Geographic: Poland

A true story of the horrors of war, 'Let Me Tell You a Story' is a powerful and moving memoir of growing up in extraordinary times, and of the magical discovery of books.

Drawing on interviews with survivors and their families, on German, French and Polish archives, and on documents held by WW2 resistance organisations, 'A Train in Winter' covers a harrowing part of our history but is, ultimately, a portrait of ordinary people, of bravery and endurance.

When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw and the city's zoo along with it. This text recreates the life of the 'zookeeper's wife', describing how she kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both its human and its animal inhabitants.

Having only been to Germany once before to do National Service, Edward Enfield sets off on a cycling trip, carrying few preconceptions but plenty of wit. In this book, Edward amply reveals that there is no place from which to see a country that is nearly as good as the saddle of a bicycle.

Having only been to Germany once before to do National Service, Edward Enfield sets off on a cycling trip, carrying few preconceptions but plenty of wit. In this book, Edward amply reveals that there is no place from which to see a country that is nearly as good as the saddle of a bicycle.

The basis for the Oscar-winning Spielberg movie, this novel recreates the story of Oskar Schindler, an Aryan who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland.

When Germany invaded Poland, Stuka bombers devastated Warsaw & the city's zoo along with it. This text recreates the life of the 'zookeeper's wife', describing how she kept her unusual household afloat, caring for both human & animal inhabitants.

'Sophie's Choice' is set in Brooklyn in 1947, and tells the story of Sophie, a Polish Catholic immigrant who is haunted by her memories of the concentration camp in wartime Europe and the terrible choice she was forced to make.

Arthur Dodd was a British soldier who, after being captured by the Nazis, was sent to Camp Three of Auschwitz. He eventually escaped, but returned on several occasions to sabotage the camp. This book tells the story of the horrors he saw at Auschwitz.

January 1474, in the deep cold of an ice-bound Danzig: a man is spending winter not facing up to his responsibilities. It is the merchant Niccolo, driver, soldier, banker, shunned by all who know him after revelations of his murderous mischief-making.

A story of innocence existing within the most terrible evil, this is the fictional tale of two young boys caught up in events beyond their control.

Poland, 1939. Two-year-old Renata is woken by her Mamusia in the middle of the night and bundled into the basement. She drifts back to sleep as the sound of thunder rages around them. No one has explained to Renata what war is. And she doesn't understand why their frequent visitors have stopped c...

Ruth, Edek and Bronia are left to survive on the streets of bombed Warsaw when they are separated from their parents. The Silver Sword is their talisman of hope and inspires them in their journey across Europe where they unite with their parents.

Ordinary Men is a shocking account of how a unit of average, middle-aged Germans became the cold-blooded murderers of tens of thousands of Jews.

Combined here are 'Maus, A Survivor's Tale' and 'Maus II' - the complete story of Vladek Spiegelman and his wife, living and surviving in Hitler's Europe. By addressing the Holocaust through cartoons, the author captures the everyday reality of fear and the sensation of survival.

In 1942 the Germans built a 'break-out-proof' POW camp to house serial escapee prisoners. Little did they know that they were putting 250 of the most talented escape artists under one roof. The result was a brilliantly masterminded plan to smuggle hundreds of prisoners from under the noses of the...

During World War II, Jan Karski disguised himself as a guard to infiltrate a Nazi death camp. Travelling across occupied Europe to England, with his eye-witness report smuggled on microfilm in the handle of a razor, he became the first man to tell the Allies about the Holocaust - only to be ignor...

Warsaw, 1930s. Aaron Greidinger is an young writer and the son of a rabbi, who struggles to be true to his art when he is faced with the chance of riches and a passport to America. But as the Nazis threaten to invade Poland, Aaron rediscovers Shosha, his childhood sweetheart who has been waiting ...

For three years and eight months Felix has lived in a convent orphanage high in the mountains in Poland. But Felix is different from the other orphans. He is convinced his parents are still alive and will come back to get him. Escaping from the orphanage, Felix embarks on a long and dangerous jou...