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RAF at the Crossroads: The Second Front and Strategic Bombing Debate, 1942-1943 by Greg Baughen
RRP: £25.00£17.62The events of 1942 marked a pivotal year in the history of British air power. For more than two decades the theory that long-range bombing could win wars had dominated British defence policy. The vast majority of warplanes ordered for the RAF were... -
Armor Battles of the Waffen-Ss, 1943-45 by Will Fey 9780811729055
RRP: £16.99£15.01The Waffen SS were considered the elite of the German armed forces in the Second World War and were involved in almost continuous combat. From the sweeping tank battle of Kursk on the Russian front to the bitter fighting among the hedgerows of Normandy... -
The Normandy Air War 1944: Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives by Anthony Tucker-Jones 9781526730053
RRP: £14.99£10.95The support provided by the Allied air armies to the preparations for the invasion of France and the Normandy campaign is overshadowed by the dramatic and protracted fighting on the ground. Yet the air campaign played a key role in blinding and isolating... -
Ridgewell's Flying Fortresses: The 381st Bombardment Group (H) in World War Ii by Ron MacKay
RRP: £54.99£36.21In June 1943 the quiet English countryside around the village of Ridgewell in northwest Essex was transformed by the arrival of the 381st Bomb Group with its B-17 Flying Fortresses. The subsequent battle in the skies over Europe witnessed the 381st, in... -
No Better Friend: One Man, One Dog, and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage and Survival in WWII by Robert Weintraub 9780316337052
RRP: £18.99£15.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316337052Author Robert WeintraubFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay BooksWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 210mm *... -
Tarawa: The Incredible Story of One of World War II's Bloodiest Battles by Robert Sherrod 9781620871010
£11.02In the summer of 1943, at the height of World War II, battles were exploding all throughout the Pacific theater. In mid-November of that year, the United States waged a bloody campaign on Betio Island in the Tarawa Atoll, the most heavily fortified... -
America's Few: Marine Aces of the South Pacific by Bill Yenne
RRP: £25.00£17.62America's Few delves into the history of US Marine Corps aviation in World War II, following the feats of the Corps' top-scoring aces in the skies over Guadalcanal. Marine Corps aviation began in 1915, functioning as a self-contained expeditionary... -
Pure Soldiers or Sinister Legion: The Ukrainian 14th Waffen-SS Galicia Division by Sol Littman 9781551642185
RRP: £18.00£14.91Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551642185Author Sol LittmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Black Rose BooksPublisher Black Rose BooksWeight(grams) 362gDimensions(mm) 248mm * 150mm... -
A Company of Heroes: Personal Memories about the Real Band of Brothers and the Legacy They Left Us by Marcus Brotherton 9780425240953
RRP: £18.99£14.92THE "MUST-READ"* BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENTARY FOR PUBLIC TELEVISIONLook for the Band of Brothers miniseries, now available to stream on Netflix! After the Band of Brothers went home, they never forgot the lessons of war... After... -
Sherman Tank, Vol. 2: America's M4 and M4 (105) Medium Tanks in World War II by David Doyle
RRP: £18.99£12.67Volume 2 on the famed Sherman medium tank covers the welded-hull, radial-engine-equipped M4 and documents its development and production through its many variations, as well as its combat use around the globe. Produced by Chrysler, Pressed Steel Car... -
Hitler's Air Bridges: The Luftwaffe's Supply Operations of the Second World War by Dmitry Degtev
RRP: £25.00£17.62Much has been written about the famous fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe which proved so successful in the invasion of Poland, the Battle of France, the Battle of Britain and in the early operations in Eastern Europe. Little attention, however, has... -
Frances Donaldson: A Woman's War: Letters to a Soldier in the Second World War by Rose Deakin 9780992972356
RRP: £10.99£7.90Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992972356Author Rose DeakinFormat PaperbackPage Count 348Imprint Eve, Eden Valley EditionsPublisher Eve, Eden Valley EditionsWeight(grams) 405g -
Stalingrad: Victory on the Volga by Nik Cornish 9781844159345
RRP: £14.99£10.95The Soviet victory over the Germans at Stalingrad was decisive for the war on the Eastern Front and for the Second World War as a whole, and the story of the long, bitter battle on the banks of the Volga has fascinated historians ever since. While it has... -
