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  • We Remember the Blitz

    by Frank Shaw, Joan Shaw ...
    'I went to the public baths and after I undressed I could hear someone whistling. I looked round to see if I could see anybody about, but I couldn't, so I got into the bath and lay back to relax. As soon as I did, of course, I looked up and saw a man putting in the glass windows that had been blown out the night before.' Joan Adams, LichfieldOn the night of 7 September 1940, bombs rained down on ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • We Remember the Home Guard

    by Frank Shaw, Joan Shaw ...
    'I remember standing on top of our local glen with a block of wood, expecting thousands of Germans coming down from the sky. What was I going to do with the block of wood? I never knew.' Leonard JacksonOn 22 June 1940 France surrendered to Germany and the invasion of Britain seemed a very real possibility.The Home Guard was formed to defend our villages and towns. Members came from reserved ... Read more

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  • We Remember the Battle of Britain

    by Frank Shaw, Joan Shaw ...
    ‘I was talking and laughing with a school friend in the street when suddenly there was the eerie wailing notes of the air raid siren filling the air. I can remember that our laughter stopped straight away, and I recall feeling chilled and scared. Doors were opened and people came out of their houses looking up to the sky … It was a Sunday morning on a beautiful summer’s day with blue skies and ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

  • We Remember Dunkirk

    by Frank Shaw, Joan Shaw ...
    ‘Yes we were scared. It could be seen on the faces of the men. No food didn’t help. We stopped to suck pebbles during the day as our tongues began to swell through lack of water … We had an order come through to us one day. Every man for himself. And then the soldiers – Belgian, French and British – were side by side in silent soddy ranks in columns, zig-zagged across the beaches. I still believe ... Read more

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  • We Remember D-Day

    by Frank Shaw, Joan Shaw ...
    'On leaving the plane I can only say I felt very lonely, except that the sky was full of bullets coming upwards. Fortunately, it wasn’t long before my feet hit the ground with a thud. Almost as soon as my feet touched the ground, I was to find that I had landed directly in front of the muzzle of a German Machine Gun and I received a burst of fire straight at me. I can remember being hit and ... Read more

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  • Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain

    A New History in the Words of the Men and Women on Both Sides

    by Joshua Levine ...
    Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time.In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught. Hitler's troops had overrun Holland, Belgium and France in quick succession, and the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Forgotten Voices Of The Second World War

    A New History of the Second World War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Were There

    by Max Arthur ...
    The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2. As in the highly-acclaimed Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Max Arthur and his team of researchers spent hundreds of hours digging deep into this unique archive, uncovering tapes, many of which have not been listened to since they were created ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Supreme Courage

    Heroic stories from 150 Years of the Victoria Cross

    by General Sir Peter de la Billiere KCB,KBE,DSO,MC,DL ...
    Since 1854 the Victoria Cross has been the highest award for gallantry in the British Armed Forces. It bears the simple legend 'For Valour', but behind it are thrilling and ultimately humbling tales of unimaginable bravery. SUPREME COURAGE tells the tales of some of those who have won the medal, bringing this badge of honour alive with breath-taking accounts of courage in action. Visiting battle ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Silent Day

    A Landmark Oral History of D-Day on the Home Front

    by Max Arthur ...
    On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men would never return.This is the story of that extraordinary 24 hours.Using a wealth of first person testimonies, renowned historian Max Arthur recounts a remarkable new oral history of D-Day, beginning with the two years ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Gunning for the Enemy

    Bomber Command's Top Sharp-Shooter Tells His Remarkable Story

    by Wallace McIntosh, Mel Rolfe ...
    The World War II exploits of the legendary RAF air gunner, "a true hero who repeatedly cheated death," from the author of Flying into Hell ( The Times).Born into grinding poverty in Scotland, Wallace McIntosh had not heard of Christmas until he was seven, and never celebrated his birthday until his late teens, but he could steal, kill and skin a sheep before he was twelve and snare anything that ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Walk Through Rebel Dublin 1916

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    by Mick O'Farrell ...
    A Walk Through Rebel Dublin 1916 is a comprehensively illustrated guide to the Rising of Easter Week 1916, based on the significant locations of the rebellion. Dealing separately with thirty buildings and sites throughout the city – including the GPO, Liberty Hall, Trinity College, the Four Courts and Dublin Castle – the author provides a brief, fascinating history of the events and personalities ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Unknown Warriors

    by Nicholas Pringle ...
    They served across the globe; from the North African desert to the jungles of Burma, from the skies of occupied Europe to the icy Arctic Ocean. 'The Unknown Warriors', as Winston Churchill named them, were the men and women who fought for the country during the Second World War.When an appeal for memories of wartime and what they thought of their country in the 21st century appeared in the local ... Read more

    $4.57 CAD