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Battalion

A British infantry unit's actions from the battle of El Alamein to the Elbe, 1942-1945.

By: Alastair Borthwick

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Battalion

A British infantry unit's actions from the battle of El Alamein to the Elbe, 1942-1945.

By: Alastair Borthwick

Alastair Borthwick's Battalion is the widely acclaimed story of a British Army infantry unit in the Second World War. Written in Germany just after VE Day, Battalion captures the immediate memories of troops at war. It gives the soldier's view of events, avoiding moralising or sensationalism, and making full use of first-hand accounts of battles. The result is a sharp depiction of war and of the extraordinary circumstances in which the soldiers frequently found themselves. The book is notable for the sheer amount of front line action. The planning and execution of battles is minutely described, and the lot of the ordinary soldier is related with humour and immediacy. It is a tale of remarkable courage and application to duty. It records in detail a period of history, reflecting the experiences of many Allied infantrymen and providing a unique testament to the trials and tribulations of conflict. The battalion in question is the 5th Seaforth Highlanders of the 51st (Highland) Division. Alastair Borthwick joined the battalion in 1943, as the soldiers fought a series of desert battles to push the German Army out of North Africa. They then took part in the conquest of Sicily and later, following behind the D-Day landings, advanced into Germany, fighting several vicious battles in the final days of the war. 'An outstanding book' Max Hastings, Daily Telegraph

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Vertebrate Publishing

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1910240257

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9781910240250

Always a Little Further

A classic tale of camping, hiking and climbing in Scotland in the thirties

By: Alastair Borthwick

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Always a Little Further

A classic tale of camping, hiking and climbing in Scotland in the thirties

By: Alastair Borthwick

Alastair Borthwick's classic tale of camping, hiking and climbing tells of the freedom and fellowship enjoyed by climbers in Scotland in the 1930s. His beautiful, vivid descriptions of the landscape are only rivalled by his colourfully drawn, highly entertaining cast of characters, all of whom are passionate about the outdoors and their place within it. Borthwick takes his reader - via road, campsite and bothy - from Arrochar to Glencoe; from the Cuillin to Lairig Ghru. Encounters with tramps, tinkers and hawkers, and of hitching to Ben Nevis in a lorry full of dead sheep, are all described in Borthwick's light-hearted style. He weaves a hilarious tale, aided by the eccentric folk he meets, and this light-hearted read continues to delight, decades after it was first published. Always A Little Further is essential reading for any climber, or indeed anyone, who longs to be transported from the mundane day to day to the wilds of Scotland.

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Vertebrate Publishing

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1910240273

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9781910240274

Thomas Mackay

The Laird of Rideau Hall and the Founding of Ottawa

By: Alastair Sweeny

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Thomas Mackay

The Laird of Rideau Hall and the Founding of Ottawa

By: Alastair Sweeny

The Laird of Rideau Hall explores the life and times of Thomas Mackay, the chief founder of Bytown/Ottawa. Born and raised in Perth, Scotland, Mackay and his family emigrated to Montreal in 1817. Partnering with fellow mason John Redpath, he built the locks of the first Lachine Canal, did military construction work at Fort Lennox and St. Helen’s Island, and supplied stone for Montreal’s Notre Dame Basilica. Engaged by Colonel By of the Royal Engineers to build the Ottawa and Hartwell Locks of the Rideau Canal, Mackay used his profits to found the village of New Edinburgh and build a mill complex at Rideau Falls, as well as the residence his daughter named Rideau Hall. With his hefty canal profits—paid in Spanish silver pieces of eight—Mackay was a major financier of the Ottawa and Prescott Railway, and chief promoter of Ottawa as the capital of Canada. He served as Colonel of the Russell and Carleton militias, was MLA for Russell for seven years, and a member of the Legislative Council of Canada for fifteen. After Mackay’s death in 1855, his son-in-law and estate manager Thomas Keefer sold Rideau Hall to the government to serve as a residence for Canada’s Governor General. Keefer also developed a tract of land owned by the estate into the village of Rockcliffe Park, today home to over 70 diplomatic residences.

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443

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University of Ottawa Press

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ISBN 10

0776636812

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9780776636818

The Murder of King James I

By: Alastair James Bellany,Thomas Cogswell

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The Murder of King James I

By: Alastair James Bellany,Thomas Cogswell

A year after the death of James I in 1625, a sensational pamphlet accused the Duke of Buckingham of murdering the king. It was an allegation that would haunt English politics for nearly forty years. In this exhaustively researched new book, two leading scholars of the era, Alastair Bellany and Thomas Cogswell, uncover the untold story of how a secret history of courtly poisoning shaped and reflected the political conflicts that would eventually plunge the British Isles into civil war and revolution. Illuminating many hitherto obscure aspects of early modern political culture, this eagerly anticipated work is both a fascinating story of political intrigue and a major exploration of the forces that destroyed the Stuart monarchy.

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659

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Yale University Press

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0300214960

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9780300214963

Hawick & District From Old Photographs

By: Alastair M. Redpath

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Hawick & District From Old Photographs

By: Alastair M. Redpath

Explore a unique and charming look at the history of Hawick, its surrounding areas and its local inhabitants, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445647532

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9781445647531

Urban Fortunes

Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900

By: Jon Stobart,Alastair Owens

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Urban Fortunes

Property and Inheritance in the Town, 1700–1900

By: Jon Stobart,Alastair Owens

Property is central to any historical analyses of production, reproduction and consumption. It lies at the heart of discussions of material culture, class relations and the household economy. Recent work has begun to look beyond the acquisition and possession of goods to examine what the disposal, transmission and giving of property might tell us about changing society and culture. This landmark collection of articles represents a wide range of approaches to and perspectives on the ownership, use and transmission of property in eighteenth and nineteenth-century towns. An introductory essay highlights the importance of property and inheritance in shaping social, cultural, economic and political structures and interactions within and between towns and cities. Writing from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, the contributors then explore in detail the changing meaning of property to households and individuals; the social, economic and geographical contexts of inheritance practices; the geography of wealth; the role of gender in shaping property relations and, perhaps above all, the enduring link between property, the family and the household in urban contexts.

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239

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Routledge

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1351876619

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9781351876612

Fair Land Sarawak

Some Recollections of an Expatriate Officer

By: Alastair Morrison

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Fair Land Sarawak

Some Recollections of an Expatriate Officer

By: Alastair Morrison

An officer's first-person account of British colonial disengagement from Sarawak. Morrison explains the daily bureaucracy of colonial life from an inside perspective and details the changes that occurred during his years in Sarawak: the growth and expansion of Communist movements, the emerging modernization of various districts, and the formation of Malaysia.

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197

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Cornell University Press

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ISBN 10

1501718800

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9781501718809

Scotland

By: Alastair Scott

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Scotland

By: Alastair Scott

This Top 10 guide features a handy pull-out, pocket-sized map and day guide for the best places to visit, shop, and eat while in Scotland.

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166

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DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

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0789491915

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9780789491916

Always a Little Further

A classic tale of camping, hiking and climbing in Scotland in the thirties

By: Alastair Borthwick

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Always a Little Further

A classic tale of camping, hiking and climbing in Scotland in the thirties

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Vertebrate Publishing

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1910240273

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Battalion

Battalion

Always a Little Further

Always a Little Further

Thomas Mackay

Thomas Mackay

The Murder of King James I

The Murder of King James I

Hawick & District From Old Photographs

Hawick & District From Old Photographs

Urban Fortunes

Urban Fortunes

Fair Land Sarawak

Fair Land Sarawak

Scotland

Scotland

Always a Little Further

Always a Little Further

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