In commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this striking set of postcards includes 30 famous wartime posters, artworks and vintage photographs drawn from IWMs unrivalled collections.
ISBN-13: 9781912423941
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Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
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How a Unit of Refugees, Artists, and Professors Fought Back against the Third Reich
Working behind the scenes in World War II, the Psycho Boys were a diverse group of soldiers trained in psychological warfare and skilled in interrogation, broadcasting, and producing propaganda materials. In this book Beverly Driver Eddy tells their rarely heard story and makes the case for their importance to the Allied war effort following ......
Unpublished Scientific Reports from the Second World War
Using official WW2 documents this book provides the reader with the same information on the Panzer VI Ausf. E Tiger I that was available to British and Commonwealth officers and tank crews during the war. As soon as intelligence reports confirmed the existence of the Tiger tank the hunt was on to find reliable information on how to knock it out.
On the evening of 5 June 1944, the people of Britain braced for news that would truly change the course of history. Ships and landing craft assembled in the Channel, paratroopers prepared for flight and troops readied for action. A brief announcement the following morning declared that D-Day had finally arrived. It would be the start of a long and ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423910
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
1945: one of the most important years in modern history. Encompassing not only the celebration of peace and an end to the Second World War, but also the devastating first use of nuclear weapons and the long shadow cast by both this and the legacy of the worldwide conflagration. In this landmark publication, Anthony Richards tells the story of ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423927
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
How Hitler's Chief of Intelligence Betrayed the Nazis
Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, Adolf Hitler’s chief of military intelligence, accomplished something that neither President Franklin D. Roosevelt nor Prime Minister Winston Churchill could ever achieve – he saved the lives of hundreds Jewish refugees and other racial and political undesirables by rescuing them from Nazi Germany and other ......
By the time the war clouds of Europe and Asia spilled onto the shores of the United States, the allied military found itself outmanned, outgunned and out flown. The United States, still reeling from the Great Depression, was in a technological disadvantage in all branches of the military. This included, of course, a viable air force. There ......
The Disastrous Raid on POW Camp Hammelburg in World War II
Patton's Last Gamble vividly recounts Gen. George Patton's ill-fated mission to liberate a German POW camp where his son-in-law and other Americans were held. It was a mission Gen. Omar Bradley later said "began as a wild goose chase and ended in tragedy."
The Extraordinary Story of the Downed American Airmen Who Escaped to Safety in World War II
During World War II, some 10,000 American bombers and fighters were shot down over Europe. Of the crews aboard, 26,000 men were killed, while 30,000 survived being shot down only to be captured and made prisoners of war. Against the longest of odds, nearly 3,000 airmen made it to the ground alive, evaded capture, and escaped to safety. These ......
