Phil Carradice is a historian, novelist and poet who has published 29 books. He regularly broadcasts on Radio 4 and Radio Wales where he has his own programme. He works as a lecturer in Cardiff University Department for Continuing Education and takes creative writing classes for adults and children. A former Head Teacher, he now lives in the Vale of Glamorgan but originates from Pembroke Dock.
53 Електронні книги від Phil Carradice
Phil Carradice: Herbert Williams
Herbert Williams is one of Wales’ most celebrated and distinguished writers. A man of many talents, he is a poet, novelist, short story writer and historian. This book provides a critical survey of h …
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Phil Carradice: Do Not Go Gentle
It”s November 1953 and Dylan Thomas, Britain”s finest poet, is dying in a hospital bed in New York. What brought him to this end is not clear. But he is a man tormented by fear – fear of failing as …
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Phil Carradice: Life Choices
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′Nothing is so exhausting as indecision, and nothing is so futile..teachers, parents and carers worry that the decisions that children and young people make might be unwise or …
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Phil Carradice: Herbert Williams
Herbert Williams is one of Wales’ most celebrated and distinguished writers. A man of many talents, he is a poet, novelist, short story writer and historian. This book provides a critical survey of …
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Phil Carradice: Ships of Pembroke Dockyard
The year 2014 marks the bicentenary of Pembroke Dock. This book looks at the ships created during the 112-year history of the dockyard, covering their construction, careers and, in many cases, their …
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Phil Carradice: Cardiff & the Vale in the First World War
When war broke out against Germany in 1914, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan was one of the most diverse and eclectic areas of W ales. Within this 40- or 50-mile stretch of the coast sat three of …
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Phil Carradice & Roger MacCallum: Pembroke Dock 1814-2014
In 2014 Pembroke Dock celebrates 200 years since its founding, when a Royal Dockyard – the only one ever to exist in Wales – was established here on the banks of Milford Haven. The dockyard was the …
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Phil Carradice: 1914 The First World War at Sea in photographs
The arms race that led to the First World War started in 1897 at the Spithead Naval Review, when Kaiser Wilhelm saw the might of Britain’s Navy. He wanted to equal or better the fleet of Britain, and …
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Phil Carradice: 1939 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs
In the first of a series of books, naval expert Phil Carradice takes us through the war at sea in 1939, using previously unpublished and rare images of the battles, the ships and the people involved. …
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Phil Carradice: 1915 The First World War at Sea in Photographs
Submarines and blockades dominated the war at sea in 1915. The major event was the sinking by U-20 of the Lusitania, which edged America closer to war. The Germans had announced a blockade of Britain …
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Phil Carradice: 1940 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs
January 1940 saw the escalation of the sea war between Britain and Germany. U-boats would claim numerous casualties, including HMS Exmouth and all 135 of her crew on 21 January 1940. In February, …
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Phil Carradice: 1916 The First World War at Sea in Photographs
For the navies of Britain and Germany, 1916 would be the defining year of the First World War. Against a background of the evacuation of the Dardanelles, blockades in the North Sea and submarine …
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Phil Carradice: 1941 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs
At the beginning of 1941, Britain stood alone against Germany and Italy. The Battle of the Atlantic was in full swing. Hitler’s U-boats were operating in packs, descending on convoys and sinking many …
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Phil Carradice: 1917 The First World War at Sea in Photographs
The year 1917 was dominated by the Russian Revolution and America entering the war. On 3 February, America cut diplomatic ties with Germany following the announcement on 31 January that Germany would …
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Phil Carradice: 1942 The Second World War at Sea in photographs
As 1942, the fourth year of the war, began, victory for the Allies was still a long way off. German submarines were sinking ships off the coast of the United States in what would become known as the …
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Phil Carradice: 1918 The First World War at Sea in Photographs
The year 1918 was dominated by the Armistice and the end of the fighting in the War to End All Wars. However, before that both the U-boat war in the North Atlantic and the British blockade of Germany …
