The National Archives Libri

This wonderful volume, assembled from National Geographic magazines dating from 1915 to 1924, spotlights some of the finest imagery of its kind, including artwork by Mary E. Eaton, staff illustrator of The New York Botanical Garden. More than 120 color plates depict state flowers, familiar grasses, and more. The first-rate botanical illustrations remain fresh and attractive to the modern eye, and they will delight amateur and professional botanists, home gardeners, and flower painters. Founded in 1888, the National Geographic Society ranks among the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. The Washington, D.C.–based institution is best known for its magazine, which addresses a vast range of topics, including geography, archaeology, natural science and history, and conservation.

BOOK OF THE MONTH: Condenses centuries of naval history into one easy-to-read volume in the voices of those who were there. A fascinating portrait of how the seafaring experience has evolved over the years. Boat International

Provides choral music teachers with a variety of techniques that can be applied to conducting, choosing repertoire, program development, recruiting, vocal coaching and preparing for competitions. Part of MENC's Spotlight series, this book conatins relevant articles that have appeared in MENC state affiliate magazines.

A series of daring missions from World War II, revealed through letters and documents from the main protagonists.Winning World War II was about more than military force. It required guile, and tremendous acts of bravery by Special Forces and intelligence operatives who had the odds stacked against them. Using hundreds of documents and images from The National Archives, including some that have never been seen in print before, this book reveals some of World War II's most audacious missions.These include Operation Anthropoid , the plot to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich in Czechoslovakia in 1942, Operation Chariot , the attempt to damage the mighty German warship Tirpitz while she was in dock in St-Nazaire in France; and Operation Mincemeat , a complex plot whereby a corpse, replete with documentation designed to mislead the enemy, was dropped in southern Spain to spread misinformation.

The only complete study of treason in Britain from the introduction of the Treason Act in 1352, to the last execution for treason in this country after the Second World War.

Scotland has one of the best-maintained records and facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research. This book details internet developments, including a chapter on family history on the web. It also points to traditional resources, explaining step by step how to research records of births, marriages and wills.

The reader is guaranteed a different and compelling story every time, making this book something to treasure. It's like holding a piece of history in your hands. All About History magazine

Letters, postcards, notes and telegraphs from the great and the good, the notorious and the downright wicked, shine a spotlight on a range of historical events and movements providing an immediate link to the immediate and much more distant past. The book includes letters from: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mikhail Gorbachev, Lucien Freud, Barbara Hepworth, Nelson Mandela, Caitlin Thomas, Mary Whitehouse, Gandhi, George Washington among many others. Subjects covered include suffragette disturbances, obscene publications, relations between international leaders, and child emigration including the Kindertransport. The book features 55 letters, each with a 600-word essay, and a 3000 word introduction. There are 150 images in the book: 55 of the letters themselves, and a further 95 supplementary images.

Historical photographs collected from the National Archives.

The Garden Visitor's Handbook 2021 is the National Garden Scheme's annual essential garden-visiting guide to more than 3,500 locations in England and Wales, supporting nursing and health charities.