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Luck of the Draw: My Story of the Air War in Europe - A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER by Frank Murphy 9781783967353
RRP: $48.75$32.74The captivating story of WWII Airman Frank Murphy, who features in new TV miniseries Masters of the Air. THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more... -
Code Name Mulberry: the Planning Building and Operation of the Normandy Harbours by Guy Hartcup
RRP: $29.23$21.35The story of the Mulberry harbours must rank among the most remarkable to emerge from the Second World War. In terms of engineering achievement, it is surely one of the greatest of all time.Allied planners correctly anticipated that the Germans would... -
We Die Alone David Howarth 9781847678454
RRP: $19.48$14.27In March 1943 a team of expatriate Norwegian commandos sailed from the most northerly part of Britain for Nazi-occupied Norway. Their mission was to organise and support the Norwegian resistance. They were betrayed, and only one man survived the ambush... -
The Sea and the Second World War: Maritime Aspects of a Global Conflict by Marcus Faulkner
$62.65The sea shaped the course and conduct of World War II, from the first moments of the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. The impact could be felt far beyond the shoreline, as the arms and armies... -
Dunkirchen 1940: The German View of Dunkirk by Robert Kershaw
RRP: $39.00$28.65'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... -
Cinderella Boys: The Forgotten RAF Force that Won the Battle of the Atlantic by Leo McKinstry 9781529319378
RRP: $25.33$17.22'Masterful' David Price'McKinstry has done a fine job in rescuing Coastal Command from long neglect' Richard OveryThe remarkable story of the unsung RAF wing who made Allied victory possible.In 1943 Britain was engaged in an epic struggle for survival as... -
The Caldwell Girls: An enthralling and inspiring WW2 saga Rowena Summers 9781804365748
RRP: $19.48$13.42They must band together to get through the toughest of times...Imogen Caldwell is excelling in her role as an Auxiliary Territorial Service driver, trying her hardest to distract herself from worrying about her fiance, James Church, who is off fighting... -
All Change at the Beach Hotel: A heartwarming and romantic World War One saga Francesca Capaldi 9781804361351
RRP: $17.53$12.25Can she choose between her duty and her heart?While World War One changes the country beyond measure, with food becoming scarce and Britain's young men being called up to foreign battlefields, it is harder than ever to keep the grand Beach Hotel in... -
The Suffocating Night: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 4 by Andrew Taylor
RRP: $19.48$13.65'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 fourth instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesThe Korean war rumbles in the background throughout this... -
Eyewitness Auschwitz: Three Years in the Gas Chambers by Filip Muller 9781566632713
RRP: $25.33$23.32Filip Muller came to Auschwitz with one of the earliest transports from Slovakia in April 1942 and began working in the gassing installations and crematoria in May. He was still alive when the gassings ceased in November 1944. He saw millions come and... -
Elsie and Mairi Go to War: Two Extraordinary Women on the Western Front by Diane Atkinson
RRP: $19.48$14.27When they met at a motorcycle club in 1912, Elsie Knocker was a thirty year-old motorcycling divorcee dressed in bottle-green Dunhill leathers, and Mairi Chisholm was a brilliant eighteen-year old mechanic, living at home and borrowing tools from her... -
Operation Jubilee: Dieppe, 1942: The Folly and the Sacrifice by Patrick Bishop
RRP: $17.53$12.97On the warm night of 18 August 1942, a flotilla pushed out into the flat water of the Channel. They were to seize the German-held port of Dieppe, destroy key installations, seize intelligence material and then sail for home.This was the greatest... -
Strange Defeat by Marc Bloch
RRP: $25.33$22.35Marc Bloch wrote Strange Defeat during the three months following the fall of France, after he returned home from military service. In the midst of his anguish, he nevertheless "brought to his study of the crisis all the critical faculty and all the... -
Stanford Tuck: Hero of the Battle of Britain: The Life of the Great Fighter Ace by Helen Doe 9781911667919
