Angus: 416 books
by Albert Angus Turbayne
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014
1,200 2 and 3 letter monograms in Art Nouveau, foliated, Victorian rustic, script, block letter, novelty, other styles. All unusual.
Strongholds of the Picts
The fortifications of Dark Age Scotland
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
When the Romans withdrew from Britain, the north of the country was ruled by the most mysterious of the ancient British races, the Picts. Much of what is known about these “painted” warriors, comes from the remains of the fortifications that they left scattered around Scotland. Although the Picts...
British Battleships 1939–45 (1)
Queen Elizabeth and Royal Sovereign Classes
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
With the outbreak of World War II, Britain's Royal Navy and her fleet of battleships would be at the forefront of her defence. Yet ten of the 12 battleships were already over 20 years old, having served in World War I, and required extensive modifications to allow them to perform a vital service throughout...
Taranto 1940
The Fleet Air Arm’s precursor to Pearl Harbor
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
The Royal Navy's attack on Taranto in 1940 heralded a new age of warfare. It was the decisive moment in a struggle for dominance of the Mediterranean that had gone on for months, as the British and Italian navies both looked to secure maritime supply routes for their colonies. With the enormous demands...
British Battleships 1914–18 (2)
The Super Dreadnoughts
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2013
In 1906, the Germans began building their own dreadnought fleet armed with larger guns, word of which soon reached the British Admiralty. This raised the spectre that the British dreadnought fleet would be outgunned, and prompted the Admiralty to order the building of their own “super dreadnoughts”....
U-47 in Scapa Flow
The Sinking of HMS Royal Oak 1939
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
At the outset of World War II, Scapa Flow was supposed to be the safe home base of the British Navy – nothing could penetrate the defences of this bastion. So how, in the dead of night, was Gunther Prien's U-47 able to slip through the line of protective warships to sink the mighty Royal Oak? This...
by Angus Konstam
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Naval action in World War I conjures up images of enormous dreadnoughts slugging it out in vast oceans. Yet the truth is that more sailors were killed serving on gunboats and monitors operating far from the naval epicentre of the war than were ever killed at Jutland. Gunboat engagements during this...
Jutland 1916
Twelve Hours to Win the War
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2016
Using a narrative approach, Jutland 1916 – Twelve Hours that Decided the War tells the story of the Battle of Jutland, the greatest naval clash of the First World War. Drawing on a wealth of first-hand accounts, some of which were previously unknown, it weaves a highly original narrative, which...
British Destroyers 1939–45
Pre-war classes
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
The Royal Navy entered World War II with a large but eclectic fleet of destroyers. Some of these were veterans of World War I, fit only for escort duties. Most though, had been built during the inter-war period, and were regarded as both reliable and versatile. Danger though lurked across the seas...
Invasion!
Operation Sea Lion, 1940
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2014
This terrifying alternative reality is actually based on historical facts. The book follows the real course of events up to1 September, including the planning in Britain and Germany, and the aerial war. The fictional story then supposes that the Germans halted their advance in France along the Seine...
San Juan Hill 1898
America's Emergence as a World Power
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
Labelled a 'splendid little war' by Senator John Hay, the Spanish American War was a peculiar event in America's history, provoked as much by the press as by political pressures. Here, aided by superbly detailed maps and artwork, the author deals with the clashes at Las Guasimas and El Caney, the...
Dry Stone Walls
History and Heritage
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2016
Dry stone walls create much of the character of upland landscapes across Britain. How do we go about dating dry stone walls? Why were they built and by whom? This book seeks answers to these questions and also suggests how walls themselves may be ‘read’ as historical evidence, shedding light on...
Cozy Wool Appliqué
11 Seasonal Folk Art Projects for Your Home
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Celebrate the seasons with this sweet collection of folk-inspired projects using wool appliqué and embroidery. Featuring Elizabeth’s signature sheep and floral motifs, these 11 small, charming projects made with easy fusible appliqué will appeal to quilters, needlework enthusiasts, craft sewists,...
Roger Casement
16Lives
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
A fascinating examination of the extraordinary life of Roger Casement, executed as part of the 1916 rising, fighting the empire that had previously knighted him.
Roger Casement was a British consul for two decades. However, his investigation into atrocities in the Congo led Casement to anti-Imperialist...