True war & Combat Stories

'The extraordinary story of one of the most audacious escape attempts of the Second World War' Dan SnowIn Northern Poland in 1940, at the Nazi war ...

Spring 1941 - the Third Reich triumphant! Having taken over Germany in 1933, Hitler launched a series of lightning campaigns across Europe that cru...

Tony Nott retired from the Dorset Police in 2002 at the rank of superintendent. He had spent most of his service as a detective, and had been invol...

This is the vivid memoir of a young man who served with both Coastal Command and Bomber Command throughout the Second World War. Having joined the ...

It was early Cold War days when 17-year-old David Eagles applied to the Fleet Air Arm hoping to be a fighter pilot for his national service. He lit...

Stranger In My Heart is about the search for understanding oneself, answering the question Who am I? by seeking to understand the currents that swe...

The Author's naval war experiences make the most exciting reading. After being mined on the battleship Nelson in 1939, he served on the Prince of W...

This inspiring book draws from first-hand interviews, diaries and memoirs of those involved in the VE Day celebrations in 1945. It paints an enthra...

At the end of the First World War, there were 270,000 demobilised Australian soldiers in Europe. Getting them home after the Armistice was a task o...

Rodney Scrases life in the RAF began in an old airship shed where he took the Kings shilling in May 1941. He learnt to fly at a BFTS in America and...

In the tradition of Agent Zigzag comes a breathtaking biography of WWIIs Scarlet Pimpernel as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as ...

When the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Marine Regiment (known as 2/3) arrived in Iraq five years to the day after 9/11, they were sent to a little-known...

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. This is the gripping story of the men of the Welsh Guards and their bloody battle for survival in Afghanistan in 2...

In the early years of the second world war, Japan had the upper hand in the Pacific theatre. Thousands of Allied servicemen were captured and endur...

During the middle of the 19th-Century, Britain and China would twice go to war over trade, and in particular the trade in opium. The Chinese people...

An unputdownable account of the courage and bravery under fire of our Australian soldiers on the frontline - from WWII to Afghanistan. From Gallip...

PRAISE FOR NEVER WILL I DIE'Toby's sheer grit and determination is a powerful testament to his character. His story demonstrates the true nature of...

Published with new material in time for the 80th Anniversary of the sinking of the Bismarck, Iain Ballantyne''s Bismarck: 24 Hours to Doom is the h...

How the British might have handled Hitler differently remains one of historys greatest what ifs... A TELEGRAPH AND SPECTATOR HISTORY BOOK OF THE Y...

Storytelling is an art form, a descriptive account of an event, or a succession of events. In this case, all 118 stories within its pages are true ...

An extraordinary account of two British sisters whose obsession with opera became a cover for their roles in helping Jewish refugees flee the Nazis...

A story finally told from an enlisted soldier''s unique perspective.Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Bradley P. Jones in his wildest dreams, never thou...

'A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival.' Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of AuschwitzThe thrilling...