The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made their own t

Do you remember collecting shrapnel and listening to Children's Hour? Carrying gas masks or sharing your school with evacuees from the city? The 1940s was a dec

This is a story spanning some of the most turbulent decades in recent world history. James Marsh was born during the first year of the Second World War and many

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. This book looks a

In 1952, Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne and became the Sovereign Head of the Armed Forces. In the sixty years of her reign so far, there have been thous