Second World War Books
Kensington Publishing The Novelist from Berlin
Book SynopsisAn engrossing novel inspired by the mysterious true story of Irmgard Keun, a female novelist who defied all the rules during Berlin’s volcanic post-WWI years, as a young German writer exiled for her ideas flees her country and her Nazi-supporting husband, fighting for her art, her life, and her child.1920s Germany: Though the world has changed in the wake of the Great War, it is still ruled by men. Even a woman as resourceful and intelligent as Niki Rittenhaus needs alliances in order to survive. Her marriage to Rickard Länger, a movie producer for Berlin’s Passport Pictures, seems convenient for them both. When Rickard succumbs to increasing pressure from the Nazis to make propaganda movies, a horrified Niki turns away from her own film aspirations and instead, begins to write.Niki’s first novel, The Berlin Woman, is published under a pseudonym to great success. But Niki knows she cannot stay anonymous for long.
£15.99
The History Press Ltd A Wartime Christmas
Book SynopsisFor those who lived through wartime Christmases, the celebrations during those years had an especially poignant flavour. This unique anthology recreates those times of heartache and brief moments of pleasurable escape and happiness.Share with wartime veterans and their families memories of Christmas under fire; read about the gift of a pig for POWs’ dinner from the Japanese emperor and how Glenn Miller’s disappearance almost ruined the AEF Christmas show; enjoy ENSA veterans’ anecdotes of Christmas concerts in the most awkward situations.From Christmas on the Russian Front, on board ship in heaving seas and a soldier’s experiences in Egypt, ‘It ain’t arf hot’ pantomimes and the Archbishop of York’s Christmas message in 1940, to an account of life in the Warsaw ghetto, here is a collection of what made Christmas special during the years of the Second World War. Illustrated throughout, A Wartime Christmas showcases the hope, warmth and colour that the occasion inspired during those bleak times.
£12.34
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Bolt Action Campaign Case Blue
Book SynopsisA supplement for the award-winning World War II wargame, Bolt Action, focusing on the Axis offensives through Eastern Ukraine and into the North Caucasus.After the failure of Barbarossa to utterly defeat the Soviet Union, a new plan was devised, Case Blue. This plan involved pushing through the southern Soviet Union to reach the Caucasus and secure the oil fields that Germany so desperately needed. While initially there was great success and sweeping advances as the autumn began, the Axis advances began to falter in the wake of Soviet resistance and counter attacks, culminating in the battles in and around Stalingrad.This Campaign Book for Bolt Action contains new linked scenarios, rules, troop types, and Theatre Selectors, providing plenty of options for novice and veteran players alike.
£22.50
Omnia Veritas Ltd Der SS-Orden: Ethik & Ideologie
£30.00
Embla Books The Good Time Girls at War
Book SynopsisWorld War Two casts a dark shadow over the Hammersmith Palais de Danse, but the show must go on...
£11.19
Aviation Books Ltd. 460 Squadron RAAF: RAF Bomber Command Profiles
£25.07
Rogue Scholar Press The Peace
Book SynopsisWritten during the worst years of the Second World War, The Peace is Ernst Jünger''s noble attempt to see a way forward for Europe and Western Civilization after decades of civil war and destruction. More than a document of historical interest, it is a statement of principle and hope by one of the great men of 20th century history.
£10.66
The History Press Ltd The Race for Hitler's X-Planes: Britain's 1945
Book SynopsisDuring World War 2, Hitler’s engineers had pioneered an incredible array of futuristic secret weapons, from the Me 262, the first operational jet fighter, to the deadly V2 inter continental ballistic missile. With the Third Reich shattered and lying in ruins, in the summer of 1945, the Allies launched a frantic race to grab what they saw as the justifiable spoils of war. The Americans and Russians in particular were anxious to secure not only the aircraft and the research and production facilities, but also the key German scientists and engineers.This Nazi technology would define the balance of power in the phoney peace of the Cold War era, launching an arms race that shaped our modern world for decades to come. But what of Britain’s role in this supermarket sweep? The Race for Hitler’s X-Planes tells the untold story of the British mission to Germany.
