Gustav Milne has written an amazingly well-researched book covering the little known, various London defences during the time of the blitz. He writes in particular, about the Thames-Flood emergency teams (TF) who were responsible for repairing breaches in the flood defences of the Thames These previously unknown heroes, by necessity, worked throughout the height of the air raids in some very dangerous situations.
This book will appeal to scholars and historians as well as those who just love London history. The prodigious amount of references somewhat distracts from the overall read. However, the photographs add a more engaging aspect to the book. Interestingly I even have some identical photos hanging on the wall of my office!
NetGalley, Peter Coxall
Gustav Milne has written an amazingly well-researched book covering the little known, various London defences during the time of the blitz. He writes in particular, about the Thames-Flood emergency teams (TF) who were responsible for repairing breaches in the flood defences of the Thames These previously unknown heroes, by necessity, worked throughout the height of the air raids in some very dangerous situations.
This book will appeal to scholars and historians as well as those who just love London history. The prodigious amount of references somewhat distracts from the overall read. However, the photographs add a more engaging aspect to the book. Interestingly I even have some identical photos hanging on the wall of my office!
NetGalley, Peter Coxall
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Branch Lines and Light Railway Publications
As featured in
Branch Lines and Light Railway Publications
A interesting read about the history behind the tower and all that lt has seen.
NetGalley, Samantha Redworth
A interesting read about the history behind the tower and all that lt has seen.
NetGalley, Samantha Redworth
This is a comprehensive look at the people and buildings in just the "City of London" during the war years... There are lots of lists and a comprehensive detailing of what certain people were doing or where they died.
NetGalley, Maureen Carney
This is a comprehensive look at the people and buildings in just the "City of London" during the war years... There are lots of lists and a comprehensive detailing of what certain people were doing or where they died.
NetGalley, Maureen Carney
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PSV Circle
As featured in
PSV Circle
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Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer
For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more… Read more...
This is a fascinating and highly informative guidebook to the Capital which will be invaluable to those who wish to understand what Londoners went through during the Second World War. By means of five easily manageable walks, the reader is transported back to those dark days of devastating destruction. Using rich anecdotes and first-hand accounts the… Read more...
For a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more… Read more...
