32 War Memoirs frequency radio-controlled torpedoes.


An extraordinary


story, told in highly readable style. 261pp. Apologies for small remainder mark. $26.95 NOW £7


74131 LONDON 1945 by Maureen Waller Acclaimed by critics as:


‘convincing... wonderfully vivid... impressive and meticulously researched’, this evocative portrait of the year that followed the Second World War draws on a rich array of sources to highlight the trials of post-war adjustment. In the harshest winter for 50 years, the people of London were living in primitive conditions, with severe


shortages, long queues for food and forays to emergency coal dumps for meagre supplies. Women lost the independence the war had lent them, husbands and wives had to learn to live together again, and children had a great deal of catching up to do. Yet the people eagerly embraced plans for a modern metropolis and an end to poverty, and voted overwhelmingly for a Labour government and what they believed would be a new, fairer social order. This year of victory represents an important chapter in the history of London and Britain. A huge 512 paperback pages with many b/w photos and illustrations.


£12.99 NOW £6


73739 THE ROAD HOME by Max Arthur 11am, the 11th of the 11th 1918 - the war is finally over. After four long years Britain welcomed her heroes home. They were welcomed home by their loved ones and those who survived life at the Front faced the reality of rebuilding their lives in a society that had changed beyond recognition. How did they cope with their war wounds, amputations, lack of work, homelessness and memories of lost comrades? And what of the independent young women who were asked to give up their work and wives who had to readjust to life with men who seemed like strangers? How did the shell shocked and the blind manage to find their place in society? And what of the conscientious objectors, the army of young widows, the spinsters without hope of a husband, the mothers who had sacrificed their sons? In this collection of testimonies of all these people and many more, these stories are not what you might expect to find. 276pp in paperback with 16 pages of b/w photos. Please note contents same as 68892 We Will Remember Them. All copies SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. £7.99 NOW £4


72135 LISTENING TO BRITAIN edited by Paul Addison and Jeremy Crang Subtitled ‘Home Intelligence Reports on Britain’s Finest Hour May to September 1940' this is a period that saw the Ministry of Information compile daily reports on the morale of the nation for circulation within Whitehall. From the Mass-Observation Social Survey Organisation through a network of contacts including chief constables, postal censors, doctors, parsons, publicans and trade unionists, here are rumours about German spies dressed as ‘hairy-handed nuns’ and concerns about anti-Semitism in the heavily-bombed East End. 492 page paperback. £8.99 NOW £2.75


73519 CHILD FROM HOME by John T. Wright


Plans to evacuate children from Middlesbrough started even before war was declared, and in October 1939 young John Wright with his brother George climbed aboard a train with six other toddlers, all bound for Sutherland Lodge near Pickering, the ancestral home of the Stancliffe family. John’s mam went with them as a dinner lady at


the nursery, and for a few years they lived an idyllic existence as they explored the countryside, blackberrying in autumn and watching the birds nesting in spring. Then John is transferred to Haxby near York in order to go to school with his cousin Jimmy. His host, Mrs Harris, is a sadist who beats the children under her care. John and Jimmy run away but they do not get very far. When Hitler’s “Baedeker” air raids start they watch York burning in the distance. 252pp, paperback, photos. £14.99 NOW £4


73522 CRASH DIVE: In Action With HMS Safari 1942-43


by Arthur P. Dickison Unusual in that it is written not by an officer but by a rating, this personal diary offers a compelling view of life beneath the waves. The author of what turns out to be a gripping eye-witness account joined HMS Safari on her first commission in March 1942 and


remained with her as the boat’s Leading Telegraphist for 18 months of war patrols in the Mediterranean. With access to all signals traffic he was afforded secret insights into daily operations. Strictly against the rules, he kept a personal diary of life aboard, recording daily events ranging from the tedium of long sea passages to stalking enemy convoys and from crash dives to fighting it out on the surface. 288 paperback pages, archive photos, glossary.


