John G. Turner est un auteur dont le travail explore l'histoire de la religion et ses liens complexes avec la culture américaine. Il examine comment la foi façonne l'identité et comment les groupes religieux évoluent dans le paysage sociétal plus large. Les recherches de Turner offrent une plongée profonde dans les complexités des traditions religieuses et de leurs racines historiques, offrant aux lecteurs une compréhension nuancée de divers chemins spirituels. Son travail met en lumière l'impact durable de la religion sur l'expérience humaine.
Can the lessons of the past help us to prevent another banking collapse in the future? This is the first full account of the rise and fall of British banking stability over two hundred years, shedding new light on why banking systems crash and on the factors underpinning banking stability.
This is the moving biography of a wartime Bomb Disposal officer who was blinded in an explosion in September 1943.
An ambitious new history of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, published for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's landing číst celé
Blackheath Harriers (now Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC) was founded in 1869, making it one of the oldest running clubs in the world. It's Club magazine, the Gazette, was first produced in 1898. John E Turner has pieced together extracts from the first 50 years, 1898-1948, and served up a fascinating and entertaining slice of not just Club history but also social history.
The only authorised biography of the number one Battle of Britain ace, who had lost both legs pre-war. Publication marks the 100th anniversary of Baders birth.
In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war. Originally published in 1985, this book was for those who wanted to know what was happening. What new missiles were being built? What was happening in outer space? What are the facts about chemical weapons?
This unique book was the first of its kind to be published on British aircraft of the Second World War. Aviation enthusiasts and aero-modellers can see British aircraft as they really were, through magnificently reproduced colour photographs. Each of the forty-nine types of aircraft is accompanied by a brief 'biography' together with tables of the most important marks and their specifications, including engine, span, length, height, weight, crew number, maximum speed, service ceiling, normal range, and armament. There is also a section on British aircraft in action, which includes accounts of outstanding exploits by the pilots of different types.
Na základě historických záznamů, úředních zpráv a částečně i vzpomínek přímých účastníků vojenských operací autor sestavil kaleidoskop sedmnácti "skororeportáží", v nichž v hlavních rolích vystupují vojenští letci britských specializovaných jednotek - Royal Flying Corps a Royal Air Force. Časové určení jednotlivých kapitol je omezeno lety 1. a 2. světové války.
