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The most detailed account yet of the career of this famous battlecruiser.

An excellent overview and guide to the Trojan War and its Aftermath in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.

The true story behind the secret agents who have captivated and enthralled generations of readers.

Alexander conquered the largest empire the world had yet seen but died aged just 33, allegedly without nominating a successor.

Many of the photographs selected are rare and unusual for a variety of reasons which should appeal to railway historians and steam enthusiasts alike.

Describes the events leading up to the French invasion of Egypt, and the disastrous Battle of the Nile.

Justinian I (The Great) was one of the last great conquering Roman Emperors (though he never led an army in person).

Fun and informative guide for the historical traveller, finding themselves living in Medieval England.

Huge number of illustrations, mostly never seen before.

T. E. Lawrence's dispatches from the Arab Revolt during the First World War published in full for the first time.

Moving personal recollections of WW2 at sea.

Yorkshireman Dennis Gosling joined the RAF on May 24 1940. Having completed his training he was posted to 219 Squadron flying the night-fighter version of the Beaufighter from Tangmere in 1941. As a navigator, he became part of a two-man team that would endure throughout his first operational tour. In those infant day of radar interception he honed his skills in the night skies above southern England and the English Channel but without a firm kill. On 12 February 1942, he and his pilot were instructed to pick up a brand new aircraft and deliver it to North Africa, flying via Gibraltar, a hazardous flight at extreme range. In March the crew were posted to 1435 Flight of 89 Squadron with the task of defending the besieged island of Malta. The four Beaufighters of the flight flew into a horrific scenario of almost constant bombing raids by the Luftwaffe and Italian Air Force. Because of these raids the damage to aircraft on the ground was devastating and the Flight was often reduced to a single serviceable aircraft. His first success came in April 1942 with a confirmed kill, and then shortly after his 21st birthday on 13 May a triumphant night on the 17th brought 3 certain kills and one damaged enemy aircraft. From being the virgins of the squadron they shot into the record books, his pilot being awarded the DFCTo his disgust, Flight Sergeant Gosling received no award. At this stage he became somewhat embittered by the class system he felt was operated by the RAF. Having endured the torment of constant bombardment, serious stomach complaints (even flying with a bucket in the aircraft) and near starvation he completed his tour and was repatriated to the UK via Brazil and Canada in the Queen Mary. After a spell instructing new night navigators, he joined 604 Squadron and in December 1943 he was promoted to Warrant Officer. February 1944 saw the squadron reequipped with the Mosquito and assignment to 2 Tactical Air Force in preparation for D-Day. Now once again he was flying initially over southern England and the Channel. The squadron became mobile after the landings and were based in various captured airfields in France, but the conditions were so inadequate for operations that the squadron returned to English bases, from where they operated over and beyond the advancing Allied troops. Eventually, after having been awarded a much deserved DFC, he accepted the King's Commission.This autobiography is written as stated by the author "I want my readers to relive my experiences as they happened to me - to take their hands and have them walk beside me. I want them to feel the joy and the pain, share the laughs and the heartache, take pleasure in the triumphs, agonize with me when things went wrong and understand why my Service years influenced so much of my life." He has succeeded magnificently.

Combines a guide for family historians of genealogical resources, placing them in context with historical events.

A unique combination of a young British officer's memoir and history of the top Nazi hierarchy.

Superb collection of crime solving cases by Scotland Yard

A fresh account of the fighting in North Africa drawing heavily upon soldiers' experiences and stripped of romance and adventure.

A narrative survey of the Belgian Army's defence of the remaining unoccupied vestiges of Belgium, all that remained after the 'opening moves' of 1914.

Another grisly unsolved Victorian multiple murder case for the author of Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer.

On March 16, 1807, the British Parliament passed The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. In the following year the Royal Navy’s African Squadron was formed, its mission to stop and search ships at sea suspected of carrying slaves from Africa to the Americas and the Middle East.

12 pages of full colour illustrations depicting over 20 different vehicles and their markings.

Graphic account of the Soviet sieges of Hitler's fortress-cities of Ternopol', Kovel', Poznan and Breslau at the end of the Second World War.

The first full-length popular history of the Soviet Union's decisive offensive against the Japanese in Manchuria and Korea at the end of the Second World War.

The most comprehensive coverage of a single British battleship ever attempted.

The history of the Fitzwilliam Family and their home, Wentworth Woodhouse.

Biography of Robert Craufurd, one of Wellington's finest generals during the Peninsular War.

Winner of every major trophy and playing honour available between 1887 and 1903.

Exploring Garfields small town origins and the inspiration behind the character.

The Airbus A380 is the largest passenger aircraft in the world. This book contains a wealth of information for the modeller and the aviation enthusiast alike.