Night Witches: The Soviet Female Pilots Who Terrified The German Army by History Titans 9780648740827
RRP: £9.99£6.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648740827Author History TitansFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Robert ChapmanPublisher Robert ChapmanWeight(grams) 82gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm *... -
The Royal Marines and the War at Sea 1939-45 by Martin Watts
RRP: £16.99£4.71In The Royal Marines and the War at Sea 1939-45 military and naval historian Martin Watts records how marines fought at sea, their relationship with the Royal Navy, and the overall contribution they made to victory in the Second World War. Combining... -
The Battle of Britain Yearbook by Peter R. March 9780750963909 [USED COPY]
RRP: £14.99£2.29Marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this commemorative book recalls the momentous events that culminated in a ferocious and unique air battle over south-east England in the summer of 1940. The amazing resilience of the RAF pilots and... -
The Battle of Britain Yearbook by Peter R. March 9780750963909
RRP: £14.99£11.55Marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this commemorative book recalls the momentous events that culminated in a ferocious and unique air battle over south-east England in the summer of 1940. The amazing resilience of the RAF pilots and... -
Four Hours of Fury: The Untold Story of World War II's Largest Airborne Invasion and the Final Push into Nazi Germany by James M. Fenelon 9781501179372
RRP: £25.00£16.24"Compellingly chronicles one of the least studied great episodes of World War II with power and authority...A riveting read" (Donald L. Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Masters of the Air) about World War II's largest airborne operation-one... -
Bolt Action: Campaign: Market Garden by Warlord Games
RRP: £25.00£18.47Market Garden was a bold plan, designed to capture the Rhine crossings along the Dutch-German border and establish a foothold for an advance into Germany. A massive combined arms operation involving airborne landings and an armoured thrust, it was one of... -
The Pacific War by Douglas Ford 9781847252371
£50.26This is a rich and broadranging account of the Asia-Pacific campaigns of WWII. Drawing on recently released documents in US and British archives, Douglas Ford explores why the belligerents in the Pacific war fought the way that they did. This book... -
The Spies of Shilling Lane: A Novel by Jennifer Ryan
RRP: £13.99£10.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525576501Author Jennifer RyanFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 283gDimensions(mm)... -
The French at War, 1934-1944 by Nicholas Atkin 9780582368996
£35.74The years 1934 to 1944 remain the most contentious and dramatic decade in modern French history. Covering the Occupation, the Vichy regime, the Resistance and collaboration, Nick Atkin provides an important introduction to this key period. Accessible and... -
TM 9-803 Willys-Overland MB and Ford Model GPW Jeep Technical Manual by U S Army 9781937684952
£14.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937684952Author U S ArmyFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Periscope Film, LLCPublisher Periscope Film, LLCWeight(grams) 340gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
The Battle for Iwo Jima 1945 by Derrick Wright
RRP: £12.99£9.62Iwo Jima was the United States Marine Corps' toughest ever battle and a turning point in the Pacific War. In February 1945, three Marine Divisions stormed the island's shores in what was supposed to be a ten-day battle, but they had reckoned without... -
RAF Acklington: Guardian of the Northern Skies by Malcolm Fife 9781781556221
RRP: £18.99£13.61At the beginning of the Second World War, RAF Acklington was the most important fighter station in north-east England. It started life in 1938 as a training base for RAF aircrew, but after the outbreak of hostilities it was given the role of protecting... -
The Battle of Kursk: The Red Army's Defensive Operations and Counter-Offensive, July-August 1943 by Richard W. Harrison 9781910777671
RRP: £45.00£32.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910777671Author Richard W. HarrisonFormat HardbackPage Count 390Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
U-47 in Scapa Flow by Angus Konstam
RRP: £15.99£11.61At the outset of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy - nothing could penetrate the defences of this bastion. So how, in the dead of night, was Gunther Prien's U-47 able to slip through the line of protective... -
