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RMS Aquitania: The Ship Beautiful
Mark Chirnside

The History Press, 2009

Aviation Disasters: The World's Major Civil Airliner Crashes Since 1950

11 reviews
David Gero

The History Press, 2006

The best there is.
This book is absolutely fabulous. It covers in excellent detail every major air crash from 1950-1999. Some get small descriptions, but the most notable (Pan AM and KLM 747's on the runway at Tenerife, USAir 737 in Pittsburgh, TWA 800, Air Florida 090 (14th St Bridge in Washington), Korean Air 007 (Shot down by the Soviets) and more get very detailed descriptions. Addidtionally the author ...

Killing Time: Archaeology and the First World War
Nicholas J. Saunders

The History Press, 2007

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Great War stands at the furthest edge of living memory. There are a handful of men alive who fought in the trenches of the Somme and Flanders. Within their own lifetimes, their memories have become epic history. Hardly a month passes without some dramatic and sometimes tragic discovery being made along the killing fields of the Western Front. Poignant remains of British soldiers buried during battle ...

Sea Girt, New Jersey: A Brief History
Joseph G. Bilby

The History Press, 2008

From the thunder of National Guard rifle practice squads to the applause of FDR's presidential campaign kickoff, Sea Girt sparkles with a dynamic history that belies its mystique as a quiet seaside resort. In the place that was once called the Summer Capital of New Jersey, a governor's parade could send a parachutist through the window and a beachside stroll could lead to an encounter with Woodrow Wilson or Frank Hague. Joe Bilby's thorough ...

Titanic - The Ship Magnificent Vol I

6 reviews
Bruce Beveridge, Scott Andrews, ...

The History Press Ltd, 2008

Belongs in every serious Titanic collectors library.
I have previously raved about Volume II in this series (which came out before Volume 1) and I will do so again here. This is meticulously researched and photo/illustration rich. This volume covers the building and hardware fitting out of the TItanic. Most of the illustrations come from her sister ship Olympic, but there are also many rare photos and illustrations here directly from the Titanic as ...

Fashion & Fetishism: Corsets, Tight-Lacing and Other Forms of Body-Sculpture

2 reviews
David Kunzle

The History Press, 2006

A classic analysis of the corset and tightlacing
I first heard of David Kunzle's book through a review written by Angela Carter. The book puts forward what was a novel argument at the time it was written - namely, that use of the corset and tightlacing was not simply a sign of the social oppression of women, but that it was simulataneously a rebellion against that oppression. Particularly focussing on the Victorian era, he argues that use of ...

Eugenie: The Empress and Her Empire

7 reviews
Desmond Seward

The History Press, 2005

A refreshing look
Desmond Stewart's biography does an excellent job of rehabilitating Eugenie's reputation. In earlier accounts, she has been portrayed as a vicious airhead, a bigoted zealot, or a clueless encumbrance on the Second Empire. Stewart's elegantly written, well-organized book shows Eugenie's strengths--her intuitive grasp of French politics, her social liberalism, and her dignified life in exile ...

A History of Whitewater Paddling in Western North Carolina: Water Wise
Will Leverette

The History Press, 2008

From the Chattooga to the Nantahala, the thrilling rapids and unparalleled scenery of Western North Carolina's rivers attract thousands of whitewater paddlers each year. Author and paddling instructor Will Leverette grew up in and around canoes. His grandfather, Frank Chief Bell, helped to popularize the sport through Camp Mondamin, the country's premier summer camp for paddling. Ride along with Leverette as he recounts the exhilarating ...

On Sherman's Trail: The Civil War's North Carolina Climax

2 reviews
Jim Wise

The History Press, 2008

Connect the Dots
Most of us have stood in some little spot - maybe just a crossroads or a church - and studied a marker commemorating that place. We think about it for a bit and move on. Over time, we accumulate memories of a dot here, a dot there, each worthy in its own right, but forming at best only a vague shape, at worst no shape at all. Jim Wise connects the dots to reveal for us the full picture of ...

The Pendleton Disaster off Cape Cod: The Greatest Small Boat Rescue in Coast Guard History

1 review
Theresa Mitchell Barbo, John Galluzzo, ...

The History Press, 2007

Excellent insights into an historic rescue
The Pendleton Disaster gives new and important insights into Bernard C. Webber's impossible rescue of the crew of the SS Pendleton stern in 1952. The authors have done in-depth interview with the rescue crew and what emerges is heart-touching as well as insightful. The organization of the book is a bit choppy here and there with free-standing chapters on various aspects of the wreck. But the ...

