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Bletchley Park has become famous as a code-breaking centre during World War II, but his was only a part of the story. Several centres in North Bucks and West Bedfordshire were devoted to psychological warfare - distributing and broadcasting propaganda to the enemy. These were Bletchley Park's "Secret Sisters.' The story is told in this book.

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Graphic descriptions of a First World War tank and its crew in action during the battles of Passchendaele and Cambrai.

This is the second volume about the history of the Milton Keynes district before the creation of the new town. Historians John Taylor and Bryan Dunleavy have contributed a collection of articles to present aspects of the history of the communities within the area. The depth and variety of the district's history is remarkable.The book is organised alphabetically by community.

This is the fifth volume in a series about the old villages that are now part of Milton Keynes. John Taylor records the personalities and events from the 19th and 20th centuries up to the point where the villages were absorbed by the larger entity. This volume describes the villages of Simpson and Woughton on the Green

Until 50 years ago the villages of Milton Keynes were at the heart of an agricultural landscape. The villages had small populations and the inhabitants were dependent on the land. The development of the new town has practically eliminated these ancient villages and the character they had developed over centuries. John Taylor has recorded in detail the history of these villages in the 19th and 20th centuries before they were subsumed by Milton ...

In 1914 Wolverton was the second largest town in Buckinghamshire and was in its prime as an industrial centre. The L&NWR, carriage works employed over 5, 000 and was the mainstay of the North Bucks economy. Life did not go on as normal during this period. Many, many young men volunteered for service and their place was taken by older men who came out of retirement and, for the first time, women. Women were not paid anything close to a man's wa...

The present town of Milton Keynes was, within living memory, a rural area comprised off small towns and villages. In a series of books, John Taylor plans to capture documented history from an age that preceded the present time. This book covers the villages of Loughton, Shenley and Tattenhoe.

Milton Keynes, as a new town, is just over 50 years old and in that half century, what was a rural landscape between a triangle of small towns, has been rapidly transformed. Underlying that fresh development are many, many stories about our forebears, with a written history that goes back 1, 000 years and an archaeological record that extends into the stone age. The stories are worth telling and reading about. We have designed this book so tha...

Newport Pagnell was a settled community in 1939 and for many years had been the administrative and judicial centre for North Bucks. The town accommodated several industries and was a thriving commercial centre. The war lasted six years and in this book John Taylor describes in great detail the efforts and activities of the community during those years.

The story of Bletchley Park, with its famous code-breaking achievements, is well-known, but during those years the activities of that establishment were a closely guarded secret. Accordingly, the inhabitants of Bletchley went about their daily business just like everyone else during those war years. This book details the hardships and shortages of everyday life in Bletchley during those six years of war. However, the people of Bletchley, just ...

The announcement of the new town of Milton Keynes was made in 1967. 50 years later the town is fully developed and still expanding. John Taylor has committed to writing the history of this dervelopment. Volume 1 told the story of the politics leading to the decision. This book, the second in a series of three, describes the development of a master plan for the new city, between 1967 and 1970.

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Excerpt from Exonerative Insanity: Addresses Delivered by John a Taylor, in the Cases of Burroughs and FuchsWe have thought it best, therefore, to publish the two addresses, under the general title, in the expecta tion that if another edition should be called for, it will be found practicable to present the book in its com plete form.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www....

Excerpt from Exonerative Insanity: Addresses Delivered by John a Taylor, in the Cases of Burroughs and Fuchs We have thought it best, therefore, to publish the two addresses, under the general title, in the expecta tion that if another edition should be called for, it will be found practicable to present the book in its com plete form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more a...

The journal Boundary-Layer Meteorology was started in 1970 and has become the premier vehicle for the publication of research papers in its field. Dr R.E. Munn served as Editor-in-Chief until recently. The special 25th Anniversary volume, on which this book is based, was compiled from review and other articles solicited and selected as a `Festschrift' to honour Ted Munn's achievement as editor of the journal over that time. Articles by leadi...

This volume offers a unique set of research exemplars for science, mathematics and technology educators. The volume explores the important challenge of how to translate leading-edge methodologies into practical research strategies and techniques. The book is divided into three major sections, The Golden Age of Research, Meeting the Research Crises and A New Era of Research, with chapters exploring a variety of methodologies and representationa...