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FUSILIER COOPER. Private to Sergeant through seven campaigns. John Cooper enlisted as a soldier and was from a family of soldiers. In the Peninsular he often met his brother, who served in another regiment. John was clearly a good soldier, because he rose steadily in rank throughout his seven years of service. His story is told simply and directly and yet, in the manner of the best writers, he conveys to his readers a spectrum of detail, a...

FUSILIER COOPER. Private to Sergeant through seven campaigns. John Cooper enlisted as a soldier and was from a family of soldiers. In the Peninsular he often met his brother, who served in another regiment. John was clearly a good soldier, because he rose steadily in rank throughout his seven years of service. His story is told simply and directly and yet, in the manner of the best writers, he conveys to his readers a spectrum of detail, a...

Supernatural Buchan - Stories of Ancient Spirits uncanny places and strange creatures. Buchan's stories of solid characters clad in tweeds and braving all odds armed only with a stout walking stick have become popular classics. Perhaps it is therefore no surprise that the same character types populate his highly entertaining tales of the strange and weird - here collected into a feast of supernatural delights. In a Buchan story the haunti...

The Irish Guards in the Great War - The 2nd Battalion of the Irish Guards - The entire First World War History. This, the second volume of Rudyard Kipling's history of the Irish Guards in the First World War, focuses attention on the activities of the Second Battalion and its total war service. This junior battalion first saw action in 1915 and it is in the first pages of the book that we read of the death of Kipling's son John. The battles o...

The Irish Guards in the Great War - volume 1 - The first Battalion. The Entire Great War history of the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards. Regimental histories are always fascinating for those who study the campaigns and battles in which regiments fought. This monumental work is a comprehensive unit account of a famous regiment during the First World War - and as such it will fascinate every military historian or genealogist. It is, of cours...

With the Madras European Regiment in Burma. The British Empire's first Jungle war. This is a fascinating book. It is the first-hand account of an officer of the Madras European Regiment of the Honourable East India Company's Army - which is a rarity in itself. It concerns the First Burma War - a subject of much interest to students of Indian military history, about which virtually nothing is currently available. The war was a bloody and sava...

With the Madras European Regiment in Burma. The British Empire's first Jungle war. This is a fascinating book. It is the first-hand account of an officer of the Madras European Regiment of the Honourable East India Company's Army - which is a rarity in itself. It concerns the First Burma War - a subject of much interest to students of Indian military history, about which virtually nothing is currently available. The war was a bloody and sava...

The Campaign of the Indus. Fierce Tribesmen - and the storming of Ghuznee & Kelat. The First Afghan War is well documented, with Elphinstone's catastrophic retreat from Kabul and the destruction of an army at Gandamack as Dost Mohammed gained the throne of Afghanistan from Shah Shuja as key events. Much less well known is the totally brilliant and successful campaign that preceded it, fought by 'the Army of the Indus', which placed Shah Shuj...

The Irish Guards in the Great War - The 2nd Battalion of the Irish Guards - The entire First World War History. This, the second volume of Rudyard Kipling's history of the Irish Guards in the First World War, focuses attention on the activities of the Second Battalion and its total war service. This junior battalion first saw action in 1915 and it is in the first pages of the book that we read of the death of Kipling's son John. The battles o...

The Irish Guards in the Great War - volume 1 - The first Battalion. The Entire Great War history of the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards. Regimental histories are always fascinating for those who study the campaigns and battles in which regiments fought. This monumental work is a comprehensive unit account of a famous regiment during the First World War - and as such it will fascinate every military historian or genealogist. It is, of cours...

The Campaign of the Indus. Fierce Tribesmen - and the storming of Ghuznee & Kelat. The First Afghan War is well documented, with Elphinstone's catastrophic retreat from Kabul and the destruction of an army at Gandamack as Dost Mohammed gained the throne of Afghanistan from Shah Shuja as key events. Much less well known is the totally brilliant and successful campaign that preceded it, fought by 'the Army of the Indus', which placed Shah Shuj...

When thirteen-year-old Nellie McCann leaves home to enter service at the house of Mrs Mac, little does she know that her life will change for ever. Yet leaving the small town of Wrekenton is far easier than she ever thought. From the early years of the twentieth century, Nellie's life progresses through the trials and tribulations of a rapidly changing world. Experiencing two world wars, heartbreak, marriage, birth and death, her dream rema...

This delectable book (the original title was A Divine Cordial) is an exposition of that verse, not neglecting the last phrase (as so many are apt to do). This is no pop treatment to pat the back of all professing Christians. It is a serious consideration of all things that go into making everything work together for good. This starts with the attributes of God, His promises and mercies, the graces of the Spirit, the intercession of Christ, etc...

This is a delightful, whimsical book of poems by Penelope Dyan in hardcover case laminate edition, that lets the adult reader peak into childhood, and the younger reader wiggle and giggle with glee. Written by a former educator turned attorney, who was always a writer and a child at heart, Penelope Dyan pulls on your heartstrings and tickles your funny bone like no other writer out there. Dyan holds a degree in English from San Diego State Uni...

Beyond the reality of our five senses lies the reality of GodScience can trace our physical roots to the beginning of our human species, showing how we branched out to become different families, communities and nations with different looks, religions and values. This book focuses on tracing your spiritual roots to your true identity, Soul. Learn how: * you started not only from a basic ancestor but with a basic root of worth, * you were born a...

Astonishing answers to unspoken questions revealed!This a story that could happen and involves police corruption, organized crime and narcotic dealers. This is the type of story that will not let you put it down until you have read the whole story. Only a former police lieutenant could give such details that make the reader believe that they are there when the action is going on. Few people know what a narcotic officer goes through. Only a nar...

El Cristo ha vuelto y esta aqui en presencia viva para establecer el reino de Justicia, Verdad y Amor. Este libro es el testimonio de los pasos del Padre y su hijo, el Arcangel Gabriel, en la Tierra. El Levantamiento es el fruto de la experiencia de toda una vida, de dos mujeres que aman a Dios con toda la fuerza del alma, la voluntad de la mente y la pasion del corazon. Ellas han otorgado su vida a la voluntad y servicio de ese Padre amante d...

Tales of mystery, mayhem and murder from fifteen of the Chesapeake Bay region's most talented crime writers. Includes the Agatha and Anthony award-winning story, "Wedding Knife" by Elaine Viets and a foreword by Laura Lippman.

This book covers the design, development and implementation of radio controlled U.S. Naval target aircraft drones. From 1917 through 1956, the book takes you right to the action as several NOLO (no live operator) aircraft dive on American ships to give the anti-aircraft gunners a real airplane to shoot at and improve their gunnery skills. Stories from pilots who were there at the time plus over 100 photographs from Reginald Denny's TDD series ...

This book is essentially a reference guide that those learning the game can use to support their training, written in a very understandable style. The author introduces the forehand, backhand and serve just like he would in a group situation with a group of beginner juniors. Here Patrick reveals the teaching techniques and progressions that can be followed by parents, aspiring coaches and anyone wishing to help beginner players get off to the ...