The Viking Invasion of Wessex 878 AD is the second DVD in this sensational new series, The Dark Ages, which delves into a war-torn and obscure period … [Read more...]
The Yompers – With 45 Commando in the Falklands War
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February 11, 2012 By
‘Yomping’ was revealed by the journalist Charles Laurence in 1982 as the word which the Royal Marines used to describe carrying heavy loads long … [Read more...]
Aspects of Chesterfield
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February 9, 2012 By
The Aspects series takes the reader on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. This best selling series has now arrived, … [Read more...]
Ben Bennions DFC – Battle of Britain Fighter Ace
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February 8, 2012 By
‘Ben’ Bennions enlisted in the pre-war RAF in 1929, serving first as an ‘erk’ before being selected for pilot training. His first posting … [Read more...]
Unsinkable – The Full Story
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February 7, 2012 By
The first modern work to give a comprehensive picture of the RMS Titanic and the people intertwined with her fate, from disaster to recovery. Drawn … [Read more...]
Seizing the Enigma – The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes, 1933-1945
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February 5, 2012 By
For almost four desperate years, from 1939 to mid-1943, the British and American navies fought a savage, losing battle against German submarine … [Read more...]
Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Rotherham
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January 22, 2012 By
Death in all its guises conjures up a range of human emotions. If that death is caused by crime then these emotions are often better understood, … [Read more...]
Secrets of the English War Bow
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January 21, 2012 By
Historian Hugh D. H. Soar is joined by Mark Stretton, master blacksmith, and Joseph Gibbs, bowyer, in order to demonstrate how a war bow and its … [Read more...]
Beaulieu
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January 20, 2012 By
Considering the number of books that have been written about SOE, very little has been revealed about the most frequently mentioned of its training … [Read more...]
The 1984/85 Miners Strike in Nottinghamshire – ‘If Spirit Alone Won Battles’: The Diary of John Lowe
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January 20, 2012 By
The dirty war fought by the Thatcher Government to defeat the formidable National Union of Mineworkers transformed him from passive family man into … [Read more...]
