E Davies: 68 books

Architecture and Politics in Republican Rome is the first book to explore the intersection between Roman Republican building practices and politics (c.509–44 BCE). At the start of the period, architectural commissions were carefully controlled by the political system; by the end, buildings were...

General Henry E. Davies served in the Army of the Potomac under Sheridan, and as a fellow Union general, took to heart the task of compiling this history of Sheridan’s life. He begins with Sheridan’s early years and his entrance into the military. Davies then relates the biggest battles of the General’s career and closes with a chapter on his character and personal traits.

Murder, spies, lost cities, blackmail and ghostly monks. All can be found inside these pages. Originally written between 1949 and 1955 by W A E Davies, revised and rewritten in 2013 by his son, Neil Davies: The Noose Is Waiting The Hidden City Of Ffan Su Dearest Heart Blackmail For Breakfast The...

Student athlete Aidan gets a college scholarship offer of a full ride to his top choice school, but it's conditional on a successful physical and drug test. The doctor he chooses turns out to be a gorgeous, roguish Scottish doctor eager to examine the inexperienced young student. The physical leaves...

In 2051, the largest-ever group of settlers arrives at Mars' first and only colony, Byblos. Gorgeous, 23-year-old Reilo Smíthé, the new prodigy in the field of space nutrition, catches the eye of current resident Jay Abram, the current garden expert who doesn't like being upstaged by the new boy...

In 1947, no one knew if it was possible to break the 'sound barrier'. The Bell X-1 was the tiny, rocket-powered craft that finally broke it. It was the result of innovative designers and engineers turning their attention from the pioneering jets of World War II to a new task – an aircraft designed...

Facing the most formidably concentrated air defences in history, pilots of the F-105D flew against North Vietnamese targets day after day during the 43 months of Operation Rolling Thunder. Despite its limited maneuverability and the lack of self-sealing fuel tanks, which made it susceptible to combat...

Of the many futuristic military aircraft concepts created in the 1950s the North American XB-70 still stands out as the most awe-inspiring. With its huge, white partially-folding delta wing, its fuselage resembling a striking cobra and its extraordinary performance, it was one of the foremost technological...

The Vietnam War placed unexpected demands upon American military forces and equipment.The principal US naval fighter, the McDonnell F-4 Phantom, had originally been designed to defend the Fleet from air attack at long range. However, its tremendous power and bomb-carrying capacity made it an obvious...

Despite its 'F-for-fighter' designation, the F-105 was designed and purchased to give the USAF an aircraft capable of the delivery of nuclear weapons at very high speed, long range and below-the-radar altitudes. However, when the Vietnam War began it also emerged as USAF's best available tactical...

Despite its uncertain start the F-111 proved to be one of the most successful and influential designs of the 1960s. Its radical 'swing wing' was adopted by the F-14 Tomcat, Panavia Tornado and Rockwell B-1B Lancer while its turbofan-type engines became standard in many combat aircraft. F-111 crews...

This book draws us into the dangerous world braved by American and North Vietnamese airmen in the skies over Vietnam. Influential leaders and tacticians are profiled to provide a comparative evaluation of their contrasting skills. This book also reveals the technical specifications of each jet with...

This title covers the technical characteristics of the F-104 Starfighter, one of the most widely-used and popular aircraft in history. Although built in small numbers for the USAF, the F-104C fought and survived for almost three years in Vietnam. There, it was engaged in some of the war's most famous...

The second of two books on the Navy's Phantom II MiG killers of the Vietnam War, this book covers the numerous actions fought out over North Vietnam during the Linebacker I and II operations of 1972-73. No fewer than 17 MiGs were downed during this period, five of them by the Navy's sole aces of the...