World War I (1914-1918) was a watershed in British military and social history, and even now the repercussions can still be felt. No town or village in the British Isles escaped casualty, and the creative genius of a generation was wiped out, at an incalculable loss to society. This book looks in de[...]

The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vicker[...]

"Out of nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper, from the Sharpshooter to Afghanistan".

The period 1865-90 was one of unparalleled change in American frontier history. This span of 25 years witnessed the end of the traditional nomadic lifestyle of the plains Indians, the colonisation of the West by white settlers, and the first experience of the US army in fighting a form of irregular [...]

With over 250 full-color photos, "Store Presentation and Design 4" presents the finest examples of in-store visual merchandising displays that reveal how creative design and architecture plans, and merchandise presentation can work together to turn a selling space into a profit. The third book in a [...]

The Fairchild Dictionary of Interior Design presents design terminology from both historical and contemporary viewpoints-from antiquity to the 21st Century. Building types, architectural details, interior details, design motifs, space planning, textiles, materials, color, lighting, furniture accesso[...]

As long as there are shoppers, there will be a need for visual merchandising. Zeroing in on all aspects of the craft - from classic techniques to the most avant-garde developments, Visual Merchandising and Display, 6th Edition, teaches readers to present products at their best: color-coordinated, ac[...]