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First Came a Murder, Death Round the Corner, and The Mark of the Crescent

By: John Creasey

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First Came a Murder, Death Round the Corner, and The Mark of the Crescent

By: John Creasey

In one volume: three classic Department Z detective novels by the Edgar Award–winning writer who sold eighty million novels worldwide. Department Z is the super-secret team of investigators that works within British intelligence—now, this special collection offers three action-packed pre–World War II tales of mystery. Included are: First Came a Murder Sir Basil Riordon is a mysterious, frightening, and immensely wealthy man. But is he also a killer? After a member of an exclusive London club is poisoned, the head of England’s elite secret service, Gordon Craigie, has to navigate among some important and intimidating people to find out. Death Round the Corner Leopold Gorman studies the World Economic Conference with interest—and then picks five rich and powerful men to bring his plan to fruition. If any one of them shows reluctance to fall in with his scheme, he’ll be dead within the hour. The only thing standing in the master criminal’s way is Department Z . . . The Mark of the Crescent The mark of the crescent signs an order for murder. Gordon Craigie and Department Z are embroiled in a desperate investigation involving drugs, and must uncover who is behind the mysterious mark before the anonymous culprit claims another victim. The trail starts at the country estate of Greylands—but where will the mark of the crescent lead?

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Ipso Books

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1504053656

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Rulers of the Sea

Maritime Strategy and Sea Power in Ancient Greece, 550–321 BCE

By: John Nash

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Rulers of the Sea

Maritime Strategy and Sea Power in Ancient Greece, 550–321 BCE

By: John Nash

This is a study of sea power and maritime strategy in the Classical Greek world. More than just a study of navies and battles, it examines how the sea was used to influence events ashore and how the use of naval power combined with land power had a defining impact on the period. After an examination of the oft-overlooked practical issues of navigation and administration, the book explores the idea of a ‘maritime consciousness’ in Greece and how this shaped the way the Greeks engaged in war. Naval operations from the Persian Wars down to the rise of Thebes are examined at the operational and strategic level, including a catalogue of the hundreds of different maritime operations from the 5th and 4th centuries BCE. Further, while the great sea power Athens is most prominent, it looks at other city-states to examine how they utilised sea power. This new approach uses modern theory to highlight some enduring lessons of sea power. It demonstrates that Classical scholars should embrace sea power as an important concept in the Greek world. Modern scholars of naval and strategic studies should cast their gaze further back in time when looking for lessons in sea power. This book helps to bridge the scholarship between these two disciplines.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3111343162

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9783111343167

Death Round the Corner

By: John Creasey

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Death Round the Corner

By: John Creasey

A terrifying international plot threatens the agents of Britain’s Department Z in this tale of suspense from an Edgar Award–winning author. Leopold Gorman studies the World Economic Conference with interest—and then picks five rich and powerful men to bring his plan to fruition. If any one of them shows reluctance to fall in with his scheme, he’ll be dead within the hour . . . Gordon Craigie, chief of British intelligence, is the only thing standing between Gorman and success. So Gorman turns his attentions to Craigie’s greatest asset: the men of Department Z. As Craigie attempts to undermine Gorman’s plot, Gorman decides which agent should be next to “disappear.” Can Craigie and his men outwit this master criminal before it’s too late?

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Open Road Media

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1504087364

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9781504087360

Death on the Move

By: John Creasey

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Death on the Move

By: John Creasey

A string of murders tangles up British detective Patrick Dawlish in an intricate web of deception in this riveting World War II–era mystery. Notified by his wife, Felicity, of the killing of an Auxiliary Territorial Service girl, intelligence officer Patrick Dawlish is reminded of a similar murder of another ATS woman two months earlier. Her suspected killer is in prison awaiting trial. Both victims sport similar tattoos: a five-point star with a circle in the middle. Something is amiss. When a lieutenant is shot on the same day, Dawlish is unable to curb his curiosity and is given leave to take on the case. With a possibly innocent man imprisoned, time is of the essence. What Dawlish doesn’t know is that a brilliant mastermind is behind the scenes pulling strings, and the man behind bars isn’t his only puppet. Dawlish’s good reputation is known far and wide but it’s about to be used against him, putting in danger those closest to him . . .

