By including representative examples from the world’s major avian families, from swallows and hummingbirds to gulls and pelicans, from eagles to the albatross, emu and ostrich, The World of Birds offers a truly comprehensive overview.

Each of the 300 creatures is illustrated with a detailed full-colour artwork, with accompanying text. Entries are arranged by family, with each family section containing examples of the key species. For easy reference, each entry includes a table of information showing scientific name, order and family, features, habitat, distribution, diet and breeding.

A handy reference guide for students as well as general readers, The World of Birds will fascinate and inform anyone with an interest in the natural world.

About the Author
After studying natural sciences at Cambridge University, Michael Wright became a full-time writer and editor, specializing in science, technology, natural history and health. He has written and produced numerous books on these and related subjects, for young people and adults. He lives in London.

Liners, Tankers & Merchant Ships is a compendium of 300 of the world’s most diverse commercial ships, from ancient times to the present day. It provides a unique and readily accessible reference guide to an immense range of merchant shipping from cargo vessels to passenger ships, from oilers to tankers, from fishing craft to ferries, from barges to research submarines, from rescue boats to ships that have explored the globe.

Each vessel is illustrated by a full colour artwork, with accompanying text on its development and service history and a detailed specification table giving country and date of origin, tonnage, dimensions, cargo, main routes, construction material, rigging, machinery, and complement.

Author
Robert Jackson is a former pilot and navigation instructor, who now writes full time on naval, military and aviation affairs. He has more than 80 books to his name, including Submarines of the World, The Royal Navy in World War II and Strike From the Sea: A History of British Naval Air Power.

Twentieth-century Artillery brings together 300 of the most important examples of artillery used or designed between 1900 and the year 2000. Beginning with the guns that pounded the trenches in World War I, the book details all the major forms of artillery in service throughout the century. From hand-held anti-tank devices, anti-aircraft guns and field pieces of World War II to the recent tactical and strategic missiles, Twentieth-century Artillery provides a wide survey of the development and use of artillery, with the entries conveniently placed into categories for easy reference.

Each artillery piece featured is illustrated by a full-colour artwork and accompanied by a detailed specifications table giving the country of origin and technical details of the weapon, including where appropriate the calibre, elevation, muzzle velocity, traverse and range, all measurements being provided in imperial and metric. Each entry also contains a piece of text summarizing the weapon’s development and service history.

Author
One of the world’s leading experts on small arms, artillery systems, ammunition and defense systems in general, Ian V. Hogg is the author of The Big Guns 1939–45, A History of Artillery and Military Small Arms of the 20th Century.

Submarines of the World contains more than 280 of the most important and influential submarines since the inception of this revolutionary vessel right up to the present day. These include the earliest experimental submersibles, the notorious German U-boats of World War II and today’s massive nuclear-powered submarines. The civilian application of submarine technology is also touched upon with the inclusion of the latest deep sea exploration vessels. Due to the nuclear submarine’s unlimited endurance and capability to carry a warhead to virtually any part of the globe, the most important underwater weapons are also featured, making this book a truly comprehensive reference to the world of submarine warfare.

Each of the vessels and weapons featured in Submarines of the World is illustrated with a superb side-view artwork. In addition, each illustration is accompanied by a detailed specifications table giving displacement, dimensions, performance, armament and launch date, plus text that summarises the service history of the vessel and its eventual fate.

Author
Robert Jackson is a former pilot and navigation instructor. As a writer in military, naval and aviation affairs, he has more than 80 books to his name, including Destroyers, Frigates and Corvettes, Suez: the Forgotten Invasion, The Royal Navy in World War II and Strike From the Sea: A History of British Naval Air Power.

Twentieth-century Small Arms looks in detail at the most widely used pistols, rifles, submachine guns, machine guns and other small arms of the last 100 years in one comprehensive volume. It provides a unique and readily accessible reference guide to the most important personal weapons in use throughout the world during the last century. The app includes famous small arms such as the AK-47, the M16, the SA80, the Lee Enfield, the MP40, the MG42, the Browning Hi Power, the M60, the Thompson sub-machine gun, the Colt .45 and the Sten. Twentieth-century Small Arms offers a wide survey of the development and use of small arms in the modern era of combat.

Each small arm is illustrated by a full-colour artwork and accompanied by a detailed specifications table giving the country of origin and the technical details of the weapon, including calibre, length, weight, barrel length, rate of fire, muzzle velocity, operation and, where appropriate, magazine capacity. Each entry also contains text summarising the weapon’s development and service history.

Author
Chris McNab is a writer specialising in twentieth century and contemporary military history. Previous publications include Firearms, Modern Military Uniforms, and The Great Book of Guns.

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Tanks and Military Vehicles is a compendium of almost 600 of the most important armoured fighting vehicles and support vehicles in service since World War I. 

Each vehicle featured is illustrated by a full-colour profile artwork, and accompanied by a detailed specifications table giving country of origin, crew, weight, dimensions, armour, armament, powerplant and performance, with all measurements in imperial and metric. In addition, there is an introduction and for each vehicle accompanying text that summarises the vehicle¹s development and service history.

Authors:

Philip Trewhitt is a freelance writer and editor who has worked extensively on military publications. He has also worked in Bosnia on behalf of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. He currently resides in the south of England.

Chris McNab has written and edited numerous books on military history. Publications include Modern Military Uniforms, Twentieth Century Small Arms, and Elite Forces Manual of Endurance Techniques.