A Territorial Gunner's Selected Memories of the Second World War and the Italian Campaign (1943-1945)
A Black Cat Abroad is the untold WWII story of a 'Terrier' nicknamed 'Oscar': R.E.H. Hadingham (1915-2004), CBE, MC & Bar TD, better known as 'Buzzer', who was later chairman of Slazenger's and then the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon. Beginning with his work in London and Territorial Army training, it describes life in Wimbledon under the ......
A vibrant history of IWM Duxford's air shows, tracing its evolution across five decades. From super debuts, dazzling flypasts and all-action aerobatics, this pictorial celebration recalls Duxford's golden moments.
ISBN-13: 9781912423637
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
This new publication celebrates the International works of art from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, which are kept together in the Budapest Museum of Fine Arts in what is now known as the Department of International Art after 1800.
The collection has never before been presented to the public in its full diversity until now, rich in terms of ......
1945: one of the most important years in modern history. Encompassing not only the celebration of peace and an end to the Second World War, but also the devastating first use of nuclear weapons and the long shadow cast by both this and the legacy of the worldwide conflagration. In this landmark publication, Anthony Richards tells the story of ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423927
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
1066 in Perspective is a landmark publication offering a new interdisciplinary assessment of the impact of the Norman Conquest. Drawing upon papers presented at the Tower of London on the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, contributors examine 1066 from a wide range of perspectives.
ISBN-13: 9780948092848
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: TRUSTEE ROYAL ARMOURIES
An eclectic range of paintings of theatres, from the ancient to the modern age and from the smallest travelling theatre based in Rome to one of the biggest in New York. We are lucky to still have some of them, in the last half of the 20th century, it is surprising how many of these world famous theatres were proposed for demolition, Carnegie Hall ......
Many piers were originally built as wharfs for ships to load and unload goods, then, as the railways expanded and people were able to travel further afield for trips and holidays, they became places to promenade. In the UK, Steamships would take day trippers along the coast, or even to France. In the second half of the 19th century, they ......
There is no journal with a livelier and richer history than The Spectator. As well as being the world's oldest current affairs magazine, none has been closer over the last two centuries to spheres of power and influence in Britain. First issued in 1828, during the dying days of the Georgian era, The Spectator came out ready to spar - with the ......
