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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Tsushima 1905
Book SynopsisJapan was closed to the world until 1854 and its technology then was literally medieval. Great Britain, France, and Russia divided the globe in the nineteenth century, but Japan was catching up. Its army and navy were retrained by Western powers and equipped with the latest weapons and ships. Japan wanted to further emulate its European mentors and establish a protectorate over Korea, yet Japanese efforts were blocked by Imperial Russia who had their own designs on the peninsula.The Russo-Japanese War started with a Japanese surprise naval attack against an anchored enemy fleet still believing itself at peace. It ended with the Battle of Tsushima, the most decisive surface naval battle of the 20th century. This gripping study describes this pivotal battle, and shows how the Japanese victory over Russia led to the development of the dreadnought battleship, and gave rise to an almost mythical belief in Japanese naval invincibility.Table of ContentsOrigins of the campaign /Chronology /Opposing commanders /Opposing armies /Orders of battle /Opposing plans /The campaign /Aftermath /The battlefields today /Further reading /Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC We March Against England
Book SynopsisIn May 1940 Nazi Germany was master of continental Europe. The only European power still standing was Great Britain--and the all-conquering German armed forces stood poised to cross the Channel. After the RAF fighter forces had been destroyed, the Channel swept of mines, and the Royal Naval defenders worn down, two German army groups were set to storm the beaches of southern England. Despite near-constant British fears from August to October, the invasion never took place, first being postponed to spring 1941 before finally being abandoned entirely.Robert Forczyk, author of Where the Iron Crosses Grow, looks beyond the traditional British account of Operation Sea Lion, complete with plucky Home Guards and courageous Spitfire pilots, at the real scale of German ambition, plans and capabilities. Forczyk examines, in depth, how Operation Sea Lion fitted in with German air-sea actions around the British Isles as he shows exactly what stopped Hitler from invaTable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1: Strategic Setting, June–July 1940 Chapter 2: Improvising an Invasion Force Chapter 3: Diplomacy, Espionage and Intelligence Chapter 4: Kriegsmarine and Luftwaffe Capabilities Against England, 1940–41 Chapter 5: Countdown to Sea Lion Chapter 6: British Anti-invasion Capabilities, 1940–41 Chapter 7: Feasibility of S-Tag, 25 September 1940 Chapter 8: The Isle of Wight Gambit Chapter 9: Siege Operations against Great Britain, October 1940–May 1941 Chapter 10: Sea Lion Redux, May 1941 Chapter 11: Hidden Benefits of Sea Lion: Germany Gains an Amphibious Capability for other Theatres Chapter 12: The Reckoning Glossary Appendices Notes Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Velikiye Luki 194243
Book SynopsisA highly illustrated study of one of the most dramatic yet overlooked episodes on the Eastern Front in World War II, the siege of Velikye Luki by Soviet forces in 1942--43.Velikiye Luki had been an important Russian fortress city since the 13th century and had become an important rail-hub by the 19th century. In August 1941, the Germans occupied the city of 30,000 during Operation Barbarossa and made it a bulwark on the boundary between Heeresgruppe Nord and Heeresgruppe Mitte. In the winter of 1942--43, while Soviet forces were encircling Stalingrad, the Stavka (High Command) conducted a simultaneous offensive to isolate and destroy the 7,500-man German garrison in Velikiye Luki. After surrounding the city on November 27, 1942, the Soviet 3rd Shock Army gradually reduced the city to rubble, while the German garrison, sustained by Luftwaffe air lifts, hunkered down in the medieval city and awaited rescue. This illustrated title reveals the full story oTable of ContentsOrigins of the Campaign Chronology Opposing Commanders Opposing Forces Opposing Plans The Campaign Aftermath The Battlefield Today Further Reading Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC British Rifleman vs French Skirmisher
Book SynopsisFeaturing specially commissioned artwork and full-color maps, this book evaluates the origins, tactics, armament, and combat effectiveness of the British riflemen and French skirmishers who clashed on three bloody battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars. The battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807--14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship and open-order combat. These light troops fulfilled several important roles on the battlefield, such as masking large bodies of close-order troops as they maneuvered in battle, firing upon enemy troops to provoke them into attacking prematurely, and harassing enemy artillery crews and senior officers with aimed fire. On occasion, the skirmishers were tasked with special missions requiring individual initiative, such as the capture or defense of key battlefield positions, especially those situated in difficult terrain.Table of ContentsIntroduction The opposing sides Roliça Barba Del Puerco La Haye Sainte Analysis Aftermath Unit Organizations Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC SU76 Assault Gun
Book SynopsisAn expert history of the great Soviet armored assault gun of World War II, the SU-76.Featuring full color artwork and written by an expert on tank warfare during World War II, this fascinating study describes one of the Soviet Union''s most important armored vehicles during its struggle with Nazi Germany.The SU-76 assault gun was the second most widely manufactured Soviet armored fighting vehicle of World War II, out-numbered only by the legendary T-34. Inspired in part by the German Marder series of tank destroyers, Soviet designers realized that the chassis of the obsolete T-70 light tank could be adapted to a much more substantial gun if it was placed in a fixed casemate rather than in a turret. This led to the design of the SU-76, which saw its combat debut at Kursk in the summer of 1943. The SU-76 was deployed primarily as an infantry direct support weapon, becoming the infantry tank of the Red Infantry, much as the StuG III became the infantry tank of th
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC British Celtic Warrior vs Roman Soldier
