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Tanks: 100 years of evolution by Richard Ogorkiewicz
RRP: $16.76$11.73From an internationally acclaimed expert in the field comes a detailed, analytical and comprehensive account of the worldwide evolution of tanks, from their inception a century ago to the present day. With new ideas stemming from the latest academic... -
Colonel Paddy: The Man Who Dared by Patrick Marrinan
RRP: $12.89$11.30This, the original biography of Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair Mayne, DSO (3 Bars), Legion d Honneur, Croix De Guerre and Colonel Paddy to his contemporaries, is a lively account of his life and wartime exploits with the SAS. The classic story of... -
The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan
RRP: $12.89$8.57THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'Hums with living history, human warmth and indignation' New York Times Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept The mystery has haunted generations since the Second World... -
Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II by Louis Zamperini 9780062118851
RRP: $12.89$8.57The bestselling autobiography of the legendary Louis Zamperini, hero of the blockbuster Unbroken A modern classic by an American legend, Devil at My Heels is the riveting and deeply personal memoir by U.S. Olympian, World War II bombardier, and POW... -
British Paratrooper 1940-45 by Rebecca Skinner
RRP: $19.34$14.13Inspired by the exploits of the German Fallschirmjager in the blitzkrieg campaigns, Winston Churchill called for the formation of a 5,000-strong Airborne Force in June 1940. From these beginnings The Parachute Regiment became one of the foremost units of... -
Kersten's Lists: A Saviour in the Depths of Hell Francois Kersaudy 9781914495748
RRP: $32.25$21.13It dawned on me that I was henceforth under his thumb. The vagaries of war had chained me to the man who, apart from Hitler, was considered to be the most powerful and the most dangerous of them all ...Oskar Schindler is well known for having saved a... -
Hitler's Greatest Defeat: The German Collapse, 1944 Paul Adair 9781804361542
RRP: $14.18$9.03How the Nazis lost the war1944 was a year of trial for the German Army. While the Allies were preparing to invade the Third Reich from the west, Stalin was set on a massive offensive to liberate the last remaining areas of Soviet territory still held by... -
Hitler's Greatest Defeat: The German Collapse, 1944 by Paul Adair 9781804361542 [USED COPY]
RRP: $14.18$3.88Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Phoney Victory: The World War II Illusion by Peter Hitchens
RRP: $18.05$14.24Was World War II really the `Good War'? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up around the conflict in the victorious nations. In this book, Peter Hitchens deconstructs the many fables which have become associated... -
Abducting a General: The Kreipe Operation and SOE in Crete Patrick Leigh Fermor 9781444796605
RRP: $14.18$9.55A 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... -
Czechoslovak Armies 1939–45 by Nigel Thomas 9781472856852
RRP: $16.76$11.73Featuring rare photos, detailed colour illustrations and insignia tables, this study explores the contribution made by Czech and Slovak troops fighting alongside Allied forces during World War II. Following the Anglo-French failure at the Munich... -
Burning Steel: A Tank Regiment at War, 1939-45 by Peter Hart
RRP: $32.25$23.25This 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 men themselves recall some of the most dramatic and horrific scenes imaginable - the sheer nerve-wracking... -
Spitfire Ace: My Life as a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot by Gordon Olive 9781445660202 [USED COPY]
RRP: $16.76$2.95Pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting in the summer of 1940, twenty-four-year-old Gordon Olive barely lived to tell this extraordinary tale of courage and endurance. As Britain fought alone for its survival, 'the Few' of RAF Fighter Command took to... -
Spitfire Ace: My Life as a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot by Gordon Olive
RRP: $16.76$10.94Pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting in the summer of 1940, twenty-four-year-old Gordon Olive barely lived to tell this extraordinary tale of courage and endurance. As Britain fought alone for its survival, 'the Few' of RAF Fighter Command took to... -
Rocks in the Clouds: High-Ground Aircraft Crashes of South Wales Edward Doylerush 9781857802818
RRP: $15.47$12.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781857802818Author Edward DoylerushFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Midland PublishingPublisher Crecy Publishing -
In the Firing Line: Story of Sheffield at War 1939 to 1945 by Margaret Drinkall
RRP: $25.79$18.94This is a unique account of the impact that the Second World War had on the city of Sheffield. Soon after the declaration of war, the government and the people of Sheffield realised that the Germans would make the city one of their prime targets, due to... -
Jimmy Stewart: Bomber Pilot Starr Smith 9780760328248
RRP: $24.50$16.45Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II -and they were legion -Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack on Pearl Harbor woke so many others to the reality of war, Stewart was already in uniform - as a private... -
Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II Robert Matzen 9781913406554
RRP: $11.60$8.3225 years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. ... -
In My Grandfather’s Shadow: A story of war, trauma and the legacy of silence by Angela Findlay 9780552177726
RRP: $14.18$10.02'Fascinating ... an extremely courageous work.' The Lady'Absolutely extraordinary ... Findlay reveals a vast, hidden European story that few nations have ever been brave enough to confront' Keith Lowe''Beautifully written, poignant and acutely... -
German E-boats 1939-45 by Gordon Williamson
RRP: $15.47$12.51By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following the German surrender at the end of World War I. Forced to build her fleet anew, although small, the Kriegsmarine possessed some... -
Britain's War Machine: Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War by David Edgerton 9780141026107
RRP: $16.76$11.73GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEARThe familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy... -
The Merlin: The Engine That Won the Second World War Gordon A. A. Wilson 9781398103252
