Books published by The Crowood Press Ltd

Poison gas was one of the most fearful weapons of its day. In 1915, the only item a soldier had to protect himself from the harmful effects of gas was a shell dressing, soaked in his own urine and then tied around his face. This book provides a brief history of the development of gas warfare and equipment.

A complete workshop guide to restoring and maintaining your classic British motorcycle. It covers the principles of restoration and maintenance, and therefore applicable across all post-war classic British marques such as BSA, Matchless, Triumph, Norton, AJS and Royal Enfield.

Provides practical advice that makes you a better sportsperson, whether you are learning the basic skills, discovering advanced techniques or reviewing the fundamentals of your sport.

Watercolour offers great potential for expression. Its fluidity, full colour range, generous spread and variety of marks can portray a likeness, a response, a feeling - even the notions of time and speed. This book features a practical guide to watercolour painting and more.

Feltmaking is a popular medium for craftsmen, but few have explored its potential as an art form. This book demonsrates the scope of pictorial feltmaking and explains how to create felt pictures with the depth and atmosphere usually associated with a graphite drawing or a watercolour painting.

Over the centuries, landscape painting has attracted countless artists. Its diversity, enhanced by the weather, special lighting conditions and seasonal change, offers the painter an infinite variety of subject matter. Oils are an extremely versatile and immediate medium, enabling artists to express themselves in a variety of creative ways.

Reducing energy consumption and costs is an issue of ever-increasing importance and European and national legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions is tightening up minimum energy standards for new buildings and those being extended or renovated. This book deals with energy-saving measures in the home.

Since its introduction in 1950, the Volkswagen Transporter has become legendary for its versatility and adaptability to many commercial uses. Known originally as Sonderausfuhrungen, abbreviated to SO, these Special Models were usually converted by specialists, companies and coachbuilders approved by VW.

Holistic health is about considering your dog in relation to his home, his diet and his routine healthcare. Whether you have used complementary treatments for your dog before or are just looking for a more natural way to care for him, this title presents the range of effective alternative therapies available.

The airbrush is an essential tool for modellers striving for professional-looking results. It can greatly enhance the quality of your modelling output, whether applying a full livery scheme or simply blending in areas of new paintwork. A good airbrush may offer unparalleled levels of finish and consistency.

Milling is the process of cutting away material - usually, but not exclusively, metal - by feeding a piece of work pas a rotating multiple-tooth cutter. The cutting action of the teeth of the milling cutter provides a fast method of machining, and the machines surface may be flat, angular, or curved.

Canaries have been domesticated since the fifteenth century, when the Spanish first imported them from their Canary Isles home, attracted by their melodic song. Since then their popularity as a caged bird has spread throughout the world. This book introduces several of the different types of canary that are popular.

Chinese brush painting is an ancient art, steeped in history, symbolism and ritual, and closely linked to Chinese calligraphy. This book takes you on a journey through the history, techniques and materials that can enable you to produce stunning paintings of flowers, birds, animals and landscapes.

Continual improvement of technique is a crucial part of a kickboxing fighter's success. Good technique can turn a run-of-the-mill kick or punch into an effective attack against an opponent. This guide helps instructors and coaches hone a fighter's technical training to enable the student to perform to the best of their ability.

Contents include: Cap badges. Airborne awards. Soviet Guards badges. Clasps. Military proficiency.

Provides a detailed review of the entire range of purpose-built Public Service Vehicle (PSV) bus and coach chassis that carried the Bedford name from 1931 until production ceased in 1986. Illustrated thoughout, this book includes detailed descriptions of the Bedford petrol and diesel engines as well as other manufacturers engines that were used.

An anthology of stories and descriptive articles about tramcar, a vehicle that was once queen of the road. It covers many aspects of the tramcar, in the days of horse, steam, cable and electric power. It presents a comprehensive and multi-faceted view of the tramways.

Provides a history of the development of wet fly fishing, particularly the Scottish and North Country schools and their leading protagonists.

The most practical and informative reference book for the jewellery trade, the updated Retail Jeweller's Guide provides comprehensive information on necessary areas of product knowledge required by the professional jeweller, including the latest jewellery valuation courses and the e-retail marketplace.

When your dog's behaviour becomes problematic no matter how understanding and patient you may be it can leave you feeling distressed, unhappy and unsure of what to do. Your dog's behaviour can have significant implications for everybody concerned, both in and out of the home.

Guides the reader through the process of acquiring and subsequently re-training a racehorse. This book looks at what life was like for the horse at the racing yard and how through correct training and education you can train your horse to become a happy adjusted athlete ready for everyday equestrian activities.

Traces the development of individual ballistic protection from the multi-layer silk garments and metal plates used during World War One and through to the Korean War and Vietnam, to the advanced armour used in Iraq and Afghanistan. This work illustrates the primary armour patterns in use with the world's major nations from 1914 to the present day.

Suitable for long-distance runners (5,000 metres to the Marathon) and their coaches. This title is practically based on sound principles, which have been tried and tested repeatedly.