A stunning visual celebration of the world's aircraft and the pioneers who made a dream become reality. Introducing Flight - a historical and visual exploration of awe-inspiring aviation over a period of one hundred years, from the earliest aeroplane prototypes to today's supersonic jets, this all-encompassing book about aeroplanes takes you on an action-packed flight to explore some of the greatest commercial and military aircraft ever made. So fasten your seatbelt and prepare for takeoff as DK takes you on a journey to explore: -Spectacular photographs and evocative archive images from the Smithsonian collection capture the most memorable events in the history of flight -300 profiles showcase iconic aircrafts, providing key facts -Offers a clear and compelling account of aviation history in short, self-contained episodes Explore stunning photographic galleries of planes, helicopters, and airships, each accompanied by its vital statistics. From the Wright brothers' first powered flight to Concorde's final voyage, Flight takes you sky-high, swooping you through world aviation history. Featuring spectacular photography of iconic aircraft, this book also recounts the feats of pioneers, trailblazers, and jet test pilots, and traces the technological developments so important to aviation's progress. Memorable moments of aerial warfare and record-breaking flights are recalled alongside more than 250 profiles of innovative aircraft in this book packed with flight facts for the aviation enthusiast. The human experience of flying is documented too, and historical quotes give a glimpse into the thoughts and ambitions of key figures in flight history. A must-have volume for anyone interested in aircraft, whether a gift or a self-purchase, Flight is an all-encompassing airplane book that has something for everyone to love and enjoy. Aviation enthusiasts of all stripes and ages will be captivated by DK's Flight- a comprehensive and beautifully presented guide to the s...

Flight

Engineering & Transportation

R.G. Grant

Transportation

Dorling Kindersley, Ltd.

Lighthouses have always unsettled and attracted in equal measure, highlighting the triumphs and failures in humanity's battle with the forces of nature. Taking as its heroes the lighthouses themselves, Sentinels of the Sea describes the engineering genius that allowed their construction on even the smallest of rock outcrops and the innovations that made the lights so powerful and reliable.\nIntricate, elegant architectural plans and elevations, and evocative period drawings and photographs showcase the innovative designs and technologies behind fifty historic lighthouses built around the world from the 17th to the 20th century. R.G. Grant's engaging and authoritative text chronicles the incredible feats of engineering and endurance that brought these iconic, isolated towers into being, the advances in lens technology that made the lights so effective, and the everyday routines of the lighthouse keepers and the heroic rescues that some performed. Packed with extraordinary stories of human endeavour, desperate shipwrecks, builders defying the elements and heroic sea rescues, the book also reveals the isolation and vulnerability of the dedicated lighthouse keepers.

Sentinels of the Sea: A Miscellany of Lighthouses Past

THAMES HUDSON LTD

This book explains the world organization, Amnesty International.

Amnesty International

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Bt Bound

This series sets out to explain why the major wars of the twentieth century started, to describe what happened, and to analyse how the results changed our world. Each title includes 24 maps which show in graphic form how the battles and campaigns were fought, how boundaries were redrawn, and nations reshaped.

World War II : Europe

Teen & Young Adult

Franklin Watts

The Rise of Nazism (How Did It Happen?)

Franklin Watts Ltd

Colour and black and white artwork, photographs and maps combine with journalistic accounts, quotations and minibiographies in a summary of the Civil War in America, looking at its causes and its effects on the lives of the people. A title in the REVOLUTION! series, suitable for National Curriculum History Key Stage 3.

American Revolution

Hodder Children`S Books

This work looks at the story behind the dropping of the first atomic bomb from the position of the scientists who developed it, the politicians who used it, the air crew who bombed the cities, their leaders and the bomb's survivors. It also considers how the world has changed since the bombs fell.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki (New Perspectives)

History

Military

WAYLAND PUBLISHERS LTD

This book gives the background to the Berlin Wall, with the iron Curtain and the Berlin Blockade. it gives an account of the building of the Wall, and international reaction. The next chapter looks at life in the two Berlins from the 1960s to the early 1980s, including espionage and the various defections and fatalities associated with the Wall. The last chapters are concerned with Glasnost, the collapse of communism and the Wall, and the experience of German reunification. This book is part of a series which presents children with historical evidence of different viewpoints on key events of the 20th century.

The Berlin Wall

Raintree Pub

This book looks at the story behind the dropping of the first atomic bomb from the position of the scientists who developed it, the politicians who used it, the air crew who bombed the cities, their leaders, the Japanese survivors. It also considers how the world has changed since the bombs fell.

Hodder Wayland Childrens

This book examines the events leading to the armistice of 1918 and the political, social and military consequences of this and the Versailles Treaty. It addresses key questions such as: why did Germany agree to the harsh terms imposed in the Versailles Treaty; Why did the 'war to end all wars' lead to the outbreak of an even greater global conflict in 1939; What is the legacy of World War I, and how do we remember it today.

Armistice, 1918 (The World Wars)

Hodder Wayland

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Books by R.G. Grant

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Flight

Sentinels of the Sea: A Miscellany of Lighthouses Past

Amnesty International

World War II : Europe

The Rise of Nazism (How Did It Happen?)

American Revolution

Hiroshima and Nagasaki (New Perspectives)

The Berlin Wall

Hiroshima and Nagasaki (New Perspectives)

Armistice, 1918 (The World Wars)