Many of the photographs selected are rare and unusual for a variety of reasons which should appeal to railway historians and steam enthusiasts alike.
Alexander conquered the largest empire the world had yet seen but died aged just 33, allegedly without nominating a successor.
Justinian I (The Great) was one of the last great conquering Roman Emperors (though he never led an army in person).
Describes the events leading up to the French invasion of Egypt, and the disastrous Battle of the Nile.
Detailed, evocative account of desertion on the home front during the First World War.
Moving personal recollections of WW2 at sea.
T. E. Lawrence's dispatches from the Arab Revolt during the First World War published in full for the first time.
Superb collection of crime solving cases by Scotland Yard
A unique combination of a young British officer's memoir and history of the top Nazi hierarchy.
Martin W. Bowman describes the career of the Lightning in detail using first-hand accounts of what it was like to fly and service this thoroughbred. The Men Who Flew the English Electric Lightning is a fine record of the last truly great all-British fighter.
Air Vice-Marshal 'Johnnie' Johnson became the RAF's top-scoring fighter pilot and wing leader par excellence of the Second World War.
An Accessible and up-to-date introduction to the archaeology of prehistoric Egypt for the general reader.