Fonthill Media Complete Catalogue 2016

COMPLETE CATALOGUE Published and Forthcoming Titles Up to October 2016 www.fonthillmedia.com

It’s all about history . . .

Alan Sutton at Manorbier Cas

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When I was six years old our family summer holiday was taken at Saundersfoot in Wales. On one of the days at Saundersfoot my parents took my sister and I on a rickety old bus round the lanes past Tenby to Manorbier Castle. To my amazement I discovered that the picture book tales about castles with portcullises and drawbridges was true and not just make-believe, and my lifelong love of history was kindled. From this initial love of history I went on to publish history. After quite a lengthy and eventful publishing career I am pleased to introduce the Fonthill imprint.

In this, our first catalogue, we present the majority of the new titles for 2016 plus our stock list.

Fonthill and History

Alan Sutton at Saundersfoot

According to Noah Webster the prime dictionary definition of ‘history’ is: ‘the branch of knowledge dealing with past events’. ‘Past events’ is quite a wide church with many, many pews to furnish it. At Fonthill we sit in numerous of these pews, but some of the pews are quite distant from others, so at one end we have ancient history with Neolithic Horizons, and right down the long nave of this wide church we have a biography with Agnetha Fältskog—The Girl With The Golden Hair.

Metaphors apart, we have already built strengths in transport history, especially aviation. We are also building military history and have a growing list dealing with the dark days of Hitler’s Third Reich. Areas that we wish to develop include ancient and medieval history and archaeology. Our interests are quite wide and we welcome new authors in all categories of history and biography.

Fonthill’s Geographical Coverage We publish worldwide in one English Language edition. We have a growing number of international authors, especially American authors. We particularly welcome titles with a strong American angle.

Fonthill Rights For more than 95 per cent of the titles we publish we have exclusive world rights. We buy in very few titles other than foreign language titles for translation. We will only accept books if we have worldwide English language rights.

For most of our titles we have foreign language rights available. For all rights enquiries please email office@fonthillmedia.com.

This Catalogue This is our very first Fonthill catalogue and I thank all in our team for getting our new imprint off to a great start. For direct contact please email me at a.sutton@fonthillmedia.com.

Alan Sutton Publisher & Chief Executive, April 2016

MARCH 2016

It isn’t done with Mirrors—the Nazi state’s total mobilization of resources to gather information. How they built their international information gathering apparatus—an organization where no nugget of news was too small to be taken note off. This was Total Espionage. Riess, an ex-Berlin journalist had all of the contacts to know what was going on.

978-1-78155-451-7 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $28.95 PB 320pp 75 black and white photographs

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The Handley Page Bombers saw service from early 1917 up until the end of the First World War—they took part in many night-time raids on Germany and German-occupied Europe, an area of the war largely forgotten about today. This book also tells how they were used for anti-submarine patrols, night fighting and a daring raid on Constantinople.

978-1-78155-080-9 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 39 black and white photographs

See how many of the products and brands we enjoy today got established via streetcar advertising almost 100 years ago. Over 250 of these colorful advertising cards are featured. Working with consumer companies and the streetcar lines, young Barron Collier of Memphis, Tennessee built the world’s largest streetcar advertising empire in America.

978-1-62545-040-1 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 160pp 219 photographs, 198 in colour

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The B-52 entered service in 1955 and lived through the Cold War, being on alert 24/7. It saw service in the Vietnam War and in the deserts of the Middle East in Operation Desert Storm. Of 744 that were built 85 of ‘H’ model still remain in service. 60 years of service, and many battle scars later, still the B-52 remains Queen of the skies of War. 978-1-78155-467-8 248 × 172 mm £29.99 $49.95 HB 240pp 48 photographs, 32 in colour

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Soviet Cold War Fighters details the story on development, testing and fielding in service of the jet fighters in the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1989. The book covers the development of the first Soviet jet fighters, their first combat employment, the supersonic era, the variable-geometry-wing and the highly-agile fourth generation of the 1980s.

978-1-78155-496-8 248 × 172 mm £40.00 $70.00 HB 336pp 255 photographs, 51 in colours

MARCH 2016

Here the emphasis shifts to the RAF and the RCAF and the Bomber airfields of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, together with a few examples from Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. This volume details researched accounts, personal communications from witnesses and investigations on what are probably the most haunted of our airfields.

978-1-78155-099-1 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 432pp 11 black and white photographs

This biography provides an account of all six princesses: Charlotte A richly-illustrated survey of the evolution of Henry VIII’s reputation over Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal, b. 1766; Augusta Sophia, b. 1768; 500 years by historians from Tudor times to the present. The formidable Elizabeth, b. 1770; Mary, b. 1776; Sophia, b. 1777; and Amelia, b. 1783. and arrogant figure was portrayed by Hans Holbein the Younger. He became the Tudor stud who clocked up no fewer than six wives and who sent the Pope packing, inaugurating the English Reformation.

978-1-78155-485-2 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 288pp 32 colour illustrationss

978-1-78155-533-0 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $24.95 PB 96pp 104 colour illustrations

MARCH 2016

The remarkable story of the foreigners who volunteered to join the guerrilla war against Germans and Fascists in World War II Italy. The fighters included Britons, Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, South Africans, Americans, Russians and Yugoslavs. Most were escaped prisoners of war. The book is a celebration of brave men and great events.

978-1-78155-339-8 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 176pp 20 black and white photographs

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This study reviews William Beckford’s building, landscaping and collecting habits that led to the creation of Fonthill Abbey and examines the sales at Fonthill that stimulated obsessive public interest. The building collapsed in 1825, but contemporary drawings and engraved ‘views’ have continued to keep it alive as an icon of the Romantic period.

978-1-78155-483-8 234 × 156 mm £40.00 $69.95 HB 288pp 92 illustrations of which 39 are in colour

Leif Lundsten flew hundreds of Spitfires during the Second World War. He flew seven different types, whether as a test pilot with Vickers-Armstrong or as an important part of the legendary 331 Squadron from North Weald. This is the story of a man’s heroic and gallant war effort and all the Spitfire marques he flew, and what happened to them.

978-1-78155-501-9 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $34.95 HB 288pp 69 black and white photographs

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The lost cooking techniques of Stone Age and Iron Age Britain are brought vividly to life in the prehistoric kitchen—from spit roasting duck to hanging cheese from the rafters of a roundhouse. As well as recreating ancient recipes, this book also describes the farming background and life in a round house.

978-1-78155-508-8 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 176pp 59 photographs of which 32 are in colour

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For historians William Shakespeare is both a curse and a blessing: a curse because he immortalized Tudor spin on fifteenth-century civil wars that helped justify their occupation of the throne; a blessing because without Shakespeare’s 8-play history cycle, hardly anyone beyond specialists in the history of the period would know of their existence.

978-1-78155-415-9 £16.99 $29.95

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Henry VI was weak and feeble, but his wife Margaret of Anjou, ‘a great and strong laboured woman’, became a formidable political force in her own right. The dynastic struggle that became known as the Wars of the Roses brought the usurpation of Edward IV, the humiliation and exile of Margaret, and the murder of Henry in the Tower of London.

978-1-78155-469-2 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $26.99 PB 224pp 10 black and white photographs

Feldpost: The War Letters of Friedrich Reiner Niemann documents the frontline experiences of a German soldier from the 6th Infantry Division from 1941- 1945. Niemann describes the fighting at Rzhev, Russia, 1942-1943, and his survival of the destruction of his division in 1944. His is a rare view of the conflict on the Eastern front.

978-1-62545-015-9 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 288pp 60 black and white photographs

APRIL 2016

An in-depth look at the making of the classic puppet and live action series produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson that thrilled audiences worldwide in the 60s and 70s. Thunderbirds, UFO, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and Space: 1999, among many others, are examined to show just why these much-loved shows remain so iconic in the 21st century.

978-1-78155-504-0 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 240pp 108 photographs of which 40 are in colour

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This book covers the Lavochkin fighters of the Second World War, from the original I-301 prototype, first flown in 1940, to the La-7 fighter of 1944. The book describes in detail the history and design of the three main variants of these Lavochkin fighters: the inline engined LaGG-3, the radial engined La-5, and the radial engined La-7.

978-1-78155-514-9 248 × 172 mm £30.00 $50.00 HB 240pp 160 photographs of which 50 are in colour

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Chillingham—its location not only contributed some of the best archaeology in Northumberland but also a herd of wild white cattle unique in the history of the natural world, immortalised in songs, books, poems, and art. Chillingham castle with its famous and infamous inhabitants have combined to make this an interesting and fascinating tale.

978-1-78155-522-4 248 × 172 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 224pp 243 illustrations of which 171 are in colour

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.

978-1-78155-346-6 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 224pp 80 black and white photographs

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Operation Big Ben was a Top Secret plan to dive-bomb V rocket installations with Mark IX and Mark XVI Spitfires. For the first time the whole story can be told, showing the work of the Crossbow Committee, intelligence Commandos under Commander Ian Fleming, the brave RAF pilots and the essential contribution of the French and Dutch Resistance.

978-1-78155-439-5 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 176pp 20 black and white photographs

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Diary of Jan Gellner, Czech navigator, after being trained in the first air observer course within the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada, he began his tour with the No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Bomber Squadron RAF. During 37 bombing sorties on Vickers Wellington over the occupied European territory and Germany he earned the DFC. 978-1-78155-509-5 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 256pp 69 black and white photographs

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As interpreter for Adolf Hitler during the key pre-war moments, such as the Munich Agreement, the British Declaration of War and the surrender of France, Schmidt was well placed to record his impressions of events from 1935 to 1945. His memoirs provide an important contribution to our knowledge of important meetings before and during the War. 978-1-78155-516-3 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 320pp 160 black and white photographs

A fighter pilot’s memoirs of life in the RAF from 1955 to 1991, operational tours on Hunters, Harriers and Jaguars, 3 tours in flight testing including early testing of the Harrier, the 1969 Transatlantic Air Race in a Harrier, and the last five years in MOD associated mainly with the demise of the Nimrod AEW and the acquisition of the Typhoon.

978-1-78155-535-4 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 256pp 32 black and white photographs

APRIL 2016

Neolithic Horizons investigates the communities who built some of our most remarkable and iconic archaeological sites: the great Wessex public monuments at Stonehenge and Avebury and others like them. Rightly famous the world over, these monuments are complemented by other less well-known, contemporary sites.

978-1-78155-299-5 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 192pp 71 illustrations of which 31 are in colour

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MAY 2016

There is a great parallel between the great ocean liners and the great skyscrapers-a fascinating comparison between these two categories of design, engineering and creative genius. Bill Miller here in ‘Sailing and Soaring’ tells the wonderful story in words and photographs of the liners and skyscrapers from 1906 to 2010.

978-1-78155-368-8 225 × 248 mm £19.99 $32.95 PB 112pp 146 illustrations of which 52 are in colour

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This book is unusual inasmuch as the author is not worried about being controversial. He wrote this work in a frank manner using his personal experience. What he does do, with much relevant observation, is to point out what might have been achieved if British targeting policies had been thought through with greater intelligence.

978-1-78155-471-5 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 208pp 32 black and white photographs

This album of 176 colour and black and white photographs was taken in the Southern Region of B.R., which was formerly the lines constituting the Southern Railway. Bill Reed took the pictures between 1958 and 1967 during a number of visits to stations, sheds and areas offering attractive vantage points of locomotives.

978-1-78155-489-0 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 144pp 176 colour and black and white photographs

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There have been numerous written histories, but this book is the first history of Heathrow Airport to use photography as its primary medium of telling the story. Illustrated with images from those who worked there, those who use it and those who are simply enthusiastic about it, 70 years of an iconic aviation hub are to be enjoyed in this book.

978-1-78155-511-8 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 240pp 250 photographs of which 221 are in colour

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German railroading revolutionized warfare during 1825-1918 by getting more men, horses, guns, and supplies to the various battlefronts quicker and more efficiently than any other Great Power until the Allies discovered how to do it also, and sometimes better. In order to gain the advantages over their enemies, strict timetables had to be followed!

978-1-78155-424-1 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $34.95 PB 208pp 32 black and white photographs

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A biography of Agnetha Fältskog, one of the most successful and enigmatic performers in the last fifty years of popular music. From her beginnings as a teenage singer in Sweden in the 1960’s, through her decade of global superstardom with ABBA, to the years of self-imposed exile that followed, Agnetha’s life and career has fascinated millions.

978-1-78155-521-7 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 208pp 28 photographs of which 19 are in colour

As the skipper wanders the Thames estuary and its rivers, he stops, sits and ruminates to ‘swing the lamp’ over past times. Within, are many islands of mud and marsh holding remnants of past use, past life, an industrial heritage. Here, he wanders. Throughout, he is alive with enthusiasm for the environment in this little corner of England.

978-1-78155-498-2 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 224pp 108 of which 75 are in colour

MAY 2016

In the early 20th century the future of air travel seemed to lie with the giant airships of Count von Zeppelin. Zeppelins were used during the First World War and afterwards the Graf Zeppelin and Hindenburg were the height of elegance. The Hindenburg disaster of 1937 proved to be the end of the giant airship as a commercial enterprise.

978-1-78155-505-7 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $24.00 PB 128pp 160 black and white photographs

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Merseyrail Electric—In words and pictures, a detailed account of the largest third rail suburban railway network outside of London and South East. A photographic journey across the system in colour with detailed and informative captions, complete with a recent history of the network & rolling stock.

978-1-78155-513-2 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $22.99 PB 96pp 152 colour photographs

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A delightfully written book, where Harald Penrose draws on personal experiences from his long and distinguished career. Penrose was chief test pilot at Westland Aircraft Ltd from 1931 to 1953. From his first flight to the experience of flying a jet—the Gloster Meteor—Penrose’s well-chosen passages will be a delight to any aviation enthusiast.

978-1-78155-487-6 £14.99 $24.95 20 illustrations

Airplanes take off and they land, sometimes successfully, sometimes not.

What makes this tale so dramatic is conflict, difficulties, accidents and even failure. Of the pod of 4 Curtiss-Navy designed and built flying boats only the NC-4, after many mechanical malfunctions, was the only plane of the 4 to complete its mission.

978-1-62545-009-8 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $29.95 PB 128pp 66 black and white photographs

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This detailed book provides a comprehensive account of fighting at the Château of Hougoumont on 18 June 1815, by utilising the accounts of the officers and men who fought at Waterloo. Drawn predominantly from contemporary manuscript sources, it contains a wealth of unpublished material including new information from French and German archives.

978-1-78155-478-4 248 × 172 mm £30.00 $34.95 HB 288pp 32 colour illustrations

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Gebhard Aders’ study of the History of the German Night Fighter Force is a highly detailed analysis with numerous appendices which provides a comprehensive account of the Luftwaffe’s thoroughness right up to the end when the hunters became the hunted. Highly illustrated it also outlines techniques and tactics from 1917 up to the end of the war.

978-1-78155-503-3 248 × 172 mm £35.00 $62.95 HB 304pp 227 black and white photographs

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The classic and instantly recognizable Junkers Ju 52/3m has been used by nearly 30 countries around the world as an airliner and freight carrier.

Easy to fly and maintain, thousands were used by Luftwaffe during WW II, dropping paratroopers and delivering supplies on every front.

Post-war, the Ju 52/3m was used by numerous countries.

978-1-78155-515-6 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 256pp 163 photographs of which 44 are in colour

In the build up to the Second World War the Nazis established a band of archaeologists, the SS-Ahnenerbe, under the command of Heinrich Himmler, to prove the superiority of the Aryan race. This book tells the story of their expeditions, part ‘science,’ part espionage, and part fantasy, from the mountains of Tibet to the lost world of Atlantis.

978-1-78155-500-2 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 256pp 70 black and white photographs

JUNE 2016

In late 1941, the RAF’s Kenley Wing, under the leadership of ‘ace’ fighter pilots like the Irishman ‘Paddy’ Finucane, won fame as one of the top-scoring outfits in the air war. Flying the iconic Spitfire, the wing’s three fighter squadrons—the Australian No.452, the New Zealand No.485 and the British No.602—withstood bruising encounters with the Luftwaffe.

978-1-78155-512-5 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 272pp 32 black and white photographs

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Rare Birds brings together dozens of the rare aircraft of WWII to tell a complete picture of the greatest conflict of the golden age of aviation.

