The Battle for Singapore: The True Story of the Greatest Catastrophe of World War II (Thompson Peter)(Paperback)

The Battle for Singapore: The True Story of the Greatest Catastrophe of World War II (Thompson Peter)(Paperback)

The true story of the 'the greatest defeat and largest capitulation' in British military history. The Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 is a military disaster of enduring fascination. For the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the island, Peter Thompson tells the explosive story of the

The Forgotten 500: The Untold Story of the Men Who Risked All for the Greatest Rescue Mission of World War II (Freeman Gregory A.)(Paperback)

The astonishing, never before told story of the greatest rescue mission of World War II--when the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia...During a bombing campaign over Romanian oil fields, hundreds of American airmen were shot down in Nazi-occupied

Operation Mincemeat - The True Spy Story that Changed the Course of World War II (Macintyre Ben)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of Agent Zigzag. The thrilling true story of the greatest and most successful wartime deception ever attemptedA Richard & Judy Book Club

One Square Mile of Hell: The Battle for Tarawa (Wukovits John)(Paperback)

The riveting true account of the Battle of Tarawa, an epic World War II clash in which the U.S. Marines fought the Japanese nearly to the last man. In November 1943, the men of the 2d Marine Division were instructed to clear out Japanese resistance on the Pacific island of Betio, a speck at the

The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa 1945: The Last Epic Struggle of World War II (Sloan Bill)(Paperback)

The Ultimate Battle is the full story of the last great clash of World War II as it has never before been told. With the same 'grunt's-eye-view' narrative style that distinguished his Brotherhood of Heroes, Bill Sloan presents a gripping and uniquely personal saga of heroism and sacrifice in which

The Last Battle: When U.S. and German Soldiers Joined Forces in the Waning Hours of World War II in Europe (Harding Stephen)(Paperback)

The incredible story of the unlikeliest battle of World War II, when a small group of American soldiers joined forces with German soldiers to fight off fanatical SS troopsMay, 1945. Hitler is dead, the Third Reich is little more than smoking rubble, and no GI wants to be the last man killed in

Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II (Stout Jay A.)(Paperback)

The true story of World War 2's legendary Hell's Angels--the 8th Air Force's 303rd Bomb Group. Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany's industrial and military might were crippled. The

Liberation - Inspired by the incredible true story of World War II's greatest heroine Nancy Wake (Kealey Imogen)(Paperback / softback)

Inspired by the incredible true story of the most decorated servicewoman of the second world war. Nancy Wake was an Australian girl who, aged, 16 ran away from her abusive mother to the other side of the world. Nancy Wake was a wife who, when her husband was snatched by the Gestapo, fought to be

Deadliest Sea: The Untold Story Behind the Greatest Rescue in Coast Guard History (Thompson Kalee)(Paperback)

Deadliest Sea by Kalee Thompson is the spellbinding true story of the greatest rescue in U.S. Coast Guard history. Recounting the tragic sinking of the fishing trawler, Alaska Ranger, in the Bering Sea and its remarkable aftermath in March 2008, Deadliest Sea is real life action and adventure at

The Story of the Second World War for Children (Chrisp Peter)(Mass Market Paperbound)

Published in association with Imperial War Museums, this fascinating exploration of World War II sensitively explores history's deadliest conflict. Packed with photographs, maps, and detailed cross-sections of tanks, aircraft, submarines, and warships, it outlines key battles and shows how the war

Greatest Traitor - The Secret Lives of Agent George Blake (Hermiston Roger)(Paperback / softback)

The thrilling true story of how a Second World War hero became Britain's greatest

Storm of Eagles: The Greatest Aerial Photographs of World War II: The Greatest Aviation Photographs of World War II (Dibbs John)(Pevná vazba)

Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II (Brown Daniel James)(Paperback)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism, highlighting the contributions and sacrifices that Japanese immigrants and their American-born children made for the sake of the nation the courageous Japanese-American Army unit that

The Metal Heart: A Novel of Love and Valor in World War II (Lea Caroline)(Paperback)

'The story of true innocents caught up in the machinery of war. Exquisitely researched, beautifully told, this tiny corner of Scotland came alive for me in all of my senses and I found myself rooting for the central characters with all my heart.' --Mary Beth Keane, author of Ask Again, YesIn the

Last Battle - Endgame on the Western Front, 1918 (Hart Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The only history of the last months of World War One: out in paperback for the

A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II (Wein Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist The gripping true story of the only women to fly in combat in World War II--from Elizabeth Wein, award-winning author of Code Name VerityThis nonfiction book is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 7 to 8, especially during

The Zookeeper´s Wife - Diane Ackermanová

A remarkable true story of bravery and sanctuary during World War II - for fans of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and The Postmistress

Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II (Buttar Prit)(Paperback)

With the exception of Poland, no region or territory suffered more greatly during World War II than the Baltic States. Caught between the giants of the Soviet Union and the Third Reich, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia became pawns in the desperate battle for control of Eastern Europe throughout the

Facing the Mountain - A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II (Kiernan Denise)(Paperback)

The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback--an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the young women brought there unknowingly to help build the atomic bomb. 'The best kind of nonfiction: marvelously reported, fluidly written, and a

Jungle Soldier - The true story of Freddy Spencer Chapman (Moynahan Brian)(Paperback / softback)

The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War

Battle of the Atlantic 1942-45: The Climax of World War II's Greatest Naval Campaign (Lardas Mark)(Paperback)

This illustrated study explores, in detail, the climactic events of the Battle of the Atlantic, and how air power proved to be the Allies' most important submarine-killer in one of the most bitterly fought naval campaigns of World War II. As 1942 opened, both Nazi Germany and the Allies were ready

Mud, Blood and Poppycock: Britain and the Great War (Corrigan Gordon)(Paperback)

The true story of how Britain won the First World War. The popular view of the First World War remains that of BLACKADDER: incompetent generals sending brave soldiers to their deaths. Alan Clark quoted a German general's remark that the British soldiers were 'lions led by donkeys'. But he made it

Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II (Zuckoff Mitchell)(Paperback)

A New York Times bestseller, the extraordinary World War II mission to rescue survivors of a U.S. military plane crash in an isolated corner of the South Pacific, and the ancient indigenous tribe members that aided those stranded on the ground in this 'Shangri-La.' Award-winning former Boston Globe