Britain's Railways in the Second World War (Foley Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Britain's Railways in the Second World War (Foley Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The outbreak of the Second World War had an enormous effect on the railway system in Britain. Keeping the trains running through times of conflict was not such a distant memory for the railway companies and their workers but in this second major war of the twentieth century, the task was to prove a

Britain's Railways in the First World War (Foley Michael)(Pevná vazba)

It is easy to believe that the only part that Britain's railways played in the First World War was to carry the soldiers to the ships that would take them to France. This couldn't be further from the truth. Without the help from the railways it is unlikely that the war would have been over as

The Archaeology of the Second World War: Uncovering Britain's Wartime Heritage (Moshenska Gabriel)(Pevná vazba)

The Second World War transformed British society. Men, women and children inhabited the war in every area of their lives, from their clothing and food to schools, workplaces and wartime service. This transformation affected the landscapes, towns and cities as factories turned to war work, beaches

Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947 (Todman Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

The second volume of Daniel Todman's account of Great Britain and World War II The second of Daniel Todman's two sweeping volumes on Great Britain and World War II, Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947, begins with the event Winston Churchill called the 'worst disaster' in British military

Heath Robinson's Second World War: The Satirical Cartoons (Robinson W. Heath)(Pevná vazba)

With Heath Robinson's Second World War, Britain's 'Gadget King' uses his characteristic madcap contraptions to poke good-natured fun at the war. From a series of cork bath mats strung together to enable soldiers to cross a treacherous stream to a tank complete with piano attachment for campsite

The Steam Engines of World War II in Europe: The German 'Kriegsdampflokomotiven' and the British and American War Engines (Horton Phil)(Pevná vazba)

Few events had a greater influence on Europe's railways in the 20th century than the Second World War. As described in this book, thousands of steam engines were produced for the conflict by all sides. Although many were damaged during the war, most survived. Indeed, many of the British and

British Diesel Locomotives of the 1950s and '60s (Morse Greg)(Paperback)

After the Second World War, the drive for the modernization of Britain's railways ushered in a new breed of locomotive: the Diesel. Diesel-powered trains had been around for some time, but faced with a coal crisis and the Clean Air Act in the 1950s, it was seen as a part of the solution for British

The Crisis of the Meritocracy: Britain's Transition to Mass Education Since the Second World War (Mandler Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Before the Second World War, only about 20% of the population went to secondary school and barely 2% to university; today everyone goes to secondary school and half of all young people go to university. How did we get here from there? The Crisis of the Meritocracy answers this question not by

Britain's War Machine - Weapons, Resources and Experts in the Second World War (Edgerton David)(Paperback / softback)

The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests and sitting at the heart of a global

Faithful in Adversity: The Royal Army Medical Corps in the Second World War (Broom John)(Pevná vazba)

The Royal Army Medical Corps was present during all engagements in the Second World War. From the frozen wastes of Norway through to liberation from the death camps of Germany and the Far East, RAMC personnel were frequently close to the front line, risking their lives to provide medical support to

Mapping the Second World War - The History of the War Through Maps from 1939 to 1945 (Chasseaud Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert

The Undying Flame: Olympians Who Perished in the Second World War (McCrery Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

Over 60,000,000 people died worldwide during the course of the Second World War and, in contrast to those slaughtered in The Great War, it was civilian populations that bore the brunt. They perished in the Holocaust, in internment camps, in bombed towns and cities and as 'collateral damage', in war

Citizen Sailors - The Royal Navy in the Second World War (Prysor Glyn)(Paperback / softback)

During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across globe in battleships and claustrophobic corvettes and silent submarines. They endured nerve-wracking convoys, fought epic gun battles, carried out secret missions, rescued armies

An American Uprising in Second World War England: Mutiny in the Duchy (Werran Kate)(Pevná vazba)

This is the incredible story of a Second World War shoot-out between black and white American soldiers in a quiet Cornish town that ended up putting the 'special relationship' itself on trial. The subsequent court martial into what tabloids labeled a 'wild west' mutiny became front page news in

Strangling the Axis: The Fight for Control of the Mediterranean During the Second World War (Hammond Richard)(Pevná vazba)

This is a major reassessment of the causes of Allied victory in the Second World War in the Mediterranean region. Drawing on a unique range of multinational source material, Richard Hammond demonstrates how the Allies' ability to gain control of the key routes across the sea and sink large

Enigma: How Breaking the Code Helped Win World War II (Kerrigan Michael)(Pevná vazba)

While we know that Bletchley was the centre of Britain's World War II code-breaking, how did its efforts actually change the course of the war? Enigma tells the story of Bletchley's role in assisting the Allied commanders to victory on the

Fighting Forces of the Second World War: At Sea (Miles John)(Pevná vazba)

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World

Fighting Forces of the Second World War: On Land (Miles John C.)(Pevná vazba)

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World

Missing: The True Story of My Family in World War II (Rosen Michael)(Pevná vazba)

After Hitler - The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe (Jones Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The fascinating and little-known history of the last days of the Second World War in

German Machine Guns of the Second World War (Seidler Hans)(Pevná vazba)

German Machine Guns of the Second World War is a highly illustrated record of the German war machine between 1939 - 1945. Many of the photographs, all from the author's collection, come originally from the albums of individuals who took part in the war.Arranged by theater chronologically, the book

Forgotten Heroes: Aces of the Royal Hungarian Air Force in the Second World War (Stenge Csaba B.)(Pevná vazba)

Prior to the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Hungarian Armed Forces - including the Air Force - prepared to engage the Little Entente forces; however, after a short skirmish prior to the war with the Slovaks, during the war, their opponents became the Soviet and American aviators. The

Scottish Railways in the 1960s (Clemens Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Scottish Railways in the 1960s makes a broadly clockwise journey around the country visiting many long-closed railways, branch lines, a few industrial locations, plus the locomotives that worked over them.Locations seen include: Alloa, Alva, Auchtermuchty, Ayr, Ballachulish, Beattock, Brechin,

Words of War: The Story of the Second World War Revealed in Eye-Witness Letters, Speeches and Diaries (Richards Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

During the Second World War, across the frontline as well as on the Home Front, millions of people recorded their thoughts of their experiences - whether in letters, their personal diaries or those prosecuting the war giving speeches. Much as Letters of Note celebrated the great letters written