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Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Aftermath of World War II by John W. Dower
RRP: £16.99£12.68Drawing on a vast range of sources, from manga comics to MacArthur's report to Congress, this monumental new work by America's foremost historian of modern Japan traces the impact of defeat and reconstruction on every aspect of Japan's national life... -
MacArthur Reconsidered: General Douglas MacArthur as a Wartime Commander by James Ellman 9780811771580
RRP: £25.00£18.54Douglas MacArthur is one of the most controversial generals in American military history. During World War II, some adored him while others mocked him as "Dugout Doug." His superiors, like President Franklin Roosevelt and General George Marshall,... -
Chindit by Richard Rhodes James
RRP: £10.99£7.77Part of the SECOND WORLD WAR VOICES series in partnership with the podcast We Have Ways of Making You Talk, presented by comedian Al Murray and bestselling historian James Holland.'Heroic, punishing excursions behind enemy lines, the Chindit expeditions... -
So Close to Freedom: A World War II Story of Peril and Betrayal in the Pyrenees by Jean-Luc E. Cartron
RRP: £25.99£22.49Many organizations contributed to the Allied cause during World War II by funneling hundreds of downed airmen, escaped POWs, Engelandvaarders, and Resistance fighters out of occupied Europe and allowing them to rejoin the fight against Nazi Germany. The... -
The Arsenal of Democracy: Fdr, Detroit, and an Epic Quest to Arm an America at War by A J Baime 9780544483873
RRP: £17.99£13.25Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544483873Author A J BaimeFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm * 25mm -
Blood Red Snow: The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front by Gunter K. Koschorrek
RRP: £14.99£10.95For anyone seeking to understand the experiences of the ordinary German soldier during World War II, Blood Red Snow provides an excellent starting point" - Military Illustrated A horrifying personal story of World War II's most savage... -
Brandenburger: Wartime Photographs of Wilhelm Walther by Rogers, Anthony 9781784387150
RRP: £14.99£10.95In March 1940, Oberleutnant Wilhelm Walther transferred from Aufkl rungs-Abteilung 5, an armoured reconnaissance unit, to Bau-Lehr-Bataillon z.b.V. 800 - forerunner of what would soon be known as the Brandenburger'. Two months later, he led a commando... -
A Prince and a Spy: The gripping novel from the master of the wartime spy thriller by Rory Clements
RRP: £14.99£11.54In the gripping new spy thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hitler's Secret, a Cambridge spy must unravel a dangerous mystery that goes all the way to the heart of the Third Reich - and the British Monarchy.'A master of the wartime spy... -
Swansong 1945: A Collective Diary from Hitler's Last Birthday to VE Day by Walter Kempowski 9781847086419
RRP: £12.99£8.56Swansong 1945 chronicles four significant days in the last three weeks of WWII: 20 April, Hitler's last birthday; 25 April, when American and Soviet troops first met at the Elbe; 30 April, the day Hitler committed suicide; and 8 May, the day of the... -
The Good Germans: Resisting the Nazis, 1933-1945 by Catrine Clay
RRP: £9.99£6.80After 1933, as the brutal terror regime took hold, most of the two-thirds of Germans who had never voted for the Nazis - some 20 million people - tried to keep their heads down and protect their families.They moved to the country, or pretended to support... -
Juno Beach: Normandy - Battleground Europe by Tim Saunders 9781844150281
RRP: £12.99£9.09By June 1944, Juno Beach was a key part of Hitler's vaunted Atlantic Wall, with no less than four major strong points along its length. German pillboxes were sited to sweep the beaches with machine gun fire and were surrounded by belts of barbed wire and... -
Estocada by Graham Hurley
RRP: £8.99£7.00'Historical fiction of a high order' The Times To avoid war across Europe, a killing strike is needed. 1937. Flying for the infamous Condor Legion over the battlefields of Spain's civil war, Merz has been able to unleash the fearsome potential of... -
No Greater Ally: The Untold Story of Poland's Forces in World War II by Kenneth K. Koskodan 9781849084796
RRP: £10.99£8.38An in-depth history of the Polish soldiers who served in World War 2, with previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photographs. There is a chapter of World War II history that remains largely untold; the monumental struggles of an entire... -
Enigma: The Battle For The Code by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore
RRP: £14.99£9.80The complete story of how the German Enigma codes were broken. Perfect for fans of THE IMITATION GAME, the new film on Alan Turing's Enigma code, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians... -
Twelve Turning Points of the Second World War by Philip Bell
RRP: £14.99£13.03A fresh exploration of the Second World War through twelve key events that shaped the conflict The Battle of Britain. Pearl Harbor. Stalingrad. D-Day. These defining events of the Second World War exemplify both the immense heroism and the grievous costs... -
Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord 1940-45 by Sir Max Hastings 9780007263684 [USED COPY]
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Finest Years: Churchill as Warlord 1940-45 by Sir Max Hastings
RRP: £16.99£11.47'I would choose this account over and above the rest. It is a fabulous book: full of perceptive insight that conveys all the tragedy, triumph, humour and intense drama of Churchill's time as wartime leader; and it is incredibly moving as a... -
Battler Briton: War Picture Library: War Picture Library by Hugo Pratt
RRP: £14.99£10.07Two stories of soaring combat as the master of Euro comics, Hugo Pratt, meets the classic comic book air ace who's as skilled a fighter on land as he is in his Spitfire!Reprinted in graphic novel form for the first time, these two fast-paced Battler... -
British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War by Peter Doyle
RRP: £14.99£11.75In their companion volume to British Army Cap Badges of the First World War, authors Peter Doyle and Chris Foster present an overview of the main cap badges worn by the British Army during the Second World War, which continued the rich and varied... -
Panther by Thomas Anderson
