This book charts over 100 years of car making at Longbridge, near Birmingham. The Austin Motor Co. was founded here by Herbert Austin in 1906, opening its doors in early 1906, and it has been home to
The First World War was the biggest conflict in Irish history. More men served and more men died than in all the wars before or since that the Irish fought in. Often forgotten at home and written out
In this work, maritime and social historian Pat Nolan interviews a wide selection of fishermen, boatbuilders and sailors from across the coastlines of Ireland. What emerges is a picture of a way of li
This book traces the development of the four coastal villages often referred to as the Four Sisters’ that make up the eastern part Dublin 4 from their foundation to the prese
Following the outbreak WWI, the British Red Cross appealed for volunteers to train as frontline medical staff, and a major volunteer field hospital was built at Etaples in France. Women volunteered f
This mighty company evolved from the humble Pacific Aero Products Company, incorporated in Seattle in July 1916 and renamed Boeing Airplane Company in 1917. Boeing’s 100-year history spans decades of
In 1946, An Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCA) was established, providing the Irish Defence Forces with a volunteer reserve force which numbered over 100,000. The FCA participated in training
Popular music in the 1920s called out for a guitar sound that was more dominant. Early experiments with steel cones or resonators, Hawaiian electric guitars, and the first Electric Spanish style 6-str
Fermanagh‘s culture, heritage, characters and stories sets it apart from other places. Every mountain, tree, lake, stream, rock, stone and character tells a tale. There are the stories about "edu
Garcia examines Irish immigrants to London and elsewhere in Britain just after the end of the World War II, focusing especially on their role in rebuilding London after the bombing. In sections on Ire
The assault upon the formidable Bullecourt in April and May 1917 by three British divisions ? the 7th, 58th and 62nd ? and three Australian divisions was initially designed to assist Allenby’s Third A
Journey alongside scientists, cinematographers and others who have visited the wreck in every expedition between 1985 and 2010. Their findings and equipment are analyzed, and there are photographs and
From Napoleon’s bold crossing of the River Neman to his capture of Moscow and eventual downfall, this analysis investigates the 1812 ill-fated invasion from a Russian standpoint. In establishing a fre
Railway disasters are almost always the result of human fallibility?a single mistake by an engine-driver, guard, or signalman, or some lack of communication between them?and it is in the short distanc
The great city of London has many layers of history lying buried beneath its streets. In a few places, remnants of the capital’s ancient past are still visible in the form of important and often
Throughout the ages the horse has played a pivotal role in Irish society. It is a ubiquitous symbol in Ireland, present in many classic depictions of Irish culture, from the loyal work horse in the fi
