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Penny Legg

    Crime in the Second World War
    Military Wives
    Winchester: History You Can See
    • Winchester offers a veritable feast of history, much of it unrecognized by 21st century visitors. This history of the Saxon capital of Wessex is told through evocative photographs of its buildings and intricate nooks and crannies. Brought to life with intriguing accounts are: St Catherine's Hill, the site of a hill fort in 150 bc; the Peninsula Barracks, once a military establishment and now home to a range of museums; Winchester College, built in 1352, and its 14th-century gothic chapel; Winchester Cathedral, parts of which date from 1079; the resting place of novelist Jane Austen; the working water mill, still on its original medieval site; and King Arthur's Round Table. Featuring a map showing points of interest, this is a must-read for locals and visitors alike.

      Winchester: History You Can See
    • Military Wives

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      For as long as there have been armed forces there have been camp followers - the families who move with the military to stay with their men.

      Military Wives
    • The outbreak of war saw criminals exploiting the emergency conditions and those with a previously unblemished reputation tempted into crime. Penny Legg shows how and why crime was committed during the Second World War and what became of those Spivs, Scoundrels, Rogues and Worse who strayed into the underworld.

      Crime in the Second World War