David Howarth 
Sledge Patrol [PDF ebook] 
A WWII Epic of Escape, Survival, and Victory

Carolyn Ellis is the leading writer in the move toward personal, autobiographical writing as a strategy for academic research. In addition to her landmark books Final Negotiations and The Ethnographi …

The title of this intriguing book derives from Edward Gibbon»s description of the second century AD as the time of the greatest happiness and prosperity in the history of the world. Jock Macdonald p …

This is the third of a three-volume set on medieval scholarship that presents original biographical essays on scholars whose work has shaped medieval studies for the past four hundred years. A compan …

Sir James Dewar was a major figure in British chemistry for around 40 years. He held the posts of Jacksonian Professor of Natural Philosophy at Cambridge (1875-1923) and Fullerian Professor of Chemis …

Society of Midland Authors Literary Award Finalist in Biography & Memoir Award-winning journalist Michele Weldon provides a potent antidote to the harried single mom stereotype in this beguiling memo …

This is a rich and detailed account of the life and world of Lola Ridge, poet, artist, editor, and activist for the cause of women»s rights, workers» rights, racial equality and social reform. Auth …

Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst were the founders of Dartington – she the daughter of an American millionaire who was once Secretary to the US Navy; he the son of a Yorkshire parson and secretary to Rab …

To define Nigeria is to tell a half-truth. Many have tried, but most have concluded that it is impossible to capture the true scope and significance of Africa’s most populous nation through words or …

First published in 1930, Swallows and Amazons secured Arthur Ransome»s reputation as one of the most influential children»s authors of all time, yet prior to writing fiction he had had a turbulent …