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The real Dad's Army The real Dad's Army Norman Longmate A narrative history of the Home Guard from its creation in May 1940 to the end of the Second World War. The enduring popularity of the BBC TV series Dad's Army has focused attention on one of the str… OL1334241W
Citizens of London Citizens of London Lynne Olson In Citizens of London, Lynne Olson has written a work of World War II history even more relevant and revealing than her acclaimed Troublesome Young Men. Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the… OL14909916W
We died with our boots clean We died with our boots clean Kenneth McAlpine "We fought with bayonets and, in unarmed combat, learned how to kill someone in seven seconds. An instructor demonstrated, using me as the victim. I vividly remember falling to the ground with a grey… OL15447707W
Britain's war machine Britain's war machine David Edgerton "The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. David Edgerton's bold, compelling new history shows the conflict in a new light, with… OL15981033W
Norwich Norwich Stephen Snelling 160 p. : 30 cm OL16639311W
Princes at war Princes at war Deborah Cadbury A very unusual biography of the four brothers of the royal family during the Abdication crisis of 1936 as well as the war years until the death of George VI. Traces the self confidence and loyalties … OL17112774W
Britain's War Britain's War Daniel Todman Great Britain's refusal to yield to Nazi Germany in the Second World War remains one of the greatest survival stories of modern times. Commemorated, evoked, and mythologized as it has been-chiseled a… OL17639823W
Don't Forget To Write Don't Forget To Write Pam Hobbs In June 1940, 10-year-old Pam Hobbs and her sister Iris took the long journey from their council home in Leigh-on-Sea to faraway rural Derbyshire. Living away from Mum and Dad for two long years, Pam… OL19644072W
Alone Alone Michael Korda "Combining epic history with rich family stories, Michael Korda chronicles the outbreak of World War II and the great events that led to Dunkirk. In an absorbing work peopled with world leaders, gene… OL19712860W
Churchill's war lab Churchill's war lab Taylor Downing Analyzes the role of Churchill's passion for military history in shaping his wartime innovations and strategies, offering insight into his unique leadership style and patronization of radical new ide… OL19948260W
Last of the few Last of the few Max Arthur Presents personal accounts of the pilots who fought and survived that battle. OL19951142W
Code name Pauline Code name Pauline Pearl Witherington Cornioley "The as yet unpublished memoirs for young adults of the only female SOE agent to lead a French Resistance network during World War II"-- OL19968337W
Eisenhower's armies Eisenhower's armies Niall Barr A history of World War II's "Atlantic Alliance" draws on archival research to share insights into how its unprecedented level of cooperation led to victory in spite of considerable tensions and contr… OL20015735W
Voices from the front Voices from the front Hart, Peter "In the 1980s and early 1990s, Peter Hart, then a young oral historian at the Imperial War Museum in London, conducted 183 interviews with British World War I veterans. After the death of the last ve… OL20056527W
Alan Turing Alan Turing Dermot Turing **Following hot on the heels of The Imitation Game, this is the first modern biography of Alan Turing by a member of the family—Alan’s nephew, Sir Dermot Turing.** Alan Turing was an extraordinary… OL20222785W
The spy with 29 names The spy with 29 names Jason Webster BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL & MILITARY. He fought on both sides in the Spanish Civil War. He was awarded the Iron Cross by Hitler and an MBE by Britain. To MI5 he was known as Ga… OL20872119W
Teddy Bears and Doodle-Bugs Teddy Bears and Doodle-Bugs Jacqueline Hollings A London child's view of World War Two. For Jacqueline Hollings and her younger sister and brother growing up in Colindale, a part of Hendon, the war brought changes and hardships they could never ha… OL21026754W
When Britain when to war When Britain when to war Richard Havers "When Britain Went To War everyone in the country was involved, whether they were in the military or civilians whose jobs were vital to the war effort. Additionally, every woman in the country, whete… OL24307966W
West Indian women at war West Indian women at war Ben Bousquet x, 176 p. : 22 cm OL3810385W
Invasion, 1940 Invasion, 1940 Robinson, Derek Robinson's thesis is that the RAF didn't save Britain from invasion by defeating the Luftwaffe. The battle was at best a draw, and it was the advancing season and Hitler's eyes turning toward Russia … OL4162026W
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