Taking a chronological approach, The War on Paper tells the story of the most destructive war in history through 20 key documents held in the IWM archives. Ranging from high-level iconic records, including the signed order to invade Poland on August 1939 and Hitler's final will and testament, to more personal items such as Kindertransport identity papers and the ration book of Queen Mary, The Queen Mother. Published to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the signing of the Munich Agreeme...

The Imperial War Museum open its world-famous archives to celebrate the letters, diaries and spoken words of those who witnessed the key events of the Second World War.During the Second World War, across the frontline as well as on the Home Front, millions of people recorded their thoughts of their experiences - whether in letters, their personal diaries or those prosecuting the war giving speeches. Much as Letters of Note celebrated the great letters writ...

Firsthand testimonials reveal the true story of World War I's Christmas Truce between British and German troops in No Man's Land."One of them shouted 'A Merry Christmas English. We're not shooting tonight.' . . . [then] they stuck up a light. Not to be outdone, so did we. Then up went another. So, we shoved up another. Soon the lines looked like an illuminated fete." —Rifleman Leslie WalkingtonOn Christmas Eve 1914, a group of German soldiers laid do...

Jamie always dreams about exploring new places, countries and their people. He's too young to travel, but that doesn't stop his imagination from taking him too far off lands to explore them. Today, his imagination and his feet take him on an Adventure where he meets Woodland creatures that he needs to convince that he is not their Nut Thief. Jamie might not be able to do that, while he's caught in their trap and hanging upside down, but, isn't Jamie one of the World's best Explorers? He sh...

Between 1 July and 18 November 1916 Britain's new volunteer army took the leading role in a battle on the Western Front for the first time.The Somme offensive was intended to achieve a decisive victory for the British and French Allies over the Germans, yet the Allies failed to achieve all of their objectives and the war was to continue for another two years. Over a million men from both sides became casualties in the long and bitter struggle on the Somme in 1916.This audio...

The First World War was the defining event of the last century. It claimed the lives of over 16 million people across the globe and had an enormous impact on all who experienced it. No nation in Europe was left untouched, and even neutral states felt its devastating impact.Yet it was the ordinary men and women who were affected the most.This gripping, revealing and poignant collection of stories tells the First World War from the perspective of those who were there, using l...

At the beginning of the second quarter of the 21st century, we stand at the most important crossroads we have ever faced. If we continue on the road that has been set, we can see huge difficulties ahead. Yet the alternatives are challenging, the way we all are. For, as each one of us knows deep down, we have been the ones who have been choosing to stay on this road. Doesn’t science tell us that our future is limited by our genes, our conditioning, our culture; set in stone - even hard-wire...

“Don’t underestimate a dangerous woman. And don’t judge by appearances; evil can be pleasant and pretty on the outside. Just like poison candy.”—Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D Raven has sharpened her hunting skills—and her little letter opener. But taking out one sick serial killer who gets off on displaying his victims might not be enough when there’s a worldwide trafficking ring to bust.

“Don’t underestimate a dangerous woman. And don’t judge by appearances; evil can be pleasant and pretty on the outside. Just like poison candy.” — Joni E. Johnston, Psy.D Raven can’t rest until she finds the murderous bastard who left her sister lying dead on a plank in the Bayou. But… with each corner she turns down and every new reality of sadistic madness she encounters, Raven questions if she had ever truly known the sister she’s willing to kill and die for.

Systems Programming: Designing and Developing Distributed Applications explains how the development of distributed applications depends on a foundational understanding of the relationship among operating systems, networking, distributed systems, and programming. Uniquely organized around four viewpoints (process, communication, resource, and architecture), the fundamental and essential characteristics of distributed systems are explored in ways which cut across the various traditional subj...

Two different Worlds – Creating two vastly different 15-year-old female species who are thrown together in a disparate race to save loved ones and an alien World from extinction.Cat, born an orphan and now using all of her skills to survive the streets of San Francisco, knows what she needs to personally draw on to stay alive. Alone, Cat stands and sneers at the face of danger, but is that really who she is? Or is there something hidden in Cat's inner being scratching to get out?

The Wrath of Weather: Hurricanes & Cyclones takes you deep into the eye of nature's most powerful and destructive forces. Explore the science behind hurricanes and cyclones, uncover the historical storms that changed the course of nations, and understand the profound impact these storms have on human societies and ecosystems.From devastating storm surges to cutting-edge technological advances in forecasting, this book offers a comprehensive look at how we prepare for, surv...