History & Transport
The A-Z of Curious Derbyshire : Strange Stories of Mysteries, Crimes and Eccentrics
DERBYSHIRE has long been a popular tourist destination.For centuries the crowds have flocked to fash..
The Art of Swordsmanship by Hans Leckuchner
English translation of one of the most significant medieval texts on fighting with swords. Complet..
The Art of War - The Ancient Classic
The original and bestselling leadership book! Sun Tzu's ideas on survival and success have been rea..
The Assassination of JFK: Minute by Minute
As read on BBC Radio 2This is the story of JFK's assassination as told from the frontline: it is abo..
The Battle of Britain
The greatest air battle in history was fought in the skies over southern England between the RAF and..
The Battle of Britain
'A notable account of an epic human experience' Max Hastings, Sunday Times'Hitler knows that he will..
The Battle of Britain: A Visual History
By summer of 1940, the Nazi Blitzkrieg had swept through much of westernEurope, seizing control of t..
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The Battle of Britain: Book 2 of the Ladybird Expert History of the Second World War
UNDERSTAND AND EXPERIENCE THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY AERIAL EVER FOUGHTPart of the new Ladybird Expert s..
The Black Man's President : Abraham Lincoln, African Americans, and the Pursuit of Racial Equality
Frederick Douglass called the martyred president "emphatically the black man's president" as well as..
The Bloodied Field : Croke Park. Sunday 21 November 1920
On the morning of 21 November 1920, Jane Boyle walked to Sunday Mass in the church where she would b..
The British Army in Afghanistan 2006-14 : Task Force Helmand
Fighting an elusive and dangerous enemy far from home, the British army in Afghanistan has been invo..
The Buried Spitfires of Burma : A 'Fake' History
Rumours of buried Spitfires from the Second World War have spread around the world for seventy-five ..
The Camper Van Bible 2nd edition : Live, Eat, Sleep (Repeat)
The Camper Van Bible is THE definitive glovebox bible for anyone who owns or 'would die for' a campe..
The Camper Van Bible: The Glovebox Edition
The Camper Van Bible: Glovebox Edition is the perfect pocket-sized companion to accompany you on you..
The Children of Ash and Elm : A History of the Vikings
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'As brilliant a history of the Vikings as one could possibly hope to read' T..
The Concorde Story
As the world's first - and only - supersonic passenger transport aircraft, the Anglo-French Concorde..
The Crooked Path to Abolition : Abraham Lincoln and the Antislavery Constitution
The long and turning path to the abolition of American slavery has often been attributed to the equi..
The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World : The Sinking of the "Titanic" and the End of the Edwardian Era
When the ship of dreams sank, so did the Edwardian era. In this original and meticulously-research..
The Early Life of James VI : A Long Apprenticeship, 1566-1585
James VI and I was arguably the most successful ruler of the Stewart Dynasty in Scotland, and the fi..
The Egyptians : A Radical Story
'I started reading this and couldn't stop. It's a remarkable piece of work, and very revealing.A sti..
The Falklands Guns : The Story of the Captured Argentine Artillery that Became Part of the RAF Regiment
The Oerlikon twin 35mm anti-aircraft gun was the one weapon in the Argentine armoury which had a maj..
The First World War : A Concise Global History
In a compact but comprehensive and clear narrative, this book explores the First World War from a ge..
The Flame of Resistance : American Beauty. French Hero. British Spy.
'I have always been fascinated by that charismatic hero of the Resistance, Josephine Baker, but it t..
The Forest Guide: Scotland : Copses, Woods and Forests of Scotland
A guide to exploring 365 of Scotland's most scenic, wildlife-rich and historically significant woodl..
The Granite Kingdom : A Cornish Journey
A fascinating, lyrical account of an east-west walk across Britain's westernmost and most mysterious..
The Greatest Raid : St Nazaire, 1942: The Heroic Story of Operation Chariot
'I loved this book, as I love any good adventure story sublimely told . . . a gloriously exciting hi..
The Guga Hunters
Every year, ten men from Ness, at the northern tip of the Isle of Lewis, sail north-east for some fo..
The Holocaust : An Unfinished History
'This vital history shatters many myths about the Nazi genocide . . . . surprising . . . provocative..
The Holocaust : The Jewish Tragedy
This is a very thorough account of the experience of the Jews of Europe during World War II.It is vi..
The Hurlers : The First All-Ireland Championship and the Making of Modern Hurling
In 1882, a letter was published in the Irish Times, lamenting the decline of hurling.The game was no..
The Irish Garden : A Cultural History
Don't leave yet. Let there be one more piece of magic to remember the place by. Is there something..
The Land Beneath the Ice : The Pioneering Years of Radar Exploration in Antarctica
A wondrous story of scientific endeavor-probing the great ice sheets of AntarcticaFrom the moment ex..
The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln : A Day-by-Day Account of His Personal, Political, and Military Challenges
This day-by-day account of Abraham Lincoln's last six weeks of life covers a period of extraordinary..