World War II

A captivating WW2 love story from the bestselling author of EAST OF THE SUN, a Richard & Judy selection.1942 and the world is at war. It is a war that has already shattered families and devastated countries. But for some, it will also mean the greatest...

Readers of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will love this stirring tale of naval warfare, bravery and courage from multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman. With battle scenes so vivid and immediate, you'll feel in the midst...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781035821273Author David TetlowFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams)...

'A truly beautiful, heartbreaking story' Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of The NightingaleIn pre-World War II Prague, the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. Then, decades later, thousands of miles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781681374390Author Aleksander TismaFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint NYRB ClassicsPublisher The New York Review of Books, Inc

Tragedy and passion threaten to overwhelm the Harvey Family once again1944: War lashes the Harvey family. Emilia, now happily married to Perry Bosweld and expecting his child, worries about her son Will in the RAF, while Ben Harvey is horrified when he's...

Find the truth; risk everything. A gripping WWII spy novel full of intrigue and peril from a modern master.1942: A German spy comes ashore on a desolate stretch of Lincolnshire beach. But he is hunted down by a young detective, Richard Prince. The secret...

Another brilliantly immersive, stunning and stirring all-guns-blazing wartime thriller from multi-million copy bestselling author Douglas Reeman. Fans of Clive Cussler, Bernard Cornwell and Wilbur Smith will be gripped from page one! 'One of our...

The Young Lions is a vivid and classic novel that portrays the experiences of ordinary soldiers fighting World War II. Told from the points of view of a perceptive young Nazi, a jaded American film producer, and a shy Jewish boy just married to the love...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648305200Author Samantha GrosserFormat PaperbackPage Count 334Imprint Samantha GrosserPublisher Samantha GrosserWeight(grams) 381gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

1940, France. In the middle of a devastating war, how many lives can you save?Varian Fry, a young American journalist, arrives in Marseille armed only with three thousand dollars and a list of writers, thinkers and artists he hopes to rescue - so long as...

The East End of London, 1930. Work is scarce, food is in short supply and there is political unrest on the streets. But in the face of all this hardship, there's always friendship.Becky, Bernie and Rose - three best friends from very different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838356903Author Nigel MessengerFormat PaperbackPage Count 278Imprint Nigel MessengerPublisher Nigel Messenger

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954404007Author Hans Von TrothaFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint New Vessel PressPublisher New Vessel Press

London 1939. With a global conflict on the horizon, 19-year-old waitress, Charlotte Reid meets 21-year-old fighter pilot Tom Hammond. They soon realise that they have something special and after a short engagement, they marry, just after war with Germany...

THE MAGICAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'An uplifting read and a welcome escape from our turbulent times' GUARDIAN 'A magical, vibrant parade of a novel about extraordinary people finding light in history's darkest decades. Spellbinding' ERIN KELLY ...

Young Maisie Halliday has escaped the grinding poverty of the northern town where she was born and now lives in the glittering world of professional dancing. At the outbreak of the Second World War, she volunteers as an ambulance driver, finding joy both...

**************THE EIGHTEENTH CLIFFEHAVEN NOVEL BY SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR ELLIE DEANPeace has finally been declared in the Far East, but for those living at Beach View Boarding House, the news brings mixed emotions. Peggy Reilly is devastated...

To compensate for his unusually large Adam's apple - source of both discomfort and distress - fourteen year old Joachim Mahlke turns himself into athlete and ace diver. Soon he is known to his peers and his nation as 'The Great Mahlke'. But to his...

From the bestselling author of The Open Door comes a moving and uplifting story about a generation of young people living through World War II September, 1939. In the sleepy village of Roehampton, Annie Webster has finally found comfort for herself and...

'A rich, strange book. Very truthful and moving' Tessa Hadley 'A terrific, engrossing novel' Roddy Doyle 'A masterpiece' Sebastian Barry The new novel about the transformative power of art,...

Discover the heartwarming and uplifting story of a young orphan's survival in wartime LondonLondon, 1934.Growing up in poverty on Farthing Street, fourteen-year-old Amy Carter is no stranger to hardship.But when her father is hanged for murder and her...

A heartbreaking tale of love and courage in wartime ItalyTwo women, one village, and a war that changes everything...In wartime Italy, Rosa's whole world is turned upside down when British POWs are sent to her father's tenant farm on landowner Ginori's...

A shocking insight into the brutalities faced by ordinary soldiers and the atrocities committed in the name of survival.Dispassionately we stared at the bloody scene. It had become an everyday sight. The 27th Penal Regiment care nothing for Hitler's war...

A new edition of Cecil Lewis's 1944 aviation classic. Over the course of a single night in 1942, the crew members of a Wellington bomber reflect on the paths of their own lives as they embark on a fateful mission deep in the heart of Nazi Germany. Based...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993332463Author Clare FlynnFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Cranbrook PressPublisher Cranbrook PressWeight(grams) 308g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781805080121Author Madalyn MorganFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Storm PublishingPublisher Storm PublishingWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

London, 1939 As war breaks out in Europe, two families face their own conflicts. Two Quaker brothers, Paul and Charlie Lamb, sign a pledge of peace. Jewish crystallographer Mrs Morningstar sleeps restlessly, unable to bear the guilt of her work. And...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781957207179Author Roberta KaganFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Roberta KaganPublisher Roberta KaganWeight(grams) 508gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

April, 1945.East of Berlin, the Red Army stands poised to unleash its final assault upon the ruined capital of Hitler's Thousand Year Reich.To the north, at a lonely outpost near the Baltic sea, German scientists perfect a guidance system for the mighty...

Can a young woman overcome the tension between her work and home?Meriel Evans has worked for her father's estate agency ever since she left school. While happy there, she knows she must carve a career of her own, so lands a job with Cwm Derw's Ace Estate...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789083089249Author Hannah ByronFormat PaperbackPage Count 454Imprint Hannah Byron BooksPublisher Hannah Byron BooksWeight(grams) 662gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773740355Author Jerena TobiasenFormat PaperbackPage Count 526Imprint MSPublisher MSWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm) 178mm * 108mm * 30mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648305217Author Samantha GrosserFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Samantha GrosserPublisher Samantha Grosser

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914443008Author Rosie HendryFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Rookery House PressPublisher Rookery House PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

"A gripping and thrilling tale. The writing was INCREDIBLE!" Reader review, Her letters can save the country. But can she be trusted? A double agent. As World War...

An unputdownable tale of obsession, jealousy and heartache against the backdrop of WW2 May 1945 and at long last, Rosamund Caradon is feeling optimistic. As she returns the last few evacuees to London from her Devonshire manor, she vows to protect...

ON A WING AND A PRAYER by Helen Carey is a nostalgic and heart-warming novel of south London during the Second World War. The perfect read for fans of Ellie Dean, Kate Thompson and Donna Douglas.October 1941. London has been ravaged by war for two years...

'Beautifully-written, and highly evocative of the remote Lincolnshire landscape, the Second World War and the two people whose loneliness brings them together for a life-changing time... Full of quiet drama and sorrow at loss, cruelty and mortality'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Hemingway Award for 20th Century Wartime Fiction 2020 and Maincrest Media Award for Historical Fiction 2021. Runner-up for Global Book Awards 2022. Short-listed...