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Image from the Why I Became an X-Troop Commando book cover: a night sky with a silhouetted image of soldiers running over a hill in the foreground. Planes fly overhead in the background.

Why I Became an X Troop Commando

Born in Germany in 1922, Colin Anson’s (Claus Ascher) childhood was marked by the trials of Nazism. His father was arrested by the Gestapo…

Extracts & Resources

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Christmas at Chartwell with Churchill

An extract from Churchill’s Citadel: Chartwell and the Gatherings Before the Storm by Katherine Carter. The magic of Christmas at Chartwell was its constancy….

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Under Cover of Darkness: An Extract

Fear was the unacknowledged spectre haunting the streets of London during the Second World War; fear not only of death from the German bombers…

50 Years in 50 Books

Tudor Fashion – 50 Years in 50 Books

Tudor Fashion was first published in hardback in 2017 and re-released in paperback in 2021. We are re-sharing this fascinating Q&A with author, Eleri Lynn.

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