From its south-eastern tip Sussex is little more than sixty miles from continental Europe and the county’s coastline, some seventy-six miles long, … [Read more...]
Battleground Sussex – A Military History of Sussex From the Iron Age to the Present Day
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December 20, 2011 By
A Reluctant Hero – The Life of Captain Robert Ryder VC
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December 2, 2011 By
This is the first biography of Captain Robert Ryder V.C., Royal Navy (1908-1986), one of the greatest naval heroes of the Second World War. Ryder … [Read more...]
Surgeon at Arms – Parachuting into Arnhem with the First Airbornes
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November 7, 2011 By
Surgeon at Arms is without doubt one of the most interesting and dramatic personal memoirs to come out of the Second World War. The author, a … [Read more...]
Healing in Hell – The Memoirs of a Far Eastern POW Medic
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November 6, 2011 By
Like many thousands of other unsuspecting young soldiers, Ken Adams was sent out to the Far East during the Second World War. He immediately saw … [Read more...]
Battlefield General: Arnhem 1944
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November 6, 2011 By
This is the first in a series of game books which put you in command of the forces in engaged in some of history's most famous battles. Your … [Read more...]
He Who Dared And Died – The Life and Death of a SAS Original, Sergeant Chris O’Dowd, MM
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October 11, 2011 By
He Who Dared and Died is the action-packed account of a young Irish hero who selflessly risked and gave his life serving with elite Special Forces in … [Read more...]
‘From Exile to Freedom’ by Polish Expats Association, Worcester
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October 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A collection of oral history, photography and written stories examining the unique experience of Polish expats is to open in Worcester. The … [Read more...]
The Real Tenko – Extrodinary True Stories of Women Prisoners of the japanese
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October 7, 2011 By
The mistreatment and captivity of women by the Japanese is a little known and poorly documented aspect of the Second World War. In The Real Tenko, … [Read more...]
Tracing Your Second World War Ancestors – A Guide for Family Historians
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October 5, 2011 By
The Second World War was the defining conflict of the twentieth century and it is one of the most popular and fascinating areas for historical … [Read more...]
In Search of the Real Dad’s Army – The Home Guard and the Defence of the United Kingdom 1940-1944
What was the Home Guard? Who were the men and women who served in it? And what can be said of their real role and significance once the popular myths … [Read more...]