Books on the Second World War Buying Richmond at War 1939-1945 and our other books on the Second World War You can buy copies: from local bookshops, including Kew Bookshop, Lloyds of Kew, The National Archives bookshop and The Open Book in Richmond at the Museum of Richmond at our monthly talks by post from Mrs Roberta Turner, 29 Northumbria Court, 6 Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1AE. Cheques should be made payable to the Richmond Local History Society. Our prices are listed below. (Reduced prices for members are shown in brackets.) For orders by post we also charge for postage and packing. For orders to UK addresses this is £1.50 for the first item; we may need to charge additional postage for orders of more than one item. online, paying with a credit or debit card via PayPal. Our online prices include postage and packing. Richmond at War 1939-1945 Richmond at War 1939-1945 by Simon Fowler tells the story of life in the town during the Second World War. A series of raids saw the deaths of 98 civilians and damage to ten thousand buildings. The book also looks at some of the hush-hush activities in Richmond Park. There are stories of heroism, tragedy and good humour based on the memories of the men, women and children who were there. 102 pages. Published 2015. ISBN 978-0-9550717-8-2 £6 (£5 for members) Buy online via PayPal Richmond at War 1939-1945 Members, inc. p&p in UK £6.35 GBPNon-members, inc. p&p in UK £7.35 GBPOrders from Europe, inc. post and packing £8.95 GBPOrders from AUS/NZ/SING, inc. post and packing £10.25 GBPOrders from Rest of World, inc. post and packing £9.95 GBP Kew at War 1939-1945 Kew at War 1939-1945 by David Blomfield and Christopher May seeks to capture the flavour of life in Kew during the war, using wherever possible the recollections of those who lived here at the time. Find out more 72 pages. Third edition 2016. ISBN 987-0-9550717-4-4 £5 (£4 for members) Buy online via PayPal Kew at War 1939-1945 Members, inc. p&p in UK £5.35 GBPNon-members, inc. p&p in UK £6.35 GBPOrders from Europe, inc. post and packing £7.95 GBPOrders from AUS/NZ/SING, inc. post and packing £9.25 GBPOrders from Rest of World, inc. post and packing £8.95 GBP Ham and Petersham in Wartime by Leonard Chave and J .M. Lee 74 pages. Published 2011 (reprinted 2012). ISBN 0-9550717-6-8 £4 (£3 for members) Buy online via PayPal Ham and Petersham in Wartime Members, inc. p&p in UK £4.35 GBPNon-members, inc. p&p in UK £5.35 GBPOrders from Europe, inc. post and packing £6.95 GBPOrders from AUS/NZ/SING, inc. post and packing £8.25 GBPOrders from Rest of World, inc. post and packing £7.95 GBP Petersham: radar and operational research 1940-1946 by J. M. Lee 44 pages. First published 2011. Reprinted with new cover, 2016. ISBN 978-0-95507 17-7-5 £3 (£2 for members) Petersham was transformed during the Battle of Britain in September 1940, when Anti-Aircraft Commad requisitioned the village hall and institute, the vicarage, All Saints Church and Elm Lodge, and then set up radar transmitters on the golf course. Some of the most important experiments that led to discoveries that made British radar such an effective instrumet of war were carried out in Petersham vicarage. Michael Lee, an emeritus professor of the University of Bristol and a former editor of our journal, Richmond History, tells the story. Petersham: Radar and operational research 1940-1946 Members, inc. p&p in UK £2.65 GBPNon-members, inc. p&p in UK £3.65 GBPOrders from Europe, inc. post and packing £3.70 GBPOrders from Rest of World, inc. post and packing £4.40 GBP Richmond Shop Boy’s War by John Leach 18 pages. Published 1995. ISBN 0-9522099-1-8 £1.00 Buy online via PayPal John Leach: Richmond Shop Boy’s War Members, inc. p&p in UK £2.05 GBPNon-members, inc. p&p in UK £2.50 GBPOrders from Europe, inc. post and packing £3.05 GBPOrders from AUS/NZ/SING, inc. post and packing £3.80 GBPOrders from Rest of World, inc. post and packing £3.80 GBP Go to main Bookshop page Go to main Journal page Go to Home page
