Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2000
ISBN 10: 1871647649 ISBN 13: 9781871647648
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Don Booker has been a journalist in Barnsley for over fifty years, during which he has regularly been at the centre of events. 'Barnsley Lad' is a colourful record of his life from growing up in Dodworth, to his retirement from the post of Editor of the Barnsley Chronicle in 1994.Typically, Don became involved in the successful drive to save Barnsley F.C., during the dark days that following the pit strike in 1984, an interest he has maintained to the present. He gives an entertaining account of how latest scores were relayed to him all over the world, when he was travelling widely as the motoring correspondent for the Chronicle. His interest in motorised transport began with an old, even when he bought it, BSA motorcycle, on which he took himself and Mike Parkinson, also a junior reporter at the time, to numerous events and incidents around Barnsley. There are several accounts of his many adventures as motoring correspondent for the Chronicle, where he still presents regular reviews of new vehicles.The core of Don's book is his accounts of the people and places around Barnsley, which have left a a lasting impression on him and will in many cases, jog the memories of his readers.We meet errant journalists, councillors and travelling folk, dedicated public servants, public nuisances and the mass of people from all stamps who have crossed Don's path. 'Barnsley Lad', is a delightful ramble through a colourful life and will bring back a host of memories to all, but especially those who share Don's affection for the town of his birth, Barnsley. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 1999
ISBN 10: 0850527031 ISBN 13: 9780850527032
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book, following a weekend on the Somme with Mary Freeman as she visits the old front line and back areas, is about the soldiers who wrote poetry and those with whom they lived, fought and, in many cases died. It takes the reader to to the places where they saw action and to the cemeteries and memorials where those who did not survive, rest or are commemorated. Her uncanny knowledge of the battlefields and her deep understanding of poetry, brings to life the men who shared hardship and horror together, men who experience comradeship forged in conditions that are beyond comprehension today, men with normal desires and aspirations who happened to be wearing uniform and some who chose to express themselves through the medium of poetry. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 1989
ISBN 10: 0850521106 ISBN 13: 9780850521108
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In this anthology of military history the author uses extracts from the diaries of soldiers from the time of the American War of Independence up to the Falklands War to reveal their thoughts and attitudes to facing up to the cannon, under shellfire and going over the top in World War I. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 1997
ISBN 10: 0850525675 ISBN 13: 9780850525670
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book serves as a companion to the whole Somme range of battleground guides, The Somme is an ideal area for an educational walk and little has changed since the rebuilding work which took place after the war. The walks begin at Gommecourt and take in sections of the line through Serre, Beaumont Hamel, Thiepval down to Montauban, all areas that saw fighting throughout the five months of the Battle of the Somme. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2003
ISBN 10: 0850529514 ISBN 13: 9780850529517
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This was a period in which the British Army did much to astonish the world indulging in spectacular triumphs as well as distrastrous defeats. The story encompasses the final despatch of history's greatest soldier - Napoleon - and the subjugation of Asian and African potentates. It was the century which saw the British tighten their hold on India, extend their Imperial possessions largely by the sword, and at length - despite blunders in the Crimea and mutiny in the Indian Army - establish a peace-keeping cordon around the globe. John Strawson presents a compelling account of Kipling's "Beggars in Red", at first, struggling in vain against French revolutionary armies and its own government's neglect then, with the Duke of York's reforms plus the fine leadership of Sir John Moore and Wellington, gaining skill and confidence, winning battle after battle in the Peninsular and at Waterloo. At a time when reductions in the army again seem imminent, Strawson reminds us that the British regimental system is priceless and indispensable. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 1994
ISBN 10: 0850524512 ISBN 13: 9780850524512
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Early in World War One Spee and his gallant men gave the Imperial German Navy the confidence to challenge the Royal Navy's long-held supremacy at sea. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2017
ISBN 10: 1473893399 ISBN 13: 9781473893399