£12.34
LEGARE STREET PR Pioneer Woodlathe Artist and Master Creator of Bowls From Fine and Rare Woods 199
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£15.95
Globe Pequot Savage Skies Emerald Hell
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£25.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Dark Waters Starry Skies
Book SynopsisEsteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced a fast-paced and absorbing read of the crucial New Georgia phase of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War.Thousands of miles from friendly ports, the US Navy had finally managed to complete the capture of Guadalcanal from the Japanese in early 1943. Now the Allies sought to keep the offensive momentum won at such a high cost. This is the central plotline running through this page-turning history beginning with the Japanese Operation I-Go and the American ambush of Admiral Yamamoto and continuing on to the Allied invasion of New Georgia, northwest of Guadalcanal in the middle of the Solomon Islands and the location of a major Japanese base. Determined not to repeat their mistakes at Guadalcanal, the Allies nonetheless faltered in their continuing efforts to roll back the Japanese land, air and naval forces. Using first-hand accounts from both sides, this book vividly recreates all the terror and draTrade ReviewDrawing on vivid recollections from participants in the great struggle for the Solomons and from other primary sources, Cox delivers a fast-paced, detailed and highly readable account of the pivotal struggle in the South Pacific. The reader will find Dark Waters, Starry Skies a rich and rewarding experience. * History of War *This is an excellent book, providing a highly detailed and engaging account of the Solomons campaign. * The Naval Review *Table of ContentsSUBJECT TO CONFIRMATION Prologue: The Akikaze I. Cartwheel – The plan to move up the Solomons to Rabaul II. Ego Butai – Operation “I-Go” III. Magic in the Air – Ambush of Yamamoto IV. Where Sea Eagles Dare – Last waiting period June 1943 V. Parthian Shots – start of New Georgia campaign VI. Quagmire – trying to kickstart the New Georgia campaign Epilogue
£999.99
Omnia Veritas Ltd Die Wall Street Trilogie
£25.00
Casemate Publishers Forgotten War: The British Empire and
Book SynopsisThe monumental struggle fought against Imperial Japan in the Asia/Pacific theater during World War II is primarily viewed as an American affair. While the United States did play a dominant role, the British and Commonwealth forces also made major contributions – on land, at sea and in the air – eventually involving over a million men and vast armadas of ships and aircraft. It was a difficult and often desperate conflict fought against a skilled and ruthless enemy that initially saw the British suffer the worst series of defeats ever to befall their armed forces. Still, the British persevered and slowly turned the tables on their Japanese antagonists. Fighting over an immense area that stretched from India in the west to the Solomon Islands in the east and Australia in the south to the waters off Japan in the north, British and Commonwealth forces eventually scored a string of stirring victories that avenged their earlier defeats and helped facilitate the demise of the Japanese Empire.Often overlooked by history, this substantial war effort is fully explored in Forgotten War. Meticulously researched, the book provides a complete, balanced and detailed account of the role that British and Commonwealth forces played on land, sea and in the air during this crucial struggle. It also provides unique analysis regarding the effectiveness and relevance of this collective effort and the contributions it made to the overall Allied victory.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: The Long Road to War. Chapter 2: The Storm in Europe. Chapter 3: On the Brink in Asia. Chapter 4: Japan Unleashed. Chapter 5: Turning the Tide. Chapter 6: Commonwealth Contributions in the South Pacific. Chapter 7: Return to the Indian Ocean. Chapter 8: The Battle for India. Chapter 9: Tightening the Noose. Chapter 10: Victory over Japan. Chapter 11: Review of the Asia/Pacific War. Appendixes Bibliography Index
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Task Force Hogan
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[An] incredible, thrilling narrative of armored, combined-arms WWII. This chronicle brings the reader right into the horrors of combat, the fatigue the men felt, the mud, the fear, and the constant awareness of the law of averages that chases every soldier on the battlefield. . . . cannot be recommended strongly enough for anyone interested in the full, harrowing details of the crucial blood-and-guts grind of America’s armored spearhead into Nazi Germany." — Booklist "[A] capable nuts-and-bolts, often gruesome description of small-unit action that undoubtedly resembles what actually occurred. Readers will learn the smell, sound, operation, and defects of the Sherman tank; the makeup, command structure, and tactics of an American armored division; and personal stories of scores of men under and above Sam Hogan." — Kirkus Reviews “Powerful, needful, detailed, and moving, Task Force Hogan is a must-read for fans of World War II nonfiction. The author is a well-credentialed Army veteran who writes with a skillful hand. His respect for the subject—his father and his tank battalion—clearly shines through.” — Marcus Brotherton, New York Times bestselling author of Shifty’s War and A Bright and Blinding Sun "Former U.S. Army officer and fourth-generation soldier [William R.] Hogan debuts with a fast-paced and immersive chronicle of the wartime exploits of his father, Samuel Hogan, who fought in WWII as a member of the Third Armored Division. . . . Hogan captures the constant danger, uncertainty, and stress of combat. The result is an action-packed tribute to a father from his son." — Publishers Weekly “Wars are won by bravery, smarts, and determination. In the toughest battles of World War II—Normandy, the Siegfried Line, the Bulge, the Rhine crossing, and beyond—one famous outfit set the standard for all the rest. Soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 33rd Armored Regiment reflected the inspiration and perspiration of their tough, unrelenting commander: Lieutenant Colonel Sam Hogan. This is their story, told as only Sam Hogan’s son can tell it. A combat veteran himself, Will Hogan takes us into the heart of his father’s war. Ride with Task Force Hogan!” — Daniel P. Bolger, author of The Panzer Killers and Lieutenant General, US Army (retired) “For so many of us, our fathers and grandfathers never spoke about their service during the deadliest conflict in human history. Gratefully, William Hogan absorbed the fabled exploits of his father's gallantry with the Third Armored Division and seeks to share them now. An energetic tale of the Allied spearhead across Western Europe, Task Force Hogan stands as a vivid exemplar of family history as a meaningful narrative of men at war.” — Jared Frederick, author of Dispatches of D-Day and Fierce Valor
£999.99
Amberley Publishing Burgenland
Book SynopsisA dazzling multi-generational examination exploring Jewishness in Europe, the Holocaust and the dark spectres of anti-Semitism and populism.Trade Review'What an extraordinary achievement. A story told with passion and adamantine dedication. David Joseph takes the reader with great tenderness on an absolutely heart-breaking journey of discovery.' -- Edmund de Waal CBE, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes'This is a totally gripping book. Deeply moving, utterly engaging and profoundly important.' -- Rob Rinder MBE'Highly recommended. An exceptionally researched family story which shines an uncomfortable light on the grotesque reality of the Holocaust and particularly those who stood by as the horrors unfolded.' -- Laura Marks OBE, Chair of the Trustees, Holocaust Day Memorial Day Trust'Throughout this book, it is impossible to ignore the struggle and persecution that Jewish people have faced in Europe for centuries, and still face today.' -- History of War Magazine, September 2023'Indeed, the struggles of those expelled from Burgenland are at times di cult to read about, but all the more valuable for this since this is a story that must not be forgotten and is a warning to present and future generations.' -- Family Tree Magazine, September 2023
£25.00
Legare Street Press Lessons of My Life
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£15.95
St Martin's Press The Nine
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£16.19
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean
Book SynopsisFirst publication dedicated to the role of the LRDG in the costly Dodecanese campaign September -November 1943.
£15.29
The History Press Ltd Lindells List
Book SynopsisThe untold story of Mary Lindell, one of the most colourful and courageous agents of the Second World War
£12.34
Random House USA Inc Hiroshima
Book SynopsisPulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author John Hersey''s seminal work of narrative nonfiction which has defined the way we think about nuclear warfare. ?One of the great classics of the war (The New Republic) that tells what happened in Hiroshima during World War II through the memories of the survivors of the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city.The perspective [Hiroshima] offers from the bomb?s actual victims is the mandatory counterpart to any Oppenheimer viewing. ?GQ Magazine ?Nothing can be said about this book that can equal what the book has to say. It speaks for itself, and in an unforgettable way, for humanity.? ?The New York Times Hiroshima is the story of six human beings who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. John Hersey tells what these six -- a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest -- were doing at 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. Then he follows the course of their lives hour by hour, day by day.The New Yorker of August 31, 1946, devoted all its space to this story. The immediate repercussions were vast: newspapers here and abroad reprinted it; during evening half-hours it was read over the network of the American Broadcasting Company; leading editorials were devoted to it in uncounted newspapers.Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them -- the variety of ways in which they responded to the past and went on with their lives -- is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.
£12.75
Basic Books Stalin's War: A New History of World War II
Book SynopsisA prize-winning historian reveals how Stalin—not Hitler—was the animating force of World War II in this major new history.World War II endures in the popular imagination as a heroic struggle between good and evil, with villainous Hitler driving its events. But Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war. Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary. McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army. This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism. A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world order.