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Phil Carradice: 1943 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs
At the beginning of the year, the Battle of Guadalcanal was still raging on, but the Americans had secured their first complete victory in the Pacific by the end of February, although the war in this …
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Phil Carradice: 1944 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs
The sixth year of the Second World War began positively for the Allies, with the successful landings at Anzio, codenamed Operation Shingle. The landings eventually led to the liberation of Rome, an …
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Phil Carradice: 1945 The Second World War at Sea in Photographs
The final year of the Second World War was very quiet in terms of naval operations, as European leaders turned their minds towards peace with the promise of unconditional German surrender. From …
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Phil Carradice & Trudy Carradice: Golf in Wales
In 2010, the Ryder Cup is staged in Wales for the first time. Celtic Manor at Newport hosts the prestigious championship. Wales has over 170 golf courses, many in the most beautiful of landscapes, …
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Phil Carradice: Nautical Training Ships
For well over a hundred years all around the coast of Britain there were located a series of nautical training ships. Often surplus navy wooden walls, the ships provided a means of educating boys and …
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Phil Carradice: First World War in the Air
The four years between 1914 and 1918 saw an incredible growth in air power. Beginning with the flimsy early aircraft, seemingly held together just by string and fabric, the author paints a picture of …
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Phil Carradice & Roger MacCallum: Pembroke Dock Through Time
Pembroke Dock Through Time is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this part of the country. Reproduced in full colour, this is an exciting examination of Pembroke Dock, the famous …
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Phil Carradice: Great War
The Great War – An Illustrated History looks at the causes of the war and the actual events themselves. Naturally, much of it covers the war on the Western Front but there are also sections about …
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Phil Carradice: Illustrated Introduction to the First World War
One of the most profound events in human history, the First World War, marks its hundredth anniversary in 2014. People across the world commemorate the fighting and mourn the countless losses every …
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Phil Carradice: Cuban Missile Crisis
When the world held its breath It is more than 25 years since the end of the Cold War. It began over 75 years ago, in 1944 long before the last shots of the Second World War had echoed across the …
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Phil Carradice: Bay of Pigs
This account of the disastrous invasion of Cuba funded and directed by the United States is “a readable, accessible introduction to the topic” (H-Net). Perhaps not in casualties …
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Phil Carradice: Bay of Pigs
Perhaps not in casualties but as far as prestige and standing in the world were concerned, the Bay of Pigs invasion of 1961 was the worst disaster to befall the USA since the War of 1812 when British …
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Carradice Phil Carradice: Saving SS Shannon
When William hides from bully-boy Danny on the wreck of the old ship, he cannot imagine the adventures ahead of him … or the dangers! Danny’s father is a property developer with big plans for the …
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Phil Carradice: Bloody Mary
The tragic history of Queen Mary I and her brief reign of terror against Protestants in sixteenth century Englandincludes illustrations. When Mary Tudor, eldest daughter of Henry VIII, succeeded to …
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Phil Carradice: Night of the Long Knives
The historian and author of The Shanghai Massacre presents an in-depth chronicle of Hitler’s plot to eliminate political rivals and his own SA Brownshirts. In the summer of 1934, Adolf Hitler …
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Phil Carradice: Night of the Long Knives
The historian and author of The Shanghai Massacre presents an in-depth chronicle of Hitler’s plot to eliminate political rivals and his own SA Brownshirts. In the summer of 1934, Adolf Hitler …
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Phil Carradice: Shanghai Massacre
On 19 February 1927, the city of Shanghai fell silent as a general strike gripped the factories of the industrial district. A magnet for foreign traders and businessmen (British, French, American, …
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Phil Carradice: Shanghai Massacre
