From Victoria Cross valor to acts of resistance in occupied Europe and humanitarianism in the face of the Holocaust, Heroes of World War Two celebrates the incredible men and women who stood against the Axis Powers. The war demanded much from ordinary people, and some gave everything. Discover the real stories of Medal of Honor heroes and New Zealand's defiant double-VC holder Captain Charles Upham, Polish resistance hero Jan Karski, and Noor Inayat Khan, an Indian princess-turned-British spy. This eagerly anticipated publication celebrates bravery on land, sea and in the air during some of the darkest days the world has endured.
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