Second World War

The author of When Paris Went Dark returns to World War II to tell the remarkable story of the youngest members of the French Resistance and their ...

Meet the unit that posed as Nazi stormtroopers in the most daring mission ever undertaken SAS Ghost Patrol is the explosive true story of the day...

For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Librarian of Auschwitz and The Choice, this is the incredible true story of a British soldier POW.In 19...

In 1933, Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany. A year later, all parties but the Nazis had been outlawed, freedom of the press was but a memor...

In World War II, the U.S. Army not only supplied its soldiers with the most modern equipment and uniforms, suitable for any combat situation, but w...

In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britains last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launch...

In the autumn of 1944, around 70,000 people fled Estonia in the face of the Red Army's advance; most of them believed the Soviet occupation would b...

When the first bombs fell on London in August 1940, the city was transformed overnight into a battlefront. For most Londoners, the sirens, guns, pl...

This book tells the story of a war unlike any other in history, fought between a nation that believed itself to be invincible, even when its streng...

After having lived through the hell of the trenches, Ulysse had been told that it was the last war. History decided otherwise. Twenty years later, ...

Essential reading for the student of twentieth century fortification. Beautifully produced, well written, well illustrated and above all, the ideal...

They were young Jewish boys who escaped from Nazi-occupied Europe and resettled in America. After the U. S. entered the war, they returned to fight...

''Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a beautifully written...

An extraordinary story about a Jewish woman who pretended to be Catholic to survive the Holocaust. Catholics believed she was one of them. A devote...

In 1945, remnants of the Polish Home Army re-formed to counter brutal Soviet repressions. In July of that year, more than 7,000 HA freedom fighters...

'Funny, sad and important - I challenge you not to fall in love with Kitty' - Tessa Dunlop, author of The Bletchley Girls Kitty Baxter was born in...

During World War II, tens of thousands of African Americans served in segregated combat units in U.S. armed forces. The majority of these units wer...

A short illustrated life of one of Britain''s most revered people of all time, covering all periods of his life but always returning to his literal...

A photographic history of the B-25 medium bomber: late-war G through J, F-10, and PBJ models (Volume 2 of 2) This second of two volumes on the...

A Coastwatcher's work is ... to sit in hiding like a spider, right in the web of the enemy, unseen and unheard. We became the eyes and ears of the ...

While many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the definitive guide to...

The Stunning and Emotional Autobiography of an Auschwitz Survivor April 7, 1944This date marks the successful escape of two Slovak prisoners from o...

A full understanding of the historical process must include studies of the social and economic conditions of societies as well as biographies of th...

A chance finding of a watercolour began the author's journey of discovery leading to the remarkable and heroic acts by the artist AFJ Hannaford and...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL AND THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2022'A terrific read ... McMeekin is a superb writer...