European History: Second World War
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See also: History & Archaeology
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Add to Basket313 Days To Christmas: A Human Record Of War And Imprisonment - - Hardback
£16.99
In February 1943 the prisoners of war in Stalag Luft III, Sagan, were restless and bored. Alan Mackay decided to do something about the rumours and low morale. So Daily Recco was born, the only paper for POW's printed during the Third Reich. -
Add to BasketThe Air Battle For Malta: The Diaries Of A Spitfire Pilot - - Paperback
£12.99
Providing a realistic account of the struggle for the possession of Malta during World War II, this history is based on the diaries of Lord David Douglas Hamilton, who was the leader of a Spitfire squadron that defended the island during the worst of the crisis. -
Add to BasketThe Assassination Of Reinhard Heydrich - - Paperback
£7.99
On 27 May 1942 a Czech agent threw a bomb at a passing Mercedes Reinhard Heydrich was travelling in. The assassination sent a shock wave through the Nazi leadership and provoked ferocious reprisals against Czechs and Jews. This book is based on archive material and interviews with surviving members of SOE and Czech military intelligence. -
Add to BasketBattleship Bismarck: A Survivor's Story - - Paperback
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This work tells the story of the Bismarck. The author describes her influence on the war, sinking the pride of the British navy, and her own sinking at the hands of a British taskforce that marked the ruination of much of German naval strategy. -
Add to BasketBeyond The Bamboo Screen: Scottish Prisoners Of War Under The Japanese - Paperback
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Beyond the Bamboo Screen contains over 40 articles, most written by Scottish survivors of Japanese Prisoner of War camps. They describe deaths from beatings, disease and malnutrition, and forced labour. -
Add to BasketThe Bitter Woods: The Dramatic Story, Told At All Echelons - From Supreme Command To Squad Leader - Of The Crisis That Shook The Western Coalition, Hitler's Surprise Ardennes Offensive - - Paperback
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The Bitter Woods is the story of Germany's last great offensive and the desperate struggle which broke the German armies and contributed to the end of the war. The Battle of the Bulge is the subject of a film next year. This is its definitive story. -
Add to BasketCamp 165 Watten: Scotland's Most Secretive Prisoner Of War Camp - - Paperback
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Drawing on oral testemonies and other sources, the author has compiled a history of one of the most secretive POW camps in Britain, situated in Watten, Caithness. The camp's influences on present-day Caithness and on the wider world are illustrated, as are the daily lives of its inmates - some of them highranking Germans. -
£8.99Churchill's Sacrifice Of The Highland Division, France 1940 - - Paperback
More than a week after the last British troops had been evacuated from Dunkirk, the 51st (Highland) Division was forced to surrender. More than 10,000 men were driven into five years of captivity in prison camps. The author traces the story of the Highland Division, from its arrival in France to its final desperate stand. -
Add to BasketThe Clyde At War - - Hardback
£20.00
The river Clyde and its estuary played a central part in both World War I and II. On both banks of the river the ships that fed and protected Britain were launched. This book illustrates a nation at war and the river which was its lifeline. -
Add to BasketCode Name Mulberry: The Planning, Building & Operation Of The Normandy Harbours - - Hardback
£16.99
The story of the Mulberry harbours must rank amongst the most remarkable to emerge from the Second World War. 'Codename Mulberry' is an account of all aspects of this extraordinary chapter in the history of the Second World War.