Fort William in the Short Walks guide series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey & published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each title

Includes:: 20 varied walks that are suitable for walkers of all ages & abilities & is accompanied by detailed Explorer 1:25, 000 Ordnance Survey mapping with colour-coded marked routes. The guides are structured in three main sections with different levels of difficulty- short & easy walks, those of modest length that may include uphill walking & more challenging routes that may be longer & over more rugged terrain- covering a total of 20 walks. Each walk has a mini summary & an information box with details of starting points, distance, approximate time, parking & any individual route features. There is also information on refreshments, local transport & public toilets en route. Appendices provide further useful information on walking safety, GPS, the Countryside Code, local organisations & Ordnance Survey maps.

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Fort William & Glen Coe encompass one of the greatest areas of sea & mountain landscape in Scotl&, backed by some of the biggest & most demanding peaks. This is Scotland`s fjord l&, a drowned coastland with long sea arms wending far inl&, & the walks range from Fort William at sea level to Ben Nevis, the highest summit in Britain. The whole area is steeped in history, & its story is well told at local museums & information centres such as at Ballachulish, Kinlochleven & Glencoe, all areas explored in this guide ...

With the historic town of Fort William at its heart, Lochaber boasts some of Scotland`s most celebrated mountains & glens, beautiful sea lochs &, on the craggy west coast, dazzling white sandy beaches. Ben Nevis may draw the crowds, but with countless miles of lower-level paths & tracks to explore there is far more than Britain`s highest mountain for walkers to enjoy in the region which lays claims to the title of ` The Outdoor Capital of the UK`. This guide features 40 varied walks that take in the very best of Lochaber. From the iconic Glencoe & Glen Nevis to the wild lands of Ardnamurchan & Moidart, there is something for everyone in this diverse selection of routes. ...

Fort Worth, Arlington, & Grand Prairie in Texas on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. Communities covered by this map Dalworthington Gardens, Edgecliff, Forest Hill, Kennedale, Lake Worth, River Oaks, Saginaw, Sansom Park, Westover Hills & Westworth. Rand Mc Nally street plans provide coverage of cities with their outer suburbs, clearly indicating main traffic arteries: highways (distinguishing between free & toll access), plus primary & secondary routes. Road numbers and/or names are clearly displayed & exit numbers are indicated. Locations of service & rest areas are marked & one way streets are shown. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers for easier identification of addresses. The maps show railway, bus &, where appropriate, metro stations. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest including cultural & academic institutions, various municipal facilities, golf courses, etc. The plans have extensive street indexes, supplemented by lists of points of interest, parks & recreational areas, shopping malls, stations, schools, etc. ...

Fort Worth, Arlington, & Grand Prairie in Texas on an indexed street plan from Rand Mc Nally in their extensive range of maps covering cities in the United States. Communities covered by this map Dalworthington Gardens, Edgecliff, Forest Hill, Kennedale, Lake Worth, River Oaks, Saginaw, Sansom Park, Westover Hills & Westworth. Rand Mc Nally street plans provide coverage of cities with their outer suburbs, clearly indicating main traffic arteries: highways (distinguishing between free & toll access), plus primary & secondary routes. Road numbers and/or names are clearly displayed & exit numbers are indicated. Locations of service & rest areas are marked & one way streets are shown. Longer streets are annotated with block numbers for easier identification of addresses. The maps show railway, bus &, where appropriate, metro stations. A range of symbols indicate various places of interest including cultural & academic institutions, various municipal facilities, golf courses, etc. The plans have extensive street indexes, supplemented by lists of points of interest, parks & recreational areas, shopping malls, stations, schools, etc. ...

