Publications from the Wartime Shop

GERMAN INVASION PLANS FOR THE BRITISH ISLES 1940

Immediately after the fall of France in June 1940, Hitler ordered his generals to organise a plan for the invasion of Britain, code-named Operation Sealion, to land 160,000 soldiers along a 40-mile stretch of SE England. This book brings together a selection of these documents and reproduces them in a handy-sized format. It includes aerial photographs of strategic sites, maps of the main urban centres with identified targets and advice for officers about how to mount an attack on each county. The book gives a remarkable insight into how the German army planned to invade Britain.
Paperback. 80pp. Price: £7.50 inc p&p

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRITISH SERVICEMEN IN FRANCE 1944

In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British soldiers informing them what to expect and how to behave in a newly-liberated France. Containing candid descriptions of this war-ravaged society (widespread malnourishment, rampant tuberculosis), as well as useful phrases and a pronunciation guide (Bonjewer, commont-allay-voo), it was an indispensable guide to everyday life. But this small and unassuming publication had a deeper purpose: to bring together two Allies who did not enjoy ideal relations in 1944.
Paperback. 64pp. Price: £6.50 inc p&p

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRITISH SERVICEMEN IN GERMANY 1944

Nine-and-a-half months after D-Day, 30,000 British troops crossed the Rhine as part of the Allied assault on Germany. Two years earlier, work had already started on a guide to assist them in negotiating everyday life in what then was still enemy territory. This extraordinary booklet was intended to educate soldiers on a range of topics, including German history, the national character, politics, culture, food and drink, currency, and to explain the current situation, including the effect of war on Germany and German attitudes to the British. Paperback. 64pp. Price: £6.50 inc p&p

The DEMOLITION

Lieutenant Linton of the Royal Engineers was dismissed by his general, having carried out an act of outstanding bravery and skill. He’d blown up a strongly made brick railway bridge over the River Canche near Étaples. In doing so he’d delivered a crippling strategic blow to enemy supply lines to the south. But he’d blown up the wrong bridge and disobeyed orders.
Author: Major R A Linton - Paperback. 144 pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p

OUT OF THE DARKNESS

Malcolm Mitchell found himself in the thick of it in June 1944, being a flight engineer on a Stirling bomber, towing a glider into Normandy. It was loaded with troops, a Jeep and a 75mm gun. D-Day was followed by flight after flight into the battle zones of Arnhem under enemy fighter attacks and ack-ack. He recalls the fatigue and fear endured supplying the beleaured men on the ground and the exhilaration of operations throughout Europe.
Paperback. 176pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p

Who Won the Battle of the Atlantic?

Martin T Gilbert who, in 1943, volunteered for the Navy as an Electrical Engineer, creates an informative study of the ways naval warfare progressed throughout the interwar years. The book offers a glimpse of naval development aimed at combating the risks of U-boat attacks on convoys across the Atlantic. Gilbert takes us to the shipbuilding yards of the 40s, telling of his personal experiences working on large ships sent out to sea.
Paperback. 92pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p

Faith, Hope and Malta GC

by Tony Spooner
Malta was a vital base from which Allied aircraft could inflict serious damage on the crucial Axis supply route to Rommel in North Africa. Faith Hope and Malta GC vividly describes how the fighters, bombers, torpedo and reconnaissance aircraft of the RAF and FAA took the fight to the enemy and triumphantly succeeded with all odds stacked against them. The book provides a moving insight into those dark times using the words of those who were there.
Paperback. 208pp. Price: £8.99 inc p&p

The Years Between

Eric Ayto served as an airframe mechanic in RAF Maintenance Command in WWII on Spitfires and Hurricanes, keeping them operational. A light-hearted account of very trying times and the people behind the scenes who kept everything running smoothly, shining a light on the under-appreciated men and women who served their country - sometimes with their lives.
Paperback. 236pp. Price: £8.75 inc p&p

