Rediscovery Books are initially publishing some books from the Royal Geographical Society library. The books contain spectacular accounts of the expeditions and campaigns that forged the British Empire. Often written with typical British 'sang-froid' they strikingly illustrate the stoical mindset, and the fortitude with which our Victorian forebears - women as well as men - faced hazards and conditions which we would find intolerable. As well as offering dramatic accounts of the explorers escapades, the books often contain vivid and charming observations of the people, the flora and fauna and the terrain of regions still unspoiled by technology, and unvisited by tourists.

These books are packed with discoveries, adventures, dangers and epics of exploration from the undiscovered ends of the earth. With our long experience in publishing military books under our Naval and Military Press imprint, using the latest cutting-edge technology, we can take you on these perilous and exciting journeys from the heroic ages of discovery - without leaving your armchair! Reproduced as full unabridged facsimiles, these are books that no adventurous spirit will want to miss.

The subject matter often gives an interesting perspective of the way in which the attitudes of the peoples of some of the world’s most turbulent areas have been formed. These revealing - and newly topical - books are published in modern, attractive paperback and hardback facsimile copies using digital scanning to preserve ageing books whose precious contents would otherwise be lost.