Book Review – Hendrick C. Verton, In the Fire of the Eastern Front (Mechanicsburg, PA/USA: Stackpole Books, 2005)
In the Fire of the Eastern Front is Hendrick Verton’s account as a Dutch volunteer in the SS during the Second World War. He saw […]
Month: August 2024
BOOK REVIEW – Brian Barton, Belfast in the War Years, Belfast in the War Years (Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1989)
Brian Barton’s Belfast in the War Years first appeared over 30 years. It is a conventional history that follows a chronological unfolding of events. It […]
Book Review – Stephen Douds, The Belfast Blitz, The People’s Story (Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 2011)
Stephen Doud’s book aims to give ‘the perspective of those who lived through the experience’ but citing the perspectives of those who lived and worked […]
Unearth Belfast’s Hidden Stories: A Ten-Week Social History Journey
This Autumn, delve into the rich and intriguing social history of Belfast with Queen’s University Belfast’s Open Learning Programme. Over ten weeks, starting from 25th […]
Book review – James Doherty, Post 381, The memoirs of a Belfast air raid warden (Belfast: Friar’s Bush Press, 1989)
James Doherty’s account is his experience as an air raid warden in north Belfast during the Belfast Blitz in Second World War. The Belfast Blitz […]