Essex: A Hidden Aviation History (Bingley Paul)(Paperback)

Essex: A Hidden Aviation History (Bingley Paul)(Paperback)

Essex is not known for being the cradle of British aviation, but perhaps it should be. From the establishment of Britain's earliest 'aerodrome' to its dogged defense of London during two world wars, Essex can rightly stake its claim. Yet it has largely flown under the radar. Essex's aviation

Essex Hundred - Essex History in 100 Poems(Paperback / softback)

Wings for the Rising Sun: A Transnational History of Japanese Aviation (Melzer Jrgen P.)(Paperback)

The history of Japanese aviation offers countless stories of heroic achievements and dismal failures, passionate enthusiasm and sheer terror, brilliant ideas and fatally flawed strategies.In Wings for the Rising Sun, scholar and former airline pilot J rgen Melzer connects the intense drama of

Scotland's Aviation History (Ord-Hume Arthur W. J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

Illustrated Tales of Essex (Wade John)(Paperback)

Essex is a place where you learn to expect the unexpected. If you know where to look, there's history and mystery at every turn, and this book is here to help you find it all. It brings you stories of strange places with weird names, mystery buildings that make no sense until you know their

The Essex Colouring Book: Past and Present (The History Press)(Paperback)

Essex has charmed visitors for centuries, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of the county's unique appeal. Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from Norman castles and country parks to rugged coastlines and historic architecture, each stunning scene is full of

Women in Aviation (Hale Julian)(Paperback)

This title charts the history of women's involvement in aviation, exploring how American and British women donned goggles and gloves to fly through a predominantly masculine world and onwards into an age of aviation equality. This title explores the scope of women's activities in aviation, from

Northumberland's Hidden History (Beckensall Dr Stan)(Paperback / softback)

An engaging insight into Northumberland's hidden

Tiger Moth Story (Bramson Alan)(Paperback)

The Tiger Moth is one of the major aviation success stories in the history of British aviation. Developed by Geoffrey de Havilland and flown for the first time on October 26 1931, the biplane became the most important elementary trainer used by Commonwealth forces. More than 1,000 Tiger Moths were

US Air Force Bases in the UK (Bingley Paul)(Paperback)

When Winston Churchill delivered his famous 'Iron Curtain' speech in 1946, he mentioned two words now engrained in Anglo-American terminology - 'special relationship'. Nowhere is the 'special relationship' more evident than in the scores of airfields used by the United States Army Air Forces during

Hidden History of the New Hampshire Seacoast (Nelson Terry)(Paperback)

The New Hampshire Seacoast has a wealth of overlooked history - some remnants are hidden in plain sight, while others are just plain hidden.Meet the minister and early religious founder who was involved in an armed confrontation in Dover with another preacher in 1640. Find out how a one-time high

The Flip Side of History: (Trivia Book, Hidden Facts) (Silverman Steve)(Paperback)

Hidden History, Strange Stories, and Hard-to-Believe Headlines What if there was a flip side to the history channel? What would you do with all the historical facts and tales left out of history textbooks? From the host of the popular Useless Information podcast, Steve Silverman, comes a collection

Memory, History, Forgetting (Ricoeur Paul)(Paperback)

Antarctica's Hidden History: Corporate Foundations of Secret Space Programs (Salla Michael)(Paperback)

Book of English Magic (Heygate Richard)(Paperback / softback)

The hidden history of English

Bunker Research - The hidden history of modernism in the mountains (Leonard Max)(Paperback / softback)

American History: A Very Short Introduction (Boyer Paul S.)(Paperback)

In a miracle of concision, Paul S. Boyer provides a wide-ranging and authoritative history of America, capturing in a compact space the full story of our nation. Ranging from the earliest Native American settlers to the presidency of Barack Obama, this Very Short Introduction offers anilluminating

Portillo's Hidden History of Britain (Portillo Michael)(Paperback / softback)

A compelling and evocative history of Britain through the stories of its `lost' or abandoned buildings; a companion to Channel 5's series of the same

Economics and World History: Myths and Paradoxes (Bairoch Paul)(Paperback)

Paul Bairoch sets the record straight on twenty commonly held myths about economic history. Among these are that free trade and population growth have historically led to periods of economic growth; that a move away from free trade caused the Great Depression; and that colonial powers in the

Radical ESSEX(Paperback / softback)

The Who Was? History of the World (Manzanero Paula K.)(Paperback)

A History of the American People (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history--from politics to the arts.'The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures,' begins Paul Johnson's

The Prs Electric Guitar Book: A Complete History of Paul Reed Smith Electrics (Burrluck Dave)(Paperback)

THE PRS GUITAR BOOK: A COMPLETE HISTORY OF PAUL REED SMITH

Walk Wild Essex - 50 Wildlife Walks in Essex and East London (Gunton Tony)(Paperback / softback)