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Why Britain’s Black Market Boomed After Victory - Robs Books
Why Britain’s Black Market Boomed After Victory
Victory brought Britain peace but not plenty. Discover how post-war rationing, empty shelves and public frustration created a thriving underground trade in meat, cigarettes, petrol, clothing and forged coupons. Read more...
Britain After Midnight: Why Haunted Roads and Inconvenient Ghosts Still Hold Us - Robs Books
Britain After Midnight: Why Haunted Roads and Inconvenient Ghosts Still Hold Us
Britain looks different after midnight. Roads narrow, houses begin to speak, and unexplained lights appear where no path should be. Robin Wickens explores the folklore, testimony and evidence behind twenty... Read more...
Quirky British History Books That Prove the Stranger the Story, the More True It Probably Is - Robs Books
Quirky British History Books That Prove the Stranger the Story, the More True It Probably Is
British history is full of events too peculiar for respectable fiction: troublesome animals, ridiculous laws, accidental heroes and officials defending complete nonsense with impressive confidence. These quirky history books prove... Read more...
The Black Market Wore an Apron - Robs Books
The Black Market Wore an Apron
The post-war black market was not confined to sharp-suited spivs, smoky pubs and railway yards. Much of it operated quietly inside Britain’s homes, where women struggled to feed and clothe... Read more...
Why Britain’s Black Market Boomed After Victory - Robs Books
Why Britain’s Black Market Boomed After Victory
Victory brought Britain peace but not plenty. Discover how post-war rationing, empty shelves and public frustration created a thriving underground trade in meat, cigarettes, petrol, clothing and forged coupons. Read more...