True war & Combat Stories

Second Lieutenant Wilfred Owen was twenty-four years old when he was admitted to the newly established Craiglockhart War Hospital for treatment of ...

From the bestselling author of Guadalcanal Diary: The thrilling true story of the future presidents astonishing act of heroism during World War II....

The thrilling retelling of a real-life hostage rescue mission, by SAS hero and million-selling author, Andy McNab.It is 2012 and in Northern Afghan...

June 1940. Britain is Europe's final bastion of freedom - and Hitler's next target. But not everyone fears a Nazi invasion. In factories, offices a...

'DEVASTATINGLY AFFECTING' THE TIMES'EMOTIONALLY COMPELLING' OBSERVERIn 1933, as Hitler came to power, schoolteacher Anna Essinger hatched a daring ...

With the outbreak of Gulf War hostilities a unit from 22 SAS slipped quietly over the border and into the enemy's backyard. It would be six weeks b...

From national bestselling author and acclaimed military historian Robert L. OConnell, a dynamic history of four military leaders whose extraordinar...

When Nicholas Winton cancelled his skiing holiday in favour of going to Prague to visit a friend, little did he know this decision would change the...

The thrilling retelling of a real-life hostage rescue mission, by SAS hero and million-selling author, Andy McNab.It is 2012 and in Northern Afghan...

A Sunday Times Paperback of the YearA Spectator and New Statesman Book of the YearAn illuminating and riveting read. - Jonathan DimblebyJeremy Bowe...

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

WITH A FOREWORD BY PHILIPPE SANDS AND AN INTRODUCTION BY ANDREY KURKOV'If you read only one book about the war, this is the one to read.' -Henry Ma...

A Times Political Book of the Year 2022 A powerful and revelatory eyewitness account of the American collapse in ...

'A no holdout account of the Falklands War from a man who was in the fight.' Andy McNabTony Hoare always knew he wanted to be in the SAS and so, af...

Gordon Corera uses declassified documents and extensive original research to tell the story of MI14(d) and the Secret Pigeon Service f...

Aiden Aslin joined the Ukrainian marines in 2018, compelled to defend his adopted homeland from the growing threat of Russian invasion. In February...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!Life only really starts when we start serving others.For many people, military service isnt simply a job. Its a t...

Sixty-three animals have won the Dicken Medal, the highest award for animal bravery. Their inspiring stories are told, for the first time in one bo...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERDiscover the incredible true story of WW2's most extraordinary spy - from the bestselling author of The Spy and ...

Two sisters. Two special agents. One War. Sisters and Spies is the incredible true story of British special agents Eileen and Jacqueline...

Arthur Meyerowitz was on his second air mission over France when he was shot down in 1943. He was one of only two men on the B-24 Liberator known a...

With bayonet in hand, I cautiously approached the narrow opening...These words begin a chilling first-hand account of a life endangering situation ...

Hundreds of thousands of military veterans seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) each year. Service dogs have been used for many...

Austerlitz is W. G. Sebald's haunting novel of post-war Europe.In 1939, five-year-old Jacques Austerlitz is sent to England on a Kindertransport an...

A brilliantly original history of the First World War, re-tracing the footsteps of the Indian Army's 1.5 million men who in 1914-18 served about th...

An Irish Times book of the year 2022 A powerful, probing book about PTSD. As a journalist Ke...

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

This is Doro and he is beautiful.So begins the extraordinary story of Doro oumãh, who faced an unimaginable series of adversities on his journey fr...

Discover the daring life story and astonishing adventures of Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown - Britain's greatest-ever pilotMARITIME MEDIA AWARDS BEST ...