Böcker av Robert Hallmann

For a ten-year-old, with explosions all about him and with the world seeming to be burning the war made a vivid impression. His Westphalian village consisted largely of traditional homesteads built of wattle and daub. The U.S. Third Army lit up the village with phosphor grenades from several mountains away. The world seemed to be coming to an end.

A history of South Benfleet

Witches, martyrs, bodysnatchers, Zulus and rioting peasants! From the skeletons lying underneath the city - which include a woolly mammoth - to the executions of thieves, witches, martyrs and murderers at Chelmsford's gaol, this book will change the way you see the town forever. infamous murderers Samuel Dougal and Thomas Drory died here.

The stories in this haunting collection are as ancient and recent, powerful and fantastical, real and imaginary as the ghosts of myth and legend they feature.Richly illustrated with original drawings, these spine-tingling stories interweave fact and fiction to create perfect tales for reading under the covers on stormy nights.

Chilling stories of ghostly myths, legends and lore

Including more than 100 photographs, this volume explores the colourful and fascinating history of the county of Essex, focusing on the visible reminders of the county's historic past which so often go unnoticed