Still recruited from the Pathan tribes that live in the no-man`s land between Pakistan & Afghanistan, the Khyber Rifles continue to stand guard over this area, one of the world`s most volatile borders. For more than a century, these gallant poachers turned gamekeepers fought for the British Raj against their own kith & kin, but to date nothing has been written about their key role in Britain`s struggle to dominate the North-West Frontier. Jules Stewart tells the incredible story of Colonel Sir Robert Warburton, the man who raised the Khyber Rifles in 1878, & describes the Khyber Rifles in action, in particular in the 1897 Frontier uprising & the Third Afghan War. In 1947, Pakistan gained its independence & the Khyber Rifles took on new duties, amongst them pursuing drug smugglers & terrorists. In the past two years, they have been actively involved in the war against Al Qaeda & the opium trade. Most recently they set up the first permanent military presence in the forbidden tribal territory of Tirah, to seal the border against Al Qaeda militants & eradicate the opium trade. ...

The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever
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- Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy & was almost

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The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever
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- Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy & was almost

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For anyone who can`t see a ball without wanting to kick it, head it, shoot it, or boot it! ` Not eating an ice-cream Or riding a bike No
- kicking a ball Is what I like.` ` What I like best, yes, most of all in my whole life is.. .kicking a ball. A wonderful rhyming story to read aloud, Kicking A Ball will not disappoint fans of Allan Ahlberg. First written as a poem, the little boy in the story has been brought to life perfectly by artist Sebastien Braun. Every parent will be able to immediately relate to the simple joy felt by a boy simply kicking a ball, & how there is nothing else quite like it. The incomparable Allan Ahlberg takes us on a journey from childhood to fatherhood full of humour, warmth, friendship.. .and football.
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With the best elements of KID PRESIDENTS, KID ATHLETES & KID ARTISTS colourful illustrations, kid-relatable subjects, & real stories of childhood conflict, comedy, & triumph KID AUTHORS tells true tales from the childhoods of a wide range of the world s most beloved authors before they were famous. Did you know: Sam Clemens (AKA Mark Twain) loved to hold watermelon-seed-spitting contests, play hooky, & borrow boats to go fishing & digging for turtle eggs with his best friend Tom, of course! Zora Neale Hurston first learned to walk when a hungry wild hog wandered into her house for some of her mother s cornbread & young Zora had to toddle her way to safety. ...

The idea of this book is to tell children what happens when boats are built, whether this is in a working boatyard or in someone's back garden. Wherever this happens children are drawn to watch, & sooner or later they will be asked to hold something, or else they will do so of their own free will, out of interest. This book is about conveying & explaining the sights, sounds, smells & most of all the feel of boatbuilding to youngsters, to inspire & entertain them. The lively appealing illustrations will both explain the various stages of building a boat & will entertain young readers, inspiring them to build...who knows what! ...

One of the titles in a series of topographic maps covering much of north-west Africa, produced as part of the IMW* project in 1960’s. Each map covers an area spanning 6° in longitude & 4° in latitude. There is some variation in colouring & the depiction of terrain, but hill-shading, spot heights & contours are used to show the general relief. Additional graphics show features such as dunes, rock outcrops, cliffs, sand areas, escarpments, marshes, seasonal lakes & watercourses, & areas liable to flooding. Bathymetric contours are also included. Communications detail

Includes:: roads, major trails & railways, although there is some inconsistency in colouring & the extent of classification, e.g. not all maps distinguish seasonal roads. On most maps intermediate road distances are indicated on main routes. Symbols show airports, mosques, mines, oil & gas fields, lighthouses, ruins & significant isolated buildings. Administrative boundaries are marked & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals, with further margin ticks at 1’ intervals. The map legend is in French only on some sheets, & in English & French on others.* The International Map of the World was a project conceived in the early 20th century to compile a world map series at 1:1, 000, 000 through the efforts of participating nations. The value of the program has declined since 1970 & the IMW is no longer regarded as an active international series.

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Kidbrooke & East Blackheath in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions for this area have been published, stretching from The Paragon eastward to the Brook Hospital which is right on the margin of the map; & from Lyvedon Road southward to Kidbrooke Green. The map covers the eastern part of Blackheath village, much of Shooters Hill Road, & the northern part of Kidbrooke. Features include Morden College, St James church, St Nicholas church site, Blackheath & Charlton Cottage Hospital, St John`s church, Old Dover Road, St John`s Road, Royal Horse Infirmary (Remount Depot No.2 on the 1914 map). The 1894 map has on the reverse about half of the 1st Edition 1867 map. The 1914 version

Includes:: street directories for Blackheath Park, Kidbrooke Grove, Kidbrooke Park Road, Liskeard Gardens, Old Dover Road, The Paragon, St Johns Park & Shooters Hill Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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Kidbrooke & East Blackheath in 1914 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions for this area have been published, stretching from The Paragon eastward to the Brook Hospital which is right on the margin of the map; & from Lyvedon Road southward to Kidbrooke Green. The map covers the eastern part of Blackheath village, much of Shooters Hill Road, & the northern part of Kidbrooke. Features include Morden College, St James church, St Nicholas church site, Blackheath & Charlton Cottage Hospital, St John`s church, Old Dover Road, St John`s Road, Royal Horse Infirmary (Remount Depot No.2 on the 1914 map). The 1894 map has on the reverse about half of the 1st Edition 1867 map. The 1914 version

Includes:: street directories for Blackheath Park, Kidbrooke Grove, Kidbrooke Park Road, Liskeard Gardens, Old Dover Road, The Paragon, St Johns Park & Shooters Hill Road. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.

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The area between Kidderminster & Much Wenlock, the Wenlock Edge & Ludlow on a waterproof & tear-resistant OS Active version of map No. 138 from the Ordnance Survey’s Landranger series at 1:50, 000, with contoured & GPS compatible topographic mapping plus tourist information.MOBILE DOWNLOADS: As well as the physical edition of the map, each Landranger title now

Includes:: a code for downloading after purchase its digital version onto your smartphone or tablet for viewing on the OS smartphone app.OS LANDRANGER SERIES: to see the list of all the titles in the OS Landranger series, both paper & waterproof versions, please click on the series link. Maps in the Landranger series provide plenty of recreational & tourist information, indicating the traditional public right of way paths (except in Scotland where different laws apply), including bridleways & byways restricted or open to motorized traffic. National Trails & selected other long-distance paths are marked, as well as on-road & traffic-free cycle routes with their National/ Regional Cycle Network numbers. National Trust/ National Trust for Scotland & Forestry Commission land is clearly marked, indicating open or restricted access. A range of symbols highlights camping & caravanning sites, youth hostels, tourist information offices & visitors’ centres, parking & picnicking places, World Heritage sites, sport & recreational facilities, etc. The maps provide detailed presentation of topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights & additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkl&, rock features including scree & cliffs, water features inland & along the sea shore with marshl&, dunes, s&, mud, shingle & the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with stations, cuttings, embankments, etc; individual isolated buildings; archaeological & historical sites, etc. For GPS users the British National Grid is shown at 1km intervals, with latitude & longitude given by margin ticks at 1` & cross hairs on the map at 5`. Each map covers an area of 40 x 40km, (approx. 25 x 25 miles).

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