The AK-47 is an authoritative work on one of the few weapons that have genuinely changed the balance of power across the world.

Illustrated with detailed artworks of aircraft and their markings, Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War II is a guide to all the aircraft deployed by the Allied military from 1939 to 1945. Organised by manufacturer, it includes every type, from fighters to seaplanes, bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, torpedo bombers and carrier aircraft.

A highly illustrated guide to Allied fighter aircraft that fought in Europe during World War II featuring all the main models flown by the Allied air forces from 1939 to 1945. The book covers unit markings, organization, numbers of aircraft flown by campaign and exhaustive specifications for each model, with more than 200 artworks.

Illustrated with more than 200 colour photographs, Amazing Churches of the World includes more than 100 chapels, basilicas and cathedrals dating from the Middle Ages to the present-day.

From the gardens of the Palace of Versailles to London's Kew Gardens, from Monet's garden in France to the Tivoli Gardens in Rome, from the Japanese garden in Portland, Oregon, to city gardens in Tokyo, Amazing Gardens of the World is a wide-ranging photographic celebration of all types of gardens around the globe.

Temples have been places of worship and a focus for communities to gather since the earliest days of human civilisation. Illustrated with more than 180 photographs, Amazing Temples of the World includes more than 150 places of worship, from Ancient Greece and Rome, through traditional synagogues to modern Buddhist, Taoist and Sikh temples.

featuring theatres and opera houses - and any space for the performing arts - from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe and Australasia, Amazing Theatres of the World includes modern masterpieces and ancient remains, art deco delights and Baroque classics, highlighting the best of centuries of theatre spaces.

Organised chronologically by type, American Tanks of World War II offers a highly-illustrated guide to the main armoured fighting vehicles used by the US Army during World War II. Each featured profile includes authentic markings, colour schemes, and full specifications - a key reference guide for military modellers and WWII enthusiasts.