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Tim Heath

    Tim Heath's work delves into the air war of the Second World War, with a particular focus on the German Luftwaffe. Extensive research, including close collaboration with the German War Graves Commission and interactions with German families and veterans, informs his writing. He brings a unique perspective by exploring lesser-known facets of history, weaving together personal narratives with broader historical events. His approach is grounded in a deep understanding of the historical context and the human stories within it.

    Hitler's Housewives
    Creating Hitler's Germany
    Women of the Third Reich
    Hitler's Lost State
    The Jungle War Against the Japanese
    In Hitler's shadow
    • 2025

      Hitler's Housewives

      German Women on the Home Front

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The book explores the significant role women played in Adolf Hitler's rise to power during the 1932 election, revealing how they were drawn to the Nazi Party amidst the chaos of post-World War I Germany. It examines the societal conditions that led to a false sense of utopia, as women sought stability in a tumultuous political landscape marked by violence and uncertainty. The narrative highlights the complex motivations behind their support for Hitler, shedding light on a pivotal yet often overlooked aspect of this historical period.

      Hitler's Housewives
    • 2024

      The Nazi and Japanese Human Experimentation Programmes

      Biological War Crimes during WW2

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The book delves into the horrific human medical and military experimentation conducted by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan during World War II, driven by their obsessions with race and eugenics. It examines the grim realities faced by victims, including concentration camp inmates and prisoners of war, subjected to extreme abuses without anesthesia. The narrative questions the motivations behind these experiments, the lack of accountability for Japanese physicians, and the potential benefits gained by Allied powers from the data collected. It combines testimonies from both perpetrators and victims to highlight humanity's capacity for cruelty.

      The Nazi and Japanese Human Experimentation Programmes
    • 2023

      Military Archaeology: How Detectorists and Major Finds Improve our Understanding of History is a valuable addition to the military and literary analysis of the archaeology of warfare from the Boudiccan uprising to the 2003 Invasion of Iraq.

      Military Archaeology
    • 2023

      Sex Under the Swastika

      • 264 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Goes further than any other history on the Third Reich to discover the answers to many of the questions few would ever dare to ask.

      Sex Under the Swastika
    • 2022

      Important slice of West Germany's social history during a transitionary period, and how the division of East from West shaped the traditional attitudes of German youth post-Second World War.

      Transforming Hitler's Germany
    • 2022

      Explores a wealth of previously unpublished memoirs of a group of Luftwaffe fighter and bomber aircrews from their entries into service to the end of their war in 1945.

      In Furious Skies
    • 2021

      Funny, poignant, charming and deeply sad at times, this is a fascinating insight into a teaching life.

      The Accidental Teacher
    • 2021

      From the first jungle forays, through the defeats, the victories, the war crimes and the final elements of the war in the jungle which led to ultimate victory over the Japanese, this volume is a unique attempt at telling the story from a fresh perspective, from all sides of the conflict.

      The Jungle War Against the Japanese
    • 2021
    • 2020

      Hitler's Housewives

      • 232 pages
      • 9 hours of reading
      3.9(42)Add rating

      Draws upon a wealth of previously unpublished material to deliver a dramatic and unrivalled experience of life, death and love in the Third Reich.

      Hitler's Housewives