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The Vickers Wellington seen in RAF bomber design, development, production, and combat service. The Wellington crews served with distinction in this...

Nigel Kennedy changed the course of classical music in 1989 with his multi-million selling Vivaldi 'Four Seasons'. Instead of an Introduction, the ...

The story of the Royal Aircraft Factory at Farnborough from 1908 to 1918, with detailed descriptions of the many different aeroplanes designed ther...

The classic Junkers Ju 52/3m has been used by nearly 30 countries around the world as an airliner/freight carrier. Easy to fly and maintain, thousa...

Agatha Christie's disappearance in December 1926 as seen in a new light: a real life mystery as gripping as any of her novelsPublisher: Fonthill Me...

Combat gliders were called by some as Death Crates, Purple Heart Boxes, Flying Coffins and Tow Targets. This work is dedicated to those brave men u...

Jowett cars of Bradford were well known for their pre-war models which were basic, rugged and economical in design. After the war the new all-Javel...

From Aussie TV star to global popstar, from SexKylie to Glastonbury Goddess, from tabloid target to cancer survivor, Kylie Minogue is the true Prin...

Over 14 albums, soundtracks & compilations, the undisputed Queen of Pop has released 80+ singles spanning five decades. In this book every Madonna ...

A highly illustrated book which explores the creation and development of the jet bomber, from the first designs - the Valiant and Vulcan - to the f...

Celia Sandys' charming autobiography paints a remarkable picture of her exceptional life. It also includes a unique window on the life and death of...

The story of General Stanislaw Skalski, VM & bar, KW & 3bars, DSO, DFC & 2bars, the leading Polish fighter ace, who gallantly served from the first...

This is how it feels to be a Cold War front-line fighter pilot. Fly in the Phantom with the author and follow him into the bar for some epic nights...

The lives and mutually supportive friendship of Queen Ena (Victoria Eugenia), consort of King Alfonso XIII of Spain, and her cousin Bee, Infanta Be...

Stunning pictures bring to life a remarkable model of a late Victorian landscape. The towns and villages of Amberdale, the countryside, and the peo...

DescriptionFounded in 1925 in Warnem nde, Arado-Flugzeugwerke, from the outset, produced civil aircraft as well as developing prototypes for the cl...

This ever-popular diary sheds new light on the social history of early19th Century Cotswold lifePublisher: Fonthill Media LtdAuthor(s): Francis E. ...

1939 to 1959 were crucial years in the history of the East Coast Main Line stretching from London King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley. This second v...

Reedie's journey from player to enthusiastic volunteer led to influence in badminton and its worldwide development with new efforts to support athl...

A comprehensive and meticulously researched landmark work charting the construction, operational history and post-war use of the airfields of the R...

Rodolfo Graziani, commander of the armies of Mussolini's Fascist Italy. From humble beginnings in the mountains of Lazio to the conquest of Italy's...

The first proper biographies of the three younger sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II, each whose lives were wrecked by tragedyPublisher: Fonthill Media L...

With the end of the Second World War Britain needed time to recover; it could not face another war, but the new threat of Soviet hegemony put paid ...

The Macchi C.202 was probably the most successful Italian fighter in WW2, the aircraft of almost all Italian top scoring aces. Mc.202 was fast and ...

Scholars, historians, and general readers occasionally share a misconception about their knowledge of the Gestapo in Nazi Germany and where it fitt...

Peter Owen, one of the last of the great emigre publishers, recalls his remarkable life and career from his lonely Jewish boyhood in Nazi Germany t...

Known for the London bomber of WW1, Gotha also built successful seaplanes. During WW2, Gotha built cargo gliders and the Messerschmitt Bf 110 under...

The book tells the story of the five Battalions of the Norfolk Regiment who served on the Western Front using previously unseen evidence and photos...

This book covers Bomber Command from creation in 1936 to 1945. In parallel with Fighter Command's initial defensive fallibility, the means to hamme...

This series tells the story of all 7, 364 men who were awarded the Knight's Cross including the disputed awards. Volume Two deals with 1942-43 (num...

'Panzersoldaten!' covers the history of the Blackshirt Division during the campaign on the Eastern Front, focusing on its relations with the Italia...

This volume details the influence of Second World War aviation development, experience and subsequent technological advances in shaping American ch...

Service that spanned 50 years, over 60 RAF squadrons, license-built in the US (the B-57) and Australia, combat from the Suez War to the Vietnam War...

The 1990s were a decade of change on the railways with colliery closures and privatisation. This is a potted history of Worksop train crew depot, w...

The Allied Operation Mallory Major (northern Italy, July 1944) aimed at the destruction of all bridges across the Po River: the bombers were oppose...

This is the story of the USAF Tactical Air Command units that were resident in the United Kingdom during the Cold War from 1952 to 1992. An extensi...

The author recalls his experiences following the change of an era as London's last trolleybuses were withdrawn between 1959 and 1962. He had access...

A senior non-commissioned officer in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry describes the final years of mounted cavalry in the British Army. The regiment's ...

Starting at the end of the First World War, this book follows Sir Hugh Trenchard's attempt to fend off disparaging attacks by the other services on...

Using official WW2 documents this book provides the reader with the same information on the Panzer VI Ausf. E Tiger I that was available to British...

These clubs were recognised and regarded as an important area within RAF history that boosted moral. Members were allowed pins and badges to be wor...

A photo-book covering railways around Worcester from the mid-1950s to the mid-1960s consisting mainly of unpublished images in both colour and blac...

A highly illustrated introductory account of the aircraft and aces of the nations that participated in aerial combat during the First World War. Th...

In late 1944, the Second World War was going badly for Japan. The Japanese strategy in Leyte was to entrap the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet with assault f...