Heath Robinson's Second World War: The Satirical Cartoons (Robinson W. Heath)(Pevná vazba)

Heath Robinson's Second World War: The Satirical Cartoons (Robinson W. Heath)(Pevná vazba)

With Heath Robinson's Second World War, Britain's 'Gadget King' uses his characteristic madcap contraptions to poke good-natured fun at the war. From a series of cork bath mats strung together to enable soldiers to cross a treacherous stream to a tank complete with piano attachment for campsite

Heath Robinson: How to Make a Garden Grow (Robinson W. Heath)(Pevná vazba)

First published in 1938, the book gives an insight into gardening trends on the eve of the Second World War while also addressing common concerns faced by gardeners. Poking gentle fun at a British obsession with a detailed illustration on almost every page, this book will delight both aspiring and

Heath Robinson: How to Be a Motorist (Robinson W. Heath)(Pevná vazba)

Heath Robinson (1872-1944) is Britain's 'Gadget King'--master of the art of creating madcap contraptions that made use of ropes, weights, and pulleys to perform relatively simple tasks, from wart removal to peeling potatoes. Although he trained as a painter and also worked as a book illustrator,

Heath Robinson: How to Be a Perfect Husband (Robinson W. Heath)(Pevná vazba)

Heath Robinson (1872-1944) is Britain's 'Gadget King'--master of the art of creating madcap contraptions that made use of ropes, weights, and pulleys to perform relatively simple tasks. Although he trained as a painter and also worked as a book illustrator, Robinson developed his forte with

Very Heath Robinson - Stories of His Absurdly Ingenious World (Hart-Davis Adam)(Pevná vazba)

Adam Hart-Davis explores the delightful work of William Heath Robinson, the prolific artist and

Heath Robinson Masterpieces of Art (Grange Susan)(Pevná vazba)

Illustrator and cartoonist W. Heath Robinson is renowned for his ingenious and haphazard contraptions. His witty drawings of complicated machines, are ironically designed to simplify everyday life, but always manage to make everything appear more complicated His work is steeped in the humour of

Golden Age Illustrations of W. Heath Robinson (Robinson William Heath)(Paperback)

Advances in technology are often accompanied by a flowering of creative expression, and the turn of the twentieth century witnessed exactly such union of art and commerce. The Golden Age of Illustration arose from improvements in printing techniques that introduced a sudden explosion of color in

Aladdin (Robinson W Heath)(Pevná vazba)

From the Eastern folk tales that make up the vast collection known as THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS certain stories - of Aladdin, Sindbad and Ali Baba - have become everlasting favourites with children and a magical ingredient of Christmas

Euclid's Elements (Heath Thomas L.)(Pevná vazba)

The classic Heath translation, in a completely new layout with plenty of space and generous margins. An affordable but sturdy sewn hardcover student and teacher edition in one volume, with minimal notes and a new

Tile Makes the Room: Good Design from Heath Ceramics (Petravic Robin)(Pevná vazba)

From Heath Ceramics, the beloved California designer, maker, and seller of home goods, comes a captivating and unprecedented look at beautifully designed interiors where tile is an important and integral part of the design. Tile Makes the Room, by Heath's owners Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey,

Railway Moods - The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway (Heath Mike)(Pevná vazba)

German Machine Guns of the Second World War (Seidler Hans)(Pevná vazba)

German Machine Guns of the Second World War is a highly illustrated record of the German war machine between 1939 - 1945. Many of the photographs, all from the author's collection, come originally from the albums of individuals who took part in the war.Arranged by theater chronologically, the book

Britain's Railways in the Second World War (Foley Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The outbreak of the Second World War had an enormous effect on the railway system in Britain. Keeping the trains running through times of conflict was not such a distant memory for the railway companies and their workers but in this second major war of the twentieth century, the task was to prove a

The Archaeology of the Second World War: Uncovering Britain's Wartime Heritage (Moshenska Gabriel)(Pevná vazba)

The Second World War transformed British society. Men, women and children inhabited the war in every area of their lives, from their clothing and food to schools, workplaces and wartime service. This transformation affected the landscapes, towns and cities as factories turned to war work, beaches

Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work (Heath Chip)(Pevná vazba)

Chip and Dan Heath, the bestselling authors of Switch and Made to Stick, tackle one of the most critical topics in our work and personal lives: how to make better decisions.　 Research in psychology has revealed that our decisions are disrupted by an array of biases and irrationalities: We're

Wartime America: The World War II Home Front, Second Edition (Jeffries John W.)(Pevná vazba)

Designed to give students a concise exploration of World War II's transformative role in American life, the new edition of Wartime America retains the framework of the original edition with new important focus on topics such as other home fronts, the lives of veterans, coverage of WWII as the Good

Hitler's Naval Bases: Kriegsmarine Bases During the Second World War (Mallmann Showell Jak P.)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout the Second World War, Hitler's U-boats and surface battleships - particularly the dreaded Bismarck and Tirpitz - were a constant threat to Allied shipping. They exacted a massive toll, despite being outnumbered by the Royal Navy. But the vital contribution of Hitler's naval bases, which

Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947 (Todman Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

The second volume of Daniel Todman's account of Great Britain and World War II The second of Daniel Todman's two sweeping volumes on Great Britain and World War II, Britain's War: A New World, 1942-1947, begins with the event Winston Churchill called the 'worst disaster' in British military

Spanish Republicans and the Second World War: Republic Across the Mountains (Whitehead Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Spanish Republicans and the Second World War tells the stories of the 500,000 Spanish Republicans that fled across the Pyrenees in 1939 as Catalonia fell to Franco's victorious army in the final weeks of the Civil War. Many of the exiles played an active part in the Second World War. Some joined

Mapping the Second World War - The History of the War Through Maps from 1939 to 1945 (Chasseaud Peter)(Pevná vazba)

Follow the conflict of the Second World War from 1939 to 1945 in this unique volume, published in association with Imperial War Museums, London, featuring historical maps and photographs from their archives, and fascinating commentary from an expert

Fighting Forces of the Second World War: At Sea (Miles John)(Pevná vazba)

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World

Fighting Forces of the Second World War: On Land (Miles John C.)(Pevná vazba)

A in-depth look at the heroic fighting forces of the Second World

Resistance Heroines in Nazi & Russian Occupied Austria: Anschluss and After (Heath Tim)(Pevná vazba)

The dazzling and brave story of Herti Bryan's experiences of supporting British prisoners of war during the Second World War.Austria's Anschluss - its 'annexation' - saw no gunfire, no bloodcurdling screams of Stukas overhead or the rumble of heavy artillery when German troops marched in on 12

The Undying Flame: Olympians Who Perished in the Second World War (McCrery Nigel)(Pevná vazba)

Over 60,000,000 people died worldwide during the course of the Second World War and, in contrast to those slaughtered in The Great War, it was civilian populations that bore the brunt. They perished in the Holocaust, in internment camps, in bombed towns and cities and as 'collateral damage', in war