Book SynopsisAn illustrated study of the British tribal warriors and Roman auxiliaries who fought in three epic battles for control of Britain in the 1st century AD. Following the Roman invasion of Britain in AD 43, the tribes of the west and north resisted the establishment of a Roman peace', led in particular by the chieftain Caratacus. Even in the south-east, resentment of Roman occupation remained, exploding into the revolt of Boudicca's Iceni in AD 60. Roman auxiliaries from two particular peoples are known to have taken part in the invasion of Britain: the Tungrians, from what is now Belgium, and the Batavians, from the delta of the River Rhine in the modern Netherlands. From the late 80s AD, units of both the Batavians and the Tungrians were garrisoned at a fort at Vindolanda in northern Britain. The so called Vindolanda tablets' provide an unparalleled body of material with which to reconstruct the lives of these auxiliary soldiers in Britain.Featuring full-colour maps and speciallyTrade ReviewInformative and plenty of detail throughout. -- Duncan Evans * The Armourer Magazine *This is a great book for anyone thinking of recreating the Roman Conquest of Briton. This will provide a great deal of background information, and a great place to start any research for ideas and info. -- Jason Hubbard * Irregular Magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction The Opposing Sides Caratacus' last stand, AD 50 The invasion of Mona, AD 60 Mons Graupius, AD 83 Analysis Aftermath Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hunnic Warrior vs Late Roman Cavalryman
Book SynopsisRoman and Hunnic fighting men are assessed and compared in this fully illustrated study of Attila's bid to conquer Europe in the 5th century AD.The Huns burst on to the page of western European history in the 4th century AD. Fighting mostly on horseback, the Huns employed sophisticated tactics that harnessed the formidable power of their bows; they also gained a reputation for their fighting prowess at close quarters. Facing the Huns, the Roman Army fielded a variety of cavalry types, from heavily armed and armoured clibanarii and cataphractii to horse archers and missile cavalry. Many of these troops were recruited from client peoples or cultures, including the Huns themselves. After carving out a polyglot empire in eastern and central Europe, the Huns repeatedly invaded Roman territory, besieging the city of Naissus in 443. With Constantinople itself threatened, the Romans agreed to pay a huge indemnity. In 447, Attila re-entered Roman territory, confronting the Table of ContentsIntroduction The Opposing Sides Naissus 443 The Utus River 447 The Catalaunian Plains 20 June 451 Analysis Aftermath Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Heirs to Heresy Faith Fear
Book SynopsisA supplement for Heirs to Heresy, introducing new knightly orders, mighty relics, mysteries, and foes both mortal and supernatural.The shadow that hangs over Europe, already dark, is growing ever darker. Branded a heretic and turned fugitive, you are on the run. Your enemies are many, your friends few and trust scarce. The knightly orders with whom you once fought side-by-side the Hospitallers, Teutonics, and others are potential allies but, having witnessed your cruel fate, do they still keep faith with the Templars or have they fallen to doubt and fear?Heirs to Heresy: Faith & Fear is a supplement for the roleplaying game of the fall of the Knights Templar that unfolds like the labyrinthine Templar conspiracies themselves. Previously unknown foes stalk city streets and forest paths alike, while unexpected allies come to the fore in the form of new playable knightly orders. Ancient relics and new mysteries abound, allowing players to dive more
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC About Britain
Book SynopsisIn 1951, the Festival of Britain commissioned a series of short guides they dubbed ''handbooks for the explorer''. Their aim was to encourage readers to venture out beyond the capital and on to ''the roads and the by-roads'' to see Britain as a ''living country''. Yet these thirteen guides did more than celebrate the rural splendour of this ''island nation'': they also made much of Britain''s industrial power and mid-century ambition her thirst for new technologies, pride in manufacturing and passion for exciting new ways to travel by road, air and sea.Armed with these About Britain guides, historian Tim Cole takes to the roads to find out what has changed and what has remained the same over the 70 years since they were first published. From Oban to Torquay, Caernarvon to Cambridge, he explores the visible changes to our landscape, and the more subtle social and cultural shifts that lie beneath. In a starkly different era where travel has been transformed by Trade ReviewAbout Britain is a warm and timely meditation on our changing relationship with the landscape, industry and transport, providing a glimpse of modern Britain as seen from the driver's seat. * Countryside *[A] fascinating book. * People's Friend *Table of ContentsAbout Britain 1 West Country: Barnstaple–Exeter–Torquay (76 miles) 2 Wessex: Southampton–Whitchurch–Salisbury (104 miles) 3 Home Counties: Canterbury–Margate–Canterbury (104 miles) 4 East Anglia: Cambridge–Littleport–King’s Lynn (124 miles) 5 Chilterns to Black Country: Stafford–Coventry–Oxford (104 miles) 6 South Wales and the Marches: Hereford–Merthyr Tydfil–Caerleon–Hereford (147 miles) 7 North Wales and the Marches: Caernarvon–Capel Curig–Caernarvon (88 miles) 8 East Midlands and the Peak: Stamford–Ashby-de-la-Zouch–Stamford (108 miles) 9 Lancashire and Yorkshire: Southport–Glusburn–York (108 miles) 10 The Lakes to Tyneside: Newcastle on Tyne–Otterburn–Durham (108 miles) 11 Lowlands of Scotland: Edinburgh–Perth–Glasgow(146 miles) 12 Highlands and Islands of Scotland: Perth–Crianlarich–Oban (128 miles) Back About Britain Notes Acknowledgements
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Hodder & Stoughton The Women Who Shaped Politics
