World War 2

The definitive biography of one of the darkest times in modern history; the twelve years when Adolf Hitler and his Nazi army ruled over Germany. This is an eyewitness account...

IN 1937, Charles Madge and Tom Harrisson created the social survey organisation Mass Observation to capture the thoughts, feelings and minutiae of individuals across the British Isles. At its height...

'Highly original' Simon Heffer, Telegraph'Masterful... A gripping tale' Giles MiltonThey certainly were not soldiers, yet they suddenly found themselves in uniform, in a foreign land. But, as locomotive drivers, track-workers,...

Before the war starts, Ned is resigned to a future working in the family funeral parlour. Then the covert operations at Bletchley Park begin and his life is transformed. Ned...

'In her debut novel, a historian of Vichy France tackles her family's real-life collaboration during the Second World War' - New Yorker Best Books of the Year In a grand...

'[An] excellent account.' - Richard Overy, The Telegraph Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2024 A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the closing years of World War II, thousands of Allied soldiers—predominantly Australian—fought and died in a series of brutal island campaigns across the South-West...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the thick of the Second World War, an Australian journalist...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingIn the annals of Australian military history, few figures loom as large — or as controversially — as...

Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersBehind the walls of Spandau Prison, one of the most controversial figures of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadowy world of wartime espionage, few stories rival the extraordinary courage of Wing Commander F.F.E. Yeo-Thomas — codename: The White Rabbit. Bruce...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the crossroads of duty, honour, and the brutal machinery of the Second World War stands Johann von Ravenstein — one of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the first tremors of Western pressure in 1853 to the aftermath of total defeat in 1952, Japan's War: The Great Pacific Conflict 1853–1952...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadows of the Second World War, a secret army of ordinary men and women was forged into one of history's most daring...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhen the world was engulfed in the most devastating conflict in human history, the writers and correspondents of *The Spectator* were there to chronicle...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersIn the blazing heat of the North African theatre, one BBC war...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt Britain's darkest moment, when the skies above the English Channel became the crucible of civilisation's survival, Their Finest Hour chronicles the extraordinary story...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOn the vast and unforgiving waters of the Indian Ocean during the Second World War, a British cruiser and her crew are thrust into...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerAt the bleeding edge of history, war correspondent Quentin Reynolds witnessed firsthand the dramatic liberation of Europe during the Second World War — and...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodCondition remarks: In mylar sleeveAgainst all odds and against all reason, Douglas Bader — a man who lost both legs...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA stirring chronicle of martial history, Call to Arms presents a sweeping survey of military conflict, weaponry, and the warrior spirit that has shaped...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingHe was a young man who stared death in the face and wrote about it with the clarity of someone who had nothing left...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingBehind the wire of a German prisoner-of-war camp, an Australian soldier found a way to bear...

Condition remarks:Book: PoorJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom the chaos of occupied France emerges a gripping account of daring resistance, sacrifice, and ultimate liberation — The Gates Burst Open...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingBehind the closed doors of a Royal Navy tribunal, one man's honour, career, and legacy hang in the balance — Court Martial by Alastair...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the annals of extraordinary courage under fire, They Dared Mightily stands as one of Australia's most celebrated...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the waning years of the Second World War, one man quietly crisscrossed England, not as a soldier or statesman, but as a custodian...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the epicentre of Japan's most catastrophic military gamble stands one man: General Hideki Tojo, the iron-willed Prime...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in American military history provoke as much admiration and controversy as Douglas MacArthur, and William Manchester's American Caesar stands as the definitive...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the thundering artillery of the French Revolutionary Wars to the apocalyptic final campaigns of the Second World...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerFew books have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War's closing chapter as decisively as The Struggle for Europe. Chester Wilmot's landmark work...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Prominent crease on rear cover. Minor nick/tear on fep. Behind the thunderous pageantry of Hitler's Germany lay...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodIn the desperate spring of 1940, with the German war machine closing in on the beaches of northern France, nearly...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedIn the shadow of the Second World War, a young RAF Pilot-Bombardier named Patrick poured his heart onto paper in...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and cornersA solemn and fitting tribute to those who made...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the blood-soaked annals of the Second World War, no campaign rivals the sheer, apocalyptic scale of Operation...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOn the morning of December 7, 1941, the world changed forever as Japanese aircraft swept across the skies...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerIn the scorching desert of North Africa, the Siege of Tobruk stands as one of the most extraordinary...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedOne of the most audacious military campaigns of the twentieth century is recounted here from the perspective of the man...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingFew naval engagements of the Second World War carry the tragic grandeur of the Scharnhorst's final battle, and...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodIn the dense, sweltering jungles of New Guinea during World War II, a lone Australian soldier finds himself entangled in a conflict that is...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Damaged but present; fairly large chuck missing from the spine - remains in one piece with moderate tears. Few figures in the...

Edition: 2nd pr.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: YellowedIn the blood-soaked theatre of World War II, no story is more audacious or more harrowing than the mass breakout...

Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingFew figures in modern history embody the calculated machinery of genocide quite like Adolf Eichmann, the Nazi SS-Obersturmbannführer whose...

Edition: 8th pr.,Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedFew military figures of the Second World War have captured the imagination of both friend and foe quite...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedIn the autumn of 1944, Allied commanders launched Operation Market Garden — the largest airborne assault in history — staking the lives of thousands...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn one of the most harrowing chapters of the Second World War, thousands of Allied prisoners of war survived the brutal construction of the...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingOn the 10th of December 1941, just three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Royal Navy suffered one of its...