The siege of Tobruk in 1941 was the first time the British army succeeded in defeating a German army operation in World War II. Despite all the ingenuity of Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox', and the bravery of his Afrika Korps, the outnumbered and outgunned British garrison held the port until a relie[...]

An easy-to-read biography looks closely at Anne Frank's life before the secret annex, what life was like in hiding from the Nazis, and the legacy of her diary. Original.[...]

The unique and enduringly popular 'weekend' formula allows eager beginners to build skills gradually and produce an attractive, frameable painting in a weekend.Materials and basic technique sections are designed to provide a fast grounding in the skills required for painting watercolour landscapes.B[...]