Under Fire. Black Britain in Wartime 1939-45, Paperback - Stephen Bourne

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

DescriptionCommemorating the 70th anniversaries of the arrival of the Empire Windrush on June 22, 1948 and the birth of the National Health Service...

During the Second World War, black volunteers from across the British Empire enthusiastically joined the armed forces and played their part in figh...

This book contains 200+ Mirrorpix Archive photographs featuring some of the many roles undertaken in women in Britain during the six years of the g...

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...

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

A short, compelling history of Black Britons during the First World War, for readers aged 8 to 12Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Stephen...

A critical look into how and why the U.S. military needs to become more adaptable. Every military must prepare for future wars despite not really k...

As the possibility of war loomed in the 1930s, the British Admiralty looked to update their fleet of destroyers to compete with the new ships being...

A fully revised and updated edition of a vitally important piece of black British history

Reducere. When World War II broke out, Dan Ranfurly was dispatched to the Middle East with his faithful valet, Whitaker. These are the diaries of his young w...

The Mirrorpix Archive is continually uploading images to its website and this publication features more than 200 photographs illustrating everyday ...

Age range 11 to 17The Second World War: 1939-45 examines the causes of the war and details the course of the conflict in Western Europe, the USSR, ...

This extraordinary retelling of Black British history will dazzle readers of all ages.

Reducere. Nina Mae McKinney has been described as Hollywood's first Black movie star, and yet her name is often missing from film histories and encyclopedias...

The first detailed account of what life was like in an important industrial and railway town.

Indepth look at Merseyside during the Second World War.

Covers Cornwall in the Second World War, from the commencement of the conflict in September 1939, until its end in September 1945, featuring many f...

A unique comprehensive history of Barnsley during the war.

The first book charting Hampshire s War at sea and on land

This work details the German vessels involved in the infamous naval battle at Narvik, where the Royal Navy destroyed half of the German naval force...

Although an inherently unsuccessful design, the battlecruisers were amongst the most famous vessels of the Royal Navy during World War II. This wor...

Looks at how Shropshire was effected and reacted to the Second World War.

Focusses largely on the Home Front using source material drawn from local archives, local history groups, previous accounts and contemporary newspa...

Formed shortly after the outbreak of World War 2, and equipped with Messerschmitt Bf 109Es, Jagdgeschwader 1 was initially tasked to defend the reg...

By the outbreak of World War II, Germany had done much to replace the Kaiser's High Seas Fleet, which was scuttled following their surrender at the...

During World War II, Germany, Japan, and Italy built approximately 2, 000 small, inherently stealthy, naval craft to perform special operations and...

A detailed account of the background and combat experience of the British tank crewman of World War II.

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

Life in the Second World War in Derbyshire, as seen through the eyes of those who actually lived through it.

Indepth look at Birmingham and how it had to adapt to help the war effort.

The social and economic effects on those left at home while the troops were away. This is life in the Second World War in Manchester, as seen throu...

Few could believe that within twenty years of the war to end all wars being won the world was once again at war.

A comprehensive account of the Second World War in Frome.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Pier Paolo BattistelliIllustration(s): 40 b/w; 7 colNumber of pages: 48Collection: New VanguardPubli...

Aberdeen was the most frequently bombed city in Britain suffering 32 raids and 364 air raid warnings. As a result, Aberdeen was nicknamed the Siren...

Focusses largely on the Home Front using source material drawn from local archives, local history groups, previous accounts and contemporary newspa...

First in-depth study of the Second World War as lived in Brighton and its suburbs.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Douglas d'EnnoIllustra...

South Shields and its hinterlands had been particularly hard hit during the 1930s and crime had been a significant problem in the inter-war years (...

An in depth look at Cardiff and the Valleys during the Second World War.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Gary DobbsIllustration(s): 50 bl...

DescriptionMore than 350 bombs fell on Wimbledon during the Second World War, killing 150 residents and injuring a further 1, 071. Around 12, 000 h...

The story of Black British theatre at its most radical, entertaining and profound - told through the lives of its great trailblazersPublisher: The ...

DescriptionDrawing on recently declassified documents, and now available in paperback, this is the utterly compelling history of the successes and ...