Must-read books on WWII
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Must-read books on WWII
By Head of Zeus
A selection of heart-stopping fiction and meticulously-researched and jaw-dropping non-fiction books evoking the hardships and triumphs of World War Two.
The Hitler Years ~ Triumph 1933 - 1939
Frank McDonough
£12.99 £12.34Frank McDonough charts the dramatic change of fortune for the Third Reich, and challenges long-held accounts of the Holocaust and Germany's ultimate defeat.
Spitfire Girl: My Life in the Sky
Jackie Moggridge
£10.99 £10.44From her first flight at fifteen to smuggling Spitfires into Burma, Jackie describes the trials and tribulations, successes and frustrations of her life in the sky.
The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb
Neal Bascomb
£16.99 £16.14The epic mission to sabotage Hitler's atomic bomb. A compulsively readable narrative about a group of young men who survived the cold of a Norwegian winter and evaded the clutches of the Gestapo, to save the world from destruction.
The Crew: The Story of a Lancaster Bomber Crew
David Price
£9.99 £9.49A moving tribute to the sacrifice and bravery of the fliers of RAF Bomber Command. This is their story.
Breakout at Stalingrad
Heinrich Gerlach
£10.00 £9.50The original manuscript of Heinrich Gerlach's novel, written in Soviet Prison during World War II. A stark and terrifying portrait of the horrors of war, and a profoundly humane depiction of comradeship in adversity.