With craft drawn from all the combatant nations, this book is a fun and informative source of knowledge for any aviation enthusiast. A must-read for anyone with an interest in rare and unusual aircraft.

978-1-78155-524-8 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $45.00 HB 240pp 78 photographs of which 34 are in colour

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Farnborough is best known for its experiments and development of aircraft types. After the War, it played host to a considerable variety of aircraft including a number of captured Axis types. Beautifully illustrated and written by a leading aviation expert, SBAC Farnborough: A definitive book on the subject of Farnborough from 1932 onwards.

978-1-78155-238-4 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 176pp 144 black and white photographs

Edward IV, (1442-1483) was King of England from March 1461 until October 1470, and again from April 1471 until his death in April 1483. In a turbulent world, Edward Duke of York—with good title to the throne—overthrew the corrupt government of the weak and feeble-minded Henry VI, setting the foundation stones for a strong and prosperous England.

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This second volume commences just after the battles of Barnet, and Tewkesbury and the death of the weak and feeble-minded Henry VI. It sees the invasion of France in 1475 and the subsequent debacle at Picquigny where Edward, being unsure of the reliability of his brother-in-Law the duke of Burgundy, succumbs to the bribes of Louis XI. 978-1-78155-476-0 £20.00 $32.95

234 × 156 mm PB 528pp

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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.

978-1-78155-370-1 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $45.00 HB 384pp 74 black and white illustrations

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From the iconic Vulcan to the latest generation of Typhoon aircraft, this fascinating and highly illustrated book tells how each design was created and translated into operational aircraft. The book gives a detailed account on how specific aircraft types were envisaged, created, developed and manufactured together with their service history.

978-1-78155-534-7 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 368pp 259 photographs of which 66 are in colour

A Pictorial review of the revolutionary Apache attack helicopter. The Apache is the primary attack helicopter in Europe and is mainly used by the British Army Air Corps. Darren Willmin, a keen aviation photographer captures the Apache through the lens at many prime locations including air shows and the British Army Air Corp training ground.

978-1-78155-444-9 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $25.95 PB 96pp 160 colour photographsa

JUNE 2016

A fascinating compilation of 287 photographs from glass Magic Lantern slides of Victorian & Edwardian Cornwall. The original images vary from men at work underground in Cornish mines to chocolate box views of Cornish harbours. Many images were made available as postcards while others were taken by individuals for lectures at local social evenings.

978-1-78155-290-2 248 × 172 mm £16.99 $28.95 PB 192pp 287 black and white photographs

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The story of the fight by airships against U-boats during WWI, as told by those who flew the airships of the Royal Naval Air Service. Through pieces written by them or interviews with veterans, the book covers the entire experience of being a pilot from initial training, through their adventures flying airships, until the final victory.

978-1-78155-527-9 248 × 172 mm £30.00 $48.00 HB 288pp 149 black and white photographs

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This is a photographic record of aviation in Britain, 1940 to 1949. The photographs were taken by E. J. Riding who spent his entire working life in the aviation industry, but was killed in a flying accident. During his short life, he worked as an aircraft engineer, professional photographer, draughtsman and aero-modeller and as an aviation writer.

978-1-78155-331-2 248 × 172 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 256pp 390 black and white photographs

RAF Liberators over Burma provides an insight of operational flying in the Far East, including an examination of the importance of bombing bridges and railway constructions to thwart the Japanese transit infrastructure.

In many cases the efforts and sacrifice by dedicated Commonwealth aircrew are recounted from their own flying logbooks.

978-1-78155-519-4 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 38 black and white photographs

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Ethiopia (1935-6), Spain (1936-9), China (1937 onwards), Mongolia (1939), Finland (1939-40) France (1939-40) were the testing grounds for the aerial fighter tactics of World War Two and even today. In a subject rarely looked at in depth the author explores the lessons learnt, the means by which information was collected and subsequently used.

978-1-78155-520-0 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 64 black and white photographs

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The RAF in the Battle of France and Battle of Britain looks at the opportunities missed in the French campaign. It takes a fresh look at the Battle of Britain and asks if the RAF was ready to help repel an invasion.

It follows the disputes between the Army and RAF and debates whether air power used independently can ever achieve decisive results.

978-1-78155-525-5 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $45.00 HB 288pp 47 black and white photographs

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Although extracts from Sonny Ormrod’s diary have appeared in various publications over the years, the editors now offer the complete story of his brief period of aerial combat over Malta. His was one of many young lives lost in the effort to safeguard Malta, and he was there when only Hurricanes were available to combat the Luftwaffe’s onslaught.

978-1-78155-529-3 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $45.00 HB 336pp 36 black and white photographs

A mix of high quality colour and black & white photographs, together with extended and informative commentaries brimming with detail, covering the railways of Devon & Cornwall in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Most of the photographs have never been published before and all were taken by the author, his father, and their friends.

978-1-78155-539-2 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 HB 128pp 200 photographs of which 120 are in colour

JULY 2016

Friedrich ‘Fritz’ Thyssen, a leading German industrialist, was one of the early paymasters of Adolf Hitler. He joined the Nazis in 1933 and persuaded the Association of German Industrialists to donate three million Reichsmarks to the Party for the March, 1933 Reichstag election.

He later became opposed to Hitler and dictated this book in 1940.

978-1-78155-510-1 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 216pp 32 black and white photographs

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From Lostwithiel to the China Clay Rails is a book of contrasts, for example we see High Speed Trains that come in summer from London and Scotland travelling at twenty-five miles per hour on a railway originally built as a horse drawn tramway for china clay to reach the sea, all shown in full colour.

978-1-78155-542-2 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 160pp 198 colour photographs

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Liverpool Docks: A Short History, traces the birth, growth, strategic importance of the port both in times of peace and war. The book gives a complete timeline from the very earliest days right up to the present—a time when both a new and even larger container dock is being built together with the development of the new cruise liner terminal.

978-1-78155-518-7 248 × 172 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 208pp 72 black and white photographs

David Jacobs, Alan Freeman, John Peel, Tommy Vance and Roger Scott were five of the greatest British disc jockeys of the last 60 years, all passionate about the music they presented: Jacobs the easy listening maestro; Freeman the pop-picker; Peel the alternative scene champion; Vance the lover of hard rock; and Scott an eclectic mix of genres.

978-1-78155-544-6 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 160pp 36 black and white photographs

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Revealed is Goering’s role in creating the Luftwaffe and the German pre-war economy during 1935-37 that set the stage for the launching of WWII in 1939. Also revealed are his second marriage to a popular stage actress, occupation of the Rhineland, diplomatic missions to Poland and Italy, hunting career, and the top-secret Hossbach war conference.

978-1-62545-019-7 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 272pp 290 black and white photographs

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Volume 1 of the history of the Galician Waffen-SS Division covers the historical background which led to its formation in April 1943 until its commitment to battle after one year in training. The Division fought on the eastern front against the biggest Soviet offensive ever undertaken and suffered its virtual destruction at the battle of Brody.

978-1-78155-528-6 248 × 172 mm £40.00 $65.00 HB 400pp 216 black and white photographs

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Volume 2 of the history of the 14th Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS from its reformation in August 1944 until its release from captivity in 1949, with information on internment and ultimate fate including the secret enlistment of some veterans by MI6 in the 1950s for espionage work. A meticulously researched well-written, heavily illustrated book.

978-1-78155-538-5 248 × 172 mm £40.00 $65.00 HB 368pp 191 black and white photographs

This book gives a complete history of one of the best medium bombers of the Second World War, but one that has been sadly neglected in Western histories of that war. The Tu-2, an aircraft that first appeared in 1942, had its production stopped, then restarted, and really came into its own in the last year of the Second World War. 978-1-78155-532-3 248 × 172 mm £5.00 $45.00 HB 192pp 131 photographs of which 29 are in colour

JULY 2016

A study of National Service, or the Call Up, which operated in Britain in the years immediately after the Second World War. Men of all classes were enlisted in the Armed Forces in order to bolster Britain’s military might. This book tells the story of individual men and there by tells the story of the whole Call Up process.

978-1-78155-526-2 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 HB 192pp 64 black and white photographs

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AUGUST 2016

How a friendship forged in war between a Welsh captain and an Irish chaplain with the Eighth Army in Italy led to their adoption of a hilltop village destroyed during a massacre by a German army in retreat. The small Tuscan village still remembers the acts of kindness by the British officers, dedicating a street to their Good Samaritans.

978-1-78155-531-6 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 240pp 67 black and white photographs

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The Sino-Japanese war was the longest struggle of the Second World War. It started in July 1937 and not getting much help from the outside world, the Chinese soon closed a treaty with the Soviet Union to receive armament including a large number of aircraft. Everything was to change with Pearl Harbor, but the struggle continued until August 1945.

978-1-78155-536-1 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 224pp 29 black and white photographs

The story of the large-scale tribal unrest—stirred up by fanatical Islamic religious leaders calling for Jihad against the infidel British—that erupted along the North West Frontier of India in 1897. It would be a short but sharp period of violence that would see the award of no fewer than eleven Victoria Crosses.

978-1-78155-540-8 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 304pp 74 black and white illustrations

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An analysis of the role that the rank-and-file Prison Officer had to play in the British Prison system. This story of the English prison service and the role of the officer in its evolution, is relevant to prison systems in all advanced societies and raises many controversial issues of importance to policy-makers in prison services.

978-1-78155-472-2 £18.99 $32.95

234 × 156 mm PB 256pp

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Women have had a significant presence in the circus since Patty Jones first performed in 1768 with her husband Philip Astley on the banks of the Thames. Drawing upon historical news reports and contemporary interviews, Sawdust Sisterhood explores and celebrates the intriguing lives of female performers across two centuries of circus history.

978-1-78155-530-9 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 192pp 32 black and white photographs

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Stunning photographs of Cambridge in the late 1960s, combined with personal recollections, anecdotes from other alumni, and extracts from college archives. The book considers heavyweight issues linked to the widespread student unrest in the 1960s, but suggests that most students were more interested in eating, drinking and making merry.

978-1-78155-537-8 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 192pp 236 black and white photographs

Beckensall explores what place names mean, and how they reveal part of our history by linking us to the land they sign and socialise. Northumberland has a rich legacy of such names and the text explores how place names are derived, and change over time. This study is well supported by illustrations ranging from photographs and documents to maps.

978-1-78155-286-5 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 160pp 112 photographs of which 32 are in colour

AUGUST 2016

Since the beginning of the twentieth century study of the reliefs on Trajan’s Column’s has been greatly facilitated by Cichorius’s publication of photogravure plates. This detailed study by two leading experts provides fascinating additional detail to the Dacian Wars so graphically depicted on the Column.

978-1-78155-403-6 248 × 172 mm £50.00 $80.00 HB 432pp 102 black and white illustrations

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SEPTEMBER 2016

Renowned for its Schneider Trophy seaplane racers and fighters like the Gladiator, the Gloster Aircraft Company displayed design ingenuity, even though no type was ordered into quantity production. The company was chosen to produce Britain’s first jet aircraft, the E28/39 and followed its success with the Meteor and the all-weather Javelin.

978-1-78155-417-3 248 × 172 mm £40.00 $70.00 HB 480pp 589 black and white photographs

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An evocative, realistic and people-based experience of how ordinary people come to terms with a country at war, an unseen enemy at their door, reaching to own and control their future. Through acts of conviction, commitment, courage and selflessness, people unite, and with odds stacked against them, discover new ways on the path to victory.

978-1-78155-458-6 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 240pp 32 black and white photographs

Hypatia was a female philosopher and mathematician during the early Christian era in Alexandria. She was brutally murdered by a Christian mob and has become an icon for various groups. But who was the woman behind the myth? Using the available evidence these myths are dispelled and the woman who was Hypatia is visible for the first time.

978-1-78155-546-0 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 192pp 28 illustrations of which 20 are in colour

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The story of General Stanisław Skalski, VM & bar, KW & 3bars, DSO, DFC & 2bars, the leading Polish fighter ace, who gallantly served from the first to the last day of the Second World War. Back in communist Poland, he was arrested for spying for Britain, sentenced to death but finally released following eight years in prison.

978-1-78155-549-1 234 × 156 mm £00.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 29 black and white photographs

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In 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought the failure of Edward Witts business. Within a few months Edward and Agnes had built a wide circle of friends and acquaintance in the upper echelons of society where Agnes’s magnetic personality worked its magic.

978-1-78155-484-5 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $40.00 PB 416pp 80 illustrations of which 30 are in colour

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An innovative and unique study exploring why many readers of Sylvia Plath become so attached to her as a cultural figure. By looking at first encounters with Plath’s work through to pilgrimages that they make to places where Plath lived, this study explores why readers become so haunted by Plath.

978-1-78155-547-7 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 176pp 13 black and white photographs

The last decades of the 20th century saw dramatic changes in the bus industry with deregulation in October 1986. Visually London seemed to stay the same with the buses still operating in the red liveries. This book shows how the industry moved from traditional layout of rear platform and open half cab to one man buses with their front entrances.

978-1-78155-548-4 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $26.95 PB 96pp 140 colour photographs

SEPTEMBER 2016

The story of one of Britain’s most distinguished RAF stations. Not as well-known as Biggin Hill, Manston was the nearest airfield to the Luftwaffe and suffered accordingly. The station’s motto was ‘Arise to Protect’ and in two wars Manston carried out that role. It was the only station that housed aircraft of every command as well as the USAAF. 978-1-78155-096-0 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 PB 192pp 31 black and white photographs

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OCTOBER 2016

James VI & I had a series of notorious male favourites. These affairs were almost certainly sexual. They diminished the majesty of the monarchy and raised the spectre of a sodomitical court and effeminized nation. It is a story of political intrigue coloured by sodomy, pederasty, and gender instability as backdrop to the English Civil War. 978-1-78155-543-9 £25.00 $45.00

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This fascinating new history follows the course of Japan’s ultimately unequal struggle against the great allied powers. Unsparing in its treatment of Japan’s culpability for unleashing the Second World War, Japan at War 1931–1945 objectively appraises the unfolding tragedy which eventually engulfed Japan itself.

978-1-78155-545-3 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 HB 176pp 30 black and white photographs

This is an account of Queen Victoria’s relationships with the Emperors, Empresses of France, Germany, Austria and Russia. Victoria had close connections with the royal houses of Germany long before the King of Prussia became the German Emperor in 1871 and with the exiled former Emperor of the French after the fall of the French Empire in 1870.

978-1-78155-550-7 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 HB 208pp 64 black and white photographs

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A compelling, fresh account of the battle of Rorke’s Drift, featuring an array of previously unpublished material including defender accounts and artwork. The author questions what is widely believed to be historical fact and instead offers up his own interpretation of one of the most established actions of the hospital fight.

978-1-78155-553-8 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 49 illustrations of which 21 are in colour

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Many otherwise average fighter pilots came of age in the skies of Malta—an area dubbed ‘a fighter pilot’s paradise’. There was seldom a shortage of targets as the Luftwaffe endeavoured to flatten the defences and destroy the small air force, in which task it failed, but only narrowly.

249 Squadron was at the forefront of the fighting for two years.

978-1-78155-554-5 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 272pp 60 black and white photographs

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The story of the 1/5th battalion from their mobilization in August 1914 to the end of the war. The parts played by nearly 1,500 men is described, from their first action in Flanders in March 1915, on into the Somme; the Ypres Salient; Épehy; the battalion’s epic stand at Festubert in April 1918 and the spectacular advance of the last 100 Days.

978-1-78155-555-2 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $45.00 HB 400pp 49 black and white photographs

Dean Bailey flitted between jobs until he decided to join the army. He excelled in his new surroundings and gaining promotion he was put in charge of a sniper section. Posted to Afghanistan, he was thrilled to take on the Taliban, but suffered horrific injuries during an ambush and was flown back to England with his body and dreams in tatters.

978-1-78155-556-9 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 192pp 40 colour photographs

OCTOBER 2016

Georgiana’s story is surely one of the most compelling and dramatic in late Georgian society and is the subject of numerous books and the highly successful film ‘The Duchess’. Love affairs, tragedy, high society, gambling and a host of illegitimate children are shared between herself, her best friend, her lover and her husband.