£7.99 NOW £4


72225 VE DAY IN PHOTOGRAPHS by Sean McKnight


The future Queen Elizabeth I is pictured in uniform, symbolising a common, national purpose. Land girls are in cheerful mood in Trafalgar Square, the Palace of Westminster is blazing with lights now that the blackout is over, street parties, children, bunting, the news reaches the USA and the liberated Western Europe, even German soldiers are smiling. 64 very large pages, photos with captions in this pictorial celebration. £8.99 NOW £2


73770 CHANGING COURSE by Roxane Houston Roxane Houston was a lively talented girl raised in a comfortable home excited to be gaining a place to study singing at the Royal Academy of Music. Except that Hitler decided to invade Poland and everything changed. By August 1940 she was in the Navy, and by the time the war ended, she had travelled the Mediterranean and the Middle East, survived shot and


shell, and lost her young brother when HMS Neptune sank off Tripoli. determined to ‘do her bit’ she volunteered to join the Wrens. Under constant attack from the Luftwaffe, she was moved around Britain and then to Ceylon. 271pp, photos. £8.99 NOW £3.75


70832 CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES by James Taylor


‘Careless Talk Costs Lives’ are remembered fondly by the millions who experienced life on the Home Front, perhaps more so than Make Do and Mend and Dig For Victory. Fougasse was an Englishman called Cyril Kenneth Bird and his first cartoon appeared in Punch in 1916. These famous posters were displayed in public houses and tea shops, factories and post offices and today surviving examples of these iconic designs are eagerly sought after by collectors. Colour reproductions, 96pp.


£9.99 NOW £3.50


73647 FIGHTER WRITER: The Eventful Life of Sergeant Joe Lee, Scotland’s Forgotten War Poet by Bob Burrows


For a while Lee worked as a ship’s stoker, travelling to many lands, and then he worked as a cowpuncher in Canada before turning to his artwork and becoming a cartoonist. In 1910, he sketched a 12 year old girl, Dorothy, winner of a singing competition - little could he guess that 14 years later they would marry. He began writing poems, and then, in 1914, at almost 40 years of age, he joined the Black Watch and was sent to France where his poems and sketches caused quite a stir. Hopefully will bring Joe Lee and his poems back into prominence. 224pp, b/w illus., sketches. £16.99 NOW £5


73765 ARISE TO CONQUER by Wing Commander Ian Gleed


A gripping and almost breathless daily record of an English fighter pilot of 23 years old, fighting in the Battle of Britain. Gleed details his first sortie in 1939, his serious injury not so long after, his return to the RAF and battles over France, becoming an ace, downing Messerschmitts, and eventually


being awarded the DFC for his service as leader and fighter. This candid, likeable record of a job done has since become a classic. 214pp in paperback reprint of 1942 original, photos and line art. £8.99 NOW £4


71454 FAMILY AT WAR: The Foljambe Family


and the Great War by Jolyon Jackson Francis Foljambe, whose personal correspondence forms the main thread of this story, was with the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium during the early days of the war. His artillery battery had the unique distinction of firing the first 18-pounder rounds of the First World War. They endured the horrors of Mons - where Francis’ battery commander was shot through the throat and died - Le Cateau, the Aisne and Ypres. Francis was commanding a battery as an acting major, had been mentioned in dispatches and won a Military Cross when he was posted home to work in the Ministry of Munitions. An unparalleled record of a family at war. 264 pages 21.5cm by 28 cm, archive photos. £25 NOW £4.50


71889 THE WOMAN WHO CENSORED CHURCHILL by Ruth Ive


By the 1940s, all telephone cables except one between Britain and North America had been disconnected, in order to prevent the Germans intercepting information. The one between Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt was reserved for conversations of the utmost importance between key political figures, heads of state and the royal family, and it had to be closely monitored to ensure that nothing was said that might compromise security. A young stenographer working in the Ministry of Information had the job of censoring the line and she spent three and half years ready to cut it if anything was said that might pose a security risk. It was not until 1995, when Churchill’s private files were finally declassified, that she was able to prove the extraordinary nature of her wartime work. 159 pages, photos.


£18.99 NOW £3


72060 PEDRO: The Life and Death of Fighter Ace Osgood Villiers Hanbury by Robin Rhoderick-Jones


A fine tribute to a naturally gifted fighter pilot who destroyed 12 enemy aircraft and damaged 5 (plus two probables). Known as Pedro to his comrades and Tiggy to his family, Osgood Villiers Hanbury was a charismatic Eton schoolboy who, before his untimely death aged 25, became acting squadron leader of 260 Squadron in the Middle East and won medals for his bravery. He was an accomplished letter writer, and his lust for life and thirst for action are evident in his missives to family and friends. 168 pages, photos, maps. £18 NOW £3


