NEW EBOOK - The Battle of Mons 1914

NEW EBOOK - The Battle of Mons 1914

An ebook containing contemporary accounts of the first major battle fought by British troops in the First World War at Mons in 1914. Complete with explanatory glossary and background.

Britain had not fought a major war for 99 years when its army went into action in Belgium in 1914. Nobody was certain how well the British army would fare in the face of the professional German Army that had fought recent several wars, nor how the British would compare with their French Allies. At the little town of Mons the answer would come in bloody, violent and emphatic fashion.
Here contemporary accounts of the British deployment and of the fighting is given in its full original condition, along with an introductory note and an explanatory glossary by historian Leonard James.
This ebook is a must for anyone seeking to understand more about the First World War.

Contents
Introductory note by Leonard James
Chapter 1 Moltke's Strategy
Chapter 2 The British Arrive at Mons
Chapter 3 The German Tidal Wave
Glossary

About the Author
Leonard James has written dozens of books, mostly on history or military subjects for a wide audience. He is uniquely placed to analyse and comment upon the accounts used in the “Eyewitness World War 1” series.

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NEW BOOK OF THE MONTH - The Rise of UKIP

Our Readers Panel have chosen as Book of the Month for August
The Rise of Ukip by Bill Etheridge MEP

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.

Contents
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 

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CHAPTER SIX – SAM AT HOME

CHAPTER SIX – SAM AT HOME

Sam had been home for a week and it wasn’t getting much better.  He was glad to be out of hospital and trying to live a normal life again – but it wasn’t normal and it would never be again. He was a cripple – they told him not to say that word, but that was what he was. A cripple. He could not run, nor even walk nor stand up and his world was full of barriers now that were not barriers before, and weren’t barriers to other people. Stairs, steps, narrow doorways, rough steep ground – and cobbles – bloody cobbles and bloody high kerbs. Everything took more effort and more time; even getting up and going to bed. And worst of all, most of the boys he had thought were his friends simply couldn’t be bothered to wait for him or help him.
People had simply changed, mostly for the worse. Not his sister Sophie though. She was great. A year older than him, she used to be just silly or bossy and never thought about anything except girl things, but now she made time for him. She noticed when he needed help and did things without saying or making a fuss. Sophie was good.
But his mother hadn’t changed. He could never forgive her for leaving his father and he had always hoped she would go back home – to their real home with his father – but now she never could. Somehow she seemed sort of mechanical, Sam thought. She looked after him, got his meals and helped him with his clothes, but she didn’t seem to understand he was fourteen and didn’t want his mother dressing him. Anyway, he would have to learn to do things for himself and though it had been embarrassing at first, he would really rather ask Sophie for help if he needed it.
As for George – he had been a real surprise. He hadn’t liked George. He had stolen Sam’s mother from his father and broken up their home. And he was a teacher. And he was boring. Yet it was George who had fixed things. He seemed to understand what Sam needed. The house where they lived was quite old and a bit higgledy-piggeldy and George had always had the best room in the place as his study, but he had moved out and made it into a bed-sitting room for Sam.
Sam’s emotions still swung sharply – sometimes he was depressed and sad – he even wondered if life was worth living at all – and then suddenly something good happened and he was sure that he could overcome his injuries. It had not been easy on his first day back at school. He didn’t want people to be sorry for him, or treat him differently, but it would be nice if they didn’t let doors swing back in his face. Games were pretty awful. He knew he could cope with most things, but he was still glad to get home every day, just to get away from other people.
That day – the day Ben arrived at Canine Partners – was the day that George had told him about the break-in at Sam’s father’s flat.
“Look Sam,” George had said. “There is something you should know about your father.”
Sam felt a flash of anger. What business was it of George’s to tell him what he should know about his father? He almost told him to mind his own business – but then saw from George’s face that he was uncomfortable about it too.


from "Ben's Story" by Norman Tebbit
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NEW EBOOK - First Battles 1914

First Battles 1914

An ebook containing contemporary accounts of the first battles of the war, fought when the Austro-Hungarian Empire invade Serbia in August 1914. Complete with explanatory glossary and background.

The First World War broke out in the Balkans. When a Serb terrorist murdered Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Imperial Austro-Hungarian throne, the Austrians saw it as an ideal opportunity to crush the Kingdom of Serbia. The Austrian invasion would spark the outbreak of a general European war, but is itself usually ignored by historians. Here contemporary accounts of the Austrian invasion are reproduced, along with an introductory note and an explanatory glossary by historian Leonard James.
This ebook is a must for anyone seeking to understand more about the First World War.


Contents
Introductory note by Leonard James
Chapter 1 Background
Chapter 2 The Austrian Offensive
Glossary


About the Author

Leonard James has written dozens of books, mostly on history or military subjects for a wide audience. He is uniquely placed to analyse and comment upon the accounts used in the “Eyewitness World War 1” series.

