• Bookhype
  • My Books
    • Search books
    • New releases
    • Special editions
    • Recommendations
    • Activity
    • Fantasy
    • Historical
    • Mystery
    • Romance
    • Science Fiction
    • Thriller
    • Young Adult
  • Login
  • Register
  • Login
  • Register

Search results

Reset all filters
Cover of A Wartime Family

A Wartime Family

by Lizzie Lane

Published 19 June 2014
Adult

A scandalous woman?Having left her abusive husband for very good reasons, Mary Anne Randall finds herself judged harshly by her neighbours, especially after she has the courage to risk a second chance at happiness.But with the only man she has ever loved away fighting, Mary Anne is less concerned by her tarnished reputation than with keeping her children safe, as the bombs fall on Bristol – all too close to home.(Note: Originally published as Secret Sins by Jeannie Johnson)


Cover of Indian Army in the Two World Wars

Indian Army in the Two World Wars (History of Warfare)

Published 1 January 2011
Adult


Cover of Codename Downfall

Codename Downfall

by Thomas B Allen and Norman Polmar

Published 13 July 1995
Adult


Cover of Coastal Command Pilot 1939-1945

Coastal Command Pilot 1939-1945

by Ted Rayner

Published December 1994
Adult


Cover of Intelligence Images from the Eastern Front

Intelligence Images from the Eastern Front (Looking Down on War)

by Roy M. Stanley

Published 30 November 2016
Adult

Despite the Luftwaffe being ordered to destroy millions of aerial photos in 1945, the Allies found no less than twenty tons of photos in eleven locations, including a hoard in a Bavarian barn. These together with vast numbers of photographs taken by German soldiers used for Intelligence analysis were put into classified Allied Intelligence files at a time when USAAF and RAF imagery was being destroyed. Covering Iron Curtain countries they were valuable for cartography and target intelligence du...


Cover of The Saboteur

The Saboteur

by Paul Kix

Published 5 December 2017
Adult

In the tradition of `Agent Zigzag' comes a breathtaking biography of WWII's `Scarlet Pimpernel' as fast-paced and emotionally intuitive as the best spy thrillers. This celebrates unsung hero Robert de La Rochefoucauld, an aristocrat turned anti-Nazi saboteur, and his exploits as a British Special Operations Executive-trained resistant A scion of one of the oldest families in France, Robert de La Rochefoucauld was raised in a magnificent chateau and educated in E...


Cover of American Airline's Secret War in China: Project Seven Alpha, WWII

American Airline's Secret War in China: Project Seven Alpha, WWII

by Leland Shanle

Published 1 February 2017
Adult

In late 1941, President Roosevelt agonized over the rapid advances of the Japanese forces in Asia; they seemed unstoppable. He foresaw their intentions of taking India and linking up with the two other Axis Powers, Germany and Italy, in an attempt to conquer the Eastern Hemisphere. US naval forces had been surprised and diminished in Pearl Harbor and the army was not only outnumbered but also ill-prepared to take on the invading hoards. One of Roosevelt's few options was to form a defensive line...


Cover of Old Breed General

Old Breed General

by Amy Rupertus Peacock and Don Brown

Published 31 January 2022
Adult

Marine general William Rupertus is best known today for writing the Corps' Rifleman's Creed, which begins, "This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine" - which has been made famous by films such as Full Metal Jacket and Jarhead. Rupertus was one of the outstanding Marines of the twentieth century, standing alongside men such as Smedley Butler, Chesty Puller, and Arthur Vandegrift, but he hasn't yet received his due. Rupertus "made his bones" in the USMC's "savage wars of pe...


Cover of Death on a Distant Frontier

Death on a Distant Frontier

by Charles Whiting

Published 1 June 1996
Adult

A veteran of the campaign reveals a lost opportunity for Patton's Third Army and British SAS troops to finish off retreating German troops in September 1944. Describes the dramatic period when the Allies thought the war was won and SAS units went behind enemy lines to prepare for an advance that didnt come.


Cover of Carlos

Carlos

by J L Kunkle

Published 1 May 2007
Adult


Cover of Prison Journal

Prison Journal (Penguin International Writers S.)

by Luise Rinser

Published 23 July 1987
Adult

Arrested by Nazis in 1944 after her political beliefs were reported, Rinser was imprisoned until the end of the war. She shared her captivity with a variety of women including Jehovah's Witnesses, abortionists, women who had had affairs with foreigners, thieves and other politically suspect prisoners. Her journal covers two months of her imprisonment, observing both herself and her companions, as they cope, or fail to cope, in their various ways, with prison.