RRP: £25.00£18.02A highly detailed illustrated history of one of the most famous tanks of World War II - the German Panther. Often considered the most elegant tank design of the war, the Panther embodied a balance of firepower, armour protection, and mobility... -
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington
RRP: £20.00£13.75*** The New York Times Bestseller ***'Lucy Adlington tells of the horrors of the Nazi occupation and the concentration camps from a fascinating and original angle. She introduces us to a little known aspect of the period, highlighting the role of... -
Aachen: The U.S. Army's Battle for Charlemagne's City in World War II by Robert W. Baumer 9780811714822
RRP: £22.95£20.43By September 1944, the Allied advance across France and Belgium had turned into one of attrition along the German frontier. Standing between the Allies and the Third Reich's industrial heartland was the city of Aachen, once the ancient seat of... -
Sniper on the Eastern Front by Albrecht Wacker 9781781590041
RRP: £9.99£7.11This book is a rare first-hand account by a ruthlessly efficient German sniper of life and death during the bitter conflict that followed the Nazi invasion of Russia. Josef 'Sepp' Allerberger was an Austrian conscript who qualified as a Wehrmacht... -
War in the Wilderness: The Chindits in Burma 1943-1944 by Tony Redding
RRP: £22.00£16.84War in the Wilderness is the most comprehensive account ever published of the human aspects of the Chindit war in Burma. The word 'Chindit' will always have a special resonance in military circles. Every Chindit endured what is widely regarded as the... -
Alarmstart South and Final Defeat: The German Fighter Pilot's Experience in the Mediterranean Theatre 1941-44 and Normandy, Norway and Germany 1944-45 by Patrick G. Eriksson
RRP: £10.99£7.25Alarmstart South completes Patrick Eriksson's Alarmstart trilogy on Second World War German fighter pilots, detailing their experiences in the Mediterranean theatre (1941-1944), and during the closing stages of the war over Normandy, Norway and Germany... -
The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich by Callum MacDonald 9781843410362
RRP: £9.99£6.70Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich by Callum MacDonald 9781843410362 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99£2.32Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Encyclopedia of Aircraft of World War II by Paul E. Eden 9781782744733
RRP: £35.00£25.47The Encyclopedia of Aircraft of WWII is an exhaustive survey of the aircraft flown by all the combatants in Europe and the Pacific, including such famous aircraft as the P-51 Mustang, Supermarine Spitfire, Yakovlev Yak-3, Messerschmitt Me 109 and Vought... -
Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning by Timothy Snyder
RRP: £12.99£9.09LONGLISTED FOR THE 2015 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE We have come to see the Holocaust as a factory of death, organised by bureaucrats. Yet by the time the gas chambers became operation more than a million European Jews were already dead: shot at close range... -
Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers who Turned the Tide in the Second World War by Paul Kennedy
RRP: £12.99£9.98From Paul Kennedy, author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers, one of the most acclaimed history books of recent decades, Engineers of Victory is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. In... -
The Third Reich: A New History by Michael Burleigh 9780330487573 [USED COPY]
RRP: £20.00£2.32Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Third Reich: A New History by Michael Burleigh 9780330487573
RRP: £20.00£14.88In this riveting book, Michael Burleigh sets Nazi Germany in a European context, showing how the Third Reich's abandonment of liberal democracy, decency and tolerance was widespread in the Europe of the period. He shows how a radical, pseudo-religious... -
The Wellington Bomber Story by Martin W. Bowman 9780752461939
RRP: £8.99£7.40The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber, universally known as the 'Wimpy'. The only bomber in construction throughout the Second World War, the Wellington played a pivotal role in training and combat from its conception... -
Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse, 1935-1943 by John Gooch
RRP: £16.99£12.28WINNER OF THE 2021 DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORYA DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020From an acclaimed military historian, the definitive account of Italy's experience of the Second World WarWhile staying closely aligned with Hitler,... -
Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper by Lyudmila Pavlichenko 9781784382704
RRP: £19.99£14.68The wartime memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a remarkable document: the publication of an English language edition is a significant coup. Pavlichenko was World War II's best-scoring sniper and had a varied wartime career that included trips to England... -
Prisoners of History: What Monuments to the Second World War Tell Us About Our History and Ourselves by Keith Lowe
RRP: £20.00£13.34A Spectator Book of the Year 2020 A Times and Sunday Times Best Book of 2020 A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 2020 'Inspired ... Lowe's sensitive, disturbing book should be... -
In My Grandfather’s Shadow: A story of war, trauma and the legacy of silence by Angela Findlay 9780552177726
RRP: £10.99£7.77'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... -
Colossus: Bletchley Park's Last Secret by Paul Gannon
RRP: £14.99£10.20This is the last untold story of Bletchley Park. Using recently declassified information, Paul Gannon has written a gripping account of the invention of the world's first true computer, Colossus.Uncover the secrets of Bletchley Park's code-breaking... -
Hitler's Collaborators: Choosing between bad and worse in Nazi-occupied Western Europe by Philip Morgan 9780199239733 [USED COPY]
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Hitler's Collaborators: Choosing between bad and worse in Nazi-occupied Western Europe by Philip Morgan
RRP: £26.49£19.01Hitler's Collaborators focuses the spotlight on one of the most controversial and uncomfortable aspects of the Nazi wartime occupation of Europe: the citizens of those countries who helped Hitler. Although a widespread phenomenon, this was long ignored...