The First World War claimed over 995,000 British lives, and its legacy continues to be remembered today. Great War Britain: Middlesbrough offers an intimate portrayal of the city and its people living in the shadow of the ?war to end all wars?. A beautifully illustrated and highly accessible volume, it describes local reaction to the outbreak of war; charts the experience of individuals who enlisted; the changing face of industry and related unrest;...

Unforgotten is a poignant and sometimes humorous collection of World War One poems and short stories told from many different viewpoints. As descendants of those fresh-faced soldiers, who perished so we may live our relatively comfortable lives, we owe it to each and every one of them to speak their names and tell their stories.

It dominated the lives of generations of individuals, their families and communities, and its legacy is still with us today - many of us have a coalmining ancestor. ??Yet family historians often have problems in researching their mining forebears. Locating the relevant records, finding the sites of the pits, and understanding the work involved and its historical background can be perplexing. That is why Brian Elliott's concise, authoritative and practical...