Bretwalda Artist featured at Edinburgh Tattoo

Leanne Goodall, an artist who works with Bretwalda Books on a number of projects, has had her work featured at the Edinburgh Tattoo.
A brief was given for 20 students to design digital images for projection onto the walls of Edinburgh Castle. The illustrations deemed to be most suitable will be integrated into designs set to be projected onto the castle’s 260ft by 280ft “canvas” and used as theatrical backdrops during this summer’s event.
The former Oban High School pupil was inspired to participate in the project after being shown student designs from last year’s event.
She said: “The Edinburgh Military Tattoo is something I’ve always loved and 2014 will be the third time I’ve attended the event. I’m really looking forward to seeing my designs on the castle and it will more than likely bring a tear to my eye.”
The aspiring film animator added: “I love bringing my artwork to life – especially when there is a good story behind it that might inspire others. I think this experience will help me towards obtaining a career in the industry as I’ve learnt a lot of new skills and feel that the sky is the limit.”
The partnership between the tattoo and the college made a successful debut last year. As this year’s tattoo will follow a theme of Homecoming and the Commonwealth, the students were tasked with creating images to reflect the range of performance groups from participating countries.
College lecturer Dianne Barry said: “It’s been a huge motivation for the students. This is delivering a real-life experience for them. It’s as close as you can get to working with a design studio, with a tight deadline, complex brief, and demanding client.
Chief executive and producer of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Brigadier David Allfrey, is delighted with the results of the event’s collaboration between two of Scotland’s leading institutions. He said: “The Tattoo is not only an extraordinary show but it is also a national showcase.”

 

NEW EBOOK - Myths and Mysteries of the First World War

NEW EBOOK -  Myths and Mysteries of the First World War

From the Angel of Mons to the sealed cargo on the torpedoed liner Lusitania, from the secret evidence in the Nurse Edith Cavell trial to the haunted U-boat, the First World War was a hotbed of mysteries and myths. This book explores the best known in the light of latest evidence from declassified documents.
The First World War had a massive impact on the peoples of the time. The wide scope of the fighting and enormous human tragedy marked the popular mind as no other war had. Part of the impact was made by the huge number of legends, myths and mysteries that circulated among the front line soldiers and among civilians or were reported in the media.
In this book military historian Leonard James goes back to the original sources, unearths obscure government records kept secret for decades and seeks to get back to the truth of what went on. He disentangles the confusion between the very real Angel of Mons and the fictional “Bowmen” story in the press. He reveals the evidence suppressed for so long about Edith Cavell, the nurse shot by the Germans. He finally solves the conundrum of who actually shot down the Red Baron. He seeks the truth behind the mysterious “sealed cargo” on board the British liner Lusitania when she was torpedoed with the loss of over 1,000 lives. He tracks down the story of the Phantom Piper of the Black Watch, seeks out the German eyewitness to the RFC “death flight” and tries to track down the elusive, but deadly Gurkha with the silver kukri. Be it the Ghost Plane of Calais, the Madonna of Albert, the Russian soldiers in London, the Lost Battalion, the fate of Captain Ball, the antics of the Mad Major or the mysterious airman known as “Ballooning Bertie” you will find it all in this fascinating, mystifying and at times amusing but carefully researched foray into the Myths and Mysteries of the First World War.

About the Author
Leonard James is the grand son or great nephew of three soildiers who fought in the trenches of the Western Front in France. His father served in RAF Bomber Command in World War II and he has written a number of books about the Second World War. This is his first book about the First World War, but is far from being the last.

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AUTHOR WEBSITE - Beatrice Holloway

Bretwalda author Beatrice Holloway has launched her own website.

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Our book "The Rise of UKIP" by Bill Etheridge MEP has proven to be such a hit that we have had to reprint it.

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Written by a key insider and UKIP activist, this book takes a look at the rise of this ground breaking political party that threatens to overthrow the conventional face of British Politics.
This book covers both the history of UKIP from its birth amid the turbulent Parliamentary debates over the Maastricht Treaty in the 1990s and an analysis of the party’s current mass appeal.
In 1997, four years after forming the United Kingdom Independence Party, Alan Sked resigned as it’s Party leader claiming that they were “doomed to remain on the political fringes.” Having been formed to focus national opposition to the Maastricht Treaty, UKIP had failed to make any real impression in it’s first standing at a General Election
Two years later, at the European Elections of 1999, UKIP produced three MEPs. One of whom, a Mr Nigel Farage, would go on to lead a Party which has risen to unanticipated heights over the course of the last 12 months.
2012 became the year when UKIP grew to become the third most supported Political Party in Britain. In 2013 UKIP came close to capturing its first parliamentary seat in a by-election and topped the opinion polls for the first time. As the European elections of 2014 loom this book seeks to answer the questions about UKIP being asked by voters, pundits and politicians alike.

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Introduction
Chapter 1 - Before the Rise
Chapter 2 - The Reasons for the Rise
Chapter 3 - The Rise Begins
Chapter 4 - 2012 – A Year of Promise
Chapter 5 - The By-Election Surge
Chapter 6 - 2013 Trouble in the Tory shires
Chapter 7 - Polling Third, Coming First?
Conclusions
Acknowledgements