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Key Concepts in Philosophy

By: Paddy McQueen

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An accessible account of philosophical concepts, theories and key thinkers with an emphasis on recent developments in the field. Containing over 300 entries, the terms are ordered alphabetically and cross referenced for ease of use. Suggestions for further reading follow the explanations, encouraging further reflection and independent learning.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1137093390

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9781137093394

Battle Tactics of the Western Front

The British Army's Art of Attack, 1916-18

By: Paddy Griffith

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Battle Tactics of the Western Front

The British Army's Art of Attack, 1916-18

By: Paddy Griffith

Historians have portrayed British participation in World War I as a series of tragic debacles, with lines of men mown down by machine guns, with untried new military technology, and incompetent generals who threw their troops into improvised and unsuccessful attacks. In this book a renowned military historian studies the evolution of British infantry tactics during the war and challenges this interpretation, showing that while the British army's plans and technologies failed persistently during the improvised first half of the war, the army gradually improved its technique, technology, and, eventually, its' self-assurance. By the time of its successful sustained offensive in the fall of 1918, says Paddy Griffith, the British army was demonstrating a battlefield skill and mobility that would rarely be surpassed even during World War II. Evaluating the great gap that exists between theory and practice, between textbook and bullet-swept mudfield, Griffith argues that many battles were carefully planned to exploit advanced tactics and to avoid casualties, but that breakthrough was simply impossible under the conditions of the time. According to Griffith, the British were already masters of "storm troop tactics" by the end of 1916, and in several important respects were further ahead than the Germans would be even in 1918. In fields such as the timing and orchestration of all-arms assaults, predicted artillery fire, "Commando-style" trench raiding, the use of light machine guns, or the barrage fire of heavy machine guns, the British led the world. Although British generals were not military geniuses, says Griffith, they should at least be credited for effectively inventing much of the twentieth-century's art of war.

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310

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Yale University Press

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0300066635

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9780300066630

Paddy Reilly

From The Fields of Athenry to The Dubliners and Beyond

By: Paddy Reilly

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Paddy Reilly

From The Fields of Athenry to The Dubliners and Beyond

By: Paddy Reilly

Patrick 'Paddy' Reilly is an Irish folk singer and guitarist. Born in Rathcoole, County Dublin, he is one of Ireland's most famous balladeers and is best known for his renditions of "The Fields of Athenry", "Rose of Allendale" and "The Town I Loved So Well". Reilly released his version of "The Fields of Athenry" as a single in 1983; it was the most successful version of this song, remaining in the Irish charts for 72 weeks. After years a solo performer, he joined The Dubliners in 1996 as a replacement for long-time member Ronnie Drew. He played with the group for nine years before leaving for New York City. In this memoir, Paddy is gracious and generous about sharing his memories, good and bad, with the readers who have helped make him Ireland's best loved balladeer for almost 60 years.

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207

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The O'Brien Press Ltd

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1788494059

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9781788494052

Queen of Spies

Daphne Park, Britain's Cold War Spy Master

By: Paddy Hayes

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Queen of Spies

Daphne Park, Britain's Cold War Spy Master

By: Paddy Hayes

This “fascinating and long overdue” biography reveals the remarkable life of a Baroness who was one of Britain’s most celebrated spies (Washington Post). From living in a shack in Tanzania to becoming Baroness Park of Monmouth, Daphne Park led a most unusual life—one that consisted of a lifelong love affair with the world of Britain’s secret services. In the 1970s, she was appointed to Secret Intelligence Service’s most senior operational rank as one of its seven Area Controllers. In Queen of Spies, Paddy Hayes recounts the evolution of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) from World War II to the Cold War through the eyes of Daphne Park, one of its outstanding and most unusual operatives. It is a fascinating and intimate narrative of how the modern SIS went about its business whether in Moscow, Hanoi, or the Congo, and shows how Park was able to rise through the ranks of a field that had been comprised almost entirely of men. Queen of Spies captures all the paranoia, isolation, and deception of Cold War intelligence work, and combines it with the personal story of one extraordinary woman trying to navigate this secretive world. It is “as exciting as any good spy thriller—but it’s all true” (Kirkus, starred review).

