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Pioneers of Irregular Warfare

Secrets of the Military Intelligence Research Department of the Second World War

By: Malcolm Atkin

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Pioneers of Irregular Warfare

Secrets of the Military Intelligence Research Department of the Second World War

By: Malcolm Atkin

Covert operations and ingenious weapons for irregular warfare were developed rapidly, and with great success, by the British during the Second World War, and the story of the most famous organizations involved like SOE, the SAS and Section D of SIS is now well known, but Military Intelligence (Research), the smallest but one of the most influential of these units is relatively unknown. Malcolm Atkin’s intriguing and meticulously researched account describes their role at the heart of the War Office in trying to develop a ‘respectable’ arm of irregular warfare and their innovations ranging from the early Commandos, sticky bombs, limpet mines, booby traps, and even helicopters to the creation of the MI9 escape organization. They were an ‘ideas factory’ rather than an operational body but the book describes their worldwide operations including Finland, Norway, Romania, the Middle East and Central Africa. This is also a story of conflicting personalities between Jo Holland, the visionary but self-effacing head of MI(R) and his ambitious deputy, Colin Gubbins (later head of SOE), and the latter’s private war with SIS.

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Pen and Sword Military

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1526766019

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Edinburgh at Work

People and Industries Through the Years

By: Malcolm Fife

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Edinburgh at Work

People and Industries Through the Years

By: Malcolm Fife

A pictorial history of the working life of Edinburgh and it's people over the last century and more.

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190

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445670674

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The Emergence of a National Economy Vol 5

The United States from Independence to the Civil War

By: William J Barber,Marianne Johnson,Malcolm Rutherford

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The Emergence of a National Economy Vol 5

The United States from Independence to the Civil War

By: William J Barber,Marianne Johnson,Malcolm Rutherford

This collection brings together a comprehensive selection of documents from the history of US and Canadian economic thought from the 17th century through to 1900.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040245994

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The Emergence of a National Economy Vol 6

The United States from Independence to the Civil War

By: William J Barber,Marianne Johnson,Malcolm Rutherford

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The Emergence of a National Economy Vol 6

The United States from Independence to the Civil War

By: William J Barber,Marianne Johnson,Malcolm Rutherford

This collection brings together a comprehensive selection of documents from the history of US and Canadian economic thought from the 17th century through to 1900.

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Taylor & Francis

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1040243851

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Scapa Flow

The Reminiscences of Men and Women Who Served in Scapa Flow in the Two World Wars

By: Malcolm Brown,Patricia Meehan

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Scapa Flow

The Reminiscences of Men and Women Who Served in Scapa Flow in the Two World Wars

By: Malcolm Brown,Patricia Meehan

Scapa Flow in the Orkneys would be the forbidding destination for many thousands of service personnel and civilians in both World Wars and the location of dramatic incidents such as the loss of the Hampshire with Kitchener on board in 1916, the scuttling of the German High Seas Fleet in 1919 and the sinking of the Royal Oak at anchor by U-boat U-47 at the beginning of the Second World War. It was a vital start-point for both naval wars and these memories capture all the suffering, loss and glory experienced by those who were there.

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The History Press

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0750992794

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9780750992794

Early Trade Unionism

Fraternity, Skill and the Politics of Labour

By: Malcolm Chase

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Early Trade Unionism

Fraternity, Skill and the Politics of Labour

By: Malcolm Chase

Once the heartland of British labour history, trade unionism has been marginalised in much recent scholarship. In a critical survey from the earliest times to the nineteenth century, this book argues for its reinstatement. Trade unionism is shown to be both intrinsically important and to provide a window onto the broader historical landscape; the evolution of trade union principles and practices is traced from the seventeenth century to mid-Victorian times. Underpinning this survey is an explanation of labour organisation that reaches back to the fourteenth century. Throughout, the emphasis is on trade union mentality and ideology, rather than on institutional history. There is a critical focus on the politics of gender, on the demarcation of skill and on the role of the state in labour issues. New insight is provided on the long-debated question of trade unions’ contribution to social and political unrest from the era of the French Revolution through to Chartism.

