Combat Over Korea offers a superb selection of thrilling accounts by Allied airmen of their experiences. These include air combat between fighters, a B29 Superfortress bomber ditching in the sea, C-54
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Sam Fogg Gallery, London, this volume offers close investigation of 22 works, about half from Germany and the others from Switzerland, Austria, Polan
On 15 November it came suddenly out of nowhere inches above the hangars with a crackling thunderclap of twin Merlins. As we watched, bewitched, it was flung about the sky in a beyond belief display fo
The fascinating and untold story of the 24 Eskadra of the Polish Air Force in September 1939. 24 Eskadra was the only unit during September 1939 which ended the Polish Campaign with the same number
The outstanding collection of European bronze sculptures formed by Peter Marino, which focuses especially on French and Italian bronzes of the High Baroque,
Veteran British radio broadcaster Billings presents a new biography of Pacradooni Kaloost Vartan (1835-1908) on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the hospital he founded in Nazareth. Son of a p
Written by collectables expert Susan Brewer, the book covers the world of autographs, both beautifully-illustrated autograph books from the days when ordinary people signed them for friends with thoug
Collects a treasury of recipes from all around the world, including warm and spicy stuffed vegetables, cool and fragrant soups, delicate preserves, pilafs, breads, pickles, relishes and pastries.
The SS Great Britain, designed by Isambard Brunel, was the first ocean-going vessel to be screw-driven and built entirely of iron. When she was launched in 1843 she was twice the size of any previous
What was the Home Guard? Who were the men and women who served in it? And what can be said of their real role and significance once the popular myths have been stripped away?
The story of the Battle of Waterloo – of the ultimate defeat of Napoleon and the French, the triumph of Wellington, Blucher and their allied armies - is most often told from the viewpoint of the victo
Bathing was central to Roman society. It was the pinnacle of sophisticated leisure and of cleanliness. After the collapse of the Roman Empire, even the most highranking people in European society were
