David Mcgrory: 7 books

'I was happy that Coventry was selected as a target, as it was an important military objective... The night was clear and flying was easy. Missing the target was practically impossible.' Field-Marshal Kesselring, describing the air raid of 14 November 1940. Between 1940 and 1942 the people of Coventry...

Secret Coventry goes behind the façades of the familiar to discover the lesser-known aspects of the city’s fascinating past. Join author David McGrory as he reveals the city’s forgotten and untold tales, and its heroes and villains. Find out about Coventry’s status as a centre for culture in...

Containing: The Decapitated Lord: medieval slaughter at the castle! Crushed by a stone from Heaven! The disgusting true history of Coventry’s Chapter House revealed! Kings, rebellions, and rioters! Civil War comes to the city! Boiled in beer! Baked in his oven! The most dreadful Christmas calamities...

Aimed at visitors and residents alike, this companion to the history of Coventry is an indispensable reference guide to the long, varied and sometimes surprising story of the town. Essential information on the people, places and events that played key roles in the story is presented in a convenient...

In the middle of Great Britain sits a historic city—with a long history of horror. These are the true crime stories from Coventry’s past.   Now a thriving, modern metropolis, Coventry has been an established center of trade and culture for nearly a thousand years. But as with any site where mankind...

Coventry and the Great War is a detailed account of life in Coventry during the First World War. It covers many aspects of life including the city’s growth into one of England’s main munition centres. It looks at the factories and the lives of the thousands of women who kept them going and sometimes...

An updated investigation of alternate pathways for American environmental policymaking made necessary by legislative gridlock. The “golden era” of American environmental lawmaking in the 1960s and 1970s saw twenty-two pieces of major environmental legislation (including the Clean Air Act,...