BLOOD BENEATH HIS BOOTS

by Brian Oseman
A biography of Bert Keeling serving as a soldier in Egypt and Italy with the King’s Shropshire Lt Infantry and the Somersets. Bert saw war at the sharp end - the battles, lulls, anxious wait on the Gothic Line to finally the bitter episode of the civil war in Greece.
Paperback. 124pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p

AIR GUNNER (NOW OUT OF PRINT)

This is a light-hearted, yet poignant story of Mike Henry DFC and his colleagues who shared the honour and tragedies of wartime flying. There has been very little written about the experiences of an air gunner in the RAF during WWII, but this could easily be the story of thousands of young gunners, many of whom never returned home to tell their tale.
Paperback. 220pp. Price: £6.95 inc p&p

BEVIN BOY
A RELUCTANT MINER

This is the story of one of those recruited by Ernest Bevin in WWII to work in the coal mines. Explore the experiences of this subterranean life, the vagaries of the mining technology, the back-breaking work, the hazards and the discomforts. Although a release scheme was introduced, the author’s escape came about in a most unexpected way...
Author - Reg Taylor - Paperback. 110pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p

EVADER

Evader is one of the most remarkable stories ever to come out of WWII.
In September 1943, Denys Teare baled out of his burning Lancaster bomber over Occupied France; and became an evader in the midst of the enemy. Continually thwarted in his escape attempts, he was a doubly wanted man - not only a British airman evading the occupying force, but also an active member of the French Resistance. This book tells what it was really like living in France under the Nazis, and of what liberation really meant when it came.
Paperback. 240pp. Price: £8.99 inc p&p

Bombs Bullshit AND Bullets

Peter Richards recalls his early experiences of the London Blitz and his unremitting military training and action in the battle for Normandy. A serious injury in Eterville ended his military career, but he arrived home to enjoy the victory celebrations. Written with an uncommon frankness and sense of humour, the book makes an interesting read.
Paperback. 192pp. Price: £7.75 inc p&p

The FORTIES

Good Times Just Around the Corner
A nostalgic and fascinating account of the most crucial decade of the 20th Century. The Forties vividly illustrates how WWII and its aftermath affected ordinary people all over the UK. Lavishly decorated with period photographs and memorabilia. A great read!
Paperback. 112pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p

MAKE DO AND MEND

A great collection of official Government WWII information leaflets from a wartime archive, never seen in book form. Cloth bound with full colour facsimilies, the book is a nostalgic reminder of wartime austerity, packed full of hints, still relevant today. Hardback. 160pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p

EATING FOR VICTORY

A beautifully presented and nostalgic collection of wartime leaflets in full colour. Cloth bound, it shows examples of Ministry of Food leaflets and how to cope with the shortages. A great gift and example of how difficult life was in those hard times of WWII.
Hardback. 160pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p

274 Things You Should Know About Churchill

Churchill has often been referred to as a 'Great Briton’; his legacy will forever be the victory of World War Two. Though not much is often said about Churchill the man and his complex character and chequered past. Patrick Delaforce uses overlooked and out-of-print resources to create his book which incorporates a collection of Churchill stories, quotations, anecdotes and sayings, 274 Things You Should Know About Churchill is a fascinating insight into the inspirational commander.

Hardback.196pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p

The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill

The bestselling The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill celebrates some of Churchill’s most famous sayings and also some of his lesser well known jokes and puns. An amusing look at all those great quotes – over 100,000 hardback copies sold.

Hardback. 162pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p

THE HITLER FILE

Adolf Hitler may be one of the most infamous men of the twentieth century, and the legacy of his terrible crimes will live for centuries, but what do we really know about him, beyond the scale of his atrocities? Too many biographies are long and daunting, but The Hitler File is easily accessible and covers the life and actions of Hitler from birth right through to his death in 1945. What drove Hitler and his megalomania, and what brought about his, and Nazi Germany’s eventual downfall? At once fascinating, objective and encompassing many subjects, Patrick Delaforce’s latest book roots out things that you never knew about Hitler.
Hardback. 192pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&P

