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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Daughters of the Occupation by Shelly Sanders - 9780063226661
$13.95
Daughters of the Occupation
Shelly Sanders
Inspired by true events in World War II Latvia, an emotionally charged novel of sacrifice,...
Conspiracy of One
$12.95
Conspiracy of One
Peter Rand
Officers from the U.S. Embassy, Scotland Yard, and MI5 broke into the bedroom of suave...
The Plots Against Hitler by Danny Orbach - 9781328745675
$14.95
The Plots Against Hitler
Danny Orbach
"[A] gripping look at a historical counternarrative that remains relevant and disturbing." -- Kirkus Reviews...
Hitler's Greatest Defeat by Paul Adair - 9781804361542
$12.95
Hitler's Greatest Defeat
Paul Adair
How the Nazis lost the war 1944 was a year of trial for the German...
The Berlin Shadow
$19.95
The Berlin Shadow
Jonathan Lichtenstein
A deeply moving memoir that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth century, and its...
Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre - 9781526682574
$26.99
Operation Mincemeat
Ben Macintyre
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 1. BESTSELLER 'Astonishing . . . Sheds riveting new light on...
Double Cross by Ben Macintyre - 9781526682659
$26.99
Double Cross
Ben Macintyre
D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory...
Agent Zigzag by Ben Macintyre - 9781526682642
$26.99
Agent Zigzag
Ben Macintyre
SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 'Engrossing as any thriller' Daily Telegraph 'Superb. Meticulously researched,...
SAS by Ben Macintyre - 9780241996904
$26.99
SAS
Ben Macintyre
The first ever authorised history of the SAS, now a major BBC series starring Connor...
No Picnic on Mount Kenya by Felice Benuzzi - 9780857053770
$24.99
No Picnic on Mount Kenya
Felice Benuzzi
A rediscovered mountaineering classic and the extraordinary true story of a daring escape up Mount...
Sanananda: a Bastard of a Place by David W. Cameron - 9781923144750
$36.99
Sanananda: a Bastard of a Place
David W. Cameron
With the Australian troops crossing of the Kumusi River in mid-November 1942, after pushing the...
Kitty's Salon by Nigel Jones - 9781789466157
$10.00
Kitty's Salon
Nigel Jones
There is no book in English about the wartime Berlin 'salon' run by Kitty Schmidt...
Beyond the Broken Years by Peter Stanley - 9781761170140
$39.99
Beyond the Broken Years
Peter Stanley
What does Australia's military history reveal about us? In Beyond The Broken Years - fifty...
The Buna Shots by Stephen Dando-Collins - 9781923267060
$39.95
The Buna Shots
Stephen Dando-Collins
Christmas Day,1942: Kiwi combat photographer George Silk snaps a blinded Digger being helped along a...
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Mosquito by Rowland White - 9780552178006
$26.99
Mosquito
Rowland White
The incredible story of one of WW2's most iconic aircraft told through one impossible mission...
The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad by Simon Parkin - 9781399714549
$36.99
The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad
Simon Parkin
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2025* From the winner of the 2023...
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Eden Undone by Abbott Kahler - 9780008729745
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Eden Undone
Abbott Kahler
WHEN PARADISE TURNS TO CHAOS, WHO WILL SURVIVE? An incredible true story of murder, romance...
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Cassino '44 by James Holland - 9780857505545
$36.99
Cassino '44
James Holland
The astonishing story of one of the most brutal and hard-fought battles of the Second...
The Battle of the Generals by Roland Perry - 9781761470493
$36.99
The Battle of the Generals
Roland Perry
'Roland Perry shows the true picture . . . enjoyable, clearly argued, comprehensive, and highly...
The Mosquito Bowl by Buzz Bissinger - 9780062879936
$42.99
The Mosquito Bowl
Buzz Bissinger
Instant New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award...
Making Friends with Hitler by Ian Kershaw - 9780143036074
$17.00
Making Friends with Hitler
Ian Kershaw
Ian Kershaw's biography of Adolf Hitler is widely regarded as the definitive work on the...
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Armoured Odyssey by Stuart Hamilton - 9781871085303
$13.00
Armoured Odyssey
Stuart Hamilton
An account of what it was like to be a member of a tank crew...
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Westfallen by Ann Brashares - 9781526686916
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Westfallen
Ann Brashares
We didn't mean to change the past. Now we have to win the war. A...
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A Good Place to Hide by Peter Grose - 9781742376141
$14.50
A Good Place to Hide
Peter Grose
'A story resonant in our age . a grand narrative . a book to cherish...
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Women in Intelligence by Helen Fry - 9780300279313
$26.95
Women in Intelligence
Helen Fry
A groundbreaking history of women in British intelligence, revealing their pivotal role across the first...
My Name Is Eva by Suzanne Goldring - 9781538753385
$8.50
My Name Is Eva
Suzanne Goldring
For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Lost Girls of Paris, and The Paris...
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$17.00
With Wings Like Eagles
Michael Korda
"[With Wings Like Eagles is] bold and refreshing... Korda writes with great elegance and flair."--Wall...
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$41.50
With British Snipers to the Reich
C. Shore
This is not only an account of sniping in Wo rld War II but also...
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