Book SynopsisSophy Ridge, presenter for Sky News, has uncovered the extraordinary stories of the women who have shaped British politics. Never has the role of women in the political world ever been more on the news agenda, and Sophy has interviewed current and former politicians including among others, Nicola Sturgeon, Ruth Davidson, Betty Boothroyd gain exclusive insight into the role women play in politics at the highest level. The book also includes Theresa May''s first at-length interview about her journey to becoming Prime Minister. These interviews have revealed the shocking truth about the sexism that is rife among the House of Commons both in the past and today, with sometimes shocking, and sometimes amusing anecdotes revealing how women in Westminster have worked to counter the gender bias. Sophy provides gripping insight into historical and contemporary stories which will fascinate not just those interested in politics but those who want to know more about womenTrade ReviewRidge is Sky News's rising star and is doing what she can to show that, in this era of new politics, she represents a new political journalism; one that has a two-way relationship with its audience. * i *It is straightforward, easy to digest and a good read. If I were education secretary I would make it a set book for A level politics. If I were Serjeant at Arms I would bulk-buy copies and stack them in the members' library with a notice saying 'Compulsory coursework for ALL members'. And if I chaired a major political party I would send copies to everyone on the candidates list. Chaps included. -- Julia Langdon * British Journalism Review *
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John Murray Press The Journey to the Mayflower
Book SynopsisGripping story of the events that led up to the sailing of the MayflowerTrade ReviewThis is a rattling good read. Stephen Tomkins conveys the sweep of Reformation history through the hair-raising, sometimes hilarious and often tragic stories of the men and women who suffered or survived it. There's a startling sense of déjà vu as the reader is confronted with the dedication and vehemence of those who pursued their dream ofa perfect church. -- The Archbishop of York, Dr John SentamuThe Journey to the Mayflower is a riveting story; it is impeccably researched history but more than this, it is an account that allows us to trace the essential elements of western democracy and liberalism to the key struggle for religious freedom. Stephen Tomkins's work reminds us that individual liberty as we understand it today would nothave been possible without the experience of those who fought for their freedom to believe. Well written, engaging and entertaining, this book serves as a reminder of the importance of upholding religious freedom in our current age. -- Tim Farron MPHere is a gripping and informed account of the people and pressures that launched the Mayflower. Stephen Tomkins is a capable historian, but never dull, and a respectful yet critical friend of the early puritans. This is an important chapter in England's Christian story, and America's too, very well told. -- John Proctor, General Secretary of the United Reformed ChurchAs a Mayflower descendant and a religious leader committed to a fervent faith that seeks new pathways to old truths, I find this book enlightening and delightful. It tells the story of those whose courage rekindled a faith made stale by practices and doctrines more material than spiritual: a reminder that we are always reforming, always keeping pace with a Holy Spirit whose work it is to rescue the Church from its inhibiting complacency and misplaced ambition. -- Rev. Dr John C. Dorhauer, General Minister and President of the United Church of ChristIt is an informative and lively account, based on thorough research * Methodist Recorder *vivid, fast-paced prose . . . At the heart of Tomkins's book is the thought that the arguments these puritans developed against the imposition of idolatry and superstition upon themselves would soon become broader arguments for thepossibility of dissent, for liberty and religious choice. * Church Times *Puritanism was not a pretext for the 'reformation of manners': it was a spiritual epiphany. * London Review of Books *
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Hodder & Stoughton Unleashing Demons
Book SynopsisMAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR OBSERVER BOOK OF THE WEEK''A compelling book'' Evening Standard ''Essential'' Sunday Times''His soldier''s dispatch is easy to read and vividly illustrates a sense of rising panic and embattlement. If you want to know what it was like to be there at the time, in the eye of a frenzied storm, then [Unleashing Demons] should be bought...'' Andrew Marr, Sunday Times ''Vivid and immediate...It paints a brutally honest portrait of the British political class'' Mail on Sunday ''A must-read account of history as it happened'' Matt D''Ancona ''Jauntily written...naughty fun'' Quentin Letts ''Unleashing Demons...has the vividness and pace of a political thriller. Extraordinarily candid...'' Financial Times''A fascinating book'' Robert Elms, BBC<Trade ReviewCraig Oliver's account of his time as David Cameron's Director of Communications in Downing Street during the EU referendum will almost certainly prove to be the most important document for understanding what happened and why it all ended as it did. Oliver has managed the difficult trick of being frank as well as loyal, and his words have a remarkable immediacy. I found his book utterly fascinating, and I suspect that every historian of the period will regard it as indispensable to appreciating this extraordinary phase in our history. * John Simpson *Part memoir, part diary, this is one of the most vivid, frank and exciting inside accounts to have been written for years. It points its forensic beam into the inner sanctums of power during one of the most crucial episodes in British history since the war. Stunning and highly readable. It will make uncomfortable reading for a few, but hugely enlightening and enjoyable reading for the many. * Anthony Seldon *Wish you could have been a fly on the wall of Number 10 during the EU referendum campaign? No need. This is the compelling insider's account of the man who was at the centre of the Downing Street web as David Cameron took the decisions which led to Britain voting to leave the EU. * Nick Robinson *A gripping fly-on-the-wall account of the frenzy in Downing Street during the EU campaign. * Robert Peston *A compelling book * Evening Standard *
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Gods Viking Harald Hardrada
Book SynopsisA biography of one of the most famous warriors of the early Middle Ages
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd German HalfTracks and Wheeled Vehicles
Book SynopsisA highly accessible overview of the history of armoured vehicles with technical data, facts and pictures as used by German Wehrmacht in WW2.
