World War 2

Following hot on the heels of 'The Imitation Game', this is the first modern biography of Alan Turing by a member of the family Alan's nephew, Sir Dermot Turing. Alan...

FOR FANS OF THE BBC SERIES SAS ROGUE HEROES , THIS IS THE REAL STORY OF BLAIR 'PADDY' MAYNE A Waterstones Best History Book of 2023 The incredible true story...

At the outbreak of WW2, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie...

'An extraordinary family tale of survival' Sunday Times Human and curious . . . an admirable family memoir of migration' Guardian Jonathan Dean's great-grandfather, David Schapira, lived a life of...

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...

A masterful and comprehensive chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Antony Beevor has established himself as one of the world's...

In The Road to Stalingrad John Erickson takes us in detail from the inept command structures and strategic delusions of the pre-invasion Soviet Union, through the humiliations as her armies...

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...

THE LETTERS FROM THE SUITCASE reveals the vivid, poignant and hugely detailed wartime correspondence between David and Mary Francis from 1938 to 1943, and a unique love story, sure to...

Small acts of bravery can have extraordinary consequences. . . The acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Pax delivers an unforgettable WWII novel about an orphan who discovers unexpected...

From the onset of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia in 1917 until the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, Britain enjoyed an ambiguous relationship with the USSR and...

For most, and particularly the injured and the wounded, being shot down over Occupied Europe during the Second World War meant that capture was immediate, that imprisonment was almost inevitable....

Jack Swaab joined the veteran 51st (Highland) Infantry Division on 3 January 1943. In May 1944 he records the restless time as his regiment prepared for the invasion of Normandy....

Bletchley Park, known to those who worked there as Station X, was the scene of one of the greatest Allied triumphs of the Second World War. The breaking of the...

At the end of the Second World War some of the highest ranking members of the Nazi party escaped from justice. Some of them are names that have resonated deeply...

Between 1939 and 1944, as the Nazis overran Europe, they were also quietly conducting another type of pillage. The Lost Museum tells the story of the Jewish art collectors and...

From the Kennedy White House to homes for the Astors, Rockefellers, de la Rentas and Gettys, the American firm Parish Hadley has set a standard for interior design over the...

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...

This is the epic story of the brutal occupation of Rome by the Germans after the fall of Mussolini in July 1943 up to the capture of the city by...

Edition: 2nd aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen the guns fell silent and the men came home, the real battle...

On the night of 4 July 1943, transport aircraft Liberator AL523 took off from Gibraltar's North Front tarmac and within moments crashed into the sea with only one survivor, the...

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...

'Deeply researched and written with verve... thoughtful as well as action packed' The Times 'Gripping, moving and important' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Agent Zo is a triumph. Absolutely essential reading' Hallie...

On the morning of February 24, 1942, on the Black Sea near Istanbul, an explosion ripped through a ship filled with Jewish refugees. One man clung fiercely to a piece...

'[A] gripping and fascinating book' JAMES HOLLAND, DAILY TELEGRAPH, 5* review 'A brilliant book . . . timely . . . gripping' RACHEL COOKE, OBSERVER 'A thrilling read ' PHILIPPE...

The book titled Chalker Jack : Burma Railway Artist: The War Drawings of Jack Chalker by the author Jack Chalker. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

For fans of The Rose Code and The Librarian Spy comes another literary themed historical novel from the author of The Librarian of Burned Books. Germany, 1946: Emmy Clarke is...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep back into one of history's most pivotal years with A Year to Remember 1944, a richly...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the shadowy aftermath of the Second World War, a deadly secret threatens to shatter the fragile peace...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the dying days of World War II, when the seas themselves become a theatre of desperate survival,...

Edition: 14th aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedIn the lonely marshes of the Essex coast, where the great grey birds wheel and cry against a leaden...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingIn the shadowy wartime landscape of a grimy English industrial town, J. B. Priestley's Blackout in Gretley...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingSet against the relentless grind of a British aircraft factory during the darkest years of the Second...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the dying embers of the most destructive conflict in human history, The Downfall of the Third Reich chronicles the catastrophic collapse...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFrom the ashes of empire to the shadow of the Iron Curtain, The Mighty Continent presents a sweeping panoramic chronicle of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. In the smouldering aftermath of the most destructive conflict in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. Few theatres of World War II have been as overlooked...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. In the scorched ruins of two Japanese cities, the story...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. In the vast and turbulent theatre of World War II,...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. In the frozen forests of the Ardennes, December 1944, Hitler...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. Few battles of the Second World War have captured the imagination quite...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign includedIn the steaming jungles of northeast India, two battles — Imphal and Kohima...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. In the steaming jungles of Burma, a daring and unconventional military force...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. The Pacific Theatre's most decisive aerial engagement comes to vivid...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. Issue 33 of Images of War: The Real Story of World War...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew moments in the Second World War captured the world's imagination quite like the Liberation of Paris, and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; souvenir newspaper and campaign included. Few moments in modern history carry the weight of 6 June 1944...