On August 9th 1940, 300 German aircraft flew over England and as the Battle of Britain was being fought, an invasion force was being assembled on the other side of the Channel. Goering had promised the Fuhrer that his pilots would deliver the “greatest of all victories”, however he hadn’t counted on the bravery of those whom Churchill proudly called ‘the few’. The Battle Of Britain gratefully tells their story.

Prepare Your Child to Earn, Save, and Spend Wisely· A fun, game-like approach to start children on a path to solid values and healthy habits surrounding money· Proven, research-based practice for establishing a household mini-economy· Makes financial education engaging and effectiveSome of the toughest choices we make in adult life are about money, and so often we feel uninformed, unsure, and ill-prepared. We want better for our kids, but how d...

Winston Churchill became Great Britain’s Prime Minister on 10th May 1940 after the country had finally lost all faith in the great appeaser, Neville Chamberlain and he went on to become a symbol of national unity throughout World War 2. This programme will be a lasting tribute and commemoration to the man who defined ‘their finest hour’. That man is Winston Churchill.

Revised and expanded to reflect the most recent innovations in the field, ***The Scientific Examination of Documents, Fourth Edition***is a handy, accessible volume detailing current best-practices for forensic document examination.Since the first edition published in 1989, there have been drastic changes in the field of forensic document examination—both from the use of the analytic techniques available to the professional examiner—and the changes to technology in office and print...

Bonkers 2! is a compilation of personal short stories, largely nonfiction (is there such a thing?), on the bizarre side of life. Hopefully, readers on both sides of the pond, in spite of being divided by a common language, will relate to the quirky humor, and will agree the title is more than apt.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was concerned that middle-aged men were being cold-shouldered from service and so on 14th May 1940, Anthony Eden broadcast to the nation, announcing the formation of the Local Defence Volunteers. Within 24 hours over ¼ million men had offered their services, grateful for the chance at last, to do something for their Country’s defence. At the end of July this force was proudly renamed, and the Home Guard were born. Featuring stories told by Ronald Qu...

On August 23rd 1940 the Luftwaffe launched the biggest bombing on Great Britain since The Day of the Eagle. One flight of bombers, confused by heavy cloud, dropped its bombs and headed for home. On August 25th, British bombers struck in Berlin and incensed, Hitler ordered that London be “razed to the ground”. Shortly before 4 o’clock on September 7th, 300 German bombers arrived and dropped their incendiaries on some of the poorest streets of London. The Blitz had begun! Featuring stories t...

Between the 26th May and 4th June 1940, 338,226 men were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk, after having been surrounded by German troops during the Battle Of France. 222 naval vessels and 665 civilian craft had continuously ferried between Dunkirk and the British coast, a miraculous landmark in modern history. This is their story. Their real story. Featuring stories told by Stories told by Ernie Wiggins, Walter Sullivan, Alan Wayland, Tom Waldren, Wally Stokes and Dick Sharpe.

An adventure across space and time!“The writing style is crisp, the book is well edited and contains a healthy splash of hard science mixed in with a nice story line (new discoveries, alien aggressors, a military in need of leadership and a bad guy you'll love to hate)... This offering does not disappoint.” ~ LawBossWhile on maneuvers as part of the Panhelion Defense Command fleet near the moons of Jove, Scott Drumond, cap...

Prepare your child to earn, save, and spend wiselySome of the toughest choices we make in adult life are about money, and so often we feel uninformed, unsure, and ill-prepared. We want better for our kids, but how do we teach them the things we never quite learned?Teach a Kid to Save is your go-to, hands-on, research-based guide to teaching your kids about the wise use of money and the value of work through an innovative, interactive mini-economy. ...

A great collection of questions, answers and facts! Why can't elephants jump? Why don't sheep shrink when they get wet? Divided into sections about animals, people, the law and funny names and places, each part of this hardback book explores little known and often amusing information - Certain to entertain!

They say that tourist ships to Antarctica, even more than ordinary human conveyances, are loaded down with aching hearts. Deceived wives and widowers, men who've never been loved and don't know why, Russian crew forced to leave their children behind for years at a time … And then there are the married couples: how calm the old ones, how eager the new! – but isn't a couple the greatest mystery of all?Regions of Thick-Ribbed Ice is the tale of a journey to Antarctic...