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Carried on the Wind - Wartime Experiences of a Special Duties Operator with 101 Squadron RAF Bomber Command (Paperback): Sean... Carried on the Wind - Wartime Experiences of a Special Duties Operator with 101 Squadron RAF Bomber Command (Paperback)
Sean Feast
R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Eastwood, Essex - A History (Paperback): Leonard Sellers Eastwood, Essex - A History (Paperback)
Leonard Sellers
R835 Discovery Miles 8 350 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Eastwood, Essex A History was researched over a period of four years. During this time eighty local people were interviewed and the national, county and local archives trawled through. It is a work of 672 pages, with 522 photographs and 56 maps/plans.

With Casement's Irish Brigade (Paperback): Michael Keogh With Casement's Irish Brigade (Paperback)
Michael Keogh; Compiled by Kevin Keogh; Edited by Brian Maye
R1,022 Discovery Miles 10 220 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
No Man's Land - The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I... No Man's Land - The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain's Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I (Paperback)
Wendy Moore
R478 R449 Discovery Miles 4 490 Save R29 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Strangeland - How Britain Stopped Making Sense (Paperback): Jon Sopel Strangeland - How Britain Stopped Making Sense (Paperback)
Jon Sopel
R324 R291 Discovery Miles 2 910 Save R33 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Returning to the UK in some ways has been disconcerting – or maybe discombobulating would be a better word. It is, after all, my home; it is where I grew up, a country I love and am proud of. But either it’s changed, or I have. Maybe both.

It just feels like a strange land.

At the beginning of 2022, after eight years of political reporting in the US, Jon Sopel returned home to the UK – and having spent almost a third of his career abroad, he found a very different place to the one he left. In Strangeland, his first book since launching the global hit podcast The News Agents, he asks: What is the Britain he’s come home to?

In the US, Jon was the outsider looking in, firm in the belief that the common language of English masked our fundamental differences; in terms of values and beliefs, it seemed the British had much more in common with our European neighbours.

Strangeland is Jon’s account of how much that has changed. The US was a country he thought he knew well but didn’t really; returning home has been in some ways even more disconcerting – either Britain, the country he grew up in, has changed dramatically, or he has. Perhaps it’s both.

A trenchant analysis of politics, people, and everything in between, Strangeland is an unforgettable portrait of a country gone through the looking glass.

Falklands War Heroes - Extraordinary true stories of bravery in the South Atlantic (Hardcover): Michael Ashcroft Falklands War Heroes - Extraordinary true stories of bravery in the South Atlantic (Hardcover)
Michael Ashcroft
R647 Discovery Miles 6 470 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Falklands War, which may prove to be the last 'colonial' war that Britain ever fights, took place in 1982. Fought 8,000 miles from home soil, it cost the lives of 255 British military personnel, with many more wounded, some seriously. The war also witnessed many acts of outstanding courage by the UK Armed Forces after a strong Task Force was sent to regain the islands from the Argentine invaders. Soldiers, sailors and airmen risked, and in some cases gave, their lives for the freedom of 1,820 islanders. Lord Ashcroft, who has been fascinated by bravery since he was a young boy, has amassed several medal collections over the past four decades, including the world's largest collection of Victoria Crosses, Britain and the Commonwealth's most prestigious gallantry award. Falklands War Heroes tells the stories behind his collection of valour and service medals awarded for the Falklands War. The collection, almost certainly the largest of its kind in the world, spans all the major events of the war. This book, which contains nearly forty individual write-ups, has been written to mark the fortieth anniversary of the war. It is Lord Ashcroft's attempt to champion the outstanding bravery of our Armed Forces during an undeclared war that was fought and won over ten weeks in the most challenging conditions.

Black Ghost of Empire - The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation (Paperback): Kris Manjapra Black Ghost of Empire - The Long Death of Slavery and the Failure of Emancipation (Paperback)
Kris Manjapra
R445 R415 Discovery Miles 4 150 Save R30 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
All Standing - The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, the Legendary Irish Famine Ship (Paperback): Kathryn Miles All Standing - The Remarkable Story of the Jeanie Johnston, the Legendary Irish Famine Ship (Paperback)
Kathryn Miles
R392 R365 Discovery Miles 3 650 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

More than one million immigrants fled the Irish famine for North America--and more than one hundred thousand of them perished aboard the "coffin ships" that crossed the Atlantic. But one small ship never lost a passenger.
"All Standing" recounts the remarkable tale of the "Jeanie Johnston" and her ingenious crew, whose eleven voyages are the stuff of legend. Why did these individuals succeed while so many others failed? And what new lives in America were the ship's passengers seeking?
In this deeply researched and powerfully told story, acclaimed author Kathryn Miles re-creates life aboard this amazing vessel, richly depicting the bravery and defiance of its shipwright, captain, and doctor--and one Irish family's search for the American dream.

