Little-known aspect of Churchills life revealed by a fellow officer.
Andrew Dewar Gibb Books
Andrew Dewar Gibb was a Scottish legal scholar and politician whose writings explored the intricate relationship between Scotland's economic woes and its cultural identity. He delved into how Scotland's position within the United Kingdom influenced its standing in the broader imperial context. Gibb's work is characterized by a profound engagement with Scottish distinctiveness and its place in the world.
Originally published in 1983, this book sets the phases and elements of Glasgow's townscape evolution in their historical framework, from the medieval period when Glasgow was a small but important burgh to the growth of the town thanks to its command of the transatlantic tobacco trade in the 18th Century.
Join the Intergalactic Star Fleet! You're "go" for liftoff! Paper airplane designer Andrew Dewar has done it again! In his new book, he presents an amazing collection of high-performance paper spaceships for kids who are fascinated by space travel. Step-by-step instructions show you how to fold each of the sci-fi-themed planes, which are designed to fly beautifully with every launch! The book opens with a primer on the principles of flight so kids learn about the forces that enable airplanes to fly and how to coax the best performance from their paper models. They'll have fun practicing with these futuristic paper spacecraft--doing loops, barrel rolls, glides and dives. The 12 spaceships in this book include the following easy-to-fold models: The single-winged Helix, designed to ferry crew members to space and back The massive Stargo freighter, a spacious craft with great performance due to its forward-swept canards The asymmetrical Shard, the fastest ship in the fleet--the command flagship and pride of the Star Fleet And many more! The book comes complete with 32 tear-out perforated sheets that hav folding lines printed on them for quick and foolproof folding. It also has a pull-out moonbase poster which kids can spread on the floor and use to park their spaceships and practice precision landing maneuvers.