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Alan Turing

Alan Turing was an English Mathmatician and computer scientist whose development of the Bombe helped find the settings for the German Enigma machine. This played a pivotal role in cracking intercepted coded messages and helped the Allies win World War 2.

Meet... Weary Dunlop

"Meet... Weary Dunlop" by Jeremy Lord explores the life and legacy of Sir E...More
Girl With The White Flag, The: A Spellbinding Account Of Love And Courage In Wartime Okinawa

"Girl With The White Flag" by Dorothy Britton tells the poignant story of a...More
A Thought of Honour

John Macmasters is an expert in the highly specialised skill of defusing ex...More
Life as a Navajo Code Talker in World War II

"Life as a Navajo Code Talker in World War II" by Kate Shoup tells the insp...More
Turning Points in History: Pearl Harbour paper

A discussion of the events at Pearl Harbor. It is part of a series which ex...More
World War II Home Front

"World War II Home Front" by Gary Barr delves into the everyday lives of Am...More
Horrible Histories Handbook Spies

From cracking codes to the pitfalls of navigating camel poo in the desert -...More
WW2 Survival Tips: Age 10-11, below average readers

What to Do if it Happens to You! is full of essential war-survival instruct...More
The Eastern Front: Barbarossa: Stalingrad; Kursk; Leningrad; Bagration; Berlin

The conflict on the Eastern Front in World War II was colossal in both scal...More
Spies

Horrible Histories Spies is the indispensable guide for aspiring secr...More
Wojtek: War Hero Bear

When a tiny orphaned bear cub is adopted by Polish soldiers during World Wa...More
My War: Evacuee

This book makes for a fascinating read, consisting of the personal accounts...More
A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War

In "A Young Man on the Front Line: Lessons of War," Elizabeth Ann Atkins ta...More
The Taranto Raid: The True Story of the Taranto Raid

In November 1940 Britain was isolated in its stand against Nazi Germany and...More
Make Do and Mend

"Make Do and Mend" is a manual from the British Ministry of Information dur...More
Battle of the Bulge: A Graphic History of Allied Victory in the Ardennes, 1944-1945

"Battle of the Bulge: A Graphic History of Allied Victory in the Ardennes, ...More
Global War

This book is taken from a series of short, in-depth studies on key areas of...More
Hiroshima

Looks at some of the most well-known places in modern history and explores ...More
World at War: World War II: Women at War

What was it like to live and fight during World War II? This series uses a ...More
World War II

Why was the Second World War so devastating, and how had the world become s...More
Warrior Spirit: The Story of Native American Heroism and Patriotism

For decades, American schoolchildren have learned only a smattering of fact...More
Taff in the WAAF

** Winner of The English Association 4-11 Book Awards - Key Stage 2 Non-Fic...More
The Japanese American Internment: Innocence, Guilt, and Wartime Justice

"The Japanese American Internment: Innocence, Guilt, and Wartime Justice" b...More
Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story

"Quiet Hero: The Ira Hayes Story" by S.D. Nelson tells the poignant tale of...More
Access to History for the IB Diploma: Causes and effects of 20th-century wars Second Edition

A new edition for Paper 2, World History Topic 11: Causes and effects of 20...More
World War II In Action

This collection of stories is the perfect introduction to events that shape...More
The Second World War: 1939 - 45

"The Second World War: 1939-45" by Christine Hatt provides a thorough explo...More
World War II Escapes and Rescues

"World War II Escapes and Rescues" by Matt Doeden highlights incredible tru...More
World War II: A History in Documents

World War II: A History in Documents illustrates the major themes and issue...More
The Palgrave Concise Atlas of World War II

This atlas explores the causes, course and consequences of World War II. Cl...More
D-Day: Minute by Minute

"D-Day: Minute by Minute" by Jonathan Mayo offers a detailed account of the...More
Get Down!

"Get Down!" by Ray Billings follows the adrenaline-fueled journey of a grou...More
A Song for Summer

Set against the backdrop of gathering war, A Song for Summer is an unforget...More
Lookout! World War II: Evacuees

More titles in the Children'sLookout! World War II Series Heroes Home Fron...More
World War II

"World War II" by David Isserman provides a comprehensive overview of the m...More
Children's Wartime Diaries: Secret Writings from the Holocaust and World War II

"Children's Wartime Diaries: Secret Writings from the Holocaust and World W...More
Germany: The Third Reich, 1933-45

This second edition of the text has been updated to take account of develop...More
Teach Yourself the Second World War

The Teach Yourself History series offers an alternative to academic histori...More
Home Again: Stories About Coming Home From War

A collection of twelve moving, real-life stories in partnership with ...More
Batman

"Batman" by Robert Leckie provides a thrilling exploration into the dark an...More
Remembered: In Memoriam: An Anthology of African & Caribbean Experiences WWI & WWII

"Remembered: In Memoriam: An Anthology of African & Caribbean Experiences W...More
Perspectives Of A Resistance: Battle of Stalingrad

"Perspectives Of A Resistance: Battle of Stalingrad" by Dr. Roohollah Modda...More
Stories of Women in World War II: We Can Do It!

More than 75 million people fought in World War II nearly all of them men....More
Churchill and the Battle of Britain

How did Winston Churchill inspire Britain and its Empire in the dark days o...More
The Holocaust: Racism and Genocide in World War II

"The Holocaust: Racism and Genocide in World War II" by Tom Casteel explore...More
My War: Prisoner Of War

This book is a fascinating read, consisting of the stories of five prisoner...More
A Traveller's Guide to the Battle for the German Frontier

This text covers the period from September 1944 until January 1945, followi...More
World at War: World War II: The Bliton Britain

The Blitz on Britain had a profound impact on the war. This title examines ...More