Second World War

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Sir Sir Winston S. ChurchillNumber of pages: 1056Collection: Bloomsbury RevelationsPublication date:...

Reducere. On 1 June 1944, in Northern Ireland, there was a huge increase in aerial and maritime activity around the major towns cities and ports, in preparat...

This book recounts a little-known history of an estimated 2, 000 children born to black GIs and white British women in world war 11. Stories from o...

Mid-Century Gothic offers a fresh perspective on the cultural moment that followed World War II, and discovers a deep sense of unease mingling with...

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Reducere. Praised as "the best military historian of our generation" by Tom Clancy, John Keegan reconsiders his masterful study of World War II, The Second W...

The quintessential account of the Second World War as seen by Winston Churchill, its greatest leader As Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1940 t...

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

Using official WW2 documents this book provides the reader with the same information on the Panzer V Panther that was available to British and Comm...

The Spanish Civil War is well-trodden ground, yet the story of what happened to the Spanish Republicans following their defeat by Franco has never ...

Reducere. "Roberts'spopulist approach makes for a rollicking good read and never comes at theexpense of accuracy. His mastery of the huge variety of subjects...

Offers detailed and thoroughly researched narrative of the major operations involving Soviet cavalry formations throughout WWII, supported by numer...

Using much previously unpublished material from public and private family archives, this book charts the story of those who remained true to the mo...

In-depth new study of Military Intelligence. An authoritative account of a little-known and often misunderstood organization and its contribution t...

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This is the first-time telling of an extraordinary Second World War story about a mutiny among African American soldiers in Britain and the court m...

Strong historic and educational appeal. Co-authored and inspired by leading academic and literary figures. Direct interest to the nationwide and pu...

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The Imperial War Museum open its world-famous archives to celebrate the letters, diaries and spoken words of those who witnessed the key events of ...

Weapons of myth and scandal, that is the best way to describe the spigot weapons deployed by the British in the Second World War.Unlike conventiona...

Over 60, 000, 000 people died worldwide during the course of the Second World War and, in contrast to those slaughtered in The Great War, it was ci...

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

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

In May 1944, 40, 000 Polish soldiers attacked and captured the hilltops of Monte Cassino, bringing to a close the largest, bloodiest battle fought ...

Highly illustrated account of the major naval battles fought in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during the Second World War.Publisher: Pen & Sword B...

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

In this history of World War II, the author explores both the technical and the human impact of the conflict. The text concentrates on five crucial...

DescriptionWhen Winston Churchill accepted the position of Prime Minister in May 1940, he insisted in also becoming Minister of Defence. He was not...

DescriptionThe untold story of the Christian missionaries who played a crucial role in the allied victory in World War II What makes a good mission...

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...

The Second World War was not the 'Good War' of legend. James Heartfield explains that both Allies and Axis powers fought for the same goals - terri...

Reducere. To survive the Holocaust, a young Jewish woman must pose as a Christian farmer's wife in this unforgettable novel from USA Today bestselling author...

Jonathan Fennell captures for the first time the true wartime experience of the ordinary soldiers from across the empire who made up the British an...

A tale of two commands that explores the differing strategies of Fighter and Bomber Command and their, at times, disastrous consequences.Publisher:...

Comprehensive and authoritative work on the whole range of Second World War Red Army weaponry.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael Gr...

Reducere. The Second World War gripped Poland as it did no other country in Europe. Invaded by both Germany and the Soviet Union, it remained under occupatio...

By investigating representations of the war years in a selection of French crime novels from the mid-1940s to the present day, this book argues for...

Publisher: Manchester University PressAuthor(s): Corinna (Senior Lecturer in Gender and Cultural History) Peniston-BirdIllustration(s): Illustratio...

Reducere. An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice In The Bomber Mafia, M...

Reducere. Did you know that the Balkan Peninsula is often referred to as the "powder keg of Europe?"It was a term devised in the early 20th century to descri...

Forces us to reconsider much received wisdom about the war and illuminates an unjustly neglected period of his life the Second Wilderness Years of ...

Reducere. A masterful and comprehensive new chronicle of World War II, by internationally bestselling historian Antony Beevor. Over the past two decades, Ant...

Reducere. When Christina discovers her Grandfather's diary years after his death, she is surprised to learn he had been stationed in Iceland as a young Canad...

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. The battle to keep the nation fed during the Second World War was waged by an army of workers on the land and the resourcefulness of the housewives...

Reducere. The poets in this book are from many corners of the globe, a lot of them from places with wars. What does it feel like to be "collateral damage"? D...

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

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

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...

DescriptionPoland was re-created as an independent nation at the end of the First World War, but it soon faced problems as Nazi Germany set about e...

'Inspired ... Lowe's sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIM...

During the first years of the Second World War, Italian commandos demonstrated how effective a weapon the frogman could be. Concealed by the water,...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Liberator and Avenue of Spies returns with a thrilling, action-heavy account of D-Day combat.

'Eileen is an ambitious, kind and achingly funny observer' The Times 'Passionate, gossipy, vivacious' Marina Warner 'A unique insight into home-fro...

A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians.Publisher: Orion...

Although nearly 90% of the population of Great Britain remained civilians throughout the war, or for a large part of it, their story has so far lar...

A history of Norfolk in the Second World WarPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Frank MeeresNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2008Dimens...

Previously untold stories and unpublished photographs of Norwich in wartimePublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Neil R StoreyIllustration(s):...

The Second World War lasted for 2, 174 days and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. Why did it take the course that it did? Why did the Ax...

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 ...

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

Ocean-going U-boats, each one not much longer than four European articulated trucks with up to 60 men inside them, sailed the far-off seas to reap ...

The first book to fully explore the uniform and style of young people in the Second World War

Highly illustrated account of the major naval battles fought in the Pacific and Far East during the Second World War.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books L...

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

The soldiers who occupied Germany after the Second World War were not only liberators: they also brought with them a new threat, as women throughou...

DescriptionDuring the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaign...

DescriptionThough World War II took place after the development of color photography, nearly all of the familiar images of it are in black and whit...