Ian: 5018 books
Dingo Firestorm
The Greatest Battle of the Rhodesian Bush War
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
On 23 November 1977, an armada of helicopters and airplanes took off from Rhodesian airbases and crossed the border into Mozambique. Their objective: to attack the headquarters of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army, where thousands of enemy forces were concentrated. Codenamed Operation...
No Empty Chairs
The Short and Heroic Lives of the Young Aviators Who Fought and Died in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2012
The 1914-18 conflict narrated through the voices of the men whose combat was in the air.
The empty chairs belonged, all too briefly, to the doomed young First World War airmen who failed to return from the terrifying daily aerial combats above the trenches of the Western Front. The edict of...
Zeppelin Onslaught
The Forgotten Blitz 1914–1915
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2018
At the outbreak of the First World War, the United Kingdom had no aerial defense capability worthy of the name. Britain had just thirty guns to defend the entire country, with all but five of these considered ‘of dubious value’. So when raiding German aircraft finally appeared over Britain the...
Manhunt
USA vs. Militia
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2013
In the civil war that has gripped America, there are no more neighbors, only side against side, in an increasingly vicious battle for what is left of the country. From bestselling author Ian Slater. "As impelling a storyteller as you're likely to encounter."—Clive Cussler Under an iron fist, the militia...
Aetius
Attila's Nemesis
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2012
“The history of Aetius’ life and his dealings with Attila . . . [and] of the (western) Roman Empire throughout the pivotal fifth century.” —Ancient Warfare Magazine
In AD 453, Attila—with a huge force composed of Huns, allies, and vassals drawn from his already-vast empire—was rampaging...
by Ian Baxter
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
The Final Days of the Reich is the latest in the popular Images of War series by Ian Baxter. Drawing on rare and previously unpublished photographs accompanied by in-depth captions and text, this book is a compelling account of the final weeks of the Nazis' struggle for survival against overwhelming...
by Ian Simpson Ross
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 1995
Adam Smith (1723-1790) is perceived, through his best-known book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, as the founder of economics as a science. His thought has shaped modern ideas about the market economy and the role of the state in relation to it. Yet Smith needs to be recognized...
by Ian Simpson Ross
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
This new edition of The Life of Adam Smith remains the only book to give a full account of Smith's life whilst also placing his work into the context of his life and times. Updated to include new scholarship which has recently come to light, this full-scale biography of Adam Smith examines the personality,...
by Ian Arthurson
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2009
Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the English throne, claimed to be Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York & Norfolk, the younger of the two sons of Edward IV imprisoned in the Tower of London by Richard III, and whose true fate is unknown to this day. He led two attempts to claim the crown, but was captured...
by Ian Castle
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
This book reveals the fascinating story of the cat and mouse duel between the airship and another pioneering form of technology – the submarine during World War 1. Detailed cut-away drawings reveal the design and development of the airship, during and after the war, whilst full-colour illustrations...
Eighteenth-Century Ireland (New Gill History of Ireland 4)
The Isle of Slaves – The Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2009
The eighteenth century is in many ways the most problematic era in Irish history. Traditionally, the years from 1700 to 1775 have been short-changed by historians, who have concentrated overwhelmingly on the last quarter of the period. Professor Ian McBride’s survey, the fourth in the New Gill History...
by Ian McAllister, Nicholas Read
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
The Great Bear Rainforest is a majestic place full of tall trees, huge bears and endless schools of salmon. Award-winning photographer and author Ian McAllister's luminous photographs illustrate the story of a lone wolf who swims to one of the small islands that dot the rainforest's coast. The island...
Massive
The Missing Particle That Sparked the Greatest Hunt in Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
The biggest science story of our time, Massive spans four decades, weaving together the personal narratives and international rivalries behind the search for the God" particle, or Higgs boson. A story of grand ambition, intense competition, clashing egos, and occasionally spectacular failures,...
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo
A Surgeon Cuts through the Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
For many complaints and conditions, the benefits from surgery are lower, and the risks higher, than you or your surgeon think. In this book you will see how commonly performed operations can be found to be useless or even harmful when properly evaluated. That these claims come from an experienced,...