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Blitz on britain
Blitz on britain written and narrated by one of the worlds most respected broadcasters, alistair cooke, blitz on britain is a moving and intelligent film account of the defence of britain from 10th may 1940 to 10th may 1941. One of the most famou...
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Cavalry of the clouds
In 1917, david lloyd george declared that airmen were the cavalry of the clouds ... The knighthood of this war. But such a romantic image, lavishly embroidered post-war by writers of adventure stories and hollywood film makers, was roundly... ext...
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Freaks
The story of the lives of individuals afflicted with severe deformities and how seventeenth and eighteenth-century british society reacted to their extraordinary bodies. This is the remarkable story of the lives of individuals afflicted with... f...
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Great escapes
We think we know a lot about life in prisoner of war camps, and all can relate tales of brave escape attempts, not least from the iconic film the great escape. This title presents the story of the many exciting escape attempts from pow camps... i...
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Hope and glory
Hope and glory is an examination of the political, social and economic changes that transformed britain throughout the twentieth century - considering how issues such as jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welfare have shaped the....
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M
William melville was one of the most influential counter - espionage figures of the twentieth century. This work presents the true story of the real m, william melville, mi5s founding father and the inspiration for ian flemings character in... in...
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Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoffs work was scorned by the musical establishment as hopelessly old-fashioned and emotionally over-indulgent but never failed to find popular acclaim--including being used as the soundtrack to the film brief encounter. Who was this... m...
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Sophie scholl
Hitlers regime was brutal. To object was to die. On 22 february 1943 three students from the white rose, a small underground resistance movement, were executed by guillotine. One of them was a 21-year-old munich university student called sophie......
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The crimean war
Presents a revisionist narrative account of the crimean war 1854-56 . This book claims that after the crimean war the british government kept secret the real objectives of the war and the reasons for its failure. This book is a revisionist... te...
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The flying scotsman
Eric liddell was scotlands finest athlete. At the height of his fame he slipped quietly out of the limelight to become a missionary in china, where he later came to an unpleasant end in a japanese internment camp. This book tells his story. from ...
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The harrier story
The jump-jet was the worlds first vertical short take-off and landing vstol operational jet aircraft. Developed using the revolutionary pegasus engine, the harrier has served the raf and us marine corps well for over 30 years. Here... the jump-...
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The other schindlers
Thanks to thomas keneallys book schindlers ark, and the film based on it, schindlers list, we have become more aware of the fact that, in the midst of hitlers extermination of the jews, courage and humanity could still overcome evil. agnes grunwa...
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The real enigma heroes
The capture of the enigma codes helped shorten the second world war by at least a year. Without the quick actions of three men from hms petard, who clambered aboard a sinking german u-boat, the codes might never have been broken. This book tells.....
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The spitfire story
probably the most famous fighter aircraft of all time, the supermarine spitfire reigned supreme and unsurpassed from the biplane era to the dawn of the jet age, a period that included the second world war. here is the incredible story of......
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The world of sherlock holmes
Since the late 19th century, sir arthur conan doyles most famous detective has kept readers entertained and still delights a fanatical following. Presented in both book and film format, this title offers details of sherlock holmes... since the la...
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Thunder, flush and thomas crapper
A dictionary of various things lavatorial, from abbot of st albans allegedly the first person in england to have a wc, c 1115 to the zero-gravity loo as featured in the film 2001 a space odyssey , by way of the dog toilet, the night... a dict...
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Witchfinder general
Matthew hopkins is perhaps the most notorious, certainly the most productive, witchfinder that england ever boasted. This work uses the records and hopkinss own writings, to create a picture of a man and a society obsessed with magic... matthew h...
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World war ii
Six people share their memories of world war ii. Cynthia remembers the day war was declared, brian describes what it was like to be evacuated, eileen saw how country life was affected, bill served as a navy commando all over the world... a series...
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The young victoria
From academy award winners graham king and martin scorsese comes the story of queen victorias early rise to power. From an object of a royal power-struggle in to her romantic courtship and legendary marriage to prince albert emily blunt gives a s...
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Essexs own
Dee gordon athlete and tv presenter sally gunnell, singer billy bragg, footballer bobby moore, chef jamie oliver, author john fowles, film director basil dearden, playwright sarah kane, and the highwayman dick turpin are among personalities throu...