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  • av Neil Cairns
    225,-

    The controversial MG saloon cars of the 1960s which form an important part of the history of MG cars.

  • av Alan Spree
    225,-

    Explore a fascinating portrait of Exeter presented through a remarkable collection of historical postcards.

  • av David Pilling
    253,-

    The conflict that effectively laid the bloody foundations for the Hundred Years War and taught military and logistical lessons to both sides that would not be forgotten.

  • av Lynn Pearson
    225,-

    A celebration of the humble cricket pavilion, an architectural icon of British life. In this lavishly illustrated book, Lynn Pearson explores the history of these often overlooked gems of architectural and social history.

  • av Eddie Brazil
    225,-

    A fascinating exploration of Buckinghamshire's historic churches. This fascinating picture of an important part of the history of Buckinghamshire over the centuries will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.

  • av Nicola Coldstream
    225,-

    A fascinating exploration of Gloucestershire's historic churches. This fascinating picture of an important part of the history of Gloucestershire over the centuries will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England.

  • av Peter Tucker
    192,-

    A lavishly illustrated overview of London's buses from the 1990s straight through to the present day.

  • av Richard Stubbings
    192,-

    A fascinating illustrated overview of the evolution of the bus scene within the areas of Wiltshire and Dorset.

  • av George Woods
    192,-

    George Woods celebrates the second generation of DMUs on the British rail network.

  • av Christopher Horlock
    145,-

    A guided tour of the historic city of Brighton, showing how the areas you know and love have changed over the centuries.

  • av Danielle Burton
    253,-

    Despite occupying a prominent role in a key family during the War of the Roses, Anthony Woodville's life has been woefully ignored. This new biography changes that. Skewering misconceptions and bringing Woodville's story to the fore, this is an important reassessment of an important player in one of the most fascinating periods of our history.

  • av Kris Davies
    192,-

    A photographic survey of the railway scene in and around Birmingham in the last decade. Will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of the railways in this region.

  • av Tom Arms
    163 - 296,-

    A key element of the American dream is an unwavering belief in its uniqueness. Somehow, it has become an article of faith that the United States emerged from the political mists of 1776 as a fully formed and unparalleled political entity without a past and with a special destiny. America: Made in Britain provides an important corrective to this received wisdom about the US and an original insight into its 'Special Relationship' with the UK. Author Tom Arms explains how the United States was the result of political, social, economic, philosophical and religious developments that preceded the arrival of the Pilgrim Fathers by centuries and which continued to be the overwhelming influence on the political development of America during the colonial period and beyond. The colonists were almost entirely from the British Isles. They were governed by British laws. British philosophers guided their thinking. British economic needs determined their trade and future commercial developments. British religion, wars, suppression and political debates spurred immigration. The fight to restore cherished British rights and liberties drove colonists to the brink of rebellion and beyond. The Declaration of Independence and the US constitution are marked by British philosophical, legal and political fingerprints. The Magna Carta and English common law are regularly cited in US Supreme Court judgements. Because of this, what happened in Britain centuries ago has an impact on American life today. And what was done by the British in America also influences contemporary Britain. The Special Relationship that exists between the United Kingdom and the United States did not start with the Atlantic Charter. Its roots were laid before the arrival of the first Jamestown settlers in 1607 and have spread to link the two countries at every conceivable level.

  • av Kevin Newman
    225,-

    A fascinating exploration of the history of Worthing highlighting its people, places and events across the centuries.

  • av Richard M. Jones
    192,-

    Explore the Yorkshire town of Bridlington in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

  • - 1948 the Race on the Runways
    av Anthony Meredith
    225,-

    It was madness: Grand Prix drivers racing flat out from opposite ends of two long runways, only to turn away from each other at the last moment at corners improvised with hay bales. But such was the major part of the first Grand Prix course ever to be devised at Silverstone. Fortunately there were no head-on collisions, and the next year the organisers hit on a more sensible arrangement. But none of the many subsequent Grand Prix at Silverstone, for all the ever-increasing glamour and hype, has quite engendered the same excitement as that very first one in 1948, even though it was held on a long-disused airfield bereft of modern amenities. Silverstone's Grand Prix of 1948 is a vivid recreation of that important day for British motor sport. But it is more than just the description of one historic race. We follow the various leading participants, both drivers and organisers, as fate draws them inexorably to Silverstone from different parts of the world and from very varied experiences, not least in the recent war. And after that one glorious day in early October is over and the RAC's International Grand Prix of 1948 has become part of motor racing history, we learn what fate had further in store for them. The Race on the Runways captures a moment in time when a few brave souls, enthused with a spirit of adventure, were boldly fighting, like knights of old, against the dragon of post-war depression.

  • av Ian Hernon
    175 - 285,-

    30 January 1972, the day that became known as Bloody Sunday, is remembered as one of the darkest and bloodiest events of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Thirteen people were killed when members of the British Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside, a predominantly Catholic part of Londonderry. The ongoing fight for justice has driven the long process towards prosecutions culminating in the murder charges brought against the paratrooper known as Soldier F. Author Ian Hernon, who worked as a reporter during The Troubles, draws upon eye-witness accounts and his own recollections from the period to create a compelling account of how the tragedy unfolded. He describes how, in the run-up to the massacre, passions were already boiling over, with the atrocities on both sides, and looks at the activities of 1 Para along with the tactics employed by the IRA. Fifty years after the events of Bloody Sunday, this important book considers the immediate aftermath, including the Widgery 'whitewash', the protests and internments, the bombings and tit-for-tat violence, and the long decades of social unrest before an imperfect reconciliation.

  • av David Elder
    225,-

    Secret Tewkesbury explores the lesser-known history of the town of Tewkesbury through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.

  • av Lucy McMurdo
    225,-

    Explore the rich history of Shoreditch and Hoxton in East London in this guided tour through their most fascinating historic and modern buildings.

  • av Sue Gerrard
    208,-

    Explore the Lancashire town of Wigan in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

  • av Paul Le Messurier
    253,-

    'Major-General Le Marchant was killed at the head of his brigade, and I have to lament the loss of a most able officer.' The Duke of Wellington after the Battle of Salamanca, 1812

  • av Robert Hendry
    206,-

    The history of the Great Western Railway's route to the North through Didcot, Banbury and Birmingham to Birkenhead.

  • av Laura Burnett
    192,-

    The latest volume in Amberley's popular 50 Finds series, published in partnership with the Portable Antiquities Scheme. This time looking at 50 post-Medieval and modern finds.

  • av Patrick Bennett
    225,-

    Previously unpublished photographs, here the author tell the story of the railways around Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

  • av Sharon Bennett Connolly
    253,-

    The stories of the most remarkable women from European history in the time of the Tudor dynasty, 1485-1603.

  • av Wendy Turner
    225,-

    A lavishly illustrated A-Z local guide exploring hidden facts you might not know about the Isle of Wight.

  • av John Needham
    192,-

    Bournemouth at War is a tribute to the wartime record of the people of the town of Bournemouth in the Second World War.

  • av Howard Berry
    225,-

    Utilising previously unpublished photographs, Howard Berry tells the story of Duple-bodied buses and coaches.

  • - The Extraordinary Mr Astley, The Englishman Who Invented the Modern Circus
    av Karl Shaw
    144 - 296,-

    Before 'the greatest showman' P.T. Barnham there was Philip Astley, a British man who completely changed popular entertainment. This is his extraordinary story.

  • - A History of Visitors and Settlers
    av Barclay Price
    144 - 285,-

    As China becomes a pre-eminent world power again in the twenty-first century, this book uncovers Britain's long relationship with the country and its people.

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