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Open Road Media

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150409803X

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9781504098038

A History Of The British Army – Vol. VIII – (1811-1812)

By: Hon. Sir John William Fortescue

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A History Of The British Army – Vol. VIII – (1811-1812)

By: Hon. Sir John William Fortescue

Sir John Fortescue holds a pre-eminent place amongst British military historians, his enduring fame and legacy resting mainly on his life’s work “The History of the British Army”, issued in 20 volumes, which took him some 30 years to complete. In scope and breadth it is such that no modern scholar has attempted to cover such a large and diverse subject in its entirety; but Sir John did so and with aplomb, leading to a readable and comprehensive study. This eight volume covers the period from 1811-12, having drawn the invading French forces into a trap before the fortified lines of Torres Vedras the British Army under Wellington set about expelling his foe from the land of his Portuguese allies. Despite much skill and bravery on the part of their French foes, the Duke of Wellington and his British troops pushed them back in some disarray and with heavy loss. The French however regrouped quickly and almost inflicted a serious reverse on the British forces at the battle of Fuentes d’Oñoro, but the determined resistance of the British army ensured that the French would never return to Portugal as anything other than as prisoners of war. Sir John does not miss the actions and manoeuvres in the other provinces of Spain, French successes in the east were balanced by losses in the south at the battle of Barossa and the failed siege of Tarifa. Across the Atlantic British naval high-handedness allied with American opportunism began to simmer over into the War of 1812 as the British would be caught fighting on two fronts and their Canadian citizens would face annexation into the United States. Written as always with superb detail and authority, Fortescue blends the political machinations with the movements of the British Armies across the globe and the glory gained by the troops in Spain and Portugal. ARMY AND NAVY GAZETTE.—"The whole volume is admirable; it is equally the work of a great student and of an impartial historian." A MUST READ for any military enthusiast.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1782891358

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9781782891352

Murder Too Late

By: John Creasey

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Murder Too Late

By: John Creasey

A string of jewel heists cause chaos in the English countryside for an amateur sleuth in this classic murder mystery by the author of the Department Z series. Major Patrick Dawlish and his wife, Felicity, have traded London for a large country house in Surrey to enjoy some quiet—and fruit farming. However, that won’t stop Superintendent Trivett of Scotland Yard from asking Dawlish for help with his latest case . . . A gang of jewel thieves has both the Yard and the Home Office nervous. Trivett’s only lead is one of Dawlish’s neighbors. Sir Brian Alderney and his wife are popular pillars of the community, but the source of their wealth is uncertain. All Dawlish needs to do is get to know his neighbors and keep an eye on them. But after one wild night, things take a gruesome turn. Suddenly Dawlish has bigger questions to answer like who is the dead man hanging from his window? And who put him there?

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1504097947

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Oscar Wilde and His Literary Circle

By: John Charles Finzi

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Oscar Wilde and His Literary Circle

By: John Charles Finzi

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1957. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived

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Univ of California Press

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0520350553

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9780520350557

"The Sham Squire" and the Informers of 1798

By: William John Fitz-Patrick

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"The Sham Squire" and the Informers of 1798

By: William John Fitz-Patrick

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866. With a View of their Contemporaries. To which are added Jottings about Ireland Seventy Years ago.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752580518

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9783752580518

Advancing with the Army

Medicine, the Professions and Social Mobility in the British Isles 1790-1850

By: Marcus Ackroyd,Laurence Brockliss,Michael Moss,Kate Retford,John Stevenson

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Advancing with the Army

Medicine, the Professions and Social Mobility in the British Isles 1790-1850

By: Marcus Ackroyd,Laurence Brockliss,Michael Moss,Kate Retford,John Stevenson

Providing the first ever statistical study of a professional cohort in the era of the industrial revolution, this prosopographical study of some 450 surgeons who joined the army medical service during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars, charts the background, education, military and civilian career, marriage, sons' occupations, wealth at death, and broader social and cultural interests of the members of the cohort. It reveals the role that could be played by the nascent professions in this period in promoting rapid social mobility. The group of medical practitioners selected for this analysis did not come from affluent or professional families but profited from their years in the army to build up a solid and sometimes spectacular fortune, marry into the professions, and place their sons in professional careers. The study contributes to our understanding of Britishness in the period, since the majority of the cohort came from small-town and rural Scotland and Ireland but seldom found their wives in the native country and frequently settled in London and other English cities, where they often became pillars of the community.

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OUP Oxford

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0191514837

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9780191514838

Don't Let Him Kill

By: John Creasey

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Don't Let Him Kill

By: John Creasey

A convict has a vendetta against Patrick Dawlish—and he’s just been set free, in this gripping British Golden Age mystery from the Edgar Award–winning author. Detective Patrick Dawlish has made a lot of enemies putting men behind bars, but none more dangerous than Maurice Gorman, a conman whose son died while being pursued by Dawlish. At his sentencing, Gorman vowed to kill Dawlish and has talked of nothing else for all seven years of his imprisonment—which has just ended. Immediately, the now-retired Dawlish is besieged by a violent hate campaign starting with mocking phone calls, car bombs, and the abduction of his friend Ted’s wife. As events spiral out of control, an even more devastating possibility arises: if Gorman is not behind the attacks, then someone else is. And that person—hiding behind the ultimate suspect—may be even harder to stop . . .

