Neil R. Storey is a professional historian and lecturer specializing in the study of war's impact on British society during the first half of the 20th century. His work examines how military conflicts shaped British society throughout this tumultuous period. Storey's analyses delve into the social, cultural, and political ramifications of these events. His approach offers readers a deeper understanding of the historical forces that influenced people's lives.
Bram Stoker: Author of Dracula is an affectionate and revealing biography of the man who created the vampire novel that would define the genre and lead to a new age in Gothic horror literature.
Remarkable collections of many previously unpublished original photographs of people and events during the Second World War.
Previously untold stories and unpublished photographs of Norwich in wartime
Reveals the extensive planning and detailed measures taken to defeat the expected Nazi invasion.
The Second World War was fought not only in the skies above Kent, but also in the streets and front rooms of the nation. Air Raid Wardens, Land Girls and members of the WI formed just a part of the Home Front that would help bring Britain victory.
Reveals the scale of Nazi subversion and spying in Britain during WW2.
In the skies above south-east England in 1940, battle was waged between the men and machines of the Royal Air Force and Hitler's Luftwaffe. At stake was air superiority, and the Germans intended this to be a first step in the invasion of Britain. Squadrons of Hurricanes and Spitfires, then among the best and most modern fighter aircraft in the world, took on the threat and defeated the Luftwaffe. This extensively illustrated history of the battle looks at the origins and events of the battle, at the men and women of the RAF who prepared for and fought in it, and at the ordinary people of Britain who saw a battle for their nation waged above their heads.
Neil Storey's research sheds new light on wartime homicides and reveals a compelling case to finally identify the Colne Strangler after 80 years of the Lancashire murder remaining unsolved.
An account of conditions on the Home Front in Newcastle and Tyneside during the Second World War. Featuring previously unpublished photographs and first hand accounts, it tells the moving story of survival and struggle during this devastating conflict.
Covers the impact of WW2 on the whole coastline of mainland Britain.