	GERMAN INVASION PLANS FOR THE BRITISH ISLES 1940 Immediately after the fall of France in June 1940, Hitler ordered his generals to organise a plan for the invasion of Britain, code-named Operation Sealion, to land 160,000 soldiers along a 40-mile stretch of SE England. This book brings together a selection of these documents and reproduces them in a handy-sized format. It includes aerial photographs of strategic sites, maps of the main urban centres with identified targets and advice for officers about how to mount an attack on each county. The book gives a remarkable insight into how the German army planned to invade Britain. Paperback. 80pp. Price: £7.50 inc p&p
	INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRITISH SERVICEMEN IN FRANCE 1944 In 1944 the British War Office distributed a handbook to British soldiers informing them what to expect and how to behave in a newly-liberated France. Containing candid descriptions of this war-ravaged society (widespread malnourishment, rampant tuberculosis), as well as useful phrases and a pronunciation guide (Bonjewer, commont-allay-voo), it was an indispensable guide to everyday life. But this small and unassuming publication had a deeper purpose: to bring together two Allies who did not enjoy ideal relations in 1944. Paperback. 64pp. Price: £6.50 inc p&p
	INSTRUCTIONS FOR BRITISH SERVICEMEN IN GERMANY 1944 Nine-and-a-half months after D-Day, 30,000 British troops crossed the Rhine as part of the Allied assault on Germany. Two years earlier, work had already started on a guide to assist them in negotiating everyday life in what then was still enemy territory. This extraordinary booklet was intended to educate soldiers on a range of topics, including German history, the national character, politics, culture, food and drink, currency, and to explain the current situation, including the effect of war on Germany and German attitudes to the British. Paperback. 64pp. Price: £6.50 inc p&p
	The DEMOLITION Lieutenant Linton of the Royal Engineers was dismissed by his general, having carried out an act of outstanding bravery and skill. He’d blown up a strongly made brick railway bridge over the River Canche near Étaples. In doing so he’d delivered a crippling strategic blow to enemy supply lines to the south. But he’d blown up the wrong bridge and disobeyed orders. Author: Major R A Linton - Paperback. 144 pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p
	OUT OF THE DARKNESS Malcolm Mitchell found himself in the thick of it in June 1944, being a flight engineer on a Stirling bomber, towing a glider into Normandy. It was loaded with troops, a Jeep and a 75mm gun. D-Day was followed by flight after flight into the battle zones of Arnhem under enemy fighter attacks and ack-ack. He recalls the fatigue and fear endured supplying the beleaured men on the ground and the exhilaration of operations throughout Europe. Paperback. 176pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p
	Who Won the Battle of the Atlantic? Martin T Gilbert who, in 1943, volunteered for the Navy as an Electrical Engineer, creates an informative study of the ways naval warfare progressed throughout the interwar years. The book offers a glimpse of naval development aimed at combating the risks of U-boat attacks on convoys across the Atlantic. Gilbert takes us to the shipbuilding yards of the 40s, telling of his personal experiences working on large ships sent out to sea. Paperback. 92pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p
	Faith, Hope and Malta GC by Tony Spooner Malta was a vital base from which Allied aircraft could inflict serious damage on the crucial Axis supply route to Rommel in North Africa. Faith Hope and Malta GC vividly describes how the fighters, bombers, torpedo and reconnaissance aircraft of the RAF and FAA took the fight to the enemy and triumphantly succeeded with all odds stacked against them. The book provides a moving insight into those dark times using the words of those who were there. Paperback. 208pp. Price: £8.99 inc p&p
	The Years Between Eric Ayto served as an airframe mechanic in RAF Maintenance Command in WWII on Spitfires and Hurricanes, keeping them operational. A light-hearted account of very trying times and the people behind the scenes who kept everything running smoothly, shining a light on the under-appreciated men and women who served their country - sometimes with their lives. Paperback. 236pp. Price: £8.75 inc p&p
	BLOOD BENEATH HIS BOOTS by Brian Oseman A biography of Bert Keeling serving as a soldier in Egypt and Italy with the King’s Shropshire Lt Infantry and the Somersets. Bert saw war at the sharp end - the battles, lulls, anxious wait on the Gothic Line to finally the bitter episode of the civil war in Greece. Paperback. 124pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p
