Fonthill Media: 289 books
Charles Dickens
A Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Storyteller
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2017
Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a demonicly hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, but most of all a great novelist - the creator of characters who live immortally in the English imagination: the Artful Dodger, Mr...
Hypatia
Mathematician, Philosopher, Myth
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
The life, rather than the death of Hypatia, is the focus of this biography making it different from others
A careful analysis of the myths surrounding Hypatia and where they originated
The original sources upon which the story of Hypatia is normally told are provided in full for the reader to...
Heinrich Himmler
A Photo History of the Reichsführer-SS
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2017
‘I was following orders.’ The answer most commonly quoted by SS men accused of atrocious crimes after Germany had surrendered in 1945. But who gave those orders? Who was the mastermind behind the sophisticated machinery which allowed men from normal family backgrounds to kill on such a scale?...
Decima Flottiglia MAS
The Best Commandos of the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
A group of determined human torpedoes, motorboat operators and assault swimmers fought bravely for Italy in the Second World War and inspired fear and respect from the British Navy. The actions of these men severely reduced British naval power in the Mediterranean. Even with small numbers and using...
Silver: The Spy Who Fooled the Nazis
The Most Remarkable Agent of the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Silver was the codename for the only quintuple spy of the Second World War, spying for the Italians, Germans, Japanese, Soviets and the British. The Germans awarded him the Iron Cross, Germany s highest military decoration, and paid him 2.5 million in today s money. In reality Silver deceived the...
by Tony Redding
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Life and Death in Bomber Command is an intimate account of the human cost of the bombing offensive against Nazi Germany and targets in occupied Europe. The story of Lancaster rear gunner W/O Sidney Knott, DFC, unfolds within a detailed assessment of the bomber war by author Tony Redding. Sidney Knott...
by Keith Dockray, Alan Sutton
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2016
No English king is more famous-or infamous! than Henry VIII, popularly celebrated as the formidable and arrogant figure portrayed by Hans Holbein the Younger, the early Tudor stud who clocked up no fewer than six wives and the proto-nationalist/imperialist ruler who sent the pope packing and inaugurated...
by Paul Chrystal
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Women in Ancient Greece is a much-needed analysis of how women behaved in Greek society, how they were regarded, and the restrictions imposed on their actions. Given that ancient Greece was very much a man’s world, most books on ancient Greek society tend to focus on men; this book redresses the...
THOR
Anatomy of a Weapon System
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2017
Thor: Anatomy of a Weapon System examines the technical aspects of the Thor intermediate-range ballistic missile. The missile and its ground support equipment are covered in detail. The guidance system is conveniently spread across two chapters and includes a sub-section to help understanding of the...
by William van der Kloot
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
The work of six great scientists and its impact on the war is described for general readers in this book. Lawrence Bragg pinpointed the position of enemy artillery pieces with sound ranging, which enabled British tanks to break through in late 1917 and 1918. His father worked with the French to develop...
The Everyday Life of the Templars
The Knights Templar at Home
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
The lives of the medieval Templars seem hidden and mysterious. Helen J. Nicholson reveals their everyday world set out in early 14th-century records. The records of the Templars’ estates show us how they operated, the men and women who worked for them on their lands and houses, their tenants and...
David Livingstone, Africa's Greatest Explorer
The Man, the Missionary and the Myth
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
In 1841, a twenty-eight-year-old Scottish missionary, David Livingstone, began the first of his exploratory treks into the African veldt. During the course of his lifetime, he covered over 29,000 miles uncovering what lay beyond rivers and mountain ranges where no other white man had ever been. Livingstone...
by John Van der Kiste
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2016
Prince Alfred, who was created Duke of Edinburgh in 1866 and became Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha in 1893, was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. A patron of the arts, pioneer philatelist and amateur violinist, he joined the Royal Navy as a boy and rose to become Admiral of the Fleet....
While You See A Chance
The Steve Winwood Story
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2018
Born in Birmingham, Steve Winwood was already a semi-professional musician, playing keyboards and guitar, while still at school. As lead vocalist with The Spencer Davis Group, he had had two chart-topping singles by the time he was aged eighteen. In 1967 he formed Traffic, long noted as one of the...