Bill Fawcett is a professional engineer who has written and lectured extensively on architecture and railways. His previous ten books include the biography of architect G. T. Andrews and a prize-winning account of the early Newcastle & Carlisle Railway. He is a keen observationist, is an adviser to the Railway Heritage Trust and edits the journal York Historian.
16 E-böcker av Bill Fawcett
Bill Fawcett: Hunters & Shooters
The U.S. Navy SEALs have long been considered among the finest, most courageous, and professional soldiers in American military historyan elite fighting force trained as parachutists, frogmen, demoli …
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Bill Fawcett: How to Lose a Battle
A remarkable compendium of the worst military decisions and the men who made them The annals of history are littered with horribly bad military leaders. These combat incompetents found amazing ways t …
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Bill Fawcett: It Looked Good on Paper
A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disasters Every phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone. How else can you explain the Ford Ed …
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Bill Fawcett: How to Lose WWII
How to Lose WWII is an engrossing, fact-filled collection from Bill Fawcett that sheds light on the biggest, and dumbest, screw-ups of the Great War. In the vein of his other phenomenal compendiums o …
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Bill Fawcett: Doomed to Repeat
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. And so we have. Time and again, mankind has faced down problems, but have often failed to take the hard-earned knowledge into the next battle.Doomed …
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Bill Fawcett: How to Lose a War at Sea
An engrossing compendium of high-seas military disasters From the days of the Spanish Armada to the modern age of aircraft carriers, battles have been bungled just as badly on water as they have been …
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Bill Fawcett: Railway Architecture
The great arched train sheds of Victorian Britain are often seen as the nineteenth-century equivalent of medieval cathedrals: once specific railway buildings became necessary around 1830 British arch …
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Bill Fawcett: 100 De Greșeli Care Au Schimbat Istoria
De la Linia Maginot, la Criza rachetelor cubaneze, istoria este plină de mișcări proaste și de idei mai puțin geniale care s-au transformat în dezastre cu consecințe nelimitate. Acest volum analizeaz …
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Bill Fawcett: Oval Office Oddities
“This amusing collection of factoids entertains, but it's also an accessible look at the 43 men who have held our nation's highest office. Enjoyable.” —School Library Journa …
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Bill Fawcett: Railway Architecture
The great arched train sheds of Victorian Britain are often seen as the nineteenth-century equivalent of medieval cathedrals: once specific railway buildings became necessary around 1830 British arch …
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