World Adventure Dives is a luxurious photographic guide to the most exhilarating & fascinating diving experiences in the world. ...

A definitive television work on the Second World War. It set out to tell the story of the war through the testimony of key participants
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- Desert Victory
- In rare archive footage, ' Desert Victory' tells the story of the Desert rats. These were the heroic

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- Prelude to War
- The Second World War is a record of one of the most destructive conflicts in human history, more than

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- Combat America
- '1st Lieutenant Clark Gable' provides the voice over for this World War II US Army Air forces Film

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A mere 20 years after the Treaty of Versailles had, supposedly, drawn a line under 'the war to end all wars', the world was consumed by an even bloodier global conflagration. World War Two was the first conflict to claim more civilian than servicemen's lives with over 50 million fatalities in total. World At War: World War Two uses contemporaneous reports & photographs from the Daily Mail archives, including many eyewitness accounts, to show how the conflict developed, describing the key battles, tactical decisions & turning points that settled the outcome. ...

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- The Battle Of Britain
- ' Where Napoleon failed i shall succeed. I shall land on the shores of Britain'
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The lessons of the past 60 years show that while a third global conflagration may have been averted, & the use of nuclear weapons confined to testing, war remains an ever present evil; as much part of the human condition today as it was 4500 years ago when the first documented battles took place. World At War: 1945 To The Present Day examines the conflicts of the nuclear age. Contemporaneous reports & photographs from the Daily Mail archives, including many eyewitness accounts, show how the conflicts developed, describing the key battles, tactical decisions & turning points that settled the outcome. ...

Completely new & extended edition of the best-selling Collins Student Atlas. Created specifically for Key Stage 4 students, & a vital tool for all students. Collins Student World Atlas (Fourth edition), with free World Factfile CD, has been specifically designed for students aged 14-16 years, however its well-researched uncluttered design makes it suitable for all students. This 200 page fourth edition has been extensively revised, updated & extended. It features up-to-date reference & thematic mapping, mapping skills, country-by-country statistics & a fully comprehensive index to all names appearing on reference maps. Thematic maps & accompanying graphs & tables adhere strictly to the National Curriculum guidelines & cover topics such as Tourism, Telecommunications, Environmental & socio-economic topics. All maps have been fully updated using the latest statistical information available. The inclusion of a selective list of web addresses on each thematic page ensures students are motivated to explore more deeply into a topic. High quality satellite imagery, which has been selectively used within special topic or study areas, supports data on the maps & is used to illustrate key environmental issues. Extensive lists of statistics for demographic & socio-economic facts provide up-to-date data for students wishing to create their own graphs to support individual geography, tourism, mathematics, economics or IT projects. New features * Free World Factfile on CD * Pollution hotspots in the Mediterranean Sea * Urban pollution in Italy * World Agriculture * World Urbanization * World Climate Change * Low & Middle Economic Developing Countries * Ecological footprint World factfile CD
Includes:; * Major world themes presented through maps, graphics, statistics & images * Detailed profiles for 50 countries * Indispensable geographical facts * Authoritative statistics * Geographic overview of the world's major regions * Packed full of geographical information, current affairs & world mapping This attractive resource provides ideal factual support material to everyone's reference atlas.
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The perfect introduction to childrens reference, the Discovery Kids Atlas of My World is packed with information thats easy for kids to read & to underst&. Designed to help children learn about the countries around them & their culture, this photo-filled book is a beautiful addition to any first reference library. ...