The Battle of London 1939-45. Endurance, Heroism and Frailty Under Fire, Hardback - Jerry White

The definitive, meticulously researched social history of London in the Second World War, which transformed the capital, and life within it, beyond...

The trials and triumphs of Britain's black community during the Second World War

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Superb collection of case studies of duels between the lightly armed merchantmen and the U-boats and surface.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor...

The book looks at the effects of war on the City of London, including the damage caused by the 8 months of the Blitz between September 1940 and May...

Disaster, disruption and change are recurring challenges in business. This book marries the expertise of a successful change management consultant ...

Jerry White's London in the Nineteenth Century is the richest and most absorbing account of the city's greatest century by its leading expert. Lond...

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The Cruise of the Dazzler - Joe Bronson, dissatisfied with his dull life at school, runs away and joins the crew of a sloop he sees in San Francisc...

Reducere. The Battle of Perryville laid waste to more than just soldiers and their supplies. The commonwealth's largest combat engagement also took an immens...

Reducere. Now she investigates the immense challenges humanity faces as we scramble to reverse, in a matter of decades, the effects we've had on the atmosphe...

From the 1880s to the Second World War, Campbell Road, Finsbury Park (known as Campbell Bunk), had a notorious reputation for violence, for breedin...

A fictional account of how the Great Fire of London affected one boy's family and the people of London, written in diary form.Publisher: Pearson Ed...

Contributor(s): Author: April RyanForeword by: Tamron HallVeteran White House reporter April Ryan thought she had seen everything in her two decade...

A critical examination of the leadership successes and failures of senior American commanders during the largest battle fought by the U.S. Army in ...

Publisher: BookLife PublishingAuthor(s): Robin TwiddyNumber of pages: 24Collection: How It HappenedPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 255 x 260 x 10...

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Reducere. The Weidners in Wartime is the intimate story, told in their own words, of a family separated by war. Despite the dangers of writing under the insp...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Lawrence R. (McKnight Presidential Chair in Public Affairs, the Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair f...

The unseen journals of Alice Walker - literary icon and author of The Color PurplePublisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): Alice WalkerNumber of pa...

An aspect of Second World War aviation history ignored by authors.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Jerry MurlandIllustration(s): 100 b&w ...

Reducere. The 1982 avalanche at Alpine Meadows ski resort near Lake Tahoe, California was a once-in-a-lifetime catastrophe--an unforeseeable confluence of na...

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingOn October 21, 1600, two massive Japanese armies, totaling an estimated 200, 000 sold...

Reducere. The first European settlers who crossed the Alleghenies in the 18th century had fascinating stories, braving the wilderness and surviving in harsh ...

A report on the excavations carried out at various times in the 20th century on Sherborne Old Castle, built by Roger, Bishop of Salisbury (1102-39)...

A unique account of old London with all its energy, filth and splendour before the city's destruction by the Great Fire in 1666.

Richly illustrated with archival photographs and sketches, The Last Battle covers new ground in its social approach to the history of Australian so...

Following the themes of the Haynes Great War British Tommy and German Infantryman Manuals this book looks in detail at the weapons, uniform, accout...

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The true story of Theseus and the Minotaur. Everyone thinks they know Theseus, the great Hero of Athens. But what legend has retained is merely a w...

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The attack on London between 1939 and 1945 is one of the most significant events in the city's modern history, the impact of which can still be see...

'With one's face in the wind you were almost burned with a shower of Firedrops' A selection from Pepys' startlingly vivid and candid diary, includi...

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The amazing story of one of the 'Few', fighter ace Tom Neil who shot down 13 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain.

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea represents an authentic prototype for every tale of undersea adventure. On board the submarine Nautilus, youn...

Organised by theatre of operations and the many campaigns fought by the Luftwaffe, the book describes in depth the various units that were fighting...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Lawrence PatersonIllustration(s): 32pp plate section in b&wNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 202...

A fully illustrated overview of Luftwaffe victory markings in World War II.Publisher: Casemate PublishersAuthor(s): Philippe SaintesIllustration(s)...

Publisher: Seagull Books London LtdAuthor(s): Reinhard JirglTranslator: Wieland HobanNumber of pages: 272Collection: The German ListPublication dat...

In these impactful first-person essays, a selection of Repeater authors come together to write about what heroism means to them, trying to imagine ...

The local mayor has been kidnapped. Are creatures from under the sea to blame?

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Carol Harris and Mike Brown collaborate on a revised and updated edition of Blitz Diary

The Battle of the Bulge lives in history as the U.S. Army's largest and bloodiest battle of World War II. This innovative study of American militar...

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Reducere. If you want to discover captivating stories of people and events of World War 1, then keep reading...Three captivating manuscripts in one book: Wor...