Focusing on Britain's preparations for nuclear conflict from the end of World War II to 1968, this book explores the crucial role of civil defense during the Cold War. It provides a comprehensive history of governmental strategies and responses to the looming threat of war, shedding light on a significant yet often overlooked aspect of modern British history. Through detailed analysis, it reveals the complexities and implications of civil defense efforts during this tense period.
'The Toothwrights' Tale' provides a history of the Royal Navy dentistry service between 1964 and 1995.
From the mind of Alan Grant--one of the main writers from KINGHTFALL, the epic Batman crossover event from the 1990s--the third volume of BATMAN- SHADOW OF THE BAT features short stories with art by some of the '90s biggest artists. Featuring 12 never-before-collected issues, follow the Dark Knight as his adventures take him through Gotham's underwold. The third volume of Alan Grant's hit 1990s series follows the Dark Knight as his crusades take him through Gotham's criminal underbelly, a collection of incredible mysteries and unimaginable foes. Collects BATMAN- SHADOW OF THE BAT #0, #24-34; SHADOW OF THE BAT ANNUAL #2
Is she following a path of redemption or an enemy's revenge? A crime reporter's traumatic past comes back to haunt her in a twisting novel of lies, betrayals, and killer secrets. Investigative crime journalist Signe Gates's life became a nightmare the day she was kidnapped and drugged. After forty-eight missing hours, she woke to a blur of unsettling memories and a warning from her unknown abductors: tell anyone what happened and they'll die. They've already proved they will deliver on that threat. For two years, Signe has been haunted by what she knows she did and terrified of what else could be buried in her memories. Then an informant tells her two men recently found dead in Yosemite are connected to her missing hours, and more answers await her in the park's backwoods. But she must hurry. Desperate to know who targeted her and why, she has no choice but to embark on the dangerous journey. With a seasoned hiker acting as her guide, Signe ventures into the wilderness to solve a crime, get justice for the crimes committed against her, and overcome her demons. If only she could trust the man leading her into the backwoods... Because with each new suspicion, deliverance is starting to look more and more like a trap.
Teachers regularly hear students complain: 'Someone has taken my pencil!' More often than not, this is not the case - the pencil has merely been misplaced. This book explores that very situation. It can only be resolved by mobilising an entire family of ants. Each (alphabetically ordered) ant has her or his own personality which assists (or does not assist) in solving the case. The alphabet, perseverance, working as a team, looking for simple solutions to problems and interacting with different personality types are amongst the themes which can be explored and discussed in class or at home. The trouble all begins when Alan the ant cannot find his shoes. He is very angry about this. He needs to call on his entire family to help find them. They all have a role to play - but everything is not as it seems... Who has the shoes and where are they?
It is now two thousand years since the Sommerlings – or faeries in mortal tongue – vanished from Elbion.Driven from their home by a great evil, they retreated through many secret doors, down into a hidden kingdom: a land so magical, so enchanting, that they sealed the doors shut and guarded them, forbidding any Sommerling to return to Elbion on pain of death, fearing that if the spells break, then the evil would follow them.But Sommerlings did return to Elbion: strangely drawn to the new mortal realm, creeping curiously through unguarded doors to walk amongst the fields and woods, mostly when night fell. But the greater evil did re-awake and she had a name… Morgalene, a creature so terrible she threatens to destroy not only mortal Elbion but also the hidden realm of faery.Will the fabled Prince of the Sommerlings, the spirit of nature, rise once more and so save both kingdoms from death and ultimate destruction?