The year 1588 marked a turning point in our national story. Victory over the Armada transformed us into a seafaring nation & it sparked a myth that one day would become a reality
- that the nation's new destiny, the source of her future wealth & power lay out on the oceans. This book tells the story of how the navy expanded from a tiny force to become the most complex industrial enterprise on earth; how the need to organise it laid the foundations of our civil service & our economy; & how it transformed our culture, our sense of national identity & our democracy. Exploring deeper into the themes raised by the television series, Brian Lavery documents the progress of the Royal Navy from late Tudor times to the First World War. He discusses its relationship with the state & the British people, analyses the tactics & initiative that created dramatic victories, & the failures and incompetence that lead to disaster. Rising through the administrative brilliance of Pepys, Anson & Lord Sandwich & the inspirational leadership of Blake, Hawke & Nelson, the Royal Navy became the most powerful force in the world. But the conviction of Britain's navy as undisputed ruler of the waves encouraged a sterility in strategic thinking & complacency during the 'long peace' of the nineteenth century leading to the bruising experience of the Battle of Jutl&.
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Traces the rise & fall of the Comanches, the most powerful Indian tribe in American history. This title presents the epic saga of the pioneer woman Cynthia Ann Parker & her mixed-blood son Quanah, who became the last & greatest chief of the Comanches. ...

From the master of dystopia, comes his heartrending story of a British boy's four year ordeal in a Japanese prison camp during the Second World War. Based on J. G. Ballard's own childhood, this is the extraordinary account of a boy's life in Japanese-occupied wartime Shanghai
- a mesmerising, hypnotically compelling novel of war, of starvation & survival, of internment camps & death marches. It blends searing honesty with an almost hallucinatory vision of a world thrown utterly out of joint. Rooted as it is in the author's own disturbing experience of war in our time, it is one of a handful of novels by which the twentieth century will be not only remembered but judged.
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Britannia has been subdued & an epic new chapter in Marcus Valerius Aquila's life begins. Posted to the Second Tungrain auxiliary cohort's original home in Germania Inferior, Marcus finds a very different world from the turbulent British frontier
- but one with its own dangers. Tungrorum, the centre of a once-prosperous farming province, a city already brought low by the ravages of the eastern plague that has swept through the empire, is now threatened by an outbreak of brutally violent robbery. A bandit chieftain called Obduro, his identity always hidden behind an iron cavalry helmet, is robbing & killing with impunity. His sword
- sharper, stronger & more deadly than any know to the Roman Army
- is a lethal symbol of his unstoppable power. & now he has moved beyond theft & threatens to destabilize the whole northern frontier of the empire.


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In 1986 Margaret Humphreys, a Nottingham social worker, investigated a woman's claim that, aged four, she had been put on a boat to Australia by the British government. At first incredulous, Margaret discovered that this was just the tip of an enormous iceberg. ...

The summer of 1898 finds Austria transfixed by a series of brutal murders. When renowned painter Gustav Klimt's female model becomes the fifth victim, the artist is fingered as the culprit. Klimt's lawyer Karl Werthen & the famed criminologist Inspector Gross must delve into a nationwide conspiracy in order to acquit the eccentric artiste. ...

Explores the issues facing theatrical performances. This work describes important developments in theatre from the last century, as well as smaller scale events, from productions by Stanislavsky to the rise of Method Acting. It also shows how theatre defies rules, builds & shatters illusions & creates lasting memories for its audiences. ...

Art & Craft Craft Embellishments Give your next crafting project the extra detail it deserves with this gorgeous Enamel Autumn Leaf Charm Embellishments! With 8 in a pack, they are perfect for a number of different craft projects, including card-making, scrapbooking & much more. Product Information: • Make & Create • Enamel Leaf Embellishments • Pack of 8 •

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Art & Craft Craft Activities for Kids Get creative & enter the fun world of Encanto with this Colour Your Own Canvas Set. Use the assorted coloured felt tip pens to colour in the Encanto themed design on the canvas. Featuring Mirabel & the phrase “ Magic awaits you”, you’ll instantly recognise it from the popular film.
Includes:: • 1 x Canvas (30 x 30 x 1.5cm • 8 x Felt tip pens Use your imagination to decide which colours to use as your bring the outlines to life. Once finished, hang up your canvas for everyone to see your creativity. Guaranteed to keep the kids entertained for hours. A great present for Encanto fans. Product Information: • Colour Your Own Canvas Set • Encanto • Design: Magic awaits you • Disney • Ages 3+ • Art Set
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