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CHAPTER SIXTEEN – THE TRAP IS MADE AND BAITED

CHAPTER SIXTEEN – THE TRAP IS MADE AND BAITED

Sam was pleased with his mobile ‘phone, even if – as his mother had guessed – Ben was a bit put out that he couldn’t use it.
However, it helped to keep Sam from thinking too much about the visit to his father’s flat. Ben, being a dog – even if a very smart dog – found it quite hard to think about things several days ahead in the future and simply got on with his job of looking after Sam.
Between them they had most things quite well sorted out. Ben had learned the school routine very well and made sure that Sam had his school bag on the back of his chair and that no-one mucked it about. One or two boys had tried that and backed off pretty smartly when Ben grabbed them firmly by their jacket, trousers or even their hand.
Alice was also thinking hard, not just about the visit to the flat, but how to trap Sir John and deliver him to the police, so she had plenty to do.
Jack Riley had spent a day with his old friends in the Drugs Squad at Scotland Yard.  To his relief he found that although the Squad had been reorganised he knew several of the people in charge of hunting down the drug racketeers.
As he told Alice that evening, it was just like old times.
“We are in luck” he explained. “They know quite a lot about Sir John and a bit about how he uses the legal company that imports and exports wheat and barley and that sort of stuff as a cover for the drugs business, but they don’t know enough to arrest him, get him convicted and sent to prison for the drugs offences, let alone for murder and they certainly don’t know enough to pick up the people who work for him. In fact they have not listed Sam’s father’s death as murder – let alone that Sir John was the killer.
What’s more – the people who work for him are too scared to talk to the police, especially the ones who do know what happened to Sam’s father.
Anyway, the police are pretty keen to help us, but they dare not take part in fooling him into giving himself away. You remember what it is like. The big boys in the drugs trade can afford the most expensive lawyers who can wreck a prosecution case in court if the police have, as the lawyers call it, ‘obtained evidence by deception’.
Fortunately, we aren’t the police and we are not acting under their instructions. They don’t even have to know quite what we are up to.
All we have to worry about is making sure that sir John doesn’t outsmart us and that Sam doesn’t get hurt.”
As usual, Alice was thinking hard. She raised one hand and Jack paused as she cut in.
“Yes. We talked about that the other night. You didn’t like my idea of telling Sir John we had got the car he used to push Sam’s father’s car off the road. Well, I’ve thought of a way to do that, but I’ve got something even better here.”



from "Ben's Story" by Norman Tebbit

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EBOOK - Time To Jump - A Positive Vision of a Britain Out of the EU and In EEA Lite [Kindle Edition]

EBOOK  - Time To Jump - A Positive Vision of a Britain Out of the EU and In EEA Lite [Kindle Edition]

Product Description
Foreword by Norman Lamont - former Chancellor of the Exchequer
A timely, populist and controversial book that explains in an easy to understand and chatty style what problems face Britain in the UK and how they can be solved.
In this book, controversial Member of the European Parliament David Campbell Bannerman puts forward a radical and creative alternative to UK membership of the European Union.
Unlike many dry political tracts, this book takes a lively and engaging look at the awkward and dangerous position Britain has got itself into. Drawing on his background in the real world outside of politics - as a leading communications strategist across industry, commerce and government - Campbell Bannerman explains in easy to understand terms and with a chatty writing style exactly how it is possible to leave the EU, why the UK must leave and what we would do instead and what the benefits and freedoms outside the EU are.
With the help of carefully gathered facts, figures, quotes and opinions, Campbell Bannerman argues it is time for Britain to Jump out of the EU and into a position that he has dubbed “EEA Lite”. This is a groundbreaking proposal positioned between the EEA Agreement that Norway enjoys and Swiss bilateral trade arrangements. He charts how Britain could take the EEA as a working basis and lighten it up to suit Britain’s unique strengths and needs. He sees the UK leaving the EU Single Market, but retain full access to it for UK exporters for the 8% of the UK economy trading with the EU. The 92% of the UK economy has nothing to do with EU trade, but is still forced to apply its laws will be liberated from billions in red tape. EEA Lite will allow the UK to bring in Swiss-style tougher visa-based immigration controls for EU national and to negotiate its own UK trade deals and to re-embrace the Commonwealth.
David paints a picture of the UK as a new Singapore sitting off Europe, but thinking globally.


About the Author
David Campbell Bannerman has had a rich and varied career. Born in India he has been a Government Special Adviser on the Northern Ireland Peace Process working closely with Number 10, a Conservative Parliamentary Candidate and councillor, was elected a UKIP MEP in 2009, was Chairman and Deputy Leader
of UKIP, a communications professional, a leading policy writer and Chairman of the Tory Bow Group think tank and is now a Conservative MEP for the East of England. David is based out of Cambridge.

