In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric.  Meer

Seven-Tenths is James Hamilton-Paterson's classic exploration of the sea. A beautifully-written blend of literature and science, it is here brought back into print in a revised and updated edition which includes the acclaimed essay Sea Burial.  Meer

1961. A squadron of Vulcan aircraft, Britain's most lethal nuclear bomber, flies towards the east coast of the United States. Highly manoeuvrable, the great delta-winged machines are also equipped with state of the art electronic warfare devices that jam American radar systems.  Meer

James Hamilton-Paterson turns his literary and analytical skills to the wider picture of Britain's lost industrial and technological civilisation.  Meer

An account of aerial combat in World War I, revealing the terrible risks run by the men who fought and died in the world's first air war.  Meer

James Hamilton-Paterson investigates the 'innocent' habits of consumers and how they contribute vastly to climate change.  Meer

James Hamilton-Paterson investigates the 'innocent' habits of consumers and how they contribute vastly to climate change.  Meer