Best Selling Books by Simon Adams

This authoritative book tells the story of the Napoleonic Wars, bringing them to life as never before. Includes 30 items of rare and previously unpublished facsimile memorabilia, which have been specially researched from museum collections around the world.

This detailed examination of one of the most disastrous wars in history is filled with information and photographs. Timelines and quotes put events in context and help to personalise them.

"Describes several models of guns and howizters used in World War I and World War II, including specifications and statistics"--Provided by publisher.

Discover how humans populated the world, how food was grown, and how communites wre formed. Find out how weapons wre invented and developed and how art, theater, fashion, goverment and architecture evolved.

A revised visual guide to the people and great events of the 20th Century. It opens with a new section which looks at children's recollections of the 20th Century and their hopes for the future. Events covered include the sinking of the Titanic, the first man on the moon and the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. There is also a section which looks at life in the 21st Century and space exploration.

Once you pick me up, you won't want to put me down . . . I'm an encyclopedia, but not as you know it. Big books with facts are boring - I'm not. I'm more like a computer game than a book, crammed with funky pages and cartoons. Forget A-Z, just follow my lead and you'll be amazed where you end up! Was Beethoven a punk? Why is 10 to the power of 100 called a googol? How are smelly feet connected to nuclear weapons?I've got it all covered. Read me in bed, read me on the bus, or even in the loo! Just pick me up - go on. I'm exciting, I'm addictive - I'm unputdownable! Curious? Try me!

Discover some of the most loved stories of all time in this collection of classic tales. Each story has enchanted children around the world for many generations, and will continue to do so for years to come.

Plantation Ireland - Cromwell and Ireland - Protestant nationalism - Theobald Wolfe Tone - Robert Emmet - Society of United Irishmen - Daniel O'Connell - The Famine - Home Rule - Fenians - Charles Parnell - The Easter Rising - Sinn Fein - Partition of Ireland and creation of Northern Ireland as a separate state - Ian Paisley - The IRA.

Send your child on a voyage of discovery with the new edition of this unbeatable world atlas. From the sparsely populated plains of Mongolia to the crowded streets of Tokyo, they'll explore the societies, cultures, histories, climates and landscapes of every corner of the globe. Vivid photographs and state-of-the-art maps capture the unique personality of each region and will give your child a flavour of what it's really like to live in each country.

From the first steps towards civilization among prehistoric peoples, this visual encyclopedia moves on to explore the early societies of Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, and their history-making achievements such as the invention of writing.

An informative and richly illustrated portrait of the 19th century. Every important event from 1800 to 1900 is dealt with in both words and pictures: political situations, developments in science, technology, the arts including literature and music, religion, and philosophy, exploration and journeys of discovery, sport, changes in society and everyday life. The Industrial Revolution took place in the 19th century and brought about tremendous changes in people's lives. This book also includes brief biographies of the men and women who played an important part in shaping the 19th century. Each decade has its own introduction that gives a summary of that decade and the major events that occurred in it. Each decade is then examined year-by-year. 700+ illustrations.

Introduces leading explorers and their discoveries from the early Egyptians and Phoenicians to the moon landings, and describes their reasons for traveling, the places they saw, and the adventures and dangers they experienced.

Describes the lives of soldiers from the Middle Ages to the present, discussing their training, tactics, vehicles, and weapons.

Describes the use of codes and code breaking from ancient times to the present.