John Rostron Bücher

Discover the flight techniques of insects, birds and flying creatures, and human inventions from kites to airliners; step-by-step experiments help you understand how flight works.

The first biography of the man who was Commander of the British Second Army at D-Day.

"The author draws on numerous primary sources, which include Dempsey's previously unpublished accounts, and the views of those who knew him. The result reveals him to be a soldier of rare distinction, a talented sportsman and a man of huge charm and intellect. It examines his methods of command and his relationship with Montgomery, his Corps commanders, the Americans and the RAF. Crucially this ... biography analyses why Dempsey's army performed so brilliantly on D-Day and examines his overall contribution to the campaign in Europe, focusing on the controversial operations of Epsom, Goodwood, Arnhem, and the Rhine Crossing"--Jacket

Trees grow all over the world, from the frozen Arctic to the steamy jungles around the Equator. This fact file and learn-it-yourself book reveals the secret life of trees - how leaves make food by photosynthesis, what goes on inside the trunk, how to work out a tree's age, and more.

A unique record of a legendary soldier, officer and commander during The Great War.

Well researched and fluent account of a supreme feat of arms.