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Amber Books Ltd
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N1 9PF
United Kingdom

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Amber Books Ltd
VAT Number: GB672581613
Registered Number: 3186678
Registered Office: 30 City Road, London EC1Y 2AB

Copyright © Amber Books Ltd
2011
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Sharks and Underwater Monsters

The seas, oceans and rivers of the world are one of the last great wild frontiers. Here, gigantic herbivores...

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Extent: 96pp
Format: 213 x 290mm (8 ½ x 11 ½”)
Illustrations: 135 col photographs and a/ws
Word count: 18,000 words
 
Animals Visual Encyclopedia

From domestic cats to shire horses to dromedaries, from farmyard Jersey cattle to pandas to stick insects,...

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Format: 285 x 225mm (111/2 x 8 1/2”)
Extent: 448pp
Word count: 60,000 words
Illustrations: More than 1000 colour artworks
 
Gettysburg 1863: Great Battles App

One of the most important moments in the history of the American Civil War, the battle of Gettysburg marked the...

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Available on iOS and Android
 
Prisoner of War Escape and Evasion: SAS and Elite Forces Guide

POW Escape and Evasion covers everything you need to know about making a successful return to friendly...

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Format: 178 x 127 mm (7 x 5”)
Extent: 320 pages
Word count: 45,000 words
Illustrations: 150 black-&-white artworks
 
World War II Secret Operations Handbook

The World War II Secret Operations Handbook lets you in on the skills and tricks used by the British SOE (...

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Format: 178 x 127 mm (7 x 5”)
Extent: 320 pages
Word count: 45,000 words
Illustrations: 150 black-&-white artworks
 
Manhunt: SAS and Elite Forces Guide

A manhunt can involve helicopters, hounds and hundreds of military or police personnel, but it can also turn on...

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Format: 240 x 189mm (9 ½ x 7 ½”)
Extent: 192pp
Illustrations: 150 colour and b/w photographs
Word count: 45,000 words
 
Extreme Unarmed Combat: SAS and Elite Forces Guide

Duck punch, cover block and knee strike. Boxing, wrestling and Ju-Jitsu. Gameplan, lines of attack and final...

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Format: 178 x 127 mm (7 x 5”)
Extent: 320 pages
Word count: 45,000 words
Illustrations: 300 black-&-white artworks
 
Atlas of Tank Warfare

The Atlas of Tank Warfare is a highly illustrated and accessible account of the development of tank warfare,...

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Format: 297 x 227mm (11 ¾ x 9”)
Extent: 224pp
Word count: 100,000 words
Illustrations: More than 120 col maps; 150 b/w & col illustrations & photographs
 
Essential Weapon Identification Guide: Small Arms 1914–45

Illustrated with outstanding colour profile artworks, The Essential Identification Guide: Small Arms 1914–45 is...

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Format: 240 x189mm (9 ½ x 7 ½”)
Extent: 192 pages
Word count: 50,000 words
Illustrations: 250 artworks and 40 photographs
 
Essential Weapon Identification Guide: Small Arms 1945–Present

Illustrated with outstanding colour profile artworks, The Essential Identification Guide: Small Arms 1945–...

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Format: 240 x 189mm (9 ½ x 7 ½”)
Extent: 192 pages
Word count: 50,000 words
Illustrations: 200 artworks and 40 photographs
 
Visual Battle Guide: I SS Panzer Corps at Villers-Bocage

In the days following the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944, the German forces rapidly...

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Format: 240 x 189mm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2”)
Extent: 192 pages
Word count: 45,000 words
Illustrations: 600 colour artworks and b/w photographs
 
Visual Battle Guide: 7th Armoured Division at Villers-Bocage

In the days following the Allied D-Day landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944, the German forces rapidly...

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Format: 240 x 189mm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2”)
Extent: 192 pages
Word count: 50,000 words
Illustrations: 150 colour artworks and b/w photographs
 
Yoga: The Essential Positions

The practice of yoga improves flexibility, strength and balance, reduces stress and anxiety, increases energy...

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Format: 200 x 161mm (7 ¾ x 6 ¼ ")
Extent: 96pp
Illustrations: 90 b/w artworks
Word count: 5,000 words
Available on the iBookstore
 
Monsters and Mutants!

From the heights of Godzilla to the deep waters swum by the Loch Ness Monster, from Greek myths such as the...

