Brian Williams

War and weapons have been part ofhun history since ancient times. But a warn'oi the past would be amazed by the way in w modern wars are fought During World Wa battles were fought on land, at sea, and in ti air. In 1944, the Allied troops who landed in France were supported by hundreds of ships and...

ATOMS ATOMS What is an atom? An atom is the smallest unit of a chemical element - iron or copper, for example - to have its own recognizable identity. Scientists can teil the atoms of one element from those of another by their structure. Atoms are the building blocks of the elements which make...

Introduction Humans are visual creatures. We rely on eyesight more than any other sense—especially to fmd out about the world around us from v^ords and pictures. Lists of facts and descriptions of events may contain concentrated knowledge, but adding illustrations helps to bring the...

The Medieval Age Master builder This effigy of Henry Yevele, who worked on Canterbury Cathedral for 28 years, appears on one of the cloister roof bosses. Myth and reality Myth and reality were never far apart in the Middle Ages. This medieval artist pictured a tournament at Caerleon, Wales, in...