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Routledge

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135194228X

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Sit-Down Comedy

Stand-ups swap the stage for the page

By: John Fleming,Malcolm Hardee

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Sit-Down Comedy

Stand-ups swap the stage for the page

By: John Fleming,Malcolm Hardee

To satisfy the needs of the hundreds of thousands of people who pay good money to see stand-up every year, Malcolm Hardee ('the comedian's comedian' WHSmith Online; 'a national monument' The Guardian) presents a comedy club on the page with a bill featuring the glitterati of British stand-up comedy. We let the famous names and new talents alike try out their written humour and their only brief is to make us laugh. We plan to make the book an annual event, and are sure it will soon become the world's largest virtual comedy club. Contributors include: Keith Allen, Jo Brand, Simon Day, Jenny -clair, Boothby Graffoe, Ricky Grover, Jeremy Hardy, Hattie Hayridge, John Hegley, Jeff Innocent, Mark Lamarr, Chris Lynam, Simon Munnery, Rob Newman, Mark Steel, Arthur Smith, Jim Tavare, Mark Thomas

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Random House

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1446446395

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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. I (of 2)

Volume 1

By: James Peller Malcolm

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Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. I (of 2)

Volume 1

By: James Peller Malcolm

Reproduction of the original: Anecdotes of the Manners and Customs of London during the Eighteenth Century; Vol. I (of 2) by James Peller Malcolm

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3752419113

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Fashion as Communication

By: Malcolm Barnard

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Fashion as Communication

By: Malcolm Barnard

What kinds of things do fashion and clothing say about us? What does it mean to wear Gap or Gaultier, Milletts or Moschino? Are there any real differences between Hip-Hop style and Punk anti-styles? In this fully revised and updated edition, Malcolm Barnard introduces fashion and clothing as ways of communicating and challenging class, gender, sexual and social identities. Drawing on a range of theoretical approaches from Barthes and Baudrillard to Marxist, psychoanalytic and feminist theory, Barnard addresses the ambivalent status of fashion in contemporary culture.

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1136412972

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London's Royal Parks

By: Malcolm Tait,Edward Parker

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London's Royal Parks

By: Malcolm Tait,Edward Parker

Published in association with the Royal Parks Foundation, this lushly photographed tribute celebrates some of London’s--and the UK’s--most well-known and best-loved public spaces. From regal palaces and military monuments to art exhibitions and Speakers’ Corner, they provide reminders of Britain’s rich and varied past and present-day settings of great beauty. Each park receives it own chapter, complete with an at-a-glance timeline and breathtaking original photographs that reveal its own special character. The highlights include bluebell season in Bushy Park, the blooming rose garden in Hyde Park, an autumnal Thames view from Richmond, summer boating on the Serpentine, and much more.

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Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

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1845250141

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9781845250140

The Eyes of Exeter

By: Malcolm Foster

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The Eyes of Exeter

By: Malcolm Foster

The year is 1068. The Norman Conquest of England is still in its early stages. William has been crowned king but faces stiff and determined opposition from Saxons across the country. In order to control rebellious peasants, William replaces Saxon lords with Normans. They set about building castles the length and breadth of the land and suppressing sedition. The city of Exeter, surrounded by its Roman walls, is thriving and is the third city of England, rich and famous for wool and cloth. It contributes much to the kings coffers in taxes. However, when the king demands a vastly increased tribute from the citizens, they refuse to pay as he is an alien and unwanted ruler. In the city lives Countess Gytha, mother of the late King Harold, who, as Earl of Wessex, was much loved by local Saxons. The presence of the countess acts as a focus for opposition to Williams unreasonable demands. Tostig, a local carpenter, rises through the ranks of society and is elected leader of the Council of Elders. To him falls the task of writing to the king, refusing payment, and coordinating efforts to defend the city in case the Normans visit. Upon receiving Exeters refusal to pay the tribute, William travels to Devon with an army to besiege the city if necessary and force the citizens to yield and swear fealty to him. The citizens barricade themselves behind their impenetrable walls and wait. In order to resolve the problem with all speed, the king captures a Saxon and makes an example of him to teach the citizens a lesson.

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1481791982

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A treatise of book-keeping, or, merchant accounts

in the Italian method of debtor and creditor

By: Malcolm Alaexander

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A treatise of book-keeping, or, merchant accounts

in the Italian method of debtor and creditor

By: Malcolm Alaexander

Published in 1986: The Fundamental Principles of that curious and approved Method are clearly and fully explained and demonstrated, from the Nature and Reason of Things: From which again is deduced a completed system of particular rules, and instructions for their Application to a Merchant's Business, considered as acting either for his own proper accounts; or in Commission, as factor for another.

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042961456X

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The Two Cities

Medieval Europe 1050–1320

By: Malcolm Barber

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The Two Cities

Medieval Europe 1050–1320

By: Malcolm Barber

First published to wide critical acclaim in 1992, The Two Cities has become an essential text for students of medieval history. For the second edition, the author has thoroughly revised each chapter, bringing the material up to date and taking the historiography of the past decade into account. The Two Cities covers a colourful period from the schism between the eastern and western churches to the death of Dante. It encompasses key topics such as: the Crusades the expansionist force of the Normans major developments in the way kings, emperors and Popes exercised their powers a great flourishing of art and architecture the foundation of the very first universities. Running through it all is the defining characteristic of the high Middle Ages: the delicate relationship between the spiritual and secular worlds, the two 'cities' of the title. This survey provides all the facts and background information that students need, and is defined into straightforward thematic chapters. It makes extensive use of primary sources, and makes new trends in research accessible to students. Its fresh approach gives students the most rounded, lively and integrated view of the high Middle Ages available.

