In March 1941, after a year of unbroken and devastating U-boat onslaughts, the British War Cabinet decided to try a new strategy in the foundering naval campaign. To do so, they hired an intensely private, bohemian physicist who was also an ardent socialist. Patrick Blackett was a former navy office[...]

The exciting history of a small group of British and American scientists who, during World War II, developed the new field of operational research to turn back the tide of German submarines--revolutionizing the way wars are waged and won.
In March 1941, after a year of unbroken and devastating [...]

Sir Francis Walsingham's official title was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritan was England's first spymaster. A ruthless, fiercely loyal civil servant, Walsingham worked brilliantly behind the scenes to foil Elizabeth's rival Mary Queen of Scots an[...]

Unlike every other domestic animal, the cat evolved as a solitary animal, not a group-dweller. A cat in a household is almost literally a fish out of water. That cats can nonetheless get along with people and (sometimes) other cats when forced to, is testimony to a remarkable adaptability. But it al[...]

He's Megatron's second-in-command, but he's number one in his own mind! This is Starscream, fierce Decepticon warrior and full-time schemer. When he's not doing the bidding of his leader, Starscream is plotting his ascension to the Decepticon throne. These stories collect his darkest and most tellin[...]

In this title, the historic comic book roots of "The Transformers" are re-presented for maximum Cybertronian enjoyment. Collecting issues from the original run, rejoin Optimus Prime, Megatron, and their competing factions as their war stretches across the cosmos. Freshly re-mastered and re-colored, [...]

Volume 8 of Transformers Classics collects Transformers Universe numbered 1-4, all character biographies from TF issues numbered 47-49, 56-72, and 74-79, plus G.I. Joe and the Transformers numbered 1-4. Also includes issues notes by Mark W. Bellomo.[...]

Naturvänner tror ofta att naturen mår bäst om människan lämnar den i fred. Naturen är konstant, självreglerande och i balans. Men dessa trossatser kommer på skam när de ställs mot aktuell ekologisk forskning. Naturen vimlar av paradoxer. Att rädda utrotningshotade arter eller att bevara e[...]