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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839013621Author Helen FryFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Lume BooksPublisher Lume BooksWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 11mm

Alongside the open conflict of World War II there were other, hidden wars - the wars of communication, in which success depended on a flow of concealed and closely-guarded information. Smuggled written messages, secretly transmitted wireless signals,...

This classic Images of War book takes up the story of the massive American contribution to the campaign in north West Europe during the autumn and early witner of 1944. Following the dramatic breakout from the Normandy bridgehead, events moved fast with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143128847Author Peter EisnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800552692Author C E Lucas PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

My Boyhood War, Warsaw 1944 is an intensely personal account of Hryniewicz' life in Poland during the Second World War, centered primarily on the Warsaw Uprising of August 1944. Despite being the longest urban battle between lightly armed irregular...

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In July 1944, thirty-two-year-old Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg arrived in Budapest on a mission to rescue the last Jews of Europe.Over the next six months, he repeatedly risked his life to save tens of thousands of Jews, defying mass murderer Adolf...

In 1943, the New Brunswick Rangers were sent to Britain, converted into a heavy weapons support unit, and shipped off to Normandy. Originating as a 19th century militia, the New Brunswick Rangers were placed on active service for the first time during...

Irish neutrality during the Second World War presented Britain with significant challenges to its security. Exploring how British agencies identified and addressed these problems, this book reveals how Britain simultaneously planned sabotage in and spied...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062740304Author Joshua LevineFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

It was not long before midnight on 17 May 1943 when the inhabitants of Gunne, the German village close to the Mohne Dam, heard the airraid warnings. It was widely regarded as a precautionary measure, but ninety minutes later, an immense tidal-wave was...

In the First World War German soldiers received the Iron Cross for valor. During the Second World War there were many additional decorations established to award various deeds in combat. The German assault badges in its various grades were awarded for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578430287Author Eugene H PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Eap Media Int'lPublisher Eap Media Int'lWeight(grams) 367gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781553695233Author Robert G. HarveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 529g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780700633180Author Tyler R BamfordFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint University Press of KansasPublisher University Press of Kansas

In March 1935, Goering unveiled to the world his formerly "black,' secret German Air Force, the later dreaded Luftwaffe. That April, he married his second wife, a popular German stage actress, and in May solidified Germany's pre-1939 surprisingly good...

For most of the population of Europe and East and Southeast Asia, the most persistent and significant aspect of their experience of the Second World War was that of occupation by one or more of the Axis powers. In this ambitious and wide-ranging study,...

When Men at Arnhem was first published in 1976 the author modestly concealed his identity behind a pseudonym and changed the names of his comrades in arms. But the book was at once recognised as one of the finest evocations of an infantryman's war ever...

Italy's declaration of war on Britain in June 1940 had devastating consequences for Italian immigrant families living in Scotland signalling their traumatic construction as the 'enemy other'. Through an analysis of personal testimonies and previously...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800554719Author John WintonFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Sapere BooksPublisher Sapere BooksWeight(grams) 259gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 10mm

As a World War II combat soldier, Howard Zinn took part in the aerial bombing of Royan, France. Two decades later, he was invited to visit Hiroshima and meet survivors of the atomic attack. In this short and powerful book, Zinn offers his deep personal...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910294598Author Tim BenbowFormat HardbackPage Count 302Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company

Following his previous "Ultimate Look" volumes on the B-29, B-32, B-18, and B-25, and volumes one and two in this series, Wolf continues his definitive history of U.S. aerial armament in World War II. Drawing from his extensive library, microfilm...

205 Group RAF provided the only mobile force of heavy night bombers in the Mediterranean theatre in the Second World War. It operated mainly from bases in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Italy, with occasional excursions to Malta, Greece and Iraq, attacking...

"I am not pressing you to fight the weather as well as the Germans, never forget that." So wrote Winston Churchill to Arthur Harris, the Commander-in-Chief of RAF Bomber Command, after the terrible events of 16 December 1943. In the murky dusk almost...

This new book chronicles not only the aptly named P-61 "Black Widow", but also the Douglas P-70 series, the P-38 night fighter variants, the Bristol Beaufighter, B-25s and the DeHavilland Mosquito - the proposed XA-26A and the P-39 nightfighters are also...

This story about a little-known failed military excursion by the Japanese will appeal to general history readers as well as military history buffs.-John Rodzvilla, Library JournalNear the end of World War II, in an attempt to attack the United States...

Flying the legendary B-24 Liberator, the 464th Bomb Group was stationed at Pantanella, Italy and flew combat missions against the heart of Hitler's Third Reich. During their service they flew almost daily against targets like Ploesti, Blechammer, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789638962317Author Matyas PanczelFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint PeKo Publishing Kft.Publisher PeKo Publishing Kft.Weight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781780910413Author Allan SeabridgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint DB PublishingPublisher DB Publishing

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501181115Author Andrew NagorskiFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

In Two Years Below the Horn, engineer Andrew Taylor vividly recounts his experiences and accomplishments during Operation Tabarin, a landmark British expedition to Antarctica to establish sovereignty and conduct science during the Second World War. When...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647488901Author Captivating HistoryFormat HardbackPage Count 78Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

When Germany occupied the originally 'demilitarised' Channel Islands in 1940, Hitler ordered the area to be staunchly fortified with colossal permanent structures like Battery Moltke on Jersey. As it was the only piece of the British Isles in Nazi...

In October 1941, Operation Typhoon and the battle for Moscow began. According to Hitler's plan, it was to be the last offensive', after which nothing could stop Germany from conquering Britain and the rest of Europe - but first he had to overcome the...

"No story of World War II" is more triumphant than the liberation of France, made famous in countless photos of Parisians waving American flags and kissing GIs as columns of troops paraded down the Champs-Elysees. But one of the least-known stories from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780804140058Author Alex KershawFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Bantam Books IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 245gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780853039082Author Martin SugarmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 700Imprint Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdPublisher Vallentine Mitchell & Co LtdWeight(grams)...