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The PIAT - Britain's Anti-Tank Weapon of World War II by Matthew Moss; Alan Gilliland (Illustrator); Adam Hook (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Weapon Ser.
Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers. Replacing the inadequate Boys anti-tank rifle, it was conceived in the top-secret World War II research and developmen ...Show more
Ticket to Ride - The Essential Guide to the World's Greatest Roller Coasters and Thrill Rides by Patrick Hook
Category: History
Ticket To Ride takes you through the history of roller coasters, from the first in seventeenth century St. Petersburg to today's gigantic theme park attractions--complete with a tour of the most hair-raising and fantastic examples. The adrenaline rush of a roller coaster ride provides its fans with a l ...Show more
US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71 by Gordon L. Rottman; Adam Hook (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Warrior Ser.
Osprey's survey of the Long-Range Patrol Scouts of the US Army during the Vietnam War (1955-1975). The Vietnamese knew the Long-Range Patrol Scouts as "the men with green faces," a reference to the camouflage paint that they used. Operating in patrols of four to six men these men were like ghosts, opera ...Show more
Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division by Peter Hook
Category: Biography
'Genuinely funny; indeed, the story will keep you entertained for a very long time' Sunday Times Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of the enduring alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a sound - dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, Morrisse ...Show more
Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division by Peter Hook
Category: Fiction
Joy Division changed the face of music. The sound of music. The meaning of music. Godfathers of the current alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a new sound -- dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, Morrissey, R.E.M., Radiohead and many others. The band's im ...Show more
Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division by Peter Hook
Category: Music
This is a rollercoaster, inside-story of life, love and loss with Joy Division. As co-founder of Joy Division, Peter Hook was the inspiration behind a band that would shape the course of popular music. He provided the propulsive bass guitar melodies of "Love Will Tear Us Apart", and was at the heart of ...Show more
Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division by Peter Hook
Category: Music
'Genuinely funny: indeed, the story will...keep you entertained for a very long time' Sunday Times Joy Division changed the face of music. Godfathers of the current alternative scene, they reinvented rock in the post-punk era, creating a new sound - dark, hypnotic, intense - that would influence U2, Mor ...Show more
Valentine Infantry Tank vs Panzer III - North Africa 1941-43 by Bruce Newsome; Adam Hook (Illustrator)
Category: Military | Series: Duel Ser.
This is the account of machines of war pitted against each other and the combatants who operated them. Step onto the battlefield and immerse yourself in the experience of real historic combat. The Valentine and the Panzer III were two of the most pivotal and ubiquitous tanks to see combat during World W ...Show more