From the bestselling author of Black Poppies The untold story of one of Britain's most versatile singers who thrilled audiences around the world during the 1920s and '30s. Includes up to fifty rare photographs and extracts from the author's private collection.
From the bestselling author of Black Poppies The untold story of one of Britain's most versatile singers who thrilled audiences around the w...
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, Bourne's War to Windrush explores the lives of Britain's immigrant community through the experiences of Black British women during the period spanning from the beginning of World War II to the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948.
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush, Bourne's War to Windrush explores the lives of Britain's immigrant community...
In this astonishing new history of wartime Britain, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of the gay men who served in the armed forces and at home, and brings to light the great unheralded contribution they made to the war effort. Fighting Proud weaves together the remarkable lives of these men, from RAF hero Ian Gleed - a Flying Ace twice honoured for bravery by King George VI - to the infantry officers serving in the trenches on the Western Front in WWI - many of whom led the charges into machine-gun fire only to find themselves court-martialled after the war for...
In this astonishing new history of wartime Britain, historian Stephen Bourne unearths the fascinating stories of the gay men who served in the armed f...
