This selection of Wilfred Owen's war poems is being published partly to provide an ideal edition of the poems for schools who essentially read the war poems & need a short thorough edition. It contains a new introduction by Jon Stallworthy which is aimed at a general audience but will be thorough & academic enough to work for schools as well. Constable have a similar edition planned but Chatto's will be out first & contains copyright material unavailable to other editions. ...

Having joined the BBC as a trainee in 1984 Jeremy Bowen first became a foreign correspondent four years later. He had witnessed violence already both at home & abroad but it wasnt until he covered his first war -- in El Salvador -- that he felt he had arrived. Armed with the fearlessness of youth he lived for the job was in love with it aware of the dangers but assuming the bullets & bombs were meant for others. In 2000 however after eleven years in some of the worlds most dangerous places the bullets came too close for comfort & a close friend was killed in Lebanon. This & then the birth of his first child began a process of reassessment that culminated in the end of the affair. Now in his extraordinarily gripping & thought-provoking new book he charts his progress from keen young novice whose first reaction to the sound of gunfire was to run towards it to the more circumspect veteran he is today. It will also discuss the changes that have taken place in the ways in which wars are reported over the course of his career from the Gulf War to Bosnia Afghanistan to Rwanda. ...

For the very first time The War That Never Was" tells the fascinating story of a secret war fought by British mercenaries in the Yemen in the early 1960s. In a covert operation organised over whisky & sodas in the clubs of Chelsea & Mayfair a group of former SAS officers
- led by the irrepressible Colonel Jim Johnson
- arranged for a squadron of British mercenaries to travel to the remote mountain regions of the Yemen to arm train & lead Yemeni tribesmen in their fight against a 60 000-strong contingent of Egyptian soldiers. It was one of the most uneven running battles ever waged; the Egyptians fielded a huge professionally-trained army. The British fought back at the head of a ragtag force of tribal warriors & ultimately won. Egypts President Nasser described the battle in the Yemen as my Vietnam. Its a fascinating forgotten & rip-roaringly entertaining pocket of British military history much in the spirit of Ben Mv Intyres bestselling " Agent Zigzag & Operation Mincemeat"."

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With two tours of Iraq under his belt Sergeant Dave Henley knows what modern war looks like. But nothing can prepare him for the posting to Forward Operating Base Senzhiri Helmand Province Afghanistan. This is a battlezone like he's never seen before. He's in charge of 1 Platoon a ragbag collection of rookies who he must make into a fighting force
- & fast. But this is a brutal unforgiving conflict which takes no prisoners. Their convoy is ambushed on the way to the FOB leaving two men grievously wounded
- before they've fired a shot. Back at home Dave's wife Jenny seven months pregnant must try to hold together the fragile lives of the families left behind who all wait for the knock on the door & the arrival of bad news...

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Again & again British politicians commentators & celebrities intone that The War on Drugs has failed. They then say that this is an argument for abandoning all attempts to reduce drug use through the criminal law. Peter Hitchens shows that in Britain there has been no serious war on drugs since 1971 when a Tory government adopted a Labour plan to implement the revolutionary Wootton report. This gave cannabis the most widely used illegal substance a special legal status as a supposedly soft drug (in fact Hitchens argues it is at least as dangerous as heroin & cocaine because of the threat it poses to mental health). It began a progressive reduction of penalties for possession & effectively disarmed the police. This process still continues behind a screen of falsely tough rhetoric from politicians. Far from there being a war on drugs there has been a covert surrender to drugs concealed behind an official obeisance to international treaty obligations. To all intents & purposes cannabis is legal in Britain & other major drugs are not far behind. In The War We Never Fought Hitchens uncovers the secret history of the governments true attitude & the increasing recruitment of the police & courts to covert decriminalisation initiatives & contrasts it with the rhetoric. Whatever & whoever is to blame for the undoubted mess of Britains drug policy it is not prohibition or a war on drugs for neither exists. ...

In the mist-shrouded haze of the past long before the beginning of recorded time there stood the world of Azeroth. Every kind of magical being strode the countryside among the tribes of man & all was at peace
- until the arrival of the demons & horrors of the Burning Legion & their baneful Lord Sargeras dark god of chaotic magic. Now Dragons Dwarves Elves Goblins Humans & Orcs all vie for supremacy across the scattered kingdoms
- part of a grand malevolent scheme that will determine the fate of the world of WARCRAFT. The Guardians of Tirisfal: a line of champions imbued with godlike powers each one through the ages charged with fighting a lonely secret war against the Burning Legion. Medivh was fated from birth to become the greatest & most powerful of this noble order. But from the beginning a darkness tainted his soul corrupting his innocence & turning to evil the powers that should have fought for good. Torn by two destinies Medivhs struggle against the malice within him becomes one with the fate of Azeroth itself...and changes the world forever.

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In the mist-shrouded haze of the past the world of Azeroth teemed with wondrous creatures of every kind. Mysterious Elves & hardy Dwarves walked among tribes of man in relative peace & harmony until the arrival of the demonic army known as Burning Legion shattered the world's tranquility forever. Now Orcs Dragons Goblins & Trolls all vie for supremacy over the scattered warring kingdoms
- part of a grand malevolent scheme that will determine the fate of the world of WARCRAFT. A terrifying upheaval among the highest ranks of the world's Wizards sends the maverick Mage Rhonin on a perilous journey into the Orc-controlled lands of Khaz Modan. What Rhonin uncovers is a vast far-reaching conspiracy darker than anything he ever imagined
- a threat that will force him into a dangerous alliance with ancient creatures of air & fire if the world of Azeroth is to see another dawn.

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The book centers on the character of Mr. Harding a clergyman of great personal integrity whose charitable income far exceeds the purpose for which it was intended. Young John Bold turns his reforming zeal to exposing what he considers to be an abuse of privilege despite being in love with Mr. Hardings daughter Eleanor. The novel was highly topical as a case regarding the misapplication of church funds was the scandalous subject of contemporary debate. But Trollope uses this specific case to explore & illuminate the universal complexities of human motivation & social morality. This edition

Includes:: an introduction & notes by David Skilton & illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more.

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With the discovery of ancient powers a legend begins.. . There was an age when the world was young. It was a time before the coming of humans a time when magic was the dominant power
- & it was named the age of Faerie. Ever since this time a bitter war has been raging between the forces of good & evil. & it was during this age that the Elfstones protecting the Elven race disappeared. They have been missing for thousands of years. Now a clue to their location may have surfaced in the ancient diary of a princess & it will be the beginning of an adventure that no-one could have anticipated. This is the beginning of a breath-taking new series from the master of modern fantasy Terry Brooks. Returning to his core Shannara world this spellbinding series will astound both seasoned Terry Brooks fans & those discovering his magical world for the first time.
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