This new addition to a highly popular series pulls no punches. The local authority practises in the North East have long included corruption, reaching an extreme in the 1960s, but also an important factor during WWII – Very Highly Recommended
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/your-towns-cities-in-world-war-two-newcastle-at-war-1939-45/]here[/link]
Firetrench
This new addition to a highly popular series pulls no punches. The local authority practises in the North East have long included corruption, reaching an extreme in the 1960s, but also an important factor during WWII – Very Highly Recommended
Read the full review [link=http://reviews.firetrench.com/your-towns-cities-in-world-war-two-newcastle-at-war-1939-45/]here[/link]
Firetrench
A collection of experts have come together to look at Irish history through the lenses of gender and sexuality in this informative work that spans a period from the middle ages to the 1980's. With topics including marriage and inheritance in medieval Ireland, women and patriotism in the eighteenth century, the history of prostitution in Ireland, reformatories and mother and baby homes., conservative Catholicism and the Dance Halls Act, the fight for reproductive rights and the availability of contraceptives in the 70's and the 1983 Abortion Referendum it covers a very diverse set of issues in an easy to read and understand manner. I found it to be informative and educational and it was fascinating to see the social changes that have come about in more modern times.
NetGalley, Annette Jordan
A collection of experts have come together to look at Irish history through the lenses of gender and sexuality in this informative work that spans a period from the middle ages to the 1980's. With topics including marriage and inheritance in medieval Ireland, women and patriotism in the eighteenth century, the history of prostitution in Ireland, reformatories and mother and baby homes., conservative Catholicism and the Dance Halls Act, the fight for reproductive rights and the availability of contraceptives in the 70's and the 1983 Abortion Referendum it covers a very diverse set of issues in an easy to read and understand manner. I found it to be informative and educational and it was fascinating to see the social changes that have come about in more modern times.
NetGalley, Annette Jordan
A thoroughly enjoyable and informative read, Battle of Britain Broadcaster tells the story of a young and determined Charles Gardner who joined the BBC in 1936 alongside Richard Dimbleby and as the blurb tells us they became the very first BBC News Correspondents and very close friends... I won’t delve too deeply into the book but suffice as to say I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and a chance to see how Charles and his colleagues struggled in those early days of News Broadcasting and the fight against the Fleet Street reporters who frankly struggled to compete.
NetGalley, Miles Orchard
A thoroughly enjoyable and informative read, Battle of Britain Broadcaster tells the story of a young and determined Charles Gardner who joined the BBC in 1936 alongside Richard Dimbleby and as the blurb tells us they became the very first BBC News Correspondents and very close friends... I won’t delve too deeply into the book but suffice as to say I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and a chance to see how Charles and his colleagues struggled in those early days of News Broadcasting and the fight against the Fleet Street reporters who frankly struggled to compete.
NetGalley, Miles Orchard
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This is the creepiest book I have ever read.
Although this focuses on historical events, the writing is not boring at all and the theme and the book itself are extremely interesting.
This is a quick read because most of the book is a list of the executions during the XX century in the UK and there is nothing scarier than reading names upon names of murderers and victims when you are home alone at night. The only thing I wish the book had had was the age of the victims as well.
Even the handful of pictures at the end will give me nightmares.
(I seriously liked this book though. It was super informative and the writing was the perfect blend of facts and trivia.)
NetGalley, Lucs Books
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This is the creepiest book I have ever read.
Although this focuses on historical events, the writing is not boring at all and the theme and the book itself are extremely interesting.
This is a quick read because most of the book is a list of the executions during the XX century in the UK and there is nothing scarier than reading names upon names of murderers and victims when you are home alone at night. The only thing I wish the book had had was the age of the victims as well.
Even the handful of pictures at the end will give me nightmares.
(I seriously liked this book though. It was super informative and the writing was the perfect blend of facts and trivia.)
NetGalley, Lucs Books
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Tracing Your Ancestors through Family Photographs
Jayne Shrimpton's complete guide to dating, analysing and understanding family photographs is essential reading and reference for anyone undertaking genealogical and local history research. Using over 150 old photographs as examples, she shows how such images can give a direct insight into the past and into the lives of the individuals who are portrayed… Read more...
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Tracing Your Welsh Ancestors
Few previous publications have focused on Welsh family history, and none have provided a comprehensive guide to the genealogical information available and where to find it. That is why the publication of Beryl Evans's new Welsh family history handbook is such a significant event in the field. Her detailed, accessible, authoritative guide will be essential… Read more...
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A Guide To War Publications of the First & Second World War
In WW2 information leaflets and posters proliferated. Soldiers were bombarded with Field Regulations, airmen with the latest updates about airborne early warning, bomb sights and radio navigation and sailors with material that helped them identify enemy aircraft and submarines and told them how to operate the new ship board weapons to destroy them.… Read more...
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Beneath the Big Top
Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eye-witness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore the triumphs and disasters of the circus world. He reveals the stories beneath the big top during… 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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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...
