World War 2

This study of war skillfully clarifies the complexities of four major World War II military campaigns: El Alamein, Monte Cassino (Italy), Operation Market Garden (of which Arnhem formed a crucial...

In a unique combination of innovative style and thorough scholarship, Warlords tells the story of World War II through the lives of the four great war leaders: Adolf Hitler, Joseph...

Churchill through the eyes of those who met him, published for the 150th anniversary of his birth This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives...

' Beautiful ...Tessa Harris has made me appreciate historical novels in a way that I haven't in quite some time' 'Oh my goodness...this book was so unputdownable ...will never be...

The next gloriously uplifting, escapist, historical read from 'the queen of the contemporary Cornish novel' Guardian As one of the Navy's most skilled mapmakers, Merry knows that lives depend on...

The fascinating World War II story of the techniques used by the Italian Army to thwart the operations of the Nazi-allied Croatian government to send Jews to the holocaust. The...

The epic battle of Stalingrad will be remembered as one of history's most savage conflicts. Here world-renowned military historian Edwin P. Hoyt tells the full story of this bloody battle,...

Cilka's Journey is the million copy bestselling sequel to the phenomenon The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Don't miss the conclusion to The Tattooist of Auschwitz Trilogy, Three Sisters . Available now....

On the evening of 24 February 1944, RAAF Lancaster bomber J for Jig took off from an airfield in Lincolnshire. On board was a crew of seven young men-five Australians,...

Sixty years after the Holocaust, the author of Lost in Translation explores the difficult process of preserving an authentic version of its tragic events. As the Holocaust recedes in time,...

More than 350 bombs fell on Wimbledon during the Second World War, killing 150 residents and injuring a further 1,071. Around 12,000 houses were damaged and 810 destroyed. Notable people...

Basis for the CBS Mini-series Starring Natasha Richardson. "The words leaped at me from "The Washington Post." 'I have decided, ' President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced, 'that approximately 1,000 refugees...

This is a unique selection of wide ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War II. Their endearing bravery and fortitude and sometimes their despondency and...

D-Day was unprecedented. An invasion of this scale and magnitude had never been carried out before. The landings in North Africa, Sicily and Italy were of limited scope by comparison;...

Scotland was of grave strategic importance during the war because of its geographical position and Glasgow was the location of a significant number of important military and civil organisations as...

This is a powerful and poignant memoir of a young Jewish pianist who survived the war in Warsaw against all odds, alongside moving extracts from the diary of the German...

An exploration of the heroism and dedication of British nurses in World War II, which describes the often dangerous conditions under which many nurses had to work, with accounts of...

The first full account of a major disaster deliberately concealed during the Allied preparation for D-Day. Operation Tiger on Slapton Sands was one of the giant military exercises off the...

There are some historians who argue that the Gestapo regime was a reign of terror that forced German citizens and others to collaborate with the Nazi rulers. Other historians argue...

World War II was a truly global conflict, fought in every one of the five continents. The players included not only soldiers and statesmen of orthodox background, but three dictators...

This title provides a detailed account of the issues and events which led to the Holocaust, and discusses the historiographical interpretations surrounding that event. The book examines anti-Semitism in Europe...

During World War II, Nazi doctor Josef Mengele subjected some 3,000 twins to medical experiments of unspeakable horror; only 160 survived. In this remarkable narrative, the life of Auschwitz's Angel...

On morning after Kristalnacht Toby Sonneman's father walked through broken glass to collect the visa from the US consulate in Stuttgart which saved him from the fate suffered by other...

The winter of 1940-41 was the season of the Blitz. From St Paul's Cathedral to the East End, from the very heart of the capital to the cities of the...

From the earliest days of the Second World War, Hitler's U-Boats were unleashed with the mission of sinking as much Allied merchant tonnage as possible. From the sinking of the...

This is World War 2 in microcosm told through the brutal story of the most pivotal campaign the Allies were to fight by one of the UK's most acclaimed and...

Named a Best Book of 2023 by Book Riot For fans of The Age of Light and Z comes a "beguiling novel of artistic ambition, perseverance, and friendship" (Katy Hays,...

The Spitfire and the Lancaster were the two RAF weapons of victory in the Second World War, but the glamour of the fighter has tended to overshadow the performance of...

Based on true events, this gripping historical novel set in Norway and Sweden in 1940, follows one of the first female US Ministers, Daisy Harriman, and her niece as the...

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...

A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations... Windsor, 1940. Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in the Royal Library...

"The Jungle is Neutral" is British soldier, Spencer Chapman's incredible story of his three and a half years in the Malayan jungle during World War II. A moving unforgettable saga...

Author: Michael NeuhauserBinding: PaperbackPublished: Monash University Press,, Melbourne, 2007Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased spine. A Message To Eternity transports...

Author: Helen MaxBinding: PaperbackPublished: Makor, 2001Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant photographic essay chronicles the life of a Holocaust survivor,...

By the time Australia withdrew from Papua New Guinea in 1975, about 10,000 Australian women had lived there at some stage since 1920. Many came with their husbands who were...

Author: Robert Edwin HerzsteinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Paragon House, New York, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Minor wear on spine and corners. Waldheim:...

Author: Arthur MeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder and Stoughton Ltd., 1941Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowed and faded spine....

Author: Alan FitzgeraldBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Italian Farming Soldiers: Prisoners Of War In Australia 1941-1947 chronicles a unique chapter in World...

Author: E. E. DunlopBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Nelson, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis poignant historical account chronicles the harrowing experiences of an Australian surgeon during World War II....

Author: Clare Stevenson And Honor DarlingBinding: HardbackPublished: Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical account, The W.A.A.A.F Book, chronicles the vital...

Author: Miroslav IvanovBinding: HardbackPublished: HarperCollins Distribution Services, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing.The Assassination of Heydrich chronicles the meticulously planned and executed operation...

Author: MonsarratBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNicholas Monsarrat’s The Kappillan of Malta presents a sweeping historical novel that chronicles the resilience of a besieged people...

Author: Desmond Flower And James ReevesBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Brothers, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket damaged with wear and tears, price clipped, cloth cover...

Author: Ian RamsayBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light tanning along spine and edges, couple of pages have some...