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Lancaster: The Forging of a Very British Legend John Nichol 9781471180491
RRP: $12.89$8.53'The epic story of an iconic aircraft and the breathtaking courage of those who flew her' Andy McNab, bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero 'Compelling, thrilling and rooted in quite extraordinary human drama' James Holland, author of Normandy 44 From... -
Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942 by Max Hastings
RRP: $12.89$8.67The Sunday Times bestseller 'One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings' DAILY MAIL In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis,... -
The Second World War Antony Beevor 9781780225647
RRP: $21.92$15.40A magisterial, single-volume history of the greatest conflict the world has ever known by our foremost military historian.The Second World War began in August 1939 on the edge of Manchuria and ended there exactly six years later with the Soviet invasion... -
Two Brothers by Ben Elton
RRP: $16.76$12.05Berlin 1920Two babies are born.Two brothers. United and indivisible, sharing everything. Twins in all but blood.As Germany marches into its Nazi Armageddon, the ties of family, friendship and love are tested to the very limits of endurance. And the... -
Pacific Adversaries Volume Three: Imperial Japanese Navy vs the Allies New Guinea & the Solomons 1942-1944 by Michael Claringbould
RRP: $25.74$17.32This Volume Three of Pacific Adversaries conveys detailed stories of aerial warfare in the South Pacific, chosen because both Japanese and Allied records can be matched for an accurate accounting. Often the actual outcomes are very different to the... -
Return of the Dambusters: What 617 Squadron Did Next by John Nichol
RRP: $16.76$11.24(Previously published as 'After the Flood') Former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol sets out on a personal journey to discover what happened to 617 Squadron after the flood. RAF 617 Squadron's destruction of... -
Masters of Death by Richard Rhodes
RRP: $24.51$15.27Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375708220Author Richard RhodesFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm)... -
The Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth at the Centre of WWII's Greatest Battle Iain MacGregor 9781472135209
RRP: $16.76$9.96'Stunning. History at its very best: a blend of impeccably researched scholarship, genuinely revelatory primary sources, and a beautifully written narrative' - James Holland'The sheer brutal intimacy of his descriptions of the fighting are extraordinary'... -
Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command by Sean Naylor 9781250105479
RRP: $28.38$19.29Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250105479Author Sean NaylorFormat PaperbackPage Count 560Imprint St. Martin's GriffinPublisher St. Martin's GriffinWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 208mm... -
The Guns of August: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Outbreak of the First World War by Barbara W. Tuchman
RRP: $16.76$12.05Barbara Tuchman's The Guns of August is a spellbinding history of the fateful first month when Britain went to war.War pressed against every frontier. Suddenly dismayed, governments struggled and twisted to fend it off. It was no use . . .Barbara... -
Meat Grinder: The Battles for the Rzhev Salient, 1942-43 by Prit Buttar
RRP: $38.70$29.59An engrossing history of the desperate battles for the Rzhev Salient, a forgotten story brought to life by the harrowing memoirs of German and Russian soldiers. The fighting between the German and Russian armies in the Rzhev Salient during World War... -
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
RRP: $14.18$10.31On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around... -
Napoleon's Spy: The brand-new historical adventure about Napoleon, hero of Ridley Scott’s new Hollywood blockbuster by Ben Kane 9781409197911
RRP: $11.60$8.24NAPOLEON: EMPEROR OF FRANCE, MASTER OF EUROPE.1812. On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himself in the ranks of Napoleon's five hundred thousand strong army. With Tsar Alexander seemingly ill-prepared, a... -
Rorke's Drift 1879: 'Pinned like rats in a hole' by Ian Knight
RRP: $21.92$18.19Rorke's Drift sums up some of the best traditions of the British self-image: steadfastness against the odds, victory in adversity and the thin red line. The British stand deserves to go down in history as one of the most heroic actions of all time. The... -
