Conceived by Kate DiCamillo and featuring an enchanting illustrator, this nearly wordless graphic story follows a little girl in search of someone who…
The Leibstandarte had been engaged on all fronts from 1939 to 1945. Their Flak units had followed the development of the Standard which allowed the Fl…
Children will love joining in and imitating the animal noises and sounds in this big, bold board book format, illustrated with Sandra Boynton's seriou…
What do you when your boyfriend tells you he wants space? You give him six thousand miles of it...Frankie's life is falling apart. In less than a week…
A nearly wordless story following a little girl in search of someone who understands... Kim has created sumptuous images. DiCamillo's text leaves …
One of only seven editors-in-chief in American Vogue's history, Jessica Daves has remained one of fashion's most enigmatic figures-until now. Diana Vr…
On 1 September 1939, Germany invaded Poland. It was the start of a conflict that would erupt over every continent, see the deaths of tens of millions …
As 1942, the fourth year of the war, began, victory for the Allies was still a long way off. German submarines were sinking ships off the coast of the…
Despite - or perhaps because of - the privations of war, the 1940s was one of the greatest decades for fashion in Britain. The designs and fashions of…
Being a housewife in the 1950s was quite a different experience to today. After the independence of the wartime years, women had to leave their jobs w…
The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made t…
Do you remember Beatlemania? Radio Caroline? Mods and Rockers? The very first miniskirts? Then the chances are you were born in the or around 1960. To…
In 1938: Modern Britain, Michael John Law demonstrates that our understanding of life in Britain just before the Second World War has been overshadowe…
In 1941: Fighting the Shadow War, Marc Wortman thrillingly explores the little-known history of America's clandestine involvement in World War II befo…
After the privations of the Second World War the British embraced modern design like never before. From spindly-legged furniture to fabrics based on a…