£40.00
MP-NCA Uni of North Carolina Colors of Confinement Rare Kodachrome
Book SynopsisIn 1942, Bill Manbo and his family were forced from their Hollywood home into a Japanese American internment in Wyoming. While there, Manbo documented his surroundings using Kodachrome film. Colors of Confinement showcases sixty-five stunning images from this extremely rare collection of photographs.Trade Review“Injustice, in Kodachrome.” - The New York Times“Sheds new light on life in Wyoming's Heart Mountain internment camp. . . . Disarming. . . . [Manbo's] images show movement and smiles caught in a moment. The people do not perform because of his camera but in spite of it.” - Casper Star-Tribune“These images offer readers glimpses of the internment that are in vivid color and, unlike government- sanctioned photos, candid and earnest. . . .Highly recommended. All levels/libraries.” - Choice“[A] provocative and noteworthy collection. . . . [with] unquestionable cultural and historical significance.” - Publishers Weekly“A rare insider's view of daily life in [Japanese-American internment] camps.” - Durham Herald Sun“These portraits provide a stark reminder that the families of Heart Mountain were prisoners of war.” - NPR Online“The strength of this title is the photography: Manbo documents a people who rose above persecution and injustice to carry on traditions and form a community in a barren landscape. Anyone interested in documentary photography and American social and cultural history will appreciate this book. Highly recommended.” - Library Journal starred review“The narratives and scholarly essays combine with the photos to forge a powerful statement. As humans we see the world in color, so the Kodachrome images convey the circumstances, as we would experience them if we were there. This level of reality is something that existing black and white camp photos cannot duplicate.” - American Studies Journal“Muller recognized this power of color photography to revive the past and has created a book that presents the internee experience through a modern lens. Just as Manbo's slides were miraculously preserved (in a box in his son's garage), Muller's compilation will help preserve our collective memory of the internment experience.” - Hyphen: Asian America Unabridged“Stunning.” - Huffington Post“The collection of pictures [Manbo] took there. . . represent a singular view of internment, all executed in color.” - Los Angeles Times “Poignant images of pickup baseball, judo matches, parades, and other daily life in a Wyoming internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.” - Military History Quarterly“Showcas[es] 65 color images from [Bill Manbo's] rare collection. . . . Each of the essays helps the reader look at the photographs from a different perspective.” - Carolina Law“The photographs give a haunting account of what life was like for Japanese descents.” - Daily Mail Online“This is a testament to the incredible power of photography. Even one frame can change the tide of public opinion because photography has the power to add layers to our understanding of how events transpired and how people were affected.” - Washington Post“These are not pictures of horrors of confinement but rather photos that show how the Japanese made lives for themselves.” - Denver Post“This volume is at once a wonderful and rare addition . . . to the existing images of the Nikkei experience while incarcerated during World War II.” - Nichi Bei Weekly
£26.36
Simon & Schuster The Forest of Vanishing Stars
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£16.19
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Woman on Fire
Book SynopsisA New York Times Bestseller Now with Sharon Stone signed on to produce and star in the movieFrom the author of the award-winning Fugitive Colors and The Unbreakables, a gripping tale of a young, ambitious journalist embroiled in an international art scandal centered around a Nazi-looted masterpiece—forcing the ultimate showdown between passion and possession, lovers and liars, history and truth.After talking her way into a job with Dan Mansfield, the leading investigative reporter in Chicago, rising young journalist Jules Roth is given an unusual—and very secret—assignment. Dan needs her to locate a painting stolen by the Nazis more than 75 years earlier: legendary Expressionist artist Ernst Engel’s most famous work, Woman on Fire. World-renowned shoe designer Ellis Baum wants this portrait of a beautiful, mysterious woman for deeply personal reasons, and has enlisted Dan’s help to find it. But Jules doesn’t have much time; the famous designer is dying.Meanwhile, in Europe, provocative and powerful Margaux de Laurent also searches for the painting. Heir to her art collector family’s millions, Margaux is a cunning gallerist who gets everything she wants. The only thing standing in her way is Jules. Yet the passionate and determined Jules has unexpected resources of her own, including Adam Baum, Ellis’s grandson. A recovering addict and brilliant artist in his own right, Adam was once in Margaux’s clutches. He knows how ruthless she is, and he’ll do anything to help Jules locate the painting before Margaux gets to it first.A thrilling tale of secrets, love, and sacrifice that illuminates the destructive cruelty of war and greed and the triumphant power of beauty and love, Woman on Fire tells the story of a remarkable woman and an exquisite work of art that burns bright, moving through hands, hearts, and history.
£13.59
Taylor & Francis Ltd Dictators and Autocrats
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£39.99
Crown Publishing Group (NY) Rogue Heroes The History of the Sas Britains
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible untold story of World War II’s greatest secret fighting force, as told by the modern master of wartime intrigue—now a limited series on Epix!“Reads like a mashup of The Dirty Dozen and The Great Escape, with a sprinkling of Ocean’s 11 thrown in for good measure.”—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “Rogue Heroes is a ripping good read.”—Washington Post (10 Best Books of the Year) Britain’s Special Air Service—or SAS—was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young aristocrat whose aimlessness belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a World War II battlefield map and saw a protracted struggle, Stirling saw an opportunity: given a small number of elite men, he could parachute behind Nazi
£999.99
Silvertail Books The Fall of Fortresses
Book Synopsis‘A SHINING ACCOMPLISHMENT. A CLASSIC' NEW YORK TIMES ‘RANKS AMONG THE OUTSTANDING AIR MEMOIRS OF THE WAR' MAX HASTINGS The Classic Account of One of The Most Daring and Deadly Battles of WWII
£12.99
Tidewater Press The Hawk and the Hare: Based on a true story
Book SynopsisIn 1944, 21-year-old Private Ewen Morrison joins the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in Sussex and meets his new platoon, including Reggie Johnson, an Indigenous soldier from Ontario’s Six Nations of the Grand River Reserve. His new friend supplements the army’s training with some of his own, helping to prepare Ewen for scouting missions against the enemy. Landing on Juno Beach, the men confront the brutal reality of war as they advance across northern Europe with the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division. Reggie’s bravery, skill and authority soon earn him a field promotion, but not necessarily the respect of all the men in his platoon. Based on war diaries and official regimental records, The Hawk and the Hare is inspired by the real-life experience of the author’s father.