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Tales from the Big House: Normanby Hall tells the story of a place known perhaps today mainly as the home where Samantha Cameron grew up, but historically it has been the seat of the Sheffield family, whose most famous member was arguably the Duke of Buckingham in the seventeenth century. As with most country houses, the Hall was used as a military hospital in the Great War, and in the Second World War there were military personnel based there again. It stands just a few miles from the great steelworks on the Brigg Road, which have always defined Scunthorpe, so it played its part in the history of steel-making also. The book includes biographies of the famous but also tells of the lives of the ordinary people who kept the house and the estate going, from the gamekeepers to the gardeners, and the cooks to the stable hands. All this is set against the social background through the centuries of its existence, up to the sale of the Hall to Scunthorpe Borough Council in 1964 . The lives familiar to us today from _Downton Abbey_ and similar family sagas are at the heart of Stephen Wades history. But along the way, the reader will meet such characters as Sir Berkeley Sheffield, model railway enthusiast, Walter Brierley, architect, Thomas Sumpter, the schoolmaster, John Fletcher, machine-maker, and perhaps most charismatically of all, Lady Arthur Grosvenor, an expert on gypsy caravans. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2005
ISBN 10: 184415372X ISBN 13: 9781844153725
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Bill Griffiths lost both hands and both eyes when he was a prisoner of the Japanese in Java in 1942. This book tells the story of how he overcame these two shattering handicaps, either one of which might have qualified him to spend the rest of his life quietly in a home for the disabled. But Bill had no intention of allowing himself to become an object of pity and it was not long after his return to civilian life that he began to make it clear that, even if he had no hands and no eyes, he still had his own two feet and he certainly intended to stand on them. Inevitably life has not been without its ups and downs, and he certainly Bill could not have got where he has without the care and devotion of Alice, his wife. Their story is one of remarkable courage, told with no trace of bitterness and with a generous helping of laughter. It is a measure of the man that Bill can end his story with the words, "I've been lucky"! The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2003
ISBN 10: 0850529204 ISBN 13: 9780850529203
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. John Terraine, perhaps the most distinguished historian of the First World War, addresses a number of particular topics in this collection of fascinating essays. The author's lucid style stands out in making this book a model of accurate, well-argued and readable military history. 'John Terraine's nine essays either help our understanding or stimulate our thought'. Correlli Barnett 'another opportunity to admire his clarity of thought and his excellent style'. Sunday Times 'John Terraine reflects with insight and compassion on the appalling shambles of the Western Front'. The Times. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 1999
ISBN 10: 1871647584 ISBN 13: 9781871647587
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Wharncliffe Books are delighted to announce the imminent publication of Aspects of Sheffield 2. This second Sheffield volume continues the Aspects tradition, bringing together well researched studies of the history of the city. Again, Melvyn Jones has assembled an informative collection of studies which reveal more of the history of Sheffield and its environs. The studies are all written by local authors and in addition to the informative text, there is a comprehensive collection of maps, drawings, diagrams and photographs. In Aspects of Sheffield 2, we encounter the trade in Sheffield wares to the countries surrounding the Baltic Sea and an Illustrated History of IZAL! We discover the surviving evidence of Early Roads in the area and examine the lives of the great men who aided the growth of the city. The history of Sheffield Cinemas and the Countryside of Ecclesfield, lie alongside the story of the ORegulation of LifeO in Attercliffe and the lives of John Kerr, mining engineer and Henry Bessemer, radical steelmaker. Aspects of Sheffield 2 will be of interest to the lifelong citizen and the newcomer alike. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2008
ISBN 10: 1845630599 ISBN 13: 9781845630591
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Kent Murder and Mayhem takes the reader on a sinister journey through centuries of local crime and conspiracy, meeting villains of all sorts along the way. Cut-throats and poisoners, murderous lovers, desperate wives and husbands, violent thieves, boy killers, infanticides - almost every type of murder is represented here. Roy Ingleton's fascinating book recalls many grisly events and sad or unsavoury characters whose conduct throws a revealing light on their lives and the society of their day. Among the many instances of violence, wickedness and deceit the author recalls are a 14-year-old boy who killed, a mother who did away with her son, a husband who killed his wife and four children, the poisoning of an old lady, the murder of two wives by drowning, and the case of the last man to be hanged in public at Maidstone. These cases are compelling reading for anyone who is interested in the dark side of human nature. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2009
ISBN 10: 1845631269 ISBN 13: 9781845631260
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Jack the Ripper: Quest for a Killer - True Crime BookFor a hundred and twenty years, the identity of the Whitechapel murderer known to us as Jack the Ripper has both eluded us and spawned a veritable industry of speculation. This book names him. Mad doctors, Russian lunatics, bungling midwives, railway policemen, failed barristers, weird artists, royal princes and white-eyed men. All of these and more have been put in the frame for the Whitechapel murders. Where ingenious invention and conspiracy theories have failed, common sense has floated out of the window. M.J. Trow, in this gripping historical reinvestigation, cuts through the fog of speculation, fantasy and obsession that has concealed the identity of the most famous serial murderer of all time. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2005
