Conflict photographers are visual historians, bearing witness to stories that must be told. The images they produce seize attention, and moved by what we see, troubling questions come to mind. Shooting War harnesses these questions and shifts them in a different direction.
IWM holds approximately 11 million photographs in its archives, covering the causes, course and consequences of modern conflict from the First World War to the present day. Drawing on this unique collection, Winston Churchill showcases 50 iconic images of Britain's wartime prime minister. Marking 150 years since his birth, these poignant images ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423835
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
Published to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of the man voted 'the Greatest Briton', Churchill: A Visual History tells the incredible story of Winston Churchill's long life and lasting legacy. With particular focus on Churchill's pivotal role during the Second World War, the book features artefacts, interviews, documents, art and ......
ISBN-13: 9781912423811
(Hardback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
It was a crucial moment of WW2. 1940. The Royal Air Force, virtually alone, defended the skies of Britain against massed formations of German bombers. They put up such a ferocious defence that Hitler gave up ideas of invading Britain and turned his attention to an assault on the Soviet Union.
A reprint from the library collection of the national archives of india, this book illustrates the progress, rather than the process, leading to the siege of delhi and its recapture the principal events of the 1857 revolt are represented but only as pointers to the imminent victory of the British army
ISBN-13: 9780948092633
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: TRUSTEE ROYAL ARMOURIES
The Forgotten History of Plastic Surgery in Prisons
Killer Looks is the definitive story about the long-forgotten practice of providing free nose jobs, face-lifts, breast implants, and other physical alterations to prisoners, the idea being that by remodeling the face you remake the man.
Whether you are a prisoner of war, a prisoner of nature's fury, or a prisoner of society, one word smashes your thoughts against a blockade of desperation: Escape! The stakes are higher than freedom itself--chains unshackled, steel doors opened, gunfire avoided. At stake is life itself, and the odds against winning the struggle are immense. The ......
The Failures of U.S. Military Intelligence from the Revolution to Afghanistan
Senseless Secrets is a military history of the United States through its intelligence operations, covering more than 200 years of intelligence breakdowns in every American war, from the Revolution's Benedict Arnold to the War on Terror and the chaos surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
Details the Third Reich's shocking plans for worldwide offensives using secret weapons, including Hitler's plan to bring World War II to the American homeland.
