There are many myths surrounding the development of the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter. Its unparalleled performance i......more
An examination of the first conflict to see the large-scale, systematic, deployment of chemical weaponry since the end o......more
Michael Korda, the best-selling author of Hero and Alone, tells the story of the First World War not in any conventional......more
The story of the origin of Vatican Radio provides a unique look at the history of World War II The book offers the first......more
The story of the origin of Vatican Radio provides a unique look at the history of World War II The book offers the first......more
"This is a previously classified story of one group of scientific researchers-men and women-who exposed themselves to ex......more
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest campaign of World War II, lasting the entirety of the war in Europe from Sept......more
If Hitler had succeeded in developing a nuclear bomb, that could have been both the end of the Second World War and of c......more
Mud and Khaki: Sketches from Flanders and France, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human h......more
USS Texas BB-35, a Dreadnought era battleship launched in May 1912, served the U.S. Navy for thirty-four years, includin......more
Bournemouth was originally a deserted heathland on England’s South Coast until the area was developed as a health resort......more
The Final War of a Great Empire "The official history of the Habsburg empire in the First World War ought to enjoy a bet......more
When America entered World War II in 1941, it was first left to the Army Air Forces to take the fight to Germany. In Jan......more
The Final War of a Great Empire "The official history of the Habsburg empire in the First World War ought to enjoy a bet......more
"A good synopsis of tank strategies, many of which remain pertinent to this day. It may be small in stature but packed f......more
Deeply personal narratives of soldiers involved in contemporary wars now have become available because of the explosion ......more
Equally skilled in a variety of trades other than in the art of love, the Italian prisoners of war (POWs) who were incar......more
The first book to tell the full story of Eleanor Roosevelt’s unprecedented and courageous trip to the Pacific Theater du......more
Three Times and Out, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work......more
Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery, a classical book, has been considere......more
It is 1938 when the Kolbers, affluent Viennese Jews, flee their country for Shanghai after its annexation by the Nazis. ......more
It is 1938 when the Kolbers, affluent Viennese Jews, flee their country for Shanghai after its annexation by the Nazis. ......more
By the end of the First World War the combat formations of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in both France and the Mi......more
Author Allen Frazier guides readers through the significant role Mississippi played in World War II ....more
Adolf Hitler’s German Nazi party murdered at least 6 million Jews including women and children, and others considered by......more
From Gallipoli to the Western Front - Australia’s trained nurses were there. Follow Sister Florence Whiting on her four-......more
The shocking story of Nazi Germany’s naval assault in American waters, told through the eyes of seafarers who experience......more
The Welsh at War trilogy is the culmination of over twelve years of painstaking research by the author into the Welsh me......more
Examines the life of the remarkable, and controversial, F.W. Meredith, an individual who has largely been forgotten by h......more
The story of the twenty-one years that separated the First and Second World Wars that eventually saw the rise of Adolf H......more
Offers a fascinating window into how the fraught politics of apology in the East Asian region have been figured in anglo......more
Offers a fascinating window into how the fraught politics of apology in the East Asian region have been figured in anglo......more
The dramatic story of W. E. B. Du Bois’s reckoning with the betrayal of Black soldiers during World War I--and a new und......more
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All is fair in love and war. At least the Nazis thought so. They deployed sex like any other weapon in the service of th......more
A revelatory account of how the loving marriage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth saved the monarchy during World Wa......more
In "A Life Stolen," Elsa Kristiansen, a brilliant young physicist and a committed pacifist, finds herself torn from her ......more
In "A Life Stolen," Elsa Kristiansen, a brilliant young physicist and a committed pacifist, finds herself torn from her ......more
After the initial anticipation of great results for the Allied offensive that opened on 1 July, the French and the Briti......more
The twin volume to that covering the French army north of the Somme before 1 July 1916, this book covers an almost unk......more
When war broke out in 1914, Australia had only been an independent nation for thirteen years and New Zealand for seven a......more
In a quest to to discover the forgotten Irishmen in twenty-seven Irish newspapers, many of which are now obsolete, the a......more
This powerful collection, depicting the advent of the tank and the lead up to the battle for Cambrai, showcases the work......more
Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh - later Lord - Dowding was one of the greatest Englishmen of the 20th century. He created Fig......more
Frederick Addison came from a family with a strong military tradition, and it is not surprising that he, his two brother......more
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July 1944: the Battle for Normandy is nearing its height. Thousands of soldiers cower in their slit trenches as huge art......more
The fascinating and untold story of the 24 Eskadra of the Polish Air Force in September 1939. 24 Eskadra was the only un......more