£11.69
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hartlepool in the Great War
Book SynopsisExplores how Hatlepool reacted to the outbreak of the First World War.
£11.69
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Canal Line 1940
Book SynopsisFourth in the Dunkirk Campaign 1940 series of books under the Battleground Europe flag, covering a neglected part of the 1940 campaign, although in an area well known to many Battlefield tourers.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Objective SaintLo
Book SynopsisDay-by-day account of the battle for Saint-Lo, one of the key cities to the opening of the Falaise Gap, which ultimately allowed Allied forces to expel German forces from northern France.
£999.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd British Armoured Car Operations in World War I
Book SynopsisA fascinating and action packed history, focussing on the armoured car and the many ways in which it was employed during the Great War.
£16.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Hitler versus Stalin The Eastern Front 1943 1944
Book SynopsisThe third volume in a four-volume photographic history of the war between Germany and the Soviet Union.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd SS Specialist Units in Combat
Book SynopsisIt is an often overlooked fact that the SS Divisions included Cavalrymen, Paratroopers, Mountain and Ski Battalions and these rare photographs illustrate the unique role played by specialist units in action.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd German Armour Losses on the Western Front from
Book SynopsisThe German armoured forces lost some 10,000 armoured fighting vehicles. Today there are very few surviving vehicles from the Wehrmacht. We are fortunate therefore that these unique photographs detail the fate of the Panzers destroyed in action in the west.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Who Stole the Secret to the Industrial Revolution
Book SynopsisStartling revision of English historyItaly's contribution to the Industrial Revolution and why much of the initial inventive glory belongs to ItalyFirst recorded case of industrial espionage. John Lombe pays with his life for stealing Italian secretsTranscript of Arkwright's final and most damaging trial for plagiarism
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Accidental Agent Behind Enemy Lines with the
Book SynopsisA vivid first-hand account of a SOE agent's missions in Nazi occupied France.
£16.99
Pen & Sword Books Ltd SS Polizei Division at War 1940 1945
Book SynopsisThe SS-Polizei Division became one of the most effective and ruthless fighting formations of WW2.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Wimbledon Merton Morden at War 193945
Book SynopsisLooks at te local areas of Wimbledon, Merton & Morden in the Second World War.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Tudors
Book SynopsisEverything you never knew about the powerful Tudor dynasty.
