Modern warfare

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.

This important new book is one of few available eyewitness tales about the often overlooked role of the Air / Sea Rescue teams during World War II.

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.

In June 1944, an elite unit of British paratroopers was sent on a daring and highly risky behind-the-lines mission, which was deemed vital to the success of D-Day.

Acclaimed historian and best-selling author Antony Beevor vividly brings to life the epic struggles that took place in Second World War Crete - reissued with a new introduction.

'Superbly written and gripping' Daily ExpressThe thrilling true account of Hitler's first defeat.

In June 1940, the German Army had brought the rest of Europe to its knees.

On 30 April 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide.

In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance.

Few people know that Ypres, centre of First World War remembrance, was once home to a thriving British community that played a heroic role in the Second World War.

The Spitfire and the Lancaster were the two RAF weapons of victory in the Second World War, but the glamour of the fighter has tended to overshadow the performance of the heavy bomber.

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.

In February 1943, German forces surrendered to the Red Army at Stalingrad and the tide of war turned.

When the German High Command encircled Leningrad it was a deliberate policy to eradicate the city s civilian population by starving them to death.

This is the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of the Second World War.

This is the definitive biography of one of the most controversial figures of the Second World War.

In Dawn of D-Day David Howarth weaves together the testimony of hundreds of eye-witnesses and has produced a breath-taking and atmospheric account of the greatest amphibious landing ever attempted.

In Dawn of D-Day David Howarth weaves together the testimony of hundreds of eye-witnesses and has produced a breath-taking and atmospheric account of the greatest amphibious landing ever attempted.

A pictorial history of the major WWII battle in which American Navy and Marine forces took the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Army.

Europe has a long history of state-led population displacement on ethnic grounds.

Surviving Hitler and Mussolini examines how far everyday life was possible in a situation of total war and brutal occupation.