Illustrated with photographs from the private family album, this book follows in the footsteps of some of Sir Winston Churchill's famous trips to the four corners of the world, by his granddaughter Celia Sandys. She visits South Africa, Morocco, France, the USA - amongst others - and recounts how Sir Winston's trips not only changed the ......
Quick Reference to Historical Facts for Presidents of the United Statesof America
Focus on presidential politics and history is important to students of any age. Renewed interest by people all over the world especially in America makes this guide an essential reference, not just for students, but for every American. In 6 laminated pages essential facts important in the kindergarten classroom through college and beyond are ......
James Moody of the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion found an Egyptian dog in 1940, who became Horrie, the Battalions mascot. He wrote it first as a simple tale, augmented by his own photographs of Horrie and his mates in action in Greece, Crete and Palestine. This was sent to Ion Idriess, who developed the book with a series of questions, to finally ......
Stories of Extraordinary Courage by Ordinary People Saving Lives
Sinking ships, devastating fires, horrendous car accidents, mountain climbing catastrophes, sword wielding terrorists and killer crocodiles are all situations recorded in this book; but what start out as disasters are redeemed by the bravery, quick thinking and sheer humanity of people who, only moments before, had no idea that they are about to ......
Immediately upon reading Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil in 1889, Rudolf Steiner recognized a kindred spirit—a courageous fighter for the freedom of the human individuality who waged a fierce but unconscious battle against the unspiritual views of the age.
George was born in Scotland in 1942. His father was away at the war and his mother was staying with her mother at Angraflat near Kelso. It was an old hospital, unused since the infroduction of penicillin and the family lived in the lodge near the gate.
Volume 5 in Blaine Taylor's photographic history of Hermann Goering sees the Reichsmarschall at his most powerful: commander-in-chief of the fearsome Luftwaffe and the Fuhrer's named successor. Victories for the Luftwaffe in Spain and Poland cover him in glory, and yet he is fearful of what's to come and uncertain whether his nation will survive.
The only book on the Kelly Gang written during their lifetime, and one of the rarest books- with no copies in private hands. Hall was close to several informants and had exceptional first-hand accounts of Stringybark Creek and other Kelly encounters. This revised edition has rare photographs of the period.
