The Second World War
Britain at Bay
Alan Allport
'Extraordinary' – Richard Vinen
'Will make you think anew not just about the war, but about the Britain and Britons that...
SAS Forged in Hell
Damien Lewis
A Waterstones Best History Book of 2023
The incredible true story of the SAS's daring mission to liberate Europe.
In the summer...
Barbarossa
Jonathan Dimbleby
Operation Barbarossa, Hitler's invasion of Russia in June 1941, aimed at nothing less than a war of extermination to annihilate...
The Origins of the Second World War
A. J. P. Taylor
A. J. P. Taylor's bestselling The Origins of the Second World War overturns popular myths about the outbreak of war.
One...
The Pathfinders
Will Iredale
Dark low-level raids, dodging anti-aircraft flak to make pinpoint-accurate drops - the incredible story of ordinary men and women who...
All Behind You, Winston
Roger Hermiston
On 14 May 1940, the Evening Standard published a cartoon with the caption ‘All Behind You, Winston’. It showed Churchill,...
Keep Smiling Through
Dame Vera Lynn
'I was just twenty-seven years old when I went to Burma. It was an experience that changed my life for...
