Letter, Diaries

In the First World War, the Canadian Field Artillery led the way in artillery technology and tactics. By coordinating the intelligence reports from sound ranging, flash spotting, and ground …

The vivid and exciting accounts written from the front line, taking the story of the British war with Napoleon from its desperate beginnings in Portugal to the final triumph at Waterloo The Duke of …

Whittaker Chambers is one of the most controversial figures in modern American history a former Communist spy who left the party, testified against Alger Hiss before the House Un-American Activities …

Spoof letter writing has a long history from Lazlo Toth to Henry Root but nothing can prepare you for the uniquely surreal and endearing world of Ted L Nancy. A kind of Trigger Happy correspondence, …

A young Holocaust survivor finds her new life in America unfulfilling, returns to Europe, eventually immigrates to the Jewish Homeland, where happiness and fulfillment are interwoven with tragedy and …

It all began at the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station, New York, in 1961 – Two Princeton graduates – John Hopkins and Joe Mc Phillips – have returned from Peru. Loathe to return to a life of work, …

For the nine months of the Blitz, London was subjected to a brutal and indiscriminate bombing campaign, aimed for the first time in history at shattering the resolve of a nation. The Nazi raids on …

Over the centuries some of the world’s greatest painters have explored and expressed their faith in God through their art.  Here, Richard Harries invites you to reflect with him on thirty such …

Welcome to Christmas, a.k.a. Hell. For Huddersfield housewife Hazel Wheeler, whose popular diaries span the second half of the twentieth century, Christmas is not just a time for goodwill, mistletoe …