World War II

A bold revisionist history exploring the impact of WW1 on the mindsets and strategic decisions...

At 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck...

21st March 1945. 1530 hours. Bursting through a hazy sky, dozens of Allied fighters and...

In 1945, the small island of Tarakan off Borneo's coast became the unlikely stage for...

A mistake is an error of judgement, a blunder is a mistake caused by carelessness...

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day, bestselling historians James Holland and Al Murray tell...

A propulsive narrative history of the motivation and mentality behind the Nazis and their supporters....

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A Times and Waterstones Book of the Year 'The messy, dirty,...

'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child 'Now that's...

'This book is a triumph.' Jane Caro 'An ambitious project impressively navigated with great storytelling,...

The shocking true story of the German monarchy's collaboration with the Nazis - already a...

A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time - from journalist, poet...

"Kenyon uses new findings from Bletchley to retell the story of the naval battles that...

Trails to Freedom is the story of a solo hike across the Alps that brings...

Champion swimmer, trailblazer and film idol - the adventurous life of our first Hollywood superstar,...

'Superb and timely' KATE MOSSE 'Impressive, important, deeply moving' SARAH WATERS 'Brilliant' ANTHONY HOROWITZ What...

Uncover the untold story of a forgotten battle off Australia's shores The official history of...

In New Guinea's jungles, a fierce battle turned the tide of the Pacific War-the first...

With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at...

NOVEMBER 1942 is an intimate history of the pivotal phase of World War Two. An...

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1. BESTSELLER 'Astonishing . . . Sheds riveting new light on...

D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 'Engrossing as any thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Superb. Meticulously researched,...

A rediscovered mountaineering classic and the extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount...

There is no book in English about the wartime Berlin 'salon' run by Kitty Schmidt...

Christmas Day,1942: Kiwi combat photographer George Silk snaps a blinded Digger being helped along a...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2025* From the winner of the 2023...

A groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence, revealing their pivotal role across the first...