Modern warfare

From the author of Children of the Camps, a look at the disturbing activities of the Kempeitai, Japan's feared military and secret police.

The roles and experiences of women in Nazi Germany, told in their own words for the first time.

In July 1944, with the Eastern Front crumbling and the first cracks appearing in the Normandy defenses, Hitler ordered the creation of a new type of unit based on the ad-hoc Kampfgruppen which the Germans used so successfully throughout the war.

This WWII naval history examines the Royal Navy’s health and fitness policies, initiatives and innovations.

Stalag 383 was somewhat unique as a Second World War prisoner of war camp.

Keeping the Atlantic sea-lanes open was a vital factor in the fight against Nazi Germany.

A rare and fascinating glimpse into the Reich as told through the eyes of German civilians and soldiers.

This unique account of D-Dayhistory provides an unusual look into the US Army s preparation of a new typeof World War II warfare, that of airborne operations.

'Her voice is absolutely, beguilingly conversational .

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A 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'.

The Bruneval Raid, launched against a German radar installation on the French coast in February 1942, was unique: it was one of the first fully combined operations put together by HQ Combined Operations under Mountbatten; for the first time a unit of the newly formed British Parachute Regiment went into action; it was the only raid carried out purely to satisfy the needs of scientific intelligence.

The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2.

First published in 1962, Night and Hope is a collection of interrelated short stories by a young Czech writer who was a boy in the Terezin concentration camp near Prague during the war.

Adolf Hitler – a ranting, evil demagogue whose insane ambitions and beliefs took the world to the brink of extinction and caused the deaths of millions.

Warsaw Boy is the remarkable true story of a sixteen-year old boy soldier in war-torn Poland.

In 1984, at the age of 78, world-renowned rose grower Hilda Murrell was found brutally murdered in the Shropshire countryside.

“A really excellent, detailed, comprehensive and moving history of 19 Squadron, RAF during the Second World War” from the author of Arnhem 1944 (Clash of Steel).

To find an example of a full and successful, yet unconventional, military career, one need look no further than General 'Jim' Wilson.

**Formerly published as The Lost Boys**'As thrilling as any novel.

The little known story of these female reservists and the role they played in WWII, packed with photos.

Written by an authority on Adolf Hitler, this book charts new ground and shows how the writings of a deluded ex-monk, Lanz von Liebenfels and the pseudo-science of Liebenfels and other writers, convinced Hitler that Germanys destiny was to save the world from a Jewish-Bolshevik conspiracy.

From the Battle of Britain to D-Day, this book uncovers the history of the Channel War.

'A METICULOUS HISTORY THAT READS LIKE A THRILLER' BEN MACINTYRE, TEN BEST BOOKS TO READ ABOUT WORLD WAR II An astounding story of heroism, spycraft, resistance and personal triumph over shocking adversity.

Considers the inter-war and wartime relationship between Britain and the USSR and its impact on the attitudes of ordinary citizens.