First Day of the Somme : the Complete Account of Britain's Worst-Ever Military Disaster

Andrew Macdonald

The complete account of Britain's worst-ever military disaster. It took several million bullets and roughly an hour to effectively destroy General Sir Douglas Haig's grand plans for the first day of the Somme, 1 July 1916. By day's end, 19,240 British soldiers were dead, crumpled khaki bundles scattered...

Trainspotting 2 Film Tie-in

Irvine Welsh

Now a major film directed by Danny Boyle reuniting the cast of TrainspottingYears on from Trainspotting Sick Boy is back in Edinburgh after a long spell in London. Having failed spectacularly as a hustler, pimp, husband, father and businessman, Sick Boy taps into an opportunity which to him represents o...

Wolfy (HB)

Grégoire Solotareff

Once upon a time there was a rabbit who had never seen a wolf,and a young wolf who had never seen a rabbit.The pair meet and become good friends. Tom the rabbit teaches the wolf to play marbles, read, count and fish. Wolfy teaches Tom to run very, very fast.But eventually their friendship is tested by t...