Frank Whittle: The Invention of the Jet
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The story of the jet engine has everything: genius, tragedy, heroism, a world war, the individual...
Ultimatum
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The edgy and highly contemporary setting for Frank Gardner's action-packed new thriller is Iran....
British Town Maps: A History
Roger J. P. Kain and Richard Oliver
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Towns are complex and sophisticated creations. Mapping towns stretched cartographers' ingenuity to...
Duncan Sandys and British Nuclear Policy-Making: 2016
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This book offers new perspectives on British nuclear policy-making at the height of the Cold War,...
Operation Tabarin: Britain's Secret Wartime Expedition to Antarctica 1944-46
Stephen Haddelsey and Alan Carroll
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In 1943 Winston Churchill's War Cabinet met to discuss the opening of a new front, fought not on the...
Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change
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This book offers a unique account of British and United States government's attempts to adapt their...
The Poisoned Rock
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In London, the British Government has declassified a large number of top secret files regarding...
Elders & Fyffes: A Photographic History
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Ubiquitous in every supermarket and corner shop, it is hard to imagine a world without bananas. But...
Heroes and Landmarks of British Aviation: from Airships to the Jet Age
Peter J. Edwards and Richard Edwards
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Heroes and Landmarks of British Aviation tells the dramatic story of a world leading aviation...
Men from the Ministry: How Britain Saved its Heritage
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Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings,...