Roger Rees
Ever since he can remember, Robin, son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed in one stroke when he falls ill and loses the use ... [... more]
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Bryan Fosten
In 1803 Sir John Moore's policy was to produce quick-thinking, intelligent, mobile soldiers capable of attacking on their own initiative. Old-style drill manuals, which still governed the training of the mass of British infantry, were set aside; ... [... more]
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First Ypres 1914
In the autumn of 1914 the original British Expeditionary Force faced a heavily reinforced German drive. Field Marshal Sir John French, the British Commander-in-Chief, had sent his men north in an attempt to take the fight into Flanders, so they ... [... more]
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Philip Haythornthwaite
The retreat to Corunna is one of the epic campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Late in 1808 Sir John Moore found himself virtually alone with his small British army deep inside Spain. The armies of his Spanish allies had been overwhelmed and he ... [... more]
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Patricia Phenix
The first book to expose the turbulent personal life of this fascinating Father of Confederation. Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald once remarked, "I had no boyhood," an understatement if there ever was one. Indeed, John A.'s Dickensian ... [... more]
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Life at Full Throttle: The Memoirs of Admiral Sir John ...
 The life of a man who trod a carefully selected path.: Naval pilots are amongst the most skilled in the world if only because of the extremely limited space they have on which to land. In any other situation, any runway that was hard to find because of [... more]
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David Lomas
In the autumn of 1914 the original British Expeditionary Force faced a heavily reinforced German drive. Field Marshal Sir John French, the British Commander-in-Chief, had sent his men north in an attempt to take the fight into Flanders, so they ... [... more]
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Les audiences de sir john
Chronique amazon.fr: Londres, 1768. Le jeune Jeremy Proctor, orphelin de treize ans, débarque à la capitale. Il est aussitôt victime de malfrats qui le traînent devant le tribunal de Bow Street. C'est là que siège [... more]
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Corunna 1809: Sir John Moore's Fighting Retreat
A Thorough, Professional Account: Corunna 1809 is a thorough, professional account of the famous British retreat in the winter of 1808/1809. Author Philip Haythornthwaite is an acknowledged expert on Napoleonic studies and he uses his considerable [... more]
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Ice Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost ...
From Amazon.com: By the mid-19th century, after decades of polar exploration, the fabled Northwest Passage seemed within reach. In 1845 the British Admiralty assembled the largest expedition yet, refitting two ships with steam engines and placing the [... more]
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Penguin Classics Travels Of Sir John Mandeville
From Amazon.com: By the standards of the 14th century, the writing style of the man who called himself Sir John Mandeville is so informal as to be nearly chummy: "He who wants to pass over the sea to Jerusalem, may go by many ways, both by sea and [... more]
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Ice Blink: The Tragic Fate of Sir John Franklin's Lost ...
From Amazon.com: By the mid-19th century, after decades of polar exploration, the fabled Northwest Passage seemed within reach. In 1845 the British Admiralty assembled the largest expedition yet, refitting two ships with steam engines and placing the [... more]
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