Bring to life the legendary tanks that rumbled across the battlefields of World War Two with Imperial War Museums' fantastic colouring book. Packed with striking vintage-style illustrations, including iconic tanks like the T-34 and Tiger I, this book features over 30 detailed drawings of historic armoured vehicles and dramatic ground combat scenes ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748045
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
When the children of Gowburgh - a soot-streaked industrial town known for its razor gangs and slums - are evacuated to the quiet Scottish Borders village of Langrigg at the outbreak of the Second World War, the contrast is stark. Langrigg, with its clipped hedges and clipped vowels, prides itself on order, cleanliness and calm. But as 800 children ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748083
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
In an era dominated by digital imagery and artificial intelligence, photography retains its profound power - not just as a medium of documentation, but as a language of light, shadow, and human connection. Xu Xiaowei's photography reminds us of light's quiet power to reveal truth. His lens transforms everyday moments - a shadow, a glance, an empty ......
The clock is ticking on the art of Eric Butcher. In 2020, motivated by environmental anxiety, the artist made an extraordinary commitment; to use only those materials already available in his studio - using up, repurposing and recycling what he already has without consuming more. When he has run out of materials he will simply stop making art. ......
Bliss and Dance explores the four major ballets of composer Sir Arthur Bliss (1891-1975) who was at the centre of British musical life for over 50 years. Drawn to finding expression for drama and human emotion, Bliss composed an impressive range of instrumental, choral, opera, film and highly acclaimed ballet scores. He collaborated with ......
A celebration of British heritage, Trusted Guardians are the monarch's personal bodyguards and have been so since 1660. They hold an iconic position in British society as a keeper of heritage and ceremony, recognised globally as the benchmark of British pageantry and national identity. In public ceremonies the women and men of the regiment come ......
In the summer of 1961, Stanley Johnson, accompanied by Tim Severin and Michael de Larrabeiti, set out from Oxford on two BSA 500cc Shooting Star motorcycles to follow Marco Polo's route from Venice to Beijing. Although they came tantalizingly close to the Chinese frontier, they were forced to divert to India. With one motorcycle out of action, the ......
Why Me? First Account for Me, are the memoirs of famed film director Tony Palmer. His vast filmography of over one hundred films ranges from early works with The Beatles, Cream, Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix and Frank Zappa, to the famous portraits with and about Walton, Britten, Stravinsky, Maria Callas, Andre Previn, John Osborne, Leonard Cohen, ......
Follow Julian Lisiecki's early 20th century life as he struggles for an education in Russian-controlled Poland. Julian's story offers a rare glimpse into life during the First World War, being lost behind enemy lines during the Polish Soviet War and becoming a successful architect. The saga continues with Julian's son, Stach, whose gripping ......
