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Exploring History: Modern Weapons & Warfare by William Fowler
Category: Fiction | Series: Exploring History S.
Build up a richly illustrated library of the world's history. An exciting and accessible thematic approach gives a complete overview of history and civilization. Young readers can explore topics such as discoveries and inventions, war and weapons, through time and place. See how they evolved and changed ...Show more
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rifles by William Fowler
Category: Military
This is a history and A-Z directory of rifles from the medieval period to the present day, shown in over 300 photographs. It contains directories of rifles from different parts of the world, organized according to country of manufacture. It features key specifications for each weapon, including magazine ...Show more
Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Guns by Fowler William
Category: History
An authoritative historical guide to the world of military, antique and law-enforcement firearms, photographed throughout.
Operation Barras by William Fowler
Category: Military
The inside story of the most daring SAS rescue mission ever In September 2000 eleven British soldiers were captured by a notorious militia gang in Sierra Leone. The so-called 'West Side Boys' had subjected their part of the country to a long reign of terror, murdering, kidnapping and mutilating anyone ...Show more
Revolvers and Submachine Guns World Encyclopedia of Pistols by William Fowler
Category: Military
An illustrated historical reference to 500 military, law enforcement and antique firearms from around the world. The world's most important small guns from the medieval hand-held cannon and the matchlock pistol to the Luger P-08 and today's FN P90. Includes a fascinating history of small arms from the 1 ...Show more
Steam Titans: Cunard, Collins, and the Epic Battle for Commerce on the North Atlantic by William M. Fowler, Jr.
Category: Technology and Transport
The story of the epic contest between shipping magnates Samuel Cunard and Edward Collins for mid-19th century control of the Atlantic. Between 1815 and the American Civil War, the greatest invention of the Industrial Revolution delivered a sea change in oceanic transportation. Steam travel transformed t ...Show more
We Gave Our Today by William Fowler
Category: History
Nearly a million strong by 1944, the British 14th Army fought and ultimately defeated the Japanese forces that invaded Burma and strove to breakthrough into India. It was a near run thing, as the title of its commander's famous memoir, DEFEAT INTO VICTORY suggests. The Japanese routed the British forces ...Show more
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