Exploring a host of topics in a humorous and engaging style, this little gem of a book is a repository of intriguing, fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about Britain and
From cooks and clerks to weapons analysts and air mechanics, generations of women have served in the Wrens (Women's Royal Naval Service or WRNS). The Royal Navy was the first of the UK armed services
In the skies above south-east England in 1940, battle was waged between the men and machines of the Royal Air Force and Hitler's Luftwaffe. At stake was air superiority, and the Germans intended this
During the uncertain early months of World War 2, many feared that it was only a short time before an attempt would be made to invade a woefully undefended British mainland. What became Home Guard was
Presents a compendium of intriguing, obscure and strange facts and trivia about murders and murderers. From infamous cases and serial killers, to unusual murder weapons and crime scene investigation,
From gaslit city streets to dark wooded estates, crime was rife in Victorian Britain; through a wide array of historical court records, newspaper accounts and prison books, The Victorian Criminal give