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Open Road Media

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1504098021

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Rogues Rampant

By: John Creasey

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Rogues Rampant

By: John Creasey

An amateur sleuth hunts for dirt on a murder and three missing maids in this classic English mystery by the author of the Department Z series. When not working at MI5, Patrick Dawlish frequently collaborates with the police to catch murderous criminals. Of course, many of the police, in turn, like to remind Dawlish that he isn’t one of them and he should keep his feet out of the murky waters of crime. Dawlish is all too happy to oblige, but Superintendent Trivett of Scotland Yard needs his help . . . Housekeepers are disappearing in the isolated town of Terne. Three to be precise—all young women and all employed by the same man. Mr. Clive Dickerson is suspiciously aloof about the matter, especially after a woman wearing the clothes of one of the missing is found dead in a river. To determine what is going on—and locate the remaining women—Dawlish must first find someone willing to go undercover and infiltrate Dickerson’s mansion. But who could be so daring? Or so foolish?

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1504097963

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Churchill’s Few

The Battle of Britain

By: John Willis

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Churchill’s Few

The Battle of Britain

By: John Willis

Eighty years after the Battle of Britain this vivid and dramatic book tells the story, in their own words, of six brave young men who fought courageously in the skies above England to prevent Hitler's invasion of Britain. This thin blue line in their Hurricanes and Spitfires were the 'few' to whom Churchill said the nation owed so much. It was, as one pilot's wife put it 'a queer, golden time', when men in their teens and twenties fought each other in a brutal but still gentlemanly conflict. At stake was the very future of Britain. The six men in this sympathetic but honest portrayal were from vastly contrasting backgrounds. Geoffrey Page, shot down in his Hurricane and the victim of horrendous burns, was a founder member of the legendary Guinea Pig Club. Bob Doe, also badly injured, was one of the most successful fighter aces but remained unheralded and out of the public eye. Cyril Bamberger rose from humble origins as a Sergeant Pilot to win a DFC and bar. Joseph Slagowski was one of the small band of heroic Polish pilots whose contribution to the Battle, as this book shows, remains scandalously undervalued. Former Daily Telegraph journalist Geoffrey Myers, Intelligence Officer in a squadron that was hopelessly and fatally led, wrote eloquent contemporaneous letters to his family, extracts of which are published here for the first time. Not all the heroes fought for Britain. Unusually this book includes the parallel but contrasting story of Luftwaffe pilot Ulrich Steinhilper, shot down and captured over Kent and destined to become one of the greatest escapers of World War II, evading British and Canadian prison camp guards five times. This unique and moving record throws light on the long-term consequences of the Battle of Britain on the lives of the young pilots in the frontline. These insightful portraits illuminate the ineradicable marks that one momentous battle made on the brave participants of both sides. Just a few months of brutal aerial combat changed their lives and history forever. As Geoffrey Page said: 'I still find it hard to take when children point at me because of my burnt face and hands. They are my enemies now, not the Germans.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1912914069

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9781912914067

Crowds and Popular Politics in Early Modern England

By: John Walter

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Crowds and Popular Politics in Early Modern England

By: John Walter

Early modern England was marked by profound changes in economy, society, politics and religion. It is widely believed that the poverty and discontent which these changes often caused resulted in major rebellion and frequent ‘riots’. Whereas the politics of the people have often been described as a ‘many-headed monster’; spasmodic and violent, and the only means by which the people could gain expression in a highly hierarchical society and a state that denied them a political voice, the essays in this collection argue for the inherently political nature of popular protest through a series of studies of acts of collective protest, up to and including the English Revolution. The work of John Walter has played a central role in defining current understanding of the field and has been widely read and cited by those working on the politics of subaltern groups. This collection of essays offers a radical re-evaluation of the nature of crowds and protests during the period, and it will make fascinating reading for historians of the period.

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1847793975

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Book's by John Beresford

First Came a Murder, Death Round the Corner, and The Mark of the Crescent

First Came a Murder, Death Round the Corner, and The Mark of the Crescent

Rulers of the Sea

Rulers of the Sea

Death Round the Corner

Death Round the Corner

Death on the Move

Death on the Move

A History Of The British Army – Vol. VIII – (1811-1812)

A History Of The British Army – Vol. VIII – (1811-1812)

Murder Too Late

Murder Too Late

Oscar Wilde and His Literary Circle

Oscar Wilde and His Literary Circle

"The Sham Squire" and the Informers of 1798

"The Sham Squire" and the Informers of 1798

Advancing with the Army

Advancing with the Army

Don't Let Him Kill

Don't Let Him Kill

Rogues Rampant

Rogues Rampant

Churchill’s Few

Churchill’s Few

Crowds and Popular Politics in Early Modern England

Crowds and Popular Politics in Early Modern England

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