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William Dawes

Scientist, Governor, Abolitionist: Caught Between Science and Religion

By: Richard de Grijs,Andrew Jacob

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William Dawes

Scientist, Governor, Abolitionist: Caught Between Science and Religion

By: Richard de Grijs,Andrew Jacob

This book describes William Dawes’ life and professional achievements. William Dawes was a British Marine serving as the official astronomer on board the First Fleet making the 1787–1788 voyage from Britain to the new colony of New South Wales. Between 1788 and 1791, Dawes established not one but two observatories within a kilometre of Sydney’s present-day city centre, a full seven decades before the construction of Sydney’s historical Observatory at Dawes’ Point, today a stone’s throw from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. In this comprehensive biography, the authors discuss William Dawes’ life and his considerable impact—as astronomer, engineer, surveyor, ordnance officer and intellectual centre point—on the early colony in New South Wales (in essence, his impact on the earliest history of Sydney as a settlement) and, subsequently, on the British colonies of Sierra Leone on the West African coast and Antigua in the West Indies. Dawes’ life and professional achievements are closely linked to the earliest history of Sydney as a British settlement. He is often considered a man of high morals, and as such his interactions with the local populations in New South Wales, Sierra Leone and Antigua were mostly deemed respectful and above reproach. He is seen a truly enlightened individual, far ahead of his time. The authors of this book have a significant track record of successful and engaging communication of complex concepts in physics and astronomy with experts and non-experts alike. This biography touches on numerous aspects related to 18th century maritime navigation (“sailing on the stars”), societal relationships, the exploration of newly discovered lands, as well as the early history of Sydney and New South Wales, and the colonial histories of Sierra Leone and the West Indies. As such, this book will appeal to a wide range of readers, from scholars in the history of science and maritime navigation, to history enthusiasts ranging from local historians on Australia’s eastern seaboard to members of the public with a keen interest in British colonial history.

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Springer Nature

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3031387740

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9783031387746

Nature's Government

Science, Imperial Britain, and the 'Improvement' of the World

By: Richard Drayton,Richard Harry Drayton

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Nature's Government

Science, Imperial Britain, and the 'Improvement' of the World

By: Richard Drayton,Richard Harry Drayton

This daring attempt to juxtapose the histories of Britain, western science, and imperialism shows how colonial expansion, from the age of Alexander the Great to the 20th century, led to complex kinds of knowledge.

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388

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Yale University Press

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0300059760

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9780300059762

Royal Artillery in the Second World War

The Royal Artillery in the Second World War

By: Richard Doherty

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Royal Artillery in the Second World War

The Royal Artillery in the Second World War

By: Richard Doherty

During the Second World War, the Germans considered the Royal Artillery to be the most professional arm of the British Army: British gunners were accurate, effective and efficient, and provided fire support for their armoured and infantry colleagues that was better than that in any other army. However, the Royal Artillery delivered much more than field and medium artillery battlefield support. Gunner regiments manned antitank guns on the front line and light anti-aircraft guns in divisional regiments to defend against air attack at home and abroad. The Royal Artillery also helped to protect convoys that brought essential supplies to Britain, and AA gunners had their finest hour when they destroyed the majority of the V-1 flying bombs launched against Britain from June 1944. Richard Doherty delves into the wide-ranging role of the Royal Artillery, examining its state of preparedness in 1939, the many developments that were introduced during the war – including aerial observation and self-propelled artillery – the growth of the regiment and its effectiveness in its many roles. Royal Artillery in the Second World War is a comprehensive account of a British Army regiment that played a vital role in the ensuing Allied victory.

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455

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The History Press

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0750979313

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9780750979313

Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain

By: Geoffrey Beard,Jeff Orton,Richard Ireland

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Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain

By: Geoffrey Beard,Jeff Orton,Richard Ireland

Decorative plasterwork was created by skilled craftsmen, and for over four hundred years it has been an essential part of the interior decoration of the British country house. In this detailed and comprehensive study, Geoffrey Beard has created a book that will delight the eye and inform the interested reader. For those who have sometimes been puzzled by the complexities of plaster decoration it will be a most useful work of reference on a fascinating art form, about which no book has been published for nearly fifty years. After discussing the part that patrons played in commissioning and financing these beautiful decorations, a useful chapter is devoted to materials and methods of work and here the author describes the ingredients of good plaster; he has studied the work of present-day English plasterers and Swiss stucco-restorers in order to establish precisely how the materials of plaster and stucco were composed and used.

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295

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Routledge

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1317742885

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A Manual Flora of Madeira

By: Richard Thomas Lowe

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A Manual Flora of Madeira

By: Richard Thomas Lowe

Reprint of the original, first published in 1868.

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754

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3752510455

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9783752510454

Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe

British Foreign Policy, 1924-29

By: Richard S. Grayson

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Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe

British Foreign Policy, 1924-29

By: Richard S. Grayson

This book fills a major gap in the study of inter-war British foreign policy: it is the first complete study of Austen Chamberlain's term of office as Stanley Baldwin's Foreign Secretary from 1924-29.

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Taylor & Francis

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071464319X

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9780714643199

Republic Studios

Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors

By: Richard M. Hurst

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Republic Studios

Beyond Poverty Row and the Majors

By: Richard M. Hurst

Republic Studios: Between Poverty Row and the Majors documents the influence and significance of this major B studio. Originally published in 1979, this book provides a brief overview of the studio's economic structure and charts its output. Hurst examines the various genres represented by the studio and addresses the non-series B films Republic produced, as well as rare A films such as Wake of the Red Witch, Sands of Iwo Jima, and John Ford's The Quiet Man, all of which starred John Wayne.