ISBN 10: 1844151840 ISBN 13: 9781844151844
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The authors have compiled a collection of memories and anecdotes from celebrities and members of the public covering their experiences of the Second World War and the day that Victory over the Nazis was declared. We hear from not only those in the Armed Forces but civilians. The book catches the mood of jubilation and exhilaration yet also the great sadness of the huge waste of human life and resources. Hard times still lay ahead. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2003
ISBN 10: 1844150194 ISBN 13: 9781844150199
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. At once harrowing and light-hearted, Sulzbach's exceptional diary has been highly praised since its orginal publication in Germany in 1935. With the reprint of this classic account of trench warfare it records the pride and exhilaration of what to him was the fight for a just cause. It is one of the very few available records of an ordinary German soldier during the First World War. OOne of the most noteable books on the Great War. It is a book which finely expressed the true soldierly spirit on its highest level; the combination of a high sense of duty, courage, fairness and chivalry.O Sir Basil Liddell Hart. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2008
ISBN 10: 1845630505 ISBN 13: 9781845630508
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. From the eighteenth century, York was one of the places employing its own hangmen, copying London and Newgate, even to the use of the word Tyburn to define it's Knavesmire gallows, also known as the 'three-legged mare'. That was where highwayman Dick Turpin met his fate; but later, in the Victorian period, Armley Gaol in Leeds also became a hanging prison, the site of the death of the notorious killer Charlie Peace. The tales of the villains and the victims are well documented, but Stephen Wade also provides us with the stories of both Yorkshire-born hangmen and others who worked in Leeds, Hull or Wakefield. For the first time, Yorkshire's Hangmen brings together the tales of the lives and professional careers of these men, some famous, others long forgotten, who held a morbid fascination for the public. Their trade was mysterious, revolting and yet justified by many famous figures in history. The book includes accounts of killers, spies and traitors meeting their doom, but also tells something of the personalities of the hangmen, and of their moral dilemmas as they had to hang women and young people as well as hardened villains. Many of the executioners suffered terrible depression; some took their own lives, and others, such as the famous Albert Pierrepoint, even questioned their work in later life. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2010
ISBN 10: 184832068X ISBN 13: 9781848320680
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. In 1803, at the age of 14, Robert Hay ran away from home to join the Royal Navy, and for the next eight years experienced the trials and tribulations of a sailor's life. Intelligent, agile and willing, he became a boy servant to a series of officers, all of whom helped advance his education as was the practice of the day. But the taxing conditions of life onboard he found detestable and he was, after an action off the French coast, sorely tempted to desert but the well known and ruthless treatment of deserters, if caught, deterred him this time. He was then posted to the East Indies where he was badly wounded and nearly lost a leg before returning home after five years with GBP14 and fourteen days leave to look forward to. His next ship ran aground off Plymouth and, this time, he took the opportunity to desert but was then quickly taken by a press gang. Terrified of being identified, he managed to escape and reach the Scotland and home. As well as a wonderful yarn, the book is also an impressive description of early nineteenth-century naval life, and his ability as a writer was considerable. His descriptions of his remarkable experiences in the East Indies are full of the flavour of the region, while the sailor's natural inclination to drink and debauchery is told with verve. But also running through the narrative are many fine observations on nature and on the human condition. A true and vivid account of the sailor's life of this era. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2005
ISBN 10: 1844153339 ISBN 13: 9781844153336
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This is the story of 2 Group RAF during World War II. Much of it is told by the men who flew the Blenheim, Boston, Mitchell and Mosquito aircraft that carried out many daring daylight and night-time raids on vitally important targets in Nazi occupied Europe and Germany. These were not the famous thousand bomber raids that hit the wartime headlines, but low-level, fast-moving surprise raids flown by small formations of fleet-footed and skilfully piloted twin-engine light bombers.Their targets were usually difficult to locate and heavily defended because of their strategic importance to the Nazis. 2 Group also played a vital part in the invasion of Europe both before and after D-Day. Often they would fly at wave-top height across the English Channel or North Sea to avoid detection and then hedge-hop deep into enemy territory to deliver their precision attack. Enemy fighters and anti-aircraft fire were a constant risk. This is a remarkable story of skill and bravery by a little known branch of the RAF. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 1990
