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Philip Baker charts the history of manned space stations from the very beginning in a logical, chronological order. He tells the story of the two major space powers starting out on their very separate programs, but slowly coming together through ASTP, Shuttle-Mir, and the ISS, and includes programs that rarely get mentioned - the US Manned Orbiting Laboratory, and the Soviet Almaz station, both military backed projects.

The Mir space station was one of the greatest human achievements in modern history, and a thorough telling of its story is essential to this book. During its life it...

A conflict of loyalties between youthful close friends forced to be adult enemies. Their activities and their meetings, in peace-time, and even during the war - in England, Germany, France, U.S.A., Canada - lead on, inevitably, to grim consequences.

The story begins with a series of strange events, leading to the discovery of a sunken boat. It lies covered by mud, at the bottom of the River Ouse in Yorkshire. As divers explore the wreck it becomes apparent that this is a particularly unusual find. If it turns out to be what they think it is, it will be a unique treasure and very exciting. The task of uncovering the remains is not easy, but bringing them to the surface is likely to prove near impossible. Will they be able to achieve their goal? The author is an experienced diver so the underwater sequences have all the authenticity of...

This book contains 2 separate stories. The first story begins with a factual account of a huge fundraising effort during World War 2. Residents of Arnold in Nottingham donated enough money to buy a warship for the Royal Navy. It follows the fortunes of the vessel on North Atlantic Convoy duties and tells many tales of bravery by the crew, some of whom were in their teens.

The second story describes the loving restoration of a small, ex-naval cutter into a floating holiday home. It goes on to relive the glory days of the boat when it took part in the evacuation of the Dunkirk beaches...