Few could believe that within twenty years of the war to end all wars being won the world was once again at war.
Glynis Cooper Books
Startling revision of English historyItaly's contribution to the Industrial Revolution and why much of the initial inventive glory belongs to ItalyFirst recorded case of industrial espionage. John Lombe pays with his life for stealing Italian secretsTranscript of Arkwright's final and most damaging trial for plagiarism
Access to the original Peterloo compensation book which gives details of name, age, address, occupation, injuries received, and compensation paid for each of the 20 killed and 700 injured at Peterloo. Females were specifically targeted by drunken cavalry troopers.
This title focuses on lesser known aspects of the Great War and the social and economic effects on those left at home while the troops were at the Front. It Highlights fundamental changes in everyday life which did not end with the War and mphasises the importance of the 'domestic support' for the War.
Source material giving detailed insight into issues and problems faced on the 'Home Front'.
Bury St Edmunds in the Great War
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The first book devoted to the history of this important town during the First World War.
Reveals the Great War was fought mainly for business interests, not for principles or freedom, as commonly thought.
Manchester at War 1939-45
- 144 pages
- 6 hours of reading
The social and economic effects on those left at home while the troops were away. This is life in the Second World War in Manchester, as seen through the eyes of those who actually lived through it.
Suffrage and Struggle in Manchester' celebrates the struggle for the recognition of female rights, the centenary of female suffrage and the 90th anniversary of universal suffrage through the stories of the women of Manchester.
Life in the Second World War in Derbyshire, as seen through the eyes of those who actually lived through it.