Discover chilling tales from the frontlines and beyond with this spine-tingling collection of wartime ghost stories. From the trenches of the First World War to Britain's home front during the Second, through the tense Cold War years, these gripping accounts reveal eerie apparitions and unexplained encounters experienced by soldiers, sailors, ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748106
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
During the hardships of the Second World war and post-war rationing, home bakers found ingenious ways to create comforting cakes. In wartime Britain, cake was more than just a treat - it was a way to bring people together, and a small but meaningful defiance against hardship. Despite strict rationing, communities rallied together to share ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748113
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
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Spitfire: Blueprint of an Icon is an engaging tribute to an aircraft that became the symbol of Britain's wartime resilience and ingenuity. Sleek, powerful and unforgettable, the Spitfire didn't just fight in the skies, it defined an era. This beautifully designed giftbook journeys through the Spitfire's legendary story. From its revolutionary ......
ISBN-13: 9781911748120
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
In Why Read? The Battle Between Book and Screen Kenneth Baker recalls how reading was so important to him as a child, and why in this National Year of Reading, and working together with the National Literacy Trust, he would like to encourage today's young people to share his love of reading. 'I first came across poetry at my primary school in a ......
Explore the most famous treasures and hidden gems of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection. Covering each of the four sites of Royal Museums Greenwich - the National Maritime Museum, the Royal Observatory, the Queen's House and Cutty Sark - this book tells stories of the sea, space and the stars. Discover some of the most surprising and ......
Benjamin Ferrey (1810-1880) is remembered today as the childhood friend and biographer of A.W.N. Pugin, but that represents only one episode in a fascinating career spanning some of the most eventful decades in architectural history. After showing early promise as a draughtsman, Ferrey was sent to train in London under Pugin's father. There he ......
Behind the Scenes shows how films are really made. Featuring multi-Oscar winning cameraman Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor), the first ever appearance together of the three knights of English theatre, Olivier, Gielgud and Richardson, plus Richard Burton in his last major role teamed up with Vanessa Redgrave and a host of other ......
The chief legacy of William Henry Chignell (1841-1933), the subject of this book, consisted of several hundred hand-painted envelopes sent to amuse his children scattered around Britain and in far-flung corners of the Empire. Each envelope has a water-colour drawing on the front and often the address is incorporated into the design. The drawings ......
