'Transatlantic Liners 1950-1970' is a glorious reference of a grand but bygone age to those passenger ships, large and small, that crossed the Atlantic.
A Biography of the 1/6th Battalion King's Liverpool Regiment in the First World War
Almost 1,100 Territorials of the Liverpool Rifles deployed overseas in early 1915, but by the end of the war, less than 100 remained with the battalion. This book narrates their daily struggle in the pitiless arena of modern warfare; from their apprenticeship during the Second Battle of Ypres, to their epic actions with the famed 55th Division.
Longest serving Home Secretary until Theresa May, his tenure covering the Ripper murders, Fenian violence and social unrest, Matthews was the first Catholic member of the Cabinet during a time of continued prejudice. An enigmatic character largely ignored or written off, Roger Ward challenges the prevailing view in a contextual analysis.
Flying commenced at Ramsgate Airport in June 1935 and popularity was increased by Sir Alan Cobham's National Aviation Day which was held on 1 August 1935. The airfield was obstructed during the war, not reopening until 27 June 1953. This book charts the airport's story from its inception through to closure and demolition of the Art Deco terminal.
610 (County of Chester) Squadron formed in February 1936 as a bomber squadron, but transferred to Fighter Command as World War II loomed. The book's main focus is on 610 Squadron's courageous story during the Dunkirk evacuation and the Battle of Britain, when it paid a heavy sacrifice to become one of Britain's most successful Spitfire squadrons.
A remarkable true story of an RAF fighter pilot and his incredible adventures. Nothing perhaps was more astonishing than his survival after hitting a duck at 500 mph and his subsequent fight back to become not only pilot in command once again, but to fly Heads of State and The Queen. A miracle that he is still alive, but amazingly he still flies.
British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS) is in Alberta, on the dry Canadian prairie, where the Indian tribes once hunted buffalo. It is slightly larger than Luxembourg. Its purpose is to provide all-arms, battle group training with live firing; involving infantry, armour, artillery, aviation and support arms. The AAC has served there since ......
In 1913, Frank Barnwell designed the Bristol Scout, which was the fastest and most manoeuvrable warplane for the first eighteen months of the First World War, and became the prototype single-seat fighter from which all later fighters were derived. As a result Barnwell became one of the seminal figures in the development of aircraft design.
