Second World War books

""The first in a series of historical novels about the 20th century US Navy, centered around an American naval officer...  Read More >>

“A thorough account of Harriman’s rise which also manages to be a brisk, twisty read … riveting and revelatory.”...  Read More >>

""Shows why historical fiction matters ... This haunting tale stayed with me.""--Cara Black, author of Three Hours...  Read More >>

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A ground-breaking new study that transforms our understanding of one of the most famous battles of the Second World...  Read More >>

The latest volume in Peter Hart's 'British Band of Brothers' series, combining gripping history with vivid eyewitness...  Read More >>

From Spain to Syria, the thrilling, untold history of Nazi fugitives turned postwar agents-for America, the Soviets,...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon comes the soaring story of an unlikely friendship of three men...  Read More >>

NOVEMBER 1942 is an intimate history of the pivotal phase of World War Two. An intimate history of the most important...  Read More >>

"""A gripping and nuanced history of the German people from the Second World War to the present day, including hugely...  Read More >>

Soldiers and Gentlemen recounts the Great War history of four unusual infantry units: (the 18th, 19th, 20th and...  Read More >>

""The first in a series of historical novels about the 20th century US Navy, centered around an American naval officer...  Read More >>

Draws on extensive new materials, from private letters to transcripts of war cabinet meetings, to present a portrait...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of Under a Gilded Moon comes the soaring story of an unlikely friendship of three men...  Read More >>

The epic true story of an American hero who flew during the Second World War, soon to be featured in the upcoming...  Read More >>

Seventeen-year-old Sarah Robertson is smart, quirky, spoiled, and stubborn. When she spots her great aunt's dusty...  Read More >>

A chronicle of one of WWII's most dramatic and secret operations.  Read More >>

Throughout the spring and summer of 1945, Major General Curtis LeMay and his squadron of B29 bombers targeted Tokyo...  Read More >>

From the award-winning author of The Island of Extraordinary Captives, the riveting, untold true story of the botanists...  Read More >>

The complete three-part saga of French comics master Jacques Tardi's gripping and humane biographical portrait of...  Read More >>

This book is unique in that rather than describing the historical details of the Holocaust, it examines how the...  Read More >>

Mountains, Carl von Clausewitz said, introduce a “retarding element” into warfare. To fight in mountains, armies...  Read More >>

THE LAST WHALER is an elegiac meditation on the will to survive under extreme conditions. Tor, a beluga whaler,...  Read More >>

Spanning a century of European history and locales including Budapest, Berlin, Paris, and Moscow, Seven Dirty Days...  Read More >>

The book seeks to reframe debates on the conflicting scientific and spiritual traditions that underpinned Nazi worldview,...  Read More >>