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CHAPTER FOUR – CANINE PARTNERS

CHAPTER FOUR – CANINE PARTNERS

At 8 o’clock the next morning Clive Baker was turning out of his drive and heading for Exeter grumbling to himself about the rush hour traffic. However much he tried not to keep asking himself why a lost dog in Exeter had his name on his collar his mind kept coming back to that question. What was it the police officer had said – he was “a very smart dog.”
Well, thought Clive, if he is, then wherever he has come from, perhaps he could be trained as a “canine partner.”
There was never a shortage of disabled people of all kinds who needed a trained dog to help them, and now his old friend, Shah, the senior consultant at the Stoke Mandeville spinal injuries hospital had asked if he could find a dog for Sam Pearson. Sam was fourteen years old. His parents had parted and Shah had told him that as if that was not bad enough, his father had been killed in a car crash which had left Sam paralysed from his waist down. “He needs a friend – a real friend that he can always trust,” Shah had said. “The people in his life have let him down. He needs a dog - one of your dogs - and he needs it now because he is leaving hospital very soon and he feels very lost and lonely.”
It was all very well for Shah to say the boy needed a dog, but dogs take time to train and every dog at Canine Partners anywhere near ready to start work was already allocated to someone. But perhaps if Ben really was smart, he was the answer. After all, what had the old lady, Miss Hanson, told him? That the dog had come from Russia to Exeter, met up with an old lady and landed up as a lost dog in the police station?
After a while Clive Baker gave up asking himself questions he could not possibly answer and got on with his journey to Exeter.
It was not quite 11 o’clock as he turned off the A30 into Exeter and followed the signs to the police station.
For some reason he felt slightly nervous as he walked up to the desk and asked for PC Hudson.
“Yes,” said the clerk. “Can I tell him what it is about?”
“Of course. I’ve come to collect a lost dog.  My name is Baker.”
The clerk’s face lit up. “Oh, you mean Ben – he’s a lovely dog – but however did he get all the way here from Midhurst – it must be one hundred and fifty miles?”
One hundred and fifty miles – if Miss Hanson was right, it was more like three or four thousand miles, thought Clive Baker, but he kept the thought to himself and just smiled.
“Well, that is a mystery I must say,” he observed. “But where is Ben now?”
“Right here, under PC Hudson’s desk,” replied the clerk. “Hi Ben – your master’s here.”
Ben had been listening carefully to make sure he didn’t make a mistake. He had been working out how he would recognise Clive Baker and how he would greet him. Now was the time to do it. Out from under the desk, paws up on the counter (he couldn’t jump over it because of the glass screen) and Ben let out a series of half barks, half whoops of welcome, looking straight into Clive Baker’s eyes.
By now PC Hudson had arrived and opened the door to let Clive Baker into the office, but Ben was too quick for him and in a moment was through the door, standing up on his back legs and paws on Clive’s chest to give him a big licking.
“Well,” said Hudson. “I don’t have to ask if you two know each other.” Just as well, thought Clive – and so did Ben, who dropped down onto all four paws and then sat at heel by Clive’s right side.
Within a few minutes the paperwork was done. Ben had barked his thanks to PC Hudson, wagged his tail and followed Clive out of the door, along the road and into the back of his car. Clive turned in his seat and looked at the dog.



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EBOOK - The Rise of UKIP

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.

Contents
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


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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN – THE WAITING

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN – THE WAITING

For Sam the next few days dragged slowly by and there was little Ben could do to help him, except to make sure he was up, dressed, had breakfast, got to school on time and paid attention in class.
Ben could always tell when Sam’s mind drifted away from a lesson in class to begin to worry about what might happen at the flat on Saturday. When that happened he would give Sam a nudge and whisper very quietly, “Pay attention Sam.”
It was very different for Alice and Jack. Jack had to go into Islington in North London on Monday to visit the dodgy car dealer at Water’s Autos to make sure he would be well out of the way before Jack told Sir John that his car had not been destroyed.
That did not take long. Jack soon found Water’s Autos and started to look at the second hand cars, and it was not very many moments before the dealer, John Waters, was at his side.
“Looking for anything special?” he asked.
“Well yes,” replied Jack. “How about a silver 2009 BMW with a bit of damage on the nearside? One that used to be owned by International Grain Transport and Trading...?”
Waters, the car dealer, looked around as if to make sure no one was in earshot before turning back to Jack.
“No, I ain’t – nothing like that...” but Jack cut him short.
“But Sir John thinks you have. That’s why I’m asking you. He thinks you didn’t burn it and get it crushed for scrap. He thinks you might try to blackmail him. And I think he will be coming to see you – or perhaps he might send one of his friends to see you ...”
By now Waters was white with anger and fear.
“What the Hell has any of that got to do with you – and anyway, who the Hell are you?”
Jack smiled. “Just call me Jack. I could be your friend and I’ve got some friendly advice for you. Don’t contact Sir John. That would be very dangerous for you. I know all about the car and about Sir John. And I know quite a lot about you, but I don’t want anything unpleasant to happen to you – or your girl friend. So I’ve brought you both a present.”
Jack pulled out an envelope from his pocket, opened it and gave the contents to Waters.
“Here are two tickets for the Eurostar to Paris and a booking for a nice room at The Metropole Hotel for a week. It’s all arranged and paid for. The train leaves at nine o’clock tonight. So just get packed and get out of town or something really nasty might happen to you. Don’t muck me about. Some of my friends will be watching you. Do a runner while you’ve still got a whole skin. It will be safe for you to come back in a week’s time. Until then, all the best. Cheerio.”
And before Waters could say a word, Jack was gone.

from "Ben's Story" by Norman Tebbit
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NEW EBOOK - The Battle of Pavia

A book dedicated to the Battle of Pavia that decided the fate of Italy for over two centuries.

The Battle of Pavia, fought on the morning of 24 February 1525, was the decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1521–26.

