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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Cold Crematorium by Jozsef Debreczeni - 9781784878887
$22.99
Cold Crematorium
Jozsef Debreczeni
A lost classic of Holocaust literature translated for the first time - from journalist, poet...
The Sunflower House by Adriana Allegri - 9781250326522
$49.99
The Sunflower House
Adriana Allegri
Family secrets come to light as a young woman fights to save herself, and others,...
The Boy With The Star Tattoo: A Novel by Talia Carner - 9780063384101
$13.50
The Boy With The Star Tattoo: A Novel
Talia Carner
From acclaimed author of The Third Daughter comes an epic historical novel of ingenuity and...
Arctic Convoys by David Kenyon - 9780300279351
$24.95
Arctic Convoys
David Kenyon
"Kenyon uses new findings from Bletchley to retell the story of the naval battles that...
Trails to Freedom by Simon Tancred - 9781761451751
$34.99
Trails to Freedom
Simon Tancred
Trails to Freedom is the story of a solo hike across the Alps that brings...
Annette Kellerman, Australian Mermaid by Grantlee Kieza - 9780733343308
$35.99
Annette Kellerman, Australian Mermaid
Grantlee Kieza
Champion swimmer, trailblazer and film idol - the adventurous life of our first Hollywood superstar,...
Gull Force by Joan Beaumont - 9781761170027
$39.99
Gull Force
Joan Beaumont
**Highly Commended, NSW History Awards 2026, Anzac Memorial Trustees Military History Prize** The members of...
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz by Anne Sebba - 9781399610742
$34.99
The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz
Anne Sebba
'Superb and timely' KATE MOSSE 'Impressive, important, deeply moving' SARAH WATERS 'Brilliant' ANTHONY HOROWITZ What...
We Are Here: Talking with Australia's Oldest Holocaust Survivors by Fiona Harari - 9781925322651
$10.00
We Are Here: Talking with Australia's Oldest Holocaust Survivors
Fiona Harari
These are the last adult witnesses - in their own words. When Adolf Hitler became...
Second Hand
How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On by Anton Rippon - 9781782431909
$11.00
How Britain Kept Calm and Carried On
Anton Rippon
A compendium of sentimental, humorous and sometimes laugh-out-loud anecdotes and stories from people who managed...
Second Hand
The Secret Submarine by Doctor Tom Lewis - 9781923300064
$36.99
The Secret Submarine
Doctor Tom Lewis
Uncover the untold story of a forgotten battle off Australia's shores The official history of...
Give the Bastards Hell by David W. Cameron - 9781923300040
$36.99
Give the Bastards Hell
David W. Cameron
In New Guinea's jungles, a fierce battle turned the tide of the Pacific War-the first...
Skies of Thunder by Caroline Alexander - 9781804189887
$36.99
Skies of Thunder
Caroline Alexander
'Riveting' - The New York Times THE LITTLE-KNOWN STORY OF THE ALLIES' FIGHT IN WWII'S...
Fugitives by Danny Orbach - 9781911723868
$34.99
Fugitives
Danny Orbach
From Spain to Syria, the thrilling, untold history of Nazi fugitives turned postwar agents -...
The Doctor of Hiroshima by Dr. Michihiko Hachiya - 9781800961517
$22.99
The Doctor of Hiroshima
Dr. Michihiko Hachiya
With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at...
Need to Know by Nicholas Reynolds - 9780062967473
$19.95
Need to Know
Nicholas Reynolds
Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize Finalist * A New Yorker "Best Books of the Year"...
Out of the Darkness by Frank Trentmann - 9780141985848
$42.99
Out of the Darkness
Frank Trentmann
A groundbreaking history of the people at the centre of Europe, from the Second World...
November 1942 by Peter Englund - 9781529923698
$29.99
November 1942
Peter Englund
NOVEMBER 1942 is an intimate history of the pivotal phase of World War Two. An...
Second Hand
The Battle of Midway by Craig L. Symonds (Professor of History, Professor of History, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, United States) - 9780199315987
$39.95
The Battle of Midway
Craig L. Symonds (Professor of History, Professor of History, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD, United States)
There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so...
The Yellow Bird Sings
$11.95
The Yellow Bird Sings
Jennifer Rosner
National Jewish Book Award Finalist "Rosner's exquisite, heart-rending debut novel is proof that there's always...
Sleeper Agent by Ann Hagedorn - 9781501173950
$14.95
Sleeper Agent
Ann Hagedorn
This "historical page-turner of the highest order" (The Wall Street Journal) tells the chilling, little-known...
Cruiser by Mike Carlton - 9781741668391
$22.00
Cruiser
Mike Carlton
Of all the Australians who fought in the Second World War, none saw more action...
Second Hand
Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace - 9781982143350
$12.95
Countdown 1945
Chris Wallace
The #1 national bestselling "riveting" (The New York Times), "propulsive" (Time) behind-the-scenes account "that reads...
War of Shadows by Gershom Gorenberg - 9781610396271
$22.95
War of Shadows
Gershom Gorenberg
As World War II raged in North Africa, General Irwin Rommel was guided by an...
The Sphinx by Nicholas Wapshott - 9780393088885
$12.95
The Sphinx
Nicholas Wapshott
May 1938. Franklin Delano Roosevelt-recently reelected to a second term as president-sat in the Oval...
The Nazi Menace by Benjamin Carter Hett - 9781250798763
$14.95
The Nazi Menace
Benjamin Carter Hett
Berlin, November 1937. In a secret meeting with his top advisors, Adolf Hitler proclaims the...
My Life in the Service by George McGovern - 9781879957596
$14.95
My Life in the Service
George McGovern
Before he was a celebrated politician, Senator George McGovern served as a B-24 bomber pilot...
Lightning Down
$13.95
Lightning Down
Tom Clavin
An American fighter pilot doomed to die in Buchenwald but determined to survive. On August...