World War Two

Discover the history of Warsaw’s six-year struggle through the devastation of war and the city’s enduring spirit. In Warsaw: A City at War 1939–45, historians Prit Buttar and Lottie Taylor bring to light the unparalleled experience of a city caught between two invading powers, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, and the resilience of its citizens. 

A landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves. Winston Churchill famously remarked that the threat of the German U-Boats was the only thing that had “really frightened” him during World War Two. 

From Dunkirk to Barbarossa, the war on China to Stalingrad, bestselling author James Holland and award-winning comedian Al Murray will capture readers with the most up to date and pioneering academic research on a host of WWII-related topics.

From Dunkirk to Barbarossa, the war on China to Stalingrad, bestselling author James Holland and award-winning comedian Al Murray will capture readers with the most up to date and pioneering academic research on a host of WWII-related topics.

The instant Sunday Times bestseller. From the author of The Escape Artist. . . When the whole world is lying, someone must tell the truth.  . .

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. How could the Nazis have committed the crimes they did? Why did they willingly – often enthusiastically – oversee mass murder? How did ordinary Germans tolerate the removal of Jewish people? And how do we ensure it never happens again?

A gripping and lushly illustrated graphic novel on World War II that looks through the eyes of major players such as Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, and Franklin Delano RooseveltIn 20 captivating chapters, interspersed with informative chapter openers as well as a bibliography for further reading, 

A landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves. Winston Churchill famously remarked that the threat of the German U-Boats was the only thing that had “really frightened” him during World War Two.

The instant Sunday Times bestseller. From the author of The Escape Artist. . . When the whole world is lying, someone must tell the truth.  . .

Out of the ashes of the First World War, Germany launches an unprecedented political project: its first democratic government. The Weimar Republic is established. The years that follow see political extremism, economic upheaval, revolutionary violence and the transformation of Germany

An Irishman’s Story of Survival on the Death Railway.

Ballybunion to the River Kwai is the remarkable story of Don Kennedy’s harrowing experience as an Irish prisoner of war under the Japanese from 1942–45. 

An important commemorative collection to mark the eightieth anniversary of VE Day, to ensure the world never forgets. At the outbreak of the Second World War, the British empire covered one quarter of the earth's land surface and included one fifth of the world's population. 

2025 marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Read and remember the history that led to this important moment. 'This book is his best yet .

Following D-Day, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin all seek to shape the global future to their own ends and win the race to Berlin. The British launch Operation Market Garden, the greatest airborne operation the world has ever seen.

A landmark history of the postwar trials of Japan's leaders as war criminals, and their impact on the modern history of Asia and the world.

An intimate history of the most important month of the Second World War as experienced by those who lived through it, completely based on their diaries, letters and memoirs. 

As the Nazi advance across Europe stalled, Adolf Hitler repeatedly told his military advisers and inner circle that Germany possessed Wunderwaffen - miracle weapons - that would turn the tide and bring the Germans ultimate victory. But was he simply boasting out of desperation, or were the 'miracle weapons' real?

My Father, Seven Children and the Adverts that Helped Them Escape the Holocaust.

Stories of bravery and resistance from forgotten Irish heroes of World War II.

One December night in 1942, a Nazi parachutist landed in a Cambridgeshire field. His mission: to sabotage the British war effort.