Product Description: More than one million houses were built in Britain during the Edwardian period and another four million in the years between the two World Wars; most of these are still in use as homes today. This book explains to current owners of such houses why and by whom their structures were built; how the original occupants would have decorated, furnished, and used them; and the development of the distinctive architectural styles of the time...read more

Chronicles thirty of the most dangerous missions undertaken by special forces groups, including the 1993 Blackhawk Down operation, the Task Force Raider detection of Saddam Hussein, and the capture of insurgent leader 'Chemical Evil Fat Mama' in Fallujah. Original.

A heart-stopping collection of true stories about disasters in space includes coverage of the Apollo 8 and 13 experiences, fires and collisions about the MIR space station, and other fatal or near-fatal experiences in the world's various space programs. Original.

Over 40 first-hand accounts of peril on the high seas, from the wreck of the Medusa to the perfect storm, from Francis Chichester's account of superhuman tenacity battling hostile seas in Gipsy Moth while rounding Cape Horn to the tale of the Marie Celeste.

The author collects more than sixty accounts by eyewitnesses and survivors of disastrous events on and beneath the ocean, from the demasting of the Kingfisher 2 to the Exxon Valdez debacle and the Kursk submarine explosion. Original.

Shares dramatic eyewitness accounts from more than 2,500 years of naval history, from the Battle of Salamis as recorded by Thucydides in 378 B.C., to the endeavors of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson, to the carrier operations of the 1991 Gulf War. Original. (view table of contents)

The most important battles in world history are laid bare in this exciting collection of eyewitness accounts, which covers everything from the Spartan defeat of the Athenians at Delion to Operation Desert Storm. Original. (view table of contents)

In this collection of accounts of famous battles, the whole changing nature of recorded warfare is explored, from Thermopylae, in Ancient Greece, to Operation Desert Storm. Here are the words of those who fought in history's greatest battles.

Product Description: This text traces the development of the British house, through its various guises, from 1780 to 1914. It offers insight into the building codes and customs of the times and provides an overview of the architectural detail of each period...read more