So Vast An Armada

From Belfast Lough to D-Day.

Pim and Churchill’s Map Room

Based on the papers of Captain Richard Pim, RNVR Supervisor of Churchill’s Map Room 1939-1945

Overhead and Over Here

The story of American military aviation in Northern Ireland during the Second World War.

A Nurse in the Belfast Blitz

Emma Duffin’s diary is an eye-witness account of the devastating air raids and aftermath of the Belfast Blitz in 1941. The diary has been transcribed and is represented with illustrations and contextual information by the editor.

Passing Through

The story of the United States Army in Northern Ireland 1942 -1944.

The Derry Boys

The story of the 9th (Londonderry) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery (Supplementary Reserve) 1939-1946.

Revisiting a Letter from Ulster

The Twelve Mile Snipers

Fermanagh in the Second World War

Winning The War. Hurst, Film & Propaganda (1)

The Lion Has Wings (1939) The first in a series of short publications looking at Brian Desmond Hurst's wartime films.

Winning the War. Hurst, Film & Propaganda (2)

The next booklet in the Winning the War Series looks at Brian Desmond Hurst's A Call for Arms! (1940), Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940) and Dangerous Moonlight (1941).

The American Red Cross in Northern Ireland

A succinct account of the history of the American Red Cross in Northern Ireland, focusing mainly on the Second World War, when an estimated 300,000 US service personnel passed through and were based in NI between 1942 and 1945. It describes the organisation's provision of welfare services, including the establishment of the organisation's first service club in the UK in Derry/Londonderry, their subsequent operations, evolution and expansion, until eventually operating at over 40 sites in Northern Ireland.

Honouring the Fallen and Serving the Living; The History of the Northern Ireland War Memorial

Honouring the Fallen and Serving the Living chronicles the history of the Northern Ireland War Memorial from its roots just after the Second World War to present day. From fundraising appeals organised from three converted tramcars on blitzed ground off High Street; to the opening of the original War Memorial building on Waring Street; to its present location on Talbot Street as an Accredited museum. Throughout this journey, the organisation's objectives have remained the same; to honour the fallen and serve the living.

Northern Ireland's First Fighter Squadron: No. 245 (Northern Rhodesia) Squadron

This is the story of just over a year in the life of a fighter squadron, No. 245, which flew Hawker Hurricanes from RAF Aldergrove, and subsequently, RAF Ballyhalbert in 1940-41. It was the only air defence unit to serve in Northern Ireland during the Belfast Blitz. It also flew on important convoy escort duties and, perhaps surprisingly, acted as an Operational Training Unit for Polish, Czech, Free French and Norwegian pilots. This 'hidden history' has never been told in detail before. The author has received great help from historians throughout Europe and also in Great Britain and Ireland and is able to reveal the squadron's part in the mystery of Rudolf Hess.