The Unknown Soldier
The story of the missing of the great war
Of all the million British dead of the First World War, only one – The Unknown Soldier – was ever returned to his native land. … Read More
The Confident Hope of a Miracle
The true story of the Spanish armada
‘Continual, destruction in the foretop, the pox above board, the plague between decks, hell in the forecastle and the devil at the helm.’ It is … Read More
The Dreadful Judgement
The true story of the great fire of London
A fire needs only three things: a spark to ignite it and fuel and oxygen to feed it. Since the autumn of 1665, a ten … Read More
The Custom of The Sea
A shocking true tale of shipwreck, murder and the last taboo
On 5 July 1884, the yacht Mignonette set sail from Southampton bound for Sydney. Halfway through their voyage, Captain Tom Dudley and his crew of … Read More
Escape From Germany
The greatest POW break-out of the First World War
July, 1918. Holzminden was the most heavily guarded and escape-proof POW camp in the world. Surrounded by steel palisades and barbed wire fences, and patrolled … Read More
First Blitz
The Secret German Plan to Firebomb London in 1918
First Blitz tells an extraordinary story, and one which I knew nothing about until I began to research it. I had, of course, heard of … Read More
Monk Eastman: The Gangster Who Became A War Hero
A true story
The true story of one of the most notorious and enigmatic figures of the gangster era, whose 2000-strong “army” of thugs, thieves and prostitutes, in … Read More
Priestley’s Wars
The scripts that provoked Churchill’s ire are also published here for the first time
Priestley’s Wars traces the personal odyssey of one of our greatest and best-loved literary figures. JB Priestley, a man whose life virtually spanned the 20th … Read More
The Sweethearts
Tales of Love, Laughter and Hardship from the Yorkshire Rowntree's Girls
Some places announce themselves by a distinctive smell in the air, long before the town or city itself is reached: the hoppy aroma of brewing … Read More
Goldfinder
The greatest rags to riches story ever told
“The man who has done it all… Outstanding, inspiring and beautifully told, no true tale of the sea makes better reading” Clive Cussler Goldfinder – … Read More
Wish You Were Here!
The Lives, Loves, Hardships and Friendships of the Butlin's Girls
Post-war Britain was a grey, drab place where work was hard and poorly paid, slums, smogs, smoke-blackened buildings and bomb-sites still scarred the landscape and … Read More
Pigs Might Fly
More Dales Tales from the Author of The Inn at the Top
To order a signed copy – also personalised with your name, if you wish – for the special price of £8.00, post free (retail price £9.99), … Read More
Inn At The Top
A lifelong love affair with the Dales.
To order a signed copy – also personalised with your name, if you wish – for the special price of £8.00, post free (retail price £8.99), call … Read More