£11.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Making of a Nazi Hero: The Murder and Myth of
Book SynopsisOn 14 January 1930, Horst Wessel, a young and ambitious member of the SA was shot at close range at his home in Berlin. Although the crime was never completely solved, the murder was most likely committed by a group of communists with close ties to the city's gangland. Wessel later died from his injuries. Joseph Goebbels, whose attention had already been drawn to Wessel as a possible future Nazi leader, was the first to recognize the propaganda potential of the case. 'A young martyr for the Third Reich' he wrote in his diary on 23 February 1930 immediately after receiving the news of Wessel's death. This was the beginning of the myth-making that transformed an ordinary individual into a masculine role model for an entire generation. Two months later, thousands of people lined the streets for Wessel's funeral parade and Goebbels delivered a graveside eulogy. In the years that followed - and as Nazi power increased - Horst Wessel became the hero of the Nazi movement - with his elaborate memorial quickly becoming a site of pilgrimage. The song Die Fahne Hoch for which Wessel had written the lyrics (and which subsequently became popularly known as the Horst Wessel Song) became the official Nazi party anthem and the Berlin district of Friedrichshain, where Wessel was murdered was renamed Horst-Wessel-Stadt in his honour. Numerous biographies and films followed. Using previously unseen material, Daniel Siemens provides a fascinating and gripping account of the background to Horst Wessel's murder and uncovers how and why the Nazis made him a political hero. He examines the Horst Wessel 'cult' which emerged in the aftermath of Wessel's death and the murders of revenge, particularly against Communists, committed by the SA and Gestapo after 1933. At the same time, the story of Horst Wessel provides a portrait of the Nazi propaganda machine at its most effective and most chilling.Trade ReviewDaniel Siemens - delivers trustworthy historical revelations concerning the Wessel material while reading - as excitingly as a crime story with an ominously long track of blood. Die Zeit This book could be used as a standard reference on the essential details of the Nazi technique of domination - and its consequences. Der Tagesspiegel Siemens has unrolled a spectacular criminal case. A gripping and fact-rich historical study. WDR (Western German Broadcasting) It has been years since I have read a book dealing with the early Nazi years with as much interest, excitement and admiration. Robert M. Citino, Central European History A brilliantly researched and highly readable account of the life and death of Horst Wessel, the today largely forgotten creator of the official anthem of National Socialism. Thomas Weber, author of Hitler's First War In this masterful book, Daniel Siemens tells the gripping story of how a small-time SA firebrand became a celebrated Nazi martyr. Beautifully written and assiduously researched, Siemens provides a penetrating account of political radicalism and violence in the Weimar Republic, and of terror, propaganda and popular mobilization in the Third Reich. An outstanding work of history. Nik Wachsmann, Birkbeck, University of London Excellent...thoroughly readable text, which tells its complex story with considerable elan...Siemens has delivered an outstanding work of history, which illuminates and educates, yet wears its considerable erudition lightly...Siemens has raised the flag for serious, well-written, accessible history... Roger Moorhouse, BBC History Magazine, June 2013Table of ContentsPreface Part I: A Young Man in Germany (1907-1930) Murder in Friedrichshain Father and Son The Young Nazi The SA Street Battle The Escape of the Perpetrators Tracks to Nowhere The First Horst Wessel Trial (1930) Part II: The National Socialist Hero (1930-1945) 8. The Horst Wessel Cult 9. With God's Blessing 10. A Hero for the Youth 11. Commemorated in Stone 12. Appropriations 13. Literary Works 14. The Nazis’ Revenge 15. The Second Horst Wessel Trial (1934) 16. A Time of Suffering Part III: The Long Shadow of History (1945-2009) 17. Post-war Justice 18. Compensation for Wartime Losses 19. Belated Justice
£999.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Death Was Our Bed-mate
Book SynopsisThe book tells the story of a little known artillery regiment, the 155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, RA which saw constant action during the ill-fated Malayan Campaign of 1941/42 and whose members later experienced the worst kind of hell as POWs of a cruel and bestial enemy. Following the Japanese invasion of Malaya, the Regiment fought a brave and resolute rearguard action all the way down the Malayan Peninsular and onto the so called impregnable fortress of Singapore. Held in the highest respect by comrades and foe alike, this former territorial cavalry regiment fully deserved its Royal Artillery moto - Ubigue - 'everywhere'. In the years that followed, the Gunners slaved, suffered an d died on the infamous Burma Railway, in copper mines of Formosa and camps throughout the Far East. More men of the Regiment died as POWs than fell in action. They should not be forgotten. Included is a full nominal roll which allows the reader to identify the camp/s where each individual Gunner was held. A Roll of Honour provides the date, place and cause of death and place of burial/commemoration of the Regiment's casualties.Trade ReviewIncluded is a full nominal roll which allows the reader to identify the camp/s where each individual Gunner was held. - Britain at War Death Was Our Bedmate is an inspiring read and an overdue tribute to the fallers and survivors during the regiment's horrific ordeal. COFEPOW
£14.99
Naval & Military Press Club Route in Europe the Story of 30 Corps in the European Campaign.
