` An energetic, ambitious, provocative work by a young historian of notable gifts, which deserves a wide readership` Max Hastings, The Sunday Times ` Bold & breathtaking...I have never read a more daringly panoramic survey of the period` Jonathan Wright, Herald Scotland The most terrible emergency in Britain`s history, the Second World War required an unprecedented national effort. An exhausted country had to fight an unexpectedly long war & found itself much diminished amongst the victors. Yet the outcome of the war was nonetheless a triumph, not least for a political system that proved well adapted to the demands of a total conflict & for a population who had to make many sacrifices but who were spared most of the horrors experienced in the rest of Europe. Britain`s War is a narrative of these epic events, an analysis of the myriad factors that shaped military success & failure, & an explanation of what the war tells us about the history of modern Britain. As compelling on the major military events as he is on the experience of ordinary people living through exceptional times, Todman suffuses his extraordinary book with a vivid sense of a struggle which left nobody unchanged
- & explores why, despite terror, separation & deprivation, Britons were overwhelmingly willing to pay the price of victory. This volume begins with the coronation of George VI & ends with the disasters in the Far East in December 1941. A second volume will tell the story from 1942 to Indian independence in 1947.
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The most terrible emergency in Britain`s history, the Second World War required an unprecedented national effort. An exhausted country had to fight an unexpectedly long war & found itself much diminished amongst the victors. Yet the outcome of the war was nonetheless a triumph, not least for a political system that proved well adapted to the demands of a total conflict & for a population who had to make many sacrifices but who were spared most of the horrors experienced in the rest of Europe. Britain`s War is a narrative of these epic events, an analysis of the myriad factors that shaped military success & failure, & an explanation of what the war tells us about the history of modern Britain. As compelling on the major military events as he is on the experience of ordinary people living through exceptional times, Todman suffuses his extraordinary book with a vivid sense of a struggle which left nobody unchanged
- & explores why, despite terror, separation & deprivation, Britons were overwhelmingly willing to pay the price of victory. This volume begins with the coronation of George VI & ends with the disasters in the Far East in December 1941.A second volume will tell the story from 1942 to Indian independence in 1947.
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The coastline of Victorian & Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment & the venue for most people`s holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry
- shipbuilding & fishing, plus the numerous trades associated with dockyards, coastal transport & the leisure industry. This book travels around Britain`s coast
- clockwise from London
- looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities & towns en route. Illustrated with an amazing collection of coloured postcards & other early photographs, the working coast of Britain is brought to life in all its bustling detail.


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From Southend to Skegness via slums, sewage works & sandless beaches, this unique walking guide counts down the 13 most joyless routes in the UK. They may not be popular, they may not be pretty, but they`re all part of the great British landscape
- whether we like it or not.
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Simon Scarrow`s veteran Roman soldier heroes face a cunning & relentless enemy in Britannia. Roman Britain, AD 52. The western tribes, inspired by the Druids` hatred of the Romans, prepare to make a st&. But can they match the discipline & courage of the legionaries? Wounded during a skirmish, Centurion Macro remains behind in charge of the fort as Prefect Cato leads an invasion deep into the hills. Cato`s mission: to cement Rome`s triumph over the natives by crushing the Druid stronghold. But with winter drawing in, the terrain is barely passable through icy rain & snowstorms. When Macro`s patrols report that the natives in the vicinity of the garrison are thinning out, a terrible suspicion takes shape in the battle-scarred soldier`s mind. Has the acting Governor, Legate Quintatus, underestimated the enemy, his military judgement undermined by ambition? If there is a sophisticated & deadly plan afoot, it`s Cato & his men who will pay the price.

