Featuring stunning, mostly unpublished photographs from the mid-1950s and 1960s, this photo book showcases the railways of Northern England, including both British Railways and industrial lines. The work of an internationally renowned authority, it offers a rich visual history complemented by extensive and informative commentaries, providing insights into the era's railway landscape.
A photo-book covering railways around Worcester from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s consisting mainly of unpublished images in both colour and black and white together with an informative commentary. All were taken by railway enthusiast Ellis James-Robertson who died in 2015, and this book has been written by film-maker and author Michael Clemens.
A photo-book covering railways around North Wales from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s consisting mainly of unpublished images in both colour and black & white together with an informative commentary. All were taken by railway enthusiast Ellis James-Robertson who died in 2015, and this book has been written by film-maker and author Michael Clemens.
A mix of high quality colour and black & white photographs, together with extended and informative commentaries brimming with detail, covering the railways of Devon & Cornwall in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Most of the photographs have never been published before and all were taken by the author, his father, and their friends.
A mix of high quality colour and black & white photographs, together with informative commentaries brimming with detail, covering the railways of Scotland in the late 1950s and 1960s. Virtually all of the photographs have never been published before and were taken by the author, his late father, and their friend Alan Maund.
This book, featuring a mix of high-quality colour and black and white photographs, together with informative commentaries, covers the railways and ironstone lines of the East Midlands in the late 1950s and 1960s. Most of the photographs have never been published and all were taken by the author, his father, and their friends.
This book is made up entirely of Alan Maund's photographs from across the Midlands. Alan started using colour film in 1959 and colour slides make up the majority of the photographs. Enthusiasts in this era had a policy of filming steam only, ignoring the new diesels, but not Alan; they do make appearances, including some early electric classes.
Covering most of Shropshire and following the Severn down to the Bewdley area, this book largely uses the photographs taken by the author and his father on their travels from the late 50s until the end of Steam in the 60s. These photographs have largely never been seen before, and are supplemented by others provided by friends of his father.
The northern border of this region is broadly the railway from Aberystwyth to Shrewsbury, the eastern border is the line from Shrewsbury to Abergavenny, while the southern border follows the route of the A40 from Abergavenny to Carmarthen. The photographs were by the author and his late father, each is accompanied by an informative commentary.
On April 28, 2004, 60 Minutes II broadcast the now-infamous photos of prisoner abuse by American soldiers at Abu Ghraib. The news quickly spread worldwide, undermining the U.S. presence in Iraq. Despite several Department of Defense investigations and eleven courts-martial convictions, important questions remain about the events at Abu Ghraib.