The battle also marked the death of Richard de la Pole, nephew of King Richard III of England and the last Yorkist pretender to the English throne. This battle fought in Italy therefore marked the true end to the Wars of the Roses.

A Spanish-Imperial army under the nominal command of Charles de Lannoy (and working in conjunction with the garrison of Pavia, commanded by Antonio de Leyva) attacked the French army under the personal command of Francis I of France in the great hunting preserve of Mirabello outside the city walls. In the four-hour battle, the French army was split and defeated in detail. The French suffered massive casualties, including many of the chief nobles of France; Francis himself, captured by the Spanish troops, was imprisoned by Charles V and forced to sign the humiliating Treaty of Madrid, surrendering significant territory to his captor. The outcome of the battle cemented Spanish Habsburg ascendancy in Italy.

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 The de la Poles – from France to Suffolk and back?
Chapter 2 The Renaissance
Chapter 3 The Italian Wars
Chapter 4 The Commanders
Chapter 5 The Warriors
Chapter 6 The Invasion
Chapter 7 The Battle
Chapter 8 After the Battle
Postscript: Who was Marguerite?


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CHAPTER ONE – STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL

CHAPTER ONE – STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL

The boy lay awake in his hospital bed in the spinal injuries unit at Stoke Mandeville. It is never quite dark in hospital wards and he could see the humps in the beds where other patients were sleeping, and the clock on his bedside locker.  It was still only 3 am. Time always dragged in the hospital, especially at night.
Before long it would be different. After six months Sam knew he would soon be going home again – but nothing at home would be the same. He was not the same. He would never walk again. Nor would he ever see his father again. His father was dead. His life – everything – had all changed in those moments when the car swerved off the road, down the bank and hit the tree. And now nothing could ever change things back again. What had happened had happened. That was that. Sam could not remember much about the crash, until he found himself in the hospital bed with tubes in his mouth and nose and bottles of blood hanging on frames over his head. It had been a terrible nightmare of people shouting, blue lights flashing, stretchers, fire engines, the ambulance men lifting him out of the wrecked car. He remembered asking, “Where’s my father? What happened to him?” but no-one had told him then that his father was dead.
It had been bad enough when his mother and father had parted. He worked very late and sometimes he was away for days at a time. She said he was never at home. He said that was what it was like if you wanted to be a top crime reporter on TV. Then one day his mother took Sam and his sister and they left to live in George’s house a couple of miles away. Sam’s mother thought he was great, but Sam and his sister were not so sure. Being a teacher was bad enough, but he was well, just boring and their father had been well, not always there, but when he was, anything but boring. He was fun.
Now it would be far worse. Sam’s father would never again be there to take them out to fun things like films and concerts and football, or even museums.
On the night of the crash he had taken Sam into London to see a film – a real thriller about how gangs smuggled drugs and sold them – even in schools like his.
“Stop it” said Sam to himself before he could begin to cry. “I can’t change what has happened. But I can change what might happen next”. That is what Mr Shah, the chief surgeon at the Spinal Injuries Unit, had told him on his first day in hospital. Perhaps Shah was a bit like his father. He could not spend much time at home either. He was always at the hospital working. As if in answer to his thoughts, Sam heard Shah’s footsteps. He always wore proper shoes, not trainers and the heels clicked on the hard ward floor in the quiet of the night. Sam turned and lifted his head to watch him and Shah stopped beside his bed.
“What are you doing here in the middle of the night?”
“What are you doing laying awake in the middle of the night?” they asked each other.




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REPRINT - The Battle of Chesterfield 1266 (Bretwalda Battles)

REPRINT - The Battle of Chesterfield 1266 (Bretwalda Battles)

Sales of this book have been so high that we have had to reprint:

A book dedicated to the Battle of Chesterfield that ended the Baronial Wars of King Henry III against Simon de Montfort.
After Simon de Montfort’s death at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, his supporters rallied in Derbyshire. Sending messages to other reformers to rally to their cause the rebels were expecting help from the King of France, but it was Prince Edward (later King EdwardI) who got there first with a royal army. The resulting battle began in the fields south of the town, but moved into the streets of the town and ended in the churchyard where the last rebels surrendered.
This book follows the standard pattern set by others in the Bretwalda Battles series. The reasons for and course of the war in question are outlined, then detailed analyses of weapons, tactics and strategies are given with particular reference to this battle. The course of the battleis then followed, with comment on what there is to see at the site today. Short biographies of the commanders are also given. The aftermath of the battle, its effects and importance to the progress of the war are then described.

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 The March to Chesterfield
Chapter 2 Leaders at Chesterfield
Chapter 3 Men, Weapons and Tactics
Chapter 4 The Battle of Chesterfield
Chapter 5 Aftermath

About the Author

Rupert Matthews has written over 180 books, mostly on history or military subjects for a wide variety of publishers. He has made a particular study of English battlefields, having walked across dozens of them, handled replica weapons and studied dozens of contemporary accounts.

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CHAPTER SEVEN – SAM GOES TO CANINE PARTNERS

CHAPTER SEVEN – SAM GOES TO CANINE PARTNERS

It only took Jean a day to arrange the ‘phone call for Clive to talk to Sam.

