BOOKS

Whether you are planning a visit or just want to read about the museum and its collections, buy a guidebook and find out more about our collection pieces and the stories behind them.

During the First and Second World Wars, the Indian Army's duties increase on a global scale, requiring rapid expansion. This, in turn, created an increased need for Indian Army officers.

Professor Ian Beckett explores the now forgotten phenomenon of panorama paintings

A dramatic and colourful new account of the most daring British commando raid of World War Two.

Part of the Oxford University Press Great Battles Series. El Alamein was one of the pivotal battles of the Second World War, fought by armies and air forces on the cutting edge of military technology.

A visual record of wartime Britain during the attack on London between 1939 and 1945.

John Campbell reveals Haldane's intensely personal side through previously unpublished private correspondence, and shows his enormous relevance in our search for just societies today

This is by no means a mere catalogue of fashion plates, it tells a romping good story cover to cover that will delight academic historians and fashion officiandos alike.

Learn about the rise of Adolf Hitler, Pearl Harbour and the D-Day Landings in The WWII Book.

Rupert Wieloch explores the second battle of El Alamein, its key events and its importance in the context of the Second World War.

Dr Peter Caddick-Adams explores the final weeks of the Second World War and what it was like to encounter enemy combatants and civilians face-to-face during this closing stage of the Allies' fight against Nazi Germany.

Soldiery explores the British Army as a diverse and proud organisation with a cherished heritage.