The True Stories of the Reconnaissance and Intelligence Missions behind D-Day
Detailed look at the intelligence work carried out by the allies before D-Day could take place Full of previously unseen recently de-classified material Foreword by General Sir Gordon Messenger, KCB, DSO, OBE, ADC Vice Chief of Defence Staff
Published to coincide with the Time Out 50 celebrations: our birthday festival in King's Cross. This will bring together the best and the coolest London chefs, mixologists, performers, institutions and artists, to give Londoners a tasting menu of the best of the city right now. A future-focused fringe series of discussions and talks will look ......
The Hermitage Musuem in St Petersburg is possibly the greatest museum in the world. It began as a showcase for the art treasures of the Tsars and reflects their legendary extravagance. Imperial romances, marriages and murders all had an impact on the collection, as did the byzantine bartering of international politics. Nationalised by the ......
* This is a true story. * Percy, the protagonist, was sent to the front in 1918 and was dead three weeks later. * Written by Peter Doyle, well know historical author and WW1 historian
First published in 1956 this new edition from the RSPB still offers the clearest insights into this much loved and enigmatic bird Published to coincide with the RSPBs Oxford Swift City project The author David Lack is one of the most celebrated names in the study of birds Major UK publicity and marketing campaign
Four books - Landscapes, Still Lifes, Nudes and Portraits - are opening a new series called Art of the Soviet Union. This set will examine different genres of art in the USSR, covering the period from the October Revolution in 1917 to the dissolution of the Union in 1991.
Four books - Landscapes, Still Lifes, Nudes and Portraits - are opening a new series called Art of the Soviet Union. This set will examine different genres of art in the USSR, covering the period from the October Revolution in 1917 to the dissolution of the Union in 1991.
Written by the notable historian, Dame Veronica Wedgwood and originally published in the Collin's Pictures of Britain series, this book is an accessible text listing and explaining the major battles that occured within the British Isles from the Norman Conquest up to the 1940s.
Allen Jones has created some of the most powerful and provocative images of the past half century. His Pop Art paintings are icons of Swinging London, while his controversial Furniture sculptures helped set the dystopian mood of the 1970s, the era of A Clockwork Orange and Punk, on which he exerted a crucial influence. Yet Jones's art hasn't stood ......
