No one ever came to the kingdom of Brog, or to seek the hand of Princess Lisa. Then one day the dragon arrived, and so did the knights. Not one, however, could kill him. But then Princess Lisa thought perhaps the dragon could be useful after all, and besides she didn't want to marry anyway.

The Dragon of Brog

Hood, Jean

Oxford University Press

With its famous column, lions, and fountain, Trafalgar Square attracts droves of tourists and natives alike. But this iconic image of London did not acquire its name until 1830almost 25 years after Admiral Nelson’s death. From its origins as a popular meeting place that linked the City of London to the City of Westminster, to the impressive public space that houses the National Gallery, this richly illustrated and revealing history traces the evolution of the Square. Follow the rise of the buildings that surround Trafalgar, the statues that decorate it, and the architects and designers who built it.

Trafalgar Square: A Visual History of London's Landmark Through Time

History

Europe

B.T.BATSFORD LTD

For 150 years war correspondents have shaped our understanding of the war zone. Through printed word, photograph, radio and satellite link-up, they have exposed the horrors of war and revealed the endurance of the human spirit under fire.
This book not only brings together details of the most famous dispatches from the front and iconic examples of photojournalism that have passed into our collective consciousness, it is also about the war correspondents themselves. Illustrated with the best examples of war art, black-and-white prints and color reportage of the conflicts of the last century and a half, and with special features on the careers of famous journalists and photographers, this book offers a fascinating insight into the role of the war correspondent.

War Correspondent: Reporting Under Fire Since 1850

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Lyons Pr

In the August of 1792 the East Indiaman Winterton, with her precious cargo of 300,000 silver dollars, was wrecked on a reef off Madagascar. As the ship broke up, the 300 crew and passengers clung to pieces of wreckage, eventually to be washed up, exhausted, on the beach. More than 40 of them perished in the surf. John Dale, the second senior surviving officer, rigged up the ship’s yawl and set off with six officers to fetch help. But his efforts were marred by tragedy and misfortune. By the time he returned, alone, seven months later malaria had wiped out almost half the original survivors. And their ill luck did not stop there. War had since broken out between England and France, and on route to Madras the group was captured and imprisoned on Mauritius before finally gaining passage to India, while Dale himself was impressed into service on a French privateer, liberated by the Dutch and then taken prisoner again by the French, before reaching English shores more than two years after he had first set sail. Jean Hood has chronicled a fascinating episode in maritime history, which has all the more resonance for being rooted in the quiet heroism, the dignity, the suffering and courage of the sailors and passengers, men, women and children whose fate it was to board the ‘doomed’ Winterton

Marked For Misfortune: An Epic Tale Of Shipwreck, Human Endeavour And Survival In The Age Of Sail

Conway Maritime Pr

Readable, entertaining mini-histories of extraordinary shipwrecks, some famous (Titanic, Kursk) some little known.

Come Hell and High Water: Extraordinary Stories of Wreck, Terror and Triumph on the Sea

Military

Burford Books

This collection of 17 remarkable maritime stories stretches from 1752 to 2005 across several countries, including warships and merchantmen, steam and sail, the humble and the prestigious. Encompassing the major causes of maritime disaster - war, weather, navigation, human failings and technology - it highlights the themes and qualities that make the maritime drama so compelling: and it dares to challenge the popular perception of the Titanic as the greatest shipwreck story of all time. The drunken captain of an unseaworthy ferry who refuses to return to port in bad weather because he would have to refund the fares; the naval captain who entrusts the navigation of his frigate to a passenger; the crew who callously ignored freezing survivors on a dismasted wreck; the passengers who seriously believed a ship could be unsinkable. But for every instance of cruelty, criminal negligence and bad luck over the past 250 years there is another of courage, leadership, humanity and sheer audacity: the Americans who went to save the crew of the Squalus submarine trapped at a depth beyond the capability of any previous rescue equipment; the French fisherman who swam through heavy seas to a convict ship in distress; the German commander who risked his life and his U-boat to help survivors; the Spaniard who used his bowsprit as a lifeline. It brings dramatic stories, some barely known outside their own countries, some inexplicably neglected in their own, to vivid life and asks the question: what are the ingredients of a great maritimte drama?

Conway

Wreck - Extraordinary True-Life Stories of Disaster and Heroism at Sea

Based on the popular BBC TV series, Dig WW2 takes an archeological journey through the Allied battle for Europe, unearthing such treasures as a Spitfire buried in a Donegal peat bog and a sealed bunker on a D-Day beach. Delving deeply into these stories, Jean Hood reveals neglected, forgotten, and secretive accounts of Britain's relationship with “neutral” Ireland and America, the program of “starfish sites,” and the mystery of the launch ramps pointing at London. The result is thoroughly engrossing.

Dig WW2: Rediscovering the Great Wartime Battles

Humor & Entertainment

Television

Sterling_Publishing

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The Dragon of Brog

Trafalgar Square: A Visual History of London's Landmark Through Time

War Correspondent: Reporting Under Fire Since 1850

Marked For Misfortune: An Epic Tale Of Shipwreck, Human Endeavour And Survival In The Age Of Sail

Come Hell and High Water: Extraordinary Stories of Wreck, Terror and Triumph on the Sea

Come Hell and High Water: Extraordinary Stories of Wreck, Terror and Triumph on the Sea

Wreck - Extraordinary True-Life Stories of Disaster and Heroism at Sea

Dig WW2: Rediscovering the Great Wartime Battles