Arnhem: The Complete Story of Operation Market Garden 17-25 September 1944 by William F. Buckingham 9781398101562
RRP: $25.80$17.72On the afternoon of Sunday 17 September British tanks advanced into Holland in concert with 1,534 transport aircraft and 491 gliders. Their objective was a series of bridges across the Rhine, possession of which would allow the Allies to advance into... -
The Silver Bayonet: A Wargame of Napoleonic Gothic Horror by Joseph A. McCullough
RRP: $32.25$24.68As the wars of Napoleon ravage Europe, chaos and fear reign and the darkness that once clung to the shadows has been emboldened. Supernatural creatures - vampires, werewolves, ghouls, and worse take advantage of the havoc, striking out at isolated farms,... -
Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble by Antony Beevor
RRP: $16.76$12.05From the bestselling author of Stalingrad, Berlin and D-Day comes the story of the German's ill-fated final stand.'Rich in detail and drama. Enthralling' Mail on Sunday ______________On 16 December, 1944, Hitler launched his 'last gamble' in the... -
SAS Nazi Hunters Damien Lewis 9781787477896
RRP: $16.76$11.39'A humbling, inspiring account of some of the real founders of modern day Special Forces soldiering' Bear GryllsPraise for Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author Damien Lewis' SAS mission series:'One of the great untold stories of WWII' - Bear Grylls on... -
The Facemaker: One Surgeon's Battle to Mend the Disfigured Soldiers of World War I by Lindsey Fitzharris
RRP: $14.18$10.31THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERBest Books of the Year, GuardianThe poignant story of the visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgeryFrom the moment the... -
Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World General Stanley McChrystal 9780241250839
RRP: $14.18$10.31What if you could combine the agility, adaptability, and cohesion of a small team with the power and resources of a giant organization?When General Stanley McChrystal took command of the Joint Special Operations Task Force in Iraq in 2003, he quickly... -
A Foreign Field by Ben Macintyre
RRP: $14.18$9.62A wartime romance, survival saga and murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War, from the bestselling author of 'Operation Mincemeat' and 'Agent Zig-Zag'. Four young British soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy... -
An Air That Kills: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 1 by Andrew Taylor
RRP: $12.89$9.03'Andrew Taylor is a master story-teller' Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of The Ashes of London and The Fire Court, this is the first instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesWorkmen in the small market town of Lydmouth are... -
Operation Mincemeat: The True Spy Story that Changed the Course of World War II by Ben Macintyre
RRP: $14.18$9.46**Now a major film, starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilson, Johnny Flynn and Jason Isaacs** A RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB SELECTION A SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER 'Astonishing ... Sheds riveting new light on this... -
The Rescue: The True Story of the SAS Mission to Save Hostages from the Taliban by Andy McNab 9781802796858
RRP: $25.80$15.54The thrilling retelling of a real-life hostage rescue mission, by SAS hero and million-selling author, Andy McNab.It is 2012 and in Northern Afghanistan, an international crisis has erupted.A group of aid workers have been kidnapped by local insurgents... -
Burning Steel: A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45 Peter Hart 9781788166409
RRP: $19.34$14.33'Excellent ... a raw and visceral, bird's-eye view of the action from the men who were there' The Times This is the story of a tank regiment: the 2nd Fife and Forfar Yeomanry in the Second World War. Raw and visceral personal recollections from the... -
Dünkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk by Robert Kershaw 9781472854391
RRP: $14.18$9.97'Kershaw's book is a welcome rebalancing; a thoughtful, well-researched and well-written contribution to a narrative that has long been too one-sided and too mired in national mythology.' - The Times The British evacuation from the beaches of the... -
A Mother's Secret: The Battersea Tavern Series (Book 1) by Kitty Neale 9781409197348
