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Stanford Tuck
The first full reappraisal of one of Britain's great fighter aces, this book examines the truth behind Tuck's 1956 biography, Fly for Your Life. It looks at the evidence behind the …
Great Naval Battles: From Medieval Wars to the Present Day
This richly illustrated hardback steers a course through some of history's most epic engagements on the high seas, written by the renowned naval historian Dr Helen Doe. From the …
Great Naval Battles
SS Great Britain
In SS Great Britain, Helen Doe provides a narrative account of this famous and historically important ship. Experimental and controversial, Great Britain led the way for iron …
One Crew: The RNLI's Official 200-Year History
In the 200 years since it was founded, the RNLI has saved more than 144,000 lives. It all began with a meeting in London in 1824 to act on a proposal by Sir William Hillary: the …
Prefab Housing and the Future of Building
As we stand on the cusp of a fundamental restructuring of the housing and building industries, this book provides timely insights into the promise of prefabricated housing. The …
Contingent Faculty and the Remaking of Higher Education
An educational crisis from its origins to present-day experiences In the United States today, almost three-quarters of the people teaching in two- and four-year colleges and …
The Maritime History of Cornwall
Cornwall is quintessentially a maritime region. Almost an island, nowhere in it is further than 25 miles from the sea. Cornwall’s often distinctive history has been moulded by …
The First Atlantic Liner
The Great Western is the least known of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s three ships, being overshadowed by the later careers of the Great Britain and the Great Eastern. However, the …
Enterprising Women and Shipping in the Nineteenth Century
An examination of women entrepreneurs who invested in, and often managed, non-feminine businesses such as shipping and shipbuilding in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. …
Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950
Considers naval leadership and management very widely, moving beyond a focus on leading admirals. Many works on naval history ascribe success to the special qualities of individual …