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The last weeks of World War II on the Western Front in Europe witnessed extraordinary scenes of heroism, horror, melodrama and pathos.
Specific wars and campaigns
Inferno: 12 Battles of the World Wars that Shaped the 20th Century
‘Battle Guide is a wonderful resource that transforms how we visit battlefields and allows us to understand what really happened in a way that has never been shown before. It is pioneeringly brilliant.’James Holland
Tunisgrad: Victory in Africa
A Waterstones and BBC History Magazine Best Book of the Year
The Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025
‘Terrific – full of drama … it has profoundly altered my understanding of the Second World War’ PATRICK BISHOP
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SBS COMES AN EPIC HISTORY OF THE ALLIED VICTORY IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
Trauma Bonds
A fascinating journalistic exploration into the impact of intergenerational trauma on the descendants of both survivors and perpetrators
Lest We Forget: 100 Stories of Love, Loss and Heroism
A moving account of how war is remembered – and by whom
‘Impressive. A hundred individual histories, skillfully assembled, built into a poignant meditation on why they still matter’ David Olusoga
‘Brilliant’ Piers Morgan
Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2026
Life Is Rosi: Grandma, Me and Our Diaries at 23
‘This is a unique juxtaposition of the shatteringly honest diaries of two Jewish girls fighting to survive — Grandma Rosi in the Holocaust and two generations later Jess in today’s grubby showbiz world. It appalled, uplifted and delighted me. I wish I’d written it.’ MIRIAM MARGOLYES
‘Deeply moving… fascinating’ The Mail on Sunday
Battle of the Arctic: The Maritime Epic of World War Two
NOMINATED FOR THE 2026 MILITARY HISTORY BOOK AWARDS
No campaign during World War Two contained more spinetingling drama, outstanding courage and heartbreaking tragedy than the Arctic convoys. Yet they – and the multifaceted Battle of the Arctic that had to be fought to get them through to Russia – remain one of the war’s most undercelebrated feats.
On My Watch: Leading NATO in a Time of War
JENS STOLTENBERG OFFERS AN HONEST AND CANDID ACCOUNT OF A DRAMATIC DECADE AS THE LEADER OF NATO.
Wolfpack: Inside Hitler’s U-Boat War
A Times Book of the Year
‘A superb work of history’ JAMES HOLLAND
‘A thrilling account from a master of Second World War history’ DAN SNOW
A landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves.
The Boy from Baghdad: My Journey from Waziriyah to Westminster
‘Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim’s childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs, his skills as a businessman and his passion for politics’ Rory Stewart
‘From Baghdad to number 11 Downing Street: in any other country it would be fiction. You have to read it to believe it’ Jeffrey Archer
Sword: D-Day – Trial by Battle
‘The messy, dirty, bloody reality of Operation Overlord comes alive in Sword, Hastings’s portrait of the individual soldiers who risked their lives on the beaches of Normandy. He brings these men to life with sensitivity and beautiful prose’ THE TIMES
On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel, Hamas and the Future of the West
From the Sunday Times No. 1 Bestselling Author