This book brings into focus the life of Ada, Countess of Lovelace; it explores how she became credited as being the world's first computer programmer.
Detailed study of Alexander the Great's invasion of the Persian Empire, which was cast as a war of vengeance for Persia's earlier invasions of Greece.
This book explains the social and economic factors which enabled the UK to fund the coalitions that Napoleon faced.
The full story of the various warring nations' race to be the first to develop the atomic bomb.
This is a vivid and powerful story of life on board the Royal Navy's Cold War aircraft carriers.
The most comprehensive listing of Soviet warships of this era in English.
The book tackles a comprehensive review of a complex history with many rare or small locomotive classes described, including some unique engines.
A comprehensive album-by-album, song-by-song breakdown and analysis of R.E.M.'s entire 31-year career.
Space-based superweapons and their architects, and the high-stakes politics that reined them in, are the subject of this brief book.
Explores the events of 7 December 1941, and how the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor affected the US Navy's battleships Bay in 1945.
Provides nostalgia for some, a chance for others to see how the railway used to look and information and inspiration for modellers.
Detailed account of an extremely rare unit in the Waffen SS