Second World War

The young resistance heroes of the Second World War.

Author: Monica Porter.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 180pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781526764287

Original Price: £12.99

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

From " Your Towns & Cities in WW2" series.

Author: Ruth Mansergh.

Publisher: Pen & Sword.

Paperback. 286pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN 9781473877108

Original Price: £14.99

The history of the 2nd & 5th US Army Rangers 1st May-10th June 1944.

Author: Gary Sterne.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 1166pp. 17cm by 25cm.

ISBN 9781473823747

Original Price: £40.00

Firepower on the British Beaches and Landing Grounds

Part history book and part travel guide, D-Day Gunners is aimed at anyone interested in the artillery on the D-Day beaches and landing grounds. While the heritage of the D-Day beaches and landing sites is well documented, this rarely includes the artillery story. 

Author: Frank Baldwin.

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 269pp. 16x24x2.4cm

ISBN: 9781473834934

Weight: 800g.

Original Price: £25.00

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

Extraordinary valour in the North African Campaign in WWII.

Author: Brian Best.

Publisher: Frontline Books.

Hardback. 202pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781526721068

Original Price: £19.99

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

Winston Churchill was under pressure. The Soviets felt that they were fighting the Germans by themselves. Stalin demanded that Britain should open a second front to draw German forces away from the east. Though the advice Churchill received from his staff was that an invasion of France would not be possible for at least another year, the British Prime Minister knew he had to do something to help the Russians.

Author:

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 314pp. 16x24x3cm

ISBN: 9781526752918

Weight: 650g.

Original Price: £25.00

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