RRP: $48.75$34.91The first full reappraisal of one of Britain's great fighter aces, this book examines the truth behind Tuck's 1956 biography, Fly for Your Life. It looks at the evidence behind the myths, checks out some of the exaggerated stories and reveals the real... -
Tigers in the Mud: The Combat Career of German Panzer Commander Otto Carius by Otto Carius
RRP: $37.03$29.13WWII began with a metallic roar as the German Blitzkrieg raced across Europe, spearheaded by the most dreaded weapon of the 20th century: the Panzer. No German tank better represents that thundering power than the infamous Tiger, and Otto Carius was one... -
Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete Patrick Leigh Fermor 9781444796605
RRP: $21.43$14.84A daring behind-enemy-lines mission from the author of A Time of Gifts and The Broken Road, who was once described by the BBC as 'a cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond and Graham Greene'. Although a story often told, this is the first time Patrick... -
The Lover of the Grave: The Lydmouth Crime Series Book 3 by Andrew Taylor
RRP: $19.48$13.65'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 third instalment in the acclaimed Lydmouth seriesAfter the coldest night of the year, they find the man's... -
The Roses of No Man's Land by Lyn Macdonald
RRP: $25.33$18.21THE INSPIRATION BEHIND THE BBC DRAMA THE CRIMSON FIELD'On the face of it,' writes Lyn Macdonald, 'no one could have been less equipped for the job than these gently nurtured girls who walked straight out of Edwardian drawing rooms into the manifest... -
Triumph and Tragedy: The Second World War by Winston Churchill
RRP: $37.03$26.54Winston Churchill's six-volume history of the cataclysm that swept the world remains the definitive history of the Second World War. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable both for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is universally... -
Grenadiers: The Story of Waffen Ss General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer by Kurt Meyer
RRP: $37.03$27.73German General Kurt "Panzer" Meyer's autobiography is a fascinating insight into the mind of one of Germany's most highly decorated and successful soldiers of World War II. If you love small-unit actions, this is the book for you. Follow Meyer with the... -
With the Jocks: A Soldier's Struggle for Europe 1944-45 by Peter White
RRP: $37.03$29.13'The book is remarkable .... one of the most striking personal records of the period.' - Max HastingsAs a 24-year-old lieutenant in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, Peter kept an unauthorised journal of his regiment's advance through the Low Countries... -
The Language of War by Oleksandr Mykhed 9780241690840
RRP: $37.03$26.54When everyday life becomes a state of emergency, how can yesterday’s words suffice?‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment... -
The SS: A New History Adrian Weale 9780349117522
RRP: $25.33$17.22The SS was one of the most important institutions of Third Reich Germany, yet it is also among the least well understood. From the end of 1935, the SS had control over all police and internal security duties in Germany and the militarised Waffen SS had... -
Road of Bones: The Epic Siege of Kohima 1944 by Fergal Keane
RRP: $29.23$19.42Winner of the British Army Military Book of the Year 2011 The story of one of the most brutal battles in modern history - fought at a major turning point of the Second World War. Kohima. In this remote Indian village near the border... -
Tomorrow to Be Brave: A Memoir of the Only Woman Ever to Serve in the French Foreign Legion by Susan Travers 9780743200028
$32.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743200028Author Susan TraversFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint TouchstonePublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 472gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *... -
Pearl Harbor's Revenge: How the Devastated U.S. Battleships Returned to War by Rod Macdonald
RRP: $48.75$34.91Early on Sunday, 7 December 1941, Japanese carrier-borne aircraft launched a surprise attack against the US Pacific Fleet based at Pearl Harbor. It was a date that President Roosevelt declared will live in infamy . During the strike, Japanese planes... -
Britain in the Second World War: A Social History by Harold Smith 9780719044939
RRP: $38.98$28.31This text provides original documents which are designed to help the reader evaluate claims that World War II introduced a new sense of social solidarity and social idealism which led to a consensus on welfare state reform. The book offers important... -
