Most Popular Books by Paul Dowswell

A collection of true adventure stories and retellings of remarkable journeys, all based around the Poles. The volume seeks to encourage even the most reluctant reader to pick up a book.

A collection of thrilling adventure stories, based on actual life events, this book is ideal for reluctant readers.

This book uses the words of poems, ballads and popular rhymes to reveal Victorian ideas of war and wealth, sport and science, empire and industry. It looks closely at the poets and their poetry, and at the world they describe.

A comprehensive introduction to an important and fascinating subject. Paul Dowswell's informative and accessible text will immerse readers in the era. Provides a genuinely international perspective, showing how people all over the world were affected by the war. Internet links to websites with movie clips, original documents, online investigations and more.

Recounts famous ghostly visitations and stories of haunted places.

Today, almost a century after it was fought, the First World War still haunts us. With its aircraft, submarines, machine guns and tanks, it was the first modern war. But the generals who fought it came from an age of cavalry charges and dashing red uniforms. The result was slaughter on a massive scale - making it one of the most troubling wars in history.

Tabloid-style articles offer information about ancient Rome, including its culture, customs, religion, and history, from its founding through its Hellenistic period.

Winston Churchill's political career spanned over 50 years, during which time he was alternately at the centre of power and out of favour. He is most remembered for his inspirational leadership in World War II and his rousing speeches urging Britain to fight on. This book reveals the influences that shaped his life and career and looks at his strengths and weaknesses.

A biography of John Lennon, telling his life story and exploring his aims and achievements. It includes primary written and pictorial sources and analysis of the evidence, and examines perceptions of the subject over time.

A look at key inventions that have shaped the way we live. It investigates inventions in the area of transport, and follows the development and progression of items within this area. It also discusses life before the inventions, their impact, key players, and their mistakes and successes. There are biography boxes of key people, bad inventions boxes for particularly disastrous inventions that didn't work, key date charts and how it works diagrams.

11 novembre 1918, quelque part sur le front Ouest, 7 heures du matin. L'Armistice a été signé. A onze heures du matin, la guerre se terminera. Toutes les attaques doivent être annulées. Will Franklin fait partie d'un groupe de soldats envoyés en mission à la recherche de combattants allemands au coeur d'une forêt. Personne ne leur a annoncé que la guerre était finie. Il y a encore quelques mois, Will était lycéen. Et voilà que maintenant, il est sur le point d'affronter l'épreuve la plus terrifiante de sa vie, au moment où trois mondes entrent en collision et où trois jeunes gens se battent pour survivre durant les ultimes heures de la Première Guerre mondiale.

A poem can tell us a great deal about the moment in history when the poet put pen to paper. This book uses the poetry of World War I to examine issues of patriotism, propaganda, religion, the role of women and life on the Western Front. It looks closely at the poets and their poetry, and the world they describe.

England im Jahr 1800: Der 13-jährige Sam erlebt die napoleonischen Kriege an Bord einer englischen Fregatte, die Jagd auf französische und spanische Schiffe macht. Für den tapferen Jungen beginnt ein fesselndes Abenteuer. Wird er den Krieg überleben? Ab 11.

Biography of Paul McCartney, former Beatle and prolific songwriter, now also patron of the arts and British knight.

From firefighters battling with a nuclear reactor to a helicopter rescue team on board a fast-sinking ship, this is a collection of stories about men and women whose extraordinary courage has captured the imagination of millions.

Collection of real life tales of adventure, packed with accounts of hazardous and extraordinary exploits

Examines the history of conflict in Vietnam, traces the involvement of the United States from the early 1960s through 1975, and discusses the consequences of the war on both the U.S. and Vietnam.