The Black Book: The Britons on the Nazi Hit List by Sybil Oldfield
RRP: £25.00£13.58'Thoroughly researched and fascinating' Observer 'Wondrous ... a formidable piece of scholarship' Bookanista In 1939, the Gestapo created a list of names: the Britons whose removal would be the Nazis' first priority in the event of a successful... -
Fifth Field: The Story of the 96 American Soldiers Sentenced to Death and Executed in Eure and North Africa in World War II by Colonel Maclean
RRP: £36.99£23.98Unnamed Graves, a Secret Cemetery, Files Closed to the Public and Stored in "The Vault." During World War II, in the North African/Mediterranean and European Theaters of Operation, 96 American soldiers were convicted by Army General Courts-Martial and... -
Empires in the Balance: Japanese and Allied Pacific Strategies to April 1942 by H. P. Willmott 9781591149484
RRP: £28.95£21.65The respected British military historian H. P. Willmott presents the first of a three-volume appraisal of the strategic policies of the countries involved in the Pacific War. Remarkable in its scope and depth of research, his thoughtful analysis covers... -
Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa 9780674022416
RRP: £25.95£20.64With startling revelations, Tsuyoshi Hasegawa rewrites the standard history of the end of World War II in the Pacific. By fully integrating the three key actors in the story-the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan-Hasegawa for the first time puts... -
Useless Mouths: The British Army's Battles in France After Dunkirk May-June 1940 by Peter Whelan
RRP: £19.95£17.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912390908Author Peter WhelanFormat HardbackPage Count 180Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Michael Wittmann & the Waffen Ss Tiger Commanders of the Leibstandarte in WWII by Patrick Agte 9780811733359
RRP: £14.99£13.85Barely two months after leaving the Eastern Front, Michael Wittmann and the Leibstandarte found themselves in Normandy facing the Allied invasion in June 1944. A week after D-Day, Wittmann achieved his greatest success, single-handedly destroying more... -
Military Dogs of World War II by Susan Bulanda
RRP: £24.95£17.59Animals, especially dogs, have served in all the wars of men since time immemorial. During World War II, most combatant nations employed dogs on the battlefield in a number of ways, including searching for injured men or downed airmen, detecting mines,... -
SS Panzer Divisions on the Eastern Front by Bob Carruthers 9781473868403
RRP: £14.99£10.95Rare photographs from SS sources illustrating the armoured formations which took part in this titanic struggle. Includes rare images of the Panther in action.Book InformationISBN 9781473868403Author Bob CarruthersFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint... -
Sea War And Barbed Wire: The Story of Merchant Navy Men by Philip Algar 9781781556825
RRP: £20.00£15.04This is the fascinating story of Captain Stanley Algar, an oil tanker master. Captured in the Atlantic, he and his colleagues spent four years behind barbed wire. This book, partly based on his diaries, hidden from the Germans, tells how the prisoners... -
British Soldier of the Second World War by Neil R. Storey
RRP: £8.99£6.02By 1945 the British Army numbered 3 million men and was about three times as large as it had been when the Second World War broke out in 1939. British soldiers could be found fighting all over the world, from France and Belgium via North Africa and the... -
Air Combat by Dmitriy Khazanov
RRP: £25.00£19.81This book brings together the best and most iconic fighters of World War II, pitted against one another in desperate aerial combat. The battle for the skies in World War II fuelled a race between rival air forces to develop ever faster and more... -
Hidden Agenda: How the Duke of Windsor Betrayed the Allies by Martin Allen 9780871319937
RRP: £16.99£13.34This book is the result of the author's research into the intriguing Charles Eugene Bedaux, a Frenchman suspected of spying for the Germans in the First World War, and in whose house in France the Duke of Windsor married Wallis Simpson. Bedaux, through... -
The Hunger Winter: Occupied Holland 1944-1945 by Henri A. van der Zee
RRP: £17.99£15.90Germany invaded the Netherlands in the spring of 1940. Life in occupied Holland was hideous enough, but for the Dutch the worst was yet to come. After the Western Allies lost the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944, the Dutch provinces north of the Rhine...