"[Dr] Verling was based on St Helena during Napoleon's imprisonment and at one point he was even appointed as Napoleon's official physician. Throughout his stay, this young Irish doctor kept a vivid and detailed diary of his experiences, which is published here for the first tim…
The famous image of Hitler in Paris has become one of the most iconic images of the Second World War. However, Hitler only spent a few hours in Paris before heading to Flanders to re-visit the sites of the battlefields where he had served during the Great War. He was on a propag…
Superbly researched, written and illustrated, this is the tragic story of the formation and later destruction of a unique infantry battalion of The Great War.
WORLD HISTORY: SECOND WORLD WAR. This is the second volume in a meticulously researched four-part series that provides a comprehensive insight into the aerial exploits at Operation 'Market Garden' in September 1944. In an interesting method of presenting the information, the aut…
This is a true story of a force of 'licensed to kill' secret agents, commanded by a real wartime secret service chief code named M, with whom Ian Fleming worked, and upon whom his James Bond stories were based.
This is a true story of a force of 'licensed to kill' secret agents, commanded by a real wartime secret service chief code named M, with whom Ian Fleming worked, and upon whom his James Bond stories were based.
Colin Boococks' railway photographs are already familiar as they have been featured in a variety of railway books and magazines. This book shows around 300 of his favorite images that illustrate the many different aspects of railway photography.The key seven chapters in this boo…
In this volume Sean McGrail introduces the reader to a relatively new branch of Archaeology - the study of water transport - how early rafts, boats, and ships were built and used. Concepts, such as boatbuilding traditions, ship stability and navigation without instruments, are f…
