Collection: Large Print Adult Non Fiction Paperback

Turning the focus away from the city itself, the author has listened to the memories of 23 veterans, just a few of the thousands of Coventry men & women who served & fought in the Second World War. Their stories are recounted here in their own words, interspersed with letters, documents, diary ex...

Alan Whicker has been a broadcaster for over 40 years on both BBC and independent channels. This is an insightful, articulate and moving account of his experiences in World War II and is based on the Channel 4 series.

Afghanistan in the summer of 2006. In blazing heat in remote outposts the 3 Para battlegroup is pitted against a stubborn enemy who keep on coming. Until now, the full story of what happened there has not been told. This is it.

The French Foreign Legion at Camerone, Scott of the Antarctic, the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Mirbat, the Gloster's Last Stand: full of courage, adventure and sacrifice these are the stories that every boy should know.

This is the story of a 19 year old who joined the FANY then trained as a radar mechanic during the Second World War. Marjorie Inkster offers lively descriptions of the gun sites, the people working on them and in the Officers' Mess, of daily work practices, air raids and the history of the fast d...

Grenville J. Davies was taken prisoner at the beginning of WWII. Held in Stalag XXA and XXB POW Forced Labour Camps in Poland and Germany, he was able to keep a diary on scraps of paper obtained whilst in camp. He tells how prisoners did their best to live off their wits and impede the German war...

Inspired by the returning Dunkirk survivors, Roxane Houston volunteered to join the WRNS. In 'Changing Course' she recounts the situations and characters she encountered in nearly six years of active service which took her the length of the British Isles and overseas to Ceylon.

Sonia Kurta presents a humorous account of a farming life that starts in the late 1930s and ends in the early 1950s. Bringing to life the varied characters with whom Sonia has worked, both people and animals, this text gives a detailed view of what life was like for a farm worker in the last days...

Having only been to Germany once before to do National Service, Edward Enfield sets off on a cycling trip, carrying few preconceptions but plenty of wit. In this book, Edward amply reveals that there is no place from which to see a country that is nearly as good as the saddle of a bicycle.

Jill Swallow faced ignorance and prejudice every day, but here she recounts her experiences as a deaconess in the time before women priests with humour and insight. She recalls the characters and events of parish life, both happy and poignant.