£11.69
Pen & Sword Books Ltd FOCKEWULF Fw 190
Book SynopsisAn insight into the aircraft that is widely regarded as the Luftwaffe's finest fighter.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Life in Stalins Soviet Union
Book SynopsisLife in Stalin''s Soviet Union is a collaborative work in which some of the leading scholars in the field shed light on various aspects of daily life for Soviet citizens. Split into three parts which focus on Food, Health and Leisure', the Lived Experience' and Religion and Ideology', the book is comprised of chapters covering a range of important subjects, including:* Food* Health and Housing* Sex and Gender* Education* Religion (Christianity, Islam and Judaism)* Sport and Leisure* FestivalsThere is detailed analysis of urban and rural life, as well as explorations of life in the gulag, life as a peasant, life in the military and what it was like to be disabled in Stalin's Russia. The book also engages with the wider Soviet Union wherever possible to ensure the most in-depth discussion of life, in all its minutiae, under Stalin.This is a vitally important book for any student of Stalin's Russia keen to know more about the human history of this complex period of dictatorship.Trade ReviewLife in Stalin’s Soviet Union is a welcome addition to the volumes currently available for teaching the history of Stalinism. While earlier collections tend to focus on the 1930s, many of the chapters in this work chart the full period of Stalinist rule, from the late 1920s to 1953. * Canadian Slavonic Papers *A popular interpretation of the Soviet Union in the West, particularly from the 1950s to the 1960s, emphasized the totalitarian nature of a communist regime that strictly controlled the daily lives of its citizens. Written for a general readership, Life in Stalin’s Soviet Union, edited by Kees Boterbloem, successfully challenges such a historiographical approach by highlighting the many strategies Soviet citizens used to circumvent, even defy, such a regimented and brutal government and, by the same token, recover some of their freedom. * Histoire sociale/Social History *Kees Boterbloem brings together a formidable cast of first-rate scholars for this study of daily life in Stalinist Russia. The result is an extremely impressive book that offers cutting-edge research with a remarkably wide scope. Its focus lies at the intersection of everyday life and the horrors of Stalinism, to which Soviet citizens were subjected for decades. This remarkable book helps us to see what it was to live in Stalinist Russia; I can think of no other text that does this as effectively. * Erik van Ree, Assistant Professor of Eastern European Studies, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands *With contributions from some of the most original and insightful historians of the Soviet Union, this volume demonstrates how the cataclysmic changes unleashed by Stalin impacted the daily lives of ordinary Soviet citizens. It is a story of brutal transformations and heroic resilience. * Jeffrey Veidlinger, Professor of History and Judaic Studies, University of Michigan, USA. *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Contributors Introduction, Kees Boterbloem (University of South Florida, USA) 1. The End of the Russian Peasants under Stalin, Kees Boterbloem (University of South Florida, USA) 2. Food Consumption, Diet and Famines, Elena Osokina (University of South Carolina, USA) 3. The Cities: Urbanization and Modern Life, Heather Dehaan (Binghamton University, USA) 4. On the Margins: Social Dislocation and Criminality in the Soviet Union from the 1930s to the 1950s, David Shearer (University of Delaware, USA) 5. The Gulag under Stalin, Golfo Alexopoulos (University of South Florida, USA) 6. Private Ivan’s Life and Fate: Daily Life in Stalin’s Red Army during the "Great Patriotic War", Kenneth Slepyan (Transylvania University, USA) 7. The History of Disability during Stalinism, Frances Bernstein (Drew University, USA) 8. Gender and Sexuality, Amy Randall (Santa Clara University, USA) 9. The Educational Experience in Stalin’s Russia, 1931-1945, Larry E. Holmes (University of South Alabama, USA) 10. A Year of Celebrations in the Life of a Soviet Student, Karen Petrone (University of Kentucky, USA) 11. Soviet People’s Informal Interactions with Officials of the Stalin-Era Party-State, James Heinzen (Rowan University, USA) 12. The Religious Front: Militant Atheists and Militant Believers, Gregory Freeze (Brandeis University, USA) Index
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Edinburgh University Press Common Law and Feudal Society in Medieval
Book SynopsisThe close links between the Scots and English law in the Middle Ages have long been recognised. Based on extensive research, this book examines the brieves of novel dissasine, mortancestry and right, and legal remedies for the recovery of land, as well as aspects of the early history of the Scottish legal profession and the Court of Session.
£22.79
Edinburgh University Press Recovering Scotlands Slavery Past
Book SynopsisFor more than a century and a half the real story of Scotland's connections to transatlantic slavery has been lost to history and shrouded in myth. There was even denial that the Scots had any significant involvement in slavery. The volume systematically peels away the mythology and radically revises the traditional picture.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables; Maps and Images; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Scotland and Transatlantic Slavery, T. M. Devine; 1. Lost to History, T. M. Devine; 2. Yonder Awa: slavery and distancing strategies in Scottish literature, Michael Morris; 3. Early Scottish sugar planters in the Leeward Islands c.1660-1740, Stuart M. Nisbet; 4. The Scots penetration of the Jamaican plantation business, Eric J. Graham; 5. 'The habits of these creatures in clinging one to the other': Enslaved Africans, Scots and the plantations of Guyana, David Alston; 6. The great Glasgow West India house of John Campbell, Senior and Co., Stephen Mullen; 7. Scottish Surgeons in the Liverpool Slave Trade in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries, Suzanne Schwarz; 8. Scotland and Colonial Slave-Ownership: the evidence of the Slave Compensation Records, Nicholas Draper; 9. 'The Upas Tree, beneath whose pestiferous shade all intellect languishes and all virtue dies': Scottish public perceptions of the Slave Trade and Slavery, 1756-1833, lain Whyte 10. 'The most unbending Conservative in Britain': Archibald Alison and Pro-slavery discourse, Catherine Hall; 11. Did Slavery make Scotia great? A question revisited, T. M. Devine; Conclusion: History, Scotland and Slavery, T. M. Devine; Index.
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press Union and Revolution
Book SynopsisA provocative new account of Scotland's history across a century of revolution and political instability
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press The Celts
Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, this comprehensive history of the Celts draws on archaeological, historical, literary and linguistic evidence to provide a comprehensive and colourful overview from origins to the present.
£19.94
Edinburgh University Press Global Migrations
Book SynopsisThis book examines the impact since 1600 of out migration from Scotland on the homeland, the migrants, and the destinations in which they settled. It does so through a focus on the under-researched themes of slavery, cross-cultural encounters, economics, war, tourism, and the modern diaspora since 1945.
