c 1950 to c 1959

Tim Moore completes his epic (and ill-advised) trilogy of cycling's Grand Tours. Julian Berrendero's victory in the 1941 Vuelta a Espana was an extraordinary exercise in sporting redemption: the Spanish cyclist had just spent 18 months in Franco's concentration camps, punishment for expressing Re...

From the best-selling author of 'All Hell Let Loose' comes a masterful chronicle of one of the most devastating international conflicts of the 20th century and how its people were affected.

On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons (30,000 of ...

This volume contains over 250 stunning colour and black and white photographs of steam locomotives working across much of the South of England. Many areas of interest are featured, including: Eastleigh; Dover; Southampton; Brighton; Guildford; Exeter; Plymouth; Guildford; Reading; Salisbury; Winc...

In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated. Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they we...

An electrifying look at key moments in music and entertainment history between 1955 and 1979, which helped move gay culture from the margins to the mainstream and changed the face of pop forever - from the ambiguous sexuality of stars such as Little Richard in the 1950s through to David Bowie, gl...

Detective Sergeant Harry Challenor is undoubtedly one of the most controversial policeman of all time. Born into grinding poverty in 1922, Challenor served with the prestigious Special Air Service during World War Two, was parachuted behind enemy lines, was captured twice, escaped twice and was a...

Sleeper cells, ghost stories and the hunt for Putin's agents. 'Russians Among Us' describes the story of deep cover spies in America and the FBI agents who tracked them. In intimate, riveting detail, it reveals new information about today's spies - as well as those trying to catch them and those ...

Find out about the life of Rosa Parks, from how she fought racism and was an activist in the civil rights movement to how she is remembered today.

Find out about the life of Rosa Parks, from how she fought racism and was an activist in the civil rights movement to how she is remembered today.