Our Man in New York - The British Plot to Bring America into the Second World War (Hemming Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Our Man in New York - The British Plot to Bring America into the Second World War (Hemming Henry)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary story of a propaganda campaign like no other: the covert British operation to manipulate American public opinion and bring America into the Second World

Our Man in New York (Hemming Henry)(Paperback)

Britain's War Machine - Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War (Edgerton David)(Paperback / softback)

The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global

Princes at War - The British Royal Family's Private Battle in the Second World War (Cadbury Deborah)(Paperback / softback)

1940s Home (Evans Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The history of the British home in the 1940s is dominated by the Second World War. In the first five years of the decade homes were adapted to better survive the affects of bombing. The 1930s home became the wartime home with the addition of anti-blast tape to the windows, sandbags round the door,

Wiltshire at War Through Time (Buckton Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Exploring in full colour the history of Wiltshire in the Second World War and what remains

The Second World War Through Soldiers' Eyes: British Army Life, 1939-1945 (Goulty James)(Paperback)

What was it really like to serve in the British Army during the Second World War?Discover a soldier's view of life in the British Army from recruitment and training to the brutal realities of combat. Using first-hand sources, James Goulty reconstructs the experiences of the men and women who made

Our War: How the British Commonwealth Fought the Second World War (Somerville Christopher)(Paperback)

Never heard before real stories of soldiers who fought in WW2 'Extraordinary ...If they had not made our war their war also, victory might not have come in 1945' DAILY TELEGRAPH In this powerful and moving narrative, Christopher Somerville skilfully links personal testimonies to present an epic

Fighting for Britain: African Soldiers in the Second World War (Killingray David)(Paperback)

During the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants - the largest single movement of African men overseas since the slave trade. This account, based mainly on oral evidence and soldiers' letters, tells the story of the African

Animals in the Second World War (Storey Neil R.)(Paperback)

Throughout the course of the Second World War, many millions of animals were enlisted to serve. Though they had no choice, yet they demonstrated loyalty, determination and bravery as they shared the burden of war with their human companions both on active service and on the Home Front. From the

Tenth Man (Greene Graham)(Paperback / softback)

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHORIn a prison in Occupied France during the Second World War, the order is given that every tenth inmate is to be executed. Destitute but free, Chavel later returns to the house that he sold for his life, where he must face the consequences of his cowardice and seek

Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk (Levine Joshua)(Paperback / softback)

It could have been the biggest military disaster suffered by the British in the Second World War, but against all odds the British army was successfully evacuated, and 'Dunkirk spirit' became synonymous with the strength of the British people in adversity. On the same day that Winston Churchill

Auntie's War - The BBC during the Second World War (Stourton Edward)(Paperback / softback)

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British institution unlike any other, and its story during the Second World War is also our story. Auntie's War is an incomparable insight into why we have the broadcast culture we do today. A BBC RADIO 4: BOOK OF THE

Get Tough!: How To Win In Hand To Hand Fighting (Fairbairn W. E.)(Paperback)

This book, by the man who taught them, shows how the British Commandos fought in the Second World War in unarmed hand-to hand combat. It shows how they won their fights - even against enemies who were bigger, stronger, and armed. Brute strength is not required. This book shows you how to put a

Second World War (Gilbert Sir Martin)(Paperback / softback)

A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military

British Army Cap Badges of the First World War (Doyle Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The fascination with the British involvement in the First World War extends to all aspects of the conflict. The battles and their outcomes; the armies and their leaders; the conditions of trench warfare; and the controversies form part of the growing literature examining every aspect of a war that

The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet (Fountain Henry)(Paperback)

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history--the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega--and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and

British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and '60s (Morse Greg)(Paperback)

After the Second World War, the drive for the modernization of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British

An Illustrated Introduction to the Second World War (Buckton Henry)(Paperback)

The Second World War is so far the only truly global war that has ever taken place. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations, with the great powers eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, with more than 100

Second World War Tank Crisis - The Fall and Rise of British Armour, 1919-1945 (Taylor Richard)(Pevná vazba)

British Second World War tanks performed so badly that it is difficult to bring to mind any other British weapon of the period that provokes such a strong sense of failure. Unfortunately, many of the accusations appear to be true - British tanks were in many ways a disgrace. But why was Britain,

After Hitler - The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe (Jones Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The fascinating and little-known history of the last days of the Second World War in

Forgotten Voices Of The Second World War - A New History of the Second World War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Were There (Arthur Max)(Paperback / softback)

The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during

Forgotten Voices of the Secret War: An Inside History of Special Operations in the Second World War (Bailey Roderick)(Paperback)

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines. This text shows how in the face of extreme danger and personal risk this select band of men and women helped tilt the

Longer Fall - Escape into an alternative America. . . (Harris Charlaine)(Paperback / softback)

#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns with the second of the Gunnie Rose series, in which Lizbeth is hired onto a new crew, transporting a crate into Dixie, the self-exiled southeast territory of the former United