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  • Holidays in Victorian England

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    Series series Images of the Past
    In the country, holidaymakers were a rarity. The railways could take you almost anywhere, but it was only the middle classes who went. So there were no crowds, and many of our pictures show tourist hotspots before they were hot, before there was any such thing as a car park. The text provides local knowledge and background to the photographs and is an enjoyable read in itself, but the real ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jocks in the Jungle

    The History of the Black Watch in India

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    "In 1943, there was no thought of good times for two battalions of Scottish soldiers. For them, India meant a new and unimaginably arduous kind of training. Some of the Black Watch boys had seen action in Somaliland, Crete and Tobruk. Some of the Cameronians had fought the Japs in the Burma retreat. Even for these, such training was trial by ordeal. Many more of the Jocks were new, just shipped ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Pocket Guide to Pubs and Their Histories

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    The portable guide to potable purveyors. "From alehouses, inns, and taverns, to the pubs we know today, Gordon Thorburn explains all . . . Cheers!" — Best of BritishIs there really a pub called The Toad Rock Retreat? Which one town has the pubs with both the longest and the shortest names? How many Lions, Crowns, and Horses are there? How many pubs are called The Speculation, The Triple Plea, and ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Classic Herb Garden

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    A helpful guidebook to growing herbs successfully and safely, with photos included.Herbs have been used since ancient times both to flavor food and as natural medicines. In this easy-access guide, gardener Gordon Thorburn reveals different types of herb gardens to suit your needs—from those that don't require a lot of attention (mint and rosemary don't need much watering, but basil and the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Luck of a Lancaster

    107 Operations, 244 Crew, 103 Killed in Action

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    The saga of a squadron, a plane, and the action, triumphs, and tragedies they saw during World War II—includes photos.No 9 Squadron of Bomber Command converted from the Wellington to the Lancaster in August 1942. W4964 was the seventieth Lanc to arrive on squadron, in mid-April 1943. She flew her first op on the 20th, by which time No 9 had lost forty-one of their Lancs to enemy action and another ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cassius - The True Story of a Courageous Police Dog

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    Gordon Thorburn has worked as a copywriter, journalist, scriptwriter, editor and author. Books include Bombers, First and Last, Animal Spy, and the bestselling Men and Sheds. He lives in Norfolk. ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Me and My MG

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    A collection of heartwarming personal stories from MG owners around the world.Read about the Berkshire restorer who saw a heap of old iron in the bushes and realized it used to be a 1926 bullnose Super Sports; and the seven-year-old boy in Norfolk, Virginia, who read a book called The Red Car and knew that one day he would have to have a TC; and the Dutch boy who saw an MGB on his way to school ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Squadron That Died Twice - The story of No. 82 Squadron RAF, which in 1940 lost 23 out of 24 aircraft in two bombing raids

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    Apart from the quiet chatter of a few mechanics, who were checking that one aircraft was too badly damaged ever to fly again, there was a shocked silence over the aerodrome as everyone there tried to understand the impossible.Twelve twin-engined bombers of 82 Squadron RAF had set out on a fi ne May morning in 1940, from Watton, Norfolk, in a brave but hopeless attempt to slow down the German ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD

  • Fighter Pilot's Handbook - Magic, Death and Glory in the Golden Age of Flight

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    In the early days of flight, no one imagined the aeroplane as a weapon of war. Inevitably, the First World War proved the catalyst that was to change the face of battle for ever. But at the war’s outbreak, military aircraft, most of which were slow and stable two-seat biplanes, were held to have only one useful function: reconnaissance.It was not long, however, before pilots had the idea of ... Read more

    $7.09 CAD

  • A Century of Air Warfare With Nine (IX) Squadron, RAF

    Still Going Strong

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    A comprehensive history of the British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force's senior bomber squadron.In the earliest days of World War One, when IX Squadron was formed, we went to the fight in little 50mph machines that were barely capable of taking pilot and observer, a gun, and a few small, hand-held bombs into the sky, especially on a windy day. When we took a wireless set, to spot for the ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • More Luck of a Lancaster

    109 Operations, 315 Crew, 101 Killed in Action

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    From 11 June 1943 (the date of Lancaster Mark III EE136 WS/R's first op) to her last with 9 Squadron (on 19 October 1944), eighty-six Lancasters were assigned to Number 9. Of these, fifty were lost to enemy action, another five crashed at home, three crashed in Russia on the first Tirpitz raid and four were transferred to other squadrons only to be lost by them, leaving just twenty-four still ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Remembering the High Street

    A Nostalgic Look at Famous Names

    by Gordon Thorburn ...
    A nostalgic trip down the British high street, remembering once famous names such as Woolworths, Athena and C&A and also featuring current favorites, including the ubiquitous Tesco and Marks & Spencer which started life as a penny market stall to become a retail giant that has had to adapt to survive. Full of fact boxes and quirky facts about much-loved shops and the people behind them just who ... Read more

    $8.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus