Book Reviews

The Historian is the publication for general members of the HA. One of its regular features is book reviews. The reviews cover everything from the popular new history books to some of the more obscure, specialist books that make you proud that publishers still value history books. Find out what is hot on the history shelves here.

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  • The People's War: reliving Life on the Home Front in World War II

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    The People's War: reliving Life on the Home Front in World War II, by Felicity Goodall Reader's Digest, £25, hardback, pub Oct 2008, ISBN: 9780276443916.Reviewed by Alf WilkinsonThis large hard-back book is very much a library and/or reference book. Its main attraction is the collection of photographs and posters, many...

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  • Voices of the Code Breakers: Personal Accounts of the secret heroes of WW2.

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    Voices of the Code Breakers: Personal Accounts of the secret heroes of WW2. Michael Paterson David and Charles, £14.99 ISBN 13 978 0 71532280 2 Published 2007It's not just in the Soviet Union that recently declassified documents are changing the way we view WW2. It also applies to the secret...

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