RRP: $10.31$3.83The heartwrenching new novel from bestselling author Kitty NealeCan she put right the secrets of the past?London, 1939. Winnie Berry has been the landlady of the Battersea Tavern for nearly twenty-five years, and the pub is like home to her - a place of... -
Heroes in Death: The von BlA"cher Brothers in the FallschirmjAger, Crete, May 1941 by Adrian Nisbett 9780764346316
RRP: $45.15$28.96Crete, May 20, 1941. An amazed world watched as the first great airborne invasion in history began. Among the 8,000 German paratroopers taking part in Operation Mercury were three brothers: Wolfgang, Lebrecht, and Hans Joachim von BlA"cher. This is their... -
Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties by David de Jong
RRP: $14.18$9.62'Lucid and damning ... an absorbing - and infuriating - tale of complicity, coverup and denial' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE, author of EMPIRE OF PAIN A groundbreaking investigation of how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions... -
Overreach: The Inside Story of Putin’s War Against Ukraine by Owen Matthews 9780008562786
RRP: $14.18$9.62Winner of the Pushkin House Book Prize 2023 *A Telegraph Book of the Year* A Times Best Book of Summer 2023 *Shortlisted for the... -
World War II The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
RRP: $32.25$25.83Explore the history of the people, politics, and events of World War II - one of the most destructive events in world history.If you're keen on military history and World War II, this book is for you. This complete visual guide covers the events leading... -
One Hundred Days by Sandy Woodward
RRP: $21.92$14.80Updated for the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War, this is the bestselling, highly-acclaimed and most famous account of the conflict, written by the commander of the British Task Force. On 5 April 1982, three days after the invasion of the... -
Snow and Steel: Battle of the Bulge 1944-45 by Peter Caddick-Adams
RRP: $21.92$16.36Peter Caddick-Adams - one of the leading military historians of his generation - reviews one of the great final engagements of WW2: The Battle of the Bulge. Including specially commissioned maps, black and white photography, archive material and... -
The Hundred Years War Vol 5: Triumph and Illusion by Jonathan Sumption 9780571274574
RRP: $51.60$35.71'Sumption is that rare and precious thing: a serious, decent, honest thinker . . . and one of our finest historians.' Dan Jones, Sunday Times'Gripping and eminently readable . . . a compelling justification for the enduring value of historical narrative... -
Waterloo: The Aftermath by Paul O'Keeffe 9780099563792
RRP: $20.63$14.98After midnight, 19 June 1815...On the battlefield more than 50,000 men and 7,000 horses lie dead and wounded; the wreckage of a once proud French Grande Armee struggles in abject disorder to the Belgian frontier pursued by murderous Prussian lancers; and... -
Growing Up for Boys: Everything You Need to Know by Dr Emily MacDonagh 9780702310973
RRP: $11.60$7.75A reassuring, fact-packed book for boys on what to expect when growing up. From Dr Emily MacDonagh, practising NHS doctor and OK! magazine's popular Health and Parenting Columnist. Dr Emily talks about the physical... -
We Had to Get Out of That Place: A Memoir of Redemption and Betrayal in Vietnam by Steven Grzesik 9781476690513
RRP: $19.34$16.19Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476690513Author Steven GrzesikFormat PaperbackPage Count 161Imprint McFarland & Co IncPublisher McFarland & Co Inc -
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939 by Antony Beevor
RRP: $19.34$13.48The bestselling author of STALINGRAD and BERLIN: THE DOWNFALL on the Spanish Civil War, drawing on masses of newly discovered material from the Spanish, Russian and German archives.The civil war that tore Spain apart between 1936 and 1939 and attracted... -
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt
RRP: $25.80$17.36The hidden history of one of the world's greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I-this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel. September... -
SAS Italian Job: The Secret Mission to Storm a Forbidden Nazi Fortress Damien Lewis 9781787475168
RRP: $16.76$11.39Praise for Sunday Times No.1 bestselling author Damien Lewis' SAS mission series:'One of the great untold stories of WWII' - Bear Grylls on SAS Ghost Patrol'The untold story' - Daily Mail on SAS Nazi Hunters'A tale of bravery against desperate odds' -...