World War II

Browse and shop our curated collection of World War II books at Harry Hartog Bookseller. History and biographies collide to tell the story of the war that shaped the world today.  

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From the Front line by Vasily Grossman - 9781529414691
$59.99
From the Front line
Vasily Grossman
"There are always good reasons for reading Grossman, but few times are as resonant as...
Coffee with Hitler by Charles Spicer - 9780861546176
$24.99
Coffee with Hitler
Charles Spicer
TELEGRAPH HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR How the British might have handled Hitler differently remains...
Collapse by Jonathan Fennell - 9780241753507
$65.00
Collapse
Jonathan Fennell
The first volume of a ground-breaking and truly global trilogy on the Second World War,...
They Called Me Renee by Ruth Uzrad - 9781800964396
$34.99
They Called Me Renee
Ruth Uzrad
'The pacing and personal voice of Ruth makes for a gripping, focused story where the...
Stealing Hitler's Rocket by Guy Walters - 9781035918928
$39.99
Stealing Hitler's Rocket
Guy Walters
This is the incredible story of how one of Adolf Hitler's top secret V2 rockets...
Collapse by Jonathan Fennell - 9780241861028
$39.99
Collapse
Jonathan Fennell
The first volume of a ground-breaking and truly global trilogy on the Second World War,...
The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944 by Leigh Straw (University of Notre Dame, Australia) - 9781350640092
$27.99
The Kennedys at Cape Cod, 1944
Leigh Straw (University of Notre Dame, Australia)
The Kennedys considered their home in Hyannis Port, Cape Cod, 'the big white house', to...
The Lifesavers by Roderick Bailey - 9780241744079
$59.99
The Lifesavers
Roderick Bailey
The remarkable true story of the trailblazing men and women of Britain's blood transfusion service...
Plunder by Max Hastings - 9780008778248
$39.99
Plunder
Max Hastings
'This book gives military history a good name ... Max Hastings brings the conflict to...
History of World War II by Chris McNab - 9781782746935
$69.99
History of World War II
Chris McNab
The events of 1939-1945 had such a dramatic impact on the world that it is...
The Missing Years by Stu Lloyd - 9781877058776
$13.50
The Missing Years
Stu Lloyd
This is the gripping story of ex-planter Captain Hugh ('Pilk') Pilkington's disastrous Malaya campaign in...
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Japanese Submarine Raiders 1942 by Steven L Carruthers - 9780977506309
$10.00
Japanese Submarine Raiders 1942
Steven L Carruthers
Just over three months after the surprise air raid over Darwin in 1942, Australians were...
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$13.95
The Three Lives of Alix St. Pierre
Natasha Lester
A New York Times bestselling author delivers a lavish, unforgettable story of an orphan turned...
$13.95
The Riviera House
Natasha Lester
A lush and engrossing novel of one woman's quest to keep Nazis from stealing priceless...
$12.95
The Child of Auschwitz
Lily Graham
For readers of Lilac Girls and The Tattooist of Auschwitz, a heartbreaking story of survival,...
$15.95
The Auschwitz Photographer
Luca Crippa
The Nazis asked him to swear allegiance to Hitler, betraying his country, his friends, and...
All the Broken Places by John Boyne - 9780385688055
$18.95
All the Broken Places
John Boyne
From the New York Times bestselling author John Boyne, a devastating, beautiful story about a...
The Hiroshima Men by Iain MacGregor - 9781408719527
$26.99
The Hiroshima Men
Iain MacGregor
'An extraordinary and utterly absorbing blend of the historical, the scientific and the human. MacGregor...
Operation Pimento by Adam Hart - 9781399740173
$24.99
Operation Pimento
Adam Hart
August 1943: Adam Hart's great-grandfather Frank Griffiths is the only survivor of Operation Pimento, a...
The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland - 9781399813693
$26.99
The Traitors Circle
Jonathan Freedland
When the whole world is lying, someone must tell the truth. Berlin, 1943. A group...
1945: The Reckoning by Phil Craig - 9781399714532
$24.99
1945: The Reckoning
Phil Craig
Excellent, grappling with aspects of end of empire that tend to fall through the cracks'...
We Have Ways of Making You Talk by Al Murray - 9781035425556
$34.99
We Have Ways of Making You Talk
Al Murray
From Dunkirk to Barbarossa, the war on China to Stalingrad, bestselling author James Holland and...
German and Italian Tanks in Italy 1943-45 by Steven J. Zaloga (Author) - 9781472864796
$29.99
German and Italian Tanks in Italy 1943-45
Steven J. Zaloga (Author)
An expert guide to the tanks that fought for the Axis in the Italian Campaign...
Fighting for Country by James Saunders - 9781761471988
$34.99
Fighting for Country
James Saunders
'As a life-long soldier, I can assert the vibrancy and value of legends - battles,...
Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World by Jan Karski - 9780241407387
$29.99
Story of a Secret State: My Report to the World
Jan Karski
The incredible eyewitness account of wartime resistance, now in paperback 'Insistently asks the question: What...
Australia Under Attack by Douglas Lockwood - 9781742574042
$40.00
Australia Under Attack
Douglas Lockwood
2022 marks 80 years since Australia faced an unprecedented foreign attack on home soil.Author Douglas...
Victory '45 by James Holland - 9781804997390
$26.99
Victory '45
James Holland
Bestselling historians James Holland and Al Murray tell the unflinching story of the eight surrenders...
Great Escaper by Louise Williams - 9781445672014
$12.00
Great Escaper
Louise Williams
John 'Willy' Williams was a medical student and passionate surfer turned Squadron Leader and Second...
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