The four years between 1914 and 1918 saw an incredible growth in air power. Beginning with the flimsy early aircraft, seemingly held together just by string and fabric, the author paints a picture of a bygone era when nobody knew quite what could be achieved, or how aircraft could be used. From the early years of the First World War, when men took to the air without guns or parachutes, to the final stage of the conflict when huge, streamlined aeroplane fleets dominated the skies, this is a story of courage and dedication, of sudden death and public adulation for men whose life expectancy was...

How the world came to a within a hairbreadth of a nuclear conflagration.

A detailed explanation of the landings, relying heavily on first-hand accounts from the men who were there, on the invasion beaches.

The story of Bloody Mary, the most brutal of brutal Tudors.

The story of Masada has gone down in Israeli and Jewish folklore. It is little known elsewhere and it is time to redress the balance.

New title in the Following in the Footsteps' series focussing on Henry Tudor.

The Battle of Tsushima is one of the forgotten actions of the twentieth century but it has a significance that is immense in world history.