ISBN 10: 0850526825 ISBN 13: 9780850526820
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Both a tribute to the fighting men and a survey of the Gallipoli campaign, this volume examines the origin, duration and wide-reaching repercussions of the battle. The author draws upon archive material from the Imperial War Museum and the Australian War Memorial as well as eyewitness accounts. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2013
ISBN 10: 184832698X ISBN 13: 9781848326989
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A first-hand account of several engagements in the Peninsula after the advance from the Lines of Torres Vedras and pursuit of Massena, and including the first siege of Badajoz, edited from the original manuscript and with a explanatory commentary and notes by Ian Robertson, an experienced author well-acquainted with both the period and the scenes of action. Fills a gap in the history of the Inniskillings, the years 1812 to 1814 only being covered in Charles Crowe's war Journals, recently published by Frontline Books as 'An Eloquent Soldier'. Describes the French flight from Waterloo and - rarely revealed before - the life of a young officer in a promiscuous Paris during the earlier weeks of the Occupation.Contains numerous contemporary illustrations on 16 pages many not previously published. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 1990
ISBN 10: 0850527007 ISBN 13: 9780850527001
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Paul Richey was commissioned in the RAF in May 1937 and trained as a fighter pilot. This account of No 1 Squadron's part in the air battles which preceded the fall of France was first published in 1940. The new edition includes a large number of previously unpublished contemporary photographs. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 1997
ISBN 10: 0850524253 ISBN 13: 9780850524253
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Louis Stokes was a pupil at Rugby School between 1911 and 1915 before he joined the Royal Marines Light Infantry and met his death on the Somme in November 1916. His letters, published in this volume, offer an insight into this typical transition from cloistered public school to the horrors of trench warfare on the Western Front. Not only do they provide an amusing and intelligent account of life at Rugby, but such are Stokes's sharp eye for detail that his weekly letters home also offer an understanding of some of the influences that shaped the outlook of a public-school pupil on the eve of the Great War. Stokes was forced to justify to his pacifist father his reasons for responding to the call of arms, and during the course of intense family debate much is revealed about the motives and values of one of those who were swept along on the tide of patriotic fervour that characterized the early years of the war. Louis Stokes was not an outstanding scholar, and nor did he meet with a glorious death, but his letters are a memorial to that generation of schoolboys who lost their lives. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2000
ISBN 10: 1903040035 ISBN 13: 9781903040034
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2000
ISBN 10: 0850527422 ISBN 13: 9780850527421
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2003
ISBN 10: 1903425085 ISBN 13: 9781903425084
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' is a collection of detailed accounts of foul deeds, usually murders, in the Leeds region during the period 1807-1926. The time period of 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' becomes a constant backdrop to the crimes committed. Many lived in cramped and over populated conditions. These appalling situations influenced some of the most notorious local crimes, which commanded the headlines at the time. 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds' captivates crimes of passion in stark contrast to the seemingly calculated murders of Mary Bateman, known as the 'Yorkshire Witch'. The detailed approach to these individual cases tells us much about the people involved and how their lives were dramatically altered. Take a journey into the darker and unknown side of your area as you read 'Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths in Leeds'. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2001
ISBN 10: 1903425018 ISBN 13: 9781903425015
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Foul Deeds and Suspicious Deaths on the Yorkshire Coast by Alan Whitworth, is the latest in the Foul Deeds series. In this edition we review famous and little known murders which occurred on the Yorkshire coast from 1160, with the untimely end of the Hermit of Eskdale, up to the murder of Mary Comins in Scarborough during World War 2. In all there are over twenty cases of murder and associated mayhem in this fascinating book, written by skilled author and adept researcher Alan Whitworth. The events recorded are scattered all along the Yorkshire coast, from Whitby and Filey, through Scarborough and south to Bridlington. The natures of the people involved and their motives for taking the lives of their so often unsuspecting victims vary greatly, as do the methods and venues chosen. There are frenzied attacks upon erstwhile loved ones and the cold calculation of the poisoner. Murder for money, revenge or in the defence of another. Lovers trysts and doctors of death. They are all here, revealed to us under the glare of historic fact and diligent research. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2016
