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Category: Book Review

How To Survive in Medieval England

Posted on January 18, 2022February 17, 2022 by fechtschule
How To Survive in Medieval England

This is one in a range of books about surviving in different times and places in history. This book seemed apt for me to review. The books covers almost everything you would need to know to literally get by in medieval England. With chapters on Social Structure, Housing, Beliefs, Clothing, Food and Shopping, Health, Work, […]

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Bletchley Park’s Secret Source

Posted on April 16, 2021November 15, 2021 by fechtschule
Bletchley Park’s Secret Source

Churchill’s Wrens and the Y Service in World War II. There seems to be a huge uplift in books written about sneaky beaky activities from World War 2. This is a book isn’t written about code breaking station at Bletchley Park which has already been made famous by a number of films and books. But […]

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The Red Baron

Posted on April 16, 2021November 15, 2021 by fechtschule
The Red Baron

A photographic album of the the First World War’s greatest ace – Manfred Von Richthofen. you only have to mention the German Airforce in World War 1 and everyone will know the Red Baron. Must be kind of annoying for the other 7,000 members of the German airforce. This is more than just a picture […]

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Britain’s Airborne Forces of WW2 Uniforms and Equipment

Posted on March 29, 2021November 15, 2021 by fechtschule
Britain’s Airborne Forces of WW2 Uniforms and Equipment

The books title is quite misleading.  This is not simply a book of equipment. The book is broken down into chapters based on the formation of the British airborne forces in 1940 and each chapter looks at a major campaign where airborne forces were deployed. Each chapter has a large number of photos showing equipment […]

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