Malcolm's stories are engaging, interesting and sometimes heart breaking, but always very readable.
Books Monthy, June 2017 - reviewed by Paul Norman
Malcolm's stories are engaging, interesting and sometimes heart breaking, but always very readable.
Books Monthy, June 2017 - reviewed by Paul Norman
I have never been further north than Manchester, I'm sad to say, and now, at 71, probably never will. That doesn't mean that I don't find books like this fascinating - I do. There are so many tales crammed into this brilliant volume, about the citizens of Tynedale, that it's something of a roller coaster ride through Tynedale's second world war years. Hugely entertaining, authoritative and fascinating!
Books Monthy, June 2017 - reviewed by Paul Norman
I have never been further north than Manchester, I'm sad to say, and now, at 71, probably never will. That doesn't mean that I don't find books like this fascinating - I do. There are so many tales crammed into this brilliant volume, about the citizens of Tynedale, that it's something of a roller coaster ride through Tynedale's second world war years. Hugely entertaining, authoritative and fascinating!
Books Monthy, June 2017 - reviewed by Paul Norman
This fascinating book looks at the dangers of being a member of the nobility through almost 700 years, from the Norman conquest to the creation of Great Britain in 1707. Extraordinary account of murders, kidnappings, rebellions and all manner of unpleasantness relating to the landed gentry.
Books Monthly, May 2017 - reviewed by Paul Norman
This fascinating book looks at the dangers of being a member of the nobility through almost 700 years, from the Norman conquest to the creation of Great Britain in 1707. Extraordinary account of murders, kidnappings, rebellions and all manner of unpleasantness relating to the landed gentry.
Books Monthly, May 2017 - reviewed by Paul Norman
This subject fascinates me. I love delving into the lesser known people tied up in crime cases, and what happened to them after the media glare was over.
This book is really useful for archive sources, chapters on researching family history for criminal ancestors, and lots more. I'd really recommend this!
Infamous Liverpool, Caroline Bunford
This subject fascinates me. I love delving into the lesser known people tied up in crime cases, and what happened to them after the media glare was over.
This book is really useful for archive sources, chapters on researching family history for criminal ancestors, and lots more. I'd really recommend this!
Infamous Liverpool, Caroline Bunford
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars This was an AMAZING book about the roles of women in the Great War. It showed the shift from homemaker pre-war to how women began to work in munitions factories, as nurses in military hospitals, bus drivers, mechanics, taxi drivers, as well as running homes and looking after children, all while worrying about their husbands who were away fighting a war, and not knowing if they were ever going to see them again. It was fantastic in showing how with money earned from working, women were provided with financial freedom, independence and social integration, which they would have never otherwise obtained. This book also illustrated the time of the suffrage movement. It highlighted how these newly working women were reluctant to give up their independence. Women were being fired so that returning soldiers could have their prewar jobs back, even though they had held down the fort during the war. Tens of thousands of women were left widowed, many with young children.. Read more
NetGalley, reviewed by Janet Waltz
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars This was an AMAZING book about the roles of women in the Great War. It showed the shift from homemaker pre-war to how women began to work in munitions factories, as nurses in military hospitals, bus drivers, mechanics, taxi drivers, as well as running homes and looking after children, all while worrying about their husbands who were away fighting a war, and not knowing if they were ever going to see them again. It was fantastic in showing how with money earned from working, women were provided with financial freedom, independence and social integration, which they would have never otherwise obtained. This book also illustrated the time of the suffrage movement. It highlighted how these newly working women were reluctant to give up their independence. Women were being fired so that returning soldiers could have their prewar jobs back, even though they had held down the fort during the war. Tens of thousands of women were left widowed, many with young children.. Read more
NetGalley, reviewed by Janet Waltz
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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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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...
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The Courage of Cowards
To many they were nothing more than cowards, but the 'conchies' of the First World War had the courage to stand by their principles when the nation was against them... An innovative new history of conscientious objectors during the First World War. Drawing on previously unpublished archive material, Karyn Burnham reconstructs the personal stories of… Read more...
