100 Military Inventions that Changed the WorldNothing ensures the rapid development of new technology like the involvement of the military. From the trebuchet and the cannon to the tank and the ballistic missile, military research programmes have produced the most devastating weapons imaginable, but military masterminds are responsible for a number of surprises along the way as well. Radar, walkie talkies and the jet engine are more obvious examples of military inventions that are now in everyday

It was to be an eventful voyage

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Miranda Wells happily accepts the invitation to the luxurious estate of her distant relative

and Ellie soon shows everyone what a wonderful friend she can be

research-based advice

a hymn to the intricate beauty of the natural world and a quiet call to arms for all of us to acknowledge and preserve it

travelling

In 1982 aged twenty-three Simon Parkes paid £1 for a virtually derelict building in Brixton

this little spider has her work cut out for her

Sumire’s dropped a tremendous bombshell on him

Finally Louisa Waugh puts forward a passionate case for why in spite of everything there is genuine hope of change