Second World War

Launching Osprey's 'X-Planes' series is a fascinating examination of Hitler's secret weapon. This title is a must-have for modellers, aviation hist...

During the Second World War, RAF Biggin Hill was one of Fighter Command's premier stations. Throughout the Battle of Britain and beyond, it became ...

Whatever happens, the flame of French resistance must not and will not go out. As Charles de Gaulle ended his radio address to the French nation in...

During the Second World War millions of men left their homes and families to fight for their country. Meanwhile, those waving a tearful goodbye had...

Espionage is one of the worlds oldest professions, and it played an integral role in Allied successes and failures during the Second World War. Equ...

'Lively...in giving us the daily details of their lives in the women's own voices Dunlop does them and us a fine service' New Statesman'Dunlop is e...

He had one of the more unglamorous jobs in the Second World War, but self-taught violinist George Warner's letters home from the North African and ...

On 4 July 1942, American airmen flew in US-built bombers against a German target for the first time. It was a small operation involving six US crew...

'A tale of survival.' Daily Mail'Survival against the odds ... [an] amazing story.' The SunIn 1939 Annie Jarman and her six young daughters were ev...

I suppose you know who I am? I was in charge of the actions in Germany and Poland and Czechoslovakia. I am prepared to sell you one million Jews: G...

In 1943, Andrew Z. Adkins, Jr. joined the 80th Infantry Division, then undergoing its final training cycle in the California-Arizona desert. Upon r...

Sous-officier, « Sepp » Dietrich commanda lun des premiers chars de combat de lHistoire lors de la Première Guerre mondiale. Membre des gardes du c...

This work reveals one of the most important intelligence triumphs of World War II. It was no less than the capture of Japans Plan Zthe Empires full...

The seminal account of the heroism, daring and ingenuity of the men of Allied Bomber Command, who took the war to the enemys doorstep.The Second Wo...