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The history of one woman's battle against an empire, and the story
of how Boudica became one of the most legendary figures in history
It is Britain, AD 60. Three Roman towns are in ashes and thousands
lie dead. With her new allies, the Trinovantes and the
Catuvellauni, Boudica and the Iceni march defiantly towards their
enemy seeking one last pivotal victory to drive the Romans from
their land forever. Not far away the Roman governor, Gaius
Suetonius Paulinus, awaits them with his ground chosen, his
strategy decided, and his small force ready to face the great
native army. If his strategy is sound they will prevail, if not
they will be massacred, losing the province forever. Is it really
revenge Boudica wants for the vile humiliations the Romans heaped
on her, or is she playing for much higher stakes? Can Paulinus
defeat the odds to win the day? To answer these questions, this
book reexamines events from a fresh, tactical perspective and
produce a clearer picture of a revolt crushed on a newly suggested
battle site, offering a new interpretation of a battle that decided
2,000 years of Britain's cultural heritage.
In AD 43, the Romans landed an invasion force on the shores of
Britain that heralded the beginnings of recorded British history
and laid the cultural foundations of today's national identity. Yet
despite the crucial importance of this event, the actual location
of the landings remains unclear. From Victorian antiquarians to
today's modern scholars and archaeologists, there has been much
written over the years with regard to this particular question,
with Richborough in Kent and Chichester in Sussex proposed as
contemporary favourites. Whilst still being universal in its
approach, this book is less reliant on archaeology or literary
records to support its conclusions, and instead places greater
emphasis on the practical problems the Romans faced in deciding on
a landing site. The result is a book which presents a
straightforward and logical study which can be readily appreciated
by both the general reader and the specialist alike.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
John Waite had known stardom as a member of the Babys, a British
quartet that had a brief run on the American charts in the late
'70s and early '80s. During the heyday of punk rock, they were
unapologetic stadium rockers with their feet planted firmly in the
mainstream, and it worked -- they just missed the Top Ten with
"Every Time I Think of You" and "Isn't It Time." That was nothing
compared to what would follow when Waite's solo career finally took
off, yet it took a little effort for that career to gain momentum.
He released his first solo album, Ignition, in the summer of 1982.
Musically, the record certainly took its cues from the Babys, but
it was also a product of its times, exhibiting a considerable new
wave production sheen. That much was evident from the surging
opener "White Heat," with its glistening, processed guitars and
tight rhythms. It's the sound of stylized, commercial mainstream
rock in the early '80s, and the rest of Ignition follows this
pattern to an appealing end. True, the record has a couple of
moments that seem like filler, but not in a bad way; that's because
the production sounds good, and Waite's performances are always
inspired. The problem is that no matter how well-crafted Ignition
is, none of its songs are total knockouts -- the kind of single
that would break down the doors to mainstream radio, regardless of
whether it was given a push. And so, even though it was a very good
solo debut, Ignition withered on the vine. ~ Stephen Thomas
Erlewine
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