Second World War

An enthralling, behind-the-scenes account of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain. Citizens of London brings out of hist...

'Set Europe ablaze.' The order came from Churchill himself. The result was the Special Operations Executive - the SOE. Established in 1941 with t...

First published in 1943, this is the gripping story of one man's involvement in RAF Bomber Command's fledgling offensive between August 1940 and De...

Gold Run is the true story of arguably one of the greatest gold snatches in history. It is a tale of immense bravery, endurance and great leadershi...

Skalski-against all odds provides a gripping and detailed account on the career of General Stanislaw Skalski, VM & bar, KW & 3bars, DSO, DF...

The Second World War widows were the forgotten women, largely ignored by the government and the majority of the population. The men who died in the...

6 June 1944 marked the beginning of the Allied liberation of France and Europe. But what does the D in D-Day stand for? Why were the code names Om...

This book offers a powerfully intimate account of the Battle of Britain, related by young pilots in their most unguarded moments, talking with thei...

Known affectionately as ''Dad''s Army'', the Home Guard was Britain''s very serious attempt to protect our shores from invasion by Nazi Germany in ...

The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight otherwise known as the BBMF or simply the Flight is based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Its collection ...

More than a quarter of a century after his death, Douglas Bader remains the most famous fighter pilot Britain has every known. He lost both of his ...

For Fuhrer and Fatherland is the extraordinary story of how British and American Intelligence thwarted a wartime plan for a daring mass break-out o...

Stanley Hollis won the Victoria Cross when, on the 6th of June 1944, he single-handedly stormed a German pillbox before going on to save the lives ...

The appalling story of Hitler's murderous policies aimed at the disabled including tens of thousands of children killed by their doctors. Between 1...

Britains war in the shadows of male spies and subterfuge in the heart of occupied France is a story well known, but what of the women who also risk...

The official account of the Royal Artillerys activities in the Normandy campaign, this volume breaks down the historic achievements of the Regiment...

He was the son of a hereditary peer, one of the wealthiest men in Britain. His childhood was privileged; at Cambridge, he flourished. At the age of...

The declaration of war against Germany on 3 September 1939 brought an end to the second (and as yet, final) Golden Age of English cricket. Over 200...

When the Blitz hit London, everything changed. Once, the Home Front was relatively safe now it wasnt. Suddenly, London was its own front line. Bli...

Although only children at the time, the Second World War had a permanent effect on the schoolboys who lived through the conflict. Watching a countr...

Churchill has gone down in history as one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. From the day the Second World War was declared he stood...