For the first time, using recently declassified materials and extensive interviews with those involved, Looking Down the Corridors provides a detailed account and analysis of these operations and their unique contribution to the Cold War.
BEGINNING with the D-Day landings, this is a brutally frank appraisal of the planned use and actual results of the deployment of armour by both German and Allied commanders in the major tank battles of the Normandy campaign, including operations Epsom, Goodwood, Cobra and Totalize.
This groundbreaking biography reveals the woman behind the myth.
From his lens to the pages of this book, this is a unique look at an oft-overlooked period of British railway history.
The wicketkeeper, known as his sport's most prolific 'sledger', has amassed more than 20 years of stories from his career at the heart of the game and now reveals them in typically outspoken style.
Fully updated this new edition of A Beginners' Guide to Living on the Waterways covers different types of liveaboard craft suitable for canals, rivers and estuaries, and the good and bad points of the different options.
The Great British Woodstock: The Incredible Story of the Weeley Festival 1971
The Dublin King
Situated on the Roman Akeman Street, in the heart of the Vale to which it gives its name, Aylesbury's claim to be the county town of Buckinghamshire derives from its centrality and its early status as a royal manor, which made it the obvious location for the county gaol and the venue for the assizes and other county gatherings.
Explores the island through two different environments: from the founding of the monastery there by Saint Carthage to the use of the island as a place of detention, punishment and undignified death.
Bohernabreena is one of the most fascinating and historic areas in all of Ireland. Including the settlements of the Glenasmole Valley, the legend of Tir na nOg, and the megalithic burial chamber on Seefin Mountain, this book takes the reader on a journey through the past of Ireland itself.
The mountains and spectacular coastline of County Waterford are rich in traditional stories.
Harry Clarke was Ireland's greatest stained glass artist and arguably the finest of his time in any country. I cannot see anybody superseding it." - Irish Independent"Nicola Gordon Bowe has undoubtedly produced the definitive study of Harry Clarke, in a lively and lucid style, with profound insight." - Irish Arts Review
A history through old and rare photographs of Clay Cross, Derbyshire, and the company which was the heart of the town. This book contains full captions that provide a background to the images, covering the changes in the region over the last hundred years.
Donegal (or Dun an nGall in Irish, meaning 'the fort of the stranger') is the name given to the most northerly county in Ireland. Strange things have happened, and continue to happen, in this wild and beautiful place and ghost stories are part of the fabric of life here.
Vulcan: God of Fire is a historical account of Britain's nuclear deterrent force, the development of atomic/thermonuclear weapons and the bombers. Further coverage includes the use of the Vulcan as a refuelling tanker and reconnaissance platform, and the Vulcan XH558, whose last flight was on 28 October 2015.
Hatchments in Northamptonshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire
How the history of these two countries will bring them closer together and the effect it will have on the world
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