The History Press: 2510 books

The Little Book of Antrim is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Antrim. Here you will find out about Antrim's people and places, its business and industry, its spectacular coasts and glens and its proud sporting heritage. Through quaint villages and bustling...

The Leeds Rhinos Miscellany - a book like no other, packed with facts, stats, trivia, stories and legends. If you want to know the record crowd for a home game, the record appearance holder or longest-serving player, look no further; this is the book you've been waiting for.From record try-scorers to record defeats - it's all here. Full of humour, quotes, anecdotes and more.

A compendium of historical facts and figures perfect for dipping intoIreland's love affair with Gaelic Games in general, and Gaelic soccer in particular, has never dimmed. Through the lean days of hunger and emigration, through the champagne-mojito-flavored years of the Celtic Tiger, and on after...

The first book to explore the secret campaign that Mrs. Thatcher and her government waged before and after the Falklands War  Beginning with what many believe to be a political killing, this book is an alternative history of Margaret Thatcher's premiership. It looks at the secret campaign that Mrs....

A full-color record of the liner including images from her past and present, this is the definitive photographic souvenir of a perennially popular luxury liner The beauty and elegance of Queen Elizabeth 2 is showcased for the first time in this luxurious paperback edition. It will appeal to a whole...

The Remembrance Poppy is a haunting reminder of the ultimate cost of war. Worn by millions around the world every year, the Poppy compels us to remember war’s dead, wounded and bereaved, regardless of nationality or conflict. As we reflect on the centenary of the First World War, this book charts...

The railway lines of the West Highlands are famous the world over for their illustrious history and unparalleled scenic beauty. Linking Glasgow with Oban, Fort William, and Mallaig, the lines managed to survive the axe of Dr. Beeching, whose infamous report forced the closure of almost a third of...

Nellie White (née Askey) was born in 1906 and brought up in a working-class Darlaston family. Her daughter, Marion Rowley, has compiled this book from memories passed on by Nellie, and the result paints a vivid picture of the Darlaston that has disappeared. The folk who walked the streets of this...

It is said that 'an army marches on its stomach', but histories of the First World War usually concentrate on its political and military aspects. The gargantuan task of keeping the British Expeditionary Force fed and watered is often overlooked, yet without adequate provision the soldiers would never...

The incredible story of three men who risked their lives to capture the key to the Nazi Enigma code ** ** For almost 60 years after their deaths, three men whose brave actions shortened World War II by as much as two years remained virtually unknown and uncelebrated. Two lost their...

The grand narratives of World War I focus on the action and strategy of combat: this masterful work retells the war in an accessible and genuinely moving way. This work tracks the progress of the global war using the words of more than 100 poets and writers. Their words bring the conflict to life...

The First World War was won not just on battlefields but on the Home Front, by the men, women, and children left behind. This book explores the lives of the people and communities in Pershore and the surrounding district in wartime, drawing on their memories, letters, postcards, photographs, leaflets,...

Whether hailing from the open Yorkshire Dales or the close-knit neighborhoods of its towns and cities, North Yorkshire folk have always been fond of a good tale. This collection of stories from around the county is a tribute to their narrative vitality, and commemorates places and people who have...

Weird, spooky, gruesome, humorous, and strange-but-true stories come alive in The A-Z of Curious Nottinghamshire. "Curious" is perhaps not the first word you would use to label Nottinghamshire. But "curiouser and curiouser" it becomes when you dig below the surface. Here the reader...