£22.79
Edinburgh University Press New Scots
Book SynopsisThis is the first wide-ranging, cross-disciplinary overview of immigration to Scotland in recent history and its impact on both the newcomers and the host society. It examines key themes relating to postwar migration by showcasing the experiences of many of Scotland's most striking immigrant communities.
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press The Land Agent
Book SynopsisThis book brings together leading researchers of British and Irish rural history to consider the role of the land agent, or estate manager, in the modern period.
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Edinburgh University Press Scheming
Book SynopsisSean Damer provides a sustained critique of the Corporation of Glasgow's council housing policy and argues that it had the unintended consequence of amplifying social segregation and ghettoisation in the city.
£20.89
Edinburgh University Press The Administration of Justice in Medieval Egypt
Book SynopsisThis book shows how political and administrative forces shaped the way justice was applied in medieval Egypt. It introduces the model that evolved during the 7th to the 9th centuries, which involved 4 judicial institutions: the cadi, the court of complaint, the police/shurta and the Islamized market law.
£19.94
Edinburgh University Press The Scottish Enlightenment
Book Synopsis11 specially commissioned essays examine the Scottish Enlightenment's contributions to commercial society, the 'science of human nature' and the emergence of the modern political economy.
£24.69
Edinburgh University Press Death in the Diaspora
Book SynopsisPioneering comparative study of how and why migrants from Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales displayed attachment to home on headstones and memorial markers erected across the British World between the 17th and 20th centuries.
£19.94
Edinburgh University Press Owning Books and Preserving Documents in Medieval
Book SynopsisExplores the only known private book collection from medieval JerusalemTrade Review"Hirschler and Aljoumani transform a seemingly humble library inventory into a window on a lost written culture - a window that allows us to glimpse a wide network of social exchange. The important findings of this book and the provocative questions it raises will keep historians busy for a long time." -Ahmed El Shamsy, University of Chicago
£81.00
Edinburgh University Press Protestantism Revolution and Scottish Political
Book SynopsisThe first comparative analysis of royalist and Covenanter political thought within a cross-confessional European context
£76.50
Edinburgh University Press ScotlandS Transnational Heritage
Book SynopsisThis book draws on practitioner expertise in the academic and heritage sector to re-think the way that the transnational histories of Scotland are being told today.Trade Review"Drawing together analyses and interventions from a range of contributors representing academic, heritage institution and creative backgrounds, this book offers a crucial re-thinking of the stories of Scotland within local, national and imperial contexts." -Leith Davis, Simon Fraser University
£23.74
Edinburgh University Press Who Runs Edinburgh
Book SynopsisThis book tells Edinburgh's modern story and unveils its power structure. It examines its politics, its political economy and the rise of its status as Festival city. The book explores arguments about what sort of city Edinburgh should be and what it should look like.
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Edinburgh University Press Intelligence Power in Practice
Book SynopsisShowcases Michael Herman's critical reflections from his thirty-five years of intelligence experience to examine the past and present of British intelligence.
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Orion Publishing Co The Story of Britain
Book Synopsis''A triumph'' INDEPENDENT''A thought-provoking and indispensable book'' DAILY MAIL''An instant classic ... I have been reading it with unalloyed admiration and delight'' EVENING STANDARDRoy Strong has written an exemplary introduction to the history of Britain, as first designated by the Romans. It is a brilliant and balanced account of successive ages bound together by a compelling narrative which answers the questions: ''Where do we come from?'' and ''Where are we going?''Beginning with the earliest recorded Celtic times, and ending with the present day of Brexit Britain, it is a remarkable achievement. With his passion, enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge, he is the ideal narrator. His book should be read by anyone, anywhere, who cares about Britain''s national past, national identity and national prospects.Trade ReviewCombining an unsurpassed eye for detail with a visceral understanding of what it means to be British, Strong unfolds a saga of passionate intensity ... No one should be permitted to leave school until they have first read Sir Roy's rich, thought-provoking and indispensable book -- Roger Lewis * DAILY MAIL *Our forebears had the Bible and The Pilgrim's Progress. We have Stephen Hawking and Delia Smith. This book, for British people, has that kind of status. It is an instant classic ... I have been reading it with unalloyed admiration and delight -- A. N. Wilson * EVENING STANDARD *Elegantly written, beautifully illustrated and scrupulously fair ... Classic popular history -- Andrew Roberts * MAIL ON SUNDAY *His narrative steams along, his judgements are sharp and generally fair ... Essential reading -- Linda Colley * THE TIMES *A triumph ... The Story of Britain succeeds better than any other contemporary survey in conveying a sense of British identity -- Amanda Foreman * INDEPENDENT *A must for anyone interested in history -- Beryl Bainbridge * SUNDAY EXPRESS Books of the Year *A delight to read ... An admirably conceived and richly enjoyable book -- Richard Davenport-Hines * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT *A brave, lucid, lively, majestically