'Impeccably researched and beautifully written, this book offers a fresh perspective on one of th...

In 2003, Russian physicists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov found a way to produce graphene -...

This pocket-sized guide provides a fascinating glimpse into the past of the town of Stockport in ...

The 1950s and 1960s was a time of profound cultural and technological transformation. With images...

Berlin knew the D-Day invasion was coming, so how did the Germans view the impending invasion and...

A nostalgic journey through the collectables of a British television icon!

A guided tour of Abergavenny, showing how the town has changed and developed over the past centur...

Prisoners of War in Bedfordshire is a blend of local military and social history, placed in a nat...

A comprehensive guide to the collecting phenomenon that is Star Wars memorabilia, focusing on the...

The 1950s and 1960s was a time of profound cultural and technological transformation. With images...

The society in which Jane Austen lived and set her novels was a patriarchal one. Men ran the coun...

'Astonishing... In the American journalist Andrew Nagorski this tale has found its ideal narrator...

Previously unpublished photos of the famous operator. The photographs offer a richly rewarding an...

The seaside town of Southport in the northwest of England attracts many visitors each year. The t...

A superb collection of 50 favorite and lesser-known places that reflect Cambridgeshire's heritage...

In 1974 Richard Stubbing left Somerset and moved to the Guildford area, where he lived for forty-...

Northamptonshire is a happy hunting ground for church crawlers, being particularly famous for its...

Lowestoft is the UK's most easterly town. The settlement originally grew up around its fishing in...

The Mid-Norfolk Railway is a distinctive heritage line which runs for nearly 12 miles through the...

A fascinating portrait of Cumbernauld presented through a remarkable collection of historical pho...

The book is an odyssey from the source of the Thames, near Kemble in Gloucestershire, to its mout...

The county of Pembrokeshire has a long military history and its heritage stretches back into the ...

The life of politician and diarist Samuel Pepys spanned seven decades, during which he witnessed ...

Stockton-on-Tees was a small port and market town on the northeast coast of England for much of i...

Over the past thirty years, the bus and coach scene across South West England and Wales has under...

Richard Walter presents a diverse selection of buses, coaches and operators in a range of scenic ...

An exciting new local history series from Amberley

Cliff Beeton illustrates the fortunes of the South Cheshire depots of the Crosville Bus Company f...

The Notting Hill area of London, behind its present-day affluence, has had a reputation in the pa...

Will appeal to local residents, visitors to Cardiff and anyone who knows the city

Stoke-on-Trent in the century between 1850 and 1950 witnessed huge changes. In the Victorian peri...

This book showcases a diverse range of vehicles that were all originally operated by municipal au...

Rare and previously unpublished images

Many railway enthusiasts have at one time or other visited some of the vast number of diesel and ...

The areas of Wimbledon and Southfields in South West London have a rich and diverse history. The ...

Andrew Bagshaw presents a fascinating insight into buses in Derbyshire during the 1990s. Packed w...

In the Middle Ages Watford was a small Hertfordshire market town, well placed on trade routes nea...

Many will remember the years in the last century when British Rail blue dominated the liveries of...

Lieutenant John Blomfield Dixon, East Riding Yeomanry, was 20 years old when he was captured near...

Explore a highly illustrated, indispensable guide to the history and evolution of the Volkswagen ...

A highly illustrated, detailed and technical examination of these legendary hydraulic mining shov...

The London borough of Wandsworth covers the historic south-west London settlements of Battersea, ...

A fascinating exploration of the hidden and lesser-known heritage of Hexham and Corbridge in Nort...

In this fascinating book, National Army Museum historian Robert Fleming explores the manoeuvring,...

Explore the town of Kendal in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

Famous throughout the country, and beyond, for its Tower, its Illuminations and its Pleasure Beac...

The story of the honoured 'Cherry and Whites' chosen to represent their country.

The tragic story of Henry VIII's first unfortunate wife. A major new biography of Katherine of Ar...