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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X Troop by Leah Garrett - 9780358699316
$12.95
X Troop
Leah Garrett
"Brilliantly researched, utterly gripping history: the first full account of a remarkable group of Jewish...
Prisoners of the Castle by Ben Macintyre - 9780593136331
$14.95
Prisoners of the Castle
Ben Macintyre
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The "entertaining [and] often-moving account" (The Wall Street Journal) of...
Light Perpetual by Francis Spufford - 9781982174156
$10.95
Light Perpetual
Francis Spufford
Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, NPR, Slate, LitHub,...
Hiroshima by M.G. Sheftall - 9781035422708
$24.99
Hiroshima
M.G. Sheftall
'a master class in eyewitness storytelling . . . this gripping narrative chronicles one of...
The Amulet by Ann Bennett - 9781739100964
$30.50
The Amulet
Ann Bennett
From award-winning author Ann Bennett, comes a new, heart-breaking novel set in Singapore, during World...
Bamboo Island by Ann Bennett - 9781739100940
$30.50
Bamboo Island
Ann Bennett
From award-winning author Ann Bennett comes a haunting and powerful novel of love and loss...
Bamboo Heart by Ann Bennett - 9781739100933
$30.50
Bamboo Heart
Ann Bennett
From award-winning author Ann Bennett comes a captivating WW2 novel of love and survival -...
SAS Great Escapes Two by Damien Lewis - 9781529429428
$13.95
SAS Great Escapes Two
Damien Lewis
'Damien Lewis is both a meticulous historian and a born storyteller' Lee Child SAS Great...
Mobilising Hate by Martin Davidson (ZDF) - 9781472146427
$34.99
Mobilising Hate
Martin Davidson (ZDF)
Praise for The Perfect Nazi: 'Absorbing, highly readable and painstakingly researched' NIALL FERGUSON 'Unforgettable, haunting...
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai - 9781610394635
$36.99
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist
Jack El-Hai
In 1945, after his capture at the end of the Second World War, Hermann Goring...
Reflections of War by Peter Deleuran - 9781803998985
$75.00
Reflections of War
Peter Deleuran
Our shared destructive past holds the blueprints for avoiding the loss of our shared peaceful...
Nancy Wake: The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapo's most wanted spy by Peter FitzSimons - 9780732295257
$27.99
Nancy Wake: The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapo's most wanted spy
Peter FitzSimons
The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapo's most wanted spy In...
The Bells of Nagasaki by Takashi Nagai - 9781529952605
$39.99
The Bells of Nagasaki
Takashi Nagai
A harrowing, heart-rending first-hand account of one of the most infamous events in history: the...
The Stalin Affair by Giles Milton - 9781529398557
$24.99
The Stalin Affair
Giles Milton
'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers' KATJA HOYER, Daily Telegraph 5*...
Crash of the Heavens by Douglas Century - 9781761380877
$36.99
Crash of the Heavens
Douglas Century
The awe-inspiring story of Hannah Senesh, a female paratrooper in World War II whose courage...
At Close Range by Peter Hart - 9781788161664
$11.00
At Close Range
Peter Hart
'Hart is a historian and author at the peak of his powers' - Richard van...
Second Hand
Paris '44 by Patrick Bishop - 9780241991541
$26.99
Paris '44
Patrick Bishop
From the Sunday Times-bestselling author, comes a heart-stopping countdown narrative recreating the liberation of Paris...
Armageddon by Sir Max Hastings - 9781035022847
$39.99
Armageddon
Sir Max Hastings
'As a military historian Max Hastings has few equals' - The Times Literary Supplement In...
Code of Silence by Diana Thorp - 9781923192416
$37.99
Code of Silence
Diana Thorp
As World War II climbed to its crescendo in the Asia-Pacific, the Australian government called...
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto by Elizabeth R. Hyman - 9780063355019
$34.99
The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto
Elizabeth R. Hyman
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Holocaust historian, archivist, and history blogger adds a...
Milena and Margarete by Gwen Strauss - 9781785127090
$36.99
Milena and Margarete
Gwen Strauss
From the moment they met in 1940 in Ravensbruck concentration camp, Milena Jesenska and Margarete...
Australian Heroes of World War II by Mark Johnston - 9781761170362
$39.99
Australian Heroes of World War II
Mark Johnston
Leading military historian Mark Johnston tells stories of the courage of individual soldiers across every...
The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland - 9781399813686
$34.99
The Traitors Circle
Jonathan Freedland
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE ESCAPE ARTIST A THE ECONOMIST...
The Spy and the Devil by Tim Willasey-Wilsey - 9781789468687
$36.99
The Spy and the Devil
Tim Willasey-Wilsey
This is the forgotten tale of MI6's top spy in Nazi Germany and his bid...
The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso - 9781761472794
$34.99
The Book of Lost Hours
Hayley Gelfuso
'Gelfuso seamlessly blends elements of romance and fantasy into the twisty quest narrative, and packs...
Normandy: the Sailors' Story by Nick Hewitt - 9780300281095
$26.95
Normandy: the Sailors' Story
Nick Hewitt
The first account of the Allied navies' vital contribution to the success of the D-Day...
The Pope's Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI's Campaign to Stop Hitler by Peter Eisner - 9780062049155
$11.95
The Pope's Last Crusade: How an American Jesuit Helped Pope Pius XI's Campaign to Stop Hitler
Peter Eisner
A conspiracy within the Vatican-to stop an outspoken pope In 1938, Pope Pius XI was...
Escape from the Ghetto
$13.95
Escape from the Ghetto
John Carr
This captivating true story of one boy's flight across Europe to escape the Nazis is...