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Archaeology.
Scapa Flow.
A seventh volume, dedicated to the papers presented at the John Rae 200 Conference in Stromness in September 2013. Published by Orkney Heritage Society with Orkney Archaeological Trust. Paperback.
Exploring the people and places that played an important role in the war effort and examines the physical legacy of the war, often faded by time and slowly being reclaimed by nature. By Historic Scotland. Paperback.
A history of Vikings. By Neil Oliver, archaelogist, historian, writer and broadcaster. Paperback.
The epic story of a nation forged in ice, stone and bronze. By Neil Oliver. Paperback.
The story of the ships of Scapa Flow, their sinking and their salvage, using many previously unseen images of the recovery and subsequent removal of many of the German battleships and cruisers to Rosyth dockyard in Fife for breaking up. By Campbell McCutcheon. Paperback.
This book tells the dramatic story of how the Royal Navy transformed ordinary citizens into first rate sailors and navy personnel during the Second World War. By Orkney resident, Angus Konstam. Paperback.
Bryce Wilson traces the town's colourful history over 400 years, with tales of merchant and entrepreneur, seafarer and explorer, whaler and fisherman, publican, pirate and privateer. Hardback.
An intriguing snapshot of crofting life in the county 130 years ago through evidence given to, what became known as, the Napier Commission, set up by the government to probe the plight of crofters in the Highlands and Islands. By William P.L. Thomson. Hardback.
Landscapes of Scapa Flow War - Peace - Nature By Tom Muir and Scapa Flow Partnership
Life in a 1950s School Hostel as remembered by Bertha M Fiddler. Paperback.