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  • av David Paul
    225

    Thetis: Submarine Disaster, is the story of loss of HMS Thetis which sank in Liverpool Bay on 1st June 1939 - her maiden dive, with the loss of ninety-nine lives; the worst peacetime submarine tragedy to be suffered by the Royal Navy. A massive rescue operation was mounted, but the operation ended in failure, with only four crew being rescued.

  • - Tiger Flowers - Champion of the World
    av Bob Mee
    265,-

    Theodore 'Tiger' Flowers rose above prejudice to become the first African-American to win the world middleweight title.

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    - Innovator, Scientist, Geologist and Clockmaker
    av Maxwell Craven
    479

    A fascinating and detailed account of a truly remarkable engineer, inventor and clockmaker from Derby

  • av John Laws
    199

    A full colour album depicting the British bus Industry throughout the 1980s, during deregulation and privatisation,

  • - Defending the Islanders' Way of Life
    av David Gledhill
    285,-

    "Fighters Over The Falklands" looks at how the Falkland Islands are defended by RAF air defence fighter aircraft. Covering the period immediately after the Falklands war when the Phantom became the front line of the islands' defence, through to the departure of the Tornado F3s, it captures military life and concludes with why the Typhoon will be a

  • - V Force: Preserving Our Democracy
    av Philip Goodall
    259,99

    A fascinating and chilling account of the Cold War by an RAF pilot who was to drop the bomb on Russia

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    - William Beckford's Letters to His Bookseller
    av Robert J. Gemmett
    425

    This collection of over 350 letters written by William Beckford to his bookseller George Clarke constitutes the most complete documentary record of his collecting habits and literary pursuits in existence. The letters are also significant as historical documents that guide the reader into the golden age of the London book trade in the 1830s.

  • - The Story of No. 500 (County of Kent) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force
    av Robin J. Brooks
    225

    The gripping story of 500 Squadron which was at the forefront of operations against the mighty Luftwaffe

  • - SOE Close Combat Pistol Instructor Colonel Hector Grant-Taylor
    av David Armstrong
    248,99

    At Close Quarters reveals the truth behind Grant-Taylor and his shooting method. It details for the first time why Grant-Taylor kept his true identity secret, his actual origins, his secret wartime service and how he went onto influence the Commanding Officer of the post war SAS regiment in the area of close quarter battle and special operations.

  • - Queen Victoria's Second Son
    av John van der Kiste
    195

    Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Admiral of the Fleet, was the second son of Queen Victoria. At 18 he was elected King of Greece, but not allowed to accept the crown. While touring Australia in 1868 he narrowly escaped assassination. His last years were clouded by alcoholism, ill-health, and the suicide of his only son and heir.

  • av Peter Tuffrey
    225

    Peter Tuffrey was aware of the vast photographic archives lurking in the depths of the Yorkshire Post newspaper. Renewing his contact with an old acquaintance and newspaper editor, Peter Charlton, the author was presented with a marvellous opportunity to select some of these images for use in Yorkshire Railways: From the Yorkshire Post Archives.

  • - From Contemporary Chronicles, Letters and Records
    av Keith Dockray
    189

    By its presentation of contemporary and near contemporary sources, this book enables the reader to get behind the mythology and gain a more realistic picture of the king. An invaluable collection of the primary sources presented clearly and concisely, it demonstrates just why Richard has remained an enigma for so long.

  • - Luftwaffe Aerial Reconnaissance Photographs of England, Scotland and Wal
    av Nigel J. Clarke
    225

    Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photographed all of Great Britain. In June 1945 a British intelligence unit stumbled upon 16 tonnes of pictures, dumped in a barn in the Bavarian forest. The original Luftwaffe archive was destroyed at the end of the war, and this discovery was an incomplete German Intelligence copy. This book reproduces 220 images.

  • - London to Aberdeen from the Bill Reed Collection
    av Peter Tuffrey
    179

    Seventy-nine-year-old Nottingham railway photographer, Bill Reed, shows for the first time his colour pictures of steam locomotives taken from the line-side, on shed and on works. The photographs cover the area on and off the main line from the London termini up to Aberdeen.

  • av Meopham Historical Society
    199

    Meopham Changing Places is a collection of old photographs of the village of Meopham in Kent, with historical comment, accompanied by matching contemporary colour photographs of the same sites and buildings. The book shows the sharp contrast from late Victorian times up to the second decade of the twenty-first century.

  • - Changing Faces
    av Andrew Hignell
    199

    Glamorgan CCC 1888-2012 celebrates the people who have taken the Club on the remarkable journey through 125 years. Using a series of team photographs from the Club's archives - many of which have never been previously published this is a fascinating collection that will greatly appeal to Glamorgan supporters and lovers of Welsh sport in general.

