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Renowned military historian Dr Robert Lyman sheds new light on the inner workings of Churchill's war cabinet, its relationship with the overstretched outposts of the Empire and how the British Army snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

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The latest volume in Peter Hart's 'British Band of Brothers' series, combining gripping history with vivid eyewitness testimony

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From the end of 1941 to 1945 a pivotal but often overlooked conflict was being fought in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War 2 - the Burma Campaign.

In 1941 the Allies fought in a disastrous retreat across Burma against the Japanese - an enemy more prepared, better organised and more powerful than anyone had imagined.

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Their success marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.

Drawing on thousands of hours of eyewitness testimony recorded by the Imperial War Museum, Forgotten Voices of D-Day tells the compelling story of this turning point in World War 2.

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The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British organisation created early in the Second World War to encourage resistance and carry out sabotage behind enemy lines. This title tells the stories of SOE agents, HQ staff, diplomats, aircrew and naval personnel in their own words.

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This book boldly challenges conventional wisdom about the value of preventive war, beginning with the rise of Hitlers Germany through the disastrous invasion of Iraq. Silverstone argues that the Rhineland crisis leading up to WWII presents a critical case for studying power shifts among statesand the preventive war temptation that results.

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A gripping true story of survival, bravery, and honor in the vast Arctic wilderness during World War II, from the author of "New York Times"-bestseller "Lost in Shangri-La."

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Fully illustrated with specially commissioned full-color artwork, this work examines the origins, combat roles, and battlefield performance of the German Gebirgsjger and Soviet naval ground forces who fought one another in the harsh conditions of the Arctic Circle.

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The history of Nazi Germany's attempt to build a modern aircraft carrier, and the other aviation ships that Germany and Italy designed or operated.

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An absorbing study that assesses the clashes between Nazi Germany's elite assault engineers and the tenacious Soviet troops who defended the city of Stalingrad in the titanic battles of 1942-43.

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This is the history of how the mighty Gothic Line was defeated by American air power, in one of the most pivotal but least-known air campaigns of World War II.

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The Volksjger was an interceptor cheaply manufactured for Germany's final stand. For aviation and World War II enthusiasts, this study explores the operational history of the He 162.

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Presents author's journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. This title provides details of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting a portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and often die in the defence of their country.

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A sensitive and meticulously researched account of life in Hiroshima before and after the atomic bombing, with extensive testimony from the few remaining survivors

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This imaginative, previously untold story is the chronicle of a courageous young soldier fighting in WWII, the attempted capture of Adolf Hitler, and the subsequent saga of the dictator's pistol. Based on true events, this is an adventure you won't soon forget.

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This illustrated study details the organization, battle orders, combat history, uniforms, and insignia of the World War II units recruited by Nazi Germany from ethnic minorities in the USSR.

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Based on new research, Hitler's Winter tells the story of the Battle of the Bulge from the German perspective.

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The brutal Japanese treatment of allied prisoners of war, as well as countless thousands of Chinese civilians, during World War 2 has been well documented.

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Introduces the catastrophic missteps in World War II, including: Poland's lack of preparation for the Nazi invasion; Germany's failure to take Britain out of the war at Dunkirk; Russia playing Goliath to Finland's David; allied forces getting trapped for four months on the beaches of Anzio; and, Germany wasting its costly development of jet power.

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From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today.

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Although nearly 90% of the population of Great Britain remained civilians throughout the war, or for a large part of it, their story has so far largely gone untold.