The National Archives Libros

This wonderful volume, assembled from National Geographic magazines dating from 1915 to 1924, spotlights some of the finest imagery of its kind, including artwork by Mary E. Eaton, staff illustrator of The New York Botanical Garden. More than 120 color plates depict state flowers, familiar grasses, and more. The first-rate botanical illustrations remain fresh and attractive to the modern eye, and they will delight amateur and professional botanists, home gardeners, and flower painters. Founded in 1888, the National Geographic Society ranks among the world's largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations. The Washington, D.C.–based institution is best known for its magazine, which addresses a vast range of topics, including geography, archaeology, natural science and history, and conservation.

A series of daring missions from World War II, revealed through letters and documents from the main protagonists.Winning World War II was about more than military force. It required guile, and tremendous acts of bravery by Special Forces and intelligence operatives who had the odds stacked against them. Using hundreds of documents and images from The National Archives, including some that have never been seen in print before, this book reveals some of World War II's most audacious missions.These include Operation Anthropoid , the plot to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich in Czechoslovakia in 1942, Operation Chariot , the attempt to damage the mighty German warship Tirpitz while she was in dock in St-Nazaire in France; and Operation Mincemeat , a complex plot whereby a corpse, replete with documentation designed to mislead the enemy, was dropped in southern Spain to spread misinformation.

The only complete study of treason in Britain from the introduction of the Treason Act in 1352, to the last execution for treason in this country after the Second World War.

This is a new edition of the bestselling guide to this increasingly popular pursuit. Scotland has the best-maintained records and facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research.

Historical photographs collected from the National Archives.

The Garden Visitor's Handbook 2021 is the National Garden Scheme's annual essential garden-visiting guide to more than 3,500 locations in England and Wales, supporting nursing and health charities.

Exploring the experiences of prisoners and internees of the Second World War all around the world, through the records of The National Archives

The 2023 edition of the National Garden Scheme's essential Garden Visitor's Handbook.

The 2022 edition of the National Garden Scheme's essential Garden Visitor's Handbook.