Second World War

The Past & Present series reconstructs battles and operations by juxtaposing contemporary and modern photography.

Author: Steven Smith.

Publisher: Casemate.

Paperback. 64pp. 18cm by 24cm.

ISBN 9781612005423

Original Price: £9.99

The soldiers' battle. A highly detailed account of the ground fighting on Leyte from Oct 1944 through the spring of 1945.

Author: Nathan N. Prefer.

Publisher: Casemate.

Paperback. 394pp. 15cm by 22cm.

ISBN 9781612007168

Original Price: £19.99

A Sapper's Second World War Diary

Author: Michael Moss

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 256pp. 15cm by 23cm.

ISBN: 9781399068031

Weight: 715g

Original Price: £25.00

Author: Charles Stephenson

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 15.5cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399051668

Weight: 540g

Original Price: £25.00

The Nazis’ vast concentration camp network and, later, the ‘Final Solution’ programme made heavy demands on the SS whose responsibility it was. The use of ‘overseers’ minimised costs and enabled the camps to run with fewer SS personnel. As this well researched book describes, there were three principal groups of ‘helpers’: Sonderkommandos, Kapos and Trawniki.

Author: Ian Baxter

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 113pp. 19cm by 24.5cm.

ISBN 9781526799951

Weight. 0.409kg

Original Price: £14.99

While the campaign in Norway (April to June 1940) was a depressing opening to active hostilities between Britain and Nazi Germany, it led directly to Churchills war leadership and The Coalition.

Author: Anthony Dix

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 272pp. 16cm by 22.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399022705

Weight: 450g

Original Price: £14.99

Pegasus Bridge and the Merville Battery.

Author: Jon Cooksey

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 144pp. 17cm by 24.5cm.

ISBN: 9781844152032

Weight: 356g

Original Price: £16.99

How Soviet Russia Stole the Secrets of the Manhattan Project.

Author: John Harte

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9781399049108

Weight: 628g

Original Price: £25.00

Peter Davis was the youngest officer in the SAS during World War II. This book tells of mistakes a 'rookie' can make and of how listening, learning and ultimately earning respect made him the skilful leader he ultimately became.

Author: Peter Davis MC

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 288pp. 16.5cm by 25.5cm.

ISBN: 9781473845602

Weight: 813g

Original Price: £25.00

With over 1,000 original photographs, this is a true labour of love and an ideal purchase for anyone interested in the history of the Second World War in a more accessible form.

Author: Jack Holroyd

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Paperback. 320pp. 17cm by 23.5cm.

ISBN: 9781399063043

Weight: 850g

Original Price: £19.99

Author: Daniel Taylor

Publisher: Pen & Sword

Hardback. 224pp. 17cm by 25cm.

ISBN: 9781399031165

Weight: 541g

Original Price: £20.00

The Sunday Times Bestselling History of the British Airborne Forces in the Second World War.

Author: Saul David

Publisher: William Collins

Hardback. 576pp. 16cm by 24cm.

ISBN: 9780008522162

Weight: 870g

Original Price: £25.00