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This work explores the value of the motorcycle to communications,
and how the despatch rider helped prevent German victory.
A Chronological History of the British Civil Wars, in England,
Scotland and Ireland. Covering all of the battles, events of the
first Civil War leading up to the Regicide of King Charles I, the
Second Civil War, the Third Civil War, the Wars of the Three
Kingdoms, the Irish Confederate War. The Establishment of the
Commonwealth and the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell as Lord
Protector. The Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland, the first Anglo-
Dutch war, the Anglo Spanish War, the colonizing of the New World,
and the death of Oliver Cromwell and the events that lead to the
Restoration of King Charles II in 1660. . This book endeavors to
provide you with something refreshing and new. An easy to use
interactive ready reference covering the turbulent period between
1639 -1661 all in chronological order. . Twenty Two Turbulent Years
1639-1661. The turning point that changed Britain forever,
detailing all the events ( over130 battles with the Commanders)
during the Bishops War 1639-40, The Irish Rebellions, 1641-49. The
First English Civil War, 1642-46. The Wars of the Three Kingdoms,
1644-51, The Second English Civil War,1647-48, Events leading to
the Regicide of King Charles I on January 30th. 1649. The Third
English Civil War, 1648-51. The Scottish Civil War 1649-51. Oliver
Cromwell's Conquest of Ireland, 1649-51. The establishment of The
Commonwealth 1649-53, and the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell.
1653-58. after Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658, succeeded by his
son Richard Cromwell, as Lord Protector and his subsequent removal
nine months later, leaving the way clear for the restoration of
King Charles II in 1660. Expansion of the English Navy, with the
First Anglo Dutch War 1652-54. The Anglo Spanish War and conquest
of the Caribbean colonies 1654-60. English Commonwealth Navy in the
Caribbean. ( Barbados). The Americas: June 9th.1650 The Harvard
Corporation. Colony of Maryland and the English Civil War. Colony
of Massachusetts. Rhode Island passes the first law in North
America making slavery illegal. May 18th. 1652. New Haven Colony,
Connecticut. Virginia Colony ( 1653). Influence on the American
constitution. The Barbary Corsairs, sometimes called Ottoman
Corsairs or Barbary Pirates. Civil War Commanders.
Parliamentarians. Civil War Commanders. Royalists. Commanders Irish
and Covenanters.
This manual lists the different types of fuzes fitted to both
British and German artillery and trench mortar projectiles and
details how 'safe' they are to handle.
THE SUNDAY TIMES NON FICTION BESTSELLER WHSmith NON-FICTION BOOK OF
THE YEAR 2018 'The best book you will ever read about Britain's
greatest warplane' Patrick Bishop, bestselling author of Fighter
Boys 'A rich and heartfelt tribute to this most iconic British
machine' Rowland White, bestselling author of Vulcan 607 'As the
RAF marks its centenary, Nichol has created a thrilling and often
moving tribute to some of its greatest heroes' Mail on Sunday
magazine The iconic Spitfire found fame during the darkest early
days of World War II. But what happened to the redoubtable fighter
and its crews beyond the Battle of Britain, and why is it still so
loved today? In late spring 1940, Nazi Germany's domination of
Europe had looked unstoppable. With the British Isles in easy reach
since the fall of France, Adolf Hitler was convinced that Great
Britain would be defeated in the skies over her southern coast,
confident his Messerschmitts and Heinkels would outclass anything
the Royal Air Force threw at them. What Hitler hadn't planned for
was the agility and resilience of a marvel of British engineering
that would quickly pass into legend - the Spitfire. Bestselling
author John Nichol's passionate portrait of this magnificent
fighter aircraft, its many innovations and updates, and the people
who flew and loved them, carries the reader beyond the dogfights
over Kent and Sussex. Spanning the full global reach of the
Spitfire's deployment during WWII, from Malta to North Africa and
the Far East, then over the D-Day beaches, it is always accessible,
effortlessly entertaining and full of extraordinary spirit. Here
are edge-of-the-seat stories and heart-stopping first-hand accounts
of battling pilots forced to bail out over occupied territory; of
sacrifice and wartime love; of aristocratic female flyers, and of
the mechanics who braved the Nazi onslaught to keep the aircraft in
battle-ready condition. Nichol takes the reader on a hair-raising,
nail-biting and moving wartime history of the iconic Spitfire
populated by a cast of redoubtable, heroic characters that make you
want to stand up and cheer.
