One of the rarely discussed aspects of the experience of soldiers in the First World War was the refusal to take prisoners during battle and in some cases the killing of prisoners in the front line. No Quarter investigates the degree to which Australian soldiers were participants in this practice both as victims and perpetrators. '...exceptionally well-researched, objective and well-written...an essential work for any student of the Great War...' - Military History
Dale goes behind the smile to reveal the character and political beliefs of 'Phoney Tony' - former lead singer of the Ugly Rumours, husband of hot shot barrister Cherie Booth, and the youngest British Prime Minister this century
The book explores the intersection between the Great War and patriotism through an examination of the effects of both on Australia’s most popular football code. The work is chronological, and therefore provides an easy path by which events may be followed. Ultimately it seeks to shine a light on and provide considerable detail to a much-ignored period in Australian Rules football history, including women’s football history, that was subject to much upheaval and which reflected considerable social and class divisions in society at the time. One hundred years on, the Australian Football League presents past soldier footballers as unequivocal representatives of a unifying national ‘Anzac’ spirit. That is far from the reality of football’s First World War experience.
In the summer and autumn of 1918, the British Expeditionary Force, under Field Marshal Haig, fought a series of victorious battles on the Western Front that contributed mightily to the German Army’s final defeat. They did so as part of an Allied coalition, one in which the role of Australian diggers and US doughboys is often forgotten. The Bellicourt Tunnel attack in September 1918, fought in the fading autumn light, was very much an inter-Allied affair and marked a unique moment in the Allied armies’ endeavors. It was the first time that such a large cohort of Americans had fought in a British formation. Additionally, untried American II Corps and experienced Australian Corps were to spearhead the attack under the command of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, with British divisions adopting supporting roles on the flanks. Blair forensically details the fighting and the largely forgotten desperate German defenxe. Although celebrated as a marvelous feat of breaking the Hindenburg Line, the American attack generally failed to achieve its set objectives and it took the Australians three days of bitter fighting to reach theirs. Blair rejects the conventional explanation of the US mop up failure and points the finger of blame at Rawlinson, Haig and Monash for expecting too much of the raw US troops, singling out the Australian Corps commander for particular criticism. Overall, Blair judges the fighting a draw. At the end, like two boxers, the Australian-American force was gasping for breath and the Germans, badly battered, were backpedalling to remain on balance. That said, the day was calamitous for the German Army, even if the clean breakthrough that Haig had hoped for did not occur. Forced out of the Hindenburg Line, the prognosis for the German army on the Western Front and hence Imperial Germany itself was bleak indeed.
Following in the footsteps of their bestselling Ultimate Bill Clinton Joke Book, the authors turn their attention to New Labour: -- Tony Blair is a real politician... he's willing to do anything for the working class. Except join them. -- If Tony Blair is so keen on reducing air pollution, why doesn't he stop making speeches. -- Did you hear the adding two more faces to Mount Rushmore? Tony Blair's. Packed with jokes that would make even Vice President Gore smile, there's just one problem. The dangerous thing about New Labour kokes is that sometimes they get elected!
When Legend sees his political war-mongering father heading in a direction Legend can’t agree with, he walks, but walking away from his little brother, Larry, can’t happen. He is special in so many ways—even Clary, who has helped him many times, agrees. When intel of a government uprising is confirmed, Legend swoops in to remove Larry from the danger zone. It’s not like Legend can leave behind his brother’s tutor either … Blair has been looking after Larry for years and had expected her position to continue for much longer, but, when Legend races in, barking orders to leave, her calm future is in sudden jeopardy. Nothing is easy or calm about Legend when he’s around her. As the coup fails, Legend’s simple escape plan deteriorates quickly, and Larry’s existence is suddenly a prize for cohorts, who haven’t been paid and who are looking for a quick escape route too. Not that Blair would let anyone hurt her charge—even if it means dealing with and cooperating with the very irritating Legend.
All governments, whatever their political colours, fall victim to the satirists and comedians. In a democracy it is only right and proper that they should. Just as Margaret Thatcher and John Major were ridiculed and lampooned before them, now it is the turn of Blair, Prescott, Cook and Brown.
Dale Carnegie’s Timless advice is more relevant than ever in the stressful fast- paced twenty-first Century. Learn how to break the worry habit - Now and forever!” - M.Sango In this classic work, How to stop worrying and start living, Carnegie offers a set of practical formulas that you can put to work today. it is a book packed with lessons that will last a lifetime and make that lifetime happier! Fascinating to read and easy to apply, How to stop Worrying and Start Living deals with fundamental emotions and life - changing ideas. There’s no need to live with worry and anxiety that keep you from enjoying a full, active life.
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