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The Ration Book Diet

The Wartime diet that our parents and grandparents had to endure during the dark days of the Second World War may seem unappealing to modern tastes, but its low fat, high fibre and sensibly sized portions meant that the British population enjoyed a level of health and fitness unsurpassed since 1945.

These original recipes and variations have been combined to produce a day-by-day meal plan for a week. Added to this basic diet plan are recipes for treats and special occasions, not forgetting food for children and some helpful advice on what to do with leftovers.
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Kings of the Jews: Exploring the Origins of the Jewish Nation

Israel frequently features in the news today, often for the wrong reasons. Violence in the Holy Land is an all-too-common occurrence. To understand why this part of the Middle East is such a flashpoint, knowing its long history is essential, and Norman Gelb’s Kings of the Jews illuminates the evolution of the Jewish nation, forerunner of the modern State of Israel.

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Curious Buckinghamshire

Featured here are tales of unsolved murders, witchcraft, hangings, poltergeists, ‘cunning men’, underground caves, backswording and riots, as well as myths, legends and folklore from around Buckinghamshire. Illustrated with a range of photographs and original drawings, Roger Long’s entertaining stories will inspire Buckinghamshire residents and visitors alike to greater exploration of both familiar and unknown sights of this historically rich and curious county.

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Voices of Shoeburyness

Shoeburyness has witnessed a century of change, from the comings and goings of two world wars to its eventual absorption into its much larger neighbour, Southend. This book comprises the memories of more than fifty people who lived and worked in Shoeburyness between 1919 and 1970.

The memories recorded here will strike a chord with all those who agree that 'it was always sunny' and that 'Shoebury was a fantastic place to grow up'. It will give present residents rare insight into their hometown and provides a unique historical record of a much-loved Essex village.

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Ten Tales from Dumfries & Galloway
Stretching from Langholm in the east to Portpatrick in the west, with its dramatic landscape embracing hills, lochs and forests, Dumfries and Galloway occupies a large corner of south-west Scotland. Scratch just below the surface of this predominantly agricultural region, which nowadays also supports a steadily growing tourist industry, and you will unearth characters, places and events which have made an indelible impression over the past hundred years, as the tales in this book will demonstrate.

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The Siege of Derry 1689: The Military History

‘No Surrender!’, the Unionist war cry, was first used in 1689 by the Protestant defenders of Londonderry as James II’s army laid siege to the city for 105 days. There were astonishing acts of courage, from the heroic death of Captain Browning to the anonymous boys who played signal roles in the defence of the city. This book examines how the Jacobites might have achieved success, and the far reaching impact of the siege as a crucial event in the second British civil war.

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