Motor Gun Boats were the Spitfires of the Seas of the Royal Navy. Bristling with small-calibre guns & machine guns, they served during the War. This book tells the story of these destructive boats, beginning with their design & development & carrying through to their operational use in the European & Mediterranean theatres of World War-II. ...

Beginning life in 1887 as a bicycle manufacturing company, The Triumph Cycle Company went on to become today's Triumph Motorcycles Limited. Since motorcycle production commenced in 1902, the Triumph factory has produced thousands of classics designs & is regarded as being producers of some of the world's finest motorcycles, from the original Bonneville in 1959 to today's models. The Triumph name is one of the most popular names in motorcycling. It is an evocative title, one that conjures up all sorts of powerful imagery while the word itself triumph literally means to win. What a great name with which to christen your product. Triumph the motorcycle maker has for the most part in its 100-plus years been a success story; a triumph, in fact. The idea of this here is to celebrate, through a selection of images, that success story. ...

Featuring amazing objects from the British Museum, this series of captivating board books encourages children to engage with early learning concepts. Inquisitive toddlers will enjoy learning the alphabet from A to Z, with gorgeous photographic images on every page. ...

This joke book is full of side-splittingly hilarious jokes & fascinating facts about civilisations found in the British Museum. Full of bite-size facts about amazing ancient worlds & jokes that will have you howling, Maurice the Museum Mouse's comical collection is just as entertaining as the British Museum's own collection. ...

An exploration of the British Napoleonic Ship-of-the-Line. It covers some of the most famous individuals & ships of the day, such as Nelson, Cochrane, HMS Victory & HMS Indefatigable. There is also a catalogue of all British Ships-of-the-Line from 1792 to 1815. ...

Presenting an interpretative essay on the British political system, this very short introduction identifies key characteristics & shaping ideas of the British tradition, & investigates what makes British politics distinctive. It also emphasizes on how ...

Your updated & revised guide to British politics

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Delves into the premiership's 300 year history & unearths a host of facts about some of the characters in British history, lifting the lid on the top job. This title talks about the Prime Minister who only lasted 100 days, another who served for 21 years, or how Downing Street came to be the Premier's residence. ...

Accompanying the exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, & the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this catalogue examines the impact of Futurism & Cubism on British modernist printmaking from the beginning of World War I to the beginning of World War II. ...

This amazing 3 DVD box set takes you on three fantastic British Rail Journeys across the North East, East Anglia & Weymouth to the Isle of Wight. Taking in the historical significance of each journey & of the places they pass as well as the architecture & other sights that are encountered along the way. Approx run time is 180 mins ...