Winston Churchill's superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War is a defining work of twentieth-century history. With dramatic narrative power Churchill reconstructs...

In September 1939 Operation Pied Piper began. Its aim was to place the children of Britain’s industrial cities beyond the reach of the Luftwaffe. It was the largest mass evacuation of children...

'The World Crisis: 1911-1918'
Part One
Winston Churchill's superlative account of the prelude to and events of the First World War is a defining work of twentieth-century history. With...

The concluding volume of Churchill’s war memoirs.

1943 marked the turning-point of the Second World War. With the United States now fully involved, and Stalingrad marking the turn of...

‘Churchill: A Life’ follows Winston Churchill from his earliest days to his moments of triumph. Here, the drama and excitement of his story are ever-present. Martin Gilbert gives us a vivid...

Ten episodes from David Reynolds' award-winning radio series, which trace the history of the American Civil War. This narrative tells the story of the American Civil War through the voices of...

Six raids that changed the course of history. Operation Judgement: one of the most spectacular efforts of World War Two, where obsolete British biplanes attacked the Italian fleet in Taranto....

Norman Brook was Cabinet Under Secretary during the Second World War and took personal, handwritten notes of the exchanges between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his ministers.

A magisterial history of the greatest and most terrible event in history, from one of the finest historians of the Second World War. This shows the impact of war upon hundreds of millions of...

For the very first time, 'The War that Never Was' tells the fascinating story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s.In a covert operation organised over...

Churchill's history of the Second World War is, and will remain, the definitive work. Lucid, dramatic, remarkable, for its breadth and sweep and for its sense of personal involvement, it is...

‘This is the room from which I will direct the war,’ Churchill declared, shortly after becoming Prime Minister in 1940. And he did just that, as the distinguished Churchill biographer Richard...

‘Churchill: A Life’ follows Winston Churchill from his earliest days to his moments of triumph. Here, the drama and excitement of his story are ever-present. Martin Gilbert gives us a vivid...

Southern Afghanistan: reporter Stephen Grey is embedded with B Company, 2 Yorks, during Operation Snakebite. The mission: to take the stronghold of Musa Qala, deep in hostile Taliban territory.

Max Hastings' study of the greatest and most terrible event in history continues in the second part of his epic book. There are vivid descriptions of the tragedies and triumphs of a host of...