The legendary Avro Lancaster receives the famous Haynes manual treatment with the full co-operation & authorisation of the Royal Air Force. Here is a unique insight into what it takes to restore & operate a Lancaster as well as a wonderful insight into the engineering & construction of this remarkable aeroplane. Presented mainly in colour this highly detailed & attractively designed book is based primarily around the major overhaul of the Battle of Britain Flight Lancaster at RAF Coningsby. ...

The Avro Lancaster was the RAF's most famous & successful heavy bomber of the Second World War. Used predominantly at night ' Lancs' dropped 608 612 tons of bombs in 156 000 sorties in the period 1942-1945. Some of these missions were incredibly daring
- notably the 'dambusters' raid of 617 squadron on the Ruhr valley dams in May 1943. The success of such operations was testament both to the rugged reliable qualities of this amazing aircraft & the bravery & skill of the pilots navigators bombardiers flight engineers & gunners that crewed it. They relied on their training & experience supplemented by various pamphlets & manuals that were produced throughout the war. This fascinating pocket manual collates such period literature to provide a unique guide to this awe-inspiring aircraft.
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The RAFs most succesful heavy bomber of World War II the Avro Lancaster formed the backbone of Bomber Command during the large-scale night bombing campaign against occupied Europe. Produced in massive numbers (over 7300 up to VE-Day) the first examples entered squadron service on Christmas eve 1941 & tasted combat the following March. The second of two volumes on the British bomber icon of World War II this title details Bomber Commands massive nocturnal bombing campaign its support for the D-Day landings Tallboy raids against the U-boat pens in France & the battleship Tirpitz in Norway & the final daylight missions of 1945. ...

The town of Lancaster has long been a centre for culture education & commerce. The Romans had a permanent settlement on the same hill as Lancaster Castle sits today. The name of the town is derived from the River Lune & caster the Old English word for fort. In later years Lancaster developed unique ties to the British monarchy. The House of Lancaster became a branch of the royal family after being embroiled in the Wars of the Roses with the House of York. Although Lancaster has lost many treasures there are some fine examples of change which marries the best of the old with the best of the new such as the White Cross Mills site. St George's Quay probably looks better than at any time in its history & there's more to come on the freshly cleared site just west of Carlisle Bridge. Lancaster has suffered some tragic losses but it is still a graceful & humane city; it is a place to cherish & many people do. ...

The narrative description & condensed history of the Lancasters construction combat career & post-war service bought together to tell the complete concise history of the worlds most famous aircraft of all time & undoubtedly the finest bomber of World War 2. A superlative colour section of 50 photos of the BBMF Lancaster & the Canadian Warplane Heritage Lancaster (the only two Lancasters still flying) are featured in what is a unique photo section to complement the 150 mono contemporary images many of which have never been before published. Appendix sections detailed & expert captions & other material complement the exciting narrative which

Includes:: a special chapter on the Dam Busters to coincide with the release of the new movie by Peter Jackson & the unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial in Hyde Park London.

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The quest for Camelot's survival continues
- King Arthur's secret daughter Rhianna Pendragon has faced mortal danger ice-breathing
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Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England designing country estates & mansions moving hills & making flowing lakes & serpentine rivers a magical world of green. This English landscape style spread across Europe & the world. At home it proved so pleasing that Browns influence spread into the lowland landscape at large & into landscape painting. He stands behind our vision & fantasy of rural Engl&. In this vivid lively biography based on detailed research Jane Brown paints an unforgettable picture of the man his work his happy domestic life & his crowded world. She follows the life of the jovial yet elusive Mr Brown from his childhood & apprenticeship in rural Northumberland through his formative years at Stowe the most famous garden of the day. His innovative ideas & his affable & generous nature led to a meteoric rise to a Royal Appointment in 1764 & his clients & friends ranged from statesmen like the elder Pitt to artists & actors like David Garrick. Riding constantly across England Brown never ceased working until he collapsed & died in February 1783 after visiting one of his oldest clients. He was a practical man but also a visionary always willing to try something new. As this delightful & beautifully illustrated biography shows Brown filled England with enchantment
- follies cascades lakes bridges ornaments monuments meadows & woods
- creating views that still delight us today.

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Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England designing country estates & mansions moving hills & making flowing lakes & serpentine rivers a magical world of green. This English landscape style spread across Europe & the world. At home it proved so pleasing that Browns influence spread into the lowland landscape at large & into landscape painting. He stands behind our vision & fantasy of rural Engl&. In this vivid lively biography based on detailed research Jane Brown paints an unforgettable picture of the man his work his happy domestic life & his crowded world. She follows the life of the jovial yet elusive Mr Brown from his childhood & apprenticeship in rural Northumberland through his formative years at Stowe the most famous garden of the day. His innovative ideas & his affable & generous nature led to a meteoric rise to a Royal Appointment in 1764 & his clients & friends ranged from statesmen like the elder Pitt to artists & actors like David Garrick. Riding constantly across England Brown never ceased working until he collapsed & died in February 1783 after visiting one of his oldest clients. He was a practical man but also a visionary always willing to try something new. As this beautifully illustrated biography shows Brown filled England with enchantment
- follies cascades lakes bridges ornaments monuments meadows & woods
- creating views that still delight us today.

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The Collins Nature Library is a new series of classic British nature writing
- reissues of long-lost seminal works. The titles
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A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia a facsimile edition of the manual used by the Land Girls during the Second World War. With millions of men away to fight in the Second World War Britain was struggling for labour. In order to replace the agricultural workers now fighting the Nazis the Women's Land Army (originally founded in the First World War) was relaunched in June 1939 by the Ministry of Labour. The majority of the Land Girls already lived in the countryside but more than a third came from London & the industrial cities of the north of Engl&. By the end of the war over 100 000 women of the WLA or ' Land Girls' as they were more affectionately known had helped feed the nation in its darkest hour. First published in 1941 LAND GIRL was a practical guide for the city slickers who were recruited into the Women's Land Army & sent to work on farms in the English countryside to replace the men who had joined up. An amazing period piece hundreds of thousands of copies were printed & sold & it became one of the year's best selling books. ...