History Press: 2525 books
by Lynne Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
A Grim Almanac of Glasgow is a day-by-day catalogue of 366 ghastly tales from around the city. Full of dreadful deeds, strange disappearances, and a multitude of mysteries, this almanac explores the darker side of Glasgow's past. Here are stories of tragedy, torment, and the truly unfortunate with...
Dirty Wars
A Century of Counterinsurgency
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2016
Twentieth and 21st century conflict is dominated by counterinsurgency operations, where the enemy is almost indistinguishable from innocent civilians. Battles are gunfights in jungles, deserts, and streets, and winning "hearts and minds" is as crucial as winning territory. From struggles...
Adirondack Enigma
The Depraved Intellect and Mysterious Life of North Country Wife Killer Henry Debosnys
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2011
When Henry Debosnys arrived in Essex, New York, the sleepy town was unprepared for the string of dark events that trailed the exotic European stranger. Within weeks of his appearance, he had romanced wealthy widow Betsey Wells, charming her friends and children and presenting the picture of an ideal...
Shipwreck Cannibals
Captain John Dean and the Boon Island Flesh Eating Scandal
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
A long forgotten tale gets a new life as this book reveals the true story of the 18th-century shipwreck cannibalism scandal
During the fierce winter of 1710, 14 Englishmen had taken refuge on Boon Island, a sparse 100-yard long stretch of rock, without food or adequate shelter, uncertain of...
Radical or Redundant?
Minor Parties in Irish Politics
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
While the type of small political party In Ireland has varied, their fate, it seems, has not. Although some enjoy a brief time in the sun, termination is the long-term prospects for all minor parties. The usual pattern is a speedy ascent, an impact on the political system including a time in government,...
The Borley Rectory Companion
The Complete Guide to 'The Most Haunted House in England'
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2016
Borley Rectory in Essex, built in 1862, should have been an ordinary Victorian clergyman's house. However, just a year after its construction, unexplained footsteps were heard within the house, and from 1900 until it burned down in 1939 numerous paranormal phenomena, including phantom coaches and...
British Rail
The Nations Railway
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
British Rail was a success. It successfully carried millions of commuters to and from their jobs every day, organized its trunk route services to yield a profit under the brand name "Inter-City," and pioneered world-beating research and technological development through its own research...
Concorde Conspiracy
The Battle for American Skies 1962-77
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
An in-depth look at the political machinations involving the Concorde conspiracy, with inside information from CIA records and JFK and LBJ Presidential libraries The story of Concorde and the American Supersonic Transport (SST) project is one of spies, lies, arrogance, deceit, and presidential...
Playing with Fire
The Art of Chopping and Burning Wood
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
The blaze of a log fire on a cold night speaks to the heart in a way no other flame can. It has character and ever-changing form; it has vibrant color and a balletic movement. Indeed, it was the flame that transformed the way life was lived on earth, but now that primary driver of evolution finds...
by Rosa Matheson
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
The Great Western Railway – quickly coming to be known as ‘God’s Wonderful Railway’ – was once regarded as the most advanced in the world. Engineered by Isambard Kingdom Brunel it was initially designed to connect Bristol to London and came to develop a distinct character all of its own,...
by Ken Gibbs
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2014
The nineteenth century was a time of innovation and expansion across the industrial landscape, and nowhere more so than on the railways, as the new age of iron, steel and steam, literally, gathered pace. At the head of the race up was the iconic Great Western Railway. As this mighty corporation grew,...
Railways of Glasgow
Post-Beeching
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2014
The city of Glasgow, formerly one of the largest industrial centers in the world, was once responsible for building about one-quarter of the world's railway locomotives. This was complemented by a massive urban railway network: the second largest in the UK. However, the Beeching Report of 1963 inevitably...
Real Railway Tales
From Taking the Marks to Double Derailment
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
Running a railway is a complex business that constantly throws up situations, dramas, and misadventures, both major and minor, for those involved in it. Geoff Body and Bill Parker have collated a rich selection of railway stories to create an enjoyable book of adventures and mishaps illustrating their...
LMS Handbook
The London, Midland & Scottish Railway 1923-47
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2016
The London Midland & Scottish Railway was the largest of the Big Four railway companies to emerge from the 1923 grouping. It was the only one to operate in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, as well as having two short stretches of line in the Irish Republic, and was also the world's...