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Japanese Conquest of Burma 1942: The Advance to the Gates of India by Tim Moreman
RRP: $20.63$15.21This book provides a fascinating exploration of the Japanese conquest of Burma, as the Allied forces were forced back in disarray to India and China. The Japanese invasion of Burma in January 1942 marked the beginning of the single longest campaign of... -
At Close Range: Life and Death in an Artillery Regiment, 1939-45 by Peter Hart
RRP: $16.76$12.05WINNER OF THE MILITARY HISTORY MATTERS AWARD 'Hart is a historian and author at the peak of his powers' Richard van Emden The best way to understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to see it through the eyes of the soldiers... -
Fall of Malaya and Singapore by Jon Diamond 9781473845589
RRP: $23.21$17.48In just 10 weeks from 8 December 1941 to mid February 1942, British and Imperial forces were utterly defeated by the numerically inferior Japanese under General Yamashita. British units fought hard on the Malayan mainland but the Japanese showed greater... -
Hitler's Valkyrie: The Uncensored Biography of Unity Mitford by David R. L. Litchfield
RRP: $12.89$10.02Emerging from modern history as a remarkable and much-loved family, the Mitfords have remained largely unrepentant concerning theirs and particularly Unity's enthusiastic support of Hitler, the Nazis, Oswald Mosley and British fascism. However, having... -
Brighton at War 1939-45 by Douglas d'Enno
RRP: $21.92$16.60Long before war was declared on 3 September 1939, Brighton had steadily and carefully prepared for the coming conflict by building shelters, organising defence and rescue services, and providing the population with advice of its own or from government... -
The Kamikaze Hunters: The Men Who Fought for the Pacific, 1945 by Will Iredale
RRP: $21.92$16.33The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller.In May 1945, with victory in Europe established, the war was all but over. But on the other side of the world, the Allies were still engaged in a bitter struggle to control the Pacific. And it was then that the... -
To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia by Michael Parenti
$23.47Drawing on a wide range of unpublished material and observations gathered from his visit to Yugoslavia in 1999, Michael Parenti challenges mainstream media coverage of the war, uncovering hidden agendas behind the Western talk of genocide, ethnic... -
A Short History Of The First World War by Gordon Kerr 9781843440949
RRP: $16.76$12.73The First World War, lasting just four years, from 1914 to 1918, was without parallel, the first true global conflict in which all of the earth's great powers participated. A Short History of the First World War tells the story of this cataclysmic event... -
The Great War: 1914-1918 by Peter Hart
RRP: $16.76$11.86The Great War was the first truly global conflict, and it changed the course of world history In this magnum opus, critically-acclaimed historian Peter Hart examines the conflict in every arena around the world, in a history that combines cutting edge... -
The Defence of St Valery-en-Caux 1940: The 51st (Highland) Division from The Saar to Normandy by Jerry Murland 9781473852273
RRP: $19.34$14.13The story of the 51st (Highland) Division during 1939 and 1940 is a short and largely tragic one and although it firmly burnt itself into the minds of Scotsmen it has never been granted the recognition it deserves. Even in Scotland it is often forgotten... -
Letters From Iwo Jima: The Japanese Eyewitness Stories That Inspired Clint Eastwood's Film Kumiko Kakehashi 9780753823019
RRP: $12.89$8.90Based on the letters that inspired Clint Eastwood's filmLETTERS FROM IWO JIMA reveals the true story of the Battle of Iwo Jima, the subject of two films directed by Clint Eastwood. FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS tells the story of the US Marines who raised the... -
Gunners from the Sky: 1st Air Landing Light Regiment in Italy and at Arnhem, 1942 44 by Paul Chrystal 9781399088084
RRP: $32.25$23.09This is the story of the 1st Air Landing Light Regiment RA and its role in the Italian campaign and at the Battle of Arnhem. It is also the story of one of its soldiers: 14283058 Gunner Eric Wright Chrystal, father of the authors. Eric joined the army in... -
Walking Arras Paul Reed 9781844156191
RRP: $16.76$12.05Walking Arras marks the final volume in a trilogy of walking books about the British sector of the Western Front. Paul Reed once more takes us over paths trodden by men who were asked to make a huge ' and, for all too many, the ultimate ' sacrifice. The... -
