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Why do Second World War books remain so widely collected? The 1939 to 1945 conflict produced one of the largest bodies of historical writing in existence, and demand for it never really fades. Collectors seek Winston Churchill's The Second World War, campaign histories of the Desert War, Normandy and the Pacific, unit and regimental records, and the memoirs of the soldiers, sailors and airmen who served, including the South African forces at Tobruk and El Alamein.
This category brings together second-hand and collectable WWII books held at Midlands Books in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands: battle and campaign histories, biographies, memoirs, and illustrated reference works, from common reading copies to scarce first editions and signed volumes. It forms part of our broader military history collection. As always in this field, edition and condition shape what a title is worth, so it helps to know what you have before you buy or sell.
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The Fall of Berlin 1945 - A compelling 2002 Viking hardcover edition of Antony Beevor's acclaimed history of the Soviet capture of Berlin and the collapse of Nazi Germany in 1945. Drawing…
No Place to Lay My Head – Anthony Richardson’s gripping account of Sasha Nioman, a Byelorussian teenager forced into German service on the Eastern Front, who survived a Soviet massacre and later…
The Secret Raiders – David Woodward’s 1955 William Kimber account of the German armed merchant raiders of the Second World War, disguised ships that sank more than 850,000 tons of Allied shipping…
Fighters of World War II - Impressive oversized 1985 landscape paperback featuring 29 iconic World War II fighter aircraft, with spectacular full-colour illustrations by Keith Fretwell and Ichiro Hasegawa and text by…
A fascinating and authoritative history of Hitler's rise to power and the collapse of German democracy. Richard J. Evans explores the political, economic and social upheavals that enabled the Nazi Party to…
Die japanischen Kriegsschiffe - A sought-after 1970 German-language naval reference covering Japanese warships from 1869 to 1945. Featuring 515 pages of detailed technical specifications, diagrams and historical information on the Imperial Japanese…
Death Was Our Companion - A fascinating firsthand account of the final days of Nazi Germany in 1945. Military historian Tony Le Tissier draws on German eyewitness testimonies to reveal the desperate…
By examining the campaign as both an operational struggle and a defining moment in British history, The Battle of Britain offers a valuable perspective on the importance of air power in modern…
For readers interested in the Eastern Front, Soviet history, World War II, military strategy and the human experience of warfare, The Siege of Leningrad remains a compelling historical work. Salisbury's journalistic approach…
The USAAF Airman - A detailed illustrated study of USAAF aircrew service, equipment and survival during the Second World War, covering everything from oxygen systems and flying clothing to parachutes, ditching, escape…
St Nazaire 1942 - Illustrated Osprey account of the daring 1942 St Nazaire Raid, covering HMS Campbeltown, the British Commandos, planning, assault and aftermath of Operation Chariot. 2009 hardback edition from the…
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich - William L. Shirer’s monumental history of Nazi Germany, from Hitler’s rise to power through the Second World War and the collapse of the…
A powerful historical graphic novel produced in cooperation with the Anne Frank House. Through the experiences of Holocaust survivor Esther, The Search explores Jewish persecution, survival, family history and the lasting consequences…
A 1943 American hardcover edition of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf, published by Houghton Mifflin Company and translated into English by Ralph Manheim. An original Second World War-era publication of historical and bibliographical…
The War at Sea 1939-1945 - The complete monumental official history of Britain’s naval war during the Second World War, comprising three volumes bound in four books. Of particular significance, Volumes I…
…And God Cried: The Holocaust Remembered - A powerful illustrated history of the Holocaust by Charles Lawliss, combining historical narrative with striking period photography. This 1994 JG Press hardcover is an important…
A collectable 1995 illustrated history of the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight by Bill Taylor, covering its famous Spitfires, Hurricanes, Lancaster and personnel. This copy is especially interesting for its handwritten…
For Love of a Rose - The fascinating story behind the creation of the world-famous Peace rose and the generations of the Meilland family who devoted themselves to rose breeding. A highly…
On the Eve - A deeply researched portrait of European Jewish civilisation immediately before the Second World War, examining its people, communities, culture and social history during the years preceding the Holocaust.
Anatomy of the SS State - The scarce 1968 first English edition of this authoritative 614-page scholarly examination of the SS, Nazi persecution, concentration camps and the machinery of the Third Reich.…