Cover of 33 Months as a POW in Stalag Luft III

33 Months as a POW in Stalag Luft III

by Albert P Clark

Published 1 April 2005
Adult


Cover of Japanese Experimental Transport Aircraft

Japanese Experimental Transport Aircraft

by Giuseppe Picarella

Published 26 January 2012
Adult

Information in English on Japanese World War Two transport aircraft is hard to find, and in this book the story of the Japanese experimental transport designs is told in great detail. The context of each aircraft is explained, with information on the low priority given to transport aircraft and the disastrous implications of that neglect for the Japanese war effort. Fully illustrated with many rare photographs and excellent artwork, the various designs and proposals for transport aircraft during...


Cover of The Hour of the Women

The Hour of the Women

by Christian Graf Von Krockow and Christian von Krockow

Published 6 July 1992
Adult

Libussa Fritz-Krockow was forced to live by her wits to survive the harrowing final days of the Third Reich. As waves of invading Russian troops poured into the remote Eastern provinces, sealing them off from the West, all vestiges of order were swept away. Christian von Krockow has used his sister's experiences to write this narrative, written as though with Libussa's voice. The book tells how Libussa kept her baby and ageing parents alive by stealing vegetables from the Russian headquarters, h...


Cover of British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWI

British and Commonwealth Warship Camouflage of WWI

by Malcolm Wright

Published 15 October 2016
Adult

During World War II navies developed low visibility, horizontal and vertical surface camouflage for their ships. The camouflage served to reduce the visibility of the ships by blending them in with the sea. It also made the identity of the ship confusing by applying more obtrusive patterns. In this the third volume by maritime artist Malcolm Wright, both the official and unofficial paint schemes that adorned the cruisers and minelayers of the Royal Navy and Commonwealth are depicted in detail. W...


Cover of Athenia Torpedoed

Athenia Torpedoed

by Francis M Carroll

Published 15 September 2012
Adult

Just hours after World War II was declared, Germany struck its first blow, firing without warning on the passenger liner Athenia. The British ship was loaded with Americans, Canadians, and Europeans attempting to cross the Atlantic before the outbreak of war. As the ship sank, 1,306 were rescued but 112 people were lost, including thirty Americans. This account of the disaster, based on new research, tells a dramatic story of tragedy and triumph, as historian Francis Carroll chronicles the survi...


Cover of Amazing Airmen

Amazing Airmen

by Ian Darling

Published 1 January 2009
Adult

Canadian and British airmen engaged in fierce and deadly battles in the skies over Europe during the Second World War. Those who survived often had to overcome incredible obstacles to do so - dodging bullets and German troops, escaping from burning planes and enduring forced marches if they became prisoners. In one story, a tail gunner from Montreal survived despite being unconscious when blown out of his bomber. Another story describes how the crew of a navigator from Ottawa used chewing gum to...


Cover of Me 262 Stormbird, The: From the Pilots Who Flew, Fought, and Survived It

Me 262 Stormbird, The: From the Pilots Who Flew, Fought, and Survived It

by Colin D Heaton and Anne-Marie Lewis

Published 1 January 2012
Adult


Cover of Spuren von Krieg und Terror

Spuren von Krieg und Terror

by Claudia Theune

Published 7 September 2020
Adult


Cover of Fly

Fly

by Michael Veitch

Published 1 August 2008
Adult


Cover of World War II

World War II

Published 1 June 2002
Adult

A monumental work of living history, World War II: Europe provides a commanding view of the hand-to-hand combat and the stupendous air battles, critical decisions, and tragic losses. 4 CDs.


Cover of Hurricane at Biak

Hurricane at Biak

by Marc D Bernstein

Published 20 June 2000
Adult


Cover of Real Heroes

Real Heroes

by Pat Schuller

Published 1 June 2003
Adult


Cover of The Warsaw Diary of Adam Czerniakow

The Warsaw Diary of Adam Czerniakow (Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)

by Adam Czerniakow

Published 1 January 1978
Adult

The Nazi-sponsored mayor of the Warsaw Ghetto illuminates his dealings with German authorities and testifies to the agonies suffered by the Ghetto's half-million Jews.


Previous Next page
Copyright © 2023 Bookhype
About • Subscribe • Twitter • Terms of Service • Privacy Policy