Military forces and sectors

Through a series of five walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via air raid shelter signs, bomb damage on buildings and memorials detailing heroic and often tragic events.

The 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, was a prewar Territorial unit.

The Anzac legend was born on the shores of Gallipoli during the historic morning of 25th April 1915.

In the autumn of 1916 the Germans began to equip with the Gotha twin-engine bomber.

An overview of harrowing World War II air attacks from across the globe.

The young men who flew with RAF Bomber Command in World War Two were a complex mixture of individuals but they all shared the gift of teamwork.

Whether any advantage or benefit will be drawn from the suspension or effective abolition of the rank of Field Marshal is debatable.

"e;A highly readable account of the early stages of the USAAF air war over Western Europe"e; from the author of Confounding the Reich (The Bulletin).

Aviation author Kev Darling looks at the origins of the World War Two Royal Air Force commands and histories in RAF Strike Command.

Philip Kaplan presents us here with a riveting account of the Allied experience behind enemy lines, detailing the trials and tribulations experienced by the British and American airmen who were shot down in European skies during World War Two, to be incarcerated 'behind the wire' in enemy camps.

This WWII history and visitor's guide explores the extensive network of Nazi fortifications built to defend Fortress Europe.

A fascinating and lively account of the lives of British warships named London, looking at history from the perspective of the men who were there.

Memoirs of SOE agents have always been rare - so many were either killed in action or executed - and today they are almost unheard of.

The renowned naval historian chronicles three WWII convoy missions to Russia through dangerous Arctic waters and relentless Luftwaffe attacks.

Edward Teddy Mortlock Donaldson was one of three aviator brothers to win the D.

"e;A truly remarkable story .

This illustrated WWII history captures the brutal conditions and bitter combat of the Battle of Stalingrad through rare wartime photographs.

A pictorial history of the Nazi retreat from the Western and Eastern Fronts, back to Germany, as World War II came to an end.

The 900-day siege of the Soviet city of Leningrad by the combined forces of the Germans and the Finns is one of the most remarkable, and terrible, events of the Second World War, yet until recently it has not received the attention it deserves it has been overshadowed by other massive confrontations on the Eastern Front, at Stalingrad and Kursk.

Frank Broome was a 15 year old schoolboy when he experienced the three major blitzes in his home city of Coventry and at the age of 17 volunteered for the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1942 for pilot training.

This book covers the inception, growth and employment of Britains airborne forces (parachute and glider-borne formations) between June 1940 and March 1945.

The riveting firsthand account of an RAF pilot's adventures in World War II-from life-and-death situations to unusual posts that test his usual good humor.

On September 25, 1939 Melvin Young reported to No.

This authoritative history chronicles the Royal Navy's decisive yet little-known victory over the French during the Seven Years' War.

In the summer of 1944 the Red Army crushed Army Group Centre in one of the largest offensives in military history.

"e;A book that conveys the realities of life for the sniper in Afghanistan, the highs and lows, the fear, boredom and excitement .

John Rowland made his first flight with the RAF Volunteer Reserve on 1 October 1938 from Redhill in a DH60 Moth.

Tom Firth was born in Japan where his English father and Polish mother were living.

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

This WWII military study sheds light on the overlooked Allied landing in Provence and the liberation of Southern France.

Brian Allen first went to sea as a naval aviation officer cadet aboard HMS Indefatigable in 1952, bound for Gibraltar.

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill is known chiefly for his leadership of the United Kingdom during World War Two.

A British company commander details his experience serving in the Falklands War and reflects on the 1982 conflict.

This concise guide to naval history and naval records is essential reading and reference for anyone researching the fascinating story of Britains navy and the men and women who served in it.

Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Slovakia were all German allies in the Second World War, unlike the other countries of Europe which had either been forcibly occupied by the Nazis or remained neutral.

On 1 June 1939 His Majestys Submarine Thetis sank in Liverpool Bay while on her diving trials.

The capture by the German surface raider Atlantis of the British steamer City of Baghdads secret code books in July 1940 enabled the Nazis to de-cypher Admiralty convoy plans with deadly effect.

This WWII naval history chronicles the development of small fighting boats as well as the evolution of their tactics and coastal warfare operations.

In this sequel to his successful first volume Peter Liddle brings his years of Oral History experience to the Thirties and the Second World War.

Eric Croppers RAF career started in 1943 and ended in 1968.

For his latest book Colonel Roy Stanley presents aerial photographs of the German and Italian fleets that were selected as important six decades ago and have long lain dormant, unindexed and unexplained.

The assault crossing of the River Seine by the British 43rd (Wessex) Division in August 1944 remains one of the most important operations of the closing stages of the Second World War.

A detailed history of the World War II battle, featuring experiences from over 500 participants, by the author of The First Day on the Somme.

This little known campaign against the Italian invasion of British Somalia was bravely fought by a small force of elderly RAF and Commonwealth aircraft against almost overwhelming odds.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh later Lord Dowding was one of the greatest Englishmen of the 20th century.

"e;Any historian or general lover of history in Hitler, or the importance of the Germany Navy in WWII, will find this book immensely informative.

An extensive history of the amphibious attack unit created by Nazi Germany during World War II.

This WWII history chronicles the remarkable career of a brilliant British Army commander and the innovative armored vehicles he created.

A World War II pictorial history detailing Nazi Germany's Auschwitz concentration camp, its monstrous creators, and what went on inside.