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London's Lost Battlefields hides the ghosts of bloodshed and rebellion from Boudicca to the devastating but little known Zeppelin attacks of the First World War.

By the 19th century the demands to house Birmingham's rapidly expanding industry and workforce swiftly urbanised Nechells. Building in this north-east part of Birmingham was hastily constructed. This book captures the considerable changes Nechells has undergone throughout three generations in old and comparative contemporary colour photographs.

In 1934 E. O. Spence, the Belle Vue team manager tirelessly forged ahead to make Midget Car Racing the number one motor-racing sport in pre-war Britain.

Farnborough is best known for its experiments and development of aircraft types. After WWII it played host to a considerable variety of aircraft including a number of Axis types captured during the war. Beautifully illustrated and written by an aviation expert, SBAC Farnborough is the definitive book on the subject of Farnborough from 1932 onwards.

The true story of operators from a private military contractor working in Iraq shortly after the Gulf War. Steiner had left the British Army to join the gold rush in war-torn Iraq, but grew disillusioned about the declining situation in the country as he believed that the joint US and UK invasion had made things far worse.

Manston had its origins in the RN Seaplane Station, Westgate, later expanded for landplane operations. The first unit at Manston was 3 Wing RNAS that moved from Detling in April 1916. Together with RNAS Eastchurch, Manston's War Flight of Triplanes, Camels and Pups patrolled the coast. After WWI, Manston expanded and to become a training station.

During World War II the Merchant Navy played a vital part in evacuations from countries that were overrun. They saved over 90,000 troops from Dunkirk and went on to rescue more than 200,000 from other parts of France. They also manned salvage ships, rescue tugs and other specialist craft. This book tells the story of these achievements.

Offices were set up in London and establishments for the training and deployment of US secret agents into occupied Europe as well as assisting the SOE in supplying the resistance. Until an airfield was built for their clandestine operations, OSS agents were flown out from RAF Tempsford, Churchill's Most Secret Airfield.

The story of Lancaster rear gunner W/O Sidney Knott, DFC, Knott survived sixty-four operations, included many 'Battle of the Ruhr' targets. This combination of dramatic narrative and strategic overview includes controversial views about the morality of area bombing and its contribution to victory in Europe.

A comprehensive compilation of rare events during this fascinating period, this book covers all regions. It features steam (mainly), as well as diesel and electric motor power at work on scheduled and extraordinary services throughout the network. The chronology is supported by many contemporary photographs. There are lots of surprises!

Ivor Jones' new book vividly describes the cunning night-time decoys which saved Cardiff, indeed Wales itself from German bombings during the Second World War.

British Aircraft Manufacturers since 1909 traces one hundred years of the British aviation industry, its history, origins, mergers and takeovers. It details the evolution of the British aviation industry from fragile biplanes and majestic airliners that united the world to the advanced bombers and fighters of today.

Industry & The Coast is a gritty depiction of areas with a unique story to tell, immortalised in haunting, previously unpublished photographs of Teeside and Tyne & Wear In the 1960s with a captivating narrative in which the author draws from the abandoned emblems of our industrial history a deeper human significance and sense of place.

In the last few years of steam power on the British railway network, Richard Gaunt was taking photographs across the north of England showing not only the locomotives but the varied and dramatic surroundings they worked in. These beautiful images bring the past to life - for those who remember that era and those with more general interests.

Lympne was developed during the First World War. During the 1920s and 1930s Imperial Airways often used the airfield, being on route to France. With the declaration of the Second World War in September 1939, it was realised that it was the ideal location for the RAF, being close to the coast and was host to many RAF squadrons from 1939 to 1945.

Napoleon, not wishing to fall into the hands of French royalists and other enemies, surrendered to the British on HMS Bellerophon. This details the events between 24 May and 8 August 1815. Admiral Maitland placed his cabin at Napoleon's disposal and sailed for England where he was removed to HMS Northumberland, which conveyed him to St Helena.

Here, for the first time, 102 First Team group photographs are on display, and never before has the identity of so many Rangers players been revealed.

From the iconic Vulcan to the latest generation of Typhoon aircraft, this fascinating and highly illustrated book tells how each design was created and translated into operational aircraft. The book gives a detailed account on how specific aircraft types were envisaged, created, developed and manufactured together with their service history.

Photographs and captions of Celtic FC in colour and black & white featuring players from the early days of the Club up to the present day.This book encapsulates some of the glory by featuring star players down the ages.

Bill Reed was a fireman on steam locomotives in the early part of his working life, eventually graduating to being a driver on diesel-electrics. Much of his spare time has been taken up photographing in black & white and colour, many aspects of railways throughout Britain. This book features 220 black and white images from the East Coast line.

Macdonell uses his usual skill, well-dosed with ingenious twists, and a fast moving story-line, to keep the reader riveted to the book. Chase, conspiracy, espionage, quick-thinking initiative and much adventure with Irishmen and Russians thrown in, keeps the adventure in a high gear from beginning to end.

A biography telling the exciting story of David Livingstone, a humble Scottish missionary who became Africa's most famous explorer