Modern warfare

The River Rhine and its delta in Holland, protecting Germany's vital industrial area of the Ruhr, helped dictate the course of events in three land campaigns of the Second World War.

Enthralling stories of adventure and bravery from RAF pilots shot down in the sea during World War II and those who rescued them.

In November 1940, a remarkable prototype aircraft made its maiden flight from an airstrip north of London.

First hand accounts of adventure and bravery from RAF pilots shot down and forced to flee enemy forces.

27 April 1944.

The compelling, true story of an SAS veteran, who led a team during the assault on the Iranian Embassy Siege in 1980, as well as serving in the Falklands, Northern Ireland and throughout the globe in a 15-year career with the Regiment.

An exhilarating combat history of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, the very first pure Tank Destroyer force.

Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine.

27 April 1944.

A charming and heartfelt story about war, art, and the lengths a woman will go to find the truth about her family.

'Victor Gregg is the most remarkable spokesman for the war generation' Dan Snow 'A classic' Mail on Sunday'Astonishing' James Holland Born in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade aged just eighteen and began a life of adventure.

'Kershaw's book is a welcome rebalancing; a thoughtful, well-researched and well-written contribution to a narrative that has long been too one-sided and too mired in national mythology.

First hand accounts of adventure and bravery from RAF pilots shot down and forced to flee enemy forces.

The extraordinary autobiography of novelist Marina Jarre, tracing her identity and relationships through a turbulent era of European history.

An in-depth history of the Polish soldiers who served in World War 2, with previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photographs.

An in-depth history of the Polish soldiers who served in World War 2, with previously unpublished first-hand accounts and rare photographs.

'Kershaw's book is a welcome rebalancing; a thoughtful, well-researched and well-written contribution to a narrative that has long been too one-sided and too mired in national mythology.

Enthralling stories of adventure and bravery from RAF pilots shot down in the sea during World War II and those who rescued them.

The compelling, true story of an SAS veteran, who led a team during the assault on the Iranian Embassy Siege in 1980, as well as serving in the Falklands, Northern Ireland and throughout the globe in a 15-year career with the Regiment.

An exhilarating combat history of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, the very first pure Tank Destroyer force.

The Dirlewanger Brigade was an anti-partisan unit of the Nazi army, reporting directly to Heinrich Himmler.

In the summer of 1943, at the height of World War II, battles were exploding all throughout the Pacific theater.

Loet Velmans was seventeen when the Germans invaded Holland.

The complete guide to visiting one of the most famous sites in the history of warfare, just in time for the 75th anniversary of D-Day.

In 1908 at the age of two, Henry Pu Yi ascended to become the last emperor of the centuries-old Manchu dynasty.

The Dirlewanger Brigade was an anti-partisan unit of the Nazi army, reporting directly to Heinrich Himmler.

Frank Blaichman was sixteen years old when the war broke out.

From Simpson's donkey and the Emu War to Vietnam and Ben Roberts-Smith, Australian military history is full of events that didn't happen the way most people think they did.

Since 1956, The Long Walk has been, for many, the symbol of an immense love of freedom and has become one of the greatest true-life adventure stories of all time.

In May 1939, the SS St.

What if Stalin had signed with the West in 1939?

George S.

A Traveller's Guide to D-Day and the Battle for Normandy covers the period from June to August 1944 when the Allies stormed ashore, fought their way through the bocage country of Normandy, and eventually broke out through the Avranches gap.

George S.

Warriors Seven offers a fascinating collection of American commander “profiles” written in a lively and graphic style.

In September 1942, Colonel Leslie R.

Well-known names such as Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, J.

Written with ';a cinematic sense of urgency and realism' (Evan Osnos, National Book Awardwinning author), this is the first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the secret ten-day parlay in Morocco where FDR, Churchill, and their divided high command hammered out a winning strategy at the tipping point of World War II.