£21.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ford M8 and M20
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£17.09
Short Books Ltd Hitler's Last Day: Minute by Minute
Book SynopsisOn 30th April 1945 Germany is in chaos...Russian troops have reached Berlin. All over the country, people are on the move - concentration camp survivors, Allied PoWs, escaping Nazis - and the civilian population is fast running out of food. The man who orchestrated this nightmare is in his bunker beneath the capital, saying his farewells.This is the gripping story of Hitler's final hours, as seen through the eyes of those who were with him in the bunker; those fighting in the streets of Germany; and those pacing the corridors of power in Washington, London and Moscow.30th April 1945 was a day that millions had dreamed of, and millions had died for.Trade ReviewBeyond fascinating... this book brings to life a thousand different people in the most dramatic moment of the last century'"Mesmerising". * Daily Mail *"Fascinating". * The Sun *"Compelling". * Radio Times *
£11.69
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Rose Code
Book SynopsisDon’t miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club, coming July 9th! “The reigning queen of historical fiction” -- Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue The New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Huntress and The Alice Network returns with another heart-stopping World War II story of three female code breakers at Bletchley Park and the spy they must root out after the war is over.1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything—beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses—but she burns
£14.99
University of Nebraska Press Unlikely Heroes
Book SynopsisClasses and books on the Holocaust often center on the experiences of victims, perpetrators, and bystanders, but rescuers also occupy a prominent space in Holocaust courses and literature even though incidents of rescue were relatively few and rescuers constituted less than 1 percent of the population in Nazi-occupied Europe. As inspiring figures and role models, rescuers challenge us to consider how we would act if we found ourselves in similarly perilous situations of grave moral import. Their stories speak to us and move us. Yet this was not always the case. Seventy years ago these brave men and women, today regarded as the Righteous Among the Nations, went largely unrecognized; indeed, sometimes they were even singled out for abuse from their co-nationals for their selfless actions. Unlikely Heroes traces the evolution of the humanitarian hero, looking at the ways in which historians, politicians, and filmmakers have treated individual rescuers like Raoul WaTrade Review“This volume provides an excellent resource for scholars and teachers on a number of important questions about rescuers: not only what kind of people they were and what motivated them but also what the category of ‘rescuer’ includes and how rescuers have been remembered. It offers new insights into well-known cases of rescue and encourages consideration of lesser-known examples. It also provides an excellent set of resources for teachers to reflect on their own practices.”—Dominic Williams, Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies at the University of Leeds "The global rise of authoritarianism and the persistence of ethnocentrism, prejudice, and xenophobia in the United States and abroad necessitates a renewed focus, not only on factors associated with evil and genocide, but also on understanding the very rare phenomenon of heroism undertaken by the very few morally courageous individuals under life-threatening conditions. The vital aim of this volume is thus increasing both awareness and the incidence of heroism in the twenty-first century and onward."—Stephanie Fagin-Jones, Heroism ScienceTable of ContentsIntroduction Ari Kohen and Gerald J. Steinacher Part 1. Research about Rescue 1. Holocaust Rescuers in Historical and Academic Scholarship Roy G. Koepp 2. The Saved and the Betrayed: Hidden Jews in the Nazi Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia Benjamin Frommer 3. The Final Rescue? Liberation and the Holocaust Mark Celinscak 4. The War Refugee Board: Formulating Rescue from Washington Rebecca Erbelding 5. Raoul Wallenberg: The Making of an American Hero Michael Dick 6. The University in Exile and the Garden of Eden: Alvin Johnson and His Rescue Efforts for European Jews and Intellectuals Gerald J. Steinacher and Brian Barmettler Part 2. Teaching about Rescue 7. From Saints to Sinners: Teaching about the Motivations of Rescuers of Jews through Documentary and Feature Films Lawrence Baron 8. Complicating the Narrative: Oskar Schindler, Schindler’s List, and the Classroom Mark Gudgel 9. Teaching the Lesson of Moral Courage through Writing Liz Feldstern and Amanda Ryan Suggested Further Reading and Films Contributors Index
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Goose Lane Editions The New Brunswick Rangers in the Second World War
Book SynopsisIn 1943, the New Brunswick Rangers were sent to Britain, converted into a heavy weapons support unit, and shipped off to Normandy.Originating as a 19th century militia, the New Brunswick Rangers were placed on active service for the first time during the Second World War, serving first in the Maritimes and Newfoundland. In 1943, the Rangers were sent to Britain, where they were converted to a heavy weapons support unit, armed with machine guns and mortars in preparation for the invasion of Normandy.In this illuminating account, Matthew Douglass uncovers their participation in the war: their arrival in Normandy and their contributions to the battles in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. Present at many of the critical moments of the campaign, the Rangers participated in the Battle of the Falaise Gap, which cleared the way for the advance on Paris and the German border; the Battle of the Scheldt, which secured the vital supply lines of the port of Antwerp; and the Battle of the Reichswald, when German resistance on the west bank of the Rhine was finally broken. Drawing on archival photographs and original source documents, Douglass's account of the Rangers' wartime experiences is a crucial piece in understanding the role of heavy weapons support units on the Western Front.The New Brunswick Rangers in the Second World War is volume 27 of the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.