On 19 February 1927, the city of Shanghai fell silent as a general strike gripped the factories of the industrial district. A magnet for foreign traders and businessmen (British, French, American, …
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Phil Carradice: Masada
The dramatic history behind one of the great landmarks of ancient Israel. In the spring of 73 AD, the rock fortress of Masada on the western shore of the Dead Sea was the site of an event that …
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Phil Carradice: Masada
The dramatic history behind one of the great landmarks of ancient Israel. In the spring of 73 AD, the rock fortress of Masada on the western shore of the Dead Sea was the site of an event that was …
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Phil Carradice: Following in the Footsteps of Henry Tudor
The story of the first monarch of the House of Tudor, and his dramatic journey to the throne. The story of Henry Tudor’s march to Bosworth and the throne of England began long before the …
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Phil Carradice: Following in the Footsteps of Henry Tudor
The story of the first monarch of the House of Tudor, and his dramatic journey to the throne. The story of Henry Tudor’s march to Bosworth and the throne of England began long before the fateful …
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Phil Carradice: Battle of Tsushima
The author of The First World War in the Air details the gripping 1905 naval battle during the Russo-Japanese War.In 1905 Japan and Russia were at war. With the Russian Far East Fleet destroyed, the …
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Phil Carradice: Battle of Tsushima
The author of The First World War in the Air details the gripping 1905 naval battle during the Russo-Japanese War.In 1905 Japan and Russia were at war. With the Russian Far East Fleet destroyed, the …
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Phil Carradice: Prague Spring 1968
A historian’s overview of Czechoslovakia’s Alexander Dubček, the Prague Spring of 1968, and the Warsaw Pact Invasion. Cold War nadir: January 1968 and in Czechoslovakia, the …
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Phil Carradice: Prague Spring 1968
A historian’s overview of Czechoslovakia’s Alexander Dubek, the Prague Spring of 1968, and the Warsaw Pact Invasion. Cold War nadir: January 1968 and in Czechoslovakia, the new Communist Party …
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Phil Carradice: Battle of Tsushima
The author of The First World War in the Air details the gripping 1905 naval battle during the Russo-Japanese War.In 1905 Japan and Russia were at war. With the Russian Far East Fleet destroyed, the …
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Phil Carradice: Hitler and his Women
This unique biography examines Hitler’s many female relationships, from his mother and sisters to his girlfriends, secretaries, and adoring public. To most of the world, Adolf Hitler was a …
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Phil Carradice: Hundred Years of Spying
Early espionage organisations like Walsingham’s Elizabethan spy network were private enterprises, tasked with keeping the Tudor Queen and her government safe. Formal use of spies and counter spies …
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Phil Carradice: Bay of Pigs
This account of the disastrous invasion of Cuba funded and directed by the United States is “a readable, accessible introduction to the topic” (H-Net). Perhaps not in casualties …
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€5.03
Phil Carradice: Prague Spring 1968
A historian’s overview of Czechoslovakia’s Alexander Dubček, the Prague Spring of 1968, and the Warsaw Pact Invasion. Cold War nadir: January 1968 and in Czechoslovakia, the …
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Phil Carradice: Welsh Braveheart
Like William Wallace in Scotland, Owain Glyndwr fought for his country and was only finally defeated by superior numbers and the military genius of Henry V. Yet Glyndwr was not just a freedom …
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Phil Carradice: Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce is a detailed account of the life and times of the Scottish hero and monarch. It covers his life from childhood to death, looking at the political, social and military life of …
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Phil Carradice: Robert the Bruce
Robert the Bruce is a detailed account of the life and times of the Scottish hero and monarch. It covers his life from childhood to death, looking at the political, social and military life of …
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Phil Carradice: Welsh Braveheart
Like William Wallace in Scotland, Owain Glyndwr fought for his country and was only finally defeated by superior numbers and the military genius of Henry V. Yet Glyndwr was not just a freedom …
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Phil Carradice: Keeping the Home Fires Burning
Keeping the Home Fires Burning tells the story of how the troops and the general public were kept happy and content during the First World War. Between 1914 and 1918 there was entertainment of the …
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