Profound [and] compelling' - Spectator 'A noble endeavour' - New Statesman In 2020, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen...
Among the Headhunters: An Extraordinary World War II Story of Survival
Flying the notorious "Hump" route between India and China in 1943, a twin-engine plane suffered mechanical failure and crashed in a dense mountain jungle, deep within Japanese-held territory. Among the...
Journey of No Return: Five German Speaking Literary Exiles in Britain,
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Among the 70,000 refugees from Nazi Germany who had entered Britain by 1939 were many intellectuals of the Weimar era. This book tells the story of five emigre writers, three...
Patton's Third Army at War
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The book titled Patton's Third Army at War by the author George Forty. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Windsor Diaries: A childhood with the young Princesses Elizabeth
** SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** ** TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** ** SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **A DAILY MAIL CHRISTMAS BOOKS PICK** 'For a...
A Very English Hero: The Making of Frank Thompson
Gentle, modest and handsome, a fine poet, proficient in nine languages, eccentric Englishman Frank Thompson made an unlikely soldier. The elder of two sons of a formidable family of writers...
Martyred Village: Commemorating the 1944 Massacre at Oradour-sur-Glane
Among German crimes of the Second World War, the Nazi massacre of 642 men, women, and children at Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10, 1944, is one of the most notorious. On...
Lest We Forget: War and Peace in 100 British Monuments
A moving account of how war is remembered - and by whom 'Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter' David...
Cracking the Luftwaffe Codes: The Secrets of Bletchley Park
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A compelling first-hand account of Britain's battle to crack the German codes Clearly demonstrates the methods used for cracking codes The first memoir detailing life at Bletchley Park's German Air...
Secret Days: Codebreaking in Bletchley Park
Lord Briggs has long been regarded as one of Britain's most important historians. However, until the publication of this remarkable book, he had never written about his time at Bletchley...
Dunkirk: From Disaster to Deliverance - Testimonies of the Last
When Churchill made one of the most inspiring speeches of the 20th century - 'we will fight them on the beaches' - he was giving thanks for the miracle of...
Major Hashida's Notebook: A Japanese spy's mission to Australia in
'An ingenious piece of historical reconstruction. It reads like a spy thriller.' Tom Gilling, author of Start Digging, You Bastards! In January 1941, the dapper, slightly built Major Hashida arrived...
Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought us Back from the Brink
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From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything , this is a cinematic, behind-the-scenes account of a crucial moment which takes us inside the mind of one of the...
D-Day: From the Normandy Beaches to the Liberation of France
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The book titled D-Day: From the Normandy Beaches to the Liberation of France by the author Stephen Badsey. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...
Frontline and Experimental Flying With the Fleet Air Arm
The spectacle of Alan Cobham's Flying Circus and the Fleet at anchor in Weymouth inspired the author's lifelong passion for airplanes, flying and the Royal Navy . World War Two...
War in the Shadows
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The book titled War in the Shadows by the author Peter Medcalf. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Monty, a Life in Photographs: Family, Life and Times of Field Marshal
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The book titled Monty, a Life in Photographs: Family, Life and Times of Field Marshal by the author Brian Montgomery. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...
D-Day
The story of D-Day, the turning point in World War 2, has been well documented. But this lavishly illustrated book and accompanying epic TV drama will turn all preconceptions of...
Life in World War II
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The book titled Life in World War II by the author Philip B. Kunhardt. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Operation Sea Lion: The German Plan to Invade Britain, 1940
In the summer of 1940, all Britain was convinced that the Germans would invade. The Germans had, in five weeks, crushed France and taken Belgium. Now they stood on the...
Konin: A Quest
A blend of personal memoir, oral history and biography, a story of lives caught up in the sweep of history, the resulting book encompasses the Holocaust in an illuminating way....
Delivered from Evil: Saga of World War Two
$15.00 AUD
"A first-class popular history of the war, lively, entertaining, and continuously informative."--"Publishers Weekly" "His ability to recreate the emotions of war makes this monumental work a living history."--"Booklist"
Monty: The Lonely Leader 1944-1945
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The book titled Monty: The Lonely Leader 1944-1945 by the author Alistair Horne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Concise Guide to Axis Aircraft of World War II: The Warplanes of
Focusing in particular upon Germany, Japan and Italy, this guide shows the design and firepower of fighter bombers during World War II. It describes the aircraft, their pilots and their...
Thanks for the Memory: Unforgettable Characters in Air Warfare,
The book titled Thanks for the Memory: Unforgettable Characters in Air Warfare, by the author Laddie Lucas. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...
Running the Gauntlet: How Three Great Liners Carried a Million Men to
Between the entry of the US and the end of the Second World War in Europe, the three huge Cunard liners Aquitania, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth carried a million...
The Miracle of Dunkirk: The True Story of Operation Dynamo
In May 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler's blitzkrieg, retreated to Dunkirk. Hemmed in by overwhelming Nazi strength, the 338,000 men gathered on the...
The Victors: The Men of WWII
The Victors is a breathtaking new work from bestselling historian Stephen E. Ambrose, author of the classic book Band of Brothers . It follows the momentous events of the Second...
Behind Barbed Wire: Internment in Australia during World War II:
$30.00 AUD
The book titled Behind Barbed Wire: Internment in Australia during World War II: by the author Margaret Bevege. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...
Ian Fleming's Commandos: The Story of No.30 Assault Unit in WWII
In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea:...
I Fought at Dunkirk: Seven Veterans Remember Their Fight For Salvation
The last survivors tell their stories of the Battle of Dunkirk. SURVIVOR STORIES FROM DUNKIRK, NOW THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR FILM FROM CHRISTOPHER NOLAN When Britain declared war against...
A Soldier's Story
D-Day, the Battle of the Bulge, the liberation of Paris, the relentless drive through Germany toward Allied victory--Omar Bradley, the "GI General," was there for every major engagement in the...
Breaking the Silence: Secret Mission of Eduard Schulte, Who Brought
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The book titled Breaking the Silence: Secret Mission of Eduard Schulte, Who Brought by the author Walter Laqueur. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...
Churchill's Folly: Leros and the Aegean 1943
Today many of the Greek islands of the Dodecanese are popular tourist resorts. However in 1943 they were the scene of the last successful German invasion of the Second World...
The Hardest Day: The Battle of Britain, 18 August 1940
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The book titled The Hardest Day: The Battle of Britain, 18 August 1940 by the author Dr Alfred Price. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...