Britain's Toy Soldiers: The History and Handbook 1893-2013, Hardback - James Opie

Highly illustrated in colour with photographs of rare toy soldier sets, figures and vehicles, this book documents the rise and fall of the 20th Cen...

Expert advice and entertaining anecdotes from world's leading expert. Guidance on price trends and buying or selling at auction. Lavishly illustrat...

DescriptionHumans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness i...

The gripping story of the toy car wars: how Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox drove our childhoods!Publisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Giles Chapman...

DescriptionDuring the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaign...

This title presents a visual record of a turbulent decade, with over 1000 images in colour.

Illustrates an extraordinary period of British history covering everything from rationing to rock and roll.Illustrations: 1, 000 colour

Captures the mood of a radical decade in over 1000 colour images.Publisher: The Museum of BrandsAuthor(s): Robert OpieIllustration(s): 1000 ColNumb...

A scrapbook of the 1930s that overflows with nostalgia for those who remember that extraordinary era.Publisher: The Museum of BrandsAuthor(s): Robe...

An evocative, vivid and vibrant look at British history, this book uses Robert Opie's collection of ephemera to give us a glimpse of a bygone age.P...

This edition of a classic scrapbook is published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the end of the World War II.

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In this lively and ambitious book, James Sheehan charts what is perhaps the most radical shift in Europe’s history: its transformation from war-tor...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingDuring the Civil War, over 180, 000 black ...

DescriptionToday the Korean War of 1950-1953 is overshadowed by later twentieth-century conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East, yet at the time i...

Shining a light on the largely untold story of elite-schooled child and youth soldiers under the Nazi regimePublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(...

Toys - from teddy bears to Barbie dolls to train sets - define our image of childhood innocence.

Reducere. DescriptionT. E. Lawrence's classic Seven Pillars of Wisdom made the Arab revolt a legend and helped turn him into the mythical "Lawrence of Arabia...

Reducere. DescriptionThe only thing worse than death...is living in hell on Earth.Disorder and chaos ravage London when thousands are contaminated by the acc...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Friederike (Associate Professor of History, Associate Professor of History, Penn State Abington) B...

Reducere. "A beautifully written and memorable account of combat from the top down and bottom up as the 101st Airborne commanders and front-line grunts battl...

This book is the first comprehensive oral history of the Iraq War. It presents the raw and vivid testimonies and recollections from combat veterans...

Reducere. When Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans reacted with revulsion and horror. In the patriotic war fever that follow...

Reducere. For the first time, Richard O'Brien has collected hundreds of articles and features he wrote for various toy soldier collecting magazines in one co...

Reducere. Originally published in 1967, William H. Leckie's The Buffalo Soldiers was the first book of its kind to recognize the importance of African Americ...

This important new book looks at the crucial role played by Indian soldiers in the control, and expansion, of the British Empire. Marking the 75th ...

Reveals new hitherto unknown stories and adds many more unseen images about the twelve boys caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge...

In the first full-length scholarly synthesis of the African American Churches of Christ, Edward J. Robinson provides a comprehensive look at the ch...

Reducere. By the author of the acclaimed The Rise and Fall of the British Empire comes a "grand tour of the lives and impact of this truly remarkable breed."...

The definitive, engaging and previously little-known account of the 4, 227 soldiers who comprised Force K6 of the British Indian Army

DescriptionThe Battle of Antietam, fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland, was the bloodiest day in American history, with more than twenty-three thousan...

Reducere. Food has been and continues to be an essential part of any movement for progressive change. From home cooks and professional chefs to local eaterie...

The First World War was to lead to the first major step in Britain's railways becoming a unified system.Illustrations: 116 black and white illustra...

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Brings together over 1000 images magnificently illustrating royal festive occasions.

Did MI5 and Special Branch allow an assassination plot against King Edward VIII to go ahead in July 1936?

The graphic experience of British soldiers fighting in the Peninsular War told in their own words.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Glover...