Air Force Blue: The RAF in World War Two by Patrick Bishop
RRP: $19.34$12.85In 2018 the RAF is one hundred years old. In his new book, destined to be a classic, Patrick Bishop examines the high point of its existence - the Second World War, when the Air Force saved the nation from defeat then led the advance to... -
The Roar of the Lion: The Untold Story of Churchill's World War II Speeches by Richard Toye 9780198715450
RRP: $21.92$16.24''My aunt, listening to the Prime Minister's speech, remarked of "our greatest orator", "He's no speaker, is he?"' -diary of teacher M.A. Pratt, 11 Nov. 1942. The popular story of Churchill's war-time rhetoric is a simple one: the British people were... -
No Surrender: My Thirty Year War by Hiroo Onoda 9781557506634
RRP: $29.61$22.65In the Spring of 1974, 2nd Lt. Hiroo Onoda of the Japanese army made world headlines when he emerged from the Philippine jungle after a thirty-year ordeal. Hunted in turn by American troops, the Philippine army and police, hostile islanders, and... -
The British Way of War: Julian Corbett and the Battle for a National Strategy by Andrew Lambert
RRP: $32.25$28.28How a strategist's ideas were catastrophically ignored in 1914-but shaped Britain's success in the Second World War and beyond Leading historian Andrew Lambert shows how, as a lawyer, civilian, and Liberal, Julian Corbett (1854-1922) brought a new level... -
African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa by Robert Gaudi
RRP: $21.92$20.05At the turn of the twentieth century, European colonial powers scrambled in Africa for trade, land and political advantage. When the First World War broke out, they were forced to contend with one another not just in trenches on the Western Front, but in... -
Luftwaffe Squadrons 1939-45: The Essential Aircraft Identification Guide by Chris Bishop
RRP: $25.79$18.40Illustrated with detailed artworks of World War II-era German aircraft and their markings with exhaustive captions and specifications, Luftwaffe Squadrons 1939-45: Identification Guide is the definitive study of the equipment and organisation of the... -
Letters from the Greatest Generation: Writing Home in WWII by Howard H. Peckham
RRP: $25.79$23.45Victory and defeat, love and loss are the prevalent realities of Letters from the Greatest Generation, a remarkable and frank collection of World War II letters penned by American men and women serving overseas. Here, the hopes and dreams of the greatest... -
A Short History of the Spanish Civil War: Revised Edition Prof. Julian Casanova (University of Zaragoza, Spain) 9781350152557
RRP: $19.34$17.62In this revised edition of A Short History of the Spanish Civil War, Julian Casanova tells the gripping story of the Spanish Civil War. Written in elegant and accessible prose, the book charts the most significant events and battles alongside the... -
A War of Empires: Japan, India, Burma and Britain: 1941-45 by Robert Lyman
RRP: $32.25$24.02SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUSI DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY 2022 'This is a superb book.' - James Holland In 1941 and 1942 the British and Indian Armies were brutally defeated and Japan reigned supreme in its newly conquered territories... -
All Hell Let Loose: The World at War 1939-1945 by Sir Max Hastings
RRP: $19.34$13.36A magisterial history of the greatest and most terrible event in history, from one of the finest historians of the Second World War. A book which shows the impact of war upon hundreds of millions of people around the world- soldiers, sailors and airmen;... -
The Admirals: Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King - The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea by Walter R. Borneman
RRP: $19.34$14.13Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz and William Halsey. These four men were the best and the brightest the navy produced and together they led the... -
British Motor Gun Boat 1939-45 Angus Konstam 9781849080774
RRP: $16.76$14.41Motor Gun Boats were the Spitfires of the Seas of the Royal Navy. Bristling with small-calibre guns and machine guns, they served in a variety of roles during the War. In the early war period they battled against German E-boats in the English Channel,... -
My Best Friend Is A Giraffe by Priddy Books 9781838991395
RRP: $10.31$7.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838991395Author Roger Priddy BooksPage Count 10Imprint Priddy BooksPublisher Priddy BooksDimensions(mm) 186mm * 186mm * 15mm -
The Batmaker of Copenhagen: The Story of Cricket's Second World War Hero by Tim Brooks 9781801506977