978-1-78155-557-6 234 × 156 mm £16.99 29.95 PB 224pp 40 colour illustrations

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL INTEREST This book triggers all kinds of nostalgia for those who remember Wales in the 1970s, but its appeal goes wider and will include those with an interest in wider British social and economic history, and anyone who enjoys dramatic black & white images of everyday life in Britain four decades ago.

315 evocative photographs bring the 1970s to life.

978-1-78155-243-8 248 × 172 mm £16.99 PB 176pp 315 black and white photographs

Norfolk’s military structures from prehistory to the Cold War include Iron-Age hill-forts and Roman shore forts; castles of earthwork, stone and brick; fortified monasteries and manors; city walls and early artillery defences of the Middle Ages and Civil War; the defences of two World Wars; and Cold War installations.

978-1-78155-499-9 £16.99 $29.95 110 photographs

234 × 156 mm PB 208pp

Moray shared the Scottish improvement experience during the 18th century. The story of the making of the Moray landscape offers a cheerful alternative to the sad saga of Highland Clearances.

Moray’s enlightened landowners & township husbandmen worked together, redesigning the countryside in an agricultural revolution, forging new rural traditions.

978-1-78155-398-5 234 × 156 mm £18.95 $32.95 PB 288pp 36 colour photographs and 9 maps

Industry & The Coast is a gritty depiction of areas with a unique story to tell, immortalised in haunting, previously unpublished photographs of Teeside and Tyne & Wear In the 1960s with a captivating narrative in which the author draws from the abandoned emblems of our industrial history a deeper human significance and sense of place.

978-1-78155-256-8 £16.99 240 photographs

248 × 172 mm PB 160pp

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The Waveney starts as a shallow stream between Lopham in Norfolk and Redgrave Fen in Suffolk. The counties are united by its waters which gather strength among marshland and meadows, medieval towns and villages, churches, manors and castles, finally surging into the Sea near Great Yarmouth. This book describes and illustrates this beautiful valley.

978-1-78155-388-6 248 × 172 mm £18.99 PB 256pp 78 photographs of which 32 are in colour

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.

978-1-78155-235-3 £14.99 50 photographs

234 × 156 mm PB 272pp

A photo-take of daily life in the 1960s as change hit communities around Durham, Darlington, and the hills of North-East England.

Coalmining in particular was in serious decline, but cutbacks were hitting factories and infrastructure like the railways, too. These hauntingly beautiful scenes are sharp reminders as old certainties were swept away.

978-1-78155-230-8 248 × 172 mm £16.99 PB 160pp 210 black and photographs

Let us have one more glimpse down the years. Let us meet the men and women, our mothers and fathers perhaps, or even ourselves in younger days. You don’t need your hat or your coat; you don’t even need to leave your armchair, just turn the page and travel once more along the streets and down the back lanes of your town, my town, our town, Jarrow.

978-1-78155-275-9 235 × 165 mm £12.99 PB 96pp 184 photographs of which 92 are in colour

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M EDI A The outstanding natural beauty and distinctive geology of Northumberland, its rich archaeology and history, are seen through a series of case studies.

When layers of time are peeled from these special places, the result is a microcosm of the county, captured in prose and poetry, photographs from the air and ground, plus paintings and drawings.

978-1-78155-253-7 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $30.00 PB 192pp 158 photographs of which 32 are in colour

Join the driver and fireman on the footplate of a locomotive.

Stand behind a range of levers in a signal box or be one of a gang working on the permanent way sweating in the summer heat or shivering after heavy snow.

This book brings us memories of the lost days of railway life and Bill Mitchell treats the reader to stories gathered over the years.

978-1-78155-321-3 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $29.95 PB 112pp 32 black and white photographs

Meopham Changing Places is a collection of old photographs of the village of Meopham in Kent, with historical comment, accompanied by matching contemporary colour photographs of the same sites and buildings.

The book shows the sharp contrast from late Victorian times up to the second decade of the twenty-first century.

978-1-78155-125-7 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 184 photographs of which 92 are in colour

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.

978-1-78155-261-2 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 128pp 230 black and white photographs

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL INTEREST Lake District Folk is a nostalgic look back at a lifetime’s association with the Lake District.

Through countless interviews and years of walking the fells and valleys, W. R. Mitchell has recalled some of his most vivid memories. It is a glimpse into a way of life that has changed with the passing of time but which still retains a magical appeal.

978-1-78155-507-1 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $22.99 PB 128pp 44 black and white photographs

The history of sugar refining in Cheshire and Lancashire from its early beginnings in the seventeenth century.

978-1-78155-040-3 234 × 156 mm £14.99 PB 112pp 77 black and white illustrations

Seaton was home to many evacuees, some of whom remained. It was also the site of an internment camp, and home to soldiers from many lands, some of whom were killed fighting for the British cause. Seaton families also many sons, of them in heroic circumstances. It was a time when the community came together in a way which has not been seen since.

978-1-78155-429-6 234 × 156 mm £14.99 PB 128pp 86 black and white illustrations

In Yeovil in the Great War 1914-1918 Jack Sweet takes a personal look back on the town during those momentous years from the outbursts of patriotic fervour of August 1914 when many believed that the war would be over by Christmas, to the Armistice of November 1918 and a short time beyond and how it affected the Town and the lives of its residents.

978-1-78155-328-2 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 39 black and white illustrations

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LOCAL AND REGIONAL INTEREST By the 19th century the demands to house Birmingham’s rapidly expanding industry and workforce swiftly urbanised Nechells.

Building in this north-east part of Birmingham was hastily constructed. This book captures the considerable changes Nechells has undergone throughout three generations in old and comparative contemporary colour photographs.

978-1-78155-247-6 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 184 photographs of which 92 are in colour

Back-to-backs 2 or 3 stories high were built in Birmingham during the 19th century, most of these were concentrated in inner-city areas. What was it like to live in a house with one bedroom and no running water? How did eleven families share two toilets? The rise and fall of the back-to-back is a sobering tale of how our nation housed its people.

978-1-78155-267-4 £14.99 50 photographs

234 × 156 mm PB 128pp

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.

978-1-78155-054-0 £14.99 $00.00 111 photographs

248 × 172 mm XX 144pp

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In this insightful memoir, incidents and emotions of a Birmingham boyhood are carefully surveyed.

The earliest memory derives from the sounds of the Charleston while the last is that of a lingering kiss from a childhood sweetheart.

In between is a journey of self-discovery in a rapidly expanding world—soon ignited with the outbreak of WWII. 978-1-78155-317-6 £14.99 167 photographs

234 × 156 mm PB 192pp

A wide range of aspects concerning the South Yorkshire mining industry are illustrated: pit sinkings, strikes, clashes with police, tragedies, scenes underground, closures and redevelopment schemes.

978-1-78155-060-1 £12.99 200 photographs

248 × 172 mm PB 128pp

An enthralling photographic journey through the history of Scarborough vividly depicting how the ‘Queen of the Yorkshire Coast’ has changed over the years.

978-1-78155-254-4 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 180 photographs of which 90 are in colour

Wakefield, capital of the former West Riding, has a long and distinguished past. Changing Wakefield presents a glimpse into what the townscape of Wakefield was like at the close of the 19th century and compares it to the modern cityscape that has constantly changed and evolved since 1880 in a comparative volume of 92 old and 92 new colour photographs.

York is one of Britain’s best preserved cities. Changing York aims to record nearly one hundred of York’s historic riches, showing how they were in the past and how they survive and function today. These stunning images give an unrivalled snapshot of York life in the early 20th century, showing the city in ways that will fascinate and enthral.

978-1-78155-274-2 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 180 photographs of which 90 are in colour

978-1-78155-263-6 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $22.99 PB 96pp 188 photographs of which 113 are in colour

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M EDI A During the 1950s, Chris Helme was often asked by relatives: ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ A policeman was always his answer. Chris was brought up to respect the local police who seemed to know everyone. This book takes the reader through a catalogue of sad, humorous, and almost unbelievable incidents in the life of a local policeman.

978-1-78155-342-8 £14.99 55 photographs

234 × 156 mm PB 160pp

York has a long history which might be a little daunting. This book presents the history of this famous city in short, digestible, illustrated chunks designed to inform and entertain residents and visitors alike. A to Z of York will clarify and highlight the significance of events before and after the charter in this most historical of cities.

978-1-78155-291-9 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 160pp 123 black and white illustrations

This is the first time information and photographs on West Yorkshire’s cinemas and theatres have been grouped together in one publication. With over 240 photographs, Many of which are from the Yorkshire Post’s archives, plus informative captions, Peter Tuffrey tells the story of cinema in the densely populated areas around Leeds and Bradford.

978-1-78155-206-3 248 × 172 mm £14.99 PB 144pp 220 black and white photographs

Captivating and anachronistic colour images with informative captions in a Third World setting of Cuban-owned and operated automobiles, trucks and station wagons from 1949-1960. An opportunity to see 1930s, 1940s and (mainly) 1950s American cars in a genuine Third World environment that includes people and places and, of course, cigars!

978-1-78155-188-2 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 144pp 254 colour photographs

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‘East Yorkshire Village Visits’ is a collection of thirty studies of some of the East Riding’s most interesting communities and the events that shaped them. From Airmyn in the west to Easington in the east the rich variety of East Yorkshire’s villages, their heritage and people is represented in this fascinating book.

978-1-78155-264-3 235 × 156 mm £14.99 PB 240pp 270 black and white illustrations

With articles and photographs from the Sheffield Star and Sheffield Telegraph, Peter Tuffrey has recorded subjects and incidents ranging from pub closures to murders, from retirements to renovations and from pub bombings to pub ghosts. Many traditional pubs are pictured and documented in decline or just before demolition.

978-1-78155-058-8 248 × 172 mm £16.99 HB 144pp 260 photographs of which 61 are in colour

Washington DC Through Time reveals the wonders of Washington from the days of sheep grazing on the White House lawn to the era of nuclear protests and gay pride festivals. It reveals the emerging downtown of the capital, captured with the emerging art of photography.

It is a visit to the different neighborhoods of the city—a collection of circles and squares.

978-1-62545-049-4 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $19.95 PB 96pp 184 photographs of which 92 are in colour

Until the 1950s, even into the ’60s, British motor cycle makers ruled the roost such as Scott, Rudge, BSA, Norton and Vincent.

Gloriously illustrated and written by a world-leading authoritarian figure on powered motorcycling, Classic British Motorcycles tells of a fascinating yesteryear when Britain was a leading pioneer of motorcycling.

978-1-78155-086-1 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 192pp 153 photographs of which 130 are in colour

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ROAD AND RAIL Until the 1950s, even into the ’60s, British motor cycle makers ruled the roost such as Scott, Rudge, BSA, Norton and Vincent.

Gloriously illustrated and written by a world-leading authoritarian figure on powered motorcycling, Classic British Motorcycles tells of a fascinating yesteryear when Britain was a leading pioneer of motorcycling.

978-1-78155-431-9 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.00 PB 192pp 153 photographs of which 130 are in colour

This book looks at how speedway came to open at Crystal Palace and follows its history through the next six years as a league team operating in the world’s first speedway league until its closure in 1933 and its brief revival in the late 1930s.

978-1-78155-062-5 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 112pp 51 black and white photographs

Disasters hold people’s fascination. This book boldly illustrates British and Foreign tram crashes from the late nineteenth century to the present day. In certain instances trams have also fallen victim of enemy aerial action. The book has a wealth of interest for those fascinated by the changing transport scene over the last century.

978-1-78155-210-0 248 × 172 mm £14.99 $4.95 PB 128pp 162 black and white and 32 colour images

The first cable car line opened in 1873 but the development of the electric streetcar and the 1906 earthquake almost resulted in its demise. Public support and restoration of streetcar service on Market Street, and the hill climbing largest electric trolley coach fleet in the United States have made San Francisco a public transit success story.

978-1-63499-001-1 275 × 215 mm £18.99 $25.95 PB 128pp 200 colour photographs

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In 1934 E. O. Spence, the Belle Vue team manager tirelessly forged ahead to make Midget Car Racing the number one motor-racing sport in pre-war Britain.

978-1-78155-240-7 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 128pp 40 black and white photographs

This book via pin sharp pictures taken from rare postcards and exclusive glass plate negatives lavishly illustrates the early years of tramways across Yorkshire.

From Sheffield to Hull, from Doncaster to Keighley and areas in-between including, Rotherham, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Leeds providing a glimpse into a long-forgotten age.

978-1-78155-349-7 248 × 172 mm £16.99 $28.95 PB 128pp 231 black and white photographs

Ernest Sheasby arrived in the small village of Corfe Castle in Dorset around 1896. After ten years in employment, he set up shop with a horse and carriage business. The Story of Sheasby’s South Dorset Coaches lists most of the 120 vehicles that were operated during the company’s ninety-nine years as well as a biography of the Sheasby family.

978-1-78155-425-8 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $22.99 PB 128pp 153 black and white photographs

The first New Orleans street railway opened in 1835 and in 1893 electric streetcars began.

At its peak in 1922 New Orleans had 225 miles of electric streetcar lines. This book provides a photographic essay of the New Orleans streetcar system including the new Loyola streetcar line that opened in 2013 and is part of New Orleans Fabulous Streetcars.

978-1-62545-039-5 276 × 216 mm £18.99 $25.95 PB 128pp 232 colour photographs

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M EDI A Many independent companies have, since the 1970s, been swallowed up by larger groups one or two have ceased trading.

Many are still thriving and other operators have taken the place of those that we’ve lost. This book illustrates the great variety of independent buses that have graced Britain’s roads, from the early 1970s to the present day.

ROAD AND RAIL The 1980s were some of the most tumultuous years for the British bus industry. The Thatcher Government, in power throughout the decade, brought about privatisation of the National Bus Company and Scottish Bus Group.

The author was able to capture the scene in colour right through the decade, and the best of his results are seen within these pages.

978-1-78155-063-2 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 187 photographs of which 184 are in colour

978-1-78155-227-8 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 183 photographs of which 180 are in colour

This book covers the demise of the trolleybus 1961-72 when the last Bradford trolleybus entered the Thornbury Works for the final time on 26 March 1972. John Bishop and Malcolm Keeping captured the vehicles in colour transparencies. Therefore, this book records far more than just the demise of the trolleybuses, but changes in society as well.

See how many of the products and brands we enjoy today got established via streetcar advertising almost 100 years ago. Over 250 of these colorful advertising cards are featured. Working with consumer companies and the streetcar lines, young Barron Collier of Memphis, Tennessee built the world’s largest streetcar advertising empire in America.

978-1-78155-450-0 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $25.95 PB 96pp 158 colour photographs

The story of the attempt to construct The London & Portsmouth Direct Atmospheric Railway during the 1840s Railway Mania. This was the age of invention and many strange systems of powering trains were devised. Brunel used the atmospheric system with disastrous financial results in Devon. Like other systems, it had faults and eventually failed.

978-1-78155-244-5 234 × 156 mm £18.99 PB 256pp 90 black and white illustrations

In May 1934 a zenith of locomotive construction in the UK was reached when an enormous new locomotive entered traffic for the LNER Company. The impressive engine was P2 Class no. 2001 Cock O’ the North and it was painstakingly erected to the designs of eminent locomotive engineer H. N. Gresley (later Sir) at the company’s sprawling Doncaster Works.

978-1-78155-436-4 297 × 210 mm £25.00 $42.50 HB 144pp 205 black and white photographs

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978-1-62545-040-1 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 160pp 219 photographs of which 198 are in colour

This book tells the story of the men and machines of the North Eastern Railway during the Great War. 18,339 members of staff, 34 per cent of the workforce, were released for military service— 2,236 of those men died, and 300 received military decorations.

There was even a North Eastern Railway Pals Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers.

978-1-78155-455-5 234 × 156 mm £14.99 PB 208pp 30 black and white photographs

Industrial locomotives are the unsung workhorses of industry.

This book brings together 230 colour and black and white images of these amazing engines from ex-railwayman Bill Read’s vast collection.

978-1-78155-057-1 248 × 172 mm £16.99 PB 128pp 230 colour and black and white photographs

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ROAD AND RAIL 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.

978-1-78155-316-9 248 × 172 mm £16.99 PB 144pp 224 black and white photographs

Bill Reed was a fireman on steam locomotives in the early part of his working life, eventually graduating to being a driver on diesel-electrics. Much of his spare time has been taken up photographing in black & white and colour, many aspects of railways throughout Britain. This book features 220 black and white images from the East Coast line.

