Author: James Hamilton-Paterson

People hunting monkeys in the jungle once devised a simple yet effective trap: When the creature found a banana in a large jar with a narrow neck, ...

A compelling and fascinating account of aerial combat in World War I, revealing the terrible risks run by the men who fought and died in the world'...

'One June day in 1953 aged twelve I sat in a classroom and drew a map.' The map that the young Hamilton-Paterson drew was of a tropical island, a...

A lavishly illustrated celebration of the golden age of aircraft, cars, ships and locomotives from 1900 to 1941 by the author of the bestselling Em...

Little more than 10 years after the first powered flight, aircraft were pressed into service in World War I. Nearly forgotten in the war's massive ...

'Exquisitely written and ripe with detail' Sunday Times. 'An engaging book... He knows his British stuff' The Times. 'One of England's most skill...

A compelling and fascinating account of aerial combat in World War I, revealing the terrible risks run by the men who fought and died in the world'...

The American ''spy'' aircraft, the SR-71 ''Blackbird'' was deliberately designed to be the world''s fastest and highest-flying aircraft and has nev...

In 1805, the world of music was set on its ears by a new work from a German composer. Intellectually and emotionally, Beethoven''s Third Symphony, ...

1961. A squadron of Vulcan aircraft, Britain''s most lethal nuclear bomber, flies towards the east coast of the United States. Highly manoeuvrable,...