illustrated volume -- Blair Worden * SPECTATOR *Splendid ... a most enjoyable read -- Michael Kerrigan * SCOTSMAN *A magnificently produced book ... that will enlighten and inform his readers about the past of the land they live in, and how we arrived at where we are today -- Simon Heffer * DAILY MAIL *A writer of clear, unflashy, deeply well-informed prose ... This history of Britain, an updated version of his 1996 book, is a perfect example of it. No meretricious opinions; no show-off expressions. Just a considered explanation of British history, from the Celts to the present day. Every history-starvedschoolchild in the country should be given a copy ... an utterly enthralling picture of a country that remains as exceptional as it was when Virgil first mentioned Britain in literature in his First Eclogue: "penitus toto divisos orbe Britannos" - "the Britons, utterly separated from the whole world"' -- Harry Mount * CATHOLIC HERALD *A richly entertaining account of our island story -- Jane Shilling * DAILY MAIL *This is history at its best: clear, comprehensive, and told with huge aplomb and elegance of style -- Antonia Fraser
£12.34
Orion Publishing Co Enigma
Book SynopsisThe complete story of how the German Enigma codes were broken. Perfect for fans of THE IMITATION GAME, the new film on Alan Turing''s Enigma code, starring Benedict Cumberbatch.Breaking the German Enigma codes was not only about brilliant mathematicians and professors at Bletchley Park. There is another aspect of the story which it is only now possible to tell. It takes in the exploits of spies, naval officers and ordinary British seamen who risked, and in some cases lost, their lives snatching the vital Enigma codebooks from under the noses of Nazi officials and from sinking German ships and submarines. This book tells the whole Enigma story: its original invention and use by German forces and how it was the Poles who first cracked - and passed on to the British - the key to the German airforce Enigma. The more complicated German Navy Enigma appeared to them to be unbreakable.Trade ReviewCracking stuff -- Robert Harris * THE TIMES *Unquestionably deepens and enriches our understanding of the Bletchley story ... Sebag-Montefiore demonstrates superbly that the seizure of the Enigma codebooks was among the crucial episodes in Britain's prosecution of the war * OBSERVER *
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Orion Publishing Co After the Fall
Book SynopsisTobias Buck arrived in Madrid in December 2012, in time to celebrate the bleakest Christmas the city had seen in a generation. Capital and country were reeling from a series of economic shocks that had brought Spain to the brink of ruin. The housing boom had dramatically turned to bust, a large chunk of the nation''s banking system was in state hands, businesses were closing across the country, debt was spiralling out of control and unemployment levels had reached a record high.AFTER THE FALL presents a rich and vivid portrait of contemporary Spain at a critical moment in the country''s history. The book tells the story of Spain''s long boom and sudden bust, the brutal economic crisis that followed, and the political and social aftershocks that reverberate to this day. It explores the origins of the separatist movement in Catalonia, and its bitter clash with the Spanish government that culminated in a failed secession referendum and a divisive declaration of independence. ItTrade ReviewMixing forensic reporting with insightful analysis, AFTER THE FALL captures the chaos of Spain's turbulent recent history with aplomb . . . a superbly documented, diligent account on Spain's recent travails - and its slow, painful route out of them -- Oliver Balch * FINANCIAL TIMES *Buck understands economics, but he also understands people. Spain's crisis is told as an engaging story of human folly. This is a superb book about a fascinating country - an easy read about difficult times -- Gerard DeGroot * THE TIMES *An elegant and insightful examination of Spain . . . the book goes beyond politics to offer a deeply sympathetic portrayal -- Matthew Campbell * THE SUNDAY TIMES *Buck is a good listener and an intelligent observer who is not judgemental and does not claim to know all the answers.After the Fall is an excellent guide to what has been happening in Spain in recent years -- David Gilmour * LITERARY REVIEW *[An] insightful and readable study of modern Spain -- Gideon Rachman * FINANCIAL TIMES, Best Books of 2019 *Tobias Buck belongs in the distinguished lineage of writing about Spain that was so brilliantly started by Richard Ford. Much like Ford in the 1830s, as clear-sighted and unflattering as deeply sympathetic to the many charms of the country and the predicaments of its people, Tobias Buck has written a most accurate account of what Spain looks like right now and what seemingly insurmountable challenges it is having to live up to . . . required reading -- ANTONIO MUÑOZ MOLINAWhen Spain ran the gauntlet of Basque terrorism and military subversion to reach democracy, it garnered universal admiration. In the years that followed, that image was tarnished by endemic corruption but countered by the spectacular international impact of Spanish companies. When Tobias Buck arrived in 2012, Spain was in the midst of an existential crisis. The financial crash, political corruption, the mismanagement of the Catalan independence movement and the impact of the crisis on ordinary Spaniards are perceptively analysed in his illuminating and elegant account. It is a grim story but a treat to read -- PAUL PRESTON
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Orion Publishing Co The Crown in Crisis As seen on Channel 4s Edward
