Second World War

Allied Airmen Who Evaded Capture in WW2

For most, and particularly the injured and the wounded, being shot down over Occupied Europe during the Second World War meant that capture was immediate, that imprisonment was almost inevitable. For some, evasion was possible, but rarely for long. For a relative handful, however, their evasion saw them eventually reach home once again.

Author: Martin W Bowman.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 212pp. 16.5x24x2.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399073257

Weight: 550g.

Original Price: £25.00

A Memoir of the War in Burma

In March 1944, some 2,200 battle trained men of 111 Brigade flew from India into northern Burma to land on improvised airstrips cleared from the jungle, They were part of General Orde Wingate's Chindit force sent to fight the Japanese deep behind their lines. 

Author: Brian Mooney.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 242pp. 15.5x23.3x2cm

ISBN: 9781399085250

Weight: 450g.

Original Price: £14.99

The Elite Refugee Troops who took the War to Hitler

Author: Paul Moorcraft

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 15.9cm by 24.1cm.

ISBN: 9781399061285

Weight: 517g

Original Price: £20.00

An Official History of Amphibious Warfare Against Hitler's Third Reich, 1940-1945.

Author: An Official History

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 320pp. 16cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399040228

Weight: 730g

Original Price: £25.00

From " Your Towns & Cities in WW2" series.

Author: Ruth Mansergh.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 286pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781473877108

Original Price: £14.99

In January 1944, the headquarters of the Supreme Commander Allied Expeditionary Force was set up in London. Although over 500 correspondents, photographers and broadcasters had been accredited by the Public Relations Division to cover the invasion of France, SHAEF also decided to issue its own daily communiqués, charting the progress of the battle and over the following months nearly 400 were released.

Author: Winstyon G Ramsey.

Publisher: After the Battle.

Hardback. 544pp. cm by cm.

ISBN: 9781870067843

Weight:

Original Price: £44.95

Following Mussolini’s declaration of war in June 1940, initially Italy faced only those British troops based in the Middle East but as the armed confrontation in the Western Desert of North Africa escalated, other nations were drawn in — Germany, Australia, India, South Africa, New Zealand, France and finally the United States to wage the first major tank-versus-tank battles of the Second World War.

Author: Jean Paul Pallud.

Publisher: After the Battle.

Hardback. 592pp. 30cm by 21.5cm.

ISBN: 9781870067775

Weight: 2.66kg.

Original Price: £60.00

An official history. The combined operations assault on Hitler's European fortress August 1942.

Publisher: Frontline Books.

Hardback. 314pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781526752918

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Graham A Thomas

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback.264 pp.16.5cm by 24.8cm.

ISBN: 9781526786067

Weight: 543g

Original Price: £22.00

The 14th Canadian Army Tank Regiment was one of the first Canadian armoured regiments to be formed and was also the first to be committed to battle.

Author: Hugh G Henry Jr, Jean Paul Pallud.

Publisher: After the Battle.

Hardback. 64pp. 30cm by 22cm.

ISBN: 9780900913761

Weight: 610g.

Original Price: £12.95

The Story Behind Operation Dynamo ion 1940.

Author: Martin Mace

Publisher: Frontline Books

Hardback. 242pp. 17.5cm by 25cm.

ISBN: 9781526709905

Weight: 828g

Original Price: £25.00

Slim's Masterstroke at Meiktila

When the Burma campaign is discussed, the turning point battles of Imphal and Kohima are most often thought of. However General Bill Slim's bold but risky plan to outflank the Japanese on the Irrawaddy at Mandalay deserves far more credit.

Author: Michael Pearson.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 150pp. 15.5x23.3x1.3cm.

ISBN: 9781399019910

Weight: 350g.

Original Price: £14.99