A detailed and comprehensive resource for spalted wood (wood coloration caused by fungi), including the history, science, and applications of spalting. Featuring 870 photos and photomicrographs, this resource goes back 700 years to the beginning...
The seductive nature of carnivorous plants is on sensational display in this art collection of botanical photography. Over 140 color images show minute detail of the species, hybrids, and cultivars from around the world cultivated...
Military historians and students of artillery technology will appreciate this illustrated field guide to all the types of mobile (wheeled) field artillery used by US military forces (Army, Navy, Marine Corps) in the modern era....
This book is a thorough treatment of the evolution of the United States Marine Corps's principal distinguishing insignia, and covers from 1804 through World War I. The large inventory offers an objective basis for the identification,...
A history of maritime warfare off the Jersey coast from the perspectives of both Patriot and Loyalist privateers. 538 Pennsylvania and New Jersey privateer vessels waged war at sea during the American Revolution. Manned by...
Through case studies that include paranormal, physical, and psychiatric investigation, discover the differences between loving spiritual presences and those with an agenda to incite chaos and destruction. Find out the symptoms of spirit communication and...
This operational history of the XX (20th) Bomber Command and its combat missions from India and China in 1944 and 1945 traces the development of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress program and the Allied plans to...
The glassware made by Bryce, Higbee & Company of Pittsburgh is known for its beauty and quality, yet is misunderstood by even the most knowledgeable collectors. Using original sources, this definitive resource shatters many myths...
UAVs—unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft; the labels vary—are a disruptive technology on par with computers and smartphones. Present since soon after the dawn of manned aviation, they have become controversial only in recent times....
A seamless merge of timeless Japanese folklore with contemporary American tattooing style, presenting over 100 sheets of tattoo flash meticulously crafted to be inked onto the body in a single session. With a focus on...
Long the main resource on this key American river, this book’s expanded second edition includes dozens of new photos and maps, updates, and six new chapters recording the twenty-first century’s most recent developments on the...
In every movie, every television show, every novel of wartime intrigue, one phrase stands out as typically German: “Show me your papers.” The German Wehrmacht ran on paperwork, evidenced by the complicated maze of interrelated...