Series: Reminiscence

The memoir of D.M. Crook, an airman in the legendary 609 Squadron - one of the most successful RAF units in the Battle of Britain. Beginning with his fond recollections of his halcyon days in training, he goes on to recount in detail the dogfights, remarkable victories and tragic losses which for...

An affectionate look at the life of Len Cruddas, as told to his wife Lorna. At 77, Len is a successful inventor still running his own company. He left school at 14 to become an apprentice electrician, but put this on hold when his family moved. He also spent time in Malta and Libya after being co...

An affectionate look at the life of Len Cruddas, as told to his wife Lorna. At 77, Len is a successful inventor still running his own company. He left school at 14 to become an apprentice electrician, but put this on hold when his family moved. He also spent time in Malta and Libya after being co...

Jack Currie chronicles the life and death struggles against flak, night fighters and perilous weather with clarity and feeling, whilst capturing the 'live for the moment' spirit of off-duty escapades.

This compelling, highly readable sequel to Jack Currie's best-seller Lancaster Target, graphically describes the life of a wartime RAF bomber pilot on 'rest'.

This title tells the story of Jack Currie's entry into the Royal Air Force and his early training in the UK, his initial flying training with the US Army Air Corps under the Arnold Scheme leading to his first solo and the eventual achievement of that coveted pair of silver wings.

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Ted Dakin returns with more tales of his childhood in Wigan and his comparative 'Do you remember?' chapters. In return to Wigan Pier Ted compares today's weather with winters past, housing then and now, gambling habits, the recession and even the habit of church goers.

Five distinguished airmen, who fought in the Battle of Britain, recount their experiences. Collectively this is a war story of youth maturing, through aspiration and idealism, courage and bravado, fear and heroism, memory and reflection. It is a reminder of why so much was owed, and still is, by ...

Five distinguished airmen, who fought in the Battle of Britain, recount their experiences. Collectively this is a war story of youth maturing, through aspiration and idealism, courage and bravado, fear and heroism, memory and reflection. It is a reminder of why so much was owed, and still is, by ...

The enthralling stories of Wellington pilot Rupert Cooling, Wellington and Mosquito pilot Jack Goodman, Halifax pilot Joe Petrie-Andrews, Lancaster pilot Tony Iveson and Halifax and Mosquito navigator W. Harry Hughes transport the reader back to the intensity of the bomber battle over Western Eur...

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...

At the beginning of the Second World War, Peter Davies was an 11-year-old boy, living with his family on their farm in the heart of the village of Little Ness in Shropshire. This is an account of the year when he was transplanted into a small-town grammar school, on the very day war began.

Since retiring in 1995 Eve Day has set out to see the world and have fun, also managing to write four books about her life's adventures along the way. Here once again are more interesting and colourful adventures of Eve in retirement.

Since retiring in 1995 Eve Day has set out to see the world and have fun, also managing to write four books about her life's adventures along the way. Here once again are more interesting and colourful adventures of Eve in retirement.

This memoir is Peter Dickens' account of his experiences as the young commander of the 21st MTB Flotilla during 1942-43, mainly in the North Sea and the Channel.

The men of Britain's Merchant Navy, although unarmed civilians going about their lawful business, were the first to be involved with the enemy in the Second World War. This text tells the story of just a few of these quiet heroes.

Showing how much our culture has changed with the passing years, Peggy E. Ellard describes her early memories - such as the outbreak of war - through to her later years as a proud great-grandmother.

During World War II, thousands of children were evacuated from major cities and forced to leave their families behind. Ray Evans recounts his harrowing, but ultimately uplifting experiences of leaving Liverpool for Wales.

Romany, travelling about in his caravan, with his spaniel dog, Raq, introduces a host of wild animals to Tim, the farmer's small son, and, whilst watching them, throws fascinating sidelights on the ways of the snipe, curlew, owl, rabbit, stoat, kestrel, and other wild creatures.