How long does it take light from the Sun to reach Earth? What do we call one millionth of a billionth of a second? What animals change colour in different seasons? And why is Greenwich the Home of Time? Find the answers to these and many more fascinating questions in this timely little book from the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the 'Home of Time'.
On 6 June 1944 HMS Belfast took part in one of the most dramatic events of the Second World War - D-Day. The largest amphibious assault in history, the Allied victory owed much to the ships and sailors who got the Army safely ashore. One of those 7,000 ships was HMS Belfast, today moored in the Pool of London as a branch of Imperial War Museums. ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423774
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Based on the author's own experience with the British Army and specifically the Royal Armoured Corps, Mailed Fist brings this extraordinary story of tank warfare to life.
ISBN-13: 9781912423491
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Tyrell and Julia booked to travel on the Titanic with their two sons to introduce them to their American grandfather, but the children were too ill to travel. Julia persisted in going without them. The fatal and tragic decision not only led to the unnecessary loss of her husband, it was to haunt her for the next fifty years. Why was she so ......
Telling the story of IWM's most iconic painting, this book presents John Singer Sargent's newly conserved Gassed in all its glory, exploring the history of the artwork and its composition, and examining its importance in the art world.
ISBN-13: 9781912423712
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
The Women Behind Modern Art in Britain tells the stories of determined women like Helen Sutherland, Margaret Gardiner,
Myfanwy Piper and others, who helped to change the course of British art in the middle of the last century. Whether as friends,
supporters, collectors, curators or galleristes, they played a central role in determining the ......
The image of the pirate is one that has never failed to capture the imagination, but behind the melodramatic portrayals of such villains as Long John Silver, with wooden leg and eye-patch, lies a much harsher reality. This book charts the history of piracy.
This compact edition of the bestselling Secrets of Churchills War Rooms takes you behind the glass that separate Churchill War Rooms from the public. It provides exclusive up-close photography of telling details in every room and tells the fascinating story of how the work carried out in these underground offices helped Churchill win the war.
ISBN-13: 9781912423149
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
