The Cunard QUEENS are known to millions; they attract attention wherever they sailed, but the QUEEN MARY is possibly the most beloved. She sailed for 31 years, carried millions of passengers and made over 1000 trips across the Atlantic. She is a ship of great memories-passengers on crossings, officer & crew and soldiers during World War II.
The story of one of Britains most distinguished RAF stations. Not as well-known as Biggin Hill, Manston was the nearest airfield to the Luftwaffe and suffered accordingly. The stations motto was Arise to Protect and in two wars Manston carried out that role. It was the only station that housed aircraft of every command as well as the USAAF.
Silver was the codename for the only quintuple spy of the Second World War, spying for the Italians, Germans, Japanese, Soviets and the British. The Germans awarded him the Iron Cross, Germany s highest military decoration, and paid him 2.5 million in today s money. In reality Silver deceived the Nazis on behalf of the Soviets and the British. ......
How Britain and its Empire Raised its Forces in Two World Wars
The heroic myth of 20th century British history is that after the fall of France in June 1940 Britain 'stood alone'. This ignores the millions of men and women from around the world who, largely voluntarily, rallied to the British cause. As in 1914-18 Britain in 1939-45 could call on the human and material resources of the world's greatest empire.
An innovative and unique study exploring why many readers of Sylvia Plath become so attached to her as a cultural figure. By looking at first encounters with Plath's work through to pilgrimages that they make to places where Plath lived, this study explores why readers become so haunted by Plath.
Royal Navy Airship Operations During the Great War 1914-1918
The story of the fight by airships against U-boats during WWI, as told by those who flew the airships of the Royal Naval Air Service. Through pieces written by them or interviews with veterans, the book covers the entire experience of being a pilot from initial training, through their adventures flying airships, until the final victory.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Beatles but Were Afraid T
A look at the origins of the groups name; quotes about them from such names as Mick Jagger, Steven Spielberg, Tony Blair, and Francis Rossi; other musicians who temporarily or nearly joined them, from early stand-in drummers to heavyweights such as Eric Clapton and Billy Preston; their producers, management and inner circle; their connections ......
The last decades of the 20th century saw dramatic changes in the bus industry with deregulation in October 1986. Visually London seemed to stay the same with the buses still operating in the red liveries. This book shows how the industry moved from traditional layout of rear platform and open half cab to one man buses with their front entrances.
