For the first time in print a book identifies each regiment and illustrates the change in uniforms, the colour of the facings and the nature and shape of the lace for the officers, NCOs and private ...

Madam V traces the journey of Virginia Vernon during WW2, who was tasked with looking after the welfare of performers ...

There is plenty of information about military dress in Roman Britain and the rest of the Roman Empire, but the evidence for civilian dress has not been comprehensively looked at since the 1930s. In ...

The Countess of Rothes, Thomas Jones, and the Tragedy of Titanic ...

‘A much-needed, highly-readable reassessment of a maligned Tudor woman. Soberton goes back to the original sources in their original language, offering fresh insight, questioning old myths, and ...

Among the few facts of Mary Boleyn’s life is that she was the mistress of Francis I and that she gained a notorious reputation at the French court, being known as ‘the great and infamous whore’. The ...

The West End of London has long been a magnet to those attracted by impressive architecture and grand streets and squares. This detailed book delves deep into its eight distinctive areas, to present ...

MARTIN W. BOWMAN is the author of over 100 books on military and commercial aviation as well as photographic books on a variety of subjects. He has participated in German and USAFE air/land and night ...

An Illustrated Journey through History by Time Team Artist Victor Ambrus ...

Sussex, though near London and nowadays extensively urbanised, has a rich heritage of traditional local stories, customs and beliefs. Among many topics explored here are tales linked to landscape ...

Adam Bushnell, Nigel Clifton (Illustrator), ...

JOHN and COLLEEN DARNELL are a husband-and-wife Egyptologist team. They have presented on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, National Geographic, the Science Channel, and Smithsonian, as well as ...