Hitler’s Island War: The Men Who Fought for Leros

by Julie Peakman IB Tauris, 304 pages, £20

From September to November 1943, British and Italian forces battled German attacks on the Greek island of Leros before being forced to surrender. Author Julie Peakman has produced a history of the battle, drawing on written accounts and interviews with veterans. It includes a list of the soldiers buried in Leros Cemetery.