Dr. B.
The former director of the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm makes his literary debut with this dramatic and riveting novel of book publishing, émigrés, spies, and diplomats in World War II Sweden based on his grandfather’s life
Specific wars and campaigns
Going After Cacciato
Winner of the National Book Award, ‘Going After Cacciato’ captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked the Vietnam War, this strangest of wars.
If I Die in a Combat Zone
Hailed as one of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam War, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives of the soldiers caught in the conflict.
The Last Veteran: Harry Patch and the Legacy of War
This moving and timely book explores the way the First World War has been thought about and commemorated, and how it has affected its own, and later, generations.
Unbroken: Film tie-in edition
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
Unbroken: Unabridged edition
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
The Kindness of Women
‘This is autobiography taken to the highest reaches of fiction, another wonderful novel of scorching power, shot through with honesty and lyricism’ Observer
Flight By Elephant: The Untold Story of World War II’s Most Daring Jungle Rescue
The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission.
Human Voices
From the Booker Prizewinning author of ‘Offshore’ and ‘The Blue Flower’; a funny, touching, authentic story of life at Broadcasting House during the Blitz.
Flight By Elephant: The Untold Story of World War II’s Most Daring Jungle Rescue
The incredible story of Gyles Mackrell and his Burmese, elephant-assisted wartime rescue mission.
I Didn’t Do It For You: How the World Used and Abused a Small African Nation (Text Only)
One small East African country embodies the battered history of the continent: patronised by colonialists, riven by civil war, confused by Cold War manoeuvring, proud, colorful, with Africa’s best espresso and worst rail service. Michela Wrong brilliantly reveals the contradictions and comedy, past and present, of Eritrea.
Dynamo: Defending the Honour of Kiev (Text Only)
In 1942 at the centre point of World War II an extraordinary event took place not on the battlefield but in a municipal stadium in Kiev. This is the true story of courage, team loyalty and fortitude in the face of the most brutal oppression the world had ever seen.
Unbroken
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
Unbroken
The incredible true story of Louis Zamperini, now a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie.
The Last Veteran
This moving and timely book explores the way the First World War has been thought about and commemorated, and how it has affected its own, and later, generations.
Stanley I Presume?
A rip-roaring and hilarious memoir from Stanley Johnson – father of London mayor Boris Johnson.