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Researching your family history when your ancestors were based abroad can create its own set of problems. This month we focus on guides to help in tracing your ancestors in British India including those in the armed forces, civil service and the railways.

Book of the month

Scram!

Scram!

by Harry Benson

The story of young commando helicopter pilots in the Falklands war based on personal experience and interviews with former colleagues.

£16.99
(RRP: £18.99)

You save: £2.00
Add Scram! to basket

Week’s bestseller

£12.99
(RRP: £14.99)
Add Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors to basket

Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors

by Emma Jolly

Invaluable background and research guide for anyone tracing ancestors in British India, from the early days of the East India Company, through the Mutiny and the imposition of direct British rule in the mid-nineteenth century, to the independence movement and the last days of the Raj.

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£2.99
(RRP: £6.99)
Add Above All Courage to basket

Above All Courage

by Max Arthur

Compelling first-hand accounts of modern war by British soldiers, sailors and airmen involved in every incident of the conflict.

£8.99
(RRP: £9.99)
Add Doctor For Friend And Foe to basket

Doctor For Friend And Foe

by Rick Jolly

This diary of the campaign and its aftermath is a fast-paced and gripping account of war experience that covers the entire conflict from initial preparations to daily action reports, and observations and interaction with the key players of the conflict.

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