Armed Forces

The Nazi Ghost Train is an epic tale of action and adventure, uncovering a story of airmen on the run and resistance heroes carrying out espionage and sabotage. But, betrayed, they all face the same fate: a concentration camp. This thrilling new book is an incredible piece of history brought to...

This revealing history explores Hermann Goering’s desperate creation of twenty-two Luftwaffe Field Divisions—air force personnel hastily repurposed as infantry and sent to the Eastern Front with disastrous results. Michael J. Stout delivers the first full account of these ill-fated units...

Award-winning author, Thomas J. Cutler offers an in-depth and inspiring look at the truly heroic story of Ernest Evans and the crew of USS Johnston during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944. The term “hero” is overused today, but the story of Ernest Evans and the crew of USS Johnston...

When Lt. Cdr. Waldo Drake, USNR arrived in Pearl Harbor in June 1941 as the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s first Public Relations Officer (PRO), he was an admired maritime reporter for the Los Angeles Times and Reserve Officer appointed to intelligence duties. By October 1944, he was hated by most of...

Fighting Falcons offers a compelling account of Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221), a unit that played a key role in the Pacific during World War II. Formed in 1941, VMF-221 flew in some of the most significant campaigns of the war, from the Battle of Midway and the long fight for the...

Major Peter Weaver's military career is remarkable for its breadth, from the Royal Tank Corps, to the infantry, but also as an engineer and on colonial and special operations. Hearing accounts of the rise of Hitler, he joined the Territorials. The outbreak of war saw him rapidly promoted...

Bloomsbury presents Java Sea 1942: Japan's conquest of the Netherlands East Indies by Mark Stille, read by Thomas Judd A study of the battle of the Java Sea, a key Japanese victory in their advance throughout Southeast Asia. The battle of the Java Sea, fought in February 1942, was the first...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. A tribute to the female agents whose war in the shadows saved thousands of lives, this is the first-ever to tell the story of all 40 SOE female agents of F Section, including Nancy Wake The history of SOE's war in the shadows has been told many times...

March 21st, 1945. Bursting through a hazy sky, dozens of Allied fighters and bombers sweep over German-occupied Venice. Their mission: destroy Germany's strategic outposts nestled along the port, while leaving the floating city unscathed. As bombs rained down upon Europe, flattening city after...

Summer, 1940. Winston Churchill watches in horror as France falls to the Germans in just six weeks, completing the Nazi conquest of mainland Europe. He faces an urgent question: what will happen to the mighty French Navy? Under Hitler's control it presents a major threat, and could make the...

Bloomsbury presents Into the Firestorm by Scott McGaugh, read by Jeff Harding From the hellish skies over Europe to the unforgiving terrain of the Himalayas, this is the first complete history of the C-47 aircrew who helped turn the tide of war. One of the most perilous combat roles of World War...

Bloomsbury presents Tsushima 1905: Death of a Russian Fleet by Mark Lardas, read by Phillipe Bosher A highly illustrated study of the naval campaign of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05, focusing on the decisive battle of Tsushima. Japan was closed to the world until 1854 and its technology...

"The Roswell Report: Case Closed" by James McAndrew is a historical account produced by the United States Air Force, written in the late 20th century. The book centers on the infamous Roswell Incident of 1947, which has fueled decades of speculation regarding extraterrestrial life and UFOs...

Brought to you by Penguin. THE ACTION-PACKED STORY OF THE WWII GROUP THAT BECAME OUR SAS, FROM ONE OF THE UK'S MOST STORIED SPECIAL FORCES OPERATORS War came to North Africa in June 1940. But it would be another year and half before a newly-formed SAS went into action for the first time. Until...

Bloomsbury presents Coventry by Frederick Taylor, read by Leighton Pugh On 14 November 1940 the historic city of Coventry was subjected to the longest and most devastating air raid Britain had yet witnessed. After eleven hours of relentless bombardment by the German Luftwaffe, residents emerged...