£13.49
Schiffer Publishing Ltd USS Hornet CV8
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Indiana University Press Battle for Malaya
Book SynopsisThe defeat of 90,000 Commonwealth soldiers by 50,000 Japanese soldiers made the Battle for Malaya during World War II an important encounter for both political and military reasons. British military prestige was shattered, fanning the fires of nationalism in Asia, especially in India.Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Prelude to Invasion2. The Imperial Armies3. Retreat from the Beaches4. Defeat along the Slim and Muar Rivers5. Disaster at Johore6. Endgame at Singapore7. Assessment8. ConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Harvard University Press Marching into Darkness The Wehrmacht and the
Book SynopsisOn October 10, 1941, the entire Jewish population of the Belarusian village of Krucha was rounded up and shot. This atrocity was the work of footsoldiers in a regular German army unit, acting on its own initiative. Marching into Darkness paints a searing portrait of the Wehrmacht's descent into ever more intimate participation in genocide.Trade ReviewWith a level of detail that is chilling to the bone, Beorn demonstrates that during the first phase of the war with the Soviet Union, a time when Germans were euphoric about their results on the front, every single Wehrmacht unit in Belarus contained a core group of men who could be counted on to murder Jews. Marching into Darkness convincingly shows how and why these atrocities could occur. A major contribution. -- Karel C. Berkhoff, author of Motherland in Danger: Soviet Propaganda during World War IIBeorn’s meticulously researched work confronts us with Nazi crimes, up close, as they happened. It allows us to see the choices that were available to the perpetrators, and the process by which many ordinary German soldiers gradually turned into willing criminals. In this way, it helps us to understand how such crimes were possible. -- Geoffrey P. Megargee, author of War of Annihilation: Combat and Genocide on the Eastern Front, 1941
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Hitlers Volkssturm The Nazi Militia and the Fall
Book SynopsisPressed by advancing enemy armies on both fronts, Adolf Hitler mobilized all German civilian males between 16 and 60. David Yelton offers insights into why the German high command sought this means to prolong an unwinnable war - and why so many civilians chose to fight to the bitter end.Trade ReviewA valuable and deeply researched study that contributes to our understanding of the Third Reich's final decline. GEOFFREY P. MEGARGEE, AUTHOR OF INSIDE HITLER'S HIGH COMMAND ""Yelton's painstaking scholarship demolishes a spectrum of myths about the Third Reich's last-stand home defense force. Ultimately, its poor performance reflected the German people's unwillingness to follow the nihilistic demand to choose death over defeat and occupation....An important contribution."" DENNIS SHOWALTER, AUTHOR OF TANNENBERG: CLASH OF EMPIRES ""A fascinating study that provides so me big surprises for anyone who considers the Volkssturm a minor footnote to the Second World War."" PERRY BIDDISCOMBE, AUTHOR OF WEREWOLF! THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST GUERRILLA MOVEMENT, 1944-1946
£41.36
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Army Group South
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd Assault Badges of the Wehrmacht in World War II
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Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Volkswagen KÃbelwagen Type 82 in World War II
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Random House USA Inc Parachute Infantry An American Paratroopers
Book SynopsisDavid Kenyon Webster’s memoir is a clear-eyed, emotionally charged chronicle of youth, camaraderie, and the chaos of war. Relying on his own letters home and recollections he penned just after his discharge, Webster gives a first hand account of life in E Company, 101st Airborne Division, crafting a memoir that resonates with the immediacy of a gripping novel. From the beaches of Normandy to the blood-dimmed battlefields of Holland, here are acts of courage and cowardice, moments of irritating boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror, and pitched urban warfare. Offering a remarkable snapshot of what it was like to enter Germany in the last days of World War II, Webster presents a vivid, varied cast of young paratroopers from all walks of life, and unforgettable glimpses of enemy soldiers and hapless civilians caught up in the melee. Parachute Infantry is at once harsh and moving, boisterous and tragic, and stands today as an unsurpassed chronicle of war—how men
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Headline Publishing Group Royal Air Force: The Official Story
Book SynopsisRoyal Air Force: The Official Story is the most up-to-date official history of the Royal Air Force – the oldest airforce in the world. From its genesis in the horrors of the First World War when pilots were open to the elements in craft made of little more than wood and fabric, to the iconic air battles of the Second World War, through to the lifesaving missions carried out in today's trouble zones, this book looks at the men, women and aircraft that are at the heart of this great service. With unique access to the RAF's historic archives, bestselling historian James Holland uses photographs and documents to bring the story of the people, planes and missions to life as never before. Table of ContentsThe Genesis of the RAF • The RAF - The First Twenty Years • The Build-up to World War II • The Development of Fighter Command • World War II – Britain Under Trial • World War II - The Tide Turns • The Cold War - the Beginnings • The Cold War - the Age of Détente • New Order, New Challenges.