Having recorded in pen & ink the -” Fishing Boats of Scotland” which she loves, Gloria Wilson here focusses her attention on the Peterhead yard of Richard Irvin & Sons, & the wooden, cruiser sterned fishing boats for which it became renowned in the second half of the twentieth century. Almost one hundred of her own photographs accompany her account of the boats & the people who made up a distinctive & now disappearing maritime culture. As Paul Gartside writes in his Foreword: ” Gloria Wilson truly belongs in the tradition of the folklorists-individuals moved initially by the discovery of beauty in the commonplace who are then compelled to understand & record what they find... One hopes her example will spur others to similar effort, for the capturing of culture & local knowledge before it slips away is always a noble pursuit.” ...

Set on the eve of the Sino-Japanese war, Fortress Besieged recounts the exuberant misadventures of the hapless hero Fang Hung-chien, who after aimlessly studying in Europe at his family`s expense returns to Shanghai armed with a bogus degree from a fake university. On the liner back, Fang`s life becomes deeply entangled with those of two Chinese beauties
- while when he does finally make it home, he obtains a teaching post at a newly established university, encounters effete pseudo-intellectuals, & falls into a marriage of disastrous proportions. A glorious tale of love, marriage, war, calamity, disillusionment & hope, this is one of the greatest Chinese novels: combining Eastern philosophy, Western traditions, adventure, tragicomedy & satire to create a unique feast of delights.
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As Stuart Laycock`s book All the Countries We`ve Ever Invaded: & the Few We Never got Round to shows, the British have not been backward in coming forward when it comes to aggressive visits abroad. But it hasn`t all been one way. In 1193 for example, the Danes teamed up with the most persistent offenders, the French, for a full-scale invasion. The French Prince Louis the Lion came close to success exactly 150 years after the Battle of Hastings. The 100 Years War saw multiple raids on British towns & ports by the Spanish & French. Following the Armada, there was the bloodless invasion of 1688, Bonnie Prince Charlie`s march south, the remarkable American John Paul Jones` attack on Whitehaven during the American War of Independence, the German occupation of the Channel Islands &
- the great what if of British, perhaps world history
- the threat of Operation Sealion. Ian Hernon brings his journalistic flair to bear in this dramatic narrative of the survival of an island race over 900 years
- sometimes, surprisingly, against the odds. Whilst such a history (one leaving out the boring bits) is bound to entertain, it also cannot fail to inform: where were shots last exchanged with an enemy on the mainland? At Graveney Marsh in Kent.


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In March & April 1942, more explosives were dropped on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta ` smaller than the Isle of Wight ` than on the whole of Britain during the first year of the Blitz. Malta had become one of the most strategically important places in the world. From there, the Allies could attack Axis supply lines to North Africa; without it, Rommel would be able to march unchecked into Egypt, Suez & the Middle East. For the Allies this would have catastrophic. As Churchill said, Malta had to be held `at all costs.` FORTRESS MALTA follows the story through the eyes of those who were there: young men such as twenty-year-old fighter pilot Raoul Daddo-Langlois, anti-aircraft gunner Ken Griffiths, American Art Roscoe & submariner Tubby Crawford
- who served on the most successful Allied submarine of the Second World War; cabaret dancer-turned RAF plotter Christina Ratcliffe, & her lover, the brilliant & irrepressible reconnaissance pilot, Adrian Warburton. Their stories & others provide extraordinary first-hand accounts of heroism, resilience, love, & loss, highlighting one of the most remarkable stories of World War II.
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Ever since humans began to live together in settlements they have felt the need to organise some kind of defence against potentially hostile neighbours. Many of the earliest city states were built as walled towns, & during the medieval era, stone castles were built both as symbols of the defenders` strength & as protection against potential attack. The advent of cannon prompted fortifications to become lower, denser & more complex, & the forts of the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries could appear like snowflakes in their complexity & beautiful geometry. Without forts, the history of America could have taken a very different course, pirates could have sailed the seas unchecked, & Britain itself could have been successfully invaded. This book explains the history of human fortifications, & is beautifully illustrated using photographs, plans, drawings & maps to explain why they were built, their various functions & their immense historical legacy in laying the foundations of empire. ...