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Surrender at New Orleans
General Sir Harry Smith won the lifelong respect and affection of the Duke of Wellington. Famously married to the Spanish beauty, Juana, after the siege of Badajoz in 1812, they …
Wingate and the Chindits: Redressing the Balance
"David Rooney has done Wingate's memory a signal service." The Spectator.Major General Orde Wingate, DSO and two bars, who had created and personally led the Chindits, was killed …
Burma Victory
"I thought I had read all the good books on the war in Burma, but this is the best yet." Brigadier Michael CalvertThis is the story of the Fourteenth Army in Burma and the two …
A Companion to the Gawain-Poet
Essays intended as a companion to a reading of the works of the Gawain poet: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness and Patience The essays collected here on the …
Wisdom and Management in the Knowledge Economy
Today there are more technology, technologists, knowledge and experts than at any time in human history; but from a global perspective, it is difficult to argue that this …
The Bear Factory: With The Chicks And Their Coop Pets
In Love & War
The manner of their meeting was unprecedented. During the lawless mayhem that followed the capture of Badajoz by Wellington, a 14 year old Spanish girl sought the protection of …
About Time: A History of Civilization in Twelve Clocks
For thousands of years, people of all cultures have made and used clocks, from the city sundials of ancient Rome to the medieval water clocks of imperial China, hourglasses …
About Time
'An utterly dazzling book, the best piece of history I have read for a long time' Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in Twelve Maps'Not merely an horologist's delight, …
Pierre Macherey and the Case of Literary Production
This collection revisits A Theory of Literary Production (1966) to show how Pierre Macherey’s remarkable—and still provocative—early work can contribute to contemporary discussions …
Final Draft: The Collected Work of David Carr
A career-spanning selection of the legendary reporter David Carr's writing for the New York Times, Washington City Paper, New York Magazine, the Atlantic, and more. Throughout …