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Shire books

Army Childhood by Claire Gibson This informative and evocatively illustrated book will appeal to those interested in British military history's social side, and to those seeking to understand what life was like for an erstwhile army-child ancestor more Only £5.99 Was £6.99 You save £1.00

ARP And Civil Defence In The Second World War by Peter Doyle History of the Civil Defence Service which was formed from the Air Raid Precautions (ARP), the Auxiliary Fire Service, Fire Guard, Police and Women's Voluntary Service and their work during the bombing raids. more Only £4.99 Was £5.99 You save £1.00

Battle of Britain by Neil Storey Excellent introduction to the Battle of Britain which looks at the origins and events of the battle and the contribution of the RAF and the ordinary people of the nation. more Only £5.99 Was £6.99 You save £1.00

British & Commonwealth War Cemeteries by Julie Summers This book looks at the history of the war graves for British and Commonwealth servicemen and women, and examines how modern remembrance has been shaped by the work of The Imperial war Graves Commission after the First World War. more Only £5.99 Was £6.99 You save £1.00

British Army Cap Badges of the Second World War by Peter Doyle An overview of the main cap badges worn by the British Army during the Second World War. This book describes and illustrates, for the first time in high quality full colour, the main types of cap badge worn. more Only £12.99 Was £14.99 You save £2.00

British Campaign Medals 1815-1914 by Peter Duckers This book outlines the medals issued to British soldiers and sailors for military service between 1815 and 1914. more Only £4.49 Was £4.99 You save £0.50

British Campaign Medals 1914-2005 by Peter Duckers Surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military services from the First World War to operations of British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century. more Only £4.99 Was £5.99 You save £1.00

British Gallentry Awards 1855-2000 by Peter Duckers This book surveys the British decorations and medals from the origins in the Crimean War of 1854-6 up to the end of the twentieth century. more Only £4.99 Was £5.99 You save £1.00

British Postcards of the First World War by Peter Doyle Postcards sent by men on the front, and to them by their families, are among the most numerous, and most telling, surviving artefacts of the Great War. more Only £5.99 Was £6.99 You save £1.00

British Soldier of the First World War by Peter Doyle This book explores the life of the average British ‘Tommy' of the Great War, in battle and at rest, in training, and on his return home. more Only £4.99 Was £5.99 You save £1.00