Modern warfare

Miles Dempsey, Commander of the British Second Army in the invasion of Europe 1944-45, is almost unknown to the general public.

At the onset of WW II, Captain Anderson can see Recruit MattStover, who was raised on a cattle ranch in Driggs Idaho, underthe majestic Teton Mountains, is a special young man.

After years of being apart, cousins Carolyn and Patty are eager to catch up with each other at a relatives wedding.

'A gripping analysis of the final days of peace .

To Serve Is To HonorTo honor ones country.

Part of the ALL-NEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.

The true account of the life of 485 New Zealand Spitfire Squadron sergeant pilot from South Auckland, who in the words of fellow WW2 fighter pilot Johnnie Houlton,, was a happy-go-lucky type, with a gift for getting himself into trouble without even trying.

Vivid and powerful World War II memoirs by Polish-American mechanical engineer Aleksander Gwiadzdowski, who spent several years in German prisons in East Prussia from 1941-1945.

The heroic life of the pilot who became an ace with one of the most successful fighter squadrons in the RAF and a captive in a notorious Nazi POW camp.

Paris between the wars: our impression is one of gaiety, frivolity, fashion, of exuberant living - a city whose lights were put out by the terrifyingly rapid advance of the German panzers in 1940.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat comes the gripping untold story of one of the most heroic units that fought in World War II'My favourite kind of history book: grippingly written, full of incredible drama, and focussing on individuals rather than numbers and statistics' James HollandOn December 7th 1941, the Japanese Navy bombed Pearl Harbor.

The Special Operations Executive was one of the most secretive organizations of the Second World War, its activities cloaked in mystery and intrigue.

The Good War is a book about World War 2.

This is the story of the Anglo-American amphibious assault and subsequent battle on the Italian west coast at Anzio which was launched in January 1944 in a bold attempt to outflank the formidable German defences known as the 'Gustav Line'.

In 1938, on the eve of war, a Nazi expedition set out through British India on a mission sponsored by Himmler himself.

An extraordinary story of survival against all odds, full of life and heart in the face of death We've heard it all before.

This is the remarkable true story of a young army glider pilots experience of the last days in the defense of Arnhem Bridge, his eventual capture and then escape to be adopted by the Resistance, the hair-raising journey through occupied Europe and his eventual return to the UK.

Summary of A Different kind of War Story- a Quaker conscientious objector in WWII The book carries the writer through his experiences in WWII as a draftee into Civilian Public Service ( CPS ), the official structure for handling conscientious objectors ( COs ) .

It all began with what Dan Rasmussen Jr.

Flak at 12 O'Clock is about a Kansas farmboy's teenage experiences that lead to his becoming a co-pilot of a B-17 in the 8th Air Force during the final months of World War II.

Operation Dragoon, the Allied landings in the south of France in August 1944, is often seen as a sideshow supporting Operation Overlord, the crucial D-Day landings in Normandy.

Growing Up Through the Eyes as a Marine in Wwii entails the story of John Teuchert who enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of twenty in 1942 and fought in the Second World War.

To survive baling out from a doomed aircraft or a crash-landing in enemy occupied territory certainly required a large element of luck.

The Second World War erupted when the author was a child and, like hundreds of other boys and girls, she was snatched out of the world she knew and thrown in at the deep end, to sink or swim, in another one.

In wartime Britain, can Abbie find the happiness she craves?

Los sucesos de Chiapas nos han sorprendido a todos, lo mismo a los mexicanos que a los observadores extranjeros.

Arnhem 1944: the airborne strike for the bridges over the Rhine.

At the moment of crisis in 1941 on the Eastern front, with the forces of Hitler massing on the outskirts of Moscow, the miraculous occurred: Moscow was saved.

Set in both modern times and the WWII era, this captivating story begins with a French family caught up in the lethal madness of the Nazis occupation in Europe.

The debut novel from legendary SAS Survival Guide author Lofty Wiseman.

Lee Heide's wartime adventures read like fiction but they are factual, brought to life by skillful characterization and dialogue.

This year-on-year study of Norfolk at war is the first such for many years, which utilizes material that has not been published in book form before or, sometimes, at all.

One man's powerful account of his mother's extraordinary escape from Auschwitz - and what came after 'That nickname .

This is a rich source of eyewitness history, and Sharon Nicholson had thevision to capture it before it disappeared.

The Battle of Britain was one of the crucial conflicts in the history of civilisation.

In this WWII memoir, a Swedish emigre living in Budapest during the war recounts his efforts to save thousands of Hungarian Jews from Nazi death camps.

A decorated British officer’s wrenching and inspiring firsthand account of the worst battle of the Burma campaign.

At the age of fifteen Hortense Daman embarked on a secret career.

After brief service in the Gordon Highlanders as part of the Army of Occupation of the Rhine post Great War, Sandy Curle sought more adventurous soldiering and in 1923 was seconded to the Kings African Rifles (KAR).

A 1955 military memoir offering a first-hand account of life in the British 7th Armoured Division during World War II.

'Readers look for and admire good writers and great writing.

'ENORMOUS FUN' GUARDIAN'SO ENTERTAINING' THE TIMES'GOSSIPY, LIGHT AND FUN' TLSQueen Bees looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax.

Beginning with a nostalgic snapshot of post-Depression era America, Come Along and See follows the true story of a young man who leaves his job and life in Nebraska to find his fortune in California-until he gets drafted in 1950 to fight in the Korean War.