Ian MacDougall is een onderzoeker bij de Scottish Working People's History Trust. Zijn werken duiken diep in de sociale geschiedenis en onderzoeken de levens en ervaringen van werkende mensen. Door zijn verzameling mondelinge geschiedenissen en zijn inspanningen om archiefdocumenten te bewaren, speelde hij een cruciale rol in het documenteren van het erfgoed van de Schotse arbeidersklasse. Zijn bijdragen bieden onschatbare inzichten in de arbeidersbeweging en de blijvende impact ervan.
In this book, MacDougall provides valuable insights into the training and organization of defensive groups such as volunteer corps. He also discusses some of the challenges facing national defense during the time period covered, making this book a must-read for anyone interested in military history.
During the Second World War thousands of women served with the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) or the Timber Corps. In this book 19 Scotswomen who served in the war tell their stories.
Oral history accounts from library staff, including introduction and comprehensive notes.
This first oral history of Lilliesleaf (Roxburghshire) to be published portrays a lost lifestyle which reflects that of many villages and rural areas of Scotland.