Britain's Last Invasion
- 232pages
- 9 heures de lecture
Reveals Revolutionary France's attempt to invade Britain in 1797, the last military invasion of Britain.






Reveals Revolutionary France's attempt to invade Britain in 1797, the last military invasion of Britain.
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In the early 20th century the future of air travel seemed to lie with the giant airships of Count von Zeppelin. Zeppelins were used during the First World War and afterwards the 'Graf Zeppelin' and 'Hindenburg' were the height of elegance. The 'Hindenburg' disaster of 1937 proved to be the end of the giant airship as a commercial enterprise.
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Fresh perspective of Henry VIII, focusing on the turbulence of his reign.
Phil Carradice's account of growing up in Pembrokeshire after the Second World War ended.