The Real History Behind Foyle's War
War & Combat Military History True Stories British Social History World War II History Television Companion Reference Work
The Real History Behind Foyle’s War (2006, hardback with dust jacket) is the definitive companion to Anthony Horowitz’s acclaimed ITV detective series, but it stands on its own as a gripping non-fiction portrait of Britain’s home front. Author Rod Green, with full access to the show’s research files and the Imperial War Museum archives, unpacks the true stories that inspired every episode—from unexploded bombs in Hastings to the birth of SOE spy rings. Illustrated with rare photographs, wartime posters and location stills, the book lets you see exactly how real events were woven into Foyle’s quiet battles against corruption and espionage.
Collectors value this volume because it goes far beyond a standard “making-of” tie-in. Each chapter matches a TV episode to the actual legislation, military memos or civilian diaries that shaped it, giving readers a crash-course in 1940s British law, rationing science and secret-service politics. The result is a hybrid reference work: part military history, part social documentary, and part production scrapbook. Young-adult readers appreciate the clear timelines and side-bar facts, while adults relish the depth of detail on everything from black-market penicillin to the real “Typhoid Mary” of North Africa.
This clean, tight, first-edition hardcover is in very nice condition—no inscriptions, no dog-eared pages, no sun-faded spine—so it can sit proudly next to your DVD box set or in a World War II collection. Because the series still streams globally and new fans discover it every year, demand for the book remains steady; used copies in this condition are increasingly scarce. Whether you’re a Foyle devotee, a military-history buff, or simply want an engaging doorway into everyday life during total war, this illustrated ABC Books release is the closest you’ll get to a time-machine ticket to 1940s Britain.
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