Marshal Zhukov at the Oder: The Decisive Battle for Berlin

3 reviews
Tony Le Tissier

The History Press, 2008

The Thundering of Berlin 1945
I like reading books on the subject of the Berlin War of 1945 when the Reds stormed across Eastern Europe and ready to plunge into Berlin, the heart of the Reichstag.John Le Tissier knows very well of this War and he researched thoroughly of the subject, like the blunders Zhukov committed at Sellow Heights, and the endurance as well as the misery of the 9th Army under General Busse, not to ...

Zitadelle: The German Offensive Against the Kursk Salient 4-17 July 1943
Mark Healy

The History Press, 2008

This account of the great tank battle at Kursk, the turning point of the German Eastern offensive in July 1943, is a detailed and valuable analysis of the German and Russian actions during the confrontation. It describes fully the German attempt to excise the Kursk Salient, and the brilliant Russian defenses instigated during German delays which ultimately led to the defeat of the panzers and the Soviet advance on the Reich. The German and ...

Ancient & Medieval Wargaming

4 reviews
Neil Thomas

The History Press, 2007

Great Book for Older Wargamers & Newbies.
This book is great, I have dumped all my old wargmes rules and now am using this one extensively, it is simple enough for me to remember how to play when I like, unlike all my other sets, which I seem to have to re-read over and over again before being able to play again but not with this book nor his previous book Wargaming and Introduction, which is a very good as well, hope to see some more ...

Jack the Ripper: Scotland Yard Investigates

3 reviews
Stewart P. Evans, Donald Rumbelow

The History Press, 2006

An important new title from two undisputed experts on Jack the Ripper
Authors Stewart P. Evans and Donald Rumbelow are not only two of the most well-respected authors in the field of Ripper studies (with such titles as The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell and The Complete Jack the Ripper), they are also two former London police officers who are directly responsible for finding and preserving ...

Sting of the Scorpion: The Inside Story of the Long Range Desert Group

2 reviews
Mike Morgan

The History Press, 2003

Intoxicating STING!
This book is the amazing story/history of the LRDG, a WWII special forces unit that would probe the desert waste lands to conduct reconnaissance, pathfinding missions, mapping and survey ops as well as limited direct action missions, against Italian targets of opportunity. The unit also ferried the SAS into operations. This book is fabulously written and structured makes the read quite fast and ...

The Great Irish Potato Famine

2 reviews
James S. Donnelly

The History Press, 2008

Was it Famine or Genocide?
Although many have heard about the "Patato Famine" in Ireland in 1845-1847; they actually know and understand very little about what happened during those few years and more importantly the effects it had on Ireland right up till the end of the 19th Century. To understand what happened ,it is imperative that one understand the history of Ireland for at least 100 years before and know that ...

Death Was Our Companion: The Final Days of the Third Reich

2 reviews
Tony Le Tissier

The History Press, 2007

Excellent Compilation of Personal Wehrmacht Recollections
Author Tony Le Tissier's "With Our Backs to Berlin" was an outstanding collection of personal histories of German soldiers (and one Russian) fighting in and around Berlin at the end of World War II. The same author's "Death Was Our Companion" is a similar excellent, although somewhat broader based, compilation of the personal recollections of German soldiers in a variety of rearguard actions ...

Country Stores of Vermont
Dennis Bathory-kitsz

The History Press, 2008

Visiting a country store in Vermont is a unique adventure, since each carries its own particular stock of special wares and memorable characters. What all customers should know (and if you forget, any owner will quickly remind you) is that if they don't have it, you don't need it. Author Dennis Bathory-Kitsz takes readers across the state to places that are the very heart of communities big and small, where locals have been keeping their house ...

Iredell County, North Carolina: A Brief History
Sandra Douglas Campbell

The History Press, 2008

From the rough trails carved by the Catawba and the Cherokee to the crossroads of the future, Iredell County has experienced a dramatic and poignant evolution, though its original innovative spirit and agricultural traditions persist to the present day. County native Sandra Douglas Campbell chronicles the area's rich history, drawing from its many renowned sites and from the extensive permanent collections of the Iredell Museums. Iredell County ...

Rosslyn Chapel Revealed
Michael T.R.B Turnbull

The History Press, 2008

Rosslyn Chapel Revealed is intended for those who wish to understand the Chapel, now restored and re-dedicated, and the many myths which have attached themselves to its unforgettable splendor. For centuries Rosslyn Chapel has been the subject of ingenious speculation. The Chapel was designed by Sir William Sinclair, in the 1440s. Funds were put in place to support a priest and clergy whose task was to celebrate mass regularly and pray for Sir ...

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