| Author | : Alexander Kent |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 307 |
| Release | : 2000-04-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1590131754 |
Falmouth, September 1803: As Bolitho faces the grim reality of war at close quarters, he will be called upon to anticipate the strategies of the French fleet. But the conflict has also taken on a personal note, reviving his vendetta with the French Admiral, Jobert, who once commanded the Argonaute.
| Author | : Alexander Kent |
| Publisher | : Putnam Adult |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780399129889 |
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Bolitho battles intrigue, jealousy that could destroy his career, and the might of Napoleon's navy under French Admiral Jobert.
| Author | : John Franklin |
| Publisher | : Pen and Sword Military |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2023-12-12 |
| Genre | : Games & Activities |
| ISBN | : 1399075403 |
John Franklin has been collecting traditional toy soldiers for over sixty years, mostly Britains but, as the title suggests, including other interesting additions. In this book he shares some of the in-depth knowledge gained through experience and countless hours of careful research, but most of all the passion and enthusiasm for his hobby. He explains how he was inspired to collect soldiers, like so many, in early boyhood and how a hobby grew into an obsession. The various chapters then examine themes he followed in his collecting, such as Britains Special Painting Orders and Indian Army Pipe Bands for example, or address questions regarding the manufacture or identity of specific sets that he has researched or, in some cases, is still seeking the answer to. It is packed with anecdotes, useful technical information and helpful advice for the collector but it is above all a proud tour of inspection of a sixty-year labour of love. Over four hundred photographs, show much of the author’s magnificent collection in a parade of miniature pomp and splendour.
| Author | : Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Ernest Whitton |
| Publisher | : Andrews UK Limited |
| Total Pages | : 616 |
| Release | : 2012-02-09 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1781514992 |
Volume 2 of 2. 'The Great War and the disbandment of the regiment' is a substantial record of service in many theatres of the war, in which the regiment's battalions saw service from the war's outbreak in 1914 - taking part in the first battle of the Aisne and the 'Race to the Sea' - through 1915 when it was in the Ypres Salient and also participated in the ill-fated Gallipoli expedition and in Macedonia. In 1916 io took part in the Battle of the Somme - but was also employed in suppressing the Irish repubican Easter Rising in Dublin. 1917 saw the regiment in action in Egypt and the Palestine campaign, as well as Canada's famous capture of Vimy Ridge on the western front. The end of the year brought the gruelling battles of Passchendaele and Cambrai. In 1918 the regiment withstood the German Spring offensives, before taking part in the victorious allied advance which led to the armistice. Prior to its disbanding in 1922, the regiment was stationed in the occupied Rhineland, in India and was on peac-keeping duties in Silesia, disputed btweeen Germany and Poland. This is a meaty history, which will interest anyone curious about Canada’s colonial regiments, and their role in the Great War. Volume II has eight illustrations and fourteen maps. Both volumes come with an index.
| Author | : Elizabeth English |
| Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
| Total Pages | : 607 |
| Release | : 2013-02-08 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0861716574 |
Vajrayogini is a tantric goddess from the highest class of Buddhist tantras who manifests the ultimate development of wisdom and compassion. Her practice is prevalent today among practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. This ground-breaking book delves into the origins of Vajrayogini, charting her evolution in India and examining her roots in the Cakrasamvara tantra and in Indian tradition relating to siva. The focus of this work is the Guhyasamayasadhanamala, a collection of forty-six sadhanas, or practice texts. Written on palm leaves in Sanskrit and preserved since the twelfth century, this diverse collection, composed by various authors, reveals a multitude of forms of the goddess, each of which is described and illustrated here. One of the sadhanas, the Vajravarahi Sadhana by Umapatideva, depicts Vajrayogini at the center of a mandala of thirty-seven different goddesses, and is here presented in full translation alongside a Sanskrit edition. Elizabeth English provides extensive explanation and annotation of this representative text. Sixteen pages of stunning color plates not only enhance the study but bring the goddess to life.
| Author | : Mark Wells |
| Publisher | : iUniverse |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2002-09-12 |
| Genre | : Poetry |
| ISBN | : 0595247857 |
This is a collection of poems to open your mind, drift you away into other worlds, make you think of tragedy long ago, hardships in war and death. Slowly bringing you into a world of love, fantasy and uplifting. A collection to sit and read after a long day's work.
| Author | : William Shakespeare |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 377 |
| Release | : 2018-01-25 |
| Genre | : Drama |
| ISBN | : 1350030929 |
Titus Andronicus is one of Shakespeare's earliest and bloodiest tragedies and was hugely successful in his lifetime. Subsequent generations have struggled with its bold confrontation of violence but in the 20th and 21st centuries the play has chimed with audiences again, perhaps because of its simultaneously shocking and playful approach to violent revenge and bodily mutilation. Jonathan Bate's original Arden edition was first published in 1995 and has had a significant influence on how the play has been performed and studied in the past 20 years. This revised edition includes a new 10,000 word introductory essay in which Bate reassess his views on the play's co-authorship with George Peele in the light of contemporary textual scholarship and updates his lively account of the play's performance history, on the international stage and screen. With detailed on-page commentary notes this will continue to be the edition of choice for students, scholars and theatre-makers.