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Scarecrow Press

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081085886X

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9780810858862

British Armoured Divisions and their Commanders, 1939-1945

By: Richard Doherty

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British Armoured Divisions and their Commanders, 1939-1945

By: Richard Doherty

A total of eleven British armoured divisions were formed during the 1939-1945 war but, as this highly informative book reveals, just eight saw action.??In 1940 only 1st Armoured Division faced the German blitzkrieg and it was in the North African desert that armoured divisions came into their own. The terrain was ideal and six such divisions of Eighth Army fought Rommel's Panzers into submission. Three were disbanded prior to the invasion of Sicily and Italy. The campaign from D-Day onwards saw the Guards Armoured, 7th Armoured (the Desert Rats), 11th and Percy Hobart's 79th Armoured Division in the thick of the action.??Of particular interest are the men who commanded these elite formations and the way their characters contributed to the outcome of operations. While some, such as Dick McCreery, went onto greater heights, others did not make the grade; the stakes were high. A number, such as 'Pip' Roberts, were just perfectly suited in the role.??Written by a leading military historian, this book describes many fascinating aspects of armoured warfare from its uncertain beginnings, through the development of tactics and the evolving tank design. Due to British deficiencies, reliance had to be placed on US Grants and Shermans, with the Comet coming late and the Centurion too late.??The combination of gripping historical narrative and well researched fact make this an invaluable and highly readable work on the contribution of British Armoured Divisions to victory in the Second World War.

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320

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Pen and Sword

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1848848382

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9781848848382

Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45

The Long Hard Slog

By: Richard Doherty

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Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45

The Long Hard Slog

By: Richard Doherty

Eighth Army, Britain's most famous field army of the twentieth century, landed in Italy in September 1943 and fought continously until the defeat of the Germans in early-May 1945. This book studies the experience of Eighth Army in the Italian campaign, examining how a force accustomed to the open spaces of North Africa adjusted to the difficult terrain of Italy where fighting became much more a matter for the infantry than for the armour. It also compares the qualities of the commanders of Eighth Army in Italy: Montgomery; Leese and, finally, McCreery. The book uses official records at various levels, personal accounts - some never before published - and published material to present a picture of an army that, although defined as British, was one of the war's most cosmopolitan formations. Its soldiers came from the UK, Canada, India, Ireland, Nepal, New Zealand, Poland and South Africa as well as from Palestine - the Jewish Brigade - and from Italy itself.

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Pen and Sword

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1473813875

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9781473813878

From the Frontline

The Extraordinary Life of Sir Basil Clarke

By: Richard Evans

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From the Frontline

The Extraordinary Life of Sir Basil Clarke

By: Richard Evans

Sir Basil Clarke was a courageous and intrepid First World War newspaper correspondent. In late 1914 he defied a ban on reporters by living as an ‘outlaw’ in Dunkirk and by the time he was forced to leave was one of only two remaining journalists near the Front. Later in the war he reported from the Battle of the Somme and caused a global scandal by accusing the government of effectively ‘feeding the Germans’ by failing to properly enforce its naval blockade. Closer to home, he was the first to publish reports from the Easter Rising.Clarke became the UK’s first public relations officer in 1917 and established the first PR firm in 1924. His public relations career included leading British propaganda during the Irish War of Independence, and his official response to Bloody Sunday in 1920 is still controversial today.In this, the first biography of Clarke, Richard Evans expertly portrays the life and character of this extraordinary man - a man who risked his life so that the public had independent news from the war and who became the father of the UK’s public relations industry.

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The History Press

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0752497278

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9780752497273

Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe

British Foreign Policy 1924-1929

By: Dr Richard S Grayson,Richard S. Grayson

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Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe

British Foreign Policy 1924-1929

By: Dr Richard S Grayson,Richard S. Grayson

This is a study of Austen Chamberlain's term of office as Stanley Baldwin's Foreign Secretary from 1924-29. It is argued that Chamberlain's priority was a two-stage policy in Western Europe, which aimed at pacifying both France and Germany, as well as encouraging the League of Nations.

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Routledge

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1317958055

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El Alamein 1942

Turning Point in the Desert

By: Richard Doherty

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El Alamein 1942

Turning Point in the Desert

By: Richard Doherty

The Battle of El Alamein is well established as a pivotal moment of the Second World War. Following the wildly fluctuating fortunes of the opposing sides, there was a real risk that Rommels Afrika Korps and his Italian allies would break through and seize Cairo with catastrophic strategic and political implications for the Allies. That this never happened is, of course, well known but, as this highly readable yet authoritative work reveals, there were moments of extreme peril and anxiety.Churchills bold, nay desperate, decisions concerning key appointments, Montgomerys stubborn refusal to be rushed, Rommels chronic logistic problems and critical air superiority are all examined in expert detail. The authors description of the actual fighting is brought to life by personal accounts as well as his complete grasp of the plan and tactics involved.The result, seventy-five years on, is a delightfully fresh and fascinating account of one of the iconic battles, not just of the War but in military history.

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Pen and Sword

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1526700816

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9781526700810

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William Dawes

William Dawes

Nature's Government

Nature's Government

Royal Artillery in the Second World War

Royal Artillery in the Second World War

Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain

Decorative Plasterwork in Great Britain

A Manual Flora of Madeira

A Manual Flora of Madeira

Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe

Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe

Republic Studios

Republic Studios

British Armoured Divisions and their Commanders, 1939-1945

British Armoured Divisions and their Commanders, 1939-1945

Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45

Eighth Army in Italy, 1943-45

From the Frontline

From the Frontline

Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe

Austen Chamberlain and the Commitment to Europe

El Alamein 1942

El Alamein 1942

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