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Unique and previously unpublished photographs of Cuba's classic American and European automobiles, trucks and station-wagons, from Cadillacs and Buicks to Chevys and Fargos. It is a colourful insight into Cuban culture that features people, places, and cigars.
The remarkable story of the foreigners who volunteered to join the guerrilla war against Germans and Fascists in World War II Italy. The fighters included Britons, Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, South Africans, Americans, Russians and Yugoslavs. Most were escaped prisoners of war. The book is a celebration of brave men and great events.
The story of Blind Veterans UK, an organization that was founded 100 years ago by Sir Arthur Pearson, who was himself blind, during the First World War, in order to bring hope and practical help to Allied servicemen blinded in their country's service. It also tells how light from the torch which Pearson lit has spread to all corners of the earth.
In 1793 the Witts family arrived in Edinburgh for a stay of five years. A well-to-do family they were brought to near penury brought the failure of Edward Witts business. Within a few months Edward and Agnes had built a wide circle of friends and acquaintance in the upper echelons of society where Agnes's magnetic personality worked its magic.
In the mid-1950s the US, worried by advances in Soviet missile technology, sought to develop an IRBM, acting as a stop-gap until their ICBMs became operational. The UK agreed to accept 60 Thor missiles, operated by RAF crews. What followed was an outstandingly successful co-operation between the two Nations.
The truth about how the British treated its prisoners and internees during the First World War
A warts and all profile of this thriving modern railway franchise, serving seven of the UK's major cities based from Birmingham
The definitive history of this famous Kent air fair
The author provides a broad view of the Southern Region and the steam engines employed in the last years before the diesel takeover. Bill Reed's superb colour photographs have made this possible.
Henry VI was weak and feeble, but his wife Margaret of Anjou, 'a great and strong laboured woman', became a formidable political force in her own right. The dynastic struggle that became known as the Wars of the Roses brought the usurpation of Edward IV, the humiliation and exile of Margaret, and the murder of Henry in the Tower of London.
This ever-popular diary sheds new light on the social history of early19th Century Cotswold life
A Pictorial review of the revolutionary Apache attack helicopter. The Apache is the primary attack helicopter in Europe and is mainly used by the British Army Air Corps. Darren Willmin, a keen aviation photographer captures the Apache through the lens at many prime locations including air shows and the British Army Air Corp training ground.
A comprehensive history of RAF Drem, a Fighter Command airfield during the Second World War. Located east of Edinburgh it was responsible for protecting the naval base at Rosyth. Its Spitfires participated in some of the first air battles fought over Britain and along with Hurricanes they continued to patrol the skies until the end of the war.
Operation Big Ben was a Top Secret plan to dive-bomb V rocket installations with Mark IX and Mark XVI Spitfires. For the first time the whole story can be told, showing the work of the Crossbow Committee, intelligence Commandos under Commander Ian Fleming, the brave RAF pilots and the essential contribution of the French and Dutch Resistance.
There is a great parallel between the great ocean liners and the great skyscrapers-a fascinating comparison between these two categories of design, engineering and creative genius. Bill Miller here in 'Sailing and Soaring' tells the wonderful story in words and photographs of the liners and skyscrapers from 1906 to 2010.
Diary of Jan Gellner, Czech navigator, after being trained in the first air observer course within the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan in Canada, he began his tour with the No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Bomber Squadron RAF. During 37 bombing sorties on Vickers Wellington over the occupied European territory and Germany he earned the DFC.
The B-52 entered service in 1955 and lived through the Cold War, being on alert 24/7. It saw service in the Vietnam War and in the deserts of the Middle East in Operation Desert Storm. Of 744 that were built 85 of 'H' model still remain in service. 60 years of service, and many battle scars later, still the B-52 remains Queen of the skies of War.
An expert analysis of how many of our great Neolithic monuments influenced the landscape and communities that built up around them
This book tells the story of the men and machines of the North Eastern Railway during the Great War. 18,339 members of staff, 34% of the workforce, were released for military service - 2,236 of those men died, and 300 received military decorations. There was even a North Eastern Railway Pals Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Ernest Sheasby arrived in the small village of Corfe Castle in Dorset around 1896. After ten years in employment, he set up shop with a horse and carriage business. The Story of Sheasby's South Dorset Coaches lists most of the 120 vehicles that were operated during the company's ninety-nine years as well as a biography of the Sheasby family.
Boatbuilding has been a traditional skill in Cornwall for many hundreds of years. Pasco's Boatyard at St Just in Roseland has been in the forefront of this tradition of boatbuilding, repairing, mooring and storing boats for well over a quarter of a millennium. So much so that it is part of the fabric of the south-west area of Cornwall.
The story of the airship - written by the Captain of the Hindenburg, who tragically died in 1937
Edward IV, (1442-1483) was King of England from March 1461 until October 1470, and again from April 1471 until his death in April 1483. In a turbulent world, Edward Duke of York-with good title to the throne-overthrew the corrupt government of the weak and feeble-minded Henry VI, setting the foundation stones for a strong and prosperous England.
The Great War told through the combat exploits of a single battalion
Details the final weeks of the Second World War, including the surrender of Germany and the liberation of much of Europe
Whether a beginner or an experienced photographer wanting to broaden your horizons, Digital Railway Photography will help you get the best from your camera with clear advice and how to avoid common pitfalls. Whether you have an entry level compact camera or an all-singing high-end digital SLR, you will find no nonsense advice and practical tips.
The first proper biography of Jasper Tudor, the architect of a victory at Bosworth and thus the Tudor dynasty
The story of Britain's lesser known fighter aeroplanes of the First World War, all of which played their part in winning the war.
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