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50 weapons that changed warfare
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William Weir.
Published 2006.
261 pages.
William Weir, author of New Page Book's 50 Battles That Changed the World, takes another look at the history of warfare, focusing on the hardware that served those famous battles, as well as others not as glorious. Included are: Individual weapons-from spears to
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN97807753714270
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Andrea Dorias forlis
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Forfatter: Britt-Marie Mattsson
Udgivelsesår: 2007
Sider: 194
Den 25. juli 1956 var det italienske passagerskib Andrea Doria på vej over Atlanten mod New York. Samme dag havde det svenske passagerskib Stockholm forladt New York på vej til Göteborg.
Tågen lå tyk og ugennemsigtig over Atlanten, men begge skibe ser på radaren, at et andet fartøj nærmer sig, og ombord på Andrea Doria bedømmer besætningen, at skibene kan passere hinanden med en forsvarlig marginal. Men da tågen letter, indser man noget katastrofalt: skibene er på kollisionskurs.
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN: 9788757017083
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At the controls - the Smithsonian national air and space museum
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Eric F. Long, Mark A. Avino, Tom Alison & Dana Bell.
Published 2001.
144 pages.
Perhaps the finest collection of cockpit photographs in existence, the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C. holds the world's premiere collection of historic air and space craft.… Mehr...
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN1550463659
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Bat - historien om rutebilerne på Bornholm
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Ove Nielsen.
Udgivelsesår 2007.
191 sider.
Diligencer, jernbaner, rutebiler og telebusser har som i andre egne, betjent de rejsende på Bornholm i de forløbne mere end 100 år. Ansvaret for trafikken har ligget hos private vognmænd og offentlige selskaber med skiftende navne. Det seneste i rækken af offentlige… Mehr...
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN 9788777991875
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Battle beneath the waves - the u-boat war
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Robert C. Stern.
Published 1999.
224 pages.
A powerful account of life and death aboard the U-boats of both World Wars, where so often the hunters became the hunted.
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN1854092006
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Blitz - a pictorial history of Britain under attack
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Dr. Corinna Peniston-Bird.
Published 2001.
184 pages.
The subject of numerous recent television programmes, the Blitz continues to hold great fascination with the British public. Historian Dr Corinna Penniston-Bird has written an extraordinary overview of the subject using photographs from many sources that retell the experiences from
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN1840671599
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Channel Islands At War - A German Perspective
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Author: George Forty
Published: 1999
Pages: 252
This text provides the reader with a portrait of life in the Channel Islands between 1940 and 1945, much of it from the standpoint of the occupying forces. It draws upon first-hand reminiscenes and a selection of historic photographs.'
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN: 9780711026780
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Christie´s Automotive Toys
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Author: Mike and Sue Richardson
Published: 1998
Pages: 192
For collectors and enthusiasts alike. Superb illustrations… Mehr...
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Artikel-Nr.: 9781862053519
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Classic cars - celebrating the legends
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Tim Slade.
Published 2006.
160 pages.
With stunning photography, coupled with technological
specificatons and detailed stories of how and why these cars
were built, Classic Cars will tell you all you could ever want
to know about the cars and the people behind them.
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN1845614305
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Classic Toy Trains
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Author: Gerry and Janet Souter
Published: 2002
Pages: 160
From Lionel's first printed pamphlet in 1902 to the full-color fantasies of the 1950s and beyond, Classic Toy Trains revisits the collectible toy trains of Carlisle & Finch, American Flyer, Ives, Hafner, Lionel and others. Filled with over 200 images of rare toy trains, accessories, layouts and catalog artwork, this nostalgic volume flashes you back to the fun-filled days of yesteryear and your care-free hours spent riding the rails.
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN:9780760313671
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Cockpits of the cold war
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Donald Nijboer.
Published 2003.
192 pages.
Cockpits of the Cold war gives the reader a chance to see what many of us never get a chance to experience. The many aircraft on display at the hundreds of museums around the world look great when you walk by, but how many times have you said to yourself.... "I wish I could see the cockpit". Now you can. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I did writing it.… Mehr...
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN1550464051
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D-Day - the first 72 hours
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William F. Buckingham.
Published 2004.
330 pages.
The Allied invasion of occupied France began with the delivery of three airborne and six infantry divisions onto a 60-mile stretch of the Normandy coast. Accomplishing this involved over 1,200 transport aircraft, 450 gliders, 325 assorted warships and over 4,000 landing vessels. Operation Overlord, as
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN075242842X
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Daggers and Bayonets - A History
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Author: Logan Thompson
Published: 1999
Pages: 121
A history of the evolution of the dagger from early ages to mid 18th century and the militarily significant bayonet from 1650 to the present.
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN:9781862270275
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Destined to witness - growing up black in Nazi Germany
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Hans J. Massaquoi.
Published 2002.
341 pages.
This is the biography of Hans Massaquoi. The son of a white German nurse and wealthy Liberian, he describes his experiences and survival in Nazi Germanyt a time when being different often meant death.;Born the grandson of theiberian ambassador to Germany, he lived a life of luxury. At the age of three his grandfather and father were forced to return to Liberia, at whichoint unwelcome reality intruded for both him and his mother - crampedpartments, no hot
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Artikel-Nr.: ISBN1901250873
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