Rommel’s Afrika Korps in Colour: rare German photographs from the Second World War
Ian Spring developed a fascination for historical imagery from a young age, amassing hundreds of thousands of colour photographs from World War II – all of which have since been shared online as part of his creation: the PIXPAST Archive. Now more than 250 of the best of these images – of weapons, soldiers, and civilians – have been brought together in a new book. Accompanied by text from military historian Anthony Tucker-Jones (author of The Devil’s Bridge and other titles), Rommel’s Afrika Korps in Colour offers a vivid, detailed insight into the enthralling history of the long North African Campaign.
Rommel’s Afrika Korps in Colour: rare German photographs from the Second World War, Ian Spring and Anthony Tucker-Jones Greenhill Books, hbk (£28) ISBN 978-1784388799
Road to Surrender: three men and the countdown to the end of World War II
Three men were at the centre of the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945: Henry Stimson, the US Secretary of War; General Carl Spaatz, head of strategic bombing in the Pacific; and Shigenori Togo, the Japanese Foreign Minister. With new access to each of their diaries, Evan Thomas explores the backdrop to an event that changed the course of history.
