Geographical reference works

This popular and interesting book explains how over 2000 towns, villages and lochs in Scotland got their names, with placename origins explained.

The assault crossing of the River Seine by the British 43rd (Wessex) Division in August 1944 remains one of the most important operations of the closing stages of the Second World War.

The Anthropocene is an authoritative desk-top reference work for students of geography, the environment and sustainability.

The Anthropocene is an authoritative desk-top reference work for students of geography, the environment and sustainability.

The First Mapping of America tells the story of the General Survey.

The First Mapping of America tells the story of the General Survey.

Arresting and beautiful, The Consolation of Maps tells a story of ill-fated passion.

After the surrender of the French government in May 1940, the British were concerned that the resources of the French Empire, and particularly the powerful French fleet, would be put at the disposal of the Germans.

This wood featured significantly in the First and Third Battles of Ypres and was the scene of numerous deeds of heroism, such as that which won young Lieutenant-Colonel Philip Bent the VC.

From its south-eastern tip Sussex is little more than sixty miles from continental Europe and the countys coastline, some seventy-six miles long, occupies a large part of Britains southern frontier.

Although the Battle of Arnhem was fought over sixty years ago.

In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy from 9 12 April 1917, which formed part of the opening of the British offensive, known as the Battle of Arras.

The battles fought at Estaires and Givenchy, just south of Ypres, in April 1918 were critical episodes in the larger Battle of Lys which determined the outcome of the ultimate German offensive on the Western Front.

Through a series of five walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via air raid shelter signs, bomb damage on buildings and memorials detailing heroic and often tragic events.

Henry Owens Great War diary provides a vivid and complete narrative, seen from the perspective of an army doctor, of what it was like to live and fight in the trenches of the Western Front.

Early on 1 September 1914, the Germans surprised 1st Cavalry Brigade harboring in the little town of Nry.

The fighting on Redan Ridge in 1916 has long been overshadowed by events on each flank, namely Serre on the left and Beaumont Hamel on the right.

In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944.

Designed to act as a diversion to the 'big push', Gommecourt was an attempt to force the Germans to commit their reserves to the front line before the main battle took place.

For sixty years the dramatic story of the Dunkirk evacuation and the defeat of France-the story of the German conquest of northwest Europe-has been the focus of historical study and dispute, yet myths and misconceptions about this extraordinary event persist.

This seminal new study of a key battle of the Civil Wars re-examines one of England's most mysterious battlefields at Edgehill, and it combines the work of three outstanding military historians.

In a new departure in the Battleground Europe series, this book is a guide to both sides of a major battle in this case to the Canadian Corps operations against 1st Bavarian Reserve Corps at Vimy from 9 12 April 1917, which formed part of the opening of the British offensive, known as the Battle of Arras.

Although the Battle of Arnhem was fought over sixty years ago.

Early on 1 September 1914, the Germans surprised 1st Cavalry Brigade harboring in the little town of Nry.

The fighting on Redan Ridge in 1916 has long been overshadowed by events on each flank, namely Serre on the left and Beaumont Hamel on the right.

For sixty years the dramatic story of the Dunkirk evacuation and the defeat of France-the story of the German conquest of northwest Europe-has been the focus of historical study and dispute, yet myths and misconceptions about this extraordinary event persist.

Designed to act as a diversion to the 'big push', Gommecourt was an attempt to force the Germans to commit their reserves to the front line before the main battle took place.

In an attempt to outflank the German Gustav Line running across Italy, Operation SHINGLE was launched on January 22nd 1944.

A visual history of the many peoples who've inhabited and shaped Britain, from hunter-gatherers to Celts, Vikings, Normans, and modern immigrants.

A visual history of the many peoples who've inhabited and shaped Britain, from hunter-gatherers to Celts, Vikings, Normans, and modern immigrants.

The guide describes the ground and operations covered by the British, French and US Expeditionary Forces deployed from France to the area North of Venice between November 1917 and Spring 1919.

Beaucourt is one of the last parts of the Battle of the Somme still to be covered, until now, by the splendid Battleground Europe Series.

In this authoritative and beautifully illustrated new account of Napoleon's greatest victory and the campaign that preceded it, Ian Castle sheds new light on the actions of the commanders and questions the assumptions-and explores the myths-that have shaped our understanding of the event ever since.

"e;During the Great War a German publisher produced a number of photographic books that are of considerable interest to the modern-day reader.

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This is the latest in the well-respected Battleground series of books, and covers a number of aspects of the battle of Arnhem.

Battle Lines Ypres, the first volume in Pen & Swords new series of walking, cycling and driving guides to the Western Front, is the essential companion for every visitor to the Ypres Salient and the battlefields of Belgium.

This book gives readers a direct link to crash sites that can be visited, with accurate grid references, site description and current photographs.

First published in 1990, this is a comprehensive atlas containing over 270 detailed and wide-ranging maps, figures, plans and site photographs on all aspects of Roman Britain.

First published in 1990, this is a comprehensive atlas containing over 270 detailed and wide-ranging maps, figures, plans and site photographs on all aspects of Roman Britain.

In this authoritative and beautifully illustrated new account of Napoleon's greatest victory and the campaign that preceded it, Ian Castle sheds new light on the actions of the commanders and questions the assumptions-and explores the myths-that have shaped our understanding of the event ever since.

Completely updated, the new edition of this groundbreaking atlas maps the competing claims on limited water supplies made by farmers, industrialists and householders and investigates the uses and abuses of the resource, as well as the vexed question of how it can be equitably managed.

The author of the best-selling State of the World Atlas builds a unique contemporary understanding of the factors and forces at play by homing in on the key events, themes, resources and relationships.

This unique book, a milestone of graphic reporting, has become a trade reference classic since its first publication in the 1970s.

Wherever and whenever people have been found talking, they have been found drinking: an age-old pastime with an equally storied history.

This is the perfect learning tool that your child tap to learn about all things round.

With almost two hundred pages of original demographic and health-related maps that display county-by-county and regional information covering everything from the distribution of pharmacies, trauma centers, and emergency rooms to the number of lung, colon, and breast cancer patients in major metropolitan areas (by ZIP code), theTexas Health Atlasprovides an indispensable tool for healthcare providers and planners, risk managers, public officials and policymakers, public health workers, and university researchers and students.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2015 offers complete and up-to-date information on the worlds nations.

From Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, The CIA World Factbook 2014 offers complete and up-to-date information on the worlds nations.