978-1-78155-053-3 £16.99 193 photographs

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One of the most noticeable changes in the early 1960s was the switch-over from steam to diesel traction. It transformed the character of the railways, not only in the replacement of locomotives, but also in the enormous upheaval of infrastructure. Bill Reed’s photographs capture all of this in 240 glorious colour photographs of the West Coast line.

978-1-78155-207-0 248 × 172 mm £14.99 PB 128pp 220 photographs of which 121 are in colour

In the last few years of steam power on the British railway network, Richard Gaunt was taking photographs across the north of England showing not only the locomotives but the varied and dramatic surroundings they worked in. These beautiful images bring the past to life—for those who remember that era and those with more general interests.

978-1-78155-251-3 248 × 172 mm £16.99 PB 112pp 198 black and white photographs

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This photographic essay documents the Pennsylvania Railroad, which considered itself the standard railroad of the world.

Classic scenes of the Railroad’s amazing GG1 electric locomotives operating on the most successful electrification project in the USA are included. It provides an insight to an extensive railroad system that survives today.

978-1-62545-071-5 276 × 216 mm £17.99 $25.95 PB 128pp 200 colour photographs

Seventy-nine-year-old Nottingham railway photographer, Bill Reed, shows for the first time his colour pictures of steam locomotives taken from the line-side, on shed and on works. The photographs cover the area on and off the main line from the London termini up to Aberdeen.

978-1-78155-067-0 248 × 172 mm £12.99 PB 128pp 207 colour photographs

A comprehensive compilation of rare events during this fascinating period, this book covers all regions. It features steam (mainly), as well as diesel and electric motor power at work on scheduled and extraordinary services throughout the network.

The chronology is supported by many contemporary photographs.

There are lots of surprises!

978-1-78155-234-6 248 × 172 mm £30.00 $00.00 HB 384pp 64 black and white photographs

The Deltics were a transport phenomenon, they improved timings on the east coast mainline from poor steam locomotive times to matching the new electric locomotives introduced on the west coast mainline. Introduced in 1961, 22 production locomotives were built and at the time of building they were the most powerful locomotives in the world.

978-1-78155-461-6 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 182 photographs of which 57 are in colour

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Whether a beginner or an experienced photographer wanting to broaden your horizons, Digital Railway Photography will help you get the best from your camera with clear advice and how to avoid common pitfalls. Whether you have an entry level compact camera or an all-singing high-end digital SLR, you will find no nonsense advice and practical tips.

Cross-Country Trains Ltd won the right to operate the Cross-Country franchise from 11 November 2007 when the Strategic Rail Authority determined that its bid for the franchise was the best value for money and the most sustainable. This book of 180 colour photographs and captions is a celebration of the first eight years of operation.

978-1-78155-426-5 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 128pp 151 photographs of which 139 are in colour

978-1-78155-474-6 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $24.95 PB 96pp 120 photographs of which 116 are in colour

Bill Reed, a former fire-man on steam locomotives, delves deep into his archive to present us with a selection of the black and white pictures he took around his native Nottingham and nearby Derby between 1951 and 1966.

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.

978-1-78155-056-4 248 × 172 mm £16.99 PB 128pp 213 black and white photographs

Unique photographs which capture the atmosphere of steam’s last months in the North East, coupled with facts and entertaining recollections of what it was like to be travelling and photographing the railways around Darlington, Durham, Sunderland and Hartlepool in the 1960s. Richard Gaunt’s evocative photographs bring back the pain of that period.

978-1-78155-186-8 275 × 215 mm £14.99 PB 112pp 290 black and white photographs

The story of train operating company First Great Western whose performance rose from being the worst for a long-distance operator in the UK to becoming one of the best in a few short years, and whose passengers felt so disgruntled they even organised a fare strike. With narrative and 124 colour photos the author provides a history of the Company.

978-1-78155-004-5 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $24.95 PB 96pp 120 colour photographs

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978-1-78155-294-0 248 × 172 mm £18.99 HB 128pp 169 photographs of which 95 are in colour

The conclusion of the age of steam in North West England is recalled in this volume. With a wealth of mostly unpublished material, the author takes a trip from Crewe to Carlisle, visiting also some of the lines that join with the route.

978-1-78155-258-2 248 × 172 mm £18.99 PB 144pp 192 photographs of which 192 are in colour

This collection of over 168 colour photographs, which date from 1958 to 1967, features the Western Region of B.R., formerly the territory of the Great Western Railway, and its motive power.

Railwayman Bill Reed took the pictures during a number of visits to stations, sheds and to areas offering an attractive vantage point to shoot film.

978-1-78155-301-5 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 144pp 168 colour photographs

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The northern border of this region is broadly the railway from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, the eastern border is the line from Shrewsbury to Abergavenny, while the southern border follows the route of the A40 from Abergavenny to Carmarthen. The photographs were by the author and his late father, each is accompanied by an informative commentary.

This book is made up entirely of Alan Maund’s photographs from across the Midlands. Alan started using colour film in 1959 and colour slides make up the majority of the photographs. Enthusiasts in this era had a policy of filming steam only, ignoring the new diesels, but not Alan; they do make appearances, including some early electric classes.

978-1-78155-312-1 248 × 172 mm £18.99 HB 128pp 208 photographs of which 95 are in colour

978-1-78155-129-5 248 × 172 mm £18.99 HB 128pp 170 photographs of which 160 are in colour

Thomas Hackworth has been overlooked by history. He had both the fortune and misfortune to be the brother of a renowned railway engineer. He built a hundred steam locomotives, operated some of the earliest railways and produced engines that powered the first steam ships It is time for Tom Hackworth’s story to be told.

GWR Ganger is the story of Dan Brew’s life as a lineman for the Great Western Railway and British Rail, including 28 years as Ganger in Charge of the Permanent Way on the line through Tettenhall. It is a story rich in detail, told in his own colourful words, of suicides and accidents, and of long forgotten working practices and conditions.

978-1-78155-464-7 000 × 00 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 144pp 57 black and white illustrations

978-1-78155-241-4 £14.99 60 photographs

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Thomas Lipton’s America’s Cup Campaigns is the saga of one man’s 30 year obsession with winning the America’s Cup. It includes brief stories of the most interesting of the early races for the Cup which lead up to the Lipton challenges and then gives the account of the Lipton and Herreshoff face-offs in a fascinating and illustrated narrative.

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 photographs have not been included in other publications.

978-1-62545-101-9 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 HB 192pp 76 photographs of which 27 are in colour

978-1-78155-008-3 234 × 156 mm £18.99 PB 352pp 224 photographs of which 66 are in colour

Conquest of the Atlantic: Cunard Liners of the 1950s and 1960s is the story of these great ships that are all still remembered with much fondness and of the life on board them. Cunard would face furious competition with jet aircraft and by 1969 be reduced to one Atlantic liner, the legendary and iconic Queen Elizabeth 2.

The story of the great post-war era of liner travel across continents and companies from Cunard to P & O—from luxury liners to 100-berth transport ships.

978-1-78155-350-3 226 × 248 mm £18.99 $29.95 PB 96pp 150 photographs of which 90 are in colour

978-1-78155-359-6 226 × 248 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 96pp 133 photographs of which 46 are in colour

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978-1-78155-061-8 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $21.95 PB 224pp 65 black and white illustrations

This book tells the story of British cruiser warfare and naval strategy in the Southern Atlantic in 1914 and 1915. The campaign to bring a German squadron to battle met with disaster (the Battle of Coronel) before final victory at the Falklands Islands.

Individual raiders like the Emden, Dresden and Königsburg were also hunted and destroyed.

978-1-78155-347-3 248 × 172 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 160pp 124 illustrations of which 22 are in colour

MARITIME AND NAVAL Boatbuilding has been a traditional skill in Cornwall for many hundreds of years. Pasco’s Boatyard at St Just in Roseland has been in the forefront of this tradition of boatbuilding, repairing, mooring and storing boats for well over a quarter of a millennium. So much so that it is part of the fabric of the south-west area of Cornwall.

978-1-78155-401-2 235 × 165 mm £14.99 PB 96pp 155 photographs of which 111 are in colour

Hitler’s Naval Bases is the most comprehensive book on the subject.

It covers bases in detail from the smallest and unmanned locations to the largest dedicated bases in Lorient, Kiel and Wilhemshaven.

The book covers the different types of bases from the isolated and forgotten, escape and survival bases, to the extremities of the main naval bases.

978-1-78155-198-1 248 × 172 mm £20.00 $29.95 HB 256pp 200 black and white photographs

Bismarck, the pride of the German navy, displaced more than 50,000 tonnes fully loaded and when commissioned she was the largest warship to date. Through photos, photographs, maps and words, all aspects are described.

This is a definitive work, the result of nearly thirty years of study, with 540 photographs, of which 150 are in colour.

The strategic, operational, tactical, technical and terminal aspects are discussed one by one to progressively review how the Protagonists used the available resources within the various contexts. A cinematic and ballistic Model of the Battle was then developed and used to carry out a statistical analysis. The results open up a new perspective.

978-1-78155-039-7 310 × 240 mm £50.00 $70.00 HB 240pp 540 photographs, of which 150 are in colour

978-1-78155-231-5 248 × 172 mm £20.00 $32.95 HB 184pp 85 photographs of which 16 are in colour

Ocean-going U-boats, each one not much longer than four European articulated trucks with up to 60 men inside them, sailed the far-off seas to reap havoc in inhospitable waters. The book is based on previously unpublished documents from the German U-boat Museum, many of them written during or shortly after the war by men who survived the conflict.

978-1-78155-102-8 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 240pp 98 black and white photographs

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Thetis: Submarine Disaster, is the story of loss of HMS Thetis which sank in Liverpool Bay on 1st June 1939—her maiden dive, with the loss of ninety-nine lives; the worst peacetime submarine tragedy to be suffered by the Royal Navy. A massive rescue operation was mounted, but the operation ended in failure, with only four crew being rescued.

978-1-78155-271-1 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $25.95 PB 240pp 38 black and white photographs

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MARITIME AND NAVAL—AVIATION During the WWII the Arctic saw an unusually high intensity of action, adventure, excitement and tragedy. This book describes the German military activities in that frozen hell. Based mainly on original logs the bare facts have been fleshed out with help from veterans and researchers from the USA, Iceland, Britain, Norway, Germany and Russia.

978-1-78155-292-6 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $32.95 HB 288pp 199 black and white photographs

Arctic convoys to Russia had much to contend with. They had to deal with attacks by U-boats and air attacks by the Luftwaffe plus severe cold, storms, fog, ice floes and waves so huge they tore at the ships’ armour plating. This book is made from the stories of these brave men and have been collected together by their veteran comrades.

978-1-78155-284-1 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 224pp 94 black and white photographs

This book traces the development and use of aircraft serving with the Fleet. It follows the selection and training of personnel and the struggle to produce suitable aircraft and weapons including the evolution of the aircraft carrier. With constant innovation through the War these developments dictated seaborne air warfare to the present day.

978-1-78155-365-7 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $36.00 HB 240pp 48 black and white photographs

Naval Frogmen tells the secret seaborne missions by commandos during the Second World War. From Europe to the Far East, frogmen took part in near suicidal missions in their mini submarines often primed with warheads or limpet mines. Risking all to defeat the German Navy, British underwater commandos crippled the mighty Tirpitz battleship.

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During World War II the Merchant Navy played a vital part in evacuations from countries that were overrun. They saved over 90,000 troops from Dunkirk and went on to rescue more than 200,000 from other parts of France. They also manned salvage ships, rescue tugs and other specialist craft. This book tells the story of these achievements.

978-1-78155-045-8 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $29.95 HB 176pp 32 black and white photographs

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.

978-1-78155-297-1 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 224pp 99 black and white photographs

On the Russian Arctic convoys in 1942 Leonard H. Thomas kept a secret notebook from which he later wrote his memoirs. These contained many well-observed details of life on his ship, HMS Ulster Queen. These accounts are now presented here illustrating the fortitude and bravery of the men who sailed through ice and fire to get the convoys through.

978-1-78155-440-1 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 240pp 32 black and white photographs

These photographs are by aviation enthusiast E. J. Riding, the author’s father, who spent his working life in the aviation industry. He was apprenticed to A. V. Roe & Company and employed as an aircraft engineer up to the outbreak of war. Riding kept copious notes and the photos are of excellent quality depicting aircraft of all types in the 1930s.

978-1-78155-446-3 248 × 172 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 256pp 390 black and white photographs

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by Schneider Trophy designs are obvious in the Supermarine Spitfire and the P-51 Mustang.

978-1-78155-179-0 280 × 225 mm £35.00 $50.00 HB 352pp 271 black and white photographs

For almost 50 years Biggin Hill was the scene of one of the world’s best loved and longest-running air shows. This book details each show and is accompanied by high quality and nostalgic images, a considerable number of them previously unpublished. The story of this legendary event will reignite many happy memories of an important aviation event.

978-1-78155-491-3 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 224pp 80 photographs of which 69 are in colour

AVIATION In 1912 Jacques Schneider announced his intention of presenting an annual trophy for an international seaplane contest. This book records the contests, designs, development and achievements of the participating aircraft in considerable detail, those which failed to take part and the projects—some of which embodied very advanced ideas for the time.

978-1-78155-418-0 248 × 172 mm £40.00 $70.00 HB 368pp 324 black and white photographs

Fading Eagle looks at the rise and fall of British air power from a more critical than usual angle; that of political ineptitude.

The RAF rose to prominence during WWII. Post-war, the RAF continued as the principal defender of the UK and as the principal means of delivering the nuclear deterrent. Post-Cold War, political incompetence continues!

978-1-78155-117-2 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 256pp 85 black and white photographs

The DC-3 is as iconic an aircraft as the Mustang or Spitfire. It has endured more than any other with a few hundred still in use across the world. Geoff Jones explores the rich history of the DC-3 from its beginnings in Southern California to its use across the world and even today numerous enthusiast organisations continue to keep DC-3s airworthy.

De Havilland Aircraft Co opened an aerodrome in 1930 on farmland outside Hatfield. Throughout 1934, new buildings were constructed to house de Havilland’s global headquarters, factory production and Aeronautical Technical School.

The victory of the sleek, red Comet in the England-Australia air race would have lasting significance for the town.

978-1-78155-103-5 248 × 172 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 259 photographs of which 70 are in colour

978-1-78155-360-2 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 192pp 109 photographs of which 34 are in colour

Much of the fascination which Soviet aircraft and its associated aerospace industry holds for the analyst enthusiast or ordinary member of the public stems from the fog of secrecy throughout the Cold War until the collapse of the USSR. The book is as much a history of Russia as it is its, aerospace industry, culminating with the Russian Federation.

978-1-78155-289-6 234 × 156 mm £35.00 $60.00 HB 288pp 64 black and white photographs

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Handley Page was the major bomber manufacturing company in Britain during the First and Second World wars. This is the first modern edition of what was originally the 1949 Handley Page corporate marketing book.

978-1-78155-007-6 235 × 165 mm £12.99 $21.95 PB 128pp 144 black and white photographs

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British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1909 traces one hundred years of the British aviation industry, its history, origins, mergers and takeovers. It details the evolution of the British aviation industry from fragile biplanes and majestic airliners that united the world to the advanced bombers and fighters of today.

Gloster produced the Gladiator biplane and during WWII built more than 6,000 Hurricanes & Typhoons. Gloster Meteor was the first Allied jet of the War and in 1952 the delta-winged Javelin was developed as an all-weather fighter that could fly above 50,000 feet. Gloster merged into Hawker Siddeley Aviation in 1963, and the name Gloster disappeared.

978-1-78155-229-2 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $32.95 HB 256pp 214 black and white photographs

978-1-78155-259-9 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 192pp 176 photographs of which 32 are in colour

A highly illustrated introductory account of the aircraft and aces of the nations that participated in aerial combat during the First World War. This book features the aces of Allies and the Central Powers and with 478 black and white photographs provides comprehensive photographs of aircraft, pilots, balloons, Zeppelins and ground crew.