ISBN 10: 1473825547 ISBN 13: 9781473825543
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. A fresh and colourful look at Shakespeare's London published on the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death. Readers can explore the streets of Shakespeare's London and see the sights he saw, while learning how people ate, drank, misbehaved and had fun. You will discover what it was like to be a tourist in the sixteenth century from the voices of people who came to London during Shakespeare's day. You will travel with them to the major tourist sights and will learn how to get about, where to stay and what to eat and drink. You will visit the royal palaces, London's famous gardens, the Tower of London and Old St Paul's Cathedral. You will discover the pleasure of London's theatres, the sports people played and the shopping they enjoyed. As now, London was famous as a shopping destination. But beware, London is full of people who will pick your pockets or trick you out of your money and you are constantly at risk from the plague or even the polluted water supply. Most of the London Shakespeare knew has been destroyed by fire, war and developers, but a surprising number of buildings and places which he knew still survive.The book contains guided tours which show you to sample the atmosphere and see the sights which Tudor tourists enjoyed. This title will appeal to Shakespeare lovers, social history fans, fiction and drama lovers, students and anyone with an interest in this fascinating era of London's history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2016
ISBN 10: 1473862906 ISBN 13: 9781473862906
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Before the Industrial Revolution, everyone lived within short walking distance of their workplace. However, all of this has now changed and many people commute large distances to work, often taking around one hour in each direction. We are now used to being stuck in traffic, crammed onto a train, rushing for connecting trains and searching for parking spaces close to the station or our workplace. Commuters explores both the history and present practice of commuting; examining how it has shaped our cities and given rise to buses, underground trains and suburban railways. Drawing upon both primary sources and modern research, Commuters tells the story of a way of life followed by millions of British workers. With sections on topics such as fictional commuters and the psychology of commuting; this is a book for everybody who has ever had to face that gruelling struggle to get to the office in time. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2006
ISBN 10: 1844153665 ISBN 13: 9781844153664
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Battle of the Atlantic - a name coined by Churchill - was the unremitting assault that went on throughout the war on Allied merchant ships that were the lifeline of Great Britain and, from 1941, Russia by aircraft, surface ships but, above all, by the U-boat. Captain Macintyre, who was a distinguished participant in the battle, tells the story with precision and clarity. He describes the measures employed to defeat the amazingly successful 'wolf-pack' tactics of the U-boats, the convoy system and individual convoys, the contribution of the Royal Canadian Navy, the technological advances in radar and asdic, depth charges and aerial support, and does not shirk from describing how desperately close at times was the outcome. Not only does he analyze the strategic issues, above all the importance of the convoy system and of continuous air-cover, he also describes the battle from the viewpoint of the participants themselves. The long drawn-out duel between escort and U-boat is made vivid by quotation from the log-books of some of the ablest escort-commanders and from the combat-reports of the German U-boat ' aces '. Complementing these eye-witness accounts, nearly 50 unfamiliar photographs, drawn from German as well as British sources, make the courage and endurance of all those who fought in the Atlantic the more immediate. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2003
ISBN 10: 0850529808 ISBN 13: 9780850529807
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond and his brother Jack joined the Royal Flying Corps during the Great War. Both were to have a major influence on the development of the RAF in the 1920s and 1930s, in particular Geoffrey who became one of the original pioneers of high speed flight. Extraordinarily, both brothers rose to become Chiefs of the Air Staff in the 1930s. Without Sir Geoffrey Salmond's vision the RAF would almost certainly not had the Spitfire and the result of the Battle of Britain would surely have been very different. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Published by Pen & Sword Books Ltd, United Kingdom, Barnsley, 2002
ISBN 10: 085052914X ISBN 13: 9780850529142
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. March-April 1945. Victory for the Allies was only a matter of time. Two great armies were racing towards each other cruching German resistance in their path. Berlin was the prize, which the Soviets were in the event to seize. Instead Eisenhower, always more a political, rather than military, figure opted to destroy the German armies in and around the Ruhr. Churchill's warnings were ignored and Montgomery's plans overruled. What drove the decision-making at this vital time? Was it high level strategy or naked personal ambition? The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.