This book tells the story of British cruiser warfare and naval strategy in the Southern Atlantic in 1914 and 1915. The campaign to bring a German squadron to battle met with disaster (the Battle of Coronel) before final victory at the Falklands Islands. Individual raiders like the Emden, Dresden and Konigsburg were also hunted and destroyed.
A study of the organisational structure, uniforms and insignia of Germany's feared military police formations during the Second World War
The gripping true story of Finn Eriksrud - a Mosquito pilot who fled Norway to take on the Luftwaffe over his occupied country.
The first book to cover the social and political causes and consequences of Rome's major conflicts on land and sea during the Republican period
Thrilling rare and previously unpublished special operations flown by the RAF during World War 2
Agatha Christie's disappearance in December 1926 as seen in a new light: a real life mystery as gripping as any of her novels
A fresh new biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II, German Emperor from 1888 until his abdication at the end of the First World War, and his exile in the Netherlands
Impossible to detect by radar or intercepted by fighters, the Luftwaffe embarked on top secret projects to create supersonic and stealth flying wings to end the war
The first detailed account of RAF operations in the Middle East and Far East regions following VJ-Day in the Second World War
Before the Battle of Britain was the Battle for France - and the first deployment of the Hurricane, in this gripping wartime diary
The first book to examine the social and political effects that women - both the virtuous and scheming - had on Rome
The first proper biographies of the three younger sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II, each whose lives were wrecked by tragedy
Moray shared the Scottish improvement experience during the 18th century. The story of the making of the Moray landscape offers a cheerful alternative to the sad saga of Highland Clearances. Moray's enlightened landowners & township husbandmen worked together, redesigning the countryside in an agricultural revolution, forging new rural traditions.
The Boulton Paul Balliol was the last Merlin-powered aircraft although it started life as the world's first turbo-trainer
Hatfield witnessed the early years of aviation, hosted flying clubs and air races, and produced iconic aircraft while peace lasted
A comprehensive study of 41 Squadron RAF, concentrating on its wartime activity between September 1939 and July 1942
A pictorial guide to life in this iconic modern aircraft
The life story of an important and eminent - but largely unsung Victorian
The story of Clint Sperry - an American fighter pilot in P47 Thunderbolts, stationed in England during the Second World War
This book pictures the growth of British air transport from inception in 1910 to the formation of Imperial Airways in 1934 and the beginnings of BOAC. It shows the impetus given to aircraft production in WWI and presents an account of the operational and financial fortunes of each of the principal airlines which began operations shortly after.
An unique examination of the history and current status of the Russian Aviation industry
An unique book which shows - with grim humour - how Hitler's Nazi's imposed themselves on a City long associated with pleasure.
This collection of over 168 colour photographs, which date from 1958 to 1967, features the Western Region of B.R., formerly the territory of the Great Western Railway, and its motive power. Railwayman Bill Reed took the pictures during a number of visits to stations, sheds and to areas offering an attractive vantage point to shoot film.
A ground-breaking exploration of the Avon Valley Frontier and the astonishing continuity that makes river so remarkable
The second volume of this superb three-volume series detailing the history of Britain's most distinguished RAF station
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