Operation Market Garden

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The Battle of Britain was the first battle in human history solely decided by air power. This document pack includes reproductions from the National Archives collection including "Pilot Combat Report, "Home Security Intellgence Summary", "Operations Record Book", "Luftwaffe Order of Battle", maps and more.

The Battle of Britain

Waterloo

Bartlett, Keith

Enigma coded German radio messages were intercepted and decoded at Bletchley Park throughout the Second World War. The decrypted information was known as ULTRA and provided invaluable benefits to the allied war effort.Despite Churchill's orders at the end of the war that all evidence relating to codebreaking be destroyed, many papers, including internal histories, summaries and copies of decrypts, did survive and are faithfully reproduced in this pack.This Pack Contains:* Minutes of the meeting to discuss establishment of the new* Government Code & Cipher School * Polish contribution to cracking Enigma * Turing's notes on Enigma * Double agent TATE's disc code * Hut 6 poem * Operation RUTHLESS by Ian Fleming * Admiral Donitz's message to U-boat commanders * Churchill on the battle for Crete * Letter from 'C' to Churchill * Holocaust intercept * German police signals traffic * 'Be careful what you say' poster * 'The Great Escape' decrypts * D-Day decrypt * Churchill's 'golden eggs' * History of Hut 8  An illustrated introduction provides a full explanation of the documents and sets them in their historical context.

Enigma: Code-breaking and the Second World War

Hoare, Oliver

The books in this series introduce England's royal heritage through the very stuff of history itself: priceless original papers, letters and other documents, mostly held at the Public Record Office - the UK's national archives. This work focuses on Elizabeth I, arguably England's greatest monarch. 16th century documents, many in Elizabeth's own hand, are reproduced in full colour, sometimes for the first time. Items are included which cover all aspects of her long and eventful life - from the crises and dangers of her youth, to her relationships with key members of her court and the problematic Mary Queen of Scots, and finally to the closing years of her life as "Gloriana". Each key document is reproduced in a double-page spread which also includes an extended contextualizing caption and a modern transcription where necessary. The original sources are woven together by a brief narrative history of the reign, fully illustrated in colour with portraits, photographs and other material from the archives.

Elizabeth I: The Golden Reign of Gloriana (English Monarchs-Treasures from the National Archives)

Biographies & Memoirs

LOADES, David

Historical

This is the story of an extraordinary period in British criminal history, brought to life through unique surviving records held by the UK National Archives. For over two hundred years, tens of thousands of convicts were sentenced to be ‘banished beyond the seas’, mostly to Australia and to destinations which became the stuff of legend - Botany Bay, Van Diemen’s Land, Norfolk Island. This book follows their epic voyages across the world’s oceans, recapturing the perils and unexpected pleasures of life at sea in fresh and fascinating detail.

Bound for Botany Bay: British Convict Voyages to Australia

Brooke, Alan

Brandon, David

Australia & Oceania

Every war has its ‘home front’, but World War I - the ‘Great War’ - was the first to utterly transform civilian life. Not only did families risk their fathers and sons in active combat, but every member of society was mobilized in some way to contribute to the war effort. In the course of these eventful years the population experienced rationing, shortages, aerial bombing, thousands more women in work (known as ‘dilution’ of the workplace!), industrial unrest, a large influx of foreign refugees, and a host of other shocks. Even the king was not exempt: he, too, had a ration card, and the flowerbeds of Buckingham Palace were planted with vegetables. Ian Beckett examines the full story - one that is, by turns, grim, humorous, touching, surprising, and even inspiring. Among other details, learn how the feeding of pigeons was declared illegal, why a town council forbade punctuation, and what ‘Belgian flush’ was. The author’s narrative is reinforced by a welter of photographs, original documents and letters, and poignant personal stories of life on Britain’s home front.

The Home Front, 1914-1918: How Britain Survived the Great War (Britain at War)

Beckett, Ian F.W.

This unrivalled guide offers a unique, authoritative way to explore past lives. Clear and accessible, it is suitable for researchers on all levels, showing how to discover real lives and voices from the documents they left behind. It illuminates all aspects of holdings at The National Archives and the Family Records Centre, from cutting-edge technology to the oldest manuscripts, censuses and service records to inquests and wills. Tracing your Ancestors fully explains the records and the institution, and how to make the most effective use of both. This seventh edition is fully revised to offer best-ever value and the most recent developments and releases. It includes: * updates throughout on topics including the census and records of inheritance, births marriages and deaths of Britons overseas, immigration, the army, merchant seamen, the poor, crime, justice and more * a new text feature showing how each record can be accessed, whether online or through indexes and catalogues * advice on accessing other archives

Tracing Your Ancestors in the National Archives: The Website and Beyond

Bevan, Amanda

Military

The essential purchase for anyone researching a house or locality: find out who built your house, when it was built, who the previous occupants were, and how they decorated it! This fully revised and expanded guide to house history is for anyone interested in how buildings, streets and towns have changed - or even stayed the same. It explores the many kinds of information available to the amateur house detective, and offers expert guidance for navigating the information sources and records. These include the three great land surveys of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the records of the Land Registry, and conveyancing documents. For those looking farther back in time, the book covers tax and manorial documents for properties dating to the medieval period. The author also reveals how more modern dwellings can be studied through building plans, local directories, electoral lists and rate books.

Tracing the History of Your House: The Building, the People, the Past

Barratt, Nick

Practical and portable, this easy to use handbook offers new insight into family history today. Drawing on the expertise of The National Archives, it explores terms, topics, sources and record types from medieval times to the present, explaining how and why they can help your own research. Equally suited to browsing or quick reference, it combines wide-ranging knowledge with practical tips and advice. Compact in format and affordably priced, it offers well-organized information including:· The latest electronic developments and advice on efficient online research· Researching minority groups (religious and ethnic)· Organizations and societies (international)· Hundreds of family history terms, acronyms and abbreviations

Family History Companion: The Knowledge You Need to Speed Up Your Research

Pearsall, Mark

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