Modern warfare

New and expanded information on Loch Eriboll's pivotal role in the surrender of German U-boats to northern Scotland in May, 1945

Reveals, through the eyes of a conscripted soldier, the day-to-day lives of British soldiers in British West Africa during World War II.

National Service, Britain's name for conscription, existed between 1945 and 1963.

An eyewitness and harrowing account of the brutal life in a Soviet labour camp.

David Balme will be forever known as the 20-year-old hero who, on 9 May 1941, boarded a German U-boat in mid-Atlantic, and captured one of the greatest secrets of the Second World War.

The Second World War casts a long shadow, portrayed as a necessary and paradigmatic war that defeated fascism.

The Second World War casts a long shadow, portrayed as a necessary and paradigmatic war that defeated fascism.

What causes genocide?

What causes genocide?

This history reclaims the Second World War as a global fight 'from below'.

This history reclaims the Second World War as a global fight 'from below'.

Over the last five years, a cycle of films has emerged addressing the ongoing Iraq conflict.

The people of Iraq have suffered for more than a decade from the most severe sanctions ever imposed on any nation in history.

Why did the invasion of Iraq result in the destruction of culture and murder of intellectuals?

Nazism is usually depicted as the outcome of political blunders and unique economic factors: we are told that it could not be prevented, and that it will never be repeated.

Arctic explorer, survival expert and naturalist Freddy Spencer Chapman was trapped behind enemy lines when the Japanese overran Malaya in 1942.

Battle of Britain is a riveting chronicle of the epic struggle between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe.

Over 8 million women stayed at home during the Second World War and their story has never been told.

A remarkable series of over 200 eye-witness accounts taken from diaries, letters, speeches, interviews and memoirs of those who were there: pilots, sailors, generals, infantrymen, war correspondents and leaders.

THE TRUE STORY OF THE 41,000 BRITISH SOLDIERS WHO WERE LEFT BEHIND AFTER THE EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK, MAY 1940'Meticulously researched, very well written and deeply moving' Andrew Roberts'Few readers will be unmoved by Sean Longden's account' Dominic SandbrookAt 2am on the morning of the 3rd of June 1940, General Harold Alexander searched along the quayside, holding onto his megaphone and called "e;Is anyone there?

In this masterly new work, acclaimed historian Giles MacDonogh explores the moment when Hitler gambled everything.

The authors have created a competent, well-written, and very well-illustrated overview history of an important but lesser-known battle of World War II in the Pacific.

An action-packed biography of "e;one of the legitimate storybook heroes of World War II"e; and the special forces regiment he founded (The New York Times).

This magnificent Pulitzer Prize-winning history, told primarily from the Japanese viewpoint, traces the dramatic fortunes of the Empire of the Sun from the invasion of Manchuria to the dropping of the atomic bombs, demolishing many myths surrounding this catastrophic conflict.

"e;This is an excellent account of a series of very hard fought battles that helped prepare the way for the British re-conquest of Burma.

An acclaimed WWII historian presents a provocative reassessment of the Eastern Front battles that turned the tide against Hitler's advance.

The acclaimed historian offers a radical reinterpretation of the WWII Battle of Stalingrad using eyewitness accounts and newly uncovered archival material.

This is an in-depth study of the battle of Midway that reviews the many previous accounts and compares their accuracy and veracity with fresh documentation that has been released recently, including new material on the post-war analysis made by a US select committee.

A gripping memoir of a Soviet sniper who fought against the Nazis during the siege of Leningrad and throughout World War II.

The acclaimed WWII historian and author of Race to the Reichstag vividly chronicles the preliminary battle that opened the Red Army's path to Berlin.

In May 1945, as the triumphant Red Army crushed the last pockets of German resistance in central Berlin, French soldiers fought back.

A biography of the second most successful sniper of the German Wehrmacht and one of the few private soldiers to be honored with the Knights Cross award.

"e;The impact of the land girls cannot be ignored.

In this military memoir, a Soviet Red Army officer recounts his experience fighting against Nazi Germany along the Eastern Front in World War II.

John Howard’s name will forever be linked to the highly successful Pegasus Bridge assault by his glider-born company of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.

One of the most remarkable stories in the history of Special Forces' operations - Daily ExpressIn the bleak moments after defeat on mainland Europe in winter 1939, wartime leader Winston Churchill knew that Britain had to strike back hard.

The impossibly moving story of how Judy, World War Two's only animal POW, brought hope in the midst of hell.

'No one can deny Paul Roland is a complete master of his subject.

'The best political weapon is the weapon of terror.

'Roland's compelling account is highly readable.

By midnight on 6 June 1944, the future of Europe hung in the balance.

On 7 December 1941, the Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbour.

'Roland's compelling account is highly readable.

'The best political weapon is the weapon of terror.

The Second World War was the final global conflict of the twentieth century.

"e;If the tanks succeed, then victory follows.

This book tells the story of Operation Overlord, the largest and most meticulously planned seaborne invasion in the history of warfare.

For troops in the desert, Cairo meant fleshpots or brass hats.

The 1936 Berlin Olympics brought together athletes, politicians, socialites, journalists, soldiers and artists from all over the world.

In May and June 1940 almost four million people fled Paris and its suburbs in anticipation of a German invasion.