The Handley Page Victor was the third of the three V Bombers & the most long lasting, serving in the RAF until 1993, & still doing invaluable service in the first Iraq war. Moreover, in 1982 it was only the Victor tanker fleet based on Ascension Island that made possible the Vulcan Black Buck bombing of Port Stanley airfield & the long-range reconnaissance of Argentina by Nimrods.

Victor Boys tells the story of all the great things that were achieved, recounted first hand by the operators themselves, aircrew & ground crew. Starting with accounts by test pilot Johnny Allam, who undertook the major development of the aircraft, through its work as a nuclear bomber during the cold war, testing Blue Steel in Australia, to its superb performance during the Falklands war & later as a first class air-to-air refuelling tanker & vital support tool for fighters & other aircraft.

Published to coincide with the Victor's 60th anniversary, the gripping text is superbly illustrated with photographs from the operators themselves, never released before. The stories are collated & set in context by Tony Blackman, ex chief test pilot of Avros who helped develop the Vulcan & initiated the development of the Victor K2 tanker. For him, initially, the Victor seemed a competitor but he now readily admits what a wonderful aircraft the Victor became.

This hardback book has 198 pages & measures: 24 x 16 x 2.4cm





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Victor Frankenstein, It was at Oxford that I first met Bysshe. We arrived at our college on the same day; confusing to a mere foreigner, it is called University College. I had seen him from my window & had been struck by his auburn locks." The long-haired poet
- ' Mad Shelley'
- & the serious-minded student from Switzerland spark each other's animated interest in the new philosophy of science which is over-turning long-cherished beliefs. Perhaps there is no God. In which case, where is the divine spark, the soul? Can it be found in the human brain? the heart? the eyes? Victor Frankenstein begins his anatomy experiments in a barn in the secluded village of Headington, near Oxford. The coroner's office in Clarendon Street provides corpses
- but they have often died of violence & drowning: they are damaged & putrifying. Victor moves his coils & jars & electrical fluids to a deserted pottery manufactury in Limehouse. &, from Limehouse, makes contact with the Doomesday Men
- the resurrectionists. He pays better than any hospital for the bodies of the very recently dead. Even so, perfect specimens are hard to come by.. . until that Thames-side dawn when Victor, waiting, wrapped in his greatcoat, on his wooden jetty, hears the splashing of oars & sees in the half-light that slung into the stern of the approaching boat is the corpse of a handsome young man, one hand trailing in the water.... Show More Show Less



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Using unrestricted access to material from the Royal Archives, including previously unpublished passages from Queen Victoria's celebrated journals, Elizabeth Longford's classic account remains the definitive biography of this extraordinary woman. She shows the queen tormented by an unhappy childhood; tantalised by an all-too-brief happy marriage; deeply shocked at the Prince Consort's death. She depicts the gradual emergence of the queen's renowned qualities, together with some surprising traits, & presents her in a fresh, affectionate & thoroughly human light. ' Gives us more than the general reader has ever had, revealing the queen as a character at once simple & complex, authoritarian & humble' Daily Telegraph ' Dazzlingly readable, & very enjoyable' Stella Gibbons ' Longford has brought Queen Victoria to life again, & presents to a new generation of readers one of the most truly remarkable personalities of history with scrupulous care, fidelity & wit' Spectator ...

Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. This book examines how a young Indian Muslim came to play a central role at the heart of the empire, & his influence over the queen. It is also a tender love story between an ordinary Indian & his elderly queen. ...

The true story for fans of the hit ITV drama series Victoria starring Jenna Coleman, this page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen.

Drawing on previously unpublished papers, this stunning book is a story of love & heartbreak, of devotion & grief, of strength & resilience.

When Victoria was born, in 1819, the world was a very different place. Revolution would begin to threaten many of Europes monarchies in the coming decades.

In Britain, a generation of royals had indulged their whims at the publics expense, & republican sentiment was growing.

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• ISBN: 9780349134505
• Author: Julia Baird
• Publisher: Black Friars Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 690
• Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.5 x 4.5cm













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What happened after the Queen married her handsome prince? Did they live happily ever after, or did their marriage, like so many royal marriages past & present fizzle into a loveless bond of duty?

Victoria & Albert were the royal couple that broke the mould – it may have been an arranged match, yet their union was a passionate, tempestuous relationship between two extremely strong-willed individuals.

Despite the fact that they were first cousins they could not have been more different people – she was impulsive, emotional, capricious, while he was cautious, self-controlled, & logical.

But together they became the most successful royal couple there had ever been, & this book reveals the private & the public face of Victoria & Albert’s marriage.

Using their letters & diaries, Victoria & Albert charts the constant ebb & flow of power between the couple, & presents a picture of a very modern marriage.

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• ISBN: 9780008259709
• Author: Daisy Goodwin & Sara Sheridan
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 303
• Dimensions: 24 x 20 x 3cm

















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Embark on a journey of exploration & discovery with Victoria!

She revels in her independence & finds her sense of

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' It wasn't until after he was safely back in the aircraft again that I heard that he'd actually been out on the wing to try to put the fire out.. . Remember that we were flying at about 90 miles an hour at a height of 13, 000 feet' Squadron Leader RP Widdowson on Sergeant James Ward, who earned his VC in 1941 The Victoria Cross, awarded to the most courageous & determined servicemen, is the highest military decoration that can be bestowed. In Forgotten Voices: Victoria Cross, first-hand accounts of soldiers, sailors & airmen describe the incredible events that earned these extraordinary men the VC in the last century. Captivating & often humbling, these stories depict exceptional acts of bravery in unimaginable situations, of men who would say they were just doing their duty. ...

Millions of people travel on London's tube every day, yet we usually give our fellow passengers only a cursory glance. But each

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Writer, producer & actress of television shows such as As Seen on TV & Dinnerladies, Victoria has often been voted the funniest woman in Britain. This biography of Victoria portrays her rise to stardom, from her early years in Lancashire to the successes of the sell-out shows at the Royal Albert Hall. ...