Following in the example of L.T.C Rolt who was influential in the revival of British inland waterways and preserved steam ...

Extraordinary and thrilling … This story should be known to every man, woman and child’ – Lemn Sissay In 1868, British troops ...

ALAN WARREN is the author of the critically acclaimed Singapore 1942: Britain’s Greatest Defeat. He has been a fellow of the State Library of Victoria and has lectured in history at Monash University.

Last, but not least, I hope that readers – whether experienced polar travellers and historians or those who have learned recently about the finding of the Endurance wreck or at-risk penguin colonies – ...

Winston Churchill and the Worst Naval Catastrophe of the First World War ...

And other Rathlin Folk Tales from the Tommy Cecil Archive ...

The True Story of the Ruxton Killings and the Birth of Modern Forensics ...

‘The relationship between my grandmother and her mother was very important and indeed crucial to her childhood and the very early days of her writing … So, to have more insight into this particular ...

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MICHAEL R. BAILEY is a railway historian who has undertaken projects for museums in England, Canada and Denmark. He writes and lectures (and occasionally acts as a TV consultant) and was a consultant ...

PETER ROSS RANGE is a world-travelled journalist who has covered war, politics and international affairs. He served as TIME correspondent in Germany and Vietnam and as White House correspondent for ...

Chasing the Final Steam Trains in BR’s Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches ...