Second World War

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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 ...

The first book to record the contributions made by Northern Irish people during the Second World War and the affect those contributions had on thei...

Reducere. In the autumn of 1938, Europe believed in the promise of peace. But only a year later, the fateful decisions of just a few men had again led Europe...

The extraordinary - and never before told - story of Alastair Cram, the British soldier who escaped from prisoner-of-war camps not once but more th...

The Road to 1945 is a rigorously researched study of the crucial moment when political parties put aside their differences to unite under Churchill...

Capturing the stories of ordinary human beings who lived through extraordinary times

The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each bo...

Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War.

Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War.

A six-volume history of the Second World War.Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Winston ChurchillNumber of pages: 752Publication date: 2005Dime...

Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War.

Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War.

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

1, 000 images of the first year of WW2 - September 1939 to September 1940.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Jack HolroydIllustration(s): 7...

A fascinating and lively history of Hollywood and WWII. Now a NETFLIX original, featuring interviews with some of the best directors of our generat...

1, 000 images of the third year of WW2 - September 1941 to September 1942, this is a quick, convenient visual history of the world's worst life-cha...

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

The critically-acclaimed classic history of the Second World War by one of the greatest military thinkers of his time.

Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War.

1, 000 images of the second year of WW2 - September 1940 to September 1941.

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

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. ...

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

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

"British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War".

The USMC saw some of the bitterest fighting of WW2 in the long Pacific campaign. This is a superb resume of the USMC's achievements against a fanat...

Tells the story of 50 world changing discoveries and technological advances made during World War II, particularly for Operation Overlord.Illustrat...

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

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

Publisher: Little, Brown and CompanyAuthor(s): Malcolm GladwellNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 135 x 202 x 21Cover type: Pape...

New edition has been thoroughly updated to include all material online and recently released records.Illustrations: 40 black and white illustrations

Learn about the most important armoured vehicles made in Hungary. Describes the combats in which Hungarian units fought until the end of the war.

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

DescriptionThe Second World War Jeep was one of the most famous and influential military vehicles of all time, and over 600, 000 were produced. It ...

DescriptionAmong the most successful armored vehicles produced by American industry - known as the Arsenal of Democracy - during the Second World W...

Bridging Pen and Swords existing military and genealogy readerships, this book will provide an interesting perspective on the experience of the Bri...

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

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

This book reveals the myths and mayhem which accompanied the three waves of wartime evacuation and documents the experiences of evacuees in their o...

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): W.R. ChorleyNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 1998Dimensions: 232 x 156 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softb...

On 20 October 1944, the U.S. Sixth Army began landing on Leyte's eastern coast, supported by the U.S. Navy's 3rd and 7th fleets, which were assiste...

Dramatic shots of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the carrier battles of the Coral Sea and Midway with quality that is now expected from the Images ...

A definitive guide to the Sunderland flying boat in the Second World War.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Andrew HendrieIllustration(s): ...

A unique, moving collection of first-person accounts of the Second World War, published in association with the award-winning children's newspaper ...

The most powerful story in stamp history, revealing the little icons at the heart of wartime propagandaIllustrations: 48 Plates, color; 100 Illustr...

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

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

A concise, accessible account of strategy and the Second World War. How the war was won . . . and lost..

Reducere. Would you like to learn more about World War II? How much do you really know about World War II? There's so much more to learn about World War II b...

The sequel to the highly successful Forgotten Voices Of The Great War. This is a complete oral history of the war drawn from The Imperial War Museu...

Comprehensive introduction to the Second World War providing an international perspective. Illustrated with hand coloured b/w photos. Readership le...

History of the Victoria Cross. The story of the Gold Victoria Cross. First one awarded during the Second World War.

A thrilling account of a near suicidal attack on the mighty Scharnhorst and other flying experiences.Illustrations: 32 black and white illustrations

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

This is a compact but comprehensive and absorbing history of the Second World War. It examines the causes of the war, how it was won and lost, and ...

Expert....[Jankowski] shrewdly juxtaposes interminable peace and disarmament conferences and political events with the national mood in a dozen cou...

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...

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 ...

Reducere. DescriptionAn eager London crowd awaits the trial of Victoria Lamartine, hotel worker, ex-French Resistance fighter, and the only logical suspect f...

Formed in 1938, the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service was a remarkable legion of women; this is their story.

Although skill, leadership, strategy, and number of forces have been important factors in battles, armaments have played the most decisive role in ...

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

Publisher: Crecy PublishingAuthor(s): Norman FranksIllustration(s): 40 mono photographsNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 232 x ...

Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Phil TomaselliIllustration(s): 30 illustrationsNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2012Dimensions: 233...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Bill O'NeillWhen was the last time someone around you brought up World War Two? It's a pretty popular war. Maybe you heard ...

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

Age range 11 to 17The Second World War: 1939-45 examines the causes of the war and details the course of the conflict in Western Europe, the USSR, ...

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...