This is the first time that the history of the German Kampfeinsitzer Kommandos, better known as KEKs and the Fokkerstaffels, have been gathered in a book. The KEKs were the predecessors of the famous Jagdstaffeln or Jastas which would wreak havoc on Allied aircraft over the trenches during the First World War.

978-1-78155-422-7 248 × 172 mm $18.99 $34.95 PB 360pp 478 black and white photographs

978-1-78155-223-0 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 240pp 200 black and white and colour photographs

A detailed look at how Air Observation Post light aircraft operations carried out by the Ninth US Army in Europe during World War II, as recorded in the daily Journal or war diary maintained by the Artillery Air Officer at that Headquarters.

Associated administrative matters are also covered.

This remarkable, but little-known book was written in 1943 and published in 1944. It argues, with remarkable clarity how Nazi incompetence at the highest level, both in planning and strategy led the Luftwaffe to adopt a policy whereby it was doomed to fail.

978-1-78155-302-2 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 208pp 50 black and white photographs

Küstenfliegergruppen, the German coastal air service, was hindered by restrictions imposed at Versailles. In 1944, the last Küstenfliegerstaffeln was disbanded in favour of the Luftwaffe’s own naval air units.

Based on material from German archives and with 120 photos, this is the first major work and essential reading for aviation enthusiasts.

978-1-78155-283-4 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $28.00 PB 192pp 80 black and white photographs

978-1-78155-006-9 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $21.95 PB 224pp 90 black and white photographs

In this radical reappraisal Greg Baughen has used archive material to build up an different picture of how air power developed in Britain before and during WWI. It details the battles as the rival factions fought for control. Many crucial lessons were learned. Little more than 20 years later, they would be applied with efficiency by the Luftwaffe.

978-1-78155-392-3 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $32.95 HB 272pp 34 black and white photographs

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M EDI A US Naval Aviation has a rich history of special and commemorative markings and nose art that has not been documented until this book. The 100 year history of markings on US Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft is detailed in drawings, descriptive text, and over 350 photographs from archives, veterans, and the authors personal collections.

978-1-62545-041-8 248 × 172 mm £30.00 $50.00 HB 240pp 380 photographs of which 278 are in colour

41 Squadron is one of the oldest RAF Squadrons still in existence and has seen service from the First World War, policing the Middle East in the 1930s, throughout the Second World War, and more recently in the First Gulf War and Yugoslavia. This is the first comprehensive study, concentrating on WWII activities between August 1942 and May 1945.

978-1-78155-193-6 248 × 172 mm £35.00 $50.00 HB 992pp 350 black and white photographs

Formed in 1916, 41 Sqdn is one of the oldest RAF squadrons. Blood, Sweat and Courage provides the narrative of 41 Squadron WWII activity concentrating on its operations between September 1939 and July 1942. Brew recounts the unit’s role within battles, operations, and larger strategies, and details experiences made by the pilots and ground crew.

978-1-78155-296-4 248 × 172 mm £35.00 $50.00 HB 960pp 377 black and white photographs

500 Squadron was formed in 1930 at Manston in Kent. Initially recruited from Kent men and women, it became international when war broke out. The Battle Honours are the English Channel, North Sea, Dunkirk, Biscay Ports, Atlantic, North Africa, the Mediterranean & Italy. In peacetime it won awards for the best performance in the auxiliary squadrons.

978-1-78155-322-0 234 × 156 mm £14.99 PB 160pp 124 black and white photographs

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AVIATION A detailed look at the RAF in the Middle and Far East in the 3 years after the war; stemming the flow of immigrants into Palestine and flying whilst under terrorist attack is examined along with the RAF roles in Iraq, Cyprus, Aden, Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. With many unpublished images, it is enlivened by RAF veterans’ first-hand accounts.

978-1-78155-341-1 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $45.00 HB 304pp 202 black and white photographs

Whirlwind was the RAF’s first single-seat cannon-armed fighter, faster than her famous cousin— the Spitfire. Only 114 were built, sufficient to equip two Squadrons.

Between July 1940 and December 1943, 210 pilots are listed in the Operational Records, so while ‘The Few’ won the Battle of Britain, the ‘Whirlwind Men’ were an even more select group.

978-1-78155-245-2 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 352pp 250 black and white photographs

The RAF employed Special Duties pilots and aircrew on operations across a wide range of extraordinary and daredevil missions. In many instances, specially selected and trained crews flew specific sorties, seeking out small targets of utmost importance to the war effort and this book enables their stories to be told for the first time.

978-1-78155-304-6 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 80 black and white photographs

This documents the development of airship facilities from before WWI. The outbreak of war resulted in the adoption of airships, bases, mooring-out stations across Britain, operated chiefly by the RNAS for the protection against U-boats. The construction, accommodation, and service history of each station are researched and described in detail.

978-1-78155-281-0 248 × 172 mm £30.00 $50.00 HB 320pp 180 black and white photographs

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AVIATION Leuchars was one of the oldest airfields in the UK, its links with military aviation go back to 1911.

Following the outbreak of war in 1939 the station was identified as an ideal location to launch maritime operations under Coastal Command. From 1950–2015 Leuchars was on permanent guard with every type of operational interceptor in RAF service.

978-1-78155-192-9 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 80 black and white photographs

Offices were set up in London and establishments for the training and deployment of US secret agents into occupied Europe as well as assisting the SOE in supplying the resistance. Until an airfield was built for their clandestine operations, OSS agents were flown out from RAF Tempsford, Churchill’s Most Secret Airfield.

978-1-78155-003-8 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 168pp 19 black and white photographs

Manston had its origins in the RN Seaplane Station, Westgate, later expanded for landplane operations.

The first unit at Manston was 3 Wing RNAS that moved from Detling in April 1916. Together with RNAS Eastchurch, Manston’s War Flight of Triplanes, Camels and Pups patrolled the coast. After WWI, Manston expanded and to become a training station.

978-1-78155-094-6 234 × 156 mm £18.99 PB 176pp 55 black and white photographs

Lympne was developed during the First World War. During the 1920s and 1930s Imperial Airways often used the airfield, being on route to France. With the declaration of the Second World War in September 1939, it was realised that it was the ideal location for the RAF, being close to the coast and was host to many RAF squadrons from 1939 to 1945.

978-1-78155-250-6 234 × 156 mm £18.99 PB 288pp 100 black and white photographs

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Station 115-Shipdham is the unique story of 600 acres of Norfolk countryside which was turned into a major Second World War airfield in ultra-quick order shortly after the start of hostilities in the early 1940s. It later became the home of the USAAF 44th Bomb Group (The Flying Eightballs) during the latter stages of the Second World War.

978-1-78155-495-1 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $28.95 PB 176pp 57 black and white photographs

RAF West Malling was not among the more well-known military airfields of the Second World War. However its contribution to the destruction of enemy aircraft in the night skies above the UK was immense. In 1944 it became the foremost anti-diver airfield in the destruction of the V1 ‘Doodlebug’. This is the story of a lesser famous Kent airfield.

978-1-78155-335-0 234 × 156 mm £14.99 PB 128pp 132 black and white photographs

The second volume of this superb three-volume series detailing the history of Britain’s most distinguished RAF station.

978-1-78155-095-3 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 PB 176pp 54 black and white photographs

RAF Chivenor situated in North Devon closed as an operational station in October 1995. David Watkins records many aspects of the airfield’s long and interesting history-from its early days as a grass aerodrome in the 1930s, to its perilous anti-submarine operations during WWII and beyond. It includes many photographs published for the first time.

978-1-78155-449-4 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 256pp 284 photographs of which 62 are in colour

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M EDI A Tales From The Control Tower is based on the author’s personal experiences of the Royal Air Force.

There are anecdotes about the life style of airmen, the drinking, the women and the strange humour! This period, commencing 1968, was interesting because it was the ‘Twilight Years’ of the veterans of WWII and of also of piston-engine type aircraft.

978-1-78155-041-0 234 × 156 mm £14.99 PB 208pp 27 black and white photographs

The full story of the aeroplane that formed the backbone of the RFC during World War 1. It was outclassed by the Fokker Eindecker and its defenceless crews quickly became known as ‘Fokker Fodder’.

Piloted by German aces such as Immelmann and Boelcke, Fokkers made short work of the B.E.2c in the aerial bloodbath coined as the ‘Fokker scourge.

978-1-78155-065-6 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 160pp 148 black and white photographs

Enthusiasts will have heard of the Camel and S.E.5a which are often called the ‘Spitfire’ and ‘Hurricane’ of WWI, but there were many other planes that saw active service including the pusher ‘gunbuses’ of the early war years and the strange ‘pulpit’ design of the B.E.9. This is story of the lesser known aircraft which all made their contribution.

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The Handley Page Bombers saw service from early 1917 up until the end of the First World War—they took part in many night-time raids on Germany and German-occupied Europe, an area of the war largely forgotten about today. The story is not just limited to these raids, as research for this book will tell how they were used for anti-submarine patrols, night fighting and a daring raid on Constantinople.

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AVIATION—AIRCRAFT A comprehensive history of RAF Drem, one of Fighter Command’s airfields in Scotland in WWII. Located east of Edinburgh it was responsible for protecting the naval base at Rosyth.

Its Spitfires had the distinction in participating in some of the first air battles fought over Britain in this conflict.

Along with Hurricanes they continued to patrol the skies over south-east Scotland until the end of the war.

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Lehmann, was close to the Zeppelin story from its early days.

He served as commanding officer on more than 100 of the flights of the Graf Zeppelin and in 1936 he commanded 10 round-trip flights to Lakehurst on the new Hindenburg.

The text provides a comprehensive account of the Zeppelin story up to the 1937 disaster which cost the author his life.

978-1-78155-012-0 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 352pp 161 black and white photographs

Sopwith Camel may be the most celebrated British fighter of WWI, but it was the Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5a that most high scoring aces—including McCudden and Mannock—preferred. The S.E.5a was deadly, well-armed, fast, highly manoeuvrable and a superb gun platform; and yet it was easy and safe for even the most sketchily trained pilot to fly.

978-1-78155-288-9 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $28.00 PB 160pp 120 black and white photographs

Illustrated with drawings and information on the Luftwaffe’s radical fighter projects, The Ultimate Piston Fighters chronicles the revolutionary designs that might have changed the course of the war. They were the extreme designs left on the drawing board after the first jet engines were available for the manufacture of the Messerschmitt Me 262.

978-1-78155-249-0 £22.50 $34.95 100 illustrations

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AIRCRAFT A triangular bomber was planned to launch ‘Nicht loschbares Feuer’ over London; later, a black boomerang of sixty metres would be able to drop two tons of anthrax over Washington and New York! This book chronicles the revolutionary German designs, a fascinating book for those interested in aviation showing how close Hitler came to winning the war.

978-1-78155-372-5 £25.00 $45.00 132 illustrations

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The Boulton Paul Balliol was the last British aircraft powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin, and the last piston-powered advanced trainer in the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm. 200 Balliols were built and this well-illustrated book tells how Boulton Paul—already world-leaders in the manufacture of power controls—would cope with post-war aviation politics.

978-1-78155-361-9 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $25.95 PB 128pp 165 black and white photographs

This gives a remarkable insight into the operations of a USAAF Fighter Squadron in England during WWII, together with thoughts and feelings of skilled fighter pilot, Clint Sperry who flew 106 missions in the P47 Thunderbolt. He was awarded 3 DFCs and credited with destroying or probably destroying 5 enemy aircraft as well as targets on the ground.

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The de Havilland Mosquito was the fastest RAF aircraft when it entered service in September 1941 with a speed 20 mph faster than the Spitfire.

Made from wood, a non-strategic material using non-strategic labour, the Mosquito was the original multi-role combat aircraft which excelled as an unarmed high speed bomber, night fighter and precision ground attack aircraft, as well as on other duties.

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Faster and better armed than the Spitfire, Whirlwind was the RAF’s response to a new generation of German bombers. 1,000 were ordered, but 9 months later the programme was cancelled. 114 were built and went on to have a distinguished 3-year career from the uneasy months following the Battle of Britain to their final sorties against V-weapon sites.

978-1-78155-430-2 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.00 PB 240pp 60 black and white photographs

Bomber Command operated for 18 months deep into occupied Europe with the under-developed Rolls-Royce Vulture-powered Avro Manchester, the airframe of which was the forerunner of the Lancaster. It was the largest and only bomber to use the Vulture and 7 squadrons using 202 Manchesters contributed 1,260 sorties, mainly day and night bombing & mining.

978-1-78155-285-8 248 × 172 mm £50.00 $80.00 HB 512pp 191 black and white photographs

The story of the Short Stirling, the RAF’s first true heavy bomber, written using 30 years of research material. Illustrated with many unpublished wartime photos, the book describes in so far uncovered detail, its design, construction and operation. The aircrew and the men and women who built them also give their personal accounts of the Stirling.

978-1-78155-473-9 248 × 172 mm £50.00 $85.00 HB 416pp 400 black and white photographs

This book covers the P/F-51 Mustang and each of its many variants and spin-offs including the A-36 Apache, F-6 Photo Mustang, F-82 Twin Mustang and others. It discusses the Mustangs used by all US allies and friends in many foreign air forces.

978-1-78155-051-9 275 × 215 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 224pp 268 photographs of which 65 are in colour

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This is a fascinating and alternative view with unpublished photographs and material.

978-1-78155-419-7 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $26.95 HB 240pp 30 black and white photographs

AIRCRAFT Soviet Cold War Fighters details the story on development, testing and fielding in service of the jet fighters in the Soviet Union from 1947 to 1989. The book covers the development of the first Soviet jet fighters, their first combat employment, the supersonic era, the variable-geometry-wing and the highly-agile fourth generation of the 1980s.

978-1-78155-496-8 248 × 172 mm £40.00 $70.00 HB 336pp 255 photographs of which 51 are in colour

The B-52 entered service in 1955 and lived through the Cold War, being on alert 24/7. It saw service in the Vietnam War and in the deserts of the Middle East in Operation Desert Storm. Of 744 that were built 85 of ‘H’ model still remain in service. 60 years of service, and many battle scars later, still the B-52 remains Queen of the skies of War.

A comprehensive account of Russia’s least known post-war fighter, operated over the former USSR’s vast northern territory by an elite group of Soviet Air Force aircrew. Although never flown in anger, the Tu-128 played a hugely important part in protecting the nation’s Arctic approaches against foreign incursions for almost a quarter of a century.

978-1-78155-467-8 248 × 172 mm £29.99 $49.95 HB 240pp 80 photographs of which 32 are in colour

978-1-78155-404-3 248 × 172 mm £35.00 $55.00 HB 464pp 154 photographs of which 32 are in colour

Il-2 Shturmovik became the aerial Soviet response to the invasion on the Eastern Front during WWII. Designed as a low-level close-support aircraft capable of defeating enemy armour and ground targets, it was engineered to take an enormous amount of punishment and still keep the pilot & gunner unharmed. By 1945 some 36,000 Il-2s had been produced.

This explores the development of the jet fighter from the first-generation Meteor and Vampire which entered service with the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. Each type is examined, looking at how the design was created and how this translated into an operational aircraft. Other types explored are the Hunter, Lightning, Phantom, Javelin and Tornado F2/3.

978-1-62545-042-5 248 × 172 mm £40.00 $70.00 HB 320pp 225 photographs of which 75 are in colour

978-1-78155-100-4 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 368pp 276 photographs of which 56 are in colour

The de Havilland Vampire was the second of the RAF’s first-generation post-WWII jets. It began as an interceptor but was soon re-tasked in the day fighter/ground attack roles with the 2nd Tactical Air Force in Germany from 1948–54 and with the RAF’s Middle and Far East Forces. It formed the backbone of the RAF’s night-fighter force between 1952–67.

A complete history of the design and development of Britain’s iconic and ‘V’ bomber, covering the period from 1947 to 1984, when it was withdrawn. The history takes in trials and development, taking flight, and the Vulcan B.2 and Black Buck attacks in the Falklands War, and provides details of all 136 airframes including completion dates.

978-1-78155-266-7 248 × 172 mm £35.00 $50.00 HB 384pp 304 black and white photographs

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AIRCRAFT—AIR CAMPAIGNS Have you ever wondered what it was like to fly the Phantom?

