WWII

On June 6, 1944, American and British troops staged the greatest amphibious landing in history to begin Operation Overlord, the battle to liberate Europe from the scourge of the Third Reich. With … [Read more...] about Overlord by Max Hastings

Drawing on unique sources, Michael Bloch describes the career of the Duke of Windsor during the Second World War. As a military liaison officer in France during 1939-40, he issued warnings which, … [Read more...] about The Duke of Windsor’s War by Michael Bloch

At a villa on the shore of the Wannsee, a lake in suburban Berlin, on 20th January 1942 one of the most terrible meetings in human history convened. Chaired by Reinhard Heydrich and organised and … [Read more...] about The Villa, The Lake, The Meeting by Mark Roseman

Brightly Shone the Dawn gives an account of those involved in the Invasion of Normandy . The authors of this account of the invasion are, Garry Johnson and Christopher Dunphie. Many books have been … [Read more...] about Brightly Shone the Dawn

Neightbors tells of the destruction of the Jewish Community in Jedwabne, Poland. One summer day in 1941, half of the Polish town of Jedwabne murdered the other half - 1,600 men, women and children … [Read more...] about Neighbors by Jan T. Gross

In Green and Red - The Lives of Frank Ryan by Adrian Hoar At the onset of the Spanish Civil War, Ryan led the first contingent of Irish volunteers to support the Popular Front against Franco's … [Read more...] about In Green and Red