• The Battle of Midway HB- Signed Copy

    The Battle of Midway By: Craig L. Symonds Hardcover 464 Pages There are few moments in American history in which the course of events tipped so suddenly and so dramatically as at the Battle of Midway. At dawn of June 4, 1942, a rampaging Japanese...
    £553.90
  • The Battle of Midway PB

    The Battle of Midway: Turning the Tide of World War IIBy: Wil MaraPaperback32 pages2017Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.2 x 8.7 inchesAge Range: 9 - 13 yearsGrade Level: 4 - 8 Explores the Battle of Midway of World War II. Authoritative text, colorful...
    £172.28
  • The Battling Bastards of Bataan Comic

    They Called Themselves the Battling Bastards of Bataan (World War II Comix) By: Jay Wertz & Wes Locher Paperback 24 pages 2017 Product Dimensions: 7 x 0.1 x 10.1 inches Age Range: 10 and up This fully-illustrated account details all the major...
    £85.71
  • The Bedford Boys PB

    The Bedford Boys: One American Town's Ultimate D-Day Sacrificeby Alex KershawPaperback328 Pages June 6, 1944: Nineteen boys from Bedford, Virginia - population just 3,000 in 1944 - died in the first bloody minutes of D-Day. They were part of Company A of...
    £346.12
  • The Berlin Airlift - Paperback

    The Berlin Aircraft: The Worlds Largest Ever Air Supply Opperationby John GrehanPaperback192 Pages 2019 The fate of the free world hung in the balance. Stalin’s Soviet Union sought to drive the Western democracies from Germany to continue the...
    £432.00
  • The Bielski Brothers PB

    The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews Peter Duffy Paperback 336 Pages 2004 In 1941, three brothers witnessed their parents and two other siblingsbeing led away...
    £346.12
  • The Bitter Road To Freedom PB

    The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europeby William I. HitchcockHardcover464 Pages2008 A revisionist account of the liberation of Europe in World War II from the perspectives of Europeans offers insight into the more...
    £432.69
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    The Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge - Paperback

    The Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulgeby John S.D. EisenhowerPaperback520 Pages1995 It was the greatest single battle the U.S. Army ever fought. More than a million GIs were involved and nearly 80,000 became casualties. The Allied generals had to...
    £450.01
  • The Blood of Free Men - HC - Signed Copy

    The Blood of Free Men: The Liberation of Paris, 1944 By: Michael NeibergHardcover352 Pages2012As the Allies struggled inland from Normandy in August of 1944, the fate of Paris hung in the balance. Other jewels of Europe—sites like Warsaw, Antwerp,...
    £675.27
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    The Bomber Mafia HC

    The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War Malcolm GladwellHardback256 Pages2021 An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of warA New York Times Book Review Editors’...
    £467.50
  • The Bombers and The Bombed - Paperback

    The Bombers and the Bombed: Allied Air War Over Europe 1940-1945By: Richard OveryPaperback592 pagesTechnology shapes the nature of all wars, and the Second World War hinged on a most unpredictable weapon: the bomb. Day and night, Britain and the United...
    £519.44
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    The Bracelet PB

    The Bracelet by Yoshiko Uchida is a moving, beautifully told story set during the Japanese American internment of World War II. When seven-year-old Emi is forced to leave her home and relocate to an internment camp, a simple bracelet given by her best...
    £155.66
  • The Brenner Assignment PB - Signed Copy

    The Brenner Assignment: The Untold Story of the Most Daring Spy Mission of World War II By Patrick O'Donnell Paperback 320 pages 2009 An impossible missionBehind enemy linesThe never-before-told true story of a small team of American saboteurs with...
    £380.75
  • The Bughouse PB

    The Bughouse: The Poetry, Politics, and Madness of Ezra Pound by Daniel SwiftPaperbackNovember 2017320 Pages In 1945, the American poet Ezra Pound was due to stand trial for treason for his broadcasts in Fascist Italy during the Second World War. Before...
    £346.29
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    The Cake Tree in The Ruins - Paperback

    The Cake Tree in the Ruins (Pushkin Collection)by Akiyuki Nosaka (Author) Translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriPaperback160 pagesDecember 2018Intensely moving stories that tell of the absurd violence of war, and tenderly depict the animals and children...
    £311.66
  • The Castaway's War HB

    The Castaway's War: One Man's Battle against Imperial Japanby Stephen HardingHardcover320 Pages2016 In the early hours of July 5, 1943, the destroyer USS Strong was hit by a Japanese torpedo. The powerful weapon broke the destroyer's back, flooded her...
    £467.32
  • The Cat with the Yellow Star PB

    The Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming Of Age In Terezin By: Susan Goldman Rubin and Ela Weissberger Paperback 40 Pages Age Range: 8 and up Grade Level: 3 and up Ela Stein was eleven years old in February of 1942 when she was sent to the Terezin...
    £155.66
  • The Catcher Was a Spy PB

    Discover the extraordinary true story of Moe Berg—Major League Baseball’s elusive catcher who became an undercover OSS operative. Nicholas Dawidoff’s 1994 biography spans 455 pages and illuminates Berg’s cryptic character,...
    £346.29
  • The Christmas Doll: A Repair Shop Story HC

    The Christmas Doll: A Repair Shop Story By: Amy Sparkes Illustrated By: Katie Hickey Hardcover Reading Age: 7-9 Years Grade Level: 2-4 2023 A little girl in wartime England finds that a simple act of generosity and kindness changes her life forever in...
    £311.49
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    The Churchill Factor HB

    The Churchill Factor:How One Man Made History By:Boris Johnson Hardback 288 pages On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century...
    £483.95

Whether you're a seasoned historian or a curious reader, our Books Collection at the National WWII Museum promises a captivating and enlightening journey through the pages of history.

 

Embark on a literary journey through the lesser-discussed theaters and hotspots of WWII, gaining insight into the untold stories that shaped the course of history. From riveting accounts of military campaigns to in-depth analyses of social impacts, our collection ensures a well-rounded understanding of this pivotal era.

 

Uncover the heroes and heroines who played pivotal roles in shaping the world, with biographies that spotlight the contributions of women and African-Americans. Connect with the stories with our insight selection of historical fiction.

 

Explore the resilience of the homefront, where ordinary citizens became extraordinary in the face of adversity. Our collection of books provides a nuanced perspective on the battles fought not only on distant shores but within the hearts and homes of those who lived through this transformative period.