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A propulsive retelling of the Greek myth, Medea, like you've never
seen her before. A woman wronged will shake an empire Calcutta,
1757. Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by
the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe.
Meena, the Nawab's neglected and abused daughter, finds herself
falling under the spell of James Chilcott, nephew of Sir Peter, who
claims he wants to betray the company . . . for a price. Caught
between friend and foe, Meena and James escape Calcutta, their
hands stained in blood and pockets filled with gold. In Ceylon,
they're cleansed of their sins by Meena's beloved aunt Kiran,
before the young lovers set sail for the Dutch controlled Cape of
Good Hope, with the promise of a new life. Yet past resentments and
present betrayals begin to pile up as they struggle to overcome
their differences. And as Meena yet again finds herself in a
foreign land without anyone to turn to, she is forced to find out
what she is willing to sacrifice when love turns to hate. The
perfect read for fans of The Song of Achilles, Ariadne and Pandora
General Sir Gordon MacMillan's five children decided to write this
life of their father to learn more about what he had done, and so
allow their children and grandchildren to draw inspiration from the
great man from whom they are descended. Fascinating details came to
light about his bravery in the First World War, his successes in
command in the Second World War, his good fortune in surviving
three assassination attempts during the last years of the British
Mandate in Palestine, and his disagreement with Churchill over the
handling of delicate issues in Gibraltar. But this is not just a
tale of a soldier and his military exploits, and of his subsequent
engagement in civilian and Clan activities in Scotland. It is a
story that is placed in the broader family setting within which his
children feel fortunate to have been brought up.
While the French Revolution has been much discussed and studied,
its impact on religious life in France is rather neglected. Yet,
during this brief period, religion underwent great changes that
affected everyone: clergy and laypeople, men and women, Catholics,
Protestants and Jews. The "Reigns of Terror" of the Revolution
drove the Church underground, permanently altering the relationship
between Church and State. In this book, Nigel Aston offers a guide
to these tumultuous events. While the structures and beliefs of the
Catholic Church are central, it does not neglect minority groups
like Protestants and Jews. Among other features, the book discusses
the Constitutional Church, the end of state support for
Catholicism, the "Dechristianization" campaign and the Concordat of
1801-2. Key themes discussed include the capacity of all the
Churches for survival and adaptation, the role of religion in
determining political allegiances during the Revolution, and the
turbulence of Church-State relations. In this study, based on the
latest evidence, Aston sheds new light on a dynamic period in
European history and its impact on the next 200 years of religious
life in France.
'Absolutely extraordinary ... Findlay reveals a vast, hidden
European story that few nations have ever been brave enough to
confront' Keith Lowe' 'Beautifully written, poignant and acutely
perceptive' Sinclair McKay 'Moving and powerful' Julia Samuel
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In My Grandfather's Shadow is an unflinching, thought-provoking
fusion of memoir and history, and an exploration of the hidden
scars left across generations by the conflict and horrors of the
Second World War. In a quest to discover the truth about her German
grandfather, first a proud Wehrmacht General serving on the Eastern
front, then a broken POW on trial for Nazi war crimes, Angela
Findlay travels across Europe and Russia to uncover the untold
story of millions of Germans long buried not only in guilt and
shame but also trauma. Carefully breaking the silence surrounding
so many of World War Two's perpetrators, she challenges widespread
binary narratives and offers a way forward that allows the
intergenerational wounds to heal and us all to grasp the urgent
lessons of the darkest episode in modern history. Brave, profoundly
insightful and moving, In My Grandfather's Shadow is a courageous
look at a taboo subject and raises important questions about how
and why we should remember the past.
Work in the countryside ties you, soul and salary, to the land, but
often those who labour in nature have the least control over what
happens there. Starting with Rebecca Smith's own family history -
foresters in Cumbria, miners in Derbyshire, millworkers in
Nottinghamshire, builders of reservoirs and the Manchester Ship
Canal - Rural is an exploration of our green and pleasant land, and
the people whose labour has shaped it. Beautifully observed, these
are the stories of professions and communities that often go
overlooked. Smith shows the precarity for those whose lives are
entangled in the natural landscape. And she traces how these rural
working-class worlds have changed. As industry has transformed -
mines closing, country estates shrinking, farmers struggling to
make profit on a pint of milk, holiday lets increasing so
relentlessly that local people can no longer live where they were
born - we are led to question the legacy of the countryside in all
our lives. This is a book for anyone who loves and longs for the
countryside, whose family owes something to a bygone trade, or who
is interested in the future of rural Britain.
