Books by Julie Summers

A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of women welcoming home their menfolk from the Second World War

The untold story of how the world's most renowned fashion magazine was brought into the modern world during the cauldron of the Second World War.

The brilliant new book from one of the country's foremost social historians celebrating those who lived through the Second World War.

The compelling true story of how the Women's Institute pulled Britain through the war with pots of jam and a spirit of make-do-and-mend.

Explores rowing's history on the Thames and other rivers around Britain. This title also explores the most famous aspects of the sport: the Boat Race, rowed on the incoming tide from Putney to Mortlake in March; Henley Royal Regatta, which takes place on the first weekend of July; and more.

A moving and revealing insight into the real experiences of children evacuated during the Second World War and the families they left behind

In 1917 a remarkable organisation came into being. Its brief was vastly ambitious: to commemorate the 1,100,00 men of the British Empire who lost their lives in the First World War. This book looks at the history of the war graves for British and Commonwealth servicemen and women.

The gripping and fascinating story of the man who was really in charge of the construction of the infamous bridge on the river Kwai, by his granddaughter.