“Sam,” he said. “I think I’ve found the right dog for you. He hasn’t finished his training yet – but I don’t think that will take long. I’ve known a lot of dogs, but he is the cleverest dog I’ve ever known. I would really like to keep him, but if he decides he would like to be your partner – then he’s yours.”

Sam hardly knew what to say.

“Mr Baker, that’s wonderful – but I’ll have to talk to my mother – and my stepfather – and there’s school and ... and ... and ...  But when can I come to see him?”

“Pretty well when you like,” Clive replied. “Look, why don’t you talk it over with your family and decide when you would like to come here? I’ll send you some forms and a map of where to find us and all that. Is that okay?”

Sam hardly had time to say, “Yes, and thank you,” before Clive Baker put the ‘phone down and looked round at Ben who had been sitting looking at him.

“Ben,” he said. “It’s time you started work for a new master”.

It was George who drove Sam to meet Clive Baker and Ben at Canine Partners. They talked very little. Although Sam had come to realise that George was something of a friend and a lot more understanding than his own mother, he was still the man who had ousted his own father, and so in Sam’s mind he was partly responsible for his death. For his part, George respected Sam’s feelings and tried not to intrude, but eventually as they approached Midhurst, he broke the silence.

“Sam – what do you expect the dog to do?”

There was a long pause. “I don’t think I know. Mr Shah said he would be my friend, whatever happened, and my helper – yes – I remember he said even my bodyguard. Sometimes, George, I could do with that. Some people think that because I can’t use my legs, I can’t use my brain and they try it on. Perhaps they wouldn’t if I had a dog.”

George nodded as he overtook a slower car, then turned again to the boy.

“I’ve talked to your mother and you know she wasn’t keen about you having a dog.”

Sam began to speak, but George cut him short. “No – it’s alright – she’s changed her mind – but it will be up to you to make sure he doesn’t cause any problems. If he’s yours, you will be responsible for him – whatever he does – but I’ll always help if I can.”

Not for the first time since he had come home from hospital Sam felt grateful to George. His “Thank you,” was sincere.

from "Ben's Story" by Norman Tebbit

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The Sassenach's Escape Manual: A (Mostly) Impartial Guide to Scottish Identity & Independence [Kindle Edition]

The Sassenach's Escape Manual: A (Mostly) Impartial Guide to Scottish Identity & Independence [Kindle Edition]

So, you’re trying to explain to a Sassenach the issues around Scottish Independence and Devolution. Or you’re an
Englishman stuck in a pub in Glasgow faced by irate locals.
Will Scotland remain a member of the EU? What currency will you spend in Scottish shops? What will happen to cross border trade between England and Scotland? What if the Shetlands want to rejoin Norway? And just how will the Loch Ness Monster survive (if she exists)?
This wee tome gives the answers in a lively and easy to understand fashion while drawing on Scottish history and tradition. A joint venture between a Sassenach, seeking to understand, a Highlander keen to explain and a Glaswegian who sees both sides, this book explains in wry terms the issues confronting Scotland today.

The politicians and pundits are obsessed on the debate about where Scotland fits into the national jigsaw called the United Kingdom - and on Scotland’s place in the world. But far too often the debate is couched in jargon or assumes the reader knows the background to issues that can be complex, involved and demand specialist knowledge.
And if Scotland does vote for independence the reverberations will be felt not only across Britain, but also across the EU and the world. It is time people woke up to the potential problems, opportunities and pitfalls. 

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CHAPTER EIGHT – BEN JOINS SAM

CHAPTER EIGHT – BEN JOINS SAM

Sam’s mother, to his great relief, seemed pleased when he told her that evening. Then, as mothers do, she began to organise things ready for Ben. Sam had been afraid she really did not want him to have a dog, but she seemed happy enough even suggesting (to Sam’s delight) that Ben should sleep in his room.
“But, not on your bed. We’ll get him one of his own tomorrow morning. And you, Sam, will be responsible for feeding him and taking him for walks. And if he makes a mess – you will have to clear it up – even if you are in a wheelchair.”
Sam was almost too happy to hear what she was saying. He hardly noticed what he was eating for dinner or what was on the TV for thinking about bringing Ben home. He was up early next morning waiting for George to take him to the pet shop to buy everything Ben would need before going to fetch him from Canine Partners.
Being a Labrador, Ben ate his dinner as usual and had no trouble in falling asleep. Although his dreams were about Boris and his life in Russia, once he was awake, Ben began to think about his new life. Most important of all, Clive Baker had not told anyone his secret. Should he tell Sam? He really would have to, but suppose Sam told other people? What then?
It was all rather difficult, so Ben did what dogs are good at doing. He simply put it to the back of his mind and thought about breakfast instead. So much had happened since Boris had told him he had to come to England less than a month ago and despite his worries, Ben just hoped that after all his adventures life would settle down.
Whenever he did think about his journey, he thought most of all about the little old lady, Alice Hanson. It was she who had helped him when he had felt really alone and lost. It was odd, he often thought, but she was a bit like Boris. She had an air of authority about her and people did what she said.
Strangely enough, although Ben could not have known, the little old lady, Alice Hanson, had been thinking about him too. It was more than two weeks since she had found him – or perhaps since he had found her. She knew that Clive had picked up Ben from the police station in Exeter because she had ‘phoned to find out what had become of him, but as the days had gone by, she had been thinking more and more about Ben.