72139 JUNIOR OFFICERS’ READING CLUB: Killing Time and Fighting War by Patrick Hennessey


In the Iraqi desert, Patrick Hennessey and a handful of his military academic pals form the Junior Officer’s Reading Club, staving off both the monotony and the pressures of army life by losing themselves in the dusty


paperbacks on the transit-camp bookshelves. By the time Hennessey reaches Afghanistan and the rest of the club are scattered across the Middle East, they are no longer cheerfully overconfident young recruits, hungering for action and glory. This is a searing account of a transformation from arrogant enlistee to fierce and seasoned commander. 310pp in paperback. $16 NOW £3


72737 PEOPLE’S WAR


by Felicity Goodall A fashionable wedding at St George’s Hanover Square takes place amid piles of debris. Censorship was an important feature of life in Britain and an archive photo shows the censor’s department at the Post Office, unusually staffed mainly by men,


meticulously checking the contents of letters abroad. This outstanding book uses archive photos and text to recreate a picture of life on the home front with amazing vividness. The progress of the war is also recounted, including bombs, shelters, air raids, industrial action, rationing, the Enigma code, the internment of “enemy aliens” on the Isle of Man, and the German occupation of the Channel Islands. 288pp, large paperback, superb archive photos on every page. £15 NOW £5.50


72876 KITCHENER’S LAST VOLUNTEER: The Life of Henry Allingham the Oldest Surviving Veteran of the Great War


by Henry Allingham with Dennis Goodwin This man is unique in that he saw action on land, sea and in the air with the Royal Naval Air Service - which would later be amalgamated into what we know today as the Royal Air Force. He was present at the Battle of Jutland in 1916 with the British Grand Fleet, and went on to serve on the Western Front, where he encountered the many horrors of air warfare. In the 21st century, widowed, and living alone, he was befriended by Dennis Goodwin, who enabled him to tell his story to a wider audience through a BBC documentary. Henry Allingham has become a hero to many people, meeting royalty and receiving numerous honours. 240 pages with maps, photos and timeline. £17.99 NOW £4


72973 DAY WE WENT TO WAR by Terry Charman


As the people of Britain gathered around their radios, the Prime Minister confirmed on 3rd September 1939 at 11.15am what many had feared for months - Britain was at war with Germany. Drawing on the Imperial War Museum’s extensive archives, this book features the personal stories of men and women who lived through startling events from the first shots fired to the first wartime Christmas. It is a book that chronicles ‘that odd, dead period before the Churchillian renaissance.’ 446pp in paperback with photos. £6.99 NOW £2.75


73164 THE HARDEST DAY: Battle of Britain 18th August 1940 by Alfred Price


On Sunday 18th August 1940 the Luftwaffe launched three major air assaults against targets in southern England. 100 German and 136 British aircraft were destroyed or damaged. This book describes the events of that 24-hour period, seen through the eyes of: pilots from both sides, schoolboys, schoolgirls, housewives, ground crew, the police, railway men, motor mechanics, nurses, members of the public and many, many more. Every point of view is covered, especially those of Guenther Unger, Do 17 pilot and Sergeant Harry Newton, Hurricane pilot, whose terrible experiences on that day, and subsequent friendship, served as the inspiration for this book. Statistical data, RAF and Luftwaffe orders of battle, combat losses and the intelligence appreciations. 288 pages, archive photos, maps.


£29.99 NOW £6 WORDS


Should not the Society of Indexers be known as Indexers, Society of, The?


- Keith Waterhouse


73973 NOTES TO THE FUTURE: Words of Wisdom by Nelson Mandela


The definitive book of quotations from one of the great leaders of our time, here gathered from privileged access to Mandela’s vast personal archive of private papers, speeches, correspondence and audio recordings, are more than 300 quotations spanning more than 60


years. The volume includes his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech. Organised into four sections, Struggle, Victory, Wisdom and Future, we see Nelson Mandela’s sense of humour, his loneliness and despair, his thoughts on fatherhood and the reluctant leader who had no choice but to become the man his people demanded. Remember such one liners as ‘I think the United States has become drunk with power’, ‘People are human beings, produced by the society in which they live’, ‘You encourage people by seeing the good in them’. ‘Is it an achievement for a man to do his duty on earth irrespective of the consequences.’ From a letter written on Robben Island 1980, ‘A good pen can also remind us of the happiest moments in our lives, bring noble ideas into our dens, our blood and our souls. It can turn tragedy into hope and victory.’ The book is an important look into the mind of a man determined to break apartheid regardless of the personal cost. 176pp with an introduction by Desmond Tutu. $20 NOW £6


