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Chris Ward
Illustrated operational history of 405 (Vancouver) Squadron RCAF in WW2.
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Operational history of 90 Squadron RAF in WW2.
408 (Goose) Squadron was the second Canadian bomber unit to form in RAF Bomber Command and began its illustrious career in 5 Group in June 1941 operating the twin-engine Handley…
Operational history of 630 Squadron RAF in WW2.
Kailie Ward, Chris Ward
In her infancy, a war separated Princess Kalysta of Katniona from her family. With the war ended, the knights of the kingdom, including a betrothed Sir Calem, are sent to…
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Dr Chris Ward
The ebb and flow of debate about Stalin’s Russia is brilliantly captured in Chris Ward’s account, which not only conceptualises the field in a clear and helpful way, offering a…
Chris Morris
In this compassionate, engaging book, author and mental health advocate Chris Morris weaves biblical truth and personal stories with thoughtful strategies and hard-earned wisdom from his life-long battles with depression…
Narrative and photographic history of a WW2 Royal Air Force Bomber Command Squadron.
Matthew Cassidy is a man on the verge of self-destruction. His career is in tatters and his marriage is hanging by a thread under the threat of a latent violence…
At the end of everything … there is a new beginning.
Benjamin Forrest wakes up on a strange beach. Two suns shine in the sky, and a couple of miles…
In a far corner of the galaxy, the seven systems of the Fire Quarter face a terrible threat from a dangerous warlord.
On the fire planet of Abalon 3, evil…
RAF Bomber Command squadron history in WW2
Beginning with the fundamentals of rook endgames, this book gradually arms the reader with the knowledge and confidence needed to move onto slightly trickier positions. Using examples from practical play…
This book covers three offbeat but nevertheless important defences to these ancient opening
This book provides the reader with a selection of puzzles that simulate real game scenarios, offering readers a choice of tempting alternatives and requiring them to pick the best
This is the expanded second edition of Chris Ward's profile of 101 Squadron, which has a long and glorious history, having been formed within the Royal Flying Corps in 1917…
Here, Grandmaster Chris Ward explains the important ideas behind every major opening, unravelling among others, the secrets of the Sicilian, the mysteries of the Modern and the fundamentals of the…
This is a highly original and instructive self-test book. The puzzles are aimed at the improving club player or promising junior.
In this book Grandmaster and renowned openings expert Chris Ward investigates unusual white tries, including three uncompromising and underrated ways of battling against the Nimzo: the Samisch, the Leningrad, and…
Having narrowly escaped the Governor’s savage Huntsmen, Marta Banks and the other surviving Tube Riders are on the run in northern France. Trapped inside a government-assigned quarantine zone, they search…
The new dystopian thriller from Chris Ward: a prequel to the bestselling Tube Riders series.
In 2075, Maxim Cale is a semi-mythical figure, the rarely seen Governor of a transformed…
As featured on CNN, FOX News, Time Magazine, The Washington Post, LA Times, OK Magazine, and MSNBC! Political Power is a comic book series that features biographies on modern politics…
For thousands of years humans looked to the stars for navigation, deities, personality insights, predictions and omens about the future. What can we learn from these heavenly bodies? The Bible…
619 Squadron came into existence when Bomber Command was expanding during the spring of 1943, its high number, like that of the famous 617 Squadron, reflecting the fact that it…
102 (Ceylon) Squadron was a mainstay of 4 Group from the outbreak of war to the end of hostilities, operating for the first time on the day after war was…
In this highly original and instructive test yourself book, Grandmaster Chris Ward presents a selection of carefully chosen puzzles for the reader to solve.
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Paul Charles Morphy (1837-84) was an extraordinary and precocious talent: a child prodigy who quickly rose to become the best player in America, and then the world, before he effectively…
Student ministry (or Youth Ministry) may literally be the hardest job in the world. Only those who have not been called to lead or volunteer would disagree (and maybe some…
In Play the Queen’s Gambit Chris Ward presents the reader with a concise and workable opening repertoire, offering a solution against each of Black’s possible defences.
The mighty Trill System has fallen to the Barelaon horde.
Lianetta Jansen and her ragtag crew flee the deadly Raylan Climlee, now calling himself Overload of Trill System. After a…
In this revolutionary book, Grandmaster Chris Ward revisits the basic principles behind the Nimzo-Indian and its many variations. Throughout this easy-to-read guide, the reader is helped along by an abundance…
Originally formed in July 1917 as part of the Royal Flying Corps, it is as a heavy bomber unit in the Second World War that 44 (Rhodesia) Squadron is best…
In this easy-to-follow guide, renowned chess teacher Chris Ward explains the most important tactical patterns and how chess players can catch out their opponents with a variety of tricks and…
A group of stranded tourists, a missing billionaire, and a dead woman in the woods, killed by some kind of giant bird. As lights blink on and off in the…
The wartime career of 57 Squadron began within weeks of the start of hostilities, when, as part of the Advanced Air Striking Force, it found itself in northern France at…
Chris Ward's Bomber Command Squadron Profiles series continues with this volume, focussing on 49 Squadron. Lavishly illustrated and with comprehensive operational details, this is a 'must read' for anyone interested…
In Jump Start Responsive Web Design, you’ll learn responsive techniques to make your designs look magnificent on any device, future-proof them, and reduce development time and budget.
At the end of everything is a new beginning….
Desperate to escape the strange world of Endinfinium, Benjamin Forrest heads for the source of the Great Junk River, searching for…
3 Chess classics in one one volume, It’s Your Move, It’s Your Move Improvers and It’s Your Move Tough Puzzles.
There’s gone and then there’s London-gone …
Marta Banks and her Tube Riders may have fled, but they’ve left behind a city on the brink of collapse. In the violent…
A gritty dystopian sci-fi thriller from acclaimed author Chris Ward.
Marta Banks is a girl with an identity. She is a Tube Rider, a girl who risks death every day…
Benjamin Forrest and his friends witness their first triangulation, a ceremony for Endinfinium High’s graduating pupils, where they can…
Intergalactic war is coming ...
On the run from deadly mercenaries in the outer reachers of Trill System, Lianetta Jansen and her ragtag crew come across a distress signal from…
Evil robots combine with time travel in this darkly comic science fiction tale from Chris Ward, acclaimed author of the Tube Riders series.
It came from the future ... to…
