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A curated list of books on Second World War History, offering critical perspectives on one of the most significant periods in modern history.

Susan Owens considers the roles of observation and imagination in drawing through 6 images from her new book, The Story of Drawing

Colin Anson’s childhood was marked by the trials of Nazism. Aged just seventeen, Colin escaped to Britain with the help of the Quakers. As soon as he was old enough, Colin volunteered in the Pioneer Corps. Then, in 1942, he was recruited for the elite commando unit X-Troop.

How has women’s quest for health and beauty changed over the last four hundred years? And what has been its impact on gender definition, social inequality and the sense of aging?