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ISBN: 9781781550892 - Howard's Whirlybirds Howard's Whirlybirds
Donald J Porter

ISBN10: 1781550891  ISBN13: 9781781550892
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 27 Jun 2013
Howard Hughes popularised the light helicopter trainer, mass-produced the first turbine-powered light observation helicopter, led the way in hot cycle rotorcraft propulsion research and, finally, developed the world's most advanced attack... More

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ISBN: 9780747812395 - The Chicago School of Architecture The Chicago School of Architecture
Rolf Achilles

ISBN10: 074781239X  ISBN13: 9780747812395
Publisher: Shire Publications Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 10 Jun 2013
The birth of the skyscraper in Chicago in the mid-1880s introduced a new direction for city architecture: upwards. But how - and why- was it that Chicago set the standard for high-rise buildings, not only across the USA but all over the world? More

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ISBN: 9781844087662 - Careless People Careless People
Sarah Churchwell

ISBN10: 1844087662  ISBN13: 9781844087662
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group Virago Press Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 06 Jun 2013
Since its publication in 1925, The Great Gatsby has become one of the world's best-loved books, delighting readers across the world. Careless People tells the true story behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece, exploring in newly rich detail the... More

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ISBN: 9781909166035 - Malta Spitfire Pilot Malta Spitfire Pilot
Denis Barnham

ISBN10: 1909166030  ISBN13: 9781909166035
Publisher: Grub Street
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 01 Jun 2013
Malta in the summer of 1942, a Malta wide open to air attack from the Germans and Italians and defended by a handful of Spitfires and a few anti-aircraft guns. Malta in the summer of 1942, a Malta wide open to air attack from the Germans and... More

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ISBN: 9781781592137 - Luftwaffe Combat Reports Luftwaffe Combat Reports
Bob Carruthers

ISBN10: 1781592136  ISBN13: 9781781592137
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 31 May 2013
This book is part of the "Luftwaffe in Combat 1939-45" series, a new military history range compiled and edited by Emmy Award winning author and historian Bob Carruthers. Contains original testimony from a selection of highly successful Luftwaffe... More

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ISBN: 9781781593431 - From the Imjin to the Hook From the Imjin to the Hook
James Jacobs

ISBN10: 1781593434  ISBN13: 9781781593431
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd Pen & Sword Military
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 31 May 2013
The Korean War is enjoying growing popularity and interest after years of neglect. A unique account by a conscript who was uniquely present at two of the key battles of the War. The author records his extraordinary experiences with modest... More

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ISBN: 9781848544703 - The Curious Habits of Dr. Adams The Curious Habits of Dr. Adams
Jane Robins

ISBN10: 1848544707  ISBN13: 9781848544703
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 23 May 2013
Perfect for fans of Kate Summerscale, this is the chilling true tale of Dr John Bodkin Adams, the family doctor suspected of murdering 160 of his patients in 1950s Eastbourne. 'Was rich Mrs Gertrude Hullett murdered at her luxurious 15... More

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ISBN: 9780230752337 - Flappers Flappers
Judith Mackrell

ISBN10: 0230752330  ISBN13: 9780230752337
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Macmillan
Edition: Unabridged
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 23 May 2013
A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade they came of age - the 1920s Glamorized, mythologized and demonized - the women of the 1920s prefigured the 1960s in their determination to... More

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ISBN: 9781848544710 - The Curious Habits of Dr. Adams The Curious Habits of Dr. Adams
Jane Robins

ISBN10: 1848544715  ISBN13: 9781848544710
Publisher: John Murray General Publishing Division John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 23 May 2013
Perfect for fans of Kate Summerscale, this is the chilling true tale of Dr John Bodkin Adams, the family doctor suspected of murdering 160 of his patients in 1950s Eastbourne. 'Was rich Mrs Gertrude Hullett murdered at her luxurious 15... More

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ISBN: 9780300195729 - Men from the Ministry Men from the Ministry
Simon Thurley

ISBN10: 0300195729  ISBN13: 9780300195729
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Hardback
Publication date: 14 May 2013
Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. Nothing like it had ever been seen before. This book explains why the extraordinary... More