Cabinet Office Official Histories of the Second World War1
General Series
British War Economy, W.K. Hancock and M.M. Gowing (1949)
Problems of Social Policy, Richard M. Titmuss (1950)
British War Production, Michael M. Postan (1952)
Statistical Digest of the War, W.K. Hancock (1951)
Food, R.J. Hammond
Volume I, The Growth of Policy (1951)
Volume II, Studies in Administration and Control (1956)
Volume III, Studies in Administration and Control (1962)
Agriculture, Keith A.H. Murray (1955)
The Economic Blockade, W.N. Medlicott
Volume I (1952)
Volume II (1959)
Merchant Shipping and the Demands of War, C.B.A. Behrens (1955)
Inland Transport, Christopher I. Savage (1957)
Financial Policy, 1939–45, Richard S. Sayers (1956)
Civil Industry and Trade, Eric L. Hargreaves (1952)
Manpower: Study of War-Time Policy and Administration, H.M.D. Parker (1957)
Oil: A Study of War-Time Policy and Administration, D.J. Payton-Smith (1971)
Coal, W.H.B. Court (1951)
Studies in the Social Services, Sheila Ferguson (1954)
Civil Defence, Terence H. O’Brien (1955)
Works and Buildings, Charles M. Kohan (1952)
War Production
The Administration of War Production, J.D. Scott (1955)
North American Supply, H. Duncan Hall (1955)
Studies of Overseas Supply, H. Duncan Hall (1956)
Contracts and Finance, William Ashworth (1953)
Design and Development of Weapons: Studies in Government and Industrial Organisation, Michael M. Postan (1964)
The Control of Raw Materials, Joel Hurstfield (1953)
Labour in the Munitions Industries, P. Inman (1957)
Factories and Plant, William Hornby (1958)
Intelligence
British Intelligence in the Second World War, F.H. Hinsley et al.
Volume I, Its Influence on Strategy and Operations (1979)
Volume II, Its Influence on Strategy and Operations (1981)
Volume III, Part 1, Its Influence on Strategy and Operations (1984)
Volume III, Part 2, Its Influence on Strategy and Operations (1988)
Volume IV, Security and Counter-Intelligence (1990)
Volume V, Strategic Deception, Michael Howard (1990)
British Intelligence in the Second World War, Abridged Version, F.H. Hinsley et al. (1993)
Special Operations
SOE in France, Michael R.D. Foot (1966) (revised edition, Routledge, 2004)
SOE in the Low Countries, Michael R.D. Foot (St Ermin’s Press, 2001)
SOE in the Far East, Charles Cruickshank (Oxford University Press, 1983)
SOE in Scandinavia, Charles Cruickshank (Oxford University Press, 1986)
Secret Flotillas, Brooks Richards (Frank Cass, 2004)
Volume I, Clandestine Sea Operations to Brittany 1940–1944
Volume II, Clandestine Sea Operations in the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Adriatic 1940–1944
Foreign Policy
British Foreign Policy in the Second World War, Abridged Version, Sir Llewellyn Woodward (1962)
British Foreign Policy in the Second World War, Sir Llewellyn Woodward
Volume I (1970)
Volume II (1971)
Volume III (1971)
Volume IV (1975)
Volume V (1976)
Grand Strategy
Grand Strategy
Volume I, Rearmament Policy, N.H. Gibbs (1976)
Volume II, September 1939–June 1941, J.R.M. Butler (1957)
Volume III, Part 1: June 1941–August 1942, J.M.A. Gwyer (1964)
Volume III, Part 2: June 1941–August 1942, J.R.M. Butler (1964)
Volume IV, September 1942–August 1943, Michael Howard (1970)
Volume V, August 1943–September 1944, John Ehrman (1956)
Volume VI, October 1944–August 1945, John Ehrman (1956)
Military Government
Civil Affairs and Military Government: Central Organization and Planning, Frank S.V. Donnison (1966)
Civil Affairs and Military Government: North-West Europe, 1944–1946, Frank S.V. Donnison (1961)
Allied Administration of Italy 1943–45, Charles R.S. Harris (1957)
British Military Administration in the Far East, 1943–1946, F.S.V. Donnison (1956)
British Military Administration of Occupied Territories in Africa During the Years 1941–1947, Lord Francis Rennell (1948)
The War at Sea
The War at Sea 1939–1945, S.W. Roskill
Volume I, The Defensive (1954)
Volume II, The Period of Balance (1956)
Volume III, The Offensive, Part 1 (1960)
Volume III, The Offensive, Part 2 (1961)
The War in the Air
The Strategic Air Offensive Against Germany, Sir Charles Webster and Noble Frankland
Volume I, Preparation (1961)
Volume II, Endeavour (1961)
Volume III, Victory (1961)
Volume IV, Annexes and Appendices (1961)
European Theatre
Defence of the United Kingdom, Basil Collier (1957)
The Campaign in Norway, T.K. Derry (1952)
The War in France and Flanders, 1939–1940, L.F. Ellis (1953)
Victory in the West
Volume I, Battle of Normandy, L.F. Ellis et al. (1962)
Volume II, Victory in the West: Defeat of Germany, L.F. Ellis et al. (1968)
Mediterranean, African and Middle East Theatres
The Mediterranean and Middle East
Volume I, The Early Successes against Italy to May 1941, I.S.O. Playfair et al. (1954)
Volume II, The Germans Come to the Help of Their Ally, 1941 I.S.O. Playfair et al. (1956)
Volume III, British Fortunes Reach Their Lowest Ebb, I.S.O. Playfair et al. (1960)
Volume IV, The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa, I.S.O. Playfair, C.J.C. Molony et al. (1966)
Volume V, The Campaign in Sicily, 1943, and the Campaign in Italy, 3rd September 1943 to 31st March 1944, C.J.C. Molony (1973)
Volume VI, Part 1: Victory in the Mediterranean: 1st April to 4th June 1944, C.J.C. Molony (1984)
Volume VI, Part 2: Victory in the Mediterranean: June to October 1944, General Sir William Jackson et al. (1987)
Volume VI, Part 3: Victory in the Mediterranean: November 1944 to May 1945, General Sir William Jackson et al. (1988)
Asia-Pacific Theatres
The War against Japan, S. Woodburn Kirby et al.
Volume I, The Loss of Singapore (1957)
Volume II, India’s Most Dangerous Hour (1958)
Volume III, The Decisive Battles (1961)
Volume IV, The Reconquest of Burma (1965)
Volume V, The Surrender of Japan (1969)
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1 Adapted from <http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/UK/index.html>. All volumes were published by HMSO unless otherwise stated.