They were called B-29ers - the men of the 20th Air Force who brought the WWII Japanese Empire to its knees with the gr......more
Nearly a century on, the operational performance of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front during th......more
Leaves from the Diary of an Australian Trooper in Gallipoli, Sinai, and Palestine during WW1 The Desert Column is based ......more
A detailed account of naval warfare against the Royal Navy off the coast of Norway and the war against Allied commerce f......more
Profusely illustrated with technical drawings and provides exhaustive coverage on different models and variants. During ......more
In the decades before Mexico joined the Allies in the Second World War, Mexican military aviation saw a rapid growth and......more
A detailed photographic study of the uniforms, small arms, equipment, and machinery of the German military, including ra......more
The Caring General is the first published biography of Sir Harold Goodeve Ruggles-Brise. Born to the distinguished famil......more
The employment of the first tanks by the British Army on the Western Front in September 1916, although symbolic rather t......more
During World War I, thousands of young African men conscripted to fight for France and Britain were captured and held as......more
During World War I, thousands of young African men conscripted to fight for France and Britain were captured and held as......more
On the Threshold of the Apocalypse: 1913-1915 is the seventh volume from Léon Bloyʼs personal journal begun in 1892. Thi......more
In November 2023 the new Blavatnik Art, Film and Photography Galleries will open at IWM London. These new Galleries will......more
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain and its near twin, the C-53 Skytrooper, formed the backbone of American airborne transport dur......more
This book is a torn page from the History of World War II. It cost the author 20 years of research. It cost the Greek Na......more
How do you survive with your beaten starved and humiliated as a prisoner of war in a camp on the Thai Burma Railway? ’Yo......more
A history of the Soviet Navy’s cruisers, from the opening shots of the October Revolution through to the combat they saw......more
Packed with illustrations, this is a new history and analysis of how the Royal Navy’s most important fleet operated and ......more
From the internationally acclaimed author of Hitler’s Private Library, a dramatic recounting of the six critical months ......more
From Damien Lewis, bestselling author and award-winning historian and war reporter, comes the thrillingly told stories o......more
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner of the Florida Book Awards Gold Medal New York Times bestselling author and master of no......more
Six Women and the Invasion, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human hist......more
An engrossing history of a remarkable British aircraft: the Mosquito. Ideal for fans of John Nichol, Alasdair Cross and ......more
The letters and journals of Ernst Moritz (’Mope’) and Vera Hirsch Felsenstein, two German Jewish refugees experiencing t......more
The letters and journals of Ernst Moritz (’Mope’) and Vera Hirsch Felsenstein, two German Jewish refugees experiencing t......more
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons: Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben, is a classical and a rare book, that ha......more
The Motor-Bus in War; Being the Impressions of an A.S.C. Officer during Two and a Half Years at the Front, is a classica......more
In Arnold Bennett’s renowned work Over There: Scenes on the Western Front, he showcases his profound storytelling abilit......more
This book explores how the media was used by the armed forces during the India-Burma campaigns of WWII to project the mo......more
Instrumentalization of the wartime past for political gain is the subject of this study of eleven World War II commemora......more
"Early in November, 1915, I sailed from New York to Rotterdam. I spent nearly a month in Holland completing my preparati......more
Motor Transports in War, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the human history......more
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Air History: A Personal Recollection, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considere......more
This book explores the Australian press reporting of the persecution and genocide of European Jews, and the extent to wh......more
From 1914 to 1918, religious believers and hopeful skeptics tried to find meaning and purpose behind divinely willed des......more
This 1959 study examines the evolution of the Soviet Union’s official narrative of World War II, focusing on the discrep......more
America’s Only Shelter Established for Holocaust Refugees During the height of the second World War, at the order of Pre......more
Holding Their Breath uncovers just how close Britain, the United States, and Canada came to crossing the red line that r......more
The Hawker Typhoon was one of the most powerful fighters built during the Second World War and one of the most effective......more
This is the first fully researched biography of Martin Niemöller (1892-1984). It charts his life from his service in the......more
Thoughts on religion at the front, is a classical and a rare book, that has been considered important throughout the hum......more
A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe, is a classical and a rare book, that has been consi......more
This book focuses on the social voids that were the result of occupation, genocide, mass killings, and population moveme......more
This highly illustrated title details the history of the Jagdpanzer, the self-propelled German tank destroyers introduce......more
Discover the key battles, tactics, technologies, and turning points of the First World War - the epic conflict that was ......more
How a German submarine sank a Canadian military hospital ship during the First World War and sparked outrage. On the eve......more