Books with author Richard Humble

Step aboard a 16th Century galleon and discover for yourself what it was like to live and work on one of these magnificent ships. A 16th Century Galleon details the people involved and the tools used in the ship's construction and on its maiden voyage and beyond, including information about weaponry, navigation, crew and trade. Take a closer look at history with Spectacular Visual Guides, a series that scratches way past the surface of history, examining the legacies of long lost civilisations. Each title provides the reader with a detailed glimpse of people and places during pivotal periods in time. Astounding architectural acheivements are explained and explored with full-colour cutaway illustrations. Pinpoint enlargements focus on the day to day lives of the people, looking at how they ate, dressed, entertained themselves and sometimes fought. Illustrations of artifacts and paintings from the era help to support the main text by providing proof which explains how we know what we know. Informative captions, maps, a complete glossary and an index make these titles ideal educational texts. Each one features a sturdy flexi-bound cover with gold foiling.

Part of a series that looks at a ship or sailing vessel at important periods in history through the eyes of the people who lived on board. This book focuses on the "all-big-gun" warship, the Dreadnought battleship, the first warship to use turbine engines and oil fuel as well as coal, and faster and harder-hitting than any warship that had ever sailed the sea. The book vividly captures life aboard these massive warships in peace as well as in war, with colour artwork supplemented by contemporary photographs.