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Simon Fowler The History Press, 276 pages, £20 With this year seeing the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, and the prospect of the digitisation of most service records from 1921–196

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CANDY ADKINS can clearly remember her mum Jackie Moggridge telling her that nothing was impossible in life. Adventure, pushing boundaries and achieving what you wanted could be a reality, not a dream.

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

Nothing much happened in the village DS Dottie Reed was posted to – until a body was found

Today, the ocean liner is often considered a glamorous yet thoroughly outdated form of transport. While ships such as the RMS Titanic and the RMS Lusitania remain household names, their lesser-known c