from "Ben's Story" by Norman Tebbit

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NEW BOOK - Titanic the Rescue Mission

NEW BOOK - Titanic the Rescue Mission

While the RMS Titanic was sinking more than a dozen ships were racing to the rescue. This is the story of the rescue mission, including the search for bodies that followed.
The story of the tragic sinking of RMS Titanic is well known, but less well known today are the frantic efforts made by more than a dozen ships to get to her to rescue her passengers and crew. Although the Cunard liner “Carpathia” was first on the scene, she was joined by three other ships within a couple of hours, and others were on their way.
We read about the Russian cook preparing vast gallons of vegetable soup for survivors, the rescue ship that nearly hit an iceberg itself and the confusion over the radio waves as messages were sent, lost or misinterpreted. Above all we read of the gallant efforts of hundreds of seamen desperate to obey the rules of the sea and go to the rescue.
Oliver Hayes has gone back to contemporary newspaper reports, personal letters and the official inquiries held on both sides of the Atlantic to research this book. The result is a meticulously researched volume detailing the exciting story of the rescue mission to save the Titanic.
The original painting “Carpathia to the Rescue” featured on the cover is available as a print signed by the artist.


CONTENTS
11pm
Midnight
1am
2am
3am
5am
7am
Following Days
The Search for Bodies

About the Author
Oliver Hayes is an experienced writer of history with a large number of books and magazine articles to his name. He previously worked in local newspapers, but is now concentrating on writing books.

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Ben's Story by Norman Tebbit - CHAPTER FOURTEEN – THE 1812 OVERTURE DISC

CHAPTER FOURTEEN – THE 1812 OVERTURE DISC

That evening as Jack and Alice finished dinner, Alice put her hands flat on the table and said,
“Well, Jack. We’ve got a really interesting problem here. What do you think?”
“I suppose the first thought that came to my mind was why not hand over the whole thing to the police...?” said Jack.
“And why not?” interrupted Alice. “We don’t have to be involved do we?”
“No – but what evidence do we have?” Jack continued. “Let’s think what we do know. Sir John did behave oddly at the prizegiving. He is the boss of International Grain Transport & Trading. A car belonging to his firm followed Sam’s father’s car from London out to Brent Cross, and another followed it to somewhere past Watford. And we know that the second car was sold just after that to a dodgy dealer who said it caught fire and was a write-off. We can’t prove the smash wasn’t an accident. We can’t prove Sir John had anything to do with it – or with drug smuggling.”
“That’s a very good summary,” said Alice. “But either with the police or without them, I think we will have to set a trap for Sir John and let him drop himself right in it. There is no real rush. Sir John is not fool enough to do anything to the boy. He thinks he has got away with it. In the morning I’ll go home and perhaps I’ll call on poor Clive Baker again.”
“And why would you do that Alice?” asked Jack. “Just what is it about that dog that you need to discuss with Clive Baker?”
Alice smiled, yawned and said, “I think it’s time for my bed. Goodnight Jack – thank you for dinner,” as she got up and headed for the stairs.

An extract from Ben's Story by Norman Tebbit

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REPRINT - The Sieges of Newark

REPRINT - The Sieges of Newark

Sales of our book on the Sieges of Newark in the English Civil War have been so high that we have had to reprint the book to keep up with demand.

A book dedicated to the four sieges of Newark during the English Civil War, the last of which marked the collapse of Royalist power in the Midlands.
In 1642 King Charles I summoned Newark to support him, which it did with men, money and munitions. The city and castle where thereafter a loyal bastion of Royalist support on the edge of Parliamentarian territory. A roundhead attackin 1643 was driven off, as was a desultory siege in 1644. In 1645 the Roundheads arrived in large numbers, with heavy cannon and great determination. The Royalist garrison fougth back with imagination and courage, turning this into a text book example of 17th century seigework. After seven months garrison surrendered, ending Royalist hopes in this area of England.
This book follows the standard pattern set by others in the Bretwalda Battles series. The reasons for and course of the war in question are outlined, then detailed analyses of weapons, tactics and strategies are given with particular reference to this battle. The course of the battleis then followed, with comment on what there is to see at the site today. Short biographies of the commanders are also given. The aftermath of the battle, its effects and importance to the progress of the war are then described.


Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 The English Civil War
Chapter 2 Siege Warfare in the Civil War
Chapter 3 The First Sieges of Newark
Chapter 4 The Great Siege of Newark
Chapter 5 Aftermath


About the Author

Rupert Matthews has written over 180 books, mostly on history or military subjects for a wide variety of publishers. He has made a particular study of English battlefields, having walked across dozens of them, handled replica weapons and studied dozens of contemporary accounts.

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Ben's Story - What to do Next?

Ben's Story - What to do Next?

