OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Fully updated this map combines clear design & an easy-to-read scale with more road detail to ensure that you never lose your way. It

Includes:: information on toll points service areas road numbers motorways dual carriageways & wide & narrow local roads. National Parks ski resorts visitor attractions & towns & places of interest are also highlighted. The map is presented in a practical slimline format with a durable weatherproof cover for protection from the elements.

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Part of a series of pocket sized folded maps intended for the the National Cycle Network which include clearly mapped on-road & traffic-free paths easy to read contours & detailed town insets this title

Includes:: maps in 1:110 000 scale; folded 155mm X 99mm; flat 792mm X 630mm.

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A guidebook to walking in central Switzerland Europe. Few regions of the Alps contain greater contrasts than Central Switzerl&. The shores of the riviera-like Lake Lucerne & the ice-clad peaks of the Winterberg massif are a world apart yet both are scenically spectacular & have magnificent walking country nearby. This guidebook reveals secluded corners of rarely-trodden as well as better known valleys along lakeside pathways & across lofty ridges with stunning views. Here is a mountain region with vast potential for the walker & all who love fine scenery. Lucerne Brunnen Altdorf Andermatt & Engelberg have no shortage of accommodation
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- but there are also numerous other villages & remote alp hamlets that offer overnight lodgings in the peace of the mountains. Kev Reynolds describes the villages valleys & mountains of Central Switzerland & provides 90 of the regions best walking routes that will lead to some of the finest views in all the Alps. This guidebook is for use by walkers who may never have ambled through an alpine valley before as well as the more experienced mountain trekkers aiming for the high cols & inner recesses of glacier-hung peaks. Something for everyone.

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Originally part of the LNWR network built to link industrial South Wales with the Midlands & the North this superbly scenic line runs from Craven Arms to Swansea via Builth Road Llanwrtyd Wells Llandovery & Llandilo & is a popular route for steam-hauled specials featured among Roger Siviters photographs. ...

Michelin regional maps each contain practical road & route information. Special Michelin reads-like-a-book format for easy use in folding & unfolding. Useful information for planning trips including gas stations 24-hour service stations toll gates rest areas & service plazas. Clear precise cartography. Icons pinpoint important travel information. ...

The second book in the epic saga of humankinds war of transcendence In the evolution of every sentient race there is a turning point when the species achieves transcendence through technology. The warlike Shdaar are determined that this monumental milestone will never be achieved by the creatures known as human. On the far side of known human space the Marines are under siege battling the relentless servant races of the Shdaar aggressor. With a task force stripped to the bone & the Terran Confederation of States racked by dissent rogue Admiral Alexander Koenig must make the momentous decision that will seal his fate & the fate of humankind. A strong defensive posture is futile so Koenig will seize the initiative & turn the gargantuan Star Carrier America toward the unknown. For the element of surprise is the only hope of stalling the Shdaar assault on Earths solar system-and the war for humankinds survival must be taken directly to the enemy. ...

The story of Joan Bakewells life & times spans the Blitz in Manchester Cambridge during the glittering era of Michael Frayn Peter Hall Jonathan Miller et al London at its most exciting in the swinging sixties & the world of the media & the arts from the 60s to the present. As she reflects on the choices she has made & the influences that shaped her she confronts painful childhood memories of her mothers behaviour & describes both her affair with Harold Pinter & her two marriages with remarkable honesty. Throughout she uses her own experience to explore the extraordinary change in womens roles during her lifetime. This is no ordinary celebrity autobiography but a memoir that is beautifully written frank & absorbing which draws a thought-provoking portrait of Britain in the last 70 years. ...

The eighth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Roman series. In the first century AD the Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy Parthia. Parthia is vying with Rome for control of Palmyra an officially neutral kingdom. Palmyra's royal household is on the brink of open revolt & so a task force under the command of experienced soldiers Macro & Cato is dispatched to defend its king & guard its borders. When Parthia hears of the Roman army's presence it starts amassing its troops for war. Macro's cohort must march against the enemy deep into treacherous territory. If Palmyra is not to fall into the clutches of Parthia they will have to defeat superior numbers in a desperate siege. The quest for a lasting peace has never been more challenging nor more critical for the future of the Empire. ...

Few tank designs have been as effective versatile & long-lived as that of the British Centurion. Conceived during the Second World War as the answer to the superior German Tiger & Panther tanks & to the lethal 88mm gun this 52-ton main battle tank incorporated the lessons British designers had learned about armoured fighting vehicles during the conflict & it was free of the major faults that had impaired the other British tank designs of the time. The Centurion was so successful that it served in the British Army & in numerous other armies across the world from 1945 until the 1990s. Pat Ware's highly illustrated history of this remarkable tank covers its design & development its technical specifications & the many variants that were produced. He tells the story from the design brief of 1943 through testing & trials to the tank's entry into service. & he traces the course of the Centurion's subsequent career as it was up-dated up-gunned & adapted to operate in varied conditions & conflicts all over the world including Korea the Indo-Pakistan wars Vietnam & the Arab-Israeli wars. His expert account of this remarkable fighting vehicle is accompanied by a series of colour plates showing the main variants of the design & the common ancillary equipment & unit markings. His book is an essential work of reference for enthusiasts. ...