Recently purchased cheaply 3 ...non-WW2 books... (shock horror)
The Complete Roman Army;
an historical source book that adds much to my understanding and details specific aspects of life, battle, famous events, tactical differences between the maniple and the legio, armour, weapons, tied together with historical facts and some archaeology.
Eastern Mythological Encyclopedia;
fables, Gods Spirits of the Ancient Egypt, Middle East, India, China, Japan South East Asia; 'Does as it says on the can' (*ahem*...book) listing Gods, main/major spirits and other Deities of said cultures, from 3,000 BCE to now mostly revolving around the supossed 3 'great' *warlike* monotheistic's, and from Buddism, Shinto, Zorastrianism, Balanese and others...
The English Civil War (A Peoples War);
a book that follows the events of all sides leading upto, through and after the great slaughter from many insights person, poor to rich, cavalier to roundhead and others written akin to a novel in style with some good images and folios within.