The Supermarine Swift was rushed into service with the RAF during 1954 to become Britain's first second-generation jet fighter. In this role it was not deemed a success and has been burdened with a ……続きを見る
'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few' Seventy-five years on the unforgettable words of Winston Churchill ring as powerfully as they did in August 1940 when the……続きを見る
In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy fr……続きを見る
One hundred years of the most depraved criminal mindsーfrom H. H. Holmes and Ted Bundy to John Wayne Gacy, Ian Brady, and Myra Hindley.
Their monikers have become part of the true crime lexicon: amo……続きを見る
The body snatcher who inspired Psycho, the noblewoman known as Countess Dracula, Jack the Ripper, and other killers for whom murder was just the beginning.
From Gilles de Rais’ castle in fifteenth-c……続きを見る
A pictorial history of the major man-made calamities that shocked the world throughout the twentieth century.
It was a period during which the power and scale of industrialization changed the planet……続きを見る
Bath at War 1939-45 is a comprehensive account of the citys experience of the conflict, covering in detail life on the Home Front set against the background of the wider theatres of war.The narrativ……続きを見る
Real-life accounts of the highly trained marksmen who have honed the art of killing to a fine edgeーand can turn the tides of war with one perfect shot.
Elite snipersーwith their deadly aim, iron ne……続きを見る
著者：Nigel West
出版社： Pen & Sword Books
発売日： 2020年11月12日
The author of The Kompromat Conspiracy shares the history of MI5, from its beginnings in 1909 to 1945 and its role in the Second World War.
MI5 is arguably the most secret and misunderstood of all t……続きを見る
A first-hand account of the underground work of the First World Warーfrom the firing of mines to constructing subways to bureaucratic mishaps.
With a background in mining and tunneling, Major H. R. ……続きを見る
著者：Nigel West
出版社： Pen & Sword Books
発売日： 2021年04月01日
The go-to intelligence expert and author of MI6 has “provided the clearest review of GCHQ and its predecessors in a publicly available book” (Firetrench).
Signal intelligence is the most secret, and……続きを見る
Heart-pounding accounts of the courageous men, elite methods, and deadly moments that make up daring special ops missions.
They are the strongest, best-trained and most powerfully equipped soldiers ……続きを見る
While cricket remains a national game today, at the beginning of the Twentieth Century, it was THE national game. Cricketers were the sporting icons of their age, as footballers are today.When the c……続きを見る
A study of the most important sites, primarily of the two world wars, covering both their history and descriptions of how they are today. For the interested traveller, the author groups key sites to……続きを見る
著者：Nigel Murphy
出版社： Dominion Federation of New Zealand Chinese Commercial Growers
発売日： 2023年07月24日
The Dominion Federation of New Zealand Chinese Commercial Growers was established on 15 January 1943 at the request of the New Zealand government to support New Zealand’s wartime commitment to suppl……続きを見る
Fosse v Luffs is a story filled with drama, excitement, controversy - and violence - about a footballing rivalry as intense as any in modern English football. The Fosse (forerunner of Leicester City……続きを見る
Avez-vous besoin de comprendre en quoi consiste Kubernetes? Aimez-vous apprendre par la pratique?
Si oui, alors ce livre est fait pour vous...
Le guide de démarrage rapide pour Kubernetes est présen……続きを見る
Moving accounts of morale-boosting, life-saving dogs in combatーfrom ancient armored war dogs to the highly-trained canines of today’s modern military.
On Stone Age battlefields through both world w……続きを見る
''Uncanny parallels' DAILY MAILWho is more spare, Harry or Andrew? You decide! Spares Prince Harry and Prince Andrew have rarely been out of the news since 2019. They both have proved to have a rare……続きを見る
Climate change is a key threat to agriculture. Modelling is fundamental to assessing its potential impacts. This collection summarises the wealth of research on improving climate impact models and t……続きを見る
著者：Nigel McCrery
出版社： Pen and Sword
発売日： 2023年08月31日
Professional football was officially suspended at the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939. With their contracts terminated, players were free to join the Armed Forces and, by April 19……続きを見る
"Entfessle deine Genialität" lautet das Motto von Genialitätscoach Dr.-Ing. Andreas Lenniger, spezialisiert auf Menschen mit viel Köpfchen. Wer seine authentische Genialität entfesselt, der kann erl……続きを見る
著者：Nigel Thomas
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2024年01月18日
Featuring rare photos, detailed colour illustrations and insignia tables, this study explores the contribution made by Czech and Slovak troops fighting alongside Allied forces during World War II.
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著者：Nigel Thomas
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2022年10月28日
This book presents a detailed analysis of the Soviet armed forces during the final days of the war, covering the soldiers that successfully turned the tide against the Nazi onslaught and pushed it b……続きを見る
著者：Nigel Thomas
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2022年11月02日
This book is a detailed analysis of the Soviet Army at the outbreak of World War II, including the Red Army's campaigns against Japan on the Manchurian plains as well as in Finland. It covers the Re……続きを見る
著者：Nigel Thomas
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2022年11月02日
Given the merciless way in which the war on the Eastern Front of World War II was conducted, it is difficult to envisage anyone changing sides during the conflict. Yet after the German invasion of R……続きを見る
The three Punic Wars lasted over 100 years, between 264 BC and 146 BC. They represented a struggle for supremacy in the Mediterranean between the bludgeoning land power of Rome, bent on imperial con……続きを見る
A concise and accessible study of the foundations, development and enduring legacy of the cultures of Greece and Rome, centred on ten locations of seminal importance in the development of Classical ……続きを見る
著者：Nigel Jones
出版社： Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日： 2022年12月03日
Paragon of youthful beauty, romantic symbol of a lost England, and precociously gifted poet, Rupert Chawner Brooke died in a hospital ship off the Aegean island of Skyros in April 1915, aged just 27……続きを見る
Once the pride of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Sarpedon krater is a wine-mixing bowl crafted by two Athenians, Euxitheos (who shaped it) and Euphronios (who decorated it), in the late ……続きを見る