This is the story of life on the frontline during the Cold War told in the words of a navigator who flew the iconic jet. Unique pictures, many captured from the cockpit, show the Phantom in its true environment and show why for many years the Phantom was the envy of NATO. 978-1-78155-421-0 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $29.95 PB 336pp 234 photographs of which 95 are in colour

In the mid-1950s the US, worried by advances in Soviet missile technology, sought to develop an IRBM, acting as a stop-gap until their ICBMs became operational.

The UK, keen to improve the ‘special relationship’ with the US agreed to accept 60 Thor missiles, operated by RAF crews. What followed was an outstandingly successful co-operation between the two Nations.

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Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photographed all of Great Britain.

In June 1945 a British intelligence unit stumbled upon 16 tonnes of pictures, dumped in a barn in the Bavarian forest. The original Luftwaffe archive was destroyed at the end of the war, and this discovery was an incomplete German Intelligence copy. This book reproduces 220 images 978-1-78155-119-6 248 × 172 mm £16.99 $26.95 PB 224pp 277 black and white photographs

This is the first comprehensive account of RAF and Luftwaffe aerial operations over the Aegean 1943–1944. Original research with extracts from official operations and published memoirs. The book also includes many first-hand accounts from both British and German aircrew extracted from official reports and memoirs.

978-1-78155-044-1 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 192pp 44 black and white photographs

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The Tornado had a troubled introduction to service, procured as a political imperative it was rapidly modified before it could be sent to war. The F3 eventually matured into a capable weapons system. The author, a former navigator, tells the story from an insider’s perspective from the early days through its development and testing, to its demise.

978-1-78155-307-7 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $45.00 HB 320pp 185 photographs of which 62 are in colour

Designed as a multi-role aircraft to meet the needs of Germany, Italy and the UK, nearly 1000 have been produced since 1974 in a number of variants serving as a fighter-bomber, a fighter and reconnaissance and electronic suppression roles. Darren Willmin’s photographs capture the essence of the machine accompanied

by David Gledhill’s narrative.

978-1-78155-463-0 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $25.95 PB 96pp 123 colour photographs

Operation Tonga is an account of the Glider Pilot Regiment’s role in the first stage of the airborne assault in the Normandy landings, 6 June 1944. The story is told through the eyes of those who were there—glider pilots, paratroopers, pathfinders, tug crews and passengers—and covers the operation from training through to evacuations after D-Day. 978-1-78155-397-8 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $32.95 HB 160pp 33 black and white photographs

This is the gripping account of the heroics of the small band of British & Greek airmen who flew Bristol Blenheims against ever-increasing odds during the fighting over Greece and Albania—particularly once the Luftwaffe were determined to destroy them. By the time of withdrawal to Crete all three squadrons had been wiped out, with great sacrifice.

978-1-78155-280-3 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $32.95 HB 224pp 32 black and white photographs

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M EDI A Churchill dubbed her ‘The Beast’. From 1940 to 1944, the RAF sent 700 bombers to sink her: all failed. However, in late 1944, Lancasters sealed her fate with Barnes Wallis 12,000 lb ‘Tallboy’ bombs.

978-1-78155-318-3 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $35.00 HB 208pp 35 black and white photographs

Soldiers with Spanners is the photographic history of the ground crews of the 2nd Air Division of the USAAF, utilizing photographs taken by the men themselves during their stay in East Anglia.

Most of these unique B/W photos have never been published before, and indeed, many have never been seen by anyone other than the G.I.s themselves.

978-1-78155-337-4 248 × 172 mm £16.99 $24.95 PB 144pp 230 black and white photographs

Fighters Over The Falklands looks at how the Falkland Islands are defended by RAF air defence fighter aircraft. Covering the period immediately after the Falklands war when the Phantom became the front line of the islands’ defence, through to the departure of the Tornado F3s, it captures military life and concludes with the Typhoon .

978-1-78155-222-3 248 × 172 mm £20.99 $29.95 HB 256pp 138 photographs of which 72 are in colour

The story of Lancaster rear gunner W/O Sidney Knott, DFC, Knott survived sixty-four operations, included many ‘Battle of the Ruhr’ targets. This combination of dramatic narrative and strategic overview includes controversial views about the morality of area bombing and its contribution to victory in Europe.

978-1-78155-228-5 £25.00 $39.95 108 photographs

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First of the Few covers operations from 5 June to 9 July 1940, before the start of the Battle of Britain, a period often overlooked. Many of the RAF aircrews experiencing combat for the first time survived as the ‘first of the few’ to take part in the forthcoming defence of Britain. Setting the scene for one of the greatest battles in history.

978-1-78155-116-5 234 × 156 m £18.9 $29.95 HB 272pp 30 black and white photographs

Combat gliders were called by some as Death Crates, Purple Heart Boxes, Flying Coffins and Tow Targets. This work is dedicated to those brave men under impossible odds from the British and American servicemen on D-Day, the doomed Operation Market Garden in Holland and Hitler’s radical commando raid to rescue Mussolini.

978-1-62545-000-5 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $32.95 HB 232pp 90 black and white photographs

Zeppelin airship raids on the port of Hull 1915-18 as recounted in contemporary newspapers, journals and letters. Their impact on the immigrant German community and the outstanding work of the volunteer Special Constables. Provision of adequate defence stimulated by local photographer’s record of early attacks sent to war ministry.

978-1-78155-252-0 234 × 165 mm £16.99 PB 192pp 50 black and white photographs

The ‘Little Blitz’ is the name applied to the air raids on Britain which were the manifestation of the Luftwaffe’s Operation Steinbock, planned in the last few months of 1943 and put into effect from the middle of January 1944.

The raids, planned as revenge for the destructive RAF raids on Berlin, mainly targeted London.

978-1-78155-308-4 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $24.95 PB 128pp 22 black and white photographs

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AIR CAMPAIGNS—AVIATION BIOGRAPHIES In this reassessment of Britain’s inter-war air policy gone is the image of an RAF starved of funds and battling for survival. Instead, it describes how the air force dominated defence thinking. It reveals how the Air Staff won the battle for funding, built a bomber deterrent, blocked the growth of army air support and left the country defenceless.

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A Photographic Record of the USAAF in WWII featuring over 500 personal photographs to produce a unique flavour of life in and around these plots of Little America in Norfolk. None of the photos used in this book have been utilised from professional sources; the shots from the station’s own Photographic Section were the top of the admissible list.

978-1-78155-356-5 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 336pp 519 black and white photographs

This book describes the night-time decoys which saved Cardiff, and much of Wales, from German WWII attack. By distorting what the bombers could see from the air, the Ministry of Home Security was successful in averting thousands of bombs from residential areas of the country. False ‘lights’ were created to mislead bombers in search of targets.

This is a human story, not just a list of technical facts and bomber data. With previously unpublished photographs from the author’s collection this is the story of what really happened, and how close the world came to the nuclear apocalypse. Philip Goodall not only piloted the mighty Vulcan, but was also tasked to drop the bomb on Leningrad.

978-1-78155-233-9 248 × 172 mm £18.99 $34.95 PB 160pp 271 photographs of which 137 are in colour

978-1-78155-181-3 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 208pp 146 photographs of which 32 are in colour

This beautifully written narrative of the first war has descriptions of dog fights, dawn patrols and mess parties interspersed with information providing one of the finest accounts of what it meant to be a Flying Officer in the early days of air warfare.

Although fictional, the author was a WWI flying ace credited with six aerial victories.

Blackadder was a pilot of 607 Sqn, an Auxiliary sqn across the Channel during the ill-fated Battle of France. His diary begins in August 1939 and finishes at Belgian Army HQ in May 1940.

His diary reflects the excitement in the last days of peace, frustrations in the ‘Phoney War’, & low morale at the long delay in receiving their first Hurricanes.

978-1-78155-497-5 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 176pp 60 black and white photographs

Bryan Wild joined the RAF aged 18 in 1940. By 1946 he had flown 14 aircraft types, seen action over Britain, North Africa, the Mediterranean, Norway and Germany, and lost all but one of his nine lives. His memoirs in words and photographs offer an insight into the life of a night fighter pilot: the tedium, tragedy and thrill of war in the air.

978-1-78155-345-9 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $29.95 HB 208pp 95 black and white photographs

978-1-78155-310-7 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $36.00 HB 160pp 85 black and white photographs

6,000 Irish served with the Allied flying services at a cost of 500 casualties, but their impact was out of all proportion to their numbers. The contribution of Irish aces of the RFC and RAF was enormous, just over 30 of whom accounted for 400 enemy kills. Irishmen such as Mannock, McElroy & Hazell were among the highest-scoring pilots of the war.

978-1-78155-486-9 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 264pp 23 black and white photographs

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M EDI A A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1.

Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer.

978-1-78155-130-1 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 240pp 30 black and white photographs

Glorious in Solitude reveals detailed accounts from flying logbooks composed by young men who served in the RAF as Rear Gunners in WWII. Casualty rates were exceptionally high for these exposed and vulnerable men who shouldered the heavy responsibility of providing protection from the Luftwaffe who preyed upon his crew.

978-1-78155-221-6 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 272pp 135 black and white photographs

Thorsager was the first Norwegian to open fire on invading German forces. He was credited with shooting down an enemy aircraft in a Gloster Gladiator biplane that dark morning, and made Norwegian history. Thorsager escaped the Nazi occupation, and fled Norway in the autumn of 1940. After training he flew for the RAF for the remainder of the war.

978-1-78155-043-4 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $24.95 HB 192pp 94 black and white photographs

The story of Douglas Barnard based on a pencil diary, regaling his success in evading capture in France and escaping via Spain after having been shot down. A bomber and Spitfire pilot, decorated with the DFC, Barnard was later court-martialled for taking an aircraft without permission to rescue Japanese-held, emaciated, allied prisoners of war.

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AVIATION BIOGRAPHIES Spitfire pilot Doug Brown’s RAF experiences. The first solo in a Spitfire was almost his last and he crashed on his first operation.

It was a life of contrasts: the thrill of flying; the loss of fellow airmen; anticipation of combat; the boredom of ‘readiness’; indulgent mess banquets; pranks and comradeship; and the unrelenting toil of war.

978-1-78155-035-9 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 368pp 200 black and white photographs

Into the Swarm tells the sobering and heroic stories of RAF fighter pilots in the most ferocious air battles of the war. Gripping and detailed stories of aerial combat are accompanied by unpublished photographs and letters which add to the rich content provided by the authors whose passion for the subject is apparent within each chapter.

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Accounts of pilots and aircrew who experienced life-saving events, enabling exclusive membership rites to very special clubs. ‘Goldfish’ (Lives saved by the use of personal life preservers and dinghies), ‘Caterpillar’ (Lives saved by parachutes) or: ‘Guinea Pig’ (Lives saved by pioneering surgery).

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The focus of this work is on a selection of pilots who fought during that long summer and autumn of 1940, when everything depended on the RAF achieving air superiority to prevent an invasion of Britain. These exceptional pilots are remembered for their evocative stories which are ripe with gripping combat experiences and gruelling sacrifice.

978-1-78155-085-4 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 192pp 47 black and white photographs

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AVIATION BIOGRAPHIES—THE FIRST WORLD WAR This book tells the story of Victor Roe, one of the longest- serving RAF rear gunners with The Pathfinders and in so doing, plots the rise of an ‘institutionalised’ lad from a Boys’ Home to a well-respected bomber aircrew member amongst whom were an elite group of top class airmen, all of whom had had a far better start in life than he did.

978-1-78155-303-9 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 HB 160pp 55 black and white photographs

With letters and diaries, many unseen for nearly a 100 years, Kevin Smith allows men from Field Marshal ‘Douggy’ Haig to Private Smith to have a clear voice. With a wealth of detail the miserable life in the trenches is brought to life. High hopes end with disillusion. Enlivened with fascinating information this makes a moving, and informative read.

978-1-78155-338-1 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $24.95 PB 240pp 32 black and white photographs

Six men made scientific breakthroughs during WWI and in doing so altered its course. This book explores their contributions.

Four of these brilliant men were Nobel laureates. Their work was wide; possibly the most noteworthy was Ernest Starling who led a group that discovered the cause of wound shock and saved shocked men with artificial plasma.

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Lt-Col. Alexander Reid was killed on the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917.

His body was never recovered.

His remarkable and eloquent journal survived untouched for 100 years. This, supplemented by the memoirs of his brother, Harry, this tells the story of two Scottish-born brothers in an Irish battalion on the Western Front.

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21-year-old pilot Eriksrud escaped from occupied Norway, received bomber training in Canada, then flew reconnaissance and patrol missions over his homeland.

Finn was forced to bail out over the coast of Norway. He was captured and later imprisoned by the Luftwaffe in Lower Silesia, spending the rest of the war as a PoW in Stalag Luft III Bellaria.

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The story of the detached and overseas-based German Cruisers in the first eight months of the First World War. Admiral Souchon’s force caused great embarrassment to the British Admiralty. Admiral von Spee led his forces on a daring gamble across the Pacific in a bid to get back to Germany and von Müller led his cruiser on a corsair like existence.

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The shortage of munitions during WWI increased the level of casualties; prevented the breakthrough of the German defences thus continuing a war of attrition. The political and military casualties are explained, along with the innovative Munitions Ministry, which led the way for industrial conscription, ensuring that the whole country was in gear.

978-1-78155-453-1 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 192pp 32 black and white illustrations

Based on many unpublished sources, the book narrates the individual parts played by nearly 2,000 of those who served with the 4th King’s Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment from the day that war was declared in 1914 until the armistice in 1918 and in a few cases, the stories of men whose war continued long afterwards.

978-1-78155-438-8 234 × 156 mm £25.00 $45.00 HB 400pp 28 black and white photographs

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THE FIRST WORLD WAR— THE SECOND WORLD WAR

The Battle of the Silver Helmets was orchestrated according to the previous successes of the cavalry of Frederick the Great. It was staged so that the magnificently equipped German Fourth Cavalry Division would charge into glory; instead, 24 German officers, 468 men, and 843 horses were lost during the 8 separate charges conducted that day.

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Would it have been possible for the First World War to be avoided? Steve Cliffe, author of Churchill, Kitchener and Lloyd George: First World Warlords, believes so as did David Lloyd George, Britain’s wartime prime minister.

978-1-78155-272-8 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $24.95 PB 144pp 70 black and white photographs

In August 1944, the Polar Bears acted as Monty’s left flank. Following the battle for Normandy, they played a key role in the capture of Le Havre, campaigned vigorously in Belgium and helped to take Arnhem. In the final weeks of the war they played a humanitarian role by bringing much-needed food supplies to the starving population of Holland.

978-1-78155-072-4 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $21.95 PB 256pp 114 black and white photographs

Action begins immediately after D-Day with the euphoria surrounding the belief that the war would soon be won, however it was not to be as easy Monty hoped. The book covers the difficult next few months as the Allies slogged through France and Belgium fighting stern and skilled Nazi resistance. The centrepiece of which is Operation Market Garden.

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The fuse to the First World War was lit in the Balkans where simmering hatreds exploded into violence. In 1912 the Balkan states united to drive Turkey out of Europe in the First Balkans War. This book details the complex series of events involving all of the Balkan nations, Turkey and Greece, which in due course led to assassination in Sarajevo.

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The story of the 43rd Wessex divisions’ campaign from Normandy to Bremerhaven, in the words of the soldiers who actually fought with it: privates, sergeants and young company commanders, all have their individual tales to tell.

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7th Armoured, 51st Highland & 50th Northumbrian Divisions helped Monty win at El Alamein and at Normandy after D-Day. This is the story of distinguished formations which played significant roles in the defeat of Hitler. They fought their way through to the Low Countries and were one of two assault divisions entrusted with crossing the Rhine.

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Military Police are among those who are least liked by soldiers despite the essential duties they carry out, often being first in and last out in war theatre. German opinions were often those of fear as much as dislike—so great were the powers they held. Many wore a distinctive metal neck gorget, leading to their nickname ‘Kettenhund’—Chain Dogs.

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THE SECOND WORLD WAR This details 422 Days in the Life of the 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade and their battles of Gazala and successful end of the North African campaign. This includes the battles of Gazala, conflict around the Cauldron, the loss of Tobruk before the forced withdrawal with the rest of the Eighth Army, along the Coast, finally digging in at Alamein.

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Early in 1945 the British Liberation Army, who had battled their way from the Normandy beaches to the borders of Germany, embarked on Operation Eclipse.