Book SynopsisIn December 1936, Britain faced a constitutional crisis that was the gravest threat to the institution of the monarchy since the execution of Charles I. The ruling monarch, Edward VIII, wished to marry the American divorcée Wallis Simpson and crown her as his Queen. His actions scandalised the Establishment, who were desperate to avoid an international embarrassment at a time when war seemed imminent.An influential coalition formed against him, including the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, his private secretary Alec Hardinge, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the editor of The Times. Edward seemed fated to give up Wallis and remain a reluctant ruler, or to abdicate his throne. Yet he had his own supporters, too, including Winston Churchill, the Machiavellian newspaper proprietor Lord Beaverbrook and his brilliant adviser Walter Monckton. They offered him the chance to remain on the throne and keep Wallis. But was the price they asked too high?Using previously uTrade ReviewExcellent, well written, deeply researched, THE CROWN IN CRISIS is a dynamic revisionist history of the Abdication that brings to life a national and personal drama with a flamboyant cast of princes, charlatans, socialites, courtiers, press barons, politicians and adventurers that is both heartbreaking and glamorous, scholarly and very entertaining. * Simon Sebag Montefiore author of The Romanovs *Alexander Larman's well-researched and well-written THE CROWN IN CRISIS is both scholarly and highly readable. He has mastered the sources superbly, and his analysis of the extraordinary story is full of thought-provoking insights. * Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny *Larman combines the personal with the political, high drama with low morals, to create a compulsively readable and comprehensive account. Anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of one of the key events of the 20th century, whose reverberations are still with us today, must read this engagingly fun and detailed book. * Anne Sebba *A completely fascinating and authoritative account of the Abdication Crisis, written with tremendous sophistication and insight. * William Boyd *Larman's retelling zips along, infusing a well-known narrative with impressive suspense. His scholarly rummaging hasturned up fresh insights, too, notably into the role played by MI5. An enduringly relevant chapter of British history, brought to life with panache * THE OBSERVER *Larman is an amiable and talented young writer ... rendered with brio and dispatch ... always interesting -- David Aaronovitch * THE TIMES 'Book of the Week' *The person we must feel most pity for, at the end of this great and well-told story, is Wallis Simpson .. she comesacross as much more sensible and conscientious than Edward * THE OLDIE *A fresh look at a time of catastrophe for the royals, with new ideas about a plot to assassinate Edward VIII ... Larman shows a delicate touch too in not banging home the obvious contemporary resonances. Instead he lets us find our own fun * THE GUARDIAN *forensically researched ... Larman has done a fine job of explaining the religious, social and political issues involved * BUSINESS POST IRELAND *A gripping new book on the abdication crisis reveals how the ambitious former Champagne salesman wooed Wallis to ingratiate himself with King Edward VIII... fuelling rumours of an affair * DAILY EXPRESS *In this absorbing new book, Alexander Larman takes us through the whole, tangled story with great clarity. * READER'S DIGEST 'Recommended Read' *His friends loathed her. He fell out with his beloved brother over her. His sister-in-law couldn't stand her diva demands. And when Edward VIII relinquished his throne to emigrate with glamorous American divorcee Wallis Simpson, the very future of the British monarchy hung in the balance ... Alexander Larman brings together unpublished archive material and witness testimonies to reveal exactly what went on at the Palace - almost a century before 'Megxit' * DAILY TELEGRAPH *Documenting the personal and national reverberations of the love affair, it's an engaging, detailed, and suspenseful read; one that is equal parts empathetic and entertaining. You will be gripped. * THE INDEPENDENT *A sharply-drawn character study...an enthralling look at the abdication of Edward VIII...Larman charts the events of 1936 with a dynamic sense of drama...surely offers new insights into the episode * BBC HISTORY REVEALED MAGAZINE *Alexander Larman has done a thoroughly researched job in retelling this oft-told tale and has made some fresh discoveries that shed new light on the affair -- Nigel Jones * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *Many of the central characters so vividly brought to life in Alexander Larman's The Crown in Crisis appear as if drawn from a period matinee at the Aldwych...Larman's account could scarcely have been better timed given the lamentations of Harry and Meghan...the achievement of The Crown in Crisis is to be both judiciously weighed and ceaselessly entertaining * THE CRITIC *A suspense thriller about the abdication, complete with end-of-chapter cliff-hangers that leaveyou on the edge of your chaise longue...fresh and engaging...a thrilling, eloquent and witty tale -- Gustav Temple * THE CHAP *[A] gripping day-by-day account ... compelling... You get the sense, from reading this countdown to the Abdication, that Edward was secretly enjoying every minute of the chaos and upset he was causing. By refusing to budge from his determination to marry Wallis Simpson, he was in a position of supreme power * Ysenda Maxtone Graham *A juicy account of the events leading up to and following British monarch King Edward VIII's abdication in December 1936 ... Even dedicated royal watchers will learn something new from this comprehensive account of one of the biggest scandals in the history of the British monarchy * PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY (USA) *An entertaining, multi-layered study of the abdication crisis of 1936 and the many traitorous and sycophantic characters surrounding King Edward VIII...absorbing...Larman captures the era's delicious wit, spite, and malice * KIRKUS REVIEWS (USA) *
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