FONTHILL MEDIA

Fonthill Media is a specialist book publishing company in the subject areas of General History, Local & Regional History, Military History, Transport and Railways, Maritime and Biography. We publish in the UK and the US.

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Ian Caroll, author of 'Cooperman! The Life of Tommy Cooper' interviewed for Talk Radio Europe

Ian Caroll, author of 'Cooperman! The Life of Tommy Cooper' interviewed for Talk Radio Europe

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New in January - discover our latest releases

New in January - discover our latest releases » po.st/latest-books

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For the latest military memoirs and history, aviation and maritime books visit: po.st/latest-books #newbooks #bookworm #readingnow #militaryhistory #aviation #naval#RAF #booknerd #lovebooks #booklove

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⛰📚⚔︎ A HISTORY OF SAVOY: GATEKEEPER OF THE ALPS Read more » po.st/savoy For seven centuries, Savoy and its Alps were an independent state between France and Italy. Its rulers controlled the passage of armies, merchants and pilgrims over the mountain passes. Annexed to France in 1860, Savoy became its most prosperous region with fifteen million tourists visiting its Alps every year, to walk, climb, parapente or ski. #Savoy #SavoyDynasty #Alps#NewBooks #WhatToRead #SummerBooks#FonthillMedia #booklove #Historybooks#EuropeanHistory #Lovebooks #lovereading#recommendedbooks #ReadingNow #bookworm#bookstagram #instabooks

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Out now: 🏛📚⚔︎WARS AND BATTLES OF ANCIENT GREECE Read more » po.st/ancient-greece This is the thrilling story and detailed survey of Greece’s endless battling and warring in the Mediterranean region... #AncientGreece #AncientHistory #HistoryBooks#LoveHistory #Greece #ReadingNow#NewReleaseTuesday #WhatToRead #History#bookworm

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Recommended: FIGTHERS OVER MALTA: GLADIATORS AND HURRICANES 1940-1942 by Brian Cull and Frederick Galea Read more » po.st/fighters-malta A highly-detailed account of the gallant band of RAF and Commonwealth pilots who flew Gladiators and Hurricanes in defence of Malta between June 1940 and April 1942 when help in the guise of Spitfires finally arrived...

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610 (COUNTY OF CHESTER) AUXILIARY AIR FORCE SQUADRON, 1936-1940 by David Bailey is published by Fonthill Media in November Read more » po.st/610-squadron 610 Squadron’s history from 1936 to its courageous actions as a Spitfire squadron at Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain... #whattoread #militaryhistory #history #610Squadron #RAF #WW2#WW2books #historybooks #Dunkirk #BattleOfBritain #NewBooks#bookworms

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Recommended summer read » EVELINA: A VICTORIAN HEROINE IN VENICE by Judith Harris Read more » po.st/evelina-book This is the extraordinary saga of Countess Evelina van Millingen Pisani, a modern woman who lived in the age of Queen Victoria. A friend of Henry James and Isabella Stewart Gardner, she led a rich but turbulent life that spanned from Rome to Constantinople and Venice. #Evelina#CountessEvelina #Venice #WhatToRead #SummerBooks #LoveBooks#booklove #readingnow #recommendedbooks #reading #bookworm

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PRE-ORDER ALERT "HEYDRICH: DARK SHADOW OF THE SS" will be available 14 August » po.st/heydrich We anticipate high demand for this title, so order now to secure your copy! Hardback, 248 x 172 mm, 608 pages, NOTE: 743 black-and-white photographs! Heydrich was determined to succeed at every challenge he encountered. An ambitious sportsman, a loving family man and a ruthless executive, Heydrich possessed all the qualities necessary to carry out Hitler’s policy in Himmler’s name. This book illustrates the life of the architect of genocide, his background, upbringing and career. #Heydrich#SS #MilitaryHistory #WW2 #WhatToRead #Nazi #SSElite #fonthillmedia

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We recommend » THE ITALIAN ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA: A POOR FIGHTING FORCE OR DOOMED BY CIRCUMSTANCE by Walter S. Zapotoczny Jr. https://www.facebook.com/walter.zapotoczny Read more » po.st/italian-army Although the Italian Army earned Allied admiration at Tobruk, Gazala and El Alamein, it was dogged by a lack of resources and leadership...

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For the latest Military History titles visit: po.st/military-history

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As Pakistan polls close, take a look at the political journey of IMRAN KHAN (tipped to be Pakistan's new PM) » po.st/imran_khan

"One of the most brilliant, readable and compelling accounts of a political career I have ever read anywhere" PETER OBORNE

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RALEGH'S PIRATE COLONY IN AMERICA: THE LOST SETTLEMENT OF ROANOKE 1584-1590 is out now Read more » po.st/roanoke The lost colony of Roanoke Island, North Carolina, was England's first experiment in civilian empire building and the first attempt at peaceful co-existence between Native Americans and the English. It disappeared without trace, defeating intense efforts to find it... #books #historybooks #americanhistory #newbooks #booklove#instabook #settlement #roanoke #englishsettlers

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THE TWO DUCHESSES: GEORGIANA DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE, ELIZABETH DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE is out now » po.st/two-duchesses "The Two Duchesses" is family correspondence of and relating to Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, Elizabeth, Duchess of Devonshire, Earl of Bristol (Bishop of Derry), the Countess of Bristol, Lord Byron, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir Augustus Foster and others 1777-1859, focusing on the period from America's independence to the fall of Napoleon. #Georgiana #Devonshire #ElizabethFoster #History #Books#WhatToRead #NewBooks #ReadingNow

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📚👓📖 Discover our latest releases: http://po.st/latest-books

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SS-MAJOR HORST KOPKOW: FROM GESTAPO TO BRITISH INTELLIGENCE Read more » po.st/kopkow Gestapo Major Horst Kopkow had the deaths of 200 Allied agents on his conscience; not a problem for Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).