The History Press: 2510 books
Times Great Women's Lives
A Celebration in Obituaries
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2014
Nearly 150 years of women's progress is charted in this compilation of significant women's obituariesWith entries dating from 1872 to 2013, the latest in TheTimes' series of anthologies of its obituaries focuses attention on almost two centuries of groundbreaking achievements by more than 100 women,...
From Ice Floes to Battlefields
Scott's ‘Antarctics' in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
A tale of friendship, death, and survival, this is the first group biography of the men who survived the Terra Nova expedition In February 1912, Harry Pennell and his Terra Nova shipmates returned to Antarctica expecting to celebrate Scott's conquest of the Pole. Forced by ice to leave before their...
by Edward Pinnegar
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
From drug-smuggling pilots to missing planes, a humorous look at the bizarre stories of the aviation industry It is surprising how little has been written about some of the more bizarre inner workings of the aviation industry. This hilarious collection of stories addresses that and presents the...
When Did Big Ben First Bong?
101 Questions Answered About the Greatest City on Earth
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Millions live there, millions more visit each year—but how many really know London? Do you know when Big Ben first bonged—or even who Ben was? Why the River Thames is so-called? Which top Nazi was locked up in the Tower? Or what runs through the more than 50 miles of train-size tunnels which ring...
Tunnels, Towers & Temples
London's 100 Strangest Places
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2011
Filled with fascinating factoids, this distinctive reference uncovers the hidden stories, curious histories, and comic coincidences behinds dozens of locations around the city of London. The sites addressed include the extensive networks of tunnels running beneath high street pavements; secret transport...
by John A. Duncan
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Celebrating Edinburgh’s diverse riches, this quiz book invites you to come on a wide-ranging exploration of Scotland’s hilly capital. Peel away its many layers in the company of one of Edinburgh’s top Blue Badge tourist guides. These 22 tours will inspire you, your family, colleagues and friends to leap from page to pavement in the entertaining company of a local expert. Have fun!
Vintage Champagne on the Edge of Space
The Supersonic World of a Concorde Stewardess
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
The inside story of working on Concorde and flying in the supersonic age of travelIn the era of Concorde, flying aboard this iconic aircraft was akin to being part of an elite club. Sally Armstrong recounts her experiences as a stewardess flying with the rich and famous, meeting superstars and royals,...
by John Van der Kiste
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
What was childhood like for the princes and princesses in the Victorian and Edwardian period? Here their education, recreation and general upbringing is discussed, from Queen Victoria's isolated and lonely childhood, to the children of King George V and Queen Mary. We see glimpses of Prince Waldemar...
Roman Holiday
The Secret Life of Hollywood in Rome
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Roman Holiday is the heady tale of Rome during the 1950s and 1960s, when the cafes and nightclubs were filled with movie stars and film directors as Hollywood productions flocked to the city to film at Cinecittá studios. Reinvigorating the city after the darkness of fascism and Nazi occupation during...
From Bouncing Bombs to Concorde
The Authorised Biography of Aviation Pioneer Sir George Edwards OM
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2006
For a quarter of a century from 1950, George Edwards was the dominant figure in British aviation, both civil and military. His name is synonymous with the Vickers Viscount, the world's first turboprop airliner, and the Concorde, for which he led the British team throughout its formative period to...
View from the Wings
60 Years in Aviation
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
A memoir of a life in aviation, from a wartime boyhood to a career in the U.S., UK, and South African industriesRecalling a wartime boyhood in which aircraft flying constantly overhead played a large part, this memoir explains how that experience led to a lifetime career in the aviation industry, in...
Gatwick Airport
The First Fifty Years
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2014
This book covers the development of Gatwick from its beginnings in the 1930s, through its wartime service, its closure for redevelopment, and reopening in 1958 as London's second airport. It chronicles the struggle to attract airlines and services to the airport in the late 1950s, and the impetus...
If the Cap Fits
My Rocky Road to Emmerdale
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
Steve Halliwell is best known as the loveable patriarch Zak Dingle in television's Emmerdale, a part he has played since 1994 and which has led him to become one of the UK's most recognizable and treasured soap stars. Yet before he found success on the Yorkshire Dales, Halliwell spent many years desperately...
Carnegie
The Richest Man in the World
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2006
This book charts the life of Andrew Carnegie, from Dunfermline bobbin boy to Steel King of America. The empire he forged in the steel furnaces of Pittsburgh was sold in 1901 for $480 million and Andrew Carnegie retired from business life as the richest man in the world. Carnegie was born in Dunfermline...