RRP: $25.79$18.42The Batmaker of Copenhagen is the inspiring story of a cricketing hero who defied the German occupation to keep cricket alive throughout the Nazi occupation of Denmark during the Second World War.With Copenhagen under the iron grip of the Gestapo, and... -
The Battle For Singapore: The true story of the greatest catastrophe of World War II Peter Thompson 9780749950996
RRP: $19.34$12.96The true story of the 'the greatest defeat and largest capitulation' in British military history. The Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 is a military disaster of enduring fascination. For the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the island, Peter... -
The Wrench by Primo Levi
RRP: $12.89$9.03'This is not a book for journalists. Civil servants, too, will feel uneasy while reading it, and as for lawyers, they will never sleep again. For it is about a man in his capacity as homo faber, a maker of things with his hands, and what has any of us... -
Middlesbrough at War 1939 45 by Armstrong, Craig 9781526704764
RRP: $19.34$12.05Middlesbrough was of vital importance to Britain's war effort. The town, and its surrounding area, contained a number of vital industries including shipbuilding, chemicals, iron, steel and other metals, and engineering, as well as a joinery firm that... -
Codebreaker in the Far East by Alan Stripp 9780192803863
RRP: $32.24$31.80Codebreaker in the Far East is the first book to describe how Bletchley Park and its Indian and Far Eastern outposts broke a series of Japanese codes and cipher systems of dazzling variety and complexity. Their achievements made a major contribution to... -
Spitfire II/V vs Bf 109F: Channel Front 1940-42 by Tony Holmes
RRP: $18.05$12.91With stunning artwork and detailed analysis, this volume provides a pilot's view of the dramatic clashes between these two legendary fighters, as some of the most gifted and 'big name' aces of World War II went head to head in the skies of North-West... -
Renia's Diary: A Young Girl's Life in the Shadow of the Holocaust by Renia Spiegel
RRP: $21.92$15.84Introduction by Deborah E. Lipstadt, author of DenialJuly 15, 1942, WednesdayRemember this day; remember it well. You will tell generations to come. Since 8 o'clock today we have been shut away in the ghetto. I live here now. The world is separated from... -
Lenin on the Train by Catherine Merridale
RRP: $16.76$12.05'The superb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin's trans-European rail journey and how it shook the world' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Books of the Year'Splendid ... a jewel among histories, taking a single episode from the ... -
Britain's War: Into Battle, 1937-1941 by Daniel Todman 9780141026916
RRP: $24.50$18.07'An energetic, ambitious, provocative work by a young historian of notable gifts, which deserves a wide readership' Max Hastings, The Sunday Times'Bold and breathtaking... I have never read a more daringly panoramic survey of the period' Jonathan Wright,... -
Day of Deceit: The Truth about FDR and Pearl Harbor by Robert Stinnett
RRP: $27.08$18.15Using previously unreleased documents, the author reveals new evidence that FDR knew the attack on Pearl Harbor was coming and did nothing to prevent it.Book InformationISBN 9780743201292Author Robert StinnettFormat PaperbackPage Count 399Imprint Simon &... -
A Short History of the First World War Gary Sheffield 9781780743646
RRP: $12.89$8.53The First World War was a watershed in world history. Tragic but far from futile, its origins, events and legacy have roused impassioned debate, creating multiple interpretations and confusion for those encountering the period for the first time. ... -
Leyte Gulf 1944 (1): The Battles of the Sibuyan Sea and Samar by Mark Stille
RRP: $20.63$15.21In October 1944, the US prepared to invade the Philippines to cut Japan off from its resource areas in Southeast Asia. The Japanese correctly predicted this, and prepared a complex operation to use the remaining strength of its navy to defend its... -
Eagles of the Luftwaffe: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A, F and G: 2019 by Dan Sharp
RRP: $16.76$12.05Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911658054Author Dan SharpFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Mortons Media GroupPublisher Mortons Media GroupWeight(grams) 267gDimensions(mm) 245mm *... -
Scotland's Wartime Aircraft Crashes: Volume 1: 1939 - 1942 by Keith S Bryers 9781915335326
RRP: $36.12$30.43Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915335326Author Keith S BryersFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint Aviation Books Ltd.Publisher Aviation Books Ltd.