Books in the Towns & Cities in World War Two series

Indepth look at Birmingham and how it had to adapt to help the war effort.

Focusses largely on the Home Front using source material drawn from local archives, local history groups, previous accounts and contemporary newspapers.

Focusses largely on the Home Front using source material drawn from local archives, local history groups, previous accounts and contemporary newspapers.

First in-depth study of the Second World War as lived in Brighton and its suburbs.

Aberdeen was the most frequently bombed city in Britain suffering 32 raids and 364 air raid warnings. As a result, Aberdeen was nicknamed the Siren City'.

A comprehensive account of the Second World War in Frome.

South Shields and its hinterlands had been particularly hard hit during the 1930s and crime had been a significant problem in the inter-war years (as had political strife), but the area still made a significant and very loyal contribution to the war effor

The first study of Sunderland during the Second World War. Large focus on the Home Front using source material drawn from local archives and contemporary newspapers.

Indepth look at Merseyside during the Second World War.

The first book to give a complete overview of the Isle of Man's role in the Second World War.

Looks at te local areas of Wimbledon, Merton & Morden in the Second World War.

The book looks at the effects of war on the City of London, including the damage caused by the 8 months of the Blitz between September 1940 and May 1941.

The first detailed account of what life was like in an important industrial and railway town.

A unique comprehensive history of Barnsley during the war.

A comprehensive account of the entire war in Bath.

Looks at how Shropshire was effected and reacted to the Second World War.