RRP: $14.18$9.35The Rolls-Royce Merlin is the most recognisable aero engine in the world. It powered the Battle of Britain aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, as they defended the shores of Britain against the Luftwaffe, foiling Hitler's plans to invade in summer 1940... -
Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin by Alexandra Richie
RRP: $33.53$24.87'Beautifully conceived and marvellously researched. I haven't read a better book on Berlin.' Gordon A. Craig In Berlin, history is tangible. The sense of the past - of Europe, of Germany, and of the 20th-century's myths, depravities, idealism... -
Hunting The Hangman by Howard Linskey 9781843449508
RRP: $16.76$11.13TWO MEN... ONE MISSION... TO KILL THE MAN WITH THE IRON HEART Based on true events, this gripping historical thriller is the culmination of Howard Linskey's fifteen-year fascination with the attempted assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, the architect of... -
Compl Illust Enc of Lancaster Bomber Nigel Cawthorne 9781780190358
RRP: $12.89$9.69This title tells the story of the greatest night bomber of World War II, illustrated with over 275 photographs. It takes you through the design, development, construction and history of the Lancaster, as well as its role in the major battles of the war... -
Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers, 1921-45 by Mark Stille
$12.63The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the 'Hosho'. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As... -
SAS: The Illustrated History of the SAS by Joshua Levine
RRP: $32.25$21.32The authorised illustrated history of the SAS by the number one bestselling author of Dunkirk, Joshua Levine. With never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories, this is the SAS's wartime history in vivid and astonishing detail. ... -
An Army At Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 by Rick Atkinson
RRP: $21.92$14.89The liberation of Europe and the destruction of the Third Reich is a story of courage and enduring triumph, of calamity and miscalculation. In this first volume of the Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson shows why no modern reader can understand the... -
The Stasi Game: The sensational Cold War crime thriller by David Young
RRP: $10.31$7.22The Stasi and MI6 clash in this gripping Cold War crime thriller, from the award-winning author of Stasi Child.______________________Dresden, East Germany, 1980 - A man's body is found buried in concrete at a building site in the new town district. When... -
Raid 42 by Graham Hurley
RRP: $11.60$9.12'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times Spring, 1941. The war in the West is as good as won. Nation after nation has fallen before the Reich's armies. Only Britain endures, her cities under nightly bombardment from the Luftwaffe. Berlin would... -
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose by Annette Dumbach
RRP: $14.18$9.52A SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY EDITION TO COMMEMORATE 80 YEARS SINCE THE EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS OF 1943 Sophie Scholl and the White Rose tells the gripping true story of five Munich university students who set up an underground resistance movement in World... -
The Battle of Britain: Book 2 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War by James Holland
RRP: $12.89$9.17UNDERSTAND AND EXPERIENCE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY AERIAL EVER FOUGHTPart of the new Ladybird Expert series, Battle of Britain is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of the most famous aerial battle in history.Historian, author and... -
The End: Germany, 1944-45 by Ian Kershaw
RRP: $21.92$15.84Named Book of the Year by the Sunday Times, TLS, Spectator, Sunday Telegraph, Daily Mail and Scotland on Sunday, Ian Kershaw's The End is a searing account of the final months of Nazi Germany, laying bare the fear and fanaticism that drove a nation to ... -
The London Cage: The Secret History of Britain's World War II Interrogation Centre by Helen Fry
RRP: $15.47$13.09The first complete account of the fiercely guarded secrets of London's clandestine interrogation center, operated by the British Secret Service from 1940 to 1948 Behind the locked doors of three mansions in London's exclusive Kensington Palace Gardens... -
Bolt Action: Armies of the Soviet Union by Warlord Games
RRP: $32.25$23.83This book provides Bolt Action players with all of the information they need to field the military forces of the Soviet Union. From the bitter urban warfare of Stalingrad, through the Winter War against Finland and the final drive to Berlin, the detailed... -
Forgotten Voices of D-Day: A Powerful New History of the Normandy Landings in the Words of Those Who Were There by Roderick Bailey 9780091930691 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.34$2.956 June 1944: the day Allied forces crossed the Channel and began fighting their way into Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. Initiated by airborne units and covered by air and naval bombardment, the Normandy landings were the most ambitious combined airborne... -
Forgotten Voices of D-Day: A Powerful New History of the Normandy Landings in the Words of Those Who Were There by Roderick Bailey
RRP: $19.34$14.136 June 1944: the day Allied forces crossed the Channel and began fighting their way into Nazi-occupied Northwest Europe. Initiated by airborne units and covered by air and naval bombardment, the Normandy landings were the most ambitious combined airborne... -
Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand 9780007580576
RRP: $14.18$10.18The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. THE INTERNATIONAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER In 1943 a bomber crashes into the Pacific Ocean. Against all odds, one young lieutenant... -
The People Immortal by Vasily Grossman 9781529414752
RRP: $16.76$11.09One of Grossman's three great war novels - alongside Life and Fate and Stalingrad."A significant, valuable addition to Grossman's small but powerful body of work" WILLIAM BOYD"A remarkable novel that illuminates the terrible realities of Barbarossa and... -
Four Thousand Lives: The Rescue of German Jewish Men to Britain, 1939 by Clare Ungerson 9780750992350
RRP: $16.76$12.41In November 1938 about 30,000 German Jewish men were taken to concentration camps where they were subjected to torture, starvation and arbitrary death. In Four Thousand Lives, Clare Ungerson tells the remarkable story of how the grandees of Anglo-Jewry...