GWR
- This superb programme looks at the GWR, ' God's Wonderful Railway', as it was in the 1950s & 1960s & more recently.
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It was the railway's Titanic. An horrific crash involving five trains in which 226 died & 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history of Britain's rail network. The location was the isolated signal box at Quintinshill, on the Anglo-Scottish border near Gretna; the date, 22 May 1915, Most of the casualties were Scottish soldiers on their way to fight in the Gallipoli campaign. Territorials setting off for war on a distant battlefield, they were cut down instead on home soil
- victims, it was said, of serious incompetence & a shoddy regard for procedure in the signal box, Two signalmen were sent to prison. But startling new evidence reveals that the failures which led to the disaster were far more complex & wide-reaching than signalling negligence. The Real Story Behind Britain's Worst Rail Disaster
- When Truth Joined the Death Toll, exposes what really happened at Quinbtinshill
- & why.


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Examines the contribution of women in building & sustaining the British Empire. This title draws on a range of sources, including diaries & letters home. It 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.
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With war against Germany looming, Britain pushed forward its carrier program in the late 1930s. In 1938, the Royal Navy launched the HMS Ark Royal, its first-ever purpose-built aircraft carrier. This book tells the story of the small, but resilient, carriers & the crucial role they played in the British war effort. ...

Presents the story of the cat & mouse duel between the airship & another pioneering form of technology
- the submarine during World
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Coverage of the British & Irish Lions' tour of South Africa during the Apartheid regime. Despite the media furore that surrounded the team heading out to play the Springboks, the test series was memorable to all with some of the best tries ever seen. After winning match after match, the Lions' captain nicknamed his team ' The Invincibles'. ...

Presents drawings of World War II armoured fighting vehicles
- offering military enthusiasts & modellers a reference on these steel
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Build this fantastic scale model of the British Armoured Tank, with easy to follow instructions & 4 quality paints. No glue required! Contains: 2 pre-cast model sheets 1 sheet of decals 4 acrylic paints 1 paint brush 1 instruction sheet Not suitable for children under the age of 7 years ...

The story of the BEF in France after Dunkirk. Thanks to Churchill s refusal to admit defeat, many men were needlessly sacrificed, including 800 from the 51st Highland Division captured by Rommel at St Valery. This is the fascinating story of an inglorious & all but forgotten hour in Britain's military history. ...

This volume covers the pre-war British Army that became the first British Expeditionary Force which was virtually wiped out in the first year of the war & the New Armies that answered Lord Kitchener's call
- Your Country Needs You. It looks at organization, uniforms, equipment & weapons.
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