This was the ‘end-game’ of the Second World War, the unique military campaign to invade and conquer Hitler’s Third Reich. A thrilling race with Stalin’s Red Army ensued to reach the Baltic.

978-1-78155-325-1 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 272pp 187 black and white photographs

This book examines the final weeks of WWII, after the Yalta Conference, when the question became how to prevent Hitler from implementing a scorched earth policy. Operation Eclipse, begun in March1945 led to the capture of Kiel and prevented the Russians from occupying Denmark. The events immediately after Hitler’s suicide are also covered in summary.

978-1-78155-400-5 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $28.95 PB 288pp 215 black and white photographs and maps

Using archive documents, letters, first-hand accounts and images, this book provides a new examination of Exercise Tiger, the tragic American D-Day rehearsal off the Devon coast in April 1944.

It includes an exploration of the ‘conspiracy’ theories that have dogged this event for many years.

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‘Operation Neptune’ was the codename for the naval component of the invasion of France. The complete invasion codename was ‘Overlord’, and ‘Neptune’ was therefore phase one. This book was written one year after the invasion by an officer who was closely involved, provides the detail behind the conception, planning and execution of ‘Neptune’.

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Operation Plunder was the crossing of the River Rhine at Rees, Wesel, and south of the Lippe River by the British 2nd Army, under Lieutenant-General Miles Dempsey.

The American and Canadian forces south and north of Plunder were part of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery’s army. This was part of a set of Rhine crossings and the race to the Baltic.

978-1-78155-441-8 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $34.95 HB 240pp 194 black and white photographs

A skilfully written account of the battle, recapturing the drama of four days from 17 to 21 September 1944. Relates the terrible cost of landing on top of a Panzer Corps, by evil coincidence ‘resting’ nearby, and unknown to Intelligence. Details the exploits of Colonel Frost and his band of 600. This account also focuses on the Dutch perspective.

978-1-78155-126-4 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $25.95 PB 208pp 60 black and white photographs

Rob Morris spent three years interviewing veterans of the war in the Pacific, focusing on men who had undergone extreme combat, imprisonment, or sinking.

Each chapter tells the reader, through the eyes of one to three survivors, what is was like to live through some of the greatest challenges of the Pacific War. From Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima.

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THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND ASSOCIATED

The Forgotten Army consists of the letters, photos and sketches of a soldier fighting the Japanese in Burma that were sent home to the author’s parents in Lancashire. Sketches, photographs, photographs and paintings have been placed with 440 original letters spanning military service in the army at home, India, Burma and Malaya.

978-1-78155-047-2 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $29.95 HB 320pp 123 photographs of which 55 are in colour

The 712th Tank Battalion landed in Normandy and spent eleven months in combat. Along the way, its men dug up potatoes with their tanks and roasted them on the exhausts; liberated Calvados; drank wine and champagne; collected Lugers, and other trophies of war; and fought and died together in some of the most dramatic battles of the Second World War. 978-1-78155-091-5 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $29.95 HB 272pp 33 black and white photographs

At Close Quarters reveals the truth behind Grant-Taylor and his shooting method. It details for the first time why Grant-Taylor kept his true identity secret, his actual origins, his secret wartime service and how he went onto influence the Commanding Officer of the post war SAS regiment in the area of close quarter battle and special operations.

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It isn’t done with Mirrors—the Nazi state’s total mobilization of resources to gather information.

How they built their international information gathering apparatus—an organization where no nugget of news was too small to be taken note off. This was Total Espionage. Riess, an ex-Berlin journalist had all of the contacts to know what was going on.

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The author tells the gripping yet emotional account of his father’s first-hand experiences while standing on sites where he battled, was wounded, saw friends killed in Normandy and during the Battle of the Bulge. An exhaustive and essential account of the horrors of war where Gruntz took on the might of the Third Reich and Tigers in his Sherman.

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Few Eastern Front biographies can match Hans Sturm in his rise from an infantry regiment private, thrown into the bloody maelstrom of the Eastern Front, to becoming a glorified war hero whose role brought him into direct regular contact with Prominenten of the Third Reich. This young man’s fearless heroism earned him the highest military awards.

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The top-secret agreement between Britain and the Soviet Union whereby the British Special Operations Executive, the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force arranged the transport of 34 Soviet agents from Archangel and Murmansk to be infiltrated into France, Holland, Italy, Austria and Germany.

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On 3 September 1939 Neville Chamberlain spoke to the Nation to announce that Britain was at war with Germany. This momentous broadcast is just one of the many carefully selected speeches. These, put together with craftsmanship, portray the Second World War from a fascinating perspective where the reader obtains a sense of involvement and immediacy.

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THE SECOND WORLD WAR AND PRISONERS OF WAR This is a collection of memoirs which will enlighten modern readers as to how this young generation coped with the indiscriminate upheaval of the war.

Most, if not all, of these children were thankful for what little they had, chiefly concerned with looking after their siblings during evacuation and being reunited with their mothers and fathers.

978-1-78155-380-0 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $29.95 PB 144pp 32 black and white photographs

The book examines the attitude and treatment of both German prisoners of war and those seen as enemy aliens living in Britain by the British public, the press and the authorities.

The British sense of fair play was often stretched to the limit by those seen as a savage enemy after committing atrocities against the Belgium public and allied soldiers who had been taken prisoner.

978-1-78155-479-1 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $34.95 HB 192pp 40 black and white photographs

After 70 years in a drawer a battered log book reveals its secrets through over a 100 hand-written stories. In 1942, two officers in Colditz passed a blank hard-cover book among their fellow officers, so that as many as possible could write their own accounts, to be printed after the war ended. Fascinating stories and a few sketches are the result.

978-1-78155-386-2 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 320pp 204 illustrations of which 57 are in colour

Written by an acclaimed Jewish Berlin journalist who fled Nazi Germany for the US, Curt Riess was in the position, with his experience and on-going contacts within the Third Reich, to expose their underground movement.

The Nazis Go Underground details how Hitler’s operatives organised a mammoth undertaking to prepare for World War III. 978-1-78155-121-9 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $25.95 PB 224pp 76 black and white photographs

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Evans was a pilot who crash-landed in enemy territory. After two escapes he was moved to Fort 9, Ingolstadt, where the Germans had collected all the naughty boys who had escaped from other camps. In summer 1917, Evans finally succeeded in his escape with a fellow officer and the book describes the hardship and journey to freedom in Switzerland.

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Escape and Liberation chronicles the brave men who attempted the ‘Home Run’, the escape from P.O.W. camps. The author, Alfred John Evans, fled from a German camp in the First World War after being shot down over the trenches. In turn, Evans inspired many prisoners, and he took up his pen to narrate the famous escapes of the Second World War. 978-1-78155-128-8 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $25.95 PB 224pp 0 black and white photographs

Unshackled Spirit reveals detailed accounts from incarcerated prisoners of war in WWII. Individual and personal wartime logs composed by these men create opportunities to read and view life behind the wire. The spirit to continue fighting is examined and the subsequent purchase of a Spitfire with their own funds despite their captor’s security.

978-1-78155-191-2 234 × 156 mm £20.00 $29.95 HB 320pp 151 black and white photographs

Over 20,000 deserters and resisters paid the ultimate price at the hands of Third Reich brutality. For those who escaped death life was never the same, even today many of those who refused to serve the Nazis live as pariahs scorned by a society that professes to hate that very regime.

In contrast their judges thrive in post-war Germany to this day.

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M EDI A From 1933 when Hitler refashioned the German judicial system in line with his regime, many crimes became capital offences which led to a drastic increase in executions. This well-researched book explains the Nazi judicial system, the prisons selected for execution sites and the Nazi officials and executioners that carried out Hitler’s cleansing.

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Twenty-six-year-old American Ernest Pope made many friends in Munich with citizens and officials alike. He heard jokes from Munichers that could get them thrown in a concentration camp and he poked fun at Nazis whenever he dared. Munich Playground is a ‘must read’ for anyone who wishes to understand what Hitler’s Third Reich was really like.

978-1-78155-454-8 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $32.95 PB 224pp 83 black and white photographs

Detailed guide to sites and ruins from Hitler’s Third Reich located at Nazi HQs in Berchtesgaden and the Obersalzberg, Bavaria.

This book gives the history of Hitler and his henchmen at their Bavarian homes, and also the military headquarters built to support Hitler’s home area. Many hidden and out-of-the-way sites are highlighted with directions.

978-1-78155-226-1 235 × 165 mm £14.99 $24.95 PB 160pp 181 illustrations, 85 in colour

Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler instigated the mass murder of European Jews. 1945 saw his fall from second-most powerful man in Germany after Hitler to his suicide in British captivity.

Throughout 1945 Himmler showed little sign of his supreme power, moving between action and indecision: V-2 rockets, release of camp prisoners and peace feelers.

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THE THIRD REICH From the ranks of Hitler’s select few grew the SS, a modern praetorian guard which developed into a massive and efficient military-style force with tentacles spreading into all elements of German life. Hitler appointed leaders upon whom he could rely.

Many names remain obscure, but this large book highlights who they all were and how they appeared.

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Adolf Hitler was born in 1889, and shot himself in a bunker in Berlin in April 1945 with Russian soldiers at the door, surrounded by the ruins of the country he had vowed to restore to greatness. This book, part biography, part miscellany, part historical overview—presents the life and times of der Führer in a unique and compelling manner.

978-1-78155-073-1 234 × 156 mm £12.99 $19.95 PB 192pp 339 black and white photographs

A Forensic photographic study of Hermann Goering’s first period of notoriety, as a First World War fighter ace. With text and extensive photographs this forms volume 1 of a 6 volume illustrated history of Hermann Goering, Hitler’s Third Reich deputy and Reichsmarshal.

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This is the exciting saga of Sepp Dietrich and his SS, as well as of German government security leader Johann Rattenhuber and his Reich Security Service, the RSD. Here we see the measures used to protect Hitler in public, his cars, planes, trains, homes, military headquarters scattered across conquered Europe, and during personal appearances.

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THE THIRD REICH AND 20th CENTURY MISCELLANEOUS This study details how Heinrich Himmler’s daily routine allowed him to implement Nazi strategy and provides illustrations of the man behind much of it, both at work and at home. Of all Third Reich personalities demonized by post-war writers, Heinrich Himmler ranks among the most reviled. His legacy is one of cold blooded murder on a vast scale.

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Goering was wounded in the Beer Hall Putsch and fled. In 1928 he was elected to the Reichstag and later helped convince the power elite to name Hitler Reich Chancellor on 30 January 1933.

The Reichstag fire allowed Goering to smash non-Nazi parties, then came the Night of the Long Knives and Goering was now firmly established as Hitler’s number 2 978-1-62545-033-3 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $40.00 HB 272pp 326 black and white photographs

Gwennie, a young New Zealander wrote a diary on her journey around the world—including a long visit to family in Yorkshire.

This captivating diary from 1939–40, brings the onset of war to life. She listened to Mussolini haranguing a crowd in Rome, she is warned in Germany not to go to England and threatened that soon the English will speak German!

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New light is shed on T. E. Lawrence, who remains a mystery to this day. Lawrence’s sexual orientation is discussed in detail, including his dislike of physical relationships. New light is shed on his fatal motorcycle crash in May 1935, and evidence is presented showing it occurred in a different location and manner to that generally supposed.

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Without Goebbels’ genius Nazism could never have amassed the support needed to maintain power. He had formidable powers of administration and his career was marked by his resourcefulness in promoting Nazi ideals and his devotion to the Führer, asserted in his final act of sacrificing his wife, six children and himself in Hitler’s bunker in 1945.

978-1-78155-323-7 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $29.95 PB 400pp 93 black and white photographs

Ciano was foreign minister of Italy 1936-43 and Mussolini’s son-in-law. The diary gives accounts of meetings with the Duce and key figures including Hitler and Ribbentrop. Ciano was dismissed as minister in 1943 after being party to a plot to depose Mussolini and end the war. He was executed by firing squad in January 1944 on the orders of Hitler.

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The story of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to Allied servicemen blinded in their country’s service. It also tells how light from the torch which Pearson lit has spread to all corners of the earth.

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Joe Chamberlain—maker and unmaker of parties; Austen Chamberlain, who always played the game and always lost and Neville Chamberlain, the worst Prime Minister since Lord North. The Chamberlains were a unique urban dynasty. The locus of their power was the Birmingham. For 64 years never losing an election, they represented Birmingham in Parliament.

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WAR GAMES AND MILITARY MISCELLANEOUS

This book starts with war games played in ancient times and continues through to the modern day. War-games often had impressive and colourful graphics depicting real warfare in a dramatic way. Bringing the games together here for the first time gives a unique overview of conflict before the modern era.

978-1-78155-042-7 248 × 172 mm £25.00 $39.95 HB 288pp 318 photographs of which 318 are in colour

The true story of operators from a private military contractor working in Iraq shortly after the Gulf War. Steiner had left the British Army to join the gold rush in war-torn Iraq, but grew disillusioned about the declining situation in the country as he believed that the joint US and UK invasion had made things far worse.

978-1-78155-220-9 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $23.95 PB 208pp 32 colour photographs

With a light touch and a great, though not always uncritical, affection for its subject, this wide-ranging collection of anecdotes reveals many little known facets of Churchill and his incredible life. This fully illustrated book contains anecdotes relating to Churchill throughout his life, Snippets that capture the essence of the great man.

978-1-78155-074-8 234 × 156 mm £12.99 $19.95 PB 240pp 198 black and white photographs

Never Wars provides details on a number of key US military invasion plans. If executed these would have changed the events of the 20th century. Included was the 1914 war plan against a triumphant Germany, a 1935 plan to attack the UK, the 1920s US plans to land forces in Mexico, a plan for invading China and a 1905 strike into the heart of Canada.

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The Anecdotes range from the unusual, the macabre, the sad and the amusing. This book provides an entertaining and illuminating insight into one of history’s most famous characters.

300 interesting snippets from the history of the ever-fascinating man and his career from his early days at school up to his exile and death on St Helena.

978-1-78155-033-5 234 × 156 mm £14.99 $21.95 PB 256pp 93 black and white photographs

Belfast ‘69 seeks to answer the most pertinent questions about events of 1969. How were the youth of both sides radicalised by violence? How did the events drive an otherwise-indifferent generation to carry out some of the most heinous crimes in Irish history? Most importantly, can today’s society learn from the bloody mistakes of our recent past?

978-1-78155-395-4 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $34.95 HB 192pp 40 black and white photographs

The Fires of October: The Cuban Missile Crisis and World War III is a unique military study that chronicles the event that was the closest the world ever came to nuclear war. Specifically, it covers the conflict that did not happen—the invasion of Cuba and other planned military actions where the world came close to a nuclear Armageddon.

Who ordered Kennedy’s assassination? Was the deed part of a conspiracy: foreign, domestic or both? Were none of these questions part of the bloody puzzle?

Was it possible that only one man was responsible? The questions remain to this day and Dallas Fifty Years On reveals sensational new evidence, eyewitness accounts and top secret documentation.

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NAPOLEON Napoleon, not wishing to fall into the hands of French royalists and other enemies, surrendered to the British on HMS Bellerophon.

This details the events between 24 May and 8 August 1815. Admiral Maitland placed his cabin at Napoleon’s disposal and sailed for England where he was removed to HMS Northumberland, which conveyed him to St Helena.

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By a treaty of August 1815, The Russian Tsar was invited to send a commissioner to St Helena where Napoleon was detained.

Count Balmain was sent, and this book contains his reports, social and gossipy, narrating all aspects of life on St Helena—the British, the garrison, inhabitants, and of course the small French community surrounding Napoleon.

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From his capture by the British and his enforced exile, this focuses on the Emperor’s time on the Bellerophon and Northumberland, the ships that carried him from France to England and St Helena.

His residence on St Helena is also explored in detail, using first-hand accounts from the people who saw and accompanied him in his island prison.

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This book covers the period of 1796 to 1815, from Napoleon’s classic victories in Italy up to the point of his defeat at Waterloo.

Napoleon created twenty-six Marshals in all and the tapestry of the book is wound around these men, their inter-personal relationships, their successes together, their constant bickering and their eventual failure.

