Bell-Bottom George (1943)
Movie Watch
Morale-boosting wartime George Formby musical comedy. George Formby joins the Royal Navy, stops the...
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
Movie
A British wartime aviator who cheats death must argue for his life before a celestial court, hoping...
Fighter Ace: The Extraordinary Life of Douglas Bader, Battle of Britain Hero
Book
THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY TO TRULY SEPARATE FACT FROM MYTH AND LEGEND. The story of Douglas Bader, the RAF...
A Brief History of Florence Nightingale: And Her Real Legacy, a Revolution in Public Health
Book
Praise for Small's earlier work on Nightingale: 'Hugh Small, in a masterly piece of historical...
A Most Secret War: R.V. Jones and the Genesis of British Scientific Intelligence 1939-45
Book
The history of scientific intelligence - its birth, its importance during the Second World War and...
Dorset Brothers at War: First World War Writings from a Blandford Family
Book
In 1914, three of Jessica Christian's maternal great-uncles - Bertram, Stanley and Roy George of...
Words At War - Stories from WWII
Podcast
Words of War was an anthology of war stories, "told by the men and women who have seen them happen."...
Make Do and Mend: A Very Peculiar History
Book
Jacqueline Morley explores the story of clothing in a time of crisis. Telling the story of clothes...
Stylish Wraps Sewing Book: Ponchos, Capes, Coats and More - Fashionable Warmers That are Easy to Sew
Book
This DIY sewing book presents a fabulous new collection of lightweight wraps that are easy to sew...
