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  • Spitfire Pilot

    by David Crook ...
    "A brilliant first-hand account of the life of a fighter pilot" in World War II ( The Spectator).Spitfire Pilot was written in 1940 in the heat of battle, when the RAF stood alone against the might of Hitler's Third Reich. It is a tremendous personal account of one of the fiercest and most idealized air conflicts—the Battle of Britain—seen through the eyes of a pilot of the famous 609 Squadron, ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Blood and Ruins

    The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945

    by Richard Overy ...
    **“Monumental… [A] vast and detailed study that is surely the finest single-volume history of World War II. Richard Overy has given us a powerful reminder of the horror of war and the threat posed by dictators with dreams of empire.” – The Wall Street JournalA thought-provoking and original reassessment of World War II, from Britain’s leading military historianA New York Times bestseller**Richard ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Rain of Ruin

    Tokyo, Hiroshima and the Surrender of Japan

    by Richard Overy ...
    **A remarkable account of the terrible climax of the Second World War in AsiaA Telegraph Book of the Year 2025**'A short but quietly devastating book, in which Overy adds new perspectives to a subject that has often been approached from a narrowly American angle... Overy's book is a sombre reminder that the border between civilisation and savagery is wafer-thin.' - Philip Snow, Literary ReviewIn ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $12.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Why War?

    by Richard Overy ...
    Series series Pelican Books
    A richly absorbing book... Overy is unquestionably one of our finest living historians - The Daily TelegraphWhy has warfare always been part of the human story?From biology to belief, what explains the persistence of violent conflict?What light can this shed on humanity’s past – and its future?There can be few more important but also more contentious issues than attempting to understand the human ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • The Times History of the World

    by Richard Overy ...
    Discover the scope of the world’s history* With exclusive article by Richard Overy *Beginning with the story of early man, and culminating in the rise of global terrorism and environmental issues, the text is a breathtaking and unrivalled narrative which includes voyages of discovery, revolutions and wars, dynasties and empires.Richard Overy, with a team of historians, presents a factual ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Third Reich in 100 Objects

    A Material History of Nazi Germany

    by Roger Moorhouse ...
    "Insightful commentary on the tangible relics of the Third Reich . . . Tells the history of the Nazi regime from a fascinating new perspective" ( Military History Monthly).Hitler's Third Reich is covered in countless books and films: no conflict of the twentieth century has prompted such interest or such a body of literature. Here, two leading World War II historians offer a new way to look at the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Why The Allies Won

    by Dr Richard Overy ...
    The Allied victory in 1945 - though comprehensive - was far from inevitable. By 1942 almost the entire resources of continental Europe were in German hands and Japan had wiped out the western colonial presence in Asia. Democracy appeared to have had its day.In this remarkable study, Richard Overy provides a reinterpretation of the war through an account of the decisive military campaigns that ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • The Dictators

    Hitler's Germany and Stalin's Russia

    by Richard Overy ...
    Half a century after their deaths, the dictatorships of Stalin and Hitler still cast a long and terrible shadow over the modern world. They were the most destructive and lethal regimes in history, murdering millions. They fought the largest and costliest war in all history. Yet millions of Germans and Russians enthusiastically supported them and the values they stood for. In this first major study ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • An Eagle's Odyssey

    My Decade as a Pilot in Hitler's Luftwaffe

    by Johannes Kaufmann ...
    The first English translation of one German military pilot's experience before, during, and after World War II flying for the Third Reich.Johannes Kaufmann's career was an exciting one. He may have been an ordinary Luftwaffe pilot but he served during an extraordinary time with distinction. Serving for a decade through both peacetime and wartime, his memoir sheds light on the immense pressures of ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bombers and the Bombed

    Allied Air War Over Europe 1940-1945

    by Richard Overy ...
    The ultimate history of the Allied bombing campaigns in World War IITechnology shapes the nature of all wars, and the Second World War hinged on a most unpredictable weapon: the bomb. Day and night, Britain and the United States unleashed massive fleets of bombers to kill and terrorize occupied Europe, destroying its cities. The grisly consequences call into question how “moral” a war the Allies ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Russia's War

    A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945

    by Richard Overy ...
    **"A penetrating and compassionate book on the most gigantic military struggle in world history."--The New York Times Book Review"An extraordinary tale... Overy's engrossing book provides extensive details of the slaughter, brutality, bitterness and destruction on the massive front from the White Sea to the flank of Asia."--Chicago Tribune**The Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Battle of Britain

    Myth and Reality

    by Richard Overy ...
    The Battle of Britain tells the extraordinary story of one of the pivotal events of the Second World War - the struggle between British and German air forces in the late summer and autumn of 1940. Exposing many of the myths surrounding the conflict, the book provides answers to important questions: how close did Britain really come to invasion? What were Hitler and Churchill's motives? And what ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD