Wages of Guilt - Memories of War in Germany and Japan (Buruma Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Wages of Guilt - Memories of War in Germany and Japan (Buruma Ian)(Paperback / softback)

In Wages of Guilt, Ian Buruma explores the duplicity of feeling towards World War II amongst the people of two very different participant countries: Germany and Japan. 'A comparative study of great subtlety and intelligence'

Their Promised Land - My Grandparents in Love and War (Buruma Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Ian Buruma's moving and powerful story of his grandparents' enduring love through the terror and separation of two world

Murder in Amsterdam (Buruma Ian)(Paperback / softback)

This stunning work of precision, intelligence and humanity is now available in

Year Zero - A History of 1945 (Buruma Ian)(Paperback / softback)

'Ian Buruma's wonderful book is about a time, immediately after the end of the war, which has somehow fallen between the cracks of history, and which the author has now devastatingly brought to light... A compelling and astounding addition to the literature of the war' Daily

Japanese Mirror - Heroes and Villains of Japanese Culture (Buruma Ian)(Paperback / softback)

'A Japanese Mirror is what the tourist who wants to see the real Japan - 'through the looking glass' - should pack in his flight-bag.'

Atonement (McEwan Ian)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A symphonic novel of love and war, childhood and class, guilt and forgiveness that provides all the satisfaction of a brilliant narrative and the provocation we have come to expect from the acclaimed Booker Prize-winning, internationally bestselling author. On a hot summer day

Tokyo Romance (Buruma Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Ian Buruma's unflinching account of his journey into the heart of Tokyo's underground culture as a young man in the

German Automatic Weapons of World War II (Bruce Robert)(Paperback / softback)

In this new paperback editon of German Automatic Weapons of World War II, the seven classic automatic weapons of the World War II German Wehrmacht are described and illustrated in color photographs. Detailed sequences show them in close-up; during step-by-step field stripping; and during handling,

Relics of War in Northumberland - Military Remains in the Landscape (Hall Ian)(Paperback / softback)

War: What is it good for? - The role of conflict in civilisation, from primates to robots (Morris Ian)(Paperback / softback)

A bold and controversial rethinking of the role of war in human history and how it will shape our future, sure to provoke debate, from the bestselling author of Why the West Rules - For

The French Air Force in the First World War (Sumner Ian)(Paperback)

The French air force of the First World War developed as fast as the British and German air forces, yet its history, and the enormous contribution it made to the eventual French victory, is often forgotten. So Ian Sumner's photographic history, which features almost 200 images, most of which have

The State and Politics in Japan (Neary Ian)(Paperback)

Politics in Japan is undergoing a major transformation. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe Shinzo the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has, since 2012, embarked upon an ambitious program of policy reforms as well as changes to Japan's governing structures and processes. At the heart of this

Anti-Japan: The Politics of Sentiment in Postcolonial East Asia (Ching Leo T. S.)(Paperback)

Although the Japanese empire rapidly dissolved following the end of World War II, the memories, mourning, and trauma of the nation's imperial exploits continue to haunt Korea, China, and Taiwan. In Anti-Japan Leo T. S. Ching traces the complex dynamics that shape persisting negative attitudes

Castles Of Steel - Britain, Germany and the Winning of The Great War at Sea (K Massie Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Guests of the Third Reich: The British Prisoner of War Experience in Germany 1939-1945 (Richards Anthony)(Paperback)

More than 170,000 British prisoners of war were taken by German and Italian forces during World War II. Conditions were tough. Rations were meager. The days dragged and there was a constant battle against boredom. The men, but not officers, had to work, often at heavy labor. Guests of the Third

German Motorcycles in World War II (Knittel Stefan)(Paperback)

Covers the different types and variations of German motorcycles used in

No Empty Chairs - The Short and Heroic Lives of the Young Aviators Who Fought and Died in the First World War (Mackersey Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Ring of Steel - Germany and Austria-Hungary at War, 1914-1918 (Watson Alexander)(Paperback / softback)

For the empires of Germany and Austria-Hungary the Great War - which had begun with such high hopes for a fast, dramatic outcome - rapidly degenerated as invasions of both France and Serbia ended in catastrophe. This book shows the history of the Great War and the major events from the perspective

Woman In Berlin (Anonymous)(Paperback / softback)

* A startling account of a German survivor of the Second World War. 'One of the most important personal accounts ever written about the effects of war and defeat' Antony Beevor 'One of the most extraordinary and moving books I have ever read' Antonia Fraser

To Hell and Back - Europe, 1914-1949 (Kershaw Ian)(Paperback / softback)

In the summer of 1914 most of Europe plunged into a war so catastrophic that it unhinged the continent's politics and beliefs in a way that took generations to recover from. This title presents the narrative of events. It also deals with the most difficult issues that the events raise - with what

Element of Water (Davies Stevie)(Paperback / softback)

In pre-war Germany, two boys grow up together inseparable. However, as adulthood approaches and Nazism continues its inexorable march, Dahl and Quantz can no longer reconcile their childhood friendship as one becomes an SS officer and the other a pawn in the intelligence

Silver Sword (Serraillier Ian)(Paperback / softback)

Having lost their parents in the chaos of war, Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left alone to fend for themselves and hide from the Nazis amid the rubble and ruins of their city. They meet a ragged orphan boy, Jan, who treasures a paperknife - a silver sword - which was entrusted to him by an escaped

Germany - Memories of a Nation (MacGregor Dr Neil)(Paperback / softback)

How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people now understand themselves? German history may be inherently fragmented, but it contains a large number of widely shared memories, awarenesses and experiences; examining some of these is the purpose of this

The Riviera at War: World War II on the Cte d'Azur (Kundahl George G.)(Paperback)

During World War II three distinct forces opposed the Allies - Germany, Italy, and Japan. Few areas of the world experienced domination by more than a single one of these, but southeastern France - the region popularly known as the Riviera or Cote d'Azur - was one. For the first time, George G