The whereabouts of a stolen hoard of treasure known as 'Rommel's Gold' is one of the most enduring mysteries of the Second World War. This fabulous cache, mainly comprising gold ingots and believed to be worth millions of pounds, was first heard of in 1941 following the German blitzkrieg of Yugoslavia. Rumours abound as to what actually happened to the missing gold, and where it might be today. These include claims that it was seized by a renegade Panzer unit and hidden in the North African desert for reclamation after the war; that it was despatched to Germany as a gift for Hitler but never reached its destination; or that it was taken by Italian partisans who set sail for Corsica, where their boat mysteriously sank just offshore. This book examines the theories and reviews the various searches that have taken place over the last sixty years.

2007, Anova Books, , 9781844860531,< G-01>,221pp illustrations, Very good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 34660-01..............................£5.00 

The real story of the atomic bombings and their aftermath. On August and 6th and 9th 1945, more than 170,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Hundreds of thousands more succumbed to their horrific injuries, or slowly perished of radiation-related sickness. This is the story of the tragedy through the eyes of the survivors, from the twelve-year-olds forced to work in war factories to the wives and children who faced it alone. Through their harrowing personal testimonies, we are reminded that these were ordinary people, given no warning and no chance to escape the horror.

2011, Doubleday, , 0780857521057,< G-01>,629pp, numerous b/w & colour photos & maps, vg in d/w, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 34948-01..............................£14.00 

During the Second World War records of everyday life were kept by thousands of people from all walks of like and forwarded on a regular basis to the Mass Observation Unit, where they were read and filed. The author has used these records to describe the reality of the Blitz for those who lived and worked through it. What happened when the hospital you were working in was hit, attending a church service in the Chislehurst caves, life in Southampton, Coventry or Plymouth all being subjected to nightly bombardment.

1978, Penguin Books, , 0140046127,< G-01>,370pp, Good mass market paperback. Pages browning, , , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 27245-01..............................£4.00 

Card covers creased but an excellent study document with over 100 anecdotes by women of life during the Second World War, some excerpts from already published accounts including Nella Last, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Bowen to interviews with clippies and canteen workers who have written down their memories for the first time.

1995, Virago, , 9781860492013,< G-01>,302pp., , , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 36841-01..............................£4.00 

Very used paperback but useful reference copy. Armageddon is the epic story of the last eight months of World War II in Northern Europe. One of the greatest military feats of the war was the German retrenchment in the weeks following the battles in Holland & on the German border late in 1944, where the Allies had inflicted the greatest defeats of modern warfare upon them. Somehow the German army found the strength to halt the Allied advance in its tracks, & to prolong the war into 1945. A sweeping account of the bitter battles in the East & the West which led to the final downfall of Hitler's evil Third Reich

2004, Macmillan, , 0330490621,< G-01>,660pp, b/w photos, illustrations & maps, , , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 32233-02..............................£3.00 

No d/w. An authors research copy. Pencil lines in margins and some odd notes on page edges. Max Hastings's vivid account of the invasion of France in 1944 and the battles in Normandy to the breakout. Includes accounts of the preparations, the assault on the beaches, the battle of Caen, the Americans in the Bocage, the battle for Cherbourg, the breakout battles and the destruction of the German Seventh Army and Fifth Panzer Armies at Falaise.

1989, Michael Joseph, 1st edition, 0718123263,< G-01>,390pp, 12 maps, illustrations, , ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 27353-02..............................£6.00 

Max Hastings's vivid account of the invasion of France in 1944 and the battles in Normandy to the breakout. Includes accounts of the preparations, the assault on the beaches, the battle of Caen, the Americans in the Bocage, the battle for Cherbourg, the breakout battles and the destruction of the German Seventh Army and Fifth Panzer Armies at Falaise.

1985, Pan Books, , 0330286919,< G-01>,461pp, 20 ills, maps, Mass market paperback. very good. pages browning, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 27353-05..............................£3.00 

Mass market paperback. Good. based on the proceedings of a symposium held at the University of Salford in March,1973. Provides an overall picture of resistance to the Nazi occupation, combining strategic and political analysis in an attempt to assess its social significance. Contributions are balanced with particular accounts from different groups - local communities, detainees in Auschwitz, Catholics and Communists in France and Germany.

1976, Penguin Books, , 0140218173,< G-01>,234pp, , , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 38043-01..............................£3.00 

One of a series of short military histories of the war, based on official documents. The war fought by British soldiers in Europe, Asia and Africa, and by the civilians at home. The author is especially concerned with the qualities of the soldier and his arms and equipment. He looks at the land-war as a whole and puts the campaigns, plans and preparations into a balanced picture.

1950, HM Stationary Office , 1st edition, ,< G-01>,viii + 330pp, 23 photos, 6 maps - inc pull-out, List of Authorities, index., Good in a chipped and rubbed dw, ,
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 28620-04..............................£8.00 

One of a series of short military histories of the war, based on official documents. The war fought by British soldiers in Europe, Asia and Africa, and by the civilians at home. The author is especially concerned with the qualities of the soldier and his arms and equipment. He looks at the land-war as a whole and puts the campaigns, plans and preparations into a balanced picture.

1977, HM Stationary Office , , 0117721956,< G-01>,330pp illustrations, maps, Very good in card covers, , CARD
Subject...World War II - General
Web No. 28620-03..............................£6.00