This beautifully illustrated guide by master draughtsman & Napoleonic expert Carl Franklin draws together extensive research & previously unpublished information to provide a new insight into the field artillery & uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars. The evolution of this new form of artillery is shown in full detail for the first time & its use is fully examined. Particular attention is given to the ammunition drills harness supporting equipment & uniforms of the period & each type of field artillery is fully illustrated. Fire Napoleon himself proclaimed is everything; the rest does not matter. British Napoleonic Field Artillery helps to test the veracity of that statement & is an essential reference for all those interested in Napoleonic history. ...

Nobody working in healthcare can afford to be without the latest edition of the British National Formulary. Compiled with the advice of clinical experts & continually updated to reflect the latest evidence from all credible sources worldwide this essential reference provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing dispensing administering & monitoring medicines. Not only does the BNF include the widely accepted framework for the drug management of common diseases it also

Includes:: details of medicines prescribed in the UK with special reference to their uses cautions contraindications side-effects dosage & relative costs. This allows treatment to be tailored to the individual needs of each patient. The BNF is updated in print every six months by an expert team of pharmacists with guidance & validation from a network of leading clinicians overseen by a Joint Formulary Committee with representatives from all spheres of clinical practice. The BNF reflects current best practice as well as legal & professional guidelines relating to the use of medicines. As a result it is used widely as a touchstone reference & cited in Parliaments & courts as a source of authority.

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Nobody working in healthcare can afford to be without the latest edition of the British National Formulary. Compiled with the advice of clinical experts & continually updated to reflect the latest evidence from all credible sources worldwide this essential reference provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing dispensing administering & monitoring medicines. Not only does the BNF include the widely accepted framework for the drug management of common diseases it also

Includes:: details of medicines prescribed in the UK with special reference to their uses cautions contraindications side-effects dosage & relative costs. This allows treatment to be tailored to the individual needs of each patient. The BNF is updated in print every six months by an expert team of pharmacists with guidance & validation from a network of leading clinicians overseen by a Joint Formulary Committee with representatives from all spheres of clinical practice. The BNF reflects current best practice as well as legal & professional guidelines relating to the use of medicines. As a result it is used widely as a touchstone reference & cited in Parliaments & courts as a source of authority.

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Winner of the Society for Nautical Research's prestigious Anderson Medal 2010. Nicholas Black examines the role of the Naval Staff of the Admiralty in the 1914-18 war reassessing both the calibre of the Staff & the function & structure of the Staff. He challenges historians such as Arthur Marder & naval figures such as Captains Herbert Richmond & Kenneth Dewar who were influential in creating the largely bad press that the Staff has received subsequently showing that their influence has at times been both unhealthy & misinformed. The way in which the Staff developed during the war from a small overstretched & often manipulated body to a much more highly specialised & successful one is also examined reassessing the roles of key individuals such as Jellicoe & Geddes & suggesting that the structure of the Staff has been misunderstood & that it was a rather more sophisticated body than historians have traditionally appreciated. Black also looks at how the Staff performed in various major naval issues of the war: the role of the Grand Fleet the war against the U-boat the Dardanelles Operation & the implementation of the economic blockade against Germany. Overall the book complements & at times challenges both operational histories of the war & biographies of the leading individuals involved. NICHOLAS BLACK is Head of History at Dulwich College. ...

In August 1944 the British Pacific Fleet did not exist. Six months later it was strong enough to launch air attacks on Japanese territory & by the end of the war it constituted the most powerful force in the history of the Royal Navy fighting as professional equals alongside the US Navy in the thick of the action. How this was achieved by a nation nearing exhaustion after five years of conflict is a story of epic proportions in which ingenuity diplomacy & dogged persistence all played a part. As much a political as a technical triumph the BPF was uniquely complex in its make-up: its C-in-C was responsible to the Admiralty for the general direction of his Fleet; took operational orders from the American Admiral Nimitz; answered to the Government of Australia for the construction & maintenance of a vast base infrastructure & to other Commonwealth Governments for the ships & men that formed his fully-integrated multi-national fleet. This ground-breaking new work by David Hobbs describes the background creation & expansion of the BPF from its first tentative strikes through operations off the coast of Japan to its impact on the immediate post-war period including the opinions of USN liaison officers attached to the British flagships. The book is the first to demonstrate the real scope & scale of the BPFs impressive achievement. ...

Tony Wrights Very Short Introduction to British Politics is an interpretative essay on the British political system rather than merely an abbreviated textbook on how it currently works. He identifies key characteristics & ideas of the British tradition & investigates what makes British politics distinctive while emphasizing throughout the book how these characteristics are reflected in the way the political system actually functions. Each chapter is organized around a key theme such as the constitution or political accountability which is first established & then explored with examples & illustrations. This in turn provides a perspective for a discussion of how the system is changing looking in particular at devolution & Britains place in Europe. ...

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- you want to be knowledgeable about British politics but don't know where to start. The rich history complex statistics & tricky
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There is a distinct lack of readily available information about the British prime ministers especially as a group. There are thick biographies of the big names
- Pitt Gladstone Churchill
- but who were the others? there are plenty of short booklets & pamphlets for all the monarchs but little or nothing on most of the fifty-three PMs. What better way to introduce these individuals than through a short accurate review of each Prime Minister briefly describing their background & influence their role in British history & in major world events. On closer inspection the PMs are revealed to be more colourful figures than might be imagined whose unique personalities & individual deeds shaped important historical events. British Prime Ministers offers a handy & accessible guide to all of Britains heads of government from Sir Robert Walpole right through to David Cameron thereby lifting the veil of obscurity from an all-too-neglected cast of characters.

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The authors previous two-volume history of British private aircraft between the wars is the seminal work on the topic. He has now extended the story into the post-war years & describes the many changes & developments in the industry after 1945. From being a world leader in private light aircraft the British industry struggled & ultimately failed to compete with the US & French industries. How & why this happened is described in detail by someone who was heavily involved in the industry & suitable blame is apportioned between governments financiers & designers! Volume 1 is profusely illustrated with photographs from the authors unrivalled collection & 3-view plans of all significant aircraft. ...

The second volume in a two-part series on post-WW2 British light aircraft this book describes & illustrates all the designs built & flown from 1945 on. It features full technical descriptions 3D-view drawings & photographs for each type to complement the full history of the period covered in Volume 1. This is an invaluable resource for all those interested in light aircraft & in the British aviation industry. ...