History & Transport
Prime Minister Priti: And Other Things That Never Happened
"She woke with a start. Could it really have happened, or was it just a cruel dream?One way to find ..
Prime Ministers
Prime Ministers delves into the premiership's 300 year history and unearths a host of fascinating, i..
Prime Movers : The real stories of twelve great thinkers from Pericles to Gandhi
Ferdinand Mount has been fascinated by the great thinkers and politicians who have shaped human hist..
Prison Letters
First published to mark the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth, The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandel..
Queen Victoria: Essential Biographies
Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history.In this concise biography, Lady L..
RAF : An Illustrated History from 1918
In the first ninety years of its existence as an independent air arm, the Royal Air Force has carved..
RAF : The Birth of the World's First Air Force
The birth of the Royal Air Force during World War I marked a pivotal moment in modern military and p..
RAF : The Birth of the World's First Air Force
This compact, masterful work by an outstanding historian marks a pivotal moment in military history:..
RAF Acklington : Guardian of the Northern Skies
At the beginning of the Second World War, RAF Acklington was the most important fighter station in n..
RAF and the SOE : Special Duty Operations in Europe During World War II
The Special Operations Executive developed a vast network of agents across Occupied Europe which pla..
RAF Bomber Command : 'Strike Hard, Strike Sure' 1936-1945
The concept of strategic assault of a Nation's industrial and military base by air was heralded by B..
RAF Coastal Command : A Pictorial History
RAF Coastal Command was founded in 1936 when the Royal Air Force restructured into Fighter, Bomber a..
RAF College, Cranwell: A Centenary Celebration : We Seek the Highest
We Seek the Highest has been the motto of the thousands of Officer Cadets who, over ten decades, hav..
RAF Fighter Command : Defence of The Realm 1936-1945
Royal Air Force Fighter Command's brief was to provide an effective aerial barrier to any attempt at..
RAF Hawkinge : The RAF s Wartime Frontline Airfield; From Dunkirk to the Battle of Britain and D-Day
As the nearest RAF station to Occupied Europe, the airfield at Hawkinge in Kent found itself quite l..
RAF Helicopters of the 70s and 80s
This is the fifth book in the series of photographs of British combat aircraft of the 1970s and 1980..
RAF in Camera: 1950s
For aviation, the 1950s was a fascinating decade. For the Royal Air Force, it witnessed the transiti..
RAF Training Command : A Pictorial History
When the expansion of the RAF began in 1934, Air Commodore Tedder observed that the established orde..
RAF Transport Aircraft
From their modest origins with BE.2c and Vickers Victoria biplanes delivering food and ammunition in..
RAF West Malling : The RAF's First Night Fighter Airfield - WWII to the Cold War
This is the story of West Malling airfield, from its earliest days through its role in the Second Wo..
RAF's Centenary Flypast : The Story Behind the Event that Marked 100 Years of the Royal Air Force
On 10 July 2018, exactly 100 years and 100 days after the formation of the world's first independent..
Reagan and Thatcher : The Difficult Relationship
The uneasy alliance that lay at the heart of the relationship of two of the most powerful and contro..
Remus : A Roman Myth
Romulus founded Rome - but why does the myth give him a twin brother Remus, who is killed at the mom..
Reporting the Second World War : The Press and the People 1939-1945
The decisive role of Britain's wartime newspaper journalism in shaping public opinion and government..
Researching Local History : Your Guide to the Sources
How has the place we live in changed, developed, and grown over the centuries?That is the basic ques..
Resistance : The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945
'The best book about the subject I have ever read' Max Hastings, Sunday TimesA sweeping history of o..
Revolutionary Berlin : A Walking Guide
'Inspirational - with a deliciously bone-dry Berlinische humour' - Owen HatherleyFew European cities..
RHS Garden Bridgewater : The Making of a Garden
Following the popular BBC series, this book is the comprehensive guide to one of Europe's largest an..
Rituals and Power : The Roman Imperial Cult in Asia Minor
In his study of the Greek cults of the Roman emperor in Asia minor, Simon Price attempts to discover..
River Kings : The Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021 'Astonishing and compelling' B..
River of the Gods : Genius, Courage, and Betrayal in the Search for the Source of the Nile
'This complex, compelling tale is told with simplicity and grace' - The TimesA story of courage and ..
Roman Archaeology in a South Anatolian Landscape - The Via Sebaste, The Mansio in the Doeseme Bogazi, and Regional Transhumance in Pamphylia and Pisidi
An investigation of a Roman road-station in its archaeological and geographical context that provide..
Russia's Five-Day War : The invasion of Georgia, August 2008
A fascinating account of Russia's Five-Day War against Georgia in 2008, notable for its strategic mi..
Saab 96 & V4
The complete story of the front-wheel-drive Saab 96 made the brand into a rally icon in the 1960s.Su..