The Sowreys: A Unique and Remarkable Record of One Family's Sixty-five Years of Distinguished Service
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A fascinating look into the extraordinary history of the Sowrey family; an RAF dynasty whose service...
The Twisted Florin: Evasion from France, Escape from Italy Squadron Leader John Mott MBE
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A very personal and evocative tale of one man's journey to war, and his work - first as a bomber...
This Long Pursuit: Reflections of a Romantic Biographer
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Across three centuries, and much of Europe - "Holmes writes beautifully...A masterly performance by...
Reelin' in the Years: The Soundtrack of a Northern Life
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When Mark Radcliffe was born in the late 1950s, Britain was trying to find its own version of the...
Setting the World on Fire
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One of only two patron saints of Italy, the other being St. Francis of Assisi, St. Catherine was...
Telegram from Guernica: The Extraordinary Life of George Steer, War Correspondent
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On 26 April 1937, in the rubble of the bombed city of Guernica, the world's press scrambled to...
Becoming a Romanov. Grand Duchess Elena of Russia and Her World (1807-1873)
Marina Soroka and Charles A. Ruud
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The Russian Great Reforms of the 1860s were the last major modernizing effort by the Romanov...
Dickens: London into Kent
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Few novelists have written so intimately about a city as Charles Dickens wrote about London. A...
Flying Man: Hugo Junkers and the Dream of Aviation
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Hugo Junkers (1859-1935) was a German engineer and aircraft designer generally credited as the...
Frank & Ava
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The love story of Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner has been told piecemeal, from one side or the other,...