73968 THE LANGUAGE WARS: A History of Proper


English by Henry Hitchings Readers are advised by The Sunday Telegraph that: ‘Anyone interested in the English language and its history should read’ this book, because it is ‘crisply written, amusing, informative and thought- provoking’ - an opinion with which Bibliophile heartily agrees. Since the age of Shakespeare, the English language has been a


battlefield. Arguments over its correct usage have been bitter and, often, they have had more to do with the morality, politics and values of the age than with the language itself. Moving chronologically, the book explores the most persistent issues, and unpacks the contentious history of ‘proper’ usage. Where did these ideas of correctness spring from? Who has been on the front lines of the combat? The author examines grammar rules, regional accents, swearing, spelling, dictionaries, political correctness and the role of electronic media in reshaping language. As if that were not enough, he also probes such details as split infinitives, elocution and text messaging. Peopled with intriguing characters, including Jonathan Swift, Lewis Carroll and Lenny Bruce, this volume is not only an instructive but also a very entertaining tour through the often bellicose fortunes of our mother tongue. 408 pages. $28 NOW £7


73989 QUOTABLE PAUL JOHNSON A Topical Compilation of His Wit, Wisdom and Satire


edited by Marlin, Rabatin and Higgins


2000 pithy and hard-hitting Johnson excerpts, edited and arranged alphabetically by topic and with a cross-referenced Index. Since the publication of ‘Modern Times’ in


1983, Paul Johnson is regarded as one of the world’s most distinguished popular historian journalists. His incisive commentaries on the continuing dehumanisation of man, the arts, social sciences and on the idealistic movements and intellectual fads of the day are exceptional. “Thus the year 1989, which the Left throughout the world had planned as a celebration of the bicentennial of the French Revolution...turned into something quite different: a Year of Revolutions indeed, but of revolutions against the established order of Marxism-Leninism. The pungent thoughts that comprise this volume suggest a relationship with another Johnson - Dr Sam! The truth is, when we say, ‘That’s not a very intelligent remark,’ what we usually mean is: ‘I don’t agree with you.’ and, The ideal interview, like good prose, should be a sheet of perfect glass, through which the person under scrutiny is seen clear and whole. Marvellous stuff. 417 page paperback. $15 NOW £6


73498 I USED TO KNOW THAT: ENGLISH:


Stuff You Forgot from School by Patrick Scrivenor


Scrivenor here encourages us succinctly and with no little wit to get out the Pledge and a duster and polish up on those English language rules and curiosities, including grammar, punctuation, sentence construction, parts of speech, spelling and vocabulary. He has a charming knack of taking us down interesting linguistic sideroads to illustrate the rules, which makes for a pleasurable and jolly old-school primer. Witty and entertaining. 192pp. £9.99 NOW £4


Little Book Of… 73503 LITTLE BOOK OF PUZZLES


by Gareth Moore


There are 201 puzzles in total to amuse and infuriate you and test your word, number and logic skills. The answers are at the back. Word ladders, crosswords, word pyramids, dominoes, sutoshiki, code crackers, Calcudoku, Sudoku and many more. Paperback. £3.99 NOW £2


73504 LITTLE BOOK OF CRYPTIC


CROSSWORDS by Gareth Moore 100 brand new cryptic crossword puzzles, all previously unpublished with full solutions at the back, arranged in a chronological flow rather than difficulty - let the battle commence! Ideal for crossword enthusiasts who love a challenge, the book is guaranteed to infuriate, confuse and entertain for hours on end. Small paperback. £3.99 NOW £2


73505 LITTLE BOOK OF NUMBER CHAINS by Gareth Moore


Hundreds of number chains to sharpen your wits, this is a great fun and highly addictive puzzle book organised by level of difficulty. It will keep you coming back for more and if you get stuck, find the answers at the back. They are 402 fiendish puzzles to tie you in knots. For example, 12÷2+47-13+8-4 a ¼ of this and what is the answer? Wee paperback. £3.99 NOW £2


73808 LITTLE BOOK OF...: Set of Three by Gareth Moore


Buy all three paperback books for hours of puzzling fun.


£11.97 NOW £4


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