Clive Baker was wide awake well before his alarm was due to sound at 6.30.
“God,” he thought as he woke. “What a weird dream that was about a talking dog.” And then he realised he hadn’t been dreaming. He swung out of bed, slipped on a dressing gown and went down to the kitchen to make tea as usual – half hoping that it had been a dream and that he wouldn’t find a dog down there. But he did.
Ben, still curled up by the big Aga cooker, opened an eye, but kept his head down waiting to see what would happen next. Clive, playing the same game, ignored the dog, filled the kettle, put a teacup, saucer and jug of milk on the tray and turned on the radio. Perhaps because they remain closer to their past thousands of years ago when they were hunters than man does to his hunting days, dogs are usually more patient than humans and Ben won the waiting game. Clive gave in and spoke first.
“Good morning Ben. Did you sleep well?”
Ben sighed. Humans did sometimes ask silly questions. Why on earth should a Labrador not sleep well? If there is nothing better to do, then a Labrador will simply close his eyes and take a nap.
“Yes thank you,” he replied politely. “But I would like to go out for a moment – and could I have some breakfast please?”
Clive opened the door and as Ben sniffed the air before strolling down the garden, he thought there is no doubt about it. Ben might be a very unusual Labrador, but he certainly was a Labrador. Clive found the dog food, poured some into a bowl and put it down beside the water bowl on the floor, then watched Ben exploring the garden, head down, tail up wagging confidently, sniffing around the plants.
A few minutes later whilst Clive was making his breakfast toast, a sharp bark told him that Ben was waiting to come in. In moments he hoovered up his breakfast and curled up under the table as Clive buttered his toast.
The waiting game continued. To anyone watching it would have looked like any well mannered dog at his master’s feet waiting to see what the day would bring. But this was different.  Man and dog were both wondering just what would happen that day.
Eventually Clive pushed his plate away, finished his tea, got up and walked over to his fireside chair. Ben stayed put.
“Come on Ben,” he said at last. “We have to decide what happens next.”



An extract from "Ben's Story" by Norman Tebbit

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Bretwalda Author blogpost - Don’t Blame Einstein!

Bretwalda author Andrew May has written a new blog post on inter stellar travel entitled "Don’t Blame Einstein!"

Read it HERE

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/07/dont-blame-einstein/

NEW BOOK - The Rise of UKIP (print) by Bill Etheridge

NEW BOOK - The Rise of UKIP (print) by Bill Etheridge

Written by a key insider and UKIP MEP, 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.

Contents
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


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Bretwalda Author LORD TEBBIT on the Andrew Marr Show - Watch the video

Bretwalda Author LORD TEBBIT on the Andrew Marr Show

Lord Tebbit reviews the papers, talks about current affairs and discusses his new novel "Ben's Story"

Watch Lord Tebbit HERE, he is on at about 7 minutes 20 seconds into the show, then moves on to talk about his book at about 19 minutes 20 seconds.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b049ds95/the-andrew-marr-show-06072014

CHAPTER NINE – BEN VISITS HIS FATHER’S FLAT – ALICE GOES TO TRING

CHAPTER NINE – BEN VISITS HIS FATHER’S FLAT – ALICE GOES TO TRING

As Ben and Sam were getting up on Monday morning to go to Sam’s father’s flat, Alice Hanson was already up drinking her first cup of tea, wondering if she should telephone Clive Baker to enquire about Ben. She tried to forget about it and get on with her breakfast, but it was no good. Eventually, she pushed aside her breakfast toast and folded shut her newspaper.  She was irritated with herself. It was less than three weeks, she told herself, since she had taken the lost Labrador dog, Ben, to the police station in Exeter. She knew that Clive Baker had collected him because the police had told her so when she enquired. But what had happened since?
It was no good – her curiosity was getting the better of her. She knew that she had not imagined it all. Well, she really couldn’t have done, could she – she thought. But every now and again she had begun to doubt herself. After all, dogs can’t talk – but then, Ben had talked to her.
She just had to know. The question was how to find out without making a fool of herself. However, she looked at it, the answer was always the same. Her only contact with Ben was through Clive Baker at Canine Partners, so somehow without looking plain silly, she would have to ‘phone him and ask after the dog.
She hesitated time and time again. She half read the morning paper – hesitated again, then pulled herself together. “Come on,” she thought. “Come on – it is going 9.30 am, so Clive Baker will be in his office. The number is still on my mobile ‘phone – I’ll give him a call.”
Moments later the ‘phone rang on Clive Baker’s desk.
“It’s the old lady,” Clive’s secretary, Jean, told him. “The one who rang about Ben. Do you remember?”
Clive groaned. “Not her – the one who said the police would ring. What does she want?”
“Just to ask if Ben is alright I think,” said Jean. “Shall I put her through?”
Clive took a deep breath. “Alright – I can’t really avoid talking to her, can I?”
In a moment Miss Hanson was through to him.
“Good morning Mr Baker. I’m sorry to trouble you, but I am the lady who took Ben into the police station at Exeter and I was just wondering how he has been getting on?”
“Yes, I remember,” replied Clive. “You told me he was a remarkable dog – and that was certainly right. I’ve never known a dog learn so much so quickly as he has. He is an absolute star, isn’t he?”
Alice realised that either Ben had not told Clive his secret – or if he had, Clive was not giving much away. Hasn’t Ben told him, she wondered, or is he fishing to find out what I know? She ignored Clive’s question and asked one of her own instead.
“Have you found him a home yet?”
“Yes, he is looking after a boy of 14. He broke his back in a car crash which killed his father, so he needed a good friend. I think they are both getting on very well.”
All Alice Hanson’s training and experience in the murky world of spies and intelligence work came to her aid. In a few minutes she had wormed out of Clive Baker, the boy’s name, where he lived, how he had been injured and his father killed, and where he went to school, before he realised she had told him absolutely nothing in return.

