Somewhere in the Midlands - A History of U.S.A.A.F.Station 522, Smethwick (Collins Frances)(Paperback / softback)

Somewhere in the Midlands - A History of U.S.A.A.F.Station 522, Smethwick (Collins Frances)(Paperback / softback)

Army Force Station 522, at Beakes Road, Smethwick, was created in 1943 in order to meet the increasing demands of the United States Army Air Force in the European Theatre of Operations. This book chronicles the day-to-day running of USAAF Station 522, and the experiences of the men based

Revolution in France (Mason James)(Paperback / softback)

Revolution in France is part of the series a Sense of History for 11-14 year

Story of the Fens (Meeres Frank)(Paperback / softback)

Thousands of years of history in one richly illustrated

France in the World - A New Global History(Paperback / softback)

Camp Foxley - The History of the 123rd and 156th General Hospitals - US Army (Collins Martin)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the history of the military camp built in the grounds of Foxley Manor House, Herefordshire, from the outbreak of the Second World War until the late 1960s when it was demolished. This book tells of the day to day activities on the base, and also deals with the impact that the occupants had on

Brief History of the Hundred Years War - The English in France, 1337-1453 (Seward Mr Desmond)(Paperback / softback)

A Brief History of the Hundred Years War traces the changes that led to France's final victory and brings to life all the intrigue and colour of the last chivalric combats as they gave way to a more brutal modern

History of Modern France - From the Revolution to the War with Terror (Fenby Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Adefinitive analysis of France since the First Revolution and Napoleon's demise at Waterloo in

France: A Short History - Jeremy Black

A concise history of France from prehistory to the present, recounting the great events and personalities and exploring France's cultural and political influence today. Artists, martyrs, kings, revolutionaries: France’s sense of national identity is inextricably linked to its dramatic history,

Friendly Invasion of Leominster - An Account of the US Military Units Billeted Around Leominster, Herefordshire, 1943-1945 (Collins Frances)(Paperback / softback)

During its history the Herefordshire market town had been no stranger to invasions from across the Welsh border, but in 1943 it was to encounter an incursion of another type. This book relates the activities of a number of American units based in Leominster during World War

Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (McGuinness Frank)(Paperback / softback)

On 1 July 1916, the 36th (Ulster) Division took part in one of the bloodiest battles in human history, the Battle of the Somme. In the extraordinary circumstances of World War I, eight ordinary men are changed, changed utterly. This war play is a powerful portrayal of mortality, love and

Ey Up Mi Duck! - Dialect of Derbyshire and the East Midlands (Scollins Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Featuring cartoon-like illustrations that aim to capture the warmth and humour of the East Midlands, this work is a celebration of the dialect spoken in Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and South

Access to History: France in Revolution 1774-1815 Sixth Edition (Rees Dylan)(Paperback / softback)

Put your trust in the textbook series that has given thousands of A-level History students deeper knowledge and better grades for over 30

Crowd in History - A study of popular disturbances in France and England, 1730-1848 (Rude George)(Paperback / softback)

The role of ordinary people during some crucial turning points in modern

The Germans in Normandy (Hargreaves Richard)(Paperback)

The Allied invasion of Northern France was the greatest combined operation in the history of warfare. Up until now it has been recorded from the attackers' point of view whereas the defenders' angle has been largely ignored.While the Germans knew an invasion was inevitable, no-one knew where or

History of Chess in the English Civil Service (Thurlow Kevin)(Paperback / softback)

A history of chess in the English Civil

History Of The Asian Community In Britain (Visram Rozina)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating look at the history of the Asian community in

Extraordinary Life of Anne Frank (Scott Kate)(Paperback / softback)

Her words have become some of the most important in modern history: discover the incredible life story of Anne Frank, whose bravery has inspired so many. Her incredible story comes to life in this beautifully illustrated book, with narrative biography, timelines, facts and quotes

Lotharingia - A Personal History of France, Germany and the Countries In-Between (Winder Simon)(Paperback / softback)

In AD 843, the three surviving grandsons of the great Emperor Charlemagne met at Verdun. After years of bitter squabbles over who would inherit the family land, they finally decided to divide the territory and go their separate ways. In a moment of staggering significance, one grandson inherited

Trinity - The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History (Close Frank)(Paperback / softback)

'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on July 16, 1945. This exceptional book tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the

Tomb of the Golden Bird (Peters Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Emerson is convinced that the tomb of the little-known King Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings. Emerson and Ramses are lured into a trap by a group of villains who demand answers to the mysterious question, 'Where is he?'. Their curiosity piqued, the duo is determined to uncover

Geography of Bliss (Weiner Eric)(Paperback / softback)

The Dutch are, the Romanians aren't, and Americans are somewhere in between... After years of going to the world's least happy countries, Eric Weiner, a veteran foreign correspondent, decided to travel and evaluate each country's different sense of happiness and discover the nation that seemed

Fire in the Lake: The Vietnamese and the Americans in Vietnam (Fitzgerald Frances)(Paperback)

Frances FitzGerald's landmark history of Vietnam and the Vietnam War, 'a compassionate and penetrating account of the collision of two societies that remain untranslatable to one another.' (New York Times Book Review) This magisterial work, based on Frances FitzGerald's many years of research and

Signal to Noise (Gaiman Neil)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the story of a film director, somewhere in London, dying of cancer. His life's crowning achievement, his greatest film, would have told the story of a European village as the last hour of AD 999 approached - the midnight which the villagers were convinced would bring with it

The Official History of the Tour de France (Edwardes-Evans Luke)(Paperback)

The Official History of the Tour de France is a celebration of one of the greatest annual sporting events, and the premier competition in world cycling. Through more than 300 photographs, rarely-seen documents and items of memorabilia, this book covers more than a century of fascinating stories on