Modern warfare

The physical conditions of jungle warfare and the closeness of contact with the enemy pose unique problems and call for special soldiering skills.

Sir John Palmer was at sea for virtually the entire war serving in three ships.

Sir John Palmer was at sea for virtually the entire war serving in three ships.

The strategic importance of Malta sitting astride both the Axis and Allied supply routes in the Mediterranean was obvious to both sides during WW2.

Jane was a wartime phenomenon.

Of all the planes that flew in WW2, the 'Wooden Wonder' the two-engined Mosquito, or Mossie as it was affectionately called, was truly the most versatile and feared by the Germans.

Charles Steel took part in two military disasters-the Fall of France and the Dunkirk evacuation, and the Fall of Singapore.

The twin-engined Mosquito was one of the classic aircraft of the Second World War.

"e;Sir John Norton-Griffiths was one of a breed of adventurer, pioneer, entrepreneur and soldier whose like is very seldom seen.

Published for the first time in a single volume, VCs of the Second World War consolidates the accounts of the actions of every recipient.

Award-winning historian David Wragg's Second World War Carrier Campaigns explores how aircraft carriers changed the course of the war for Allied victory.

A history of the Kent Fortress Royal Engineers and their WWII mission to destroy oil reserves along the Continental coastline, by the man who lived it.

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

In 1939 Dick Gorle was already a professional soldier but stationed in India.

In 1939 Dick Gorle was already a professional soldier but stationed in India.

"e;Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force.

"e;Had it not been for the vital contributions of the four men and their inventions described in this book the Battle of Britain could not have been won by the Royal Air Force.

MacDonell's service career began in the 1920s.

The authors of 'Combat Codes' have painstakingly researched the codes used by the RAF to replace unit markings during World War II in order to attempt to confuse the enemy.

In this compelling new study of the disastrous 1940 campaign in France and Flanders, Matthew Richardson reconstructs in vivid detail the British armys defeat as it was experienced by the soldiers of a single battalion, the 2nd/5th Leicesters.

Until seriously wounded in August 1944, when he was badly burned when his tank was hit and caught fire during fighting in southern Poland, Armin Böttger experienced the horrors of the Second World War on the Eastern Front from the perspective of a tank radio operator in the 24th Panzer Division.

Until seriously wounded in August 1944, when he was badly burned when his tank was hit and caught fire during fighting in southern Poland, Armin Böttger experienced the horrors of the Second World War on the Eastern Front from the perspective of a tank radio operator in the 24th Panzer Division.

A combat memoir by a British Royal Artillery soldier recounting the fight against Rommel's panzers, conveyed with wit and vivid detail.

This WWII memoir gives the inside story of Britain's legendary demolition squadron and their daring escapades in Italy and Norther Africa.

This WWII memoir gives the inside story of Britain's legendary demolition squadron and their daring escapades in Italy and Norther Africa.

This is the story of the authors uncle, David Maltby and the crew with whom he flew on the famous Dam Raid in 1943.

This is the story of the authors uncle, David Maltby and the crew with whom he flew on the famous Dam Raid in 1943.

The V-1 and much larger V-2 rockets added a terrifying extra dimension to the Second World War.

This WWII battlefield guide offers twelve walking tours covering all the major sites of the D-Day landings in Normandy with in-depth historical context.

This WWII battlefield guide offers twelve walking tours covering all the major sites of the D-Day landings in Normandy with in-depth historical context.

This is a unique selection of wide-ranging experiences of British and Commonwealth Bomber Command aircrew during World War II.

This massive work provides a comprehensive insight to the experiences of Bomber Commands pilots and aircrew throughout WWII.

This is the story of the historic air defense of Malta by the WRAF against the combined attacking forces of the Italian and German air forces.

This massive work provides a comprehensive insight to the experiences of Bomber Commands pilots and aircrew throughout WWII.

The author of Guarding Hitler delivers "e;a study revealing the Japanese use of Allied POWs in medical experiments during WWII.

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'Oldfield's thoroughly researched and fascinating historical biography explores the lives of many of the 2,600 citizens who attracted Hitler's ire, ranging from high-profile entertainers and writers to those naturalised refugees who doggedly resisted the Nazis from afar' - ObserverIn 1939, the Gestapo created a list of names: the Britons whose removal would be the Nazis' priority in the event of a successful invasion.

WINNER OF THE MILITARY HISTORY MATTERS AWARD 'Hart is a historian and author at the peak of his powers' Richard van EmdenThe best way to understand what it was like to fight in the Second World War is to see it through the eyes of the soldiers who fought it.

A boy writes home during WWII, revealing his own fascinating story, full of zest for life, information and humour.

Every day for nine months from September 1944 to the end of the war, young British, Commonwealth and Norwegian airmen flew from Banff aerodrome in northern Scotland in their Mosquitoes and Beaufighters to target the German U-Boats, merchantmen and freighters plying along the coast and in the fjords and leads of southwest Norway, encountering the Luftwaffe and flakships every step of the way.

The Great Patriotic War (GPW) of the Soviet people against Nazi Germany, known in the West as the Eastern Front of WWII, continues to attract a number of military historians from different countries around the world.

The diary kept by Ronald Edward Tritton is a revealing and often frank record of the internal conflicts at the Public Relations Department of the War Office and the Ministry of Information during the Second World War.

Once I Had a Comrade is the story of the author's German father-in-law, Karl Roth, who grew up during the tumultuous 1930s in the Franconian town of Schweinfurt, located in northern Bavaria, and of his regiment, 36th Panzer Regiment.

Despite all the works on airborne forces published since 1945, the full story of Britain's 'airborne armour' has remained untold.

In the first of a two-volume study, the author presents an extremely detailed record of the Organisation, doctrine and equipment of US Army infantry divisions during the latter part of World War II.

Based on the written testimonies and personal archives of two veterans of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment attached to the famous US 82nd Airborne Division, this book tells the story of two young Americans who unwittingly became actors in one of the greatest crusades against tyranny the world has ever known.

In the wake of the Red Army's signal victory at Stalingrad, which began when its surprise counteroffensive encircled German Sixth Army in Stalingrad region in mid-November 1942 and ended when its forces liquidated beleaguered Sixth Army in early February 1943, the Soviet High Command (Stavka) expanded its counteroffensive into a full-fledged winter offensive which nearly collapsed German defenses in southern Russia.

The little boy did not cry or speak.