Conway imprint: 59 books
Jackspeak
A guide to British Naval slang & usage
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Jackspeak is a comprehensive reference guide to the humorous and colourful slang of the Senior Service, explaining in layman's termsthe otherwise cryptic everyday language of the Royal Navy, the Royal Marines and the Fleet Air Arm. Featuring more than 4,000 alphabetical entries, it was compiled by...
Bradshaw's Railway Handbook Vol 3
Bradshaw's Tours (Hertford, Buckingham, Northampton, Warwick, Stafford, Chester and the Northern Counties of Scotland)
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2012
A superb and wonderfully illustrated guide to Britain's villages, towns and connecting railways, dating from 1866. Unavailable for many years and much sought after, this classic guide book is now faithfully reissued for a new generation
Bradshaw's Railway Handbook was originally published in...
Bradshaw's Railway Handbook Vol 1
London and its environs (Kent, Sussex, Hants, Dorset, Devon, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Wight)
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Bradshaw's Railway Handbook was originally published in 1866 under the title Bradshaw's Handbook for Tourists in Great Britain and Ireland. It appeared in four volumes as a comprehensive handbook for domestic tourists, offering a detailed view of English life in the Victorian age. Conway is proud...
by Douglas McElvogue
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
The great warship the Mary Rose was built between 1509 and 1511 and served 34 years in Henry VIII's navy before catastrophically sinking in the Battle of the Solent on 19 July 1545. A fighting platform and sailing ship, she was the pride of the Tudor fleet. Yet her memory passed into undeserved oblivion...
The SAS Pocket Manual
1941-1945
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
The Special Air Service was the brainchild of Scots Guards' officer Lieutenant David Stirling, serving with No 8 Commando. He advocated a specially organised, specially equipped and specially trained unit dedicated to the 'unrelenting pursuit of excellence' that could act covertly and operate behind...
The Sea Painter's World
The new marine art of Geoff Hunt, 2003-2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2012
This timely follow-up to Conway's highly successful Marine Art of Geoff Hunt (2004) presents the considerable artistic output of Britain's leading marine painter since 2003. This new volume is heavily illustrated with images ranging from large paintings to sketchbook drawings with text written by...
A Life on the Lines
A railwayman's album
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2012
During much of his early career, from 1944 through to the early 1960s, Richard Hardy took hundreds of pictures of life on the railways and the men he knew and worked with on a daily basis, using his trusty Brownie 620 box camera. These unique and largely unpublished images form a fascinating and hugely...
Mapping Shakespeare
An exploration of Shakespeare’s worlds through maps
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2018
William Shakespeare's lifetime (1564–1616) spanned the reigns of the last of the Tudors, Elizabeth I and the first of the Stuart kings, James I and the changing times and political mores of the time were reflected through his plays.
This beautiful new book looks at the England in which Shakespeare...
Nelson, Navy & Nation
The Royal Navy and the British people, 1688-1815
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2013
Nelson, Navy & Nation explores the Royal Navy's relationship with Britain from the Glorious Revolution to the Napoleonic Wars. The book encompasses the realities of naval life in this period; the navy's connection to society; culture and national identity; and the story of Nelson's life and career....
The Voyage of the Beagle
Darwin's Extraordinary Adventure Aboard FitzRoy's Famous Survey Ship
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
The Beagle has become synonymous with Charles Darwin and his groundbreaking title On the Origin of Species. But how did Darwin come to be on board? For the first time in a single volume all the various strands of the Beagle story have been woven together to reveal the circumstances that set the expedition...
Not Enough Room to Swing a Cat
Naval slang and its everyday usage
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
As the crow flies'', ''chunder'', ''cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey'', ''three sheets to the wind'' - many terms like these are used in everyday English language conversation and writing. But how many landlubbers know that they derive from naval slang or know what the phrase originally...
A Life on the Lines
The Grand Old Man of Steam
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
During much of his early career, from 1944 through to the early 1960s, Richard Hardy took hundreds of pictures of life on the railways and the men he knew and worked with on a daily basis, using his trusty Brownie 620 box camera. These unique behind the scenes images form a fascinating and hugely...
Take the Slow Road: Scotland
Inspirational Journeys Round the Highlands, Lowlands and Islands of Scotland by Camper Van and Motorhome
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
Forget hurrying. Forget putting your foot down and racing through sweeping bends. Forget the understeer (whatever that is). Forget the blur of a life lived too fast. This is a look at taking life slowly. It's about taking the time to enjoy journeys and places for their own sake. It's about stopping...
Scootermania
A celebration of style and speed
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2015
From its origins the Italian battlefields of the Second World War, to movie roles as Audrey Hepburn's transport in Roman Holiday and Sting's stylish companion in Quadrophenia and on through the current vintage revival, the classic Italian motor scooter is an enduring design classic from the 20th century.
Scootermania...