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On His Majesty's Secret Service
The Duke of Wellington famously said that the art of war was
discovering what you don't know by what you do-guessing what was on
the other side of the hill. The best way to know what was over that
hill was to send someone to look for you. The duke was no stranger
to scouts, spies and intelligence officers and knew their value. As
important as the spying itself was the need to stop enemy agents
employed in the same work. By the later 19th century the means by
which intelligence work could be undertaken was as a result of
developments in communication, transport and technology in all its
forms becoming more sophisticated. Countermeasures likewise became
more difficult and complex. The decision made by many governments
was to formalise the operations of espionage and counterespionage
agents into dedicated services. This book, by a member of the
British Secret Service, offers an essential insight into
intelligence activities during the Great War. The narrative
includes the riveting personal experiences and anecdotes of other
agents, touches upon the methods used including codes and locating
minelayers, and gives an overview of the secret service
organisations operating at that time; it concludes with an
examination of the 'Casement Affair.' For those interested in the
world of the proto-Bond against Imperial Germany this is a highly
entertaining read.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Contents: 1. Reasoning about God 2. Reason and reformed epistemology 3. Ontological arguments 4. Cosmological arguments 5. Arguments to and from design 6. Arguments to and from miracles 7. Arguments from morality 8. Arguments to and from religious experience 9. Naturalism, evolution and rationality 10. Prudential arguments 11. Arguments from scale 12. Problems about evil 13. Omnipotence 14. Eternity and omnipresence 15. Omniscience 16. Conclusion
Is it possible to prove or disprove God's existence? Arguments for the existence of God have taken many different forms over the centuries: in The Non-Existence of God, Nicholas Everitt considers all of the arguments and examines the role that reason and knowledge play in the debate over God's existence. He draws on recent scientific disputes over neo-Darwinism, the implication of 'big bang' cosmology, and the temporal and spatial size of the universe; and discusses some of the most recent work on the subject, leading to a controversial conclusion.
On His Majesty's Secret Service
The Duke of Wellington famously said that the art of war was
discovering what you don't know by what you do-guessing what was on
the other side of the hill. The best way to know what was over that
hill was to send someone to look for you. The duke was no stranger
to scouts, spies and intelligence officers and knew their value. As
important as the spying itself was the need to stop enemy agents
employed in the same work. By the later 19th century the means by
which intelligence work could be undertaken was as a result of
developments in communication, transport and technology in all its
forms becoming more sophisticated. Countermeasures likewise became
more difficult and complex. The decision made by many governments
was to formalise the operations of espionage and counterespionage
agents into dedicated services. This book, by a member of the
British Secret Service, offers an essential insight into
intelligence activities during the Great War. The narrative
includes the riveting personal experiences and anecdotes of other
agents, touches upon the methods used including codes and locating
minelayers, and gives an overview of the secret service
organisations operating at that time; it concludes with an
examination of the 'Casement Affair.' For those interested in the
world of the proto-Bond against Imperial Germany this is a highly
entertaining read.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American
and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists,
including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames
Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal
Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books,
works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value
to researchers of domestic and international law, government and
politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and
much more.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School
LibraryCTRG95-B2749Illustrated by Wallace MacKay (Contributor to
"Punch") and other artists." Includes index.London: Everitt, 1910.
xlvi, 479 p., 13] leaves of plates: ill.; 23 cm
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes
over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American
and British Law. It includes the writings of major legal theorists,
including Sir Edward Coke, Sir William Blackstone, James Fitzjames
Stephen, Frederic William Maitland, John Marshall, Joseph Story,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. and Roscoe Pound, among others. Legal
Treatises includes casebooks, local practice manuals, form books,
works for lay readers, pamphlets, letters, speeches and other works
of the most influential writers of their time. It is of great value
to researchers of domestic and international law, government and
politics, legal history, business and economics, criminology and
much more.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++Harvard Law School
LibraryCTRG95-B2748Includes index.London: R.A. Everett, 1903.
xxxix, 363 p., 16] leaves of plates: ill.; 21 cm
FERRETS, RATS and TRAPS Originally Published in 1897 as: "FERRETS
THEIR MANAGEMENT IN HEALTH AND DISEASE." By Nicholas Everitt. This
hitherto rare and much sought after book was the first
comprehensive work to be written on the subject of ferrets and
ferreting in England. Over 200 pages of content deal with every
aspect of the ferret and its use both as a working animal and for
pleasure or profit. The author, an acknowledged expert in his
field, wrote numerous short articles on "Ferrets and All About
Them" for early editions of The Shooting Times. By popular demand
he eventually reprinted them in book form, with additions and
alterations, and published this to much critical acclaim in March
1897. Read Country Books has now re-published "Ferrets" in its
original format, including the interesting black and white
illustrations of ferreting, ferret equipment, and vermin traps. The
books contents are arranged in two sections. The first 160 pages
deal with the origins of the ferret and also discuss the polecat,
weasel, stoat and marten. Also included in this section are
recommendations for ferret hutches, yards and courts, with
illustrations of these and also ferret traps and working boxes
produced by trap manufacturers of the time. Other chapters deal
with ferret management, breeding and rearing, including advice on
ailments and disease. The comprehensive chapters on working ferrets
are a fascinating record of rural sport in the late 19th century,
and will appeal greatly to todays ferreters. Further chapters on
the laws relating to ferrets and ferreting will prove of historical
interest. Section two of the book deals with trapping and with
rats, their origins, habits and control. Theprevention methods
discussed include ferreting, trapping, shooting, poisoning etc.
Much mention is made of various manufacturers and their traps, with
some of them being illustrated. This fascinating book ends with a
descriptive chapter of an 1890's November days ferreting.
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