Hugely authoritative...brilliantly researched.' Dan Snow By summer of 1940, the Nazi Blitzkrieg had swept through much of western Europe, seizing control of territory right up to the Channel coast. A German invasion of Britain was expected to begin at any moment. But the key to success in such an invasion would be control of the skies over ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748021
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Launched in 1938, HMS Belfast played a defining role in several major battles during the Second World War including the Artic Convoys, the Battle of North Cape and the D-Day landings. The ship later saw active service during the Korean War. Using rare archival footage from IWM's unique collection, this flip book shows the HMS Belfast in action ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748069
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Developed by Britain and France in the 1960s, the Concorde emerged as the world's first supersonic passenger aircraft.It revolutionised commercial aviation by combining cutting-edge speed with unparalleled luxury, remaining an icon of air travel until its retirement in 2003. Using rare archival footage from IWM's unique collection, this flip book ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748076
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During the Second World War, cats played a vital role aboard warships. Valued for their practical in protecting food stores and maintaining hygiene, they also provided sailors with comfort and companionship during the hard realities of war. Using rare archival footage from IWM's unique collection, this flip book brings to life a cat playing ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748168
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According to the French composer Olivier Messiaen, 'Bach's music reaches all times, all places'. In Back to Bach: From Mozart to Moog George Michell explores the story of Bach's impact on composers from Mozart and Beethoven to Stravinsky and Shostakovich, as well as on jazz pianists, rock guitarists and pop singers, all of whom set off on their ......
The Ocean Map presents our planet through an ocean-centred map. It introduces the principles behind different ways of representing the world, helping readers understand how maps shape the way we see our planet. Designed for children aged 7-11, the book explores natural features, human-made structures and ocean habitats, with detailed spreads that ......
Published to celebrate the 900th anniversary of the Worshipful Company of Weavers, this richly illustrated book is a tribute to the creativity, resourcefulness, and passion behind weaving in Britain today. Visiting a wide range of makers, from handloom weavers creating individual works of art to industrial textile mills producing cloth for the ......
Unsung Inventor of the Jet Engine and Rocket Pioneer
This is the untold story of Isaac Lubbock (1891-1961), an unsung hero, who during World War II was the only scientist working at the cutting edge of both jet propulsion and liquid fuel rocketry, two world-changing technologies. In 1940 he invented the combustion chamber for Frank Whittle's jet, without which it couldn't fly. Whittle later said, ......
Legend has it that the Andrea Moda Formula One team of 1992 was the worst Grand Prix team of all time. It was certainly shambolic, hopelessly unprepared, questionably funded and politically antagonistic. Almost in spite of itself, and by a discreet cheat, it did manage to qualify for that year's Monaco Grand Prix and by the time the police ......
