No fewer than seven hundred Civil War films have been made by Hollywood from early silent days onwards, from the epoch-making " Birth of a Nation", through " The Red Badge of Courage" & " Gone With the Wind" to the recent " Glory", Ride with the Devil & " Cold Mountain". This book shows how these films create an American ancestor. ...

Surf photographers are the unsung heroes of surfing. They do crazy things to get the shots that fill the pages of the world's top surfing magazines. This book showcases the work of 15 top surf photographers & gets the inside story on the surfers & waves that inspire them. It is loaded with images. ...

Detailed by a huge US corporation to develop a country house on the outskirts of London into a 21st century business school, Christopher Anderson (Liam Cunningham) finds himself stumped when it transpires that the building he has been assigned contains a rare collection of photographs. Anderson's attempts to bulldoze through red tape are frustrated by the on-site staff, who are determined to preserve their unique representation of Britain's heritage. ...

* Provides a review of key developments in armed response policing around the world * Describes the crucial phases in armed response policy development in Britain & explores the consequences of arming the police * Reflects upon the issues arising when police action goes badly wrong. ...

The Second Barrel, a sequel to Shooting Types. Their characters appear in a monthly column in the Shooting Gazette; in which Catchpole observes the eccentricities of the sportsmen, dogs, beaters, hosts & supporting characters all of which are superbly illustrated by Bryn Parry's perceptive & humorous cartoons. ...