Perhaps one of the most memorable sights in the Second World War
was the arrival in Scapa Flow of the Home Fleet after the
successful sinking of Scharnhorst in the last week of 1943. Harry
Semark was one of the few civilians privileged to witness it. This
and other of his eye witness accounts, remembered with such clarity
down the years, add value to the record of what was a monumentous
six years in the history of not only these isles but most of the
world. This book describes with complete accuracy and in a most
unassuming way, the real story of the varied service that one man,
like thousands of others, gave ungrudgingly largely unnoticed and
unrewarded, to keep the Naval War machine, ready to fight and win.
Harry Semark makes light of the hardships the world often worked
in, in biting weather on large guns with practically no assistance,
being expected to analyse and make good faults as requested by the
Gunnery Officer (this was World War II practice). It is to his
credit that he invariably found a way to achieve the aim, be it
converting a fishing drifter for its self-protection to modifying a
battleship's 15" guns to allow it to engage and destroy the enemy.
A technical expert, he makes gunfitting come alive, this obvious
zest for knowledge and life ensures that the cameos he paints are
always vital and fascinating.
'Irresistible . . . My aviation title of the year' Rowland White
'Stupendously brilliant . . . Completely addictive' James Holland
'The most explosive book about aircraft ever' Jim Moir, aka Vic
Reeves From the terror and exhilaration of First World War
dogfighting to the dark arts of modern air combat, here is an
enthralling ode to that most brutally exciting of machines: the
warplane. The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes is a beautifully designed,
highly illustrated collection of the very best articles from
Hush-Kit - the world's leading alternative aviation online magazine
- combined with a heavy punch of new and exclusive pieces. It
contains a wealth of brilliant material, from Top 10 lists and
historical deep-dives to interviews with legendary fighter pilots
and expert analysis of weapons, tactics and technology. This
knowledge and impeccable research is balanced throughout with the
irreverent attitude, wicked satire and sharp eye for the
absurdities of the aeronautical world that have made the magazine
so popular with its readers. The book itself is also a stunning
object, featuring first-rate photography alongside original,
specially commissioned artwork. Inside it you will find: Interviews
with pilots of the F-14 Tomcat, the Mirage, the MiG-25, the English
Electric Lightning, the Rafale and the B-52 among others.
Comprehensive surveys including 'The Ultimate Biplane Fighters',
'10 Incredible Cancelled Military Aircraft' and 'Aviation Myths You
Shouldn't Believe'. Fascinating insights into obscure and
overlooked warplanes. Unbelievable accounts of the most bizarre
moments in aviation history. And much, much more.
Foreword by Dan Snow. Ten holders of the Victoria Cross, the
highest British military honour - for 'valour in the face of the
enemy' - are associated with the Borough of Tunbridge Wells, Kent,
UK. They include the very first VC to be awarded (in the Crimea,
1856).
Just who did the British think they were? For much of the last
1,500 years, when the British looked back to their origins they saw
the looming mythological figure of Brutus of Troy. A
great-great-grandson of the love goddess Aphrodite through her
Trojan son Aeneas (the hero of Virgil's Aeneid), Brutus
accidentally killed his father and was exiled to Greece. He
liberated the descendants of the Trojans who lived there in slavery
and led them on an epic voyage to Britain. Landing at Totnes in
Devon, Brutus overthrew the giants who lived in Britain, laid the
foundations of Oxford University and London and sired a long line
of kings, including King Arthur and the ancestors of the present
Royal Family.Invented to give Britain a place in the overarching
mythologies of the Classical world and the Bible, Brutus's story
long underpinned the British identity and played a crucial role in
royal propaganda and foreign policy. His story inspired generations
of poets and playwrights, including Spenser, Shakespeare, Milton,
Pope, Wordsworth, Dickens and Blake, whose hymn 'Jerusalem' was a
direct response to the story of Brutus founding London as the New
Troy in the west.Leading genealogist Anthony Adolph traces Brutus's
story from Roman times onwards, charting his immense popularity and
subsequent fall from grace, along with his lasting legacy in
fiction, pseudo-history and the arcane mythology surrounding some
of London's best-known landmarks, in this groundbreaking biography
of the mythological founder of Britain.
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