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by Ted Smith, Tony Spagnoly
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
A seemingly unnecessary raid made by men of the 10th Battalion A.I.F. on Celtic Wood, Broodseinde on the 9th October 1917 resulted in the unrecorded deaths of 37 of the raiding party. The mystery of how they died has never been solved. The conclusion reached in this book prompts thoughts as to why...
by Tony Spagnoly, Ted Smith
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1990
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1990
Another group of stories in the Salient Points series. A collection of stories of men, their units and the actions they took part in during the conflict of 1914-1918, together with stories other points of interest along the old Western Front. Each story is supported with photographs and maps showing...
by Paul Chapman, Ted Smith
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2000
Talbot House Poperinghe was opened in November 1915 as a 'Soldiers Club' - a haven from hell - by two Chaplains of the 6th Division, Philip 'Tubby' Clayton and Neville Talbot. The house was dedicated to the memory of Gilbert Talbot, Neville's brother, who had been killed in in the afternoon counter-attack...
Salient Points 5
Cameos of The Western Front – Ypres and Picardy 1914 – 1918
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
As with previous books in the series, 'Salient Points 5' features a number of stories of the individuals and units taking part in these Great War actions. Included in this edition are the London Irish at Hollebeke, the 2nd Grenadier Guards at Klien-Zillebeke, the birth of the notorious Birdcage at...
by Derek Tait
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2018
Houdini and beyond: a historic magical mystery tour of the great showmen who inspired the likes of David Blaine, Penn & Teller, and Siegfried & Roy.
Today, Harry Houdini stands as the most famous illusionist and escape artist in history. But from the late nineteenth century to early twentieth...
The Great Houdini
His British Tours
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2017
This fascinating biography “brings to life the excitement and thrills” of the master escape artist’s legendary turn-of-century tour in Great Britain (Lancashire Post).
Between 1900 and 1920, a century before endurance artist and street magician David Blaine, Hungarian-born Harry Houdini traveled...
Fighting Flotilla
RN Laforey Class Destroyers in World War II
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010
The ‘Laforays’ were the largest, most powerfully armed and successful ships of this type to see frontline action with the Royal Navy in WWII. They were also the handsomest warships to see service and presented a perfect combination of power and speed. They were assigned to the most dangerous theaters...
by David Blackmore
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2004
As any sailor knows, life at sea is hazardous under even normal circumstances. In times of war with an enemy intent on killing and sinking you it is infinitely more so. David Blackmore has researched 100 extreme cases over the span of history and written graphic descriptions covering the background,...
The Siege of Tsingtau
The German-Japanese War 1914
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
The German-Japanese War was a key, yet often neglected, episode in the opening phase of the First World War. It had profound implications for the future, particularly in respect of Japans acquisition of Germanys Micronesian islands. Japans naval perimeter was extended and threatened the United States...
Fire From the Sky
Surviving the Kamikaze Threat
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2010
By late 1944 the war in the Pacific had turned decisively against the Japanese, and overwhelming Allied forces began to close in on the home islands. At this point Japan unveiled a terrifying new tactic: the suicide attack, or Kamikaze, named after the ‘Divine Wind’ which had once before, in medieval...
Pegasus, The Heart of the Harrier
The History and Development of the World's First Operational Vertical Take-off and Landing Jet Engine
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2009
The conception of the Pegasus engine in 1957 upset all the conventions of aircraft design. It was previously usual for aircraft designers to seek a suitable engine, but this was an engine that sought an aircraft. The aircraft that
resulted was the famous Harrier that is still in front-line service...
The Dambuster Who Cracked the Dam
The story of Melvin ‘Dinghy’ Young
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2008
On September 25, 1939 Melvin Young reported to No. 1 Initial Training Unit. He was selected as a bomber pilot and promoted to Flying Officer. Having undertaken a Lancaster conversion course Melvin and his new crew were posted to 57 Squadron at Scampton – soon to become 617 Squadron. On 15 May the...
Remembering the High Street
A Nostalgic Look at Famous Names
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
A nostalgic trip down the British high street, remembering once famous names such as Woolworth’s, Athena and C&A and also featuring current favorites, including the ubiquitous Tesco and Marks & Spencer which started life as a penny market stall to become a retail giant that has had to adapt...
Monty’s Highlanders
51st Highland Division in the Second World War
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2007
The 51st Highland Division was the most famous infantry division that fought with the British Army in WW2. It was the only infantry division in the armies of the British Empire that accompanied Monty from during Alamein to Berlin
After the 1940 disaster at St Valéry when many were killed or...