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Napoleon was virtually the master of Europe, but following his defeat at Waterloo he surrendered to the British and was exiled to the volcanic island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. This fascinating story of Napoleon’s final years, contains much of interest, including Napoleon’s battles with the petty and paranoid Governor, Sir Hudson Lowe.

978-1-78155-171-4 234 × 156 mm £16.99 $25.95 PB 288pp 79 photographs of which 33 are in colour

A detailed record of St Helena during Napoleon’s captivity including administrators, military and naval officers as well as the overall population in the 1820s. A must have for Napoleon historians, this comprehensive book chronicles the residents of Longwood, and Napoleon’s visitors to the island are recorded as well as the chronology of his death.

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The story of Napoleon and Betsy Balcombe is unusual and fascinating. A fallen Emperor makes friends with an impudent and spirited English girl just about to celebrate her thirteenth birthday. Written by Betsy herself in later life it is a charming story.

Napoleon was deeply upset when the Balcombe family departed for England and gave her mementoes.

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The Boyhood and Youth of Napoleon is an essential read and important addition to the Napoleonic library. Written by Oscar Browning—an acclaimed Cambridge historian, the book contains previously unpublished information on Napoleon’s youth.

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ANCIENT HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY, ROMAN AND DARK AGE

These pen portraits are of some 40 individuals who helped to shape the foundations of English prehistoric study, mainly, but not exclusively, during the 18th and 19th centuries. The work is an entertaining and instructive who’s-who of these pioneer, together with an assessment of their importance in the study of the origins of English archaeology.

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This is no arid list of engagements. In each listed battle individual points of military or sociological interest are examined including the use of elephants as weapons, the first deployment of incendiaries, psychological warfare, the rise of the Roman navy, the suicidal but valiant devotio, ethnic cleansing, siege machinery, & tactical strategies.

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The 3rd century was a turbulent and testing time for the Empire.

This work looks at the new styles of arms and armour comparing construction, use and effectiveness to the more familiar types of Roman kit used by soldiers in earlier wars. The changes enabled the empire to adapt—to emerge in the 4th century able to tackle the challenges of a new age.

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Using primary sources to explore the lives of Rome’s most influential women, this examines their effect on contemporary society, and how far their actions reflected and affected other women in the Roman world. From devoted wives and mothers, intelligent, charismatic, ambitious to manipulative, evil, cruel, dangerous & often dead before their time.

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What was life like for troops stationed on the Wall? Follow the life of one soldier, a Tungrian, through recruitment, training, garrison duty and war. Focusing on a single point in time and one fort we explore every aspect of military life on the remote frontier.

Where was he born? What did he spend his money on? How did he fight? What did he eat?

This exploration of the Anglo-Saxon frontier combines archaeology and documentary sources, to present a case for remarkable continuity during the Dark Age and Anglo-Saxon period.

The study explores the evidence of archaeology, chronicles, charters and place-names to analyse the history of the Avon as a frontier from the 4th to the 11th century.

978-1-78155-364-0 234 × 156 mm £18.99 $34.95 HB 176pp 56 photographs of which 34 are in colour

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Exploring the legends of King Arthur and Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury this shows how their influence has been felt from medieval to modern times.

Joseph was said to have built at Glastonbury the first church in Christendom, which made it a centre of medieval pilgrimage, and gave Glastonbury an international profile in the fifteenth century.

Focusing on the sites where early Christians lived and worked, this combines archaeology with early inscriptions and texts to offer clues which help to piece together the world of early Christianity.

With the author’s photographs of the sites, the reader is therefore drawn into the beautiful world which these early saintly men and women inhabited.

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MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN HISTORY—GEORGIAN HISTORY Was Edward IV lazy and licentious preferring his mistresses to his ministers or was he a wise and successful monarch? This study presents contemporary and near-contemporary sources enabling the reader to appreciate why his reputation has fluctuated so markedly and provides and indispensable compendium for all who wish to understand Yorkist England.

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By its presentation of contemporary and near contemporary sources, this book enables the reader to get behind the mythology and gain a more realistic picture of the king.

An invaluable collection of the primary sources presented clearly and concisely, it demonstrates just why Richard has remained an enigma for so long.

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A richly-illustrated survey of the evolution of Henry VIII’s reputation over 500 years by historians from Tudor times to the present. The formidable and arrogant figure was portrayed by Hans Holbein the Younger. He became the Tudor stud who clocked up no fewer than six wives and who sent the Pope packing, inaugurating the English Reformation.

Jasper Tudor was a central figure in the Wars of the Rose. The second son of Owen Tudor and the widowed queen Katherine of Valois, he was the half-brother of Henry VI. Henry Tudor was his nephew and with Jasper’s support Henry invaded England and defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth, leading to the establishment of the Tudor dynasty.

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Scotland’s most heinous crimes were committed by Sawney Bean and his clan of incestuous cannibal cave dwellers thought to have preyed on hundreds of travellers on the coast of 16th century Galloway.

The Beans’ appetite for human flesh has accrued international infamy, and is supposed to have incited a royal manhunt

by King James I of England.

This is the story of Elizabeth of Bohemia, James I’s captivating but unfortunate daughter who was driven from the throne of Bohemia in 1620. Among the many men who championed her sorrowful fortunes, Lord Craven was the most faithful. Brave, wealthy and supremely generous, this latter-day knight-errant fought for her and supported her unstintingly.

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Whitehurst was remarkable for his breadth of talents. Although remembered mainly as a notable clockmaker from Derby; Whitehurst, a member of the influential Lunar Society was also an instrument maker, mechanical engineer, hydraulician, home improver, meteorologist, the father of modern geology and had a hand in the development of the steam engine.

Elizabeth Foster, ‘Bess’ is one of the larger than life characters that occasionally flit across the pages of history. Bess was the other Duchess of Devonshire, Georgiana’s best friend, who with Georgiana and her husband, William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, formed the infamous menage à trois at Devonshire house.

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This biography provides an account of all six princesses: Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal, b. 1766; Augusta Sophia, b. 1768; Elizabeth, b.

1770; Mary, b. 1776; Sophia, b.

1777; and Amelia, b. 1783.

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According to Jane Austen it was private theatricals at Blenheim that led to dangerous intimacies among the actors. This led to a true story; the love affair between the Duke of Marlborough’s favourite daughter Lady Charlotte Spencer and a vicar, the Revd Edward Nares. After their marriage in 1795 Lady Charlotte was banished from Blenheim Palace.

Many aspects of Jane Austen’s life are known and documented, others are a mystery. Jane’s family and friends alluded to the fact that, around 1800 she fell in love with a person whose identity has remained a mystery. Evidence is produced that Barrington Court, Somerset, was the inspiration for Kellynch Hall, home of Sir Walter Elliot in Persuasion.

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This collection of over 350 letters written by William Beckford to his bookseller George Clarke constitutes the most complete documentary record of his collecting habits and literary pursuits in existence. The letters are also significant as historical documents that guide the reader into the golden age of the London book trade in the 1830s.

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Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a demonicly hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, but most of all a great novelist—from The Pickwick Papers to The Mystery of Edwin Drood. This pictorial history will shed a new and alternative light on this literary giant.

Revd F. E. Witts is a shrewd observer with wide and interesting contacts. References to the widow of Warren Hastings, to Dr Jenner, to the bibliophile Sir Thomas Phillipps, the philanthropist Samuel Warneford, or to Bishop Monk, enable us to form more complete pictures of these figures. His diary is a welcome contribution to 19th century history.

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In 1841 David Livingstone, began the first of his exploratory treks into the African veldt. During the course of his life, he covered over 29,000 miles uncovering what lay beyond rivers and mountain ranges where no other white man had ever been. Livingstone was the first European to make a trans-African passage from modern day Angola to Mozambique.

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Baring-Gould was one of the most remarkable Englishmen of the Victorian Age. He became a clergyman, and when 30 he married an 18-year-old mill girl, and act which attracted national interest and comment. This biography analyses in detail his extraordinary life and work, especially his literary output, and draws a picture of a great character.

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LATE VICTORIAN, EDWARDIAN AND MISCELLANEOUS HISTORY 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.

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Wilhelm II was the last Kaiser ruling the German Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia from 15 June 1888 to 9 November 1918. This is a fresh look at a much maligned figure, including his relationships with Bismarck, Hindenburg, Tirpitz, King Edward VII and Tsar Nicholas II—all on the precipice of global change. Was Wilhelm a visionary, a fool, or both?

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The author has selected murders that have been committed in many parts of the globe on board different types of vessels, over a period of more than 100 years.

The motives behind these crimes have included revenge, lust, greed and survival. They share one common feature—all of those accused were brought back to Great Britain to stand trial.

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Conan Doyle and the Crimes Club tells of a group of gentlemen friends who had one interest in common: a fascination with crimes and criminals. At the heart of ‘The Crimes Club’ was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes. Explaining a fascinating aspect of his life, this book reveals a world of sleuths, investigations and adventures.

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When a little boy dies from Strychnine-poisoned chocolates, Brighton is thrown into panic.

When more children start being poisoned by sweets they find lying about the town and strange parcels of arsenic-laced cakes are sent to prominent residents the police step up the search for the poisoner. Who is it that is set upon his revenge on the town.

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Kaiser Friedrich III and his consort Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain, had six children who lived to maturity. The younger sisters, Victoria, Sophie and Margaret, were particularly supportive of their mother during her widowhood. Using previously unpublished sources, this is the first biography to tell the lives of all three princesses.

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From Boudicca to the little known Zeppelin attacks of WWI, this book details the battles from the Wars of the Roses and the English Civil War plus and other minor conflicts through the ages. Parts of London still bear the shrapnel marks and memorials relating to Zeppelin attacks which killed 200 Londoners—the author tells you where to find them.

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The government’s decision to employ the Women Police Volunteers was an outcome of the wider push for female liberation. This book describes the difficulties these pioneering women faced, their experiences in becoming figures of authority, and their inexorable rise to equality against the backdrop of the Suffragette Movement.

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Christie became the subject of a mystery: her disappearance for a period of 11 days. Questions arose such as why did she abandon her motorcar on such a bitterly cold winter’s night with her fur coat inside it? Using medical science Dr Andrew Norman agrees with the ‘Fugue state’ theory, suggesting that she had no conscious knowledge of her actions.

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Part memoir, part biography this focuses on the 15 months— September 1961 to December 1962 that Plath lived in Devon. What emerges is a unique and industrious picture of Plath as she settled into town life making new friends, giving birth to her second child, decorating her home and producing some of the most memorable and powerful of her poetry.

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Theodore ‘Tiger’ Flowers rose above the racist bigotry of the Deep South to become the first African-American middleweight champion of the world. Flowers’ inspiring story is set against a horrific backdrop of lynchings and is now largely forgotten, but he paved the way for black sporting heroes like Joe Louis, Jesse Owens and Jackie Robinson.

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Rangers: Changing Faces is a montage of team groups and player profiles from the Club’s first Scottish Cup winners of 1877 to the present day from the archive of Andrew L. Stevenson. In this book he weaves a wonderful tapestry of imagery of players and sides who have done so much for the Ibrox outfit in its long illustrious history.

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Here, some of the most notorious legal cases in American history are explored. What they have in common is they titillated, if not repulsed, the entire nation when they first occurred. Meet, for example, the real Norman Bates of Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho whose mother-fixation and real life gruesome crimes far outmatched any fictional character.

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Throughout history religion has influenced the way people lived and interacted. Not only has it been a source of peace and prosperity, it has also been the cause of wars, murders and destruction. The author, who was abused as a child by the notorious sex cult, The Children of God aka The Family International reveals all in this disturbing history.

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Photographs and captions of Celtic FC in colour and black & white featuring players from the early days of the Club up to the present day. This book encapsulates some of the glory by featuring star players down the ages.

978-1-78155-082-3 235 × 165 mm £12.99 PB 96pp 180 photographs of which 75 are colour

Glamorgan CCC 1888-2012 celebrates the people who have taken the Club on the remarkable journey through 125 years. Using a series of team photographs from the Club’s archives—many of which have never been previously published this is a fascinating collection that will greatly appeal to Glamorgan supporters and lovers of Welsh sport in general.

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SPORTS HISTORY—PARANORMAL Brian Scovell spent a lifetime reporting for the Daily Sketch and Daily Mail and knows a host of leading players whom he persuaded to play for his wandering side Woodpeckers and various press sides. His hilarious accounts of these matches— mainly on village greens—provide a richly entertaining and unique addition to cricketing literature.

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In May 2014, Fleetwood won the League Two play-off final at Wembley to elevate them to League One status. This was the club’s sixth promotion in a decade. This book charts a remarkable rise. It is full of facts, anecdotes and many memorable characters and games.

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Peter Harvey won a scholarship to Grammar School and access to Rugby Union. He played for England Schools, but later moved across to Rugby League and reached his peak in Championships and Challenge Cups with the great St Helens RL side of the 1960s.

Peter’s story is a unique view of social history from coalmine to classroom, 1940 to present.

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Dear Raymond tells the story of Sir Oliver Lodge and his journey to find the son he lost in WWI via spiritualism. Against the tumultuous backdrop of religious confusion that infected Britain after the war, Oliver’s story is one of controversy, exploration and above all science. After the Great War faith and religion would never be the same.

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A survey of the paranormal happenings with a historical timeline of each WWII airfield covering 79 airfields in the counties of Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Greater London, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex and Wiltshire.

This volume shifts more to training airfields, and in East Anglia a greater number of Bomber airfields; especially those allocated for the USAAF. The wartime airfields of the RAF/RCAF & USAAF Bomber Commands have a feeling of what can only be described as sad, of waiting, a loneliness that pervades and leaves the witness to melancholy.

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Here the emphasis shifts to the RAF and the RCAF and the Bomber airfields of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, together with a few examples from Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

This volume details researched accounts, personal communications from witnesses and my own investigations on what are probably the most haunted of our airfields.

Bill Love found himself in close contact with a traditional witchcraft coven as early as 1942. This was outrageous and dangerous. The Witchcraft Act was not repealed until almost ten years and yet Bill Love firmly attached to the concept of living in harmony with nature, and in 1953 he asked to join such a coven.

This book represents his story.

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M EDI A Passionate about music and much-respected as a guitarist in his native Birmingham, Jeff Lynne rose through the ranks of various semi-professional local groups to become the frontman of the critically acclaimed Idle Race in the late ‘60s. From there he joined the ever-popular Move, then helped form the ground-breaking Electric Light Orchestra.

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The Autobiography of a Cad is the hilarious ‘memoir’ of an arch-rotter, chronicling the life of one (happily fictitious) Edward Fox-Ingleby. A. G. Macdonell had great fun in writing this book, undoubtedly his funniest. It is written as a tongue-in-cheek ‘autobiography’ of a man who ploughs his way through life shafting everyone around him.

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Classic 1920s crime thriller. A fascinating crime story with unusual twists, murder follows murder with no seeming motive.

In the classic genre of ’20s and ’30s crime fiction, Macdonell manages to introduce a different element, unusual twists that keep the reader captivated and anxious to discover what came next.

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Macdonell uses his usual skill, well-dosed with ingenious twists, and a fast moving story-line, to keep the reader riveted to the book. Chase, conspiracy, espionage, quick-thinking initiative and much adventure with Irishmen and Russians thrown in, keeps the adventure in a high gear from beginning to end.

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A. G. Macdonell’s England, Their England is an affectionately satirical inter-war comic novel first published in 1933. It hit the right spot at the time and became a bestseller, and has endured as a classic of humour, transcending the passage of time. It is particularly famed for its portrayal of a village cricket match.

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A masterpiece of character depiction. An expose of the Mayfair Mussolini fans and war profiteers One of A. G. Macdonell’s most biting books—a perceptive look at the rise of Nazism and its inevitable outcome. A novel, but with such prescience it could have been fact; illustrating the fondness for the right wing fascist movements among monied set.

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Flight from a Lady is probably Macdonell’s most enigmatic work.

It is fictional, but hardly reads like a novel. The plot is the story of a very wealthy young man escaping from the clutches of a woman—a woman so determined that the man goes to great lengths to cover his tracks and avoid being trapped by her, the she-wolf.

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The treasure was to be found in an English country house, and it was worth one million pounds, but what was the treasure, was it jewels or something else? Various parties were searching; American gangsters among them, and all had to unravel the clues to be found in the works of Shakespeare.

Murder followed murder as the ruthless search continued.

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