Masters and Commanders: The Military Geniuses Who Led The West To Victory In World War II by Andrew Roberts
RRP: $44.85$31.77Andrew Roberts's Masters and Commanders: The Military Geniuses who led the West to Victory in WWII tells the story of how four great leaders fought each other over how best to fight Hitler. During the Second World War the master strategy of the West was... -
World War II Fighter Planes Spotter's Guide by Tony Holmes
RRP: $15.58$11.66World War II saw pilots from around the world battling in the skies over Europe, Asia and Africa, with victory resting upon their nerve, skill and the capabilities of some of history's most iconic aircraft. In the chaos of battle, it was vital that they... -
Panzer III Tank Manual: Panzerkampfwagen III Sd Kfz. 141 Ausf A-N (1937-45 by Dick Taylor
RRP: $44.83$33.01An insight into the design, construction and operation of the German Army's Second World War medium battle tank, When Hitler unleashed Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union in June 1941, the 23-tonne Panzer III was in the vanguard of the German... -
Wartime Recipes by Ivor Claydon Graphics
RRP: $9.75$7.39A fascinating and nostalgic collection of over 40 wholesome recipes from the Second World War At a time of shortages and rationing, the British were challenged with providing nutritious meals daily for the family. This pocket-sized compendium of recipes... -
They Fought Alone: The Story of British Agents in France by Maurice Buckmaster 9781849546928
RRP: $19.48$14.27'Set Europe ablaze.' The order came from Churchill himself. The result was the Special Operations Executive - the SOE. Established in 1941 with the aim of supplying occupied France with a steady stream of highly trained resistance agents, this... -
The Showman: The Inside Story of the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky by Simon Shuster 9780008599171
RRP: $42.90$28.68'This book offers a front row seat to history as it is being made' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'This is the Zelensky book we've been waiting for' CATHERINE BELTON 'An elegant... -
The Armchair General World War One: Can You Win The Great War? John Buckley 9781529901016
RRP: $37.03$27.32'The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.'Peter Caddick-Adams'Brilliant and immersive.'Harry SidebottomThe second book in the Armchair General series, where YOU choose the fate of the First World... -
November 1942: An Intimate History of the Turning Point of the Second World War Peter Englund 9781847924803
RRP: $48.75$35.69**A Telegraph Best History Book of 2023*'An astonishing achievement' ANTONY BEEVORAn intimate history of the most important month of the Second World War as experienced by those who lived through it, completely based on their diaries, letters and memoirs... -
Monsieur Linh and His Child by Philippe Claudel
RRP: $19.48$13.65Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, and with his son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring the child in his arms to safety. The other refugees in the detention centre are unsure how to help the old... -
The Hitler Years ~ Disaster 1940-1945 by Frank McDonough 9781789544688
RRP: $23.40$16.93The second volume of a new narrative history of the rise and fall of the Nazi regime, by an expert on the Third Reich. 'This book is like a time machine because McDonough writes so vividly' History of War 'McDonough writes clearly and readably with... -
The Stalin Affair: The Impossible Alliance that Won the War by Giles Milton 9781529398519
RRP: $48.75$32.72'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers' KATJA HOYER, Daily Telegraph 5* review'Page-turning . . . a sizzling high-stakes tale' JAMES HOLLAND'This book might read like the screenplay of a gripping movie, yet every word is... -
The Battle of Stalingrad Through German Eyes: The Death of the Sixth Army Jonathan Trigg 9781398119635
RRP: $23.38$15.78Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using Friedrich Paulus’s 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was supported by intense bombing that reduced much of the... -
The Peloponnesian War by Thucydides
RRP: $23.38$16.89'The greatest historian that ever lived' Such was Macaulay's verdict on Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) and his history of the Peloponnesian War, the momentous struggle between Athens and Sparta as rival powers and political systems that lasted for...