The New Forest at War documents the social and military history of this unique area of Britain during the Second World War. The Forest was on the front line in the build-up of D-Day in June 1944 and w
When the Luftwaffe's Blitz on Britain began in September 1940, people's homes and their contents were destroyed at an alarming rate. Thanks to the bombing, furniture shortages in Britain hit an all ti
Was There Crime in the Second World War?At a time of national emergency, the average person could be forgiven for thinking that crime rates would go down as everyone tried to help the war effort. How
Wartime civilian life had to go on despite black-outs, road-blocks and austerity, households had to feed & clothe themselves, to travel, and furnish their homes. In this lavishly illustrated account,
War changes everyone and for those lucky enough to survive there can be no return to the carefree days before the hell of war broke out. William Earl was a 26 year old Chemist’s Assistant working in B
The 1960s, known as the ‘Swinging Sixties’ are recognized as a landmark decade both by those who lived through them and those who look back in awe at the revolutionary changes in fashion, style and se
Fighting for the Empire is the story of a remarkable Irishman, a staunch Catholic from Galway who served the British Crown and its Empire for almost fifty years. His extraordinary military career took
