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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The Battle of Britain: Portraits of the Few by Yeoman Christopher And Pritchard David - 9780956269645
$32.50
The Battle of Britain: Portraits of the Few
Yeoman Christopher And Pritchard David
'The Battle of Britain: Portraits of the Few' is an exceptional tribute to the small...
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The Art of Resistance by Justus Rosenberg - 9780062742193
$19.95
The Art of Resistance
Justus Rosenberg
"Thrillingly tells the story of an Eastern European Jew's flight from the Holocaust and the...
Talking Until Nightfall by Isaac Matarasso - 9781472975881
$16.95
Talking Until Nightfall
Isaac Matarasso
'Whoever listens to a witness, becomes a witness.' - Elie Wiesel When Nazi occupiers arrived...
Sudden Courage by Ronald C Rosbottom - 9780062470027
$19.95
Sudden Courage
Ronald C Rosbottom
The author of When Paris Went Dark returns to World War II to tell the...
Spitfire by John Nichol - 9781471159237
$24.99
Spitfire
John Nichol
THE SUNDAY TIMES NON FICTION BESTSELLER WHSmith NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 'The best...
SOE in France 1941-1945 by Major Robert Bourne-Patterson - 9781473882034
$24.95
SOE in France 1941-1945
Major Robert Bourne-Patterson
In the archives of the Special Operations Executive lay a report compiled by a staff...
Smashing the Atlantic War by Patrick Delaforce - 9780304361632
$24.50
Smashing the Atlantic War
Patrick Delaforce
When Adolf Hitler reluctantly called off the proposed invasion of Britain in the autumn of...
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Silent Invader by Alexander Morrison - 9781840370584
$30.50
Silent Invader
Alexander Morrison
The wartime autobiography of one of the first officers to join the British Army's Glider...
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Shepherds of the Sea by Robert F. Cross - 9781591141440
$28.50
Shepherds of the Sea
Robert F. Cross
This compelling tale of courage, heroism, and sheer terror is told in the actual words...
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RAF Southend by Peter C. Brown - 9780752470030
$12.50
RAF Southend
Peter C. Brown
What turns an ordinary man into an extraordinary one? The answer lies in the stories...
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$39.50
Proudly We Served
Mary Pat Kelly
The African-American crew of the Mason made history in World War II by escorting six...
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$10.50
Project Kingfisher
Athol Moffitt
In one of the grimmest events in the history of World War II and in...
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Operation Thunderbolt by Saul David - 9781444762532
$14.50
Operation Thunderbolt
Saul David
'Totally thrilling, totally poignant. Bringing the greatest special forces operation of modern times blazingly to...
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Operation Dragoon: The Invasion of the South of France, 15 August 1944 by Andrew Stewart - 9781909982987
$29.50
Operation Dragoon: The Invasion of the South of France, 15 August 1944
Andrew Stewart
The Allied landings that took place in Southern France in August 1944 represented both one...
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$28.50
Norway 1940
Joseph Kynoch
Almost 2000 British troops landed in Norway on 18 April 1940; on 2 May, the...
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$18.00
No Drums, No Trumpets
Alec Le Vernoy
This is a true story from the Second World War which tells of the adventures...
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More Than a Soldier's War by Edward Metzner - 9780890966662
$24.50
More Than a Soldier's War
Edward Metzner
In the hamlets and villages of Vietnam, America waged a little-known war to serve and...
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Montgomery by Trevor Royle - 9780230614895
$15.50
Montgomery
Trevor Royle
Bernard Law Montgomery was a dedicated battlefield tactician, though a controversial one. In North Africa...
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Lonely Courage by Rick Stroud - 9781471155666
$11.95
Lonely Courage
Rick Stroud
'A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book - told with tremendous pace and excitement' William...
$22.95
Last Witnesses
Svetlana Alexievich
"A masterpiece" (The Guardian) from the Nobel Prize-winning writer, an oral history of children's experiences...
Kokoda by Peter FitzSimons - 9780733619625
$16.00
Kokoda
Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons' masterful and gripping account of Australia's legendary Kokoda triumph - our most important...
$17.50
Journey into Darkness
Anthony Faramus
This is the story of Anthony Faramus and his experiences on Nazi occupied Jersey during...
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Ill Met By Moonlight by W. Stanley Moss - 9781780226231
$11.95
Ill Met By Moonlight
W. Stanley Moss
This is a classic account by one of the officers who took part in one...
Ian Fleming's Commandos by Nicholas Rankin - 9780571250639
$12.95
Ian Fleming's Commandos
Nicholas Rankin
In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence -...
I Want You to Know We're Still Here by Esther Safran Foer - 9780008297657
$12.95
I Want You to Know We're Still Here
Esther Safran Foer
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Esther Safran Foer has written of her...
I Never Saw Another Butterfly by Hana Volavkova - 9780805210156
$14.95
I Never Saw Another Butterfly
Hana Volavkova
Fifteen thousand children under the age of fifteen passed through the Terezin Concentration Camp. Fewer...
$9.50
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Harry Hartog Bookseller
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$24.00
Ghost Soldier: Forgotten Epic Story
Hampton Sides
A tense, powerful, grand account of one of the most daring exploits of World War...
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