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The story of 47 Royal Marine Commando during WWII based on personal accounts by veterans who served. From the D-Day landings to fierce battles in Holland, young men were taken prisoner and sent to camps until freed at the end of the war in 1945. There are eyewitness accounts of the Normandy landings, involvement with the RAF, RN and US forces.

The first book to examine the social and political effects that women - both the virtuous and scheming - had on Rome

Voices of a long lost End End that reach us through the smog of time. A chance encounter leads to a lasting friendship. The book covers twenty years with a fascinating cast of characters, exotics such as Red Boots Danny, the reforming East End cleric and Father Joe Williamson. Alfred Gardner's amazing recall brings the 1960s back to life.

This book contains the more generally interesting parts of a 1, 400 page MS which has taken over 25 years to research, in Channel Island and UK Record Offices, Archives, Museums and hundreds of published articles or brief items in newspapers and magazines. Much of the text and many of the illustrations have not been included in other publications.

This book is a detailed picture of the port of Liverpool in the 19th century. It discloses the history of dock and maritime labour and the persistent efforts of workers to achieve union organisation on the waterfront and aboard the fleets of vessels which packed the port and approaches with forests of masts in the years before steam became supreme.

Sheffield Council planned slum clearance and a radical scheme for flats. Inspired by Le Corbusier's Unite d'Habitation. Construction began in 1957 and Park Hill was officially opened in 1961. Although initially popular and successful, over time the estate was nicknamed 'San Quentin' and the largest Hyde Park block was demolished in the 1990s.

This collection of archive images, many never before published, documents life in the ancient Shropshire market town of Wellington between two World Wars. Entertaining and informative, this book reveals how the people of Wellington recovered from the effects of one devastating war before they were obliged to make preparations to cope with another.

The definitive book about the Avro Manchester - the bomber that was to lead to the "war-winning" Lancaster

Suffolk, became home for many American airmen during the War. They brought with them chewing gum and coke. In return the British taught the GIs the art of darts and dominos when the newcomers ventured into English pubs. This book examines the meeting of cultures. USAAF Missions are included to show what desperate times these were for the airmen.

An examination of the history and current status of the Russian Aviation industry, from its inception in 1909 to the present day.

The life story of an important and eminent - but largely unsung Victorian

The story of the circumstances behind the formation of this unique section of Bomber Command, and their life-saving operations in the latter part of the war. Illustrated with rarely seen photos.

This book pictures the growth of British air transport from inception in 1910 to the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 and the beginnings of BOAC. It shows the impetus given to aircraft production in WWI and presents an account of the operational and financial fortunes of each of the principal airlines which began operations shortly after.

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Peter Tuffrey was aware of the vast photographic archives lurking in the depths of the Yorkshire Post newspaper. Renewing his contact with an old acquaintance and newspaper editor, Peter Charlton, the author was presented with a marvellous opportunity to select some of these images for use in Yorkshire Railways: From the Yorkshire Post Archives.

Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Admiral of the Fleet, was the second son of Queen Victoria. At 18 he was elected King of Greece, but not allowed to accept the crown. While touring Australia in 1868 he narrowly escaped assassination. His last years were clouded by alcoholism, ill-health, and the suicide of his only son and heir.

A ground-breaking exploration of the Avon Valley Frontier and the astonishing continuity that makes river so remarkable

Covering most of Shropshire and following the Severn down to the Bewdley area, this book largely uses the photographs taken by the author and his father on their travels from the late 50s until the end of Steam in the 60s. These photographs have largely never been seen before, and are supplemented by others provided by friends of his father.

Historian Keith Dockray re-examines Shakespeare's Plantagenet plays within their historical context. Covers "Richard II, Henry IV Parts 1 & 2, Henry V, Henry VI Parts 1, 2 and 3" and "Richard III".

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