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The history of the remarkable fighter aircraft, the workhorse of the RAF, which valiantly defended the skies above Britain. With documents, letters and first-hand accounts from those who designed, built and flew it.

The first book to examine the truth behind the legend of the Krays, written by bestselling Kray family biographer Jacky Hyams

Snapshots of Britain during the momentous events which brought the Second World War to a close.

Spitfire Heroines. Through the darkest days of the Second World War, an elite group of courageous civilian women risked their lives as aerial courier pilots, flying Lancaster bombers, Spitfires and many other powerful war machines in thousands of perilous missions. In 'The Female Few', five of these astonishingly brave women tell their awe-inspiring tales of incredible risk, tenacity and sacrifice. Third edition.

These are the intimate and personal stories of an unforgettable group of women, whose hard work and quiet courage made a significant contribution to Britain's war effort. They didn't fire the bullets, but they filled them up with explosives and helped Britain win the war. They were the unsung heroines of World War II, and it was dangerous, dirty and exhausting work. They worked around the clock, often exposed to toxic, lethal chemicals, and ac...

Personal and intimate snapshots, from across the globe, of the day which initiated an era of world-changing conflict - the third of September 1939.

Published in association with Imperial War Museums, an anthology of the Spitfire's defining and heroic moments from those who flew in or worked closely with the heroic vehicle of the Second World War.

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Published in association with Imperial War Museums, this is a fascinating anthology of true stories from those who designed, maintained or flew the iconic Spitfire. Drawing on letters, stories, photographs and articles, it paints an extraordinary history that still resonates today.

Jennifer Saunders in Britain's best loved comedienne, screenwriter and actress. For the first time, author Jacky Hyams reveals the story behind Jennifer's rise to fame, her successful career as the Queen of Comedy adn the highs and lows of her remarkable life.

The intimate and personal stories of an unforgettable group of women whose hard work and quiet courage made a significant contribution to Britain's war effort. The women of the munitions factories worked around the clock, often exposed to toxic, lethal chemicals, and accidents could result in blindness, loss of limbs or worse. From the author of "Bombsites & Lollipops".

White Boots and Miniskirts is a down to earth, honest perspective of a fast changing world, told with wry humour by a woman in search of love and success in the most exciting city on the planet...

Step back a hundred years to the world of the pampered, privileged upper classes and find out exactly what went on behind the magisterial doors of Edwardian stately homes.

From stories of her parents partying with the Krays in the East End of old, to the optimistic swinging sixties of London's West End, this is the intimate story of a unique childhood, set against the backdrop of squalid, post-War Hackney.

The moving and tragic story of the young girl who married legendary London gangster Reggie Kray in 1965. A fresh perspective on life in the Kray's inner circle. To be serialised in the "Daily Mail".

Now in paperback, this is a biography of Reggie Kray's wife Frances Shea. She married the gangster in 1965, after he'd courted her for 8 years. 2 years later she was dead. *Also appeared in May Buyer's Notes*

Accounts of the female pilots who transported the aircraft flown during the Battle of Britain.

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A fifties memoir, focusing on the optimism of the late-1950s which underwent a seismic social change and development of a new youth culture.