"A Catechism of the Steam Engine" by C. E. John Bourne is a comprehensive guide that delves into the principles and workings of steam engines. Bourne's work is structured in a question-and-answer format, making complex concepts accessible to readers. The book covers various aspects of steam engine design, operation, and maintenance, providing valuable insights for engineers, students, and enthusiasts alike. Its clarity and thoroughness have made it a staple reference in the field of mechan...

Comparing and contrasting the World Wars.This will be a landmark in military history: a collaborative venture between historians from 20 different countries addressing every aspect of the two world wars. The scope of the book is enormous. From frontline combat to civilian experience, women and children in wartime, genocide etc.The Face of BattleLeadership in the warsCivilians in the warsNational experiencesCultural impact

In "A Catechism of the Steam Engine," C.E. John Bourne presents a comprehensive exploration of steam engineering, blending technical precision with an accessible didactic style. This seminal work is structured as a dialogic catechism, wherein complex concepts are broken down through questions and answers, enabling readers to grasp the principles of steam power with clarity. Bourne's analytical approach is deeply rooted in the industrial age of the 19th century, reflecting the burgeoning ad...

A Catechism of the Steam Engine by John Bourne is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the principles, construction, and operation of steam engines, written in the form of a question-and-answer catechism. First published in the 19th century, this book was designed to educate engineers, mechanics, and anyone interested in the rapidly advancing technology of steam power during the Industrial Revolution. Bourne’s work covers a wide range of topics, including the history and development of ...

There's a commonly held view that Douglas Haig was a bone-headed, callous butcher, who through his incompetence as commander of the British Army in WWI, killed a generation of young men on the Somme and at Passchendaele. On the other hand, there are those who view Haig as a man who successfully struggled with appalling difficulties to produce an army which took the lead in defeating Germany in 1918.Haig's diaries, hitherto only previously available in bowdlerised form, give the C-i...

Featuring over 1,000 alphabetically arranged, biographical entries, Who's Who in World War One builds up a complete and vivid picture of the major figures of the Great War. The subjects are drawn not only from the political and military spheres of all thirty-two nations involved, but also from the social and cultural life of the period.This book's breadth of coverage makes it the definitive biographical guide to the First World War;* from the British air ace, Albert ...

History is always written by the victors. . . this is the other sie of the coin. This is the front line perspective on World War II as seen through the eyes of the losing side, the men who fought for Hitler.These are the recollections of the men of the Kriegsmarine, the Luftwaffe and the Heer. Altogether they formed the Wehrmacht which in 1940 was the most efficient fighting force the world had ever seen. By 1942 the tide had begun to turn and the men of the once mighty Wehrmacht fought in...

A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August*Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, in The Wall Street JournalThe fourteenth century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering age of crusades, cathedrals, and chivalry; on the other, a world plunged into chao...

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • “A brilliant piece of military history which proves up to the hilt the force of Winston Churchill’s statement that the first month of World War I was ‘a drama never surpassed.’”—NewsweekSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeIn this landmark account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re-creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 th...

The CBC Literary Award–winning title story from Claire Battershill’s debut collection, winner of the Canadian Authors Association Emerging Writer Award, and a finalist for the Canadian Authors Association Emerging Writer Award and the PEN International / New Voices Award.For as long as Susan can remember, the circus has been part of her family’s DNA – her mother was a gifted contortionist, and her grandfather played the role of a man-wrestling bear. Coming from suc...

*NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World ...

General Colin Gubbins was in charge of SOE during World War Two. This is the first biography of a man who was destined to live his life in the shadows. A biography of General Colin Gubbins, who was in charge of SOE during World War II. Gubbins was destined, by the nature of his profession, to live a secretive life, and the book, which incorporates much previously unpublished material, offers revelations about the man and his mysterious mission.