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The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation

The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation

From innovative Edwardian pilots and the first transatlantic flight to the technological leaps of the First World War and the development of the Spitfire, the historian makes the case that the eccentric pioneers who paved the way for Britain’s place in the skies deserve more of the limelight.
Charles Spicer
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The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation

The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation

From innovative Edwardian pilots and the first transatlantic flight to the technological leaps of the First World War and the development of the Spitfire, the historian makes the case that the eccentric pioneers who paved the way for Britain’s place in the skies deserve more of the limelight.
Charles Spicer
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Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly

Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly

The novelist traces one man's journey from the shadow of his grandfather’s support for Owain Glyndwr to a career fighting for Henry V and Henry VI, and explores a Welsh family whose fortunes hinged on some of the defining conflicts of medieval Britain.
John Pitts
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Rethinking Communism’s History

Rethinking Communism’s History

Karl Marx was never the original architect of the communist tradition, which traces deeper roots from French revolutionary thought and the utopian ideals of Babeuf and Blanqui.
Paul Mason
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Flesh and Blood: The Iron Chancellor

Katja Hoyer

Otto von Bismark was a titan of Europe, but Katja Hoyer gives an intimate account of the man behind the statesman.

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John of Gaunt: Father of Monarchy, by Helen Carr

Helen Carr

The author of a new biography gives us an overview of the ‘Red Prince’.

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Black Ice

Christopher Joll

Corie Mapp, injured in Afghanistan, has written a new book and it is an inspirational story.

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Geoscientists Without Borders: Holocaust Investigations

Dr Richard Freund

Archaeologist Richard Freund has been leading an archeological investigation with Geoscientists Without Borders (GWB).

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The White Ship

Charles Spencer

Tragedy & Turmoil in Medieval England

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The Other Slave Trade

Neil Faulkner

Slavery continued well after the practice was abolished in the British Empire, as ivory was transported to satisfy Victorian demand.

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Two Women Whose Inventions Changed the Course of World War Two

Suzanne Kelman

Joan Curran and Hedy Lamarr made scientific discoveries that had a major impact on the war.

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The Red Army and the Wehrmacht: Bludgeon and Rapier?

Prit Buttar

The Red Army developed into an efficient machine by the end of World War Two

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Conscientious Objectors

Mark Findlay Smith

The author of What He Never Said writes about those principled individuals who refused to join up during the two world wars.

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Bar Kokhba: In Search of the Rebel Whose Legend Helped Found a Nation

Lindsay Powell

Bar Kokhba was a Jewish rebel leader who rose up against the Romans and established a short lived independent state.

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