Philip Wilkinson

Colonel Wilkinson spent 31 years in the British Army with the Royal Artillery, commando and parachute brigades and special forces. In his last job in the army, he was the principal author of the first British Joint Warfare Publication (JWP 3-50 Peace Support Operations). During his military service he gradually came to the understanding that the achievement of peace required a comprehensive approach that addressed the causes and consequences of conflict...

A visual overview of world religion identifies, explains, and compares major religions around the world, featuring more than one thousand entries on religious concepts, major figures, key events, and beliefs.

Presents a comprehensive history of Islam and describes the origin and spread of Islam, Muhammad and the Qur'an, Islamic culture and traditions, the Crusades, scholars and teachers, and more.

Describes the voyage of Apollo 11, its three astronauts, and details of the mission that put the first man on the moon in 1969.

Explores the faith of Christianity, from its origins to its role in the twenty-first century.

Surveys the treatment of gods, goddesses, the heavens, creation, death, and evil as expressed in various mythologies around the world. Here is an intriguing and captivating introduction to the culturally diverse world of mythology. Photographs of masks, jewelry, and sculptures offer a unique view of mythology and its gods, heroes, and monsters.

Provides the reader with glimpses inside twenty-one famous buildings from around the world.

A visual exploration of the "Titanic," providing information about its construction, decoration, captain and crew, passengers, the disaster that occurred during the luxury liner's maiden voyage in 1911, and the search and discovery of the wreck.