Lighter-Than-Air: The Life and Times of Wing Commander N.F. Usborne RN, Pioneer of Naval Aviation
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Neville Florian Usborne entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1897. In the years between him joining...
Aintree: The History of the Racecourse
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Each year, for a few hours on a Saturday afternoon in April, Aintree Racecourse becomes the focus of...
Shanghai Sanctuary: Chinese and Japanese Policy Toward European Jewish Refugees During World War II
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When the world closed its borders to desperate Jews fleeing Europe during World War II, Shanghai...
The Great Cat and Dog Massacre: The Real Story of World War Two's Unknown Tragedy
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The tragedies of World War II are well known. But at least one has been forgotten: in September...
Trotskyists on Trial: Free Speech and Political Persecution Since the Age of FDR
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Passed in June 1940, the Smith Act was a peacetime anti-sedition law that marked a dramatic shift in...
Alone in Berlin
Hans Fallada and Michael Hofmann
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Inspired by a true story, Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin is the gripping tale of an ordinary man's...
Imagining Home: American War Fiction from Hemingway to 9/11
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War has often been seen as the domain of men and thus irrelevant to gender analysis, and American...
Michael Foreman: An Illustrated Life
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"One of my earliest memories is lying on the floor in front of the kitchen fire, drawing..." Michael...
The Importance of Being Kennedy
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A brilliant novel by Laurie Graham set in wartime London, which follows Kick Kennedy, sister of...
Marriage During Deployment: A Memoir of a Military Marriage
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Since combat operations began in October 2001, more than 2.1 million U.S service members have been...