Modern warfare

How the Grand Alliance of World War II succeeded-and then collapsed-because of personal politicsIn the spring of 1945, as the Allied victory in Europe was approaching, the shape of the postwar world hinged on the personal politics and flawed personalities of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin.

An ordinary German soldier's letters home from Poland and Russia during World War IIReluctant Accomplice is a volume of the wartime letters of Dr.

Treblinka, Poland--1942.

Acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author Craig Shirley delivers a compelling account of 1945, particularly the watershed events in the month of April, that details how America emerged from World War II as a leading superpower.

On April 12, 1945, a fleet of American B-29 bombers flew toward Japan.

Could you spare five minutes per day to get acquainted with some truly fascinating people and events?

'As in a good novel, the people, their feelings and reactions are instantly recognisable and as fresh and immediate today as they were then' GUARDIAN'She writes vividly and movingly' DAILY TELEGRAPH26th September 1939.

Denby & District in the First and Second World Wars: Their Ultimate Sacrifice, commemorates and celebrates the lives of the soldiers from this part of the world and the role they played during hostilities.

Denby & District in the First and Second World Wars: Their Ultimate Sacrifice, commemorates and celebrates the lives of the soldiers from this part of the world and the role they played during hostilities.

The Second World War was a truly global conflict and maritime power played a major role in every theatre of operations.

The Second World War was a truly global conflict and maritime power played a major role in every theatre of operations.

The Second World War was a truly global conflict and maritime power played a major role in every theatre of operations.

The Second World War was a truly global conflict and maritime power played a major role in every theatre of operations.

Clem Beckett was fourteen when he first rode a homemade motorcycle over the cobbled streets of his hometown.

Clem Beckett was fourteen when he first rode a homemade motorcycle over the cobbled streets of his hometown.

The British Merchant Navy dominated the world trade routes in the years leading up to the Second World War.

The British Merchant Navy dominated the world trade routes in the years leading up to the Second World War.

Reinhard Heydrich along with Heinrich Himmler, whose deputy he was, will always be regarded as one of the most ruthless of the Nazi elite.

Reinhard Heydrich along with Heinrich Himmler, whose deputy he was, will always be regarded as one of the most ruthless of the Nazi elite.

Operation Chastise, the audacious attack on the dams in the Ruhr valley, is arguably one of the most famous airborne attacks in history.

Operation Chastise, the audacious attack on the dams in the Ruhr valley, is arguably one of the most famous airborne attacks in history.

Heinrich Himmler has a strong claim to be Adolf Hitler's most powerful subordinate.

Heinrich Himmler has a strong claim to be Adolf Hitler's most powerful subordinate.

No weapon platform sank more U-boats in the Second World War than the Allied aircraft.

No weapon platform sank more U-boats in the Second World War than the Allied aircraft.

In 1944, a compilation of medical reports from the main prisoner of war work camps along the infamous Thailand-Burma railway was submitted to General Arimura Tsunemichi, commander of the Japanese Prisoner of War Administration.

In 1944, a compilation of medical reports from the main prisoner of war work camps along the infamous Thailand-Burma railway was submitted to General Arimura Tsunemichi, commander of the Japanese Prisoner of War Administration.

Sir John Slessor was one of the twentieth century's most distinguished wartime commanders and incisive military thinkers, and William Pyke's comprehensive new biography reveals how he earned this remarkable reputation.

Sir John Slessor was one of the twentieth century's most distinguished wartime commanders and incisive military thinkers, and William Pyke's comprehensive new biography reveals how he earned this remarkable reputation.

While the Red Army's arsenal at the start of the Second World War included weapons dating back to the Great War or earlier, the 1930s' modernization program had introduced the automatic Tokarev pistol and self-loading Tokarev rifle.

While the Red Army's arsenal at the start of the Second World War included weapons dating back to the Great War or earlier, the 1930s' modernization program had introduced the automatic Tokarev pistol and self-loading Tokarev rifle.

Admiral Andrew Cunningham, best remembered for his courageous leadership in the Mediterranean in the Second World War, is often rated as our finest naval commander after Nelson, and indeed a bust of the Admiral was unveiled in Trafalgar Square close by his predecessor in 1967 by the Duke of Edinburgh.

Admiral Andrew Cunningham, best remembered for his courageous leadership in the Mediterranean in the Second World War, is often rated as our finest naval commander after Nelson, and indeed a bust of the Admiral was unveiled in Trafalgar Square close by his predecessor in 1967 by the Duke of Edinburgh.

From the wars of antiquity to the recent events in South West Asia, landing craft and amphibians have been an ever-present sea borne and battle space asset in one form or another for the commander wanting to get boots on the ground.

From the wars of antiquity to the recent events in South West Asia, landing craft and amphibians have been an ever-present sea borne and battle space asset in one form or another for the commander wanting to get boots on the ground.

The Schnellbootwaffe was created in the early 1930s, before the Second World War, in concurrence with the regenerated Kriegsmarine.

The Schnellbootwaffe was created in the early 1930s, before the Second World War, in concurrence with the regenerated Kriegsmarine.

The expansion of the Japanese Empire between 1931 until its defeat in 1945 is one of the most extraordinary yet shocking episodes in human history.

The expansion of the Japanese Empire between 1931 until its defeat in 1945 is one of the most extraordinary yet shocking episodes in human history.

An illustrated history of Nazi Germany's Panzer units along the Eastern Front during World War II.

An illustrated history of Nazi Germany's Panzer units along the Eastern Front during World War II.

In recent years, the work of the Bletchley Park codebreakers has caught the public's imagination with books and films.

In recent years, the work of the Bletchley Park codebreakers has caught the public's imagination with books and films.

Profoundly moved by the stories of wartime casualties as a child, Dilip Sarkar has since spent a lifetime reconstructing the lives of many of the fallen and is passionate about recording and sharing this very personal hidden history.

Profoundly moved by the stories of wartime casualties as a child, Dilip Sarkar has since spent a lifetime reconstructing the lives of many of the fallen and is passionate about recording and sharing this very personal hidden history.

The story of the RAF, and in particular Fighter Command, during the Battle of Britain has been told many times.

The story of the RAF, and in particular Fighter Command, during the Battle of Britain has been told many times.

For the British 1st Airborne Division Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was a disaster.

For the British 1st Airborne Division Operation Market Garden in September 1944 was a disaster.

Foot soldiers, commandos, parachutists, naval seamen, bomber and fighter pilots - their varied personal experiences of the Second World War have been widely recounted, and the parts they played in the conflict are well known.