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The stylish & hand crafted Britannia Desk Globe by Bellerby & Co. is a truly astonishing contemporary piece boasting unique details & beauty. The up to date globe, painted in distinctive tones of blue & sepia, sits elegantly on a sturdy 200 years old oak wooden base. The cartography, correct as of 2011, shows country & regional borders, rivers & capitals. Names of mountain ranges, seas & oceans are indicated as well as longitude at 10 degree intervals, equator & tropics lines. The information is lettered in a custom 18th-century font designed by James Mosley, a distinguished typographer who ran St Bride's printing library on Fleet Street for most of the last half of the nineteenth century. The solid 7 cm high base is made from 200 year old reclaimed oak wood, fitted with roller bearings to enable fluid movement in any direction by h&. The globe comes in its own bespoke, luxury carry case. Produced in a limited edition, the Bellerby Britannia desk globe is an impressive, timeless & exclusive piece. More information about this globe: The mapping is firstly printed to an impression of 2, 800 dots per inch, in outline with light coastal shadow. The gores are each hand cut, then laid on the globe using a technique Bellerby have developed, similar to traditional methods. Each globe is then skilfully & delicately hand painted using the best available pigments which Bellerby mix to make their own colours. Several thin coats of clear gloss varnish are applied to the finished globe to enhance & protect from UV the finished edition. ...

The stylish & hand crafted Britannia Desk Globe by Bellerby & Co. is a truly astonishing contemporary piece boasting unique details & beauty. The up to date globe, painted in distinctive tones of blue & sepia, sits elegantly on a sturdy walnut wooden modern base. The cartography, correct as of 2011, shows country & regional borders, rivers & capitals. Names of mountain ranges, seas & oceans are indicated as well as longitude at 10 degree intervals, equator & tropics lines. The information is lettered in a custom 18th-century font designed by James Mosley, a distinguished typographer who ran St Bride's printing library on Fleet Street for most of the last half of the nineteenth century. The solid 7 cm high base is made from American Black Walnut wood, fitted with roller bearings to enable fluid movement in any direction by h&. It comes in its own bespoke, luxury carry case. Produced in a limited edition, the Bellerby Britannia desk globe is an impressive, timeless & exclusive piece. More information about this globe: The mapping is firstly printed to an impression of 2, 800 dots per inch, in outline with light coastal shadow. The gores are each hand cut, then laid on the globe using a technique Bellerby have developed, similar to traditional methods. Each globe is then skilfully & delicately hand painted using the best available pigments which Bellerby mix to make their own colours. Several thin coats of clear gloss varnish are applied to the finished globe to enhance & protect from UV the finished edition. ...

Longlisted for the 2014 Thwaites Wainwright Prize Britannia Obscura is the untold story of Britain`s hidden landscapes. The outline of the British Isles, looking a little like a wingless dragon, is instantly recognisable. But jostling within that familiar profile are countless vying maps of the country. Some of these maps are founded on rock, or on the natural features of the l&. But far more are built on dreams
- on human activity, effort, & aspiration. From investigations of caves & megaliths to canals & airspace, Joanne Parker reveals a country with countless competing centres & ceaselessly shifting borders
- a land where one person`s sleepy, unexceptional province will always be the busy heart of another`s map. Britannia Obscura opens our eyes to the infinitely layered, rich & surprising landscape of a very large small isl&.

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In Britannia`s Daughters, bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope examines the contribution of women in building & sustaining the British Empire. She draws on a vast range of sources, including diaries & letters home. She provides a panoramic picture of the countless women who departed Britain for India, Australia, the Far East, Canada & Africa
- often in search of opportunities unavailable at home. Here are penniless pioneers & governors` wives, missionaries & prostitutes, explorers & army nurses. They people this book as they peopled the Empire
- their astonishing courage & endurance, their remarkable personal stories vividly & enthrallingly recaptured.

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Fully updated for 2005, this wall chart features a brightly coloured map of Britain & Irel&, in political colours & with clear lettering & symbols for easy reference. Administrative areas (both counties & unitary authorities) are picked out in distinctive colours to aid identification, with town & city names clearly shown, as well as roads, railways, airports, rivers, canals & sea contours. In addition, inset maps show the Shetland Islands & the Channel Islands at the same scale as the main map of 1:1 200 000 (19 miles to 1 inch). Included on the chart alongside the large political map are a series of smaller thematic maps covering the important topics of population, temperature, rainfall, wind speed & direction, roads & ferries, together with a physical map of the British Isles featuring lists of the largest islands, highest mountains & longest rivers. This wall chart is supplied in two versions: (a) laminated on one side & rolled into a clear plastic tube for use as a wall map; & (b) unlaminated & folded with a tipped-on card cover for use when travelling. It is ideal for mounting on a study wall or in the workplace. ...