In SS GENERAL Sven Hassel & his diminishing band of veterans are plunged into the maelstrom of Stalingrad. Radio Moscow boasts that one German soldier dies every minute as the Germans fight their way house -by- house to the banks of the Volga. Then the Russian counter-attack leaves the German 6th Army surrounded & doomed to die. But Sven & his comrades join one of the last-ditch attempts to break out to fight their way across the frozen steppe to freedom. Their leader: a fanatical SS General. ...

The SS Great Britain designed by Isambard Brunel was the first ocean-going vessel to be screw-driven & built entirely of iron. When she was launched in 1843 she was twice the size of any previous ship & her revolutionary design heralded a complete break with traditional ship construction. As is the case for many historic ships however there is a surprising shortage of informative & well illustrated guides for reference during a visit or for research by enthusiasts
- ship modellers naval buffs historians or students. This new series redresses the gap. Written by experts & containing more than 200 specially commissioned photographs each title takes the reader on a superbly illustrated tour of the ship from bow to stern & deck by deck. Significant parts of the vessel
- for example the propeller steering gear engine & accommodation
- are given detailed coverage both in words & pictures so that the reader has at hand the most complete visual record & explanation of the ship that exists. In addition the importance of the ship both in her own time & now as a museum vessel is explained while her design & build & her career prior to restoration & exhibition are all described. No other books offer such superb visual impact & detailed information as the Seaforth Historic Ship Series
- a truly groundbreaking concept bringing the ships of our past vividly to life.



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Isambard Kingdom Brunels SS Great Britain was a world first when she was launched at Bristol in 1843. This uniquely successful passenger ship design brought together the leading technologies of the day (screw propeller iron hull & 1 000hp steam engine) to transform world travel. She was a successful ship & continued sailing until 1886 travelling 32 times around the world & nearly one million miles at sea. Great Britain was finally abandoned in the Falkland Islands in 1937 but in 1970 an ambitious salvage effort brought her home to Bristol where today she is conserved. ...

Built in 1952 for the United States Lines the SS United States was unlike any other ocean liner. She had been designed from the outset to serve as both a transatlantic ferry & as a troop & hospital ship in time of war. Her design was a military secret & her power plant similar to that fitted to the largest of American battleships. She could do a staggering 45kt over twelve knots faster than her nearest rival. She soon became the ship to be seen on & the illustrious passeger lists included the Duke & Duchess of Windsor who favoured the ships Duck Suite. The entry of the SS United States the largest passenger ship built in America marked the first time since the 1850s that an American ship had held the Blue Rib&. This amazing ocean liner surpassed European speed records by a huge margin & a ship as fast is unlikely ever to be built again. William H. Miller tells the story of the SS United states from her construction at Newport Mews to the present day. Today she lies derelict in Philadelphia but big plans are in place to restore her & turn her back into a luxurious floating hotel. ...

By the end of the Second World War the reputation of Hitlers Schutzstaffel (SS) had become so heavily sullied that the organization was branded criminal & banned in post-war Germany. Its authority in Nazi Germany had been enormous having been made responsible for Reich internal security it implemented Nazi racial policy & managed the death camps. Most oddly it produced a rival military organization to the German regular army
- fighting alongside it but never a part of it
- the Waffen SS. SS-Totenkopf is a photographic account of that units birth & first month of active service. The Division formed from concentration camp guards fought alongside Rommels 7th Panzer Division against the only British armoured counter-attack of the campaign. However instances of atrocities committed by men of the Totenkopf began early & the machine-gunning of 97 prisoners of the Norfolk Regiment occurred. In this brief & violent history of the birth of an SS division the original captions & text which accompanied the photographs have been retained in order to capture the original flavour. The translated text appears inter spaced with the authors explanations. The SS War Correspondent photographers risked their lives to take some of these pictures so up-with-the-action they were & with their blood up their comments are nationalistically passionate. This is understandable so successful was the Blitzkrieg campaign in 1940 compared to the efforts of their fathers in 1914-1918 when they failed to break through to the Channel coast. It helps us to understand the euphoric reaction of some of the Totenkopf at the sight of the English Channel.

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Recognised the world over as the ' Home of Golf' St Andrews Links has borne witness to over 600 years of golfing history. That the game evolved & developed into its final form here has never been in question: St Andrews is the home of the game's most influential ruling body the Royal & Ancient Golf Club & it was here in 1764 when the 22-hole Old Course was reduced that today's standard 18-hole round was established. One golf course has now become seven & many of golf's most dramatic moments affecting the world's greatest players have occurred here. The Links has played host to the game's greats among them Allan Robertson & the Morrises in the nineteenth century Bobby Jones & Jack Nicklaus in the twentieth & Tiger Woods in the twenty-first as well as those enthusiastic amateurs for whom the chance to play St Andrews' hallowed turf is a dream come true. As Jack Nicklaus remarked: ' If a golfer is to be remembered he must win the title at St Andrews.' The worldwide fame of St Andrews is the result of a unique 120-year-old golf partnership between the town's local government & the R&A who between them have assured the Links' status by Act of Parliament as public courses. This celebratory volume the official history of golf's most important location was written by Tom Jarrett a caddie journalist golfer & author who lived all his life in this historic town & has been updated by Peter Mason who was involved in managing the Links throughout its most intensive
- & controversial
- phase of development.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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Jolly hockey sticks! Its the twins first year at St Clares
- that means three terms of adventures in the same volume for the first
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Saint Cuthbert the best-loved Northern saint was born in the early seventh century & lived during an exciting & mysterious time in the history of Northumbria. During his life he had connections with many places
- the Lammermuir Hills Melrose Ripon in North Yorkshire the Farne Islands Whitby Carlisle Coldingham Coquet Island & Lindisfarne
- where he served both as prior & bishop. He made many excursions into wild Northumbria to spread the word of Christianity. Cuthbert died on Inner Farne on 20 March 576 AD but his fame did not end there. Eleven years after his death his body was found to be incorrupt. Lindisfarne became a place of pilgrimage
- the Lindisfarne Gospels were produced in his honour & his great following further developed. He had prophesied the Viking invasion that made the monks of Lindisfarne take his coff & flee the island to wander for seven years. They eventually settled in Chester-le-Street near Durham for over a hundred years until they fled from the Vikings again
- this time to Ripon. On their return they found the island peninsula of Durham & this was chosen as the final resting place for St Cuthbert. Eventually the Normans built the magnificent Durham Cathedral now a World Heritage Site to house his tomb. His cult following was as great as that of Thomas Becket. In this lavishly illustrated history of St Cuthbert Philip Nixon guides the reader through the scenery & architecture that formed the backdrop to the saints life work & legacy.



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St Pancras station has long been an iconic landmark on the London landscape & one of its most distinctive monuments. This new edition is published to coincide with the reopening of Scotts wondrous Gothic hotel &

Includes:: a new final chapter & illustrations. Simon Bradley traces the history of the station introducing us to the men behind the architecture & looks at its new international status. This fine new edition

Includes:: a fascinating chapter on the new hotel & some timely revisions bringing it fully up to date.



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