Total War: a people’s history of the Second World War
ILLUSTRATED BOOK
The Second World War was not a single event but a confluence of simultaneous conflicts around the world, each with a devastating impact for communities large and small. Total War explores the consequences of the fighting through photographs, detailed maps, posters, personal stories, and an array of other media. It has been published especially to coincide with the recent opening of the new Second World War and Holocaust galleries at the Imperial War Museum in London.
Total War: a people’s history of the Second World War
Kate Clements, Paul Cornish, and Vikki Hawkins
Thames & Hudson, hbk (£35)
ISBN: 978-0500252482
Churchill, Master and Commander: Winston Churchill at war 1895-1945
A quality that made Winston Churchill uniquely suited to the role of wartime leader was his lifelong passion for the business of war itself. Anthony Tucker-Jones explores Churchill’s military adventures in Cuba, India, and elsewhere, and how these experiences shaped his later decisions as Britain’s supreme commander during World War II.
Churchill, Master and Commander: Winston Churchill at war 1895-1945
Anthony Tucker-Jones
Osprey Publishing, hbk (£20)
ISBN: 978-1472847331
A Dangerous Enterprise: secret war at sea
Between 1942 and 1944, a small, secret, and very successful unit of the Royal Navy operated between Dartmouth and the Brittany Coast. The unit was called the 15th Motor Gunboat Flotilla and it became the most highly decorated Royal Navy unit of the war. Tim Spicer draws on extensive research from both sides of the channel to find out why.
A Dangerous Enterprise: secret war at sea
Tim Spicer
Barbreck Publishers, hbk (£18.99)
ISBN: 978-1999589134
A Brave and Cunning Prince: the great chief Opechancanough and the war for America
In the mid 16th century, a young Indian boy was abducted from the Chesapeake Bay area by Spanish explorers. The event would set in motion a life of struggle against the Spanish and English colonists in America. James Horn explores the extraordinary times of Opechancanough, a great warrior chief who lived for nearly a century.
A Brave and Cunning Prince: the great chief Opechancanough and the war for America
James Horn
Basic Books, hbk (£25)
ISBN: 978-0465038909
Bomber Command: men, machines, and missions, 1936-68
It is no exaggeration to say that Royal Air Force Bomber Command was absolutely crucial to the British war effort. In this comprehensive and illustrated history, Gordon Wilson, a retired military and commercial pilot, explores the ‘human face’ of the organisation from its inception just prior to World War II until its final years during the Cold War.
Bomber Command: men, machines, and missions, 1936-68
Gordon A A Wilson
Amberley Publishing, hbk (£20)
ISBN: 978-1445690933
Ancient Rome: infographics
The latest instalment in the ‘infographics’ series explores every aspect of the Roman world, including the imperial dynasties and the formidable strength of Rome’s military power. The book is packed with stylish graphics, charts, and diagrams, providing the reader with a clear and interesting, but also detailed, understanding of how Roman society operated.
Ancient Rome: infographics
Nicolas Guillerat, John Scheid, Milan Molocco, and Philip Matyszak
Thames & Hudson, hbk (£20)
ISBN: 978-0500252628
