Reviews

Tynemouth & Wallsend at War 1939-45; From Normandy to Auschwitz; In Hitler’s Shadow: Post-War Germany and the Girls of the BDM; Escaping Has Ceased to Be a Sport: A Soldier’s Memoir of Captivity and Escape in Italy and Germany

By Craig Armstrong - By Frank Unwin - By Paul le Goupil - By Tim Heath - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

These four books published together by Pen & Sword explore different aspects of WW2, using original documents. Two of them are personal memoirs. ...Read Review

Sky Girls: The True Story of the First Women’s Cross-Country Air Race

By Gene Nora Jessen - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

In 1929, nineteen pilots ventured into the open sky to compete in the first female cross-country air race. This competition captured the attention and ...Read Review

Spitfire: A Very British Love Story

By John Nichol - Published 2018

Genres:

Nonfiction

The name of the aircraft, the look, even the very sound of it is still remembered, talked of, heard! This book takes the ...Read Review

The Murderer of Warren Street

By Marc Mulholland - Published 2018

Genres:

Mystery/CrimeNonfiction

This is the true story of a 19th-century revolutionary, but if you didn’t know that at first glance, you would believe it ...Read Review

Yorkshire: A Lyrical History of England’s Greatest County

By Richard Morris - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

Yorkshire arguably is not one county. It has three distinct areas, once known as Ridings (Riding derives from thirding) although, due to government ...Read Review

Burke & Wills: The Triumph and Tragedy of Australia’s Most Famous Explorers

By Peter Fitzsimons - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

This is an account of the first successful crossing of Australia, south to north, from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria, in 1860. In ...Read Review

The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World

By A. J. Baime - Published 2017Published 2018

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Nonfiction

Many thousands of words have been written about the Presidency of Harry S. Truman. This remarkable book is an intimate biographical portrait about ...Read Review

The King’s Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I

By Benjamin Woolley - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

In 1603, when James VI of Scotland was crowned James I of England, it was customary for kings to have a “favorite” – a trusted ...Read Review

The Shadow Emperor: A Biography of Napoleon III

By Alan Straiss-Schom - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

It may be more accurate to say the life of Napoleon III (1808-1873) encompassed the Second French Empire (1852-1870) rather than the reverse, ...Read Review

The Race to Save the Romanovs: The Truth Behind the Secret Plans to Rescue the Russian Imperial Family

By Helen Rappaport - Published 2018

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Nonfiction

July 17, 1918 is the day in Russian history when the assassination/murder of the Romanovs took place. The former Tsar Nicholas, his wife Alexandra, ...Read Review