We all love the idea of sailing the high seas on our own, feeling the ocean wind in our hair and taking in the beauty of nature. But the truth is, the ocean can be a difficult and treacherous place, ...

The de Havilland Mosquito was the “Wooden Wonder”—outrageously fast, and formidable. But it wasn’t the only aircraft fashioned from timber. In an age when aluminium promised the future, war forced ...