Sam's Spitfire Summer

Sam's Spitfire Summer
Author: Ian MacDonald
Publisher: Eprint
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2008-01
Genre: Adventure stories
ISBN: 9781905637430

When Sam is evacuated, he might as well be going to the Moon. Ten year old Sam watches the familiar sight of London Tower disappear in a cloud of steam as he sets off on a journey to the unfamiliar world of country cottages, farmyard animals and a hostile welcome at the village school.

The Battle of Britain in the Modern Age, 1965–2020

The Battle of Britain in the Modern Age, 1965–2020
Author: Garry Campion
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2019-09-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 3030261107

The Battle of Britain has held an enchanted place in British popular history and memory throughout the modern era. Its transition from history to heritage since 1965 confirms that the 1940 narrative shaped by the State has been sustained by historians, the media, popular culture, and through non-governmental heritage sites, often with financing from the National Lottery Heritage Lottery Fund. Garry Campion evaluates the Battle’s revered place in British society and its influence on national identity, considering its historiography and revisionism; the postwar lives of the Few, their leaders and memorialization; its depictions on screen and in commercial products; the RAF Museum’s Battle of Britain Hall; third-sector heritage attractions; and finally, fighter airfields, including RAF Hawkinge as a case study. A follow-up to Campion’s The Battle of Britain, 1945–1965 (Palgrave, 2015), this book offers an engaging, accessible study of the Battle’s afterlives in scholarship, memorialization, and popular culture.

Skateboard Gran

Skateboard Gran
Author: Ian MacDonald
Publisher: Educational Printing Services
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2007-09-01
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781905637300

Mrs Wrelton's Dinosaur

Mrs Wrelton's Dinosaur
Author: Ian MacDonald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2005-01
Genre: Children's plays, English
ISBN: 9781904904151

Here are two monster plays ideal for reading in a small group. Children will love acting out the adventures of Sam and his best friend Spike, a big green dinosaur. Adapted by the author from his original stories of the same title, this book provides a way to introduce younger readers to the fun of reading a play-script.