  • - From the Yorkshire Post Picture Archives
    av Peter Tuffrey
    199

    This is the first time information and photographs on West Yorkshire's cinemas and theatres have been grouped together in one publication. With over 240 photographs, Many of which are from the Yorkshire Post's archives, plus informative captions, Peter Tuffrey tells the story of cinema in the densely populated areas around Leeds and Bradford.

  • av Paul Chrystal
    189

    York is one of Britain's best preserved cities. Changing York aims to record nearly one hundred of York's historic riches, showing how they were in the past and how they survive and function today. These stunning images give an unrivalled snapshot of York life in the early 20th century, showing the city in ways that will fascinate and enthral.

  • av Allan Frost
    179

    This collection of archive images, many never before published, documents life in the ancient Shropshire market town of Wellington between two World Wars. Entertaining and informative, this book reveals how the people of Wellington recovered from the effects of one devastating war before they were obliged to make preparations to cope with another.

  • - A Navigator's Eye on Britain's Cold War Warrior
    av David Gledhill
    279 - 325

    The story of life on the frontline during the Cold War told in the words of a navigator who flew the iconic jet. Unique pictures show the Phantom in its true environment and show why the Phantom was the envy of NATO. It tells the inside story of some of the early problems, how the aircraft developed and events which shaped its history.

  • - Kriegsmarine Bases During the Second World War
    av Jak P. Mallmann Showell
    285,-

    Hitler's Naval Bases is the most comprehensive book on the subject. It covers bases in detail from the smallest and unmanned locations to the largest dedicated bases in Lorient, Kiel and Wilhemshaven. The book covers the different types of bases from the isolated and forgotten, escape and survival bases, to the extremities of the main naval bases.

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    - 41 Squadron RAF, August 1942-May 1945: a Biographical History
    av Steve Brew
    425

    41 Squadron is one of the oldest RAF Squadrons still in existence and has seen service from the First World War, policing the Middle East in the 1930s, throughout the Second World War, and more recently in the First Gulf War and Yugoslavia. This is the first comprehensive study, concentrating on its Second World War between August 1942 - May 1945

  • - Facts Learned from Experience
    av Jak P. Mallmann Showell
    250,99

    Bill Love found himself in close contact with a traditional witchcraft coven as early as 1942. This was outrageous and dangerous. The Witchcraft Act was not repealed until almost ten years and yet Bill Love firmly attached to the concept of living in harmony with nature, and in 1953 he asked to join such a coven. This book represents his story.

  • - Luftwaffe Aerial Reconnaissance of Great Britain
    av Nigel J. Clarke
    279

    Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photographed all of Great Britain. In June 1945 a British intelligence unit stumbled upon 16 tonnes of pictures, dumped in a barn in the Bavarian forest. The original Luftwaffe archive was destroyed at the end of the war, and this discovery was an incomplete German Intelligence copy. This book reproduces 220 images

  • - Bert Hall, Aviator and Mercenary of the Skies
    av Blaine Lee Pardoe
    265,-

    A definitive biography of the aviator Bert Hall of the Lafayette Escadrille, a French fighter squadron during World War 1. Hall was variously labelled as: rogue, card cheat, forger, human cannonball, criminal, bigamist, deserter, filmmaker, author, Chinese General, arms smuggler, Foreign Legionnaire, salesman, aerial racer amd aviation pioneer.

  • - Air Operations of the Soviet Union Vvs and Luftwaffe
    av Nikita Egorov
    315

    Fighters over Stalingrad Volume One covers air operations, battles and plans of Soviet VVS and Luftwaffe during the epic battle for Stalingrad (defensive period July 1942 - October 1942). The book includes records on day-by-day activities, claims and losses from both sides in incredible detail. It includes previously unpublished material and maps.

  • av A.G. Macdonell
    179

    The treasure was to be found in an English country house, and it was worth one million pounds, but what was the treasure, was it jewels or something else? Various parties were searching; American gangsters among them, and all had to unravel the clues to be found in the works of Shakespeare. Murder followed murder as the ruthless search continued.

  • av A. G. Macdonell
    179

    Classic 1920s crime thriller. A fascinating crime story with unusual twists, murder follows murder with no seeming motive. In the classic genre of '20s and '30s crime fiction, Macdonell manages to introduce a different element, unusual twists that keep the reader captivated and anxious to discover what came next.

  • av A. G. Macdonell
    179

    A masterpiece of character depiction. An expose of the Mayfair Mussolini fans and war profiteers One of A. G. Macdonell's most biting books - a perceptive look at the rise of Nazism and its inevitable outcome. A novel, but with such prescience it could have been fact; illustrating the fondness for the right wing fascist movements among monied set

  • - Manchester City 2011-2012
    av Andrew Waldon
    189

    My Eyes Have Seen the Glory is a match-by-match, blow-by-blow, superbly illustrated account of Manchester City's glorious 2011/12 Premiership season.

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