Download or read book Parliamentary Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 1502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Spy Beside the Sea written by Adrian Searle and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2012-02-29 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dorothy O'Grady is uniquely placed in the annals of espionage. She was the first Briton condemned to death under the Treachery Act of 1940 after she was frequently spotted on the outskirts of Sandown (a prohibited area on the Isle of Wight), insisting time and again that her dog had strayed. Had her appeal not saved her from the gallows, she would have been the only woman of any nationality to suffer death under the Act during the Second World War – indeed, the only woman to be executed in Britain for spying in the 20th century. Yet the full story of her extraordinary brush with notoriety and its enduring legacy has never been told, despite the fact that it has more than once dominated the front pages of the British press and inspired both a BBC radio drama and a novel. Now, with the benefit of access to previously classified documents, the truth underpinning the O'Grady legend can finally be revealed. Following her appeal she served nine years in prison for her wartime crimes – but was she really a spy in the employ of Germany? Or was O'Grady, as she insisted years later, a self-seeking tease who committed her apparent treachery 'for a giggle'? Or was there some other motivation which drove her to wartime infamy in a case which reverberated around the world? In The Spy Beside the Sea, author and journalist Adrian Searle examines all the evidence to reach a disturbing conclusion.
Download or read book Captain Cook s War Peace written by John Robson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-07-16 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why was James Cook chosen to lead the Endeavour expedition to the Pacific in 1768? As this new book shows, by that date he had become supremely and uniquely qualified for the exacting tasks of exploration.This was a period when who you were and who you knew counted for more than ability, but Cook, through his own skills and application, rose up through the ranks of the Navy to become a remarkable seaman to whom men of influence took notice; Generals such as Wolfe and politicians like Lord Egmont took his advice and recognised his qualities.During this period Cook added surveying, astronomical and cartographic skills to those of seamanship and navigation. He was in the thick of the action at the siege of Quebec during the Seven Years War, was the master of 400 men, and learned at first hand the need for healthy crews. By 1768 Cook was supremely qualified to captain Endeavour and a reader might ask, 'why would you choose anyone else but Cook to lead such a voyage.'Highly readable and displaying much new research, this is an important new book for Cook scholars and armchair explorers alike.
Download or read book The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack written by Mark Hodder and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2010-09-15 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: London, 1861. Sir Richard Francis Burton - explorer, linguist, scholar, and swordsman; his reputation tarnished; his career in tatters; his former partner missing and probably dead. Algernon Charles Swinburne - unsuccessful poet and follower of de Sade, for whom pain is pleasure, and brandy is ruin! Their investigations lead them to one of the defining events of the age, and the terrifying possibility that the world they inhabit shouldn't exist at all!
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Download or read book WW2 Codebreaking People and Places written by Ronald Koorm and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-09-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WW2 Codebreaking People and Places is the first volume of a series on a glossary of codebreaking, ‘People and Places’, brings to the reader an easily understandable account and listing, of those involved in collecting and analysing military intelligence, principally during the second world war. while some will be well known, such as Alan Turing, many others have made significant contributions to codebreaking but fail to attract the attention of the media for the most part. From an individual named ‘Wren’ who worked at a codebreaking outstation supporting Bletchley Park, to a mathematician who modified a codebreaking machine just prior to D-Day, to a ladies foundationwear factory in Hertfordshire that helped make machine components, these people and places now can be appreciated as to where they fitted-in within the overall picture of gathering, and processing enemy intelligence in wartime. The entries are cross-referenced to enable the reader to research as much or as little as they want, to dip-in to the glossary, to use it as a basis for further study, or just to learn a little more about the people that helped us win the war with our allied friends. .
Download or read book Notices of Mariners written by U.S.A. Navy Department. Bureau of Equipment. Hydrographic Office and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 1352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Leaves in the Wind written by A. G. Gardiner and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Leaves in the Wind" by A. G. Gardiner is a collection of essays. These essays were written over ninety-five years ago, and thus many of the subjects no longer exist, making this book, which used to encapsulate everyday life so perfectly, an interesting look into the past. A Fellow Traveller, On a Famous Sermon, On Pockets and Things, On a Country Platform, On a Distant View of a Pig, In Defence of Ignorance, On a Shiny Night, On Giving up Tobacco, The Great God Gun, On a Legend of the War, and On Talk and Talkers are just some of the essays in this collection.
Download or read book Leaves in the Wind written by Alfred George Gardiner and published by . This book was released on 1919 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book England Wales Island Bagging written by Lisa Drewe and published by Vertebrate Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: England & Wales Island Bagging by Lisa Drewe is a stunning and informative guide to the islands of England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. It is ideal for swimmers, kayakers, adventure travellers, wildlife spotters and ice cream connoisseurs. Go on an inspirational and fascinating coastline journey – familiar islands are visited, such as Lundy and the Isle of Wight; others are less well known, such as Gewni in Pembrokeshire and Coquet Island in Northumberland . Almost 300 islands are included, from larger, populated islands to remote, uninhabited islets – some can be reached by foot at low tide, others have ferry services, and some you will need your own transport, or be content to view them from the mainland. Once you've found your island this book introduces you to the best sites on the island to appreciate: hidden beaches and coves, the tastiest local food and the wildlife that can be seen in the locality. Watch the Cemlyn Bay terns on Anglesey, go paddleboarding around Mersea Island in Essex, walk in the footsteps of pilgrims on Lindisfarne in Northumberland, or enjoy ice cream from one of the smallest dairy herds in the country on St Agnes in the Isles of Scilly ... it's all there to be enjoyed in England & Wales Island Bagging.
Download or read book Exhibition of the Royal Academy written by Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain) and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Little Book of the Isle of Wight written by Jan Toms and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know? A new species of cat-like dinosaur, yet to be named, was discovered on the Isle of Wight in 1988. Darwin began his world famous 'On the Origin of the Species' while staying at the Kings Head Hotel. There are 21 tourists to every Island resident. The Little Book of the Isle of Wight is a funny, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no one will want to be without. The Island's most eccentric inhabitants, blood-curdling murders and literally hundreds of facts combine to make this required reading for locals and visitors alike. Illustrated with humorous cartoons and delivered with wit and flair, this captivating compendium is almost impossible to put down.
