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Author: Sylvester Till Publisher: Stamford House Publishing ISBN: 190498567X Category : World War, 1939-1945 Languages : en Pages : 150
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Gives an insight into a side of wartime that's not often remembered, but we should be reminded that without the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers the machinery of war would have ground to a halt. This book presents memoirs that remind us that true friendship, spirit and a sense of humour can survive the greatest atrocities of war.
Author: Lawrie Phillips Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 0750955201 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 333
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The Admiralty’s specialist shipbuilding yard at Pembroke Dock produced over 200 warships for the Royal Navy, including 5 royal yachts, between 1814 and 1926. This long century, from the Napoleonic War until post-First World War, covered all the major changes in warship design and construction, from wood to iron and then steel, and from sail to steam. Despite being established on the south shore of Milford Haven, where no warships had ever been built, within twenty years Pembroke men were building major British warships. In this profusely illustrated edition, Lawrie Phillips, born and bred just outside the Dockyard walls, tells the story of this Admiralty town, its ships and the men who built them.
Author: Judy Prescott Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers ISBN: 1398446521 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 172
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Melinda, a naive fifteen-year-old girl, was working part-time at a local fish and chip shop when Peter first entered her life. Each Saturday night, after the pubs had shut their doors, he would arrive at the shop, noticeably inebriated and dishevelled. From the moment he saw Melinda, Peter was certain he wanted to be a part of her life forever. It took several years and persistent effort from Peter to finally convince Melinda to go on a date with him. Remarkably, just three weeks after their first date, Peter proposed to her. What followed is a tale of unexpected love and life-changing decisions, marking the beginning of a unique and enduring story.
Author: Marlene Kadar Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press ISBN: 1771120363 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 255
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Working Memory: Women and Work in World War II speaks to the work women did during the war: the labour of survival, resistance, and collaboration, and the labour of recording, representing, and memorializing these wartime experiences. The contributors follow their subjects’ tracks and deepen our understanding of the experiences from the imprints left behind. These efforts are a part of the making of history, and when the process is as personal as many of our contributors’ research has been, it is also the working of memory. The implication here is that memory is intimate, and that the layering of narrative fragments that recovery involves brings us in touching distance to ourselves. These are not the stories of the brave little woman at home; they are stories of the woman who calculated the main chance and took up with the Nazi soldier, or who eagerly dropped the apron at the door and picked up a paintbrush, or who brazenly bargained for her life and her mother’s with the most feared of tyrants. These are stories of courage and sometimes of compromise— not the courage of bravado and hype and big guns, but rather the courage of hard choices and sacrifices that make sense of the life given, even when that life seems only madness. Working Memory brings scholarly attention to the roles of women in World War II that have been hidden, masked, undervalued, or forgotten.
Author: Frank Shaw Publisher: Random House ISBN: 1448175038 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 386
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'I went to the public baths and after I undressed I could hear someone whistling. I looked round to see if I could see anybody about, but I couldn't, so I got into the bath and lay back to relax. As soon as I did, of course, I looked up and saw a man putting in the glass windows that had been blown out the night before.' Joan Adams, Lichfield On the night of 7 September 1940, bombs rained down on the defenceless and unprepared population of London for nine long hours. In November, raids spread to the rest of the country - starting in Coventry and taking in everywhere from Portsmouth, Cardiff, Belfast and Hull. During the nine months of the Blitz, thousands of people were killed and injured, and thousands of buildings and homes destroyed. But, with stoicism and humour, life went on. We Remember the Blitz is packed with vivid recollections from this important time in British history. Waking up in a damp shelter to the sound of bombing. Coming out of a cinema to discover that fires made night as bright as day. And, worst of all, the shock of seeing individuals and whole families killed in an instant. We hear from many who were there to pick up the pieces: ARP wardens, firemen - even the bakers, who would return to work under tarpaulin to ensure their neighbours had their daily loaf. Filled with moving but often funny memories, We Remember the Blitz is a celebration of the British spirit, and clearly shows that the battle for Britain was won by 'the many'.
Author: John 'Ducksy' Reardon Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1291640096 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 265
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The Pieces of Mind were a popular group, from Newport, South Wales in the 1960s. This book looks at my early life; how I started playing guitars in groups, in the early 60s and went on to form the Pieces of Mind, in 1963, with a childhood friend. 50 years later, in 2013, I organised a reunion of most of the group members who played in the different versions of the group. The trials and tribulations I faced, in the months leading up to the gig, were outweighed by the extreme pleasure I got in seeing all my old friends playing on stage to numerous other old friends in the packed audience.
Author: Ken MacCallum
Author: Ken MacCallum
Author: Sylvester Till
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Author: Frederick Edward Gretton
Author: Lawrie Phillips
Author: Judy Prescott
Author: Marlene Kadar
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Author: Frank Shaw
Author: John 'Ducksy' Reardon