World War 2

THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER A Times Best History Book of the Year; A Waterstones Best Book of the Year 'Reads like a thriller... I couldn't put Max Hastings's new...

Winner of The 2025 Duke of Wellington Medal Winner for Military History An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the Year Shortlisted...

* From May to September 1940, during a period that saw some of the most dramatic events of the war(retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk, Battle of Britain,...

The first book to examine the Japanese and American tank forces in the Philippines campaigns, which saw the biggest armored clashes of the Pacific War. The Philippines saw the most...

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...

'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...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe final volume of Spike Milligan's legendary war memoirs concludes his absurdist, laugh-out-loud account of life as a...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the front lines of North Africa to the chaotic comedy of wartime Italy, Spike Milligan's Monty: His...

Edition: 10th aus ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedIn the marshlands of Essex, a lonely, hunchbacked painter named Philip Rhayader finds an unexpected bond with a wounded...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the crucible of the Second World War, The Splendid Hour chronicles the experiences of Australian servicemen thrust into one...

Edition: 2nd ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerHidden in the rural heartland of Victoria, Lake Boga became one of Australia's most strategically vital — and most secret...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodThe skies of the Second World War were contested by some of the most extraordinary flying machines ever built, and Classic...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the spring of 1940, Hitler's war machine unleashed a campaign of such terrifying speed and ferocity that it brought Western Europe to its knees...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodFrom the blood-soaked beaches of Normandy to the frozen eastern front, The Great Battles of World War II chronicles thirteen of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodFrom the smoke-streaked skies over occupied Europe to the scorched desert battlegrounds of the Gulf War, Strike Aces chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodThe 1940s were the most turbulent and transformative decade of the twentieth century, and The Forties: As Reported by The...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: This copy of W. L. White’s They Were Expendable (Harcourt, Brace, 1942) belonged to...

This is the remarkable story of Donald Caskie, minister of the Scots Kirk in Paris at the time of the German invasion of France in 1940. Although he had several...

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:...

On 14 August 1943, Adam Hart's great-grandfather Frank Griffiths took off from RAF Tempsford, the SOE 'Special Duties' airbase in rural England. Frank and his crew were on a secret...

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"[A] remarkable saga.... Engrossing." -- Booklist , starred review In this triumphant debut inspired by true events, a ragtag gang of journalists and resistance fighters risk everything for an elaborate...

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...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodA landmark of twentieth-century historiography, English History 1914-1945 by A.J.P. Taylor chronicles one of the most turbulent and transformative periods...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFew figures in modern history have provoked as much analysis, horror, and bewilderment as Adolf Hitler, yet Sebastian Haffner's The Meaning of Hitler cuts through...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the dying months of the Second World War, as Allied forces closed in from both east and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadow of the Third Reich, one woman's desperate bid for survival becomes a story of impossible choices and extraordinary courage — Rachel's...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the harrowing theatre of the Pacific War, one Australian soldier's story stands as a testament...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: front hinges crackedA landmark gathering of literary firepower, Great World War II Stories: 50th Anniversary Collection assembles some of the most...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Remainder markFour of the most gripping and enduring accounts to emerge from the Second World War are united in this remarkable...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the darkest years of the Second World War, one Australian airman found a way to bridge the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the shadow of the Third Reich's most heavily fortified years, a handful of daring men and women...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew books have confronted the machinery of Nazi war crimes with such unflinching clarity as The Scourge of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the darkest months of 1942, as Allied forces struggled to hold the Pacific, the war came directly...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhen the Empire of Japan cast its shadow across the Pacific, Australia found itself on the front line...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image; creased spineFrom the shadows of the Third Reich to the corridors of post-war Western intelligence,...

Edition: uncorrected proofCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the harrowing depths of Auschwitz, a sixteen-year-old Hungarian Jewish girl made choices that would not...

The little boy did not cry or speak. He just stood there and stared at me intensely. With great effort I stood up and tested to see if I could...

We didn't mean to change the past. Now we have to win the war. A stunning 'what if?' story by a bestselling author about two groups of 12-year-olds - one...

Fully illustrated, this study examines the US Army and Japanese troops who fought for control of the Philippine Islands in the climactic months of World War II. In October 1944...

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 insightful illustrated study investigates how the Royal Navy lost two battleships and three aircraft carriers to German U-boats during 1939-42. During World War II, over half of Britain's capital...

A renowned airpower expert assesses the air campaign f ought in France in 1940, explaining why the Luftwaffe was so effective against the French and British. The battle for France...

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...

An illustrated exploration of the development, technology and operations of Wilde Sau fighters in the night skies over Germany during the Defence of the Reich. In July 1943, the Nachtjagdverband...

'A compelling history.' - The Sunday Times 'Thought-provoking.' - The Spectator 'Interesting and well-researched.' - The Sunday Telegraph A compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph...

An illustrated account of the first jet-powered combat aircraft, the Messerschmitt Me 262, and its short but action-packed career during World War 2. Powered by the Jumo 004 jet engine,...