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1134687508

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Aspects of Hobbes

By: Noel Malcolm

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Aspects of Hobbes

By: Noel Malcolm

Noel Malcolm, one of the world's leading experts on Thomas Hobbes, presents a set of extended essays on a wide variety of aspects of the life and work of this giant of early modern thought. Malcolm offers a succinct introduction to Hobbes's life and thought, as a foundation for his discussion of such topics as his political philosophy, his theory of international relations, the development of his mechanistic world-view, and his subversive Biblical criticism. Several of the essays pay special attention to the European dimensions of Hobbes's life, his sources and his influence; the longest surveys the entire European reception of his work from the 1640s to the 1750s. All the essays are based on a deep knowledge of primary sources, and many present striking new discoveries about Hobbes's life, his manuscripts, and the printing history of his works. Aspects of Hobbes will be essential reading not only for Hobbes specialists, but also for all those interested in seventeenth-century intellectual history more generally, both British and European.

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Clarendon Press

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0191529982

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9780191529986

Gross National Product, Canada, 1870-1926

The Derivation of the Estimates

By: Malcolm Charles Urquhart

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Gross National Product, Canada, 1870-1926

The Derivation of the Estimates

By: Malcolm Charles Urquhart

Gross National Product, Canada, 1870-1926: The Derivation of the Estimates sets out in detail the sources of data and methods employed to obtain annual estimates of the gross national product of Canada between 1870 and 1926. Many other data used in compilation of the estimates or as a basis for assessing the accuracy of the estimates are also provided. This information is an important contribution to Canadian economic history, revealing growth and fluctuations in the Canadian economy and providing research material for other scholars.

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McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

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0773509429

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9780773509429

The Princely Court

Medieval Courts and Culture in North-West Europe, 1270-1380

By: Malcolm Vale

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The Princely Court

Medieval Courts and Culture in North-West Europe, 1270-1380

By: Malcolm Vale

In this fascinating new book, Malcolm Vale sets out to recapture the splendour of the court culture of western Europe in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Exploring the century or so between the death of St Louis and the rise of Burgundian power in the Low Countries, he illuminates a period in the history of princes and court life previously overshadowed by that of the courts of the dukes of Burgundy. Taking in subjects as diverse as art patronage and gambling, hunting and devotional religion, Malcolm Vale rediscovers a richness and abundance of artistic, literary, and musical life. He shows how, despite the pressures of political fragmentation, unrest, and a nascent awareness of national identity, a common culture emerged in English, French, and Dutch court societies at this time. The result is a ground-breaking re-evaluation of the nature and role of the court in European history and a celebration of a forgotten age.

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OUP Oxford

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0191513326

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9780191513329

The Evolution of Middle Eastern Landscapes

An Outline to A.D. 1840

By: John Malcolm Wagstaff

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The Evolution of Middle Eastern Landscapes

An Outline to A.D. 1840

By: John Malcolm Wagstaff

This book provides a background to the modern geography of the Middle East by tracing the evolution of humanized managed landscapes from the domestication of cereals through to the initiation of the great transformations of the region in the mid-nineteenth century. By examining the natural potential of the region in terms of climate, natural vegetation and physical conditions, and charting the emergence of basic long-lasting traditional economies based on this environment, the author shows how the environment stimulated traditional life styles, which in turn perpetuated and molded the region.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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038920577X

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9780389205777

The Bay of Deceptive Mist

By: Malcolm Archibald

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The Bay of Deceptive Mist

By: Malcolm Archibald

Robert "Rab" Munro's only refuge is the sea. Aboard the Dundee clipper Grissel Jaffray, Munro's sailor life of brawls and brothels is a familiar chaos, until a mysterious card inscribed with religious verses and a strange castaway challenge everything he knows. As the Grissel Jaffray sails through storms both literal and spiritual, the card's cryptic changes hint at a divine test. Munro believes that Death awaits him on land. Soon, he faces the Seven Deadly Sins personified among the crew - and in himself. With each choice, the veil between superstition and truth grows thinner. A story of survival and faith, Malcolm Archibald's THE BAY OF DECEPTIVE MIST is an allegorical adventure set on the high seas.

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