The Bomber - Numa Markee

The Bomber - Numa Markee

Seven days. Three killings. And one woman who knows too much...Crime reporter Annika Bengtzon is woken by a phonecall in the early hours of a wintry December morning. An explosion has ripped apart the Olympic Stadium. And a victim has been blown to pieces. As Annika delves into the details of

Renaissance Invention: Stradanus's Nova Reperta (Markey Lia)(Paperback)

This book is the first full-length study of the Nova Reperta (New Discoveries), a renowned series of prints designed by Johannes Stradanus during the late 1580s in Florence. Reproductions of the prints, essays, conversations from a scholarly symposium, and catalogue entries complement a Newberry

Elephant Me (Andreae Giles)(Paperback / softback)

The empowering story of little elephant Num-Num, who discovers the importance of simply being YOU! From the creators of international bestseller and much-loved classic Giraffes Can't

Storm - NUMA Files #10 (Cussler Clive)(Paperback / softback)

In the middle of the Indian Ocean, a NUMA research vessel is taking water samples at sunset, when a crew member spots a sheen of black oil ahead of them. But it is not oil. Like a horde of army ants, a swarm of black particles suddenly attacks the ship, killing everyone aboard, while the ship

Fire Ice - NUMA Files #3 (Cussler Clive)(Paperback / softback)

In the Black Sea, Kurt Austin and the NUMA team discover an abandoned submarine base commandeered by a mining tycoon who claims Romanov ancestry. Backed by his incredible wealth, the tycoon has proclaimed himself Czar of

China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia (Markey Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

A crucial assessment of how global and regional politics converge in the swath of Eurasia that includes South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Under the ambitious leadership of President Xi Jinping, China is transforming its wealth and economic power into tools of global political

Bomber Command Airfields of Lincolnshire (Jacobs Peter)(Paperback)

From the opening day of the Second World War, RAF Bomber Command took the offensive to the enemy and played a leading role in the liberation of Europe. Many of its squadrons were based in Lincolnshire, where the flat terrain and open fields made the county ideal for the development of new

Devil's Gate - NUMA Files #9 (Cussler Clive)(Paperback / softback)

Nearby, a Japanese cargo ship blows up without warning. Racing to help, Kurt Austin and the NUMA team are beaten to the scene by heavily armed pirates. But when the ruthless gang's own boat explodes as they're making their escape, the men from NUMA are suddenly plunged from a disaster into a

Bomber Command (Powell Jillian)(Paperback)

During the Second World War, bomber planes were used in combat. With photographs straight from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, discover what it was like to be a bomber pilot in preparation for a dangerous but important mission.- Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for

Bomber Command (Hastings Max)(Paperback / softback)

Bomber Command is Max Hasting's in-depth account of the RAF's bombing offensive, one the most controversial struggles of the Second World

The Crew: The Story of a Lancaster Bomber Crew (Price David)(Paperback)

Swedish Bomber Colours 1924-1958 (Forslund Mikael)(Pevná vazba)

This latest book in the Rainbow Series covers Swedish bomber aircraft deployed during World War Two and in early 50s.Camouflage and markings on the bombers obtained from different countries are described in unparalleled detail by the well-known Finnish author Mikael Forslund.The book features many

Navigator - NUMA Files #7 (Cussler Clive)(Paperback / softback)

Iraq, 2003: in the post-war looting of the treasures from Baghdad's antiquities museum, a legendary Phoenicean statue is stolen... Known as the Navigator, the statue points back to the days of King Solomon and is the vital clue to a secret of unimaginable power. Lucky then that UN investigator

Medusa - NUMA Files #8 (Cussler Clive)(Paperback / softback)

In the Micronesian Islands, a top-secret US undersea lab vanishes... At the same time, off Bermuda, a bathysphere operated by NUMA and overseen by Kurt Austin is attacked and becomes stranded half a mile below the

Settling Troubled Pupils to Learn: Why Relationships Matter in School (Bomber Louise Michelle)(Paperback / softback)

Writing together for the first time, highly respected practitioners and trainers Louise Bomber and Dan Hughes believe that now is the critical time to integrate the research findings of attachment theory and neuroscience into our education practice. The result is a must read cutting edge book for

RAF Bomber Command Operations Manual: 1939 to 1945 (Falconer Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Night after night for six years of war, RAF Bomber Command's squadrons pounded away at the cities of Nazi Germany in a determined effort to bring the Third Reich to its knees. Pitted against Bomber Harris's aircrews and aircraft were some of the most effective and deadly defenses the world had seen

Lost City - NUMA Files #5 (Cussler Clive)(Paperback / softback)

The discovery of a body frozen for ninety years in a glacier high in the French Alps seems of unlikely concern to Kurt Austin and the NUMA Special Projects team. But when those on site are trapped in alpine tunnels flooding with glacial meltwater, Austin can hardly ignore a cry for help. And this

Polar Shift - NUMA Files #6 (Cussler Clive)(Paperback / softback)

Giant freak waves send an unsinkable cargo ship to the bottom of the Atlantic and a herd of killer whales attack a party of kayakers in the Pacific - random events, or evidence of polar shift? For Kurt Austin of NUMA these two seemingly unconnected incidents are harbingers of a global phenomenon

The Junkers Ju87 Stuka (Derry Martin)(Paperback)

The Junkers Ju 87 'Stuka' (a contraction of the German word Sturzkampfflugzeug, ie dive bomber) was arguably the Luftwaffe's most recognizable airplane, with its inverted gull wings and fixed spatted undercarriage. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann as a dedicated dive bomber and ground-attack aircraft,

Britain's Cold War Bombers (McLelland Tim)(Paperback)

Britain's Cold War Bombers explores the creation and development of the jet bomber, tracing the emergence of the first jet designs (the Valiant and Vulcan) through to the first-generation jets which entered service with the RAF and Fleet Air Arm. Each aircraft type is examined, looking at how the

The Night Raids (Kelly Jim)(Paperback)

A lone German bomber crosses the east coast of Britain on a moonless night in the long, hot summer of 1940. The pilot picks up the silver thread of a river and, following it to his target, drops his bomb over Cambridge's rail yards. The shell falls short of its mark and lands in a neighbourhood of

White Death - NUMA Files #4 (Cussler Clive)(Paperback / softback)

When a confrontation between a radical environmental group and a Danish cruiser off the Faroe Islands sinks a ship, trapping her crew beneath the waves, Kurt Austin of NUMA is immediately called to the

Japanese Woodblock Bird Prints (Kashu Numata)(Paperback)

In the 1880s, an economic boom in Japan encouraged a renaissance of traditional color woodblock painting. During this prosperous period, a well-born painter named Numata Kash created A Picture Book of Birds. Kash 's three-volume series blended the contemporary interest in woodblock prints with

The Wellington Bomber Story (Bowman Martin W.)(Pevná vazba)

The full story of the 'Wimpy,' aka the Flying Cigar The Vickers Wellington was a twin-engine, long range medium bomber, used as a night bomber in the early years of World War II, and the only British bomber to be produced throughout the whole of the war. This colorful history combines narrative