Divine Love: The Art of the Nativity explores the ways in which the birth of Christ, at the heart of the Christian mystery, has been depicted from the earliest times. The book is thematic rather than chronological. Here Sarah Drummond explores the legends and
traditions that have played into the way artists have visualised the Nativity. She ......
We are not dealing with the remote future. The Huns are coming. Will they drop from the skies and surround the village? Will sounds of battle will be heard in the far distance? Or will their armoured fighting vehicles will come careering across the landscape? When they come, your village must be ready. Defence of Villages and Small Towns ......
Defence of Houses is one of a series of training books written in 1942 by Colonel G. A. Wade for the newly recruited Home Guard. This reproduction from the Royal Armouries' archive shows how Second World War trainees learnt to defend themselves amidst the threat of enemy invasion.
In de herfst van 1914 verandert de oorlog, die later de Grote Oorlog en nog later de Eerste Wereldoorlog zou heten, van karakter: het is niet langer een bewegingsoorlog, maar een stellingenoorlog. Het front loopt vast van Nieuwpoort tot de Zwitserse grens. Ieper is het laatste gat dat gedicht moet worden. Reeds op 22 november 1914 worden de ......
On the evening of 5 June 1944, the people of Britain braced for news that would truly change the course of history. Ships and landing craft assembled in the Channel, paratroopers prepared for flight and troops readied for action. A brief announcement the following morning declared that D-Day had finally arrived. It would be the start of a long and ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423910
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
On 6 June 1944, now known as D-Day, Allied forces landed on the beaches at Normandy to liberate German-occupied mainland Europe from Nazi control. Codenamed Operation Neptune, the landings constitute the largest seaborne invasion in history, and laid the foundation for Allied victory on the Western Front. Using rare archival footage from the ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423057
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
This highly illustrated book, first published to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day in 2019, will reconstruct the historic landings and the resultant battle for Normandy using artefacts, documents, interviews, film, art and photographs from the archives at IWM.
ISBN-13: 9781912423217
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
'Don't look at him. He is dangerous to look at,' said Lady Liddell to her daughter in 1817. Handsome, charismatic, aristocratic and allegedly 'mad, bad and dangerous to know', Lord Byron (1788-1824) is one of the most captivating and recognisable figures of the Romantic Age. His face, figure and appearance added greatly to the appeal of his poetry ......
From the earliest times, the finest craftsmen in the world created beautiful objects for their wealthiest patrons. Worn by kings and coveted by emperors, these items not only revealed the owners' power but also their standing as great connoisseurs of the arts. Dangerous Arts portrays a world that combines art with conflict, death with beauty. ......
ISBN-13: 9780948092817
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: TRUSTEE ROYAL ARMOURIES
