Second World War

Capturing the stories of ordinary women doing extraordinary things through the turbulent years of the Second World WarPublisher: The History Press ...

Reducere. Anyone with even a passing interest in conspiracy has heard claims that a powerful elite controls both the economies and the politics of the West. ...

The author identifies the most important decisions taken by Churchill between May 1940 and the end of the Second World War.

This story covers the three main divisions of enlisted training in the US Navy during WWI: the training stations, the reserve training camps, and t...

Contributor(s): Author: Angus KonstamThis title tells the dramatic story of how the Royal Navy transformed ordinary citizens into first-rate and fe...

Description Literature and Poverty offers an engaging overview of changes in literary perceptions of poverty and the poor. Part I of the book, from...

Debunking what were accepted truths about the Second World War, the author argues provocatively that Hitler did not set out to cause the war as par...

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In this highly original work Jeremy Black, one of world's leading military and cartographic historians, shows how fundamental maps were to the conf...

New B-format paperback - First ever narrative history of the famous aero engine that powered the Spitfire, Hurricane, Lancaster, Mosquito and Musta...

Gardening in wartime Britain was a part of the fight for freedom. This book tells the story of how Britain's wartime government encouraged and cajo...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr Simon (Plymouth University, UK) ToppingIllustration(s): 23 bw illusNumber of pages: 328Publicatio...

Based on the Second World War, this narrative poem, with its evocative drawings, captures the devastation of this global war and the dramatic event...

The articles selected for this volume cover a wide range of topics reflecting the fact that the largest recorded war in history and the most intens...

Reducere. Find out more about World War II with this book full of fighter planes, bombers, tanks, warships and submarines, plus over 100 detailed stickers sh...

Reducere. The conflict that ended in 1945 is often described as a 'total war', unprecedented in both scale and character. Volume 3 of The Cambridge History o...

John Valentine's letters home from his time in a Prisoner of War camp during World War Two.

War of Words analyses Franco-British relations during the Second World War through the lens of rhetoric and empire. Through a comparative and trans...

Reducere. In a definitive new account of the Soviet Union at war, Alexander Hill charts the development, successes and failures of the Red Army from the indu...

The publication of this book in 1999 provided the first detailed examination of the many Irish men and women, all volunteers, who served in the Sec...

Lists all the tanks used by both Allied and Axis powersIllustrations: 300 black and white illustrations

A witty and lighthearted mystery full of intriguing period detail, this rare gem of Golden Age crime returns to print for the first time since its ...

Nicholas Rankin's revelatory new book, whose cast of characters includes Haile Selassie, Anthony Burgess and General Sikorski, sets Gibraltar in th...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1939 Hitler went to war not just with Great Britain; he also went to war with the whole of the British Empire, the greatest empire th...

DescriptionTrevor Royle examines Scotland's role in the Second World War from a wide range of perspectives. The country's geographical position gav...

DescriptionPublished in association with Imperial War Museums, The Story of the Second World War for Children sensitively teaches kids about histor...

On a foggy night in London, a party has gathered in an artist's studio during the wartime blackout. When the brutal murder of the miser next door i...

In 1941, Britain stood alone. North Africa dominated the news. Bismarck sank Hood. Fortress Britain endured the Blitz. Russia was invaded. Japan wo...

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World War

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World War

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Publisher: Mark DavisonAuthor(s): Paul AdamsIllustration(s): 150 b&w photographsNumber of pages: 76Publication date: 2002Dimensions: 202 x 296 x 6C...

The Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter in WW2, the aircraft of almost all Italian top scoring aces. Mc.202 was fast and ...

Reducere. I should imagine this was murder, too, because it would be very difficult to build yourself into a heap of sandbags and then die...In the blackout ...

Publisher: Red Sea Press, U.S.Number of pages: 428Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 229 x 29Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Edmund...

Description*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Though both nations...

Reducere. The world suddenly changed into hell as the rivers and lakes turned into blood. The Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean could not be left behind. ...

Reframing remembrance is an investigation into French cinema's representation of the Second World War. Focusing on films released between 1995 and ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe next installment in the British Library Crime Classics series Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Any book by...

Published to mark the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, these are powerful wartime stories written by the finest women writers...

The full story of Poland's part in WW2 from failure of pre-war diplomacy and planning, through to betrayal by Allies leading to civil war and Sovie...

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Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionOne towed artillery gun required a team of six horses and nine men. WW2 German engineers came up with the idea of mounting an artillery ...

Operation Fortitude was the ingenious web of deception spun by the Allies to mislead the Nazis as to how and where the D-Day landings were to be mo...

An insightful look at the use of black propaganda during the Second World War

Reducere. The success of these operations can be measured by the fact that by 1943 the Germans were almost wholly dependent on double agents for news of what...

The Cambridge History of the Second World War is an authoritative new account of the conflict that unfolded between 1939 and 1945. With contributio...

Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldAuthor(s): P. ClavalNumber of pages: 298Publication date: 1984Dimensions: 144 x 225 x 19Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

Covers all Allied Tank variants of the WW2 period across all theatres.

Taking seriously Ireland's euphemism for World War II, ""the Emergency"", Anna Teekell's Emergency Writing asks both what happens to literature wri...

A detailed social and economic history of Ireland during the Second World War, revealing the hidden story of the Irish Emergency. -- .Publisher: Ma...

This volume covers the many variations of Royal Navy wartime escort destroyers, both the purpose-built Hunt' class and the conversions from older f...

These are people who have gone on to leave an important but often hidden trace in the moral and cultural life of Britain and beyond. The story of t...

Publisher: Helion & CompanyAuthor(s): Roman ToeppelIllustration(s): 32 b/w photos, 8 colour maps, 2 tablesNumber of pages: 230Collection: Modern Mi...

Reducere. Recalls the group of scientists whose invention of radar during World War II contributed to the Allied victory, and chronicles their post-war achie...

Reducere. Winston Churchill fought the World War II twice over-first as Prime Minister during the war, and then later as the war's premier historian. From 19...

'Arming for Accuracy' examines the early development of dropping aerial ordinance and Bomber Command's undertaking to create a unique member of air...

Presented in an illustrated format, this book provides a detailed history of the wartime airfields of the North West of England, including Cark, Cr...

Definitive anthology of the deadliest snipers of the Second World War.

When nothing seemed able to contain the German advance, France, Great Britain and the USSR developed several programs of emergency fighters, as did...

Reducere. Winner of both the National Book Award for Arts and Letters and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, Paul Fussell's The Great War ...

New paperback edition - The experiences of the German fighter pilots in the Second World War, based on extensive recollections of veterans as well ...

This is a beautiful study of the rich history of our food, its fads and its fashions, combined with a practical cookbook of over xxx recipes from t...

Rare and graphic images of WW2 German machine guns in action on all fronts. Informative text traces development of full range of machine guns.

Groundbreaking and remarkably relevant to modern emergency relief efforts, The Long Road Home tells the epic story of how the mammoth refugee probl...

Carol Harris and Mike Brown collaborate on a revised and updated edition of Blitz Diary

A major new history of post-war EuropePublisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Paul BettsIllustration(s): Black and white photos throughoutNumber of ...

Follow the conflict of World War 2 from 1939 to 1945 through a unique collection of historical maps, expert commentary and photographs. Published i...

Reducere. [An] excellent fair-play mystery...this British Library Crime Classic more than deserves that status.--Publishers Weekly, STARRED ReviewOn a dismal...