First published in 1950, 'Operation Heartbreak' is a story of why men go to war, it is also a heart-wrenching love story. The afterword to this Persephone edition is by the military historian Max Arthur.

A fascinating history of World War I in the words of the men who were there -- "an extraordinary and immensely moving book." --Stephen Fry
In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous and important task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing WWI veterans and interviewing them at length in order to record the experiences of ordinary individuals in war. The IWM aural archive has become the most important archive of its kind in the world. Authors have occasionally been granted access to the vaults, but digesting the thousands of hours of footage is a...

The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2. Continuing through from D-Day, to the Rhine Crossing and the dropping of the Atom Bomb in August 1945, this book is a testimony to one of the world's dreadful conflicts.

Pays tribute to the Royal Navy from 1914 to 1945. This work draws on the personal stories of those who have served during this period. It is a memorable and moving testament to the courage, spirit, skill and irrepressible humour of those who served in the Royal Navy during these crucial years.

The soldiers of one of the world's most famous fighting forces, the Paras, tell the gripping story of the regiment in their own words.