9th Service Battalion the Sherwood Foresters - The Nott's and Derby Regiment During the First World War (Paperback): John... 9th Service Battalion the Sherwood Foresters - The Nott's and Derby Regiment During the First World War (Paperback)
John Stephen Morse 1
R643 Discovery Miles 6 430 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The 9th Battalion The Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby) was part of Lord Kitchener's "New Army" made up initially of men from the north midlands This is their story complete with pictures of many of the men The 9th Battalion was not an elite force, but a group of ordinary working men who felt compelled to serve their country but found themselves in the most extra-ordinary military conflagration

Baggy Pants and Warm Beer - 504 Parachute Regiment of the US 82nd Airborne Division in Leicestershire UK, 1944 (Paperback):... Baggy Pants and Warm Beer - 504 Parachute Regiment of the US 82nd Airborne Division in Leicestershire UK, 1944 (Paperback)
Peter Outridge
R580 Discovery Miles 5 800 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Armoured Farmer - A Tankie's Tales (Paperback): Malcolm Cleverley Armoured Farmer - A Tankie's Tales (Paperback)
Malcolm Cleverley
R593 Discovery Miles 5 930 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Burford Boy (Paperback): Sue Shayler A Burford Boy (Paperback)
Sue Shayler
R234 Discovery Miles 2 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
A Tankie's Travels (Paperback): Jock Watt A Tankie's Travels (Paperback)
Jock Watt
R585 Discovery Miles 5 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Most Dangerous Enemy - A History of the Battle of Britain (Paperback): Stephen Bungay The Most Dangerous Enemy - A History of the Battle of Britain (Paperback)
Stephen Bungay 1
R487 R438 Discovery Miles 4 380 Save R49 (10%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Stephen Bungay' s magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain. Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical accounts, for the quality of its strategic analysis and its truly compulsive narrative, this is a book ultimately distinguished by its conclusions - that it was the British in the Battle who displayed all the virtues of efficiency, organisation and even ruthlessness we habitually attribute to the Germans, and they who fell short in their amateurism, ill-preparedness, poor engineering and even in their old-fashioned notions of gallantry. An engrossing read for the military scholar and the general reader alike, this is a classic of military history that looks beyond the mythology, to explore all the tragedy and comedy; the brutality and compassion of war.

Northern Ireland 1921 - 2001 - Political Power and Social Classes (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition): Paul Anthony Elliot Bew,... Northern Ireland 1921 - 2001 - Political Power and Social Classes (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Paul Anthony Elliot Bew, Peter Gibbon, Henry Patterson
R459 Discovery Miles 4 590 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This highly praised study traces the province's history from partition in 1921 to today's peace process. Widely acknowledged as the best informed academic observers of Northern Irish politics, the authors look behind the handshakes on the White House lawn and provide a fascinating insight into history as it unfolds in the headlines and on news bulletins.

The Housekeeper's Tale - The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House (Paperback): Tessa Boase The Housekeeper's Tale - The Women Who Really Ran the English Country House (Paperback)
Tessa Boase
R308 R257 Discovery Miles 2 570 Save R51 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

'I read the book with enormous appreciation. Tessa Boase brings all these long-ago housekeepers so movingly to life and her excitement in the research is palpable.' Fay Weldon: Novelist, playwright - and housekeeper's daughter Revelatory, gripping and unexpectedly poignant, this is the story of the invisible women who ran the English country house. Working as a housekeeper was one of the most prestigious jobs a nineteenth and early twentieth century woman could want - and also one of the toughest. A far cry from the Downton Abbey fiction, the real life Mrs Hughes was up against capricious mistresses, low pay, no job security and gruelling physical labour. Until now, her story has never been told. Revealing the personal sacrifices, bitter disputes and driving ambition that shaped these women's careers, and delving into secret diaries, unpublished letters and the neglected service archives of our stately homes, Tessa Boase tells the extraordinary stories of five working women who ran some of Britain's most prominent households. From Dorothy Doar, Regency housekeeper for the obscenely wealthy 1st Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Trentham Hall, Staffordshire, to Sarah Wells, a deaf and elderly Victorian in charge of Uppark, West Sussex. From Ellen Penketh, Edwardian cook-housekeeper at the sociable but impecunious Erddig Hall in the Welsh borders to Hannah Mackenzie who runs Wrest Park in Bedfordshire - Britain's first country-house war hospital, bankrolled by playwright J. M. Barrie. And finally Grace Higgens, cook-housekeeper to the Bloomsbury set at Charleston farmhouse in East Sussex for half a century - an era defined by the Second World War. Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-GBX-NONEX-NONE