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Available as an iOS iPad app only
 
Chinese Proverbs

The elegant pen-strokes and visual harmony of Chinese writing have long been admired in the west. Classical...

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Format: 200 x 161mm (7 3⁄4 x 6 1⁄2")
Extent: 96pp
Illustrations: 86 b/w artworks
Text: 8,000 words
Available as a fixed layout ebook from iBooks
 
Stalingrad 1942: Great Battles App

The battle of Stalingrad was the key turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II. The German Sixth Army...

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Military Books eBookstore App - *FREE DOWNLOAD*

If you’re an illustrated military books enthusiast, you’ll know that there is currently very little available...

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Available as a free download from iOS app store.
 
Military Uniforms Visual Encyclopedia

The Military Uniforms Visual Encyclopedia is a highly illustrated volume that examines all the significant...

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Format: 285 x 225mm (11 1/2 x 8 1/2”)
Extent: 448pp
Illustrations: More than 1000 colour artworks
Word count: 50,000 words
 
Encyclopedia of Classic Warfare: 3000BCE–1815CE

Civilizations have been fighting each other for thousands of years. Some mighty civilizations have left few...

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Format: 297 x 227 mm,
Extent: 320pp hardback
Word count: 90,000
Illustrations: 200 artworks and 10 photographs
 
World's Strangest Animals

Mammals don’t lay eggs. Or do they? Fish can’t walk. Or can they? Mammals can’t fly. Or can they? The World’s...

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Extent: 96pp
Format: 213 x 290mm (8 ½ x 11 ½”)
Illustrations: 135 col photographs and a/ws
Word count: 18,000 words
 
Horses: Looking After and Riding Your Horse

Horses: Looking After and Riding Your Horse provides the perfect introduction to horse riding for children and...

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Format: 213 x 290mm (8 1/2 x 11 1/2")
Extent: 192pp
Illustrations: 250 col & b/w photos & a/ws
Word count: 20,000 words
 
The Art Of War [New Translation]

Written in the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu’s The Art of War is still used as a book of military strategy today....

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Format: 265 x 195mm
Extent: 96pp
Word count: 12,000 words
Available as a fixed layout ebook on iBooks
 
World War II Plans That Never Happened 1939-45

A Nazi scheme to capture the Pope, an IRA plan to invade Northern Ireland, a British plan to attack the Soviet...

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Format: 240 x 189mm (9½ x 7½”)
Extent: 192pp
Illustrations: 50 b/w & col illustrations; 180 b/w & col pics
Word count: 50,000 words
 
Top 100 Albums - The Best Selling Albums Ever, Decade by Decade

"Music fans are going to really love this beautifully constructed app..." – 5-star review in iCreate magazine...

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Available on the iOS App Store now!

Full top 100 albums per decade available as in-app purchases for the 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.

2000s coming soon...
 
Bloodsucking Beasts

Monsters and Myths is a ten-volume exploration of the many and varied creatures which occur in the world's folk...

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Format: 254 x 197mm (10 x 73⁄4”)
Extent: 48pp
Illustrations: 40 colour artworks
Text: 10,000 words per volume
 
Mapping Crime

This gripping, fully illustrated book explores a range of well-known criminal cases in an innovative new format...

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Format: 222 x 171mm (83⁄4 x 63/4”)
Extent: 256pp
Illustrations: 190 col artworks & b/w photographs and colour maps
Text: 70,000 words
 
US Navy SEALs

A brand new updated edition that includes coverage of 2011's Operation Neptune Spear which culminated in the...

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Format: 305 x 229mm (12 x 9")
Extent: 256pp
Illustrations: 100 col & 100 b/w photos, 20 col a/ws
Text: 70000 words
 
Liners, Tankers & Merchant Ships

Liners, Tankers and Merchant Ships looks in detail at 300 of the most widely used types of non-military ships...

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Format: 163 x 123mm (6 1/2 x 4 3/4")
Extent: 320pp
Illustrations: 300 col a/w
Text: 60000 words

Available as an app on iOS and Android
 
Eastern Front: Campaigns of World War II

Part of the Campaigns of WWII series, this is a detailed account of the epic clash between Hitler and Stalin...

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Format: 297 x 225mm (113/4 x 9")
Extent: 256pp
Illustrations: 30 col & 180 b/w photos & 65 col a/w
Text: 70000 words

Also available as a text-only ebook