	AIR GUNNER (NOW OUT OF PRINT) This is a light-hearted, yet poignant story of Mike Henry DFC and his colleagues who shared the honour and tragedies of wartime flying. There has been very little written about the experiences of an air gunner in the RAF during WWII, but this could easily be the story of thousands of young gunners, many of whom never returned home to tell their tale. Paperback. 220pp. Price: £6.95 inc p&p
	BEVIN BOY A RELUCTANT MINER This is the story of one of those recruited by Ernest Bevin in WWII to work in the coal mines. Explore the experiences of this subterranean life, the vagaries of the mining technology, the back-breaking work, the hazards and the discomforts. Although a release scheme was introduced, the author’s escape came about in a most unexpected way... Author - Reg Taylor - Paperback. 110pp. Price: £6.75 inc p&p
	EVADER Evader is one of the most remarkable stories ever to come out of WWII. In September 1943, Denys Teare baled out of his burning Lancaster bomber over Occupied France; and became an evader in the midst of the enemy. Continually thwarted in his escape attempts, he was a doubly wanted man - not only a British airman evading the occupying force, but also an active member of the French Resistance. This book tells what it was really like living in France under the Nazis, and of what liberation really meant when it came. Paperback. 240pp. Price: £8.99 inc p&p
	Bombs Bullshit AND Bullets Peter Richards recalls his early experiences of the London Blitz and his unremitting military training and action in the battle for Normandy. A serious injury in Eterville ended his military career, but he arrived home to enjoy the victory celebrations. Written with an uncommon frankness and sense of humour, the book makes an interesting read. Paperback. 192pp. Price: £7.75 inc p&p
	The FORTIES Good Times Just Around the Corner A nostalgic and fascinating account of the most crucial decade of the 20th Century. The Forties vividly illustrates how WWII and its aftermath affected ordinary people all over the UK. Lavishly decorated with period photographs and memorabilia. A great read! Paperback. 112pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p
	MAKE DO AND MEND A great collection of official Government WWII information leaflets from a wartime archive, never seen in book form. Cloth bound with full colour facsimilies, the book is a nostalgic reminder of wartime austerity, packed full of hints, still relevant today. Hardback. 160pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p
	EATING FOR VICTORY A beautifully presented and nostalgic collection of wartime leaflets in full colour. Cloth bound, it shows examples of Ministry of Food leaflets and how to cope with the shortages. A great gift and example of how difficult life was in those hard times of WWII. Hardback. 160pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p
	274 Things You Should Know About Churchill Churchill has often been referred to as a 'Great Briton’; his legacy will forever be the victory of World War Two. Though not much is often said about Churchill the man and his complex character and chequered past. Patrick Delaforce uses overlooked and out-of-print resources to create his book which incorporates a collection of Churchill stories, quotations, anecdotes and sayings, 274 Things You Should Know About Churchill is a fascinating insight into the inspirational commander. Hardback.196pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p
	The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill The bestselling The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill celebrates some of Churchill’s most famous sayings and also some of his lesser well known jokes and puns. An amusing look at all those great quotes – over 100,000 hardback copies sold. Hardback. 162pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&p
	THE HITLER FILE Adolf Hitler may be one of the most infamous men of the twentieth century, and the legacy of his terrible crimes will live for centuries, but what do we really know about him, beyond the scale of his atrocities? Too many biographies are long and daunting, but The Hitler File is easily accessible and covers the life and actions of Hitler from birth right through to his death in 1945. What drove Hitler and his megalomania, and what brought about his, and Nazi Germany’s eventual downfall? At once fascinating, objective and encompassing many subjects, Patrick Delaforce’s latest book roots out things that you never knew about Hitler. Hardback. 192pp. Price: £10.99 inc p&P