The Second World War forever altered the complexion of the British Empire. From Cyprus to Malaya from Borneo to Suez the dominoes began to fall within a decade of peace in Europe. Africa in the late 1940s & 1950s was energized by the grant of independence to India & the emergence of a credible indigenous intellectual & political caste that was poised to inherit control from the waning European imperial powers. The British on the whole managed to disengage from Africa with a minimum of ill feeling & violence conceding power in the Gold Coast Nigeria & Sierra Leone under an orderly constitutional process & engaging only in the suppression of civil disturbances in Nyasaland & Northern Rhodesia as the practicalities of a political handover were negotiated. In Kenya however matters were different. A vociferous local settler lobby had accrued significant economic & political authority under a local legislature coupled with the fact that much familial pressure could be brought to bear in Whitehall by British settlers of wealth & influence most of whom were utterly irreconciled to the notion of any kind of political handover. Mau Mau was less than a liberation movement but much more than a mere civil disturbance. Its historic importance is based primarily on the fact that the Mau Mau campaign was one of the first violent confrontations in sub-Saharan Africa to take place over the question of the self-determination of the masses. It also epitomized the quandary suffered by the white settler communities of Africa who had been promised utopia in an earlier century only to be confronted in a post-war world by the completely unexpected reality of black political aspiration. This book journeys through the birth of British East Africa as a settled territory of the Empire & the inevitable politics of confrontation that emerged from the unequal distribution of resources & power. It covers the emergence & growth of Mau Mau & the strategies applied by the British to confront & nullify what was in reality a tactically inexpert but nonetheless powerfully symbolic black expression of political violence. The revolt was suppressed & peace restored but events in the colony were nevertheless swept along by the greater movement of Africa toward independences resulting in the eventual establishment of majority rule in Kenya in 1964. ...

In 1811 John Williams was buried with a stake in his heart. Was he the notorious East End killer or his eighth victim in the bizarre & shocking Ratcliffe Highway Murders? In this vivid & gripping reconstruction P. D. James & T. A. Critchley draw on public records newspaper clippings & hitherto unpublished sources expertly sifting the evidence to shed new light on this infamous Wapping mystery. ...

The 2-6-0 Mogul steam locomotives were designed by Richard Maunsell for passenger duties on the Southern Railway & they were used mainly on cross-country & semi-fast expresses. Able to operate over most of the Southern Railway network after grouping in 1923 the sturdy 2-6-0 Moguls survived until 1966 when all had been withdrawn from service. The author looks in detail at the design development & working lives of these reliable & economical engines. The book also

Includes:: the locomotives purchased for operation in Ireland & on the Metropolitan Railway. Packed with photographs of the locomotives in both colour & mono together with detailed design drawings this new book will be ideal for modellers of the class. It is also an essential work of reference for the growing band of Southern Railway followers.

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The electrifying sequel to Martina Coles DANGEROUS LADY combines emotional drama & shocking realism. Maura Ryan was the queen of the criminal underworld when she pulled off the most audacious gold bullion robbery of all time. Since then shes retired from a life of crime to be with the only man shes ever loved. But enemies from her past are closing in & theyre about to learn that they should never cross Maura Ryan. The dangerous lady is back & shes as lethal as ever...MAURAS GAME is an explosive novel of East End violence & corruption from one of the most original voices in fiction today. Martina Coles unique blend of emotional drama & shocking realism combine in this electrifying new bestseller. ...

Maurice Hall is a young man who grows up confident in his privileged status & well aware of his role in society. Modest & generally conformist he nevertheless finds himself increasingly attracted to his own sex. Through Clive whom he encounters at Cambridge & through Alec the gamekeeper on Clives country estate Maurice gradually experiences a profound emotional & sexual awakening. A tale of passion bravery & defiance this intensely personal novel was completed in 1914 but remained unpublished until after Forsters death in 1970. Compellingly honest & beautifully written it offers a powerful condemnation of the repressive attitudes of British society & is at once a moving love story & an intimate tale of one mans erotic & political self-discovery. ...

The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series" which

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The highly successful Globetrotter Travel Series which

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Patrick O' Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning with Master & Commander these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the fourth book in the series. Captain Jack Aubrey is ashore on half-pay without a command
- until his friend & occasional intelligence agent Stephen Maturin arrives with secret orders for Aubrey to take a frigate to the Cape of Good Hope under a Commodore's pennant. But the difficulties of carrying out his orders are compounded by two of his own captains
- Lord Clonfert a pleasure-seeking dilettante & Captain Corbett whose severity can push his crews to the verge of mutiny. Based on the actual campaign of 1810 in the Indian Ocean O' Brian's attention to detail of eighteenth-century life ashore & at sea is meticulous. This tale is as beautifully written & as gripping as any in the series; it also stands on its own as a superlative work of fiction.

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Most travellers want to have fun & feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination
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Paradise on earth? Pretty close. Laze all day on a dreamy beach sip cocktails at sunset & feast on seafood. Or get active & hike into spectacular volcanic landscapes or dive with turtles in coral canyons. Whatever your interests & budget this book will make your experience even more special. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate practical & honest advice designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Diving & hiking chapters for thrills above & below the water Cultural insights to enrich your experience Ecofriendly tips to help you travel green ...