The Dambusters

The breaching of the dams in Germany's industrial heartland was to have a pivotal effect. A triumph for Allied thinking and courage, it convinced Roosevelt to commit to the invasion of Italy and the countdown to the D-Day landings. Sixty years on, The Dambusters describes how the pilots overcame the odds to pull off one of the most astonishing military successes in history. Accompanying a major television series, the book uses contemporary re-enactments to show just what an astonishing feat the mission was. Lavishly illustrated, it captures the brilliance of the scientists and the bravery of the crews, as well as the enormous impact their success had on the outcome of war.

History

Sweetman, John

Coward, David

Johnstone, Gary

Military

Little, Brown Book Group

The Dambusters' mission is of enduring fascination and appeal. The breaching of the dams in Germany’s industrial heartland was to have a pivotal effecta triumph for Allied thinking and courage, it convinced Roosevelt to commit to the invasion of Italy and the countdown to the D-Day landings. Sixty years on, The Dambusters is the definitive telling of one of World War Two's most remarkable episodes. The book describes how it was down to the ingenuity and persistence of a scientific maverick, Barnes Wallis, that the idea of the backwards-spinning bouncing bomb came about and how the pilots overcame the odds to pull off one of the most astonishing military successes in history. Accompanying a major new television series, the book  uses contemporary re-enactments to show just what an astonishing feat the mission was. Lavishly illustrated, it captures the brilliance of the scientists and the bravery of the crews, as well as the enormous impact their success had on the outcome of war.

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Classic Motorcycles

Taking a twisting journey through the 20th century, this book seeks out the key factors which have shaped the unique design of the true "classics" of the motorcycle world. Each bike is examined as a product of the culture in which it was produced, and a chapter-by-chapter appraisal looks at the individual countries and their motorcycle "heritage". The author is writer/director/producer of four of the seven films comprising the Channel 4 television series of the same name.

Science & Math

Technology

Motorbooks Intl

" celebrates the cult and the culture of motorcycling... Key machines of the past 100 years are brought together to reveal a picture of driven technological genius embedded in cultural and social history... Gary Johnstone's book accompanies the major television series,, on Channel Four." Large book with great photos.

Engineering & Transportation

Automotive

Boxtree

Taking a twisting journey through the 20th century, this book seeks out the key factors which have shaped the unique design of the true "classics" of the motorcycle world. Each bike is examined as a product of the culture in which it was produced, and a chapter-by-chapter appraisal looks at the individual countries and their motorcycle "heritage". The author is writer/director/producer of four of the seven films comprising the Channel 4 television series of the same name.

Pan/Macmillan

Focusing on epilepsy, this is one of a series of books tied to the "Link" programmes on ITV. They are self-help books by the disabled and for the disabled, with a practical approach to everyday living. Each book comprises personal testimonies from people with a particular disability who demonstrate how they have gone about dealing with the normal business of life, despite prejudice or misunderstanding.

Epilepsy (Link to Life)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Tiger Books

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The Dambusters

The Dambusters

Classic Motorcycles

Classic Motorcycles

Classic Motorcycles

Epilepsy (Link to Life)

Classic Motorcycles