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With the centenary of the outbreak of the The Great War coming in 2014, 'World War One, A Very Peculiar History' commemorates the events of the time by looking at some of the incredible lengths, no matter how risky or bizarre, people went to to defend their country. From Front pigs to hairy beasts, author Jim Pipe looks at the nicknames...

Vikings in Britain and IrelandMost historical accounts examine the Viking Age in one part rather than the whole region of the British Isles and Ireland. Very few pay attention to the continued contact between England and Scandinavia in the post-Norman Conquest period. This book aims to offer an alternative approach by presenting a history of the...

R.G. Collingwood, the Historical Imagination and EducationR.G. Collingwood's name is familiar to historians and history educators around the world. Few, however, have charted the depths of his reflections on what it means to be educated in history. In this book Marnie Hughes-Warrington begins with the facet of Collingwood's work best...

With Notes and Additions: also Memoranda Relative to the Lines Thrown up to Cover Lisbon in 1810The classic, immensely detailed description of the many sieges of the long drawn-out war that was Britain's major land contribution to the defeat of Napoleon. Sir John Jones was an officer of the Royal Engineers with Wellington in Portugal and Spain...

Peter Birch Explores Uninhibited SexWhy do so many people seem to see only in black and white? I'm referring to relationships and sex, the way the majority take the attitude that you're either with somebody or you're not, on or off, and that if you are with someone then to do anything with somebody else is inherently wrong. Okay, if...

A fascinating look at the two Anglo-Afghan Wars, 1839-42 and 1878-80, written by British war correspondent Archibald Forbes. As an ex-Royal Dragoons private Forbes had a wonderful level of knowledge about military mindsets and traditions....