Andy McNab allows us a glimpse into the traumatic, and often heartbreaking, world on the frontline in Afghanistan...This is how it really is

Tells the tales of hardship and heroism from Afghanistan in the words of the British people themselves

Sometimes harrowing, occasionally amusing, always uplifting

Magisterial ... anyone who wishes to understand the Third Reich must read Kershaw, for no one has done more to lay bare Hitler's morbid psyche

For the present generation, Kershaw's Hitler stands out as a clear beacon of truth, illuminating a dark age of terror and mendacity

The definitive biography of the Führer

An achievement of the very highest order

Mesmerizing ... presents the twentieth century's most controversial life in a single sweep

A full and fascinating account... Edge-of-the-seat exciting

Holland is a narrative historian par excellence who believes that people should eb at the heart of any story and brings the characters of the age to life... [an] excellent, highly-readable volume

Full of lively accounts of aerial contests and well-observed details

History told with panache and an excellent grasp of the technical details

Holland's narrative is impressively comprehensive and is a superb introduction to one of the great turning points of the last war. More importantly it is stirring, occasionally even exhilarating, as any history of this period is obliged to be

A fitting, and beautifully illustrated, tribute to the Few, while not forgetting the unsung heroes of Bomber Command

There have been many books about the Battle of Britain but few as exhaustive - and readable - as this scholarly account

Facts and figures say a great deal, but the most compelling accounts come from those who featured in the battle. Like any good author, Holland allows the participants to tell the story in their own words