Richard Knott Knihy

Focusing on three prominent war correspondents of WWII, this book delves into the lives and experiences of Alan Moorehead, Alexander Clifford, and Christopher Buckley. Their impactful reporting shaped the narratives in major publications such as the Express, Mail, and Telegraph, providing readers with a vivid account of the war. Through their stories, the book highlights the challenges and triumphs faced by journalists during one of history's most tumultuous periods.

An illuminating investigation into the series of disasters that characterised the brief history of the Empire flying boat. Consideration of the roles of Empires and Sunderlands in the war. Draws parallels between the doomed flying boats and the demise of the British Empire itself.

This book relates the tragic circumstances of individual crews as they struggled to find their home bases in low cloud and fog. It contains many photos of aircraft as they were and the remaining impact areas that remain to this day.

All-India and Down-Under is the story of two dramatic cricket tours. All- India's to England was its last before partition, while the MCC's trip to regain the Ashes saw the war-weary Englishmen struggle. In those early years of peace, the return of cricket was welcome, but the sombre backdrop was the end of Britain's Empire.

Thanks to the PBY's daring pilots and their effective tactics, the slow outdated Catalina patrol bombers became the scourge of Japanese shipping in the South Pacific during World War II. Painted black and hunting at night, the Black Cats, as they were called, are credited with sinking or disabling hundreds of thousands of tons of cargo vessels, troop transports, and warships. Curiously their exploits were known to few outside the naval aviation community until the publication of this book in 1981. This testimonial to their magnificent performance is told by an experienced flying boat pilot, who has pieced together the fascinating story from reminiscences of the men who flew the long, arduous missions and from official navy records. It is an inspiring tale of fearless men in machines ill-designed for combat who wreaked havoc on a dangerous and merciless adversary. Illustrated with more than sixty photographs and detailed line drawings, it is a book to be savored by those who like their adventure stories to ring true.

The involvement of writers and artists in the Spanish Civil War. What happened to those returning from Spain in the ensuing Second World War. The methods adopted by MI5 in monitoring the lives of British artists and writers.

During the Second World War, British artists produced over 6,000 works of war art, the result of a government scheme partly designed to prevent the artists being killed.