[i] This has a remarkable collection of classic photos from the North West Europe campaign of 1944. [/i]
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Military Model Scene
[i] This has a remarkable collection of classic photos from the North West Europe campaign of 1944. [/i]
Read the Full Review [b] [link=https://www.militarymodelscenenew.com/book-reviews-1/normandy-beyond-the-beaches] Here [/link] [/b]
Military Model Scene
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the research behind this book, it was interesting to read about the people that tried to claim the Tudor Throne.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
I really enjoyed the research behind this book, it was interesting to read about the people that tried to claim the Tudor Throne.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
AJ Griffiths-Jones does a great job in keeping the reader engaged and had the research to back it up.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
AJ Griffiths-Jones does a great job in keeping the reader engaged and had the research to back it up.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This was a fantastic look into what was going on with JFK’s assassination. It had a great case about what happened and was researched in a way that worked overall.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This was a fantastic look into what was going on with JFK’s assassination. It had a great case about what happened and was researched in a way that worked overall.
NetGalley, Kathryn McLeer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars What an original idea. I dipped into this book as soon as I received it and it’s truly fascinating and completely original. The Tudors were an exciting and conflicted dynasty and so much has been written about not only the monarchs, but many of the key players, places and events. Looking back at that period it can be difficult to see a clear overview of how all was interlinked. Simon Sandys-Winsch has done a remarkable job in collating and presenting an invaluable reference for anyone interested in this era. I’m sure it will interest scholars and lay readers alike. It’s a not a book to read from cover to cover; as the title suggests, it’s a dictionary and it does set out everything in alphabetical order. But it’s also encyclopaedic and inevitably, if something takes your interest, it leads to associated references and having intended to look up one thing, a couple of hours has flown by as other information has been followed up. The main body of.. Read more
NetGalley, Anita Wallas
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars What an original idea. I dipped into this book as soon as I received it and it’s truly fascinating and completely original. The Tudors were an exciting and conflicted dynasty and so much has been written about not only the monarchs, but many of the key players, places and events. Looking back at that period it can be difficult to see a clear overview of how all was interlinked. Simon Sandys-Winsch has done a remarkable job in collating and presenting an invaluable reference for anyone interested in this era. I’m sure it will interest scholars and lay readers alike. It’s a not a book to read from cover to cover; as the title suggests, it’s a dictionary and it does set out everything in alphabetical order. But it’s also encyclopaedic and inevitably, if something takes your interest, it leads to associated references and having intended to look up one thing, a couple of hours has flown by as other information has been followed up. The main body of.. Read more
NetGalley, Anita Wallas
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British Music Hall
'The music hall ...had no place for reticence; it was downright, it shouted, it made noise, it enjoyed itself and made the people enjoy themselves as well.' W.J. MACQUEEN POPE Music Hall lies at the root of all modern popular entertainment. With stars such as Marie Lloyd, Harry Lauder and Dan Leno, it reached its glorious, brassy height between 1890… Read more...
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The Victorian Guide to Sex
An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. The Victorian Guide to Sex will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Reproducing original advertisements… Read more...
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The Courage of Cowards
To many they were nothing more than cowards, but the 'conchies' of the First World War had the courage to stand by their principles when the nation was against them... An innovative new history of conscientious objectors during the First World War. Drawing on previously unpublished archive material, Karyn Burnham reconstructs the personal stories of… Read more...
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A Postcard History of the Passenger Liner
From around 1880 for almost 100 years shipowners commissioned a wealth of paintings that depicted, as well as their magnificent liners, the routes they travelled, their exotic destinations, and life on board. These paintings, rich in imagination and atmosphere, appeared on posters and postcards to advertise the companies and their ships; and so was… Read more...
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War of the White Death
On 30 November 1939 Stalin's Red Army attacked Finland, expecting to crush the outnumbered, ill-equipped Finnish forces in a matter of days. But, in one of the most astonishing upsets in modern military history, the Finnish defenders broke the Red Army's advance, inflicting devastating casualties and destroying some of the divisions that had been thrown… Read more...
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A Century of Sea Travel
This book is a voyage through the life of the passenger steamship, a voyage described by travellers who sailed on these vessels, and it carries within it their thoughts and experiences, mirrored here in words and pictures. The pictures are memories of ships and places in times gone by, glimpses of steamship travel through the years. In memoirs and… Read more...
We Seek the Highest has been the motto of the thousands of Officer Cadets who, over ten decades, have passed through the rigorous training regime at the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, Lincolnshire. The words embody the College ethos: to strive to reach the tough standards demanded by the RAF, in the air and on the ground. This book tells the 100-year… Read more...