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510

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Abrams

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1468313258

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9781468313253

The Basque Country

A Cultural History

By: Paddy Woodworth

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The Basque Country

A Cultural History

By: Paddy Woodworth

The Basque Country is a land of fascinating paradoxes and enigmas. Home to one of Europe's oldest peoples and most mysterious languages, with a living folklore rich in archaic rituals and dances, it also boasts a dynamic post-modern energy, with the reinvention of Bilbao creating a model for the twenty-first-century city of cultural services and information technologies. Hugging the elbow of the Bay of Biscay on both the French and Spanish sides of the Pyrenees, this small territory abounds in big contrasts, ranging from moist green valleys to semi-desert badlands, from snowy sierras to sandy beaches, from harsh industrial landscapes to bucolic beech woods. This often idyllic scenery is the stage for fierce political passions. Almost every aspect of the Basque Country generates passionate disagreement, even its precise location. Spanish and French centralism, often authoritarian and sometimes brutal, has met with resistance for two centuries. Most recently and notoriously ETA, a terrorist group with deep popular support, has engaged in a bloody 45-year conflict. But many Basques consider themselves full French or Spanish citizens, and fear political and linguistic exclusion under Basque nationalist rule.

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330

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Andrews UK Limited

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1908493224

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9781908493224

Battle Tactics of the Civil War

By: Paddy Griffith

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Battle Tactics of the Civil War

By: Paddy Griffith

Military expert Paddy Griffith argues that despite the use of new weapons and of trench warfare techniques, the Civil War was in reality the last Napoleonic-style war. Illustrations.

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496

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Yale University Press

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0300084617

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9780300084610

The Screenplays: Marty, The Goddess, The Americanization of Emily

By: Paddy Chayefsky

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The Screenplays: Marty, The Goddess, The Americanization of Emily

By: Paddy Chayefsky

From the estate of Mira Friedlander.

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348

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1557831947

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9781557831941

The Khyber Pass

A History of Empire and Invasion

By: Paddy Docherty

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The Khyber Pass

A History of Empire and Invasion

By: Paddy Docherty

Thirty miles long, and in places no more than sixteen meters wide, the Pass is the principal route through the great mountain borderlands between India and Central Asia -- and the path of invasion for generations of conquerors. In this ground-breaking book, Paddy Docherty charts its remarkable story -- one which involves so many of the world's great leaders and civilizations, from the influential Persian kings to Alexander the Great, from the White Huns to Genghis Khan, not to mention the Ancient Greeks and countless tribes of nomads and barbarians. He paints an illuminating picture of mountain warriors and religious visionaries, artists, poets and scientists as well as describing how around the Pass emerged three of the great world religions -- Buddhism, Sikhism and Islam. He also depicts the Pass' more modern significance as a lawless region of gunsmiths, drug markets and as a terrorist hideout. Just a few years after the Soviet Union was defeated by the Afghan Mujahideen, many thousands of soldiers from the United States, Britain and other nations are struggling to control Afghanistan. Through his own travels in this true frontier region Paddy Docherty brings this epic history into the twenty-first century.

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300

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Union Square Press

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1402756968

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9781402756962

Book's by Paddy Archer

Key Concepts in Philosophy

Key Concepts in Philosophy

Battle Tactics of the Western Front

Battle Tactics of the Western Front

Paddy Reilly

Paddy Reilly

Queen of Spies

Queen of Spies

The Basque Country

The Basque Country

Battle Tactics of the Civil War

Battle Tactics of the Civil War

The Screenplays: Marty, The Goddess, The Americanization of Emily

The Screenplays: Marty, The Goddess, The Americanization of Emily

The Khyber Pass

The Khyber Pass

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