Alan Allport’s two-volume history of the Second World War from the perspective of Britain—Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938–1941 (2020) and Advance Britannia: Britain and the War, 1941–1943 (2025)—gives a different perspective on the history of WW2.
I find his books excellent. Blending military history with the social history of Britain, he gives new insights into the war.
He has mined well the diaries of the elites as well as the hoi polloi.
The 2nd volume (631 pages) came out last week. It will surely be a Christmas reading for many military buffs.