from "Ben's Story" by Norman Tebbit

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NEW EBOOK - The Barney & Betty Hill UFO Abduction: And The UFO Abduction Phenomenon (Bretwalda UFO Files) [Kindle Edition]

NEW EBOOK - The Barney & Betty Hill UFO Abduction: And The UFO Abduction Phenomenon (Bretwalda UFO Files) [Kindle Edition]

On the night of 19/20 September, 1961, on their way home to Portsmouth, New Hampshire from a short break in Canada, something happened to Betty and Barney Hill that began a new controversy in UFO research that continues even today.
While modern polls show that as many as four million Americans could believe they might have been abducted by aliens, back in 1966 when the first book detailing the Hill case "The Interrupted Journey" was first published, the New England couple’s claims of alien contact were almost unheard of. There had been the famous Contactees of the 1950s, men and women who claimed they had been visited by the human looking occupants of flying saucers with warnings about nuclear war and environmental concerns. But the experiences of the Hills were completely different, reporting beings that were obviously not human, and had no such messages.


Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The interrupted Journey
Chapter 2 - Alien Abduction
Chapter 3 - Missing Time
Chapter 4 - The Star Map
Conclusion
About the Author


About the Author
Richard Thomas is a writer of non-fiction books, magazine articles and newspaper columns. He has written articles on a wide range of subjects for the South Wales Evening Post, Alien Worlds, UFO Matrix, Mindscape, Paranormal Magazine and many other publications. Visit his website at www.richardthomas.eu.

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Lord Tebbit's Note about Ben's Story

Lord Tebbit's Note about Ben's Story

This is a story about how a boy called Sam, his help dog Ben and their friends   avenged the death of Sam’s father. It is a work of fiction, but many of the places, not least the dog school at Canine Partners do really exist.

None of the characters are real but those who knew the late Daphne Parkes, who was a brave and distinguished MI6 secret agent in Russia and Africa,  may think that Sam’s friend Alice Bacon is just a bit like her. As for Sam, sadly there all too many boys who suffer severe spinal injuries and have to cope with life confined to a wheelchair.

Sam’s friend Ben is a yellow labrador like many of the help dogs trained at Canine Partners, and perhaps he is quite a lot like my dear old friend Ben.  My Ben was as faithful as the one in this book and although he could not communicate as Sam’s dog does in this story, he often knew what I was thinking and I often knew what he was thinking too.

The real life Canine Partners is based near Haywards Heath and the help dogs they train are truly wonderful animals who help hundreds of people live full lives despite all sorts of injuries and disabilities.

Norman Tebbit

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REVIEW of "Patterson-Gimlin Film: Fake or Fact?" in the Cryptid Casebook series

REVIEW  of "Patterson-Gimlin Film: Fake or Fact?" in the Cryptid Casebook series

Our ebook in the Cryptid Casebooks series about the famous Patterson-Gimlin film of a Bigfoot (Sasquatch) has been reviewed on the Foreteana Blog. The review begins:

"The subject of Bigfoot – the existence or non-existence thereof – is a complex and thorny one. It’s also a highly emotive subject, as last week’s BBC documentary demonstrated. It’s an emotive subject in Bigfoot’s home territory of North America, anyhow. The strongest reason for believing in something is having seen it with your own eyes... and thousands of Americans say they’ve done just that. People who haven’t seen Bigfoot – and that includes most people on this side of the Atlantic – are more likely to be skeptical: “If you can’t produce physical evidence, then it doesn’t exist.” Personally, though, I prefer to keep an open mind."

You can read the rest of the review on THIS LINK.

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First Ebook Sale of July - The Battle of Mons

First Ebook Sale of July - The Battle of Mons

The first ebook sold by us this month was a copy of "The Battle of Mons 1914 (Eyewitness World War 1)"

An ebook containing contemporary accounts of the first major battle fought by British troops in the First World War at Mons in 1914. Complete with explanatory glossary and background.

Britain had not fought a major war for 99 years when its army went into action in Belgium in 1914. Nobody was certain how well the British army would fare in the face of the professional German Army that had fought recent several wars, nor how the British would compare with their French Allies. At the little town of Mons the answer would come in bloody, violent and emphatic fashion.
Here contemporary accounts of the British deployment and of the fighting is given in its full original condition, along with an introductory note and an explanatory glossary by historian Leonard James.
This ebook is a must for anyone seeking to understand more about the First World War.


Contents
Introductory note by Leonard James
Chapter 1 Moltke's Strategy
Chapter 2 The British Arrive at Mons
Chapter 3 The German Tidal Wave
Glossary


About the Author

Leonard James has written dozens of books, mostly on history or military subjects for a wide audience. He is uniquely placed to analyse and comment upon the accounts used in the “Eyewitness World War 1” series.

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