Achtung Minen Guernsey - The History of the German Minefields on Guernsey 1940-45 - Told by the Bomb-disposal Officer Who... Achtung Minen Guernsey - The History of the German Minefields on Guernsey 1940-45 - Told by the Bomb-disposal Officer Who Supervised Their Removal (Paperback)
Henry W. Beckingham
R649 Discovery Miles 6 490 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Historical Maps of Alnwick & Alnmouth from Earliest Times to 1918 (Sheet map): Drawn From Alnwick's Heritage Societies,... Historical Maps of Alnwick & Alnmouth from Earliest Times to 1918 (Sheet map)
Drawn From Alnwick's Heritage Societies, Giles Darkes
R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

A full colour map, based on digitised OS maps of Alnwick and Alnmouth of about 1920, with its Anglo-Saxon and medieval past overlain and important buildings picked out. The map's cover has a short introduction to the area's history, and on the reverse an illustrated and comprehensive gazetteer of Alnwick's and Alnmouth's main sites of historic interest. The back of the map has coloured early views of buildings, monuments and street scenes of Alnwick and Alnmouth. The map has been created by a team of people representing the various historical societies of Alnwick and Alnmouth, a number of individuals with specific local knowledge and the curators of local historical collections, including the extensive archives of both the Duke of Northumberland and Bailiffgate Museum. Members of the team have previously produced works on particular aspects of the area's history, including the town itself, local heritage heroes, the Abbey, the Shrovetide Football Game and the district during the Great War.

619: The History of a Forgotten Squadron - The Activities of No.619 Squadron RAF During World War 2 (Paperback): Bryan Clarke 619: The History of a Forgotten Squadron - The Activities of No.619 Squadron RAF During World War 2 (Paperback)
Bryan Clarke
R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition): Aubrey Burl Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual (Paperback, 2 Revised Edition)
Aubrey Burl
R253 Discovery Miles 2 530 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Stonehenge was not an observatory used by druidical astronomer-priests. It was, instead, a monument in which the moon and the sun and the dead were joined together. In this book the author explains how people in the British Isles, four thousand or more years ago, identified life and death with the cycle of midwinter and midsummer and with the risings and settings of the sun and moon. This is why so many megalithic monuments have astronomical sightlines built into them. This book describes how astronomical customs developed in the British Isles. Unlike other works about 'megalithic astronomy' technical explanations about azimuths and declinations are kept to their simplest. The emphasis here is upon people rather than pertrubations and eclipses.

A Virginian in Best Blue - A US Pilot in the Wartime RAF (Paperback): Parke Smith A Virginian in Best Blue - A US Pilot in the Wartime RAF (Paperback)
Parke Smith
R592 Discovery Miles 5 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
From One to One Thousand Horsepower - How a Scottish Cavalryman Became a WW2 Fighter Pilot (Paperback): Fergus Davidson From One to One Thousand Horsepower - How a Scottish Cavalryman Became a WW2 Fighter Pilot (Paperback)
Fergus Davidson
R618 Discovery Miles 6 180 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Hebridean Baker - My Scottish Island Kitchen (Hardcover): Coinneach Macleod The Hebridean Baker - My Scottish Island Kitchen (Hardcover)
Coinneach Macleod
R713 R659 Discovery Miles 6 590 Save R54 (8%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Global TikTok baking sensation The Hebridean Baker is back, serving up a fresh selection of exciting new recipes, charming stories and breathtaking photography from the Hebridean Islands.

The landscapes, stories, history and culture of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland are what make their islands unique. In this book, he's sharing recipes filled with tradition, Scottish flavours and local ingredients that you will love to make in your kitchen - from hearty dishes and comforting desserts to delicious cakes and perfect biscuits to dunk in your tea!

The book is jam-packed with the stories behind the recipes; some found in his much-loved old cookbooks, others he's persuaded friends and family to share, as well as lots of new recipes which put a twist on a classic dish.

So, get the oven on and choose your first recipe!

In Memory of Princess Diana (Paperback): Karl Werner Antrack In Memory of Princess Diana (Paperback)
Karl Werner Antrack
R304 Discovery Miles 3 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this tribute to the late Diana, Princess of Wales, Karl-Werner Antrack looks at her life and those that affected it. He looks in detail at the many conspiracy theories surrounding her death, and how it has affected those that Diana left behind, and the 'revelations' revealed by those she is said to have trusted while alive. The state of the world post-Diana is also looked at including the war on Iraq, and Britain's relations with the US. Altogether, this book is a useful compilation of much of the hype which has surrounded the death of Princess Diana, but at the heart of it we must remember she was a loving mother who cared for all those less fortunate than herself, and it is hopefully this memory that shall live on...

An Erk's Eye View of WW2 - An Airman's Recollections of RAF Elsham Wolds During World War Two (Paperback): Ted... An Erk's Eye View of WW2 - An Airman's Recollections of RAF Elsham Wolds During World War Two (Paperback)
Ted Mawdsley
R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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