£23.75
Random House USA Inc The Eternal Nazi From Mauthausen to Cairo the
Book Synopsis The tall foreigner living on Port Said Street in a Cairo hotel lived a simple life, reading books and writing letters, known as Uncle Tarek to neighborhood children. They did not know that he was actually Aribert Heim—the concentration camp doctor and fugitive from justice who became the most wanted Nazi war criminal in the world.Dr. Aribert Heim worked at the Mauthausen concentration camp for only a few months in 1941 but left a horrifying mark on the memories of survivors. In the chaos of the postwar period, Heim was able to slip away from his dark past. But certain rare individuals in Germany were unwilling to let Nazi war criminals go unpunished. Among them was a police investigator named Alfred Aedtner, whose quest took him across Europe and across decades, and into a close alliance with legendary Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal. This is the incredible story of how Aribert Heim evaded capture, living in a working-class neighborhood of the Egyptian capital, pray
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Crecy Publishing Lancaster Target
Book SynopsisJack Currie DFC served as a stretcher bearer and later ambulance driver during the London Blitz before gaining his wings in the USA.
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Columbia University Press Confort Women Sexual Slavery in the Japanese
Book SynopsisYoshimi provides a wealth of documentation and testimony to prove the existence of some 2,000 "comfort stations" where as many as 200,000 women of varying nationalities, euphemistically known as "comfort women," were imprisoned and forced to engage in sexual activity with Japanese military personnel.Trade ReviewCrucial reading. -- Katha Pollitt The Nation Yoshimi, a reputable historian/scholar... has meticulously sleuthed out chronological data, exposing from its bitter outset that sordid, endless business of sexual slavery. Yoshimi's account extends to the essence of feminist political purpose... The book makes solid headway toward legitimizing his demands for public access to still-secret documents; acknowledging and apologizing for all violations of international law and war crimes and for failure to punish guilty parties; rehabilitating and compensating victims... A vigorous work, enhanced by a precise, graceful translation. Choice Comfort Women's command of documentary materials makes it a landmark for historians, human rights activists and general readers. -- Georgette Fleischer Los Angeles Times Book Review As a piece of historical literature,Comfort Women is interesting as an in-depth look at the politics and psychology of a particular time, as much as it is a chronology of what happened to the comfort women and why they were forgotten. One of the most interesting things about it, however, is its unique place in history as the virtual smoking gun that supplied the damning evidence the world needed to hear in order to fully understand and come to grips with this issue...A convincing writer and powerful advocate, Yoshimi has shown by words and actions his willingness to campaign not only as an intellectual who loves the truth, but as a person of tough moral fiber who will stand up for human rights, even as a majority of one. -- Martha Vickery Korean Quarterly Yoshiaki's invaluable study explodes the claims of Japanese right-wing nationalists that comfort women were merely wartime prostitutes... Citing official military records and correspondence, he proves beyond doubt that the victims of this monstrous system were actually sex slaves subjected to repetitive rape and violence... [this book] belongs in most libraries. Library Journal (starred review) it is necessary and compelling reading...invaluable addition...fascinating -- Wendy Anderson Asian Studies ReviewTable of ContentsTranslator's Introduction Author's Introduction to the English Edition The Emergence of the Issue 1. The Course and Conditions of the Establishment of the Military Comfort Station System: From the First Shanghai Incident to the Start of All-Out War in China 2. Expansion Into Southeast Asia and the Pacific: The Period of the Asia Pacific War 3. How Were the Women Rounded Up? Comfort Women's Testimonies and Soldiers' Recollections 4. The Lives Comfort Women Were Forced to Lead 5. Violations of International Law and War Crime Trials 6. Conditions After the Defeat Conclusion Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
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