Saturday, 14 February 2015
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
NEW EBOOK - The Siege of Canon Frome 1645
NEW EBOOK - The Siege of Canon Frome 1645
The village of Canon Frome nestles among the rolling hills of Herefordshire. Today it is a quiet, rural place, but in 1645 bloody war came here as Roundhead faced Cavalier in a brutal struggle that left the land strewn with the dead and maimed.
The siege of the manor housewas one of the final clashes of the English Civil War, taking place soon after King Charles lost the key Battle of Naseby. The defending Royalists had been occupying the manor house for over two years by the time the army of David Leslie, Earl of Leven, arrived to take it from then. What followed was one of the most savage sieges fought during the English Civil War.
This book brings an exciting new look to the English Civil War. The course of the campaign is given, but the emphasis is on the Battle itself and the men who fought there. There are analyses of weapons, tactics and strategies, and a study of the commanders. The course of the battle is followed with explanation of how it relates to the ground today. The aftermath of the battle, its effects and importance to the progress of the war are then described.
The “Bretwalda Battles” series has been running with increasing success as printed books and as ebooks for five years.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Canon Frome
Chapter 2 - The English Civil War
Chapter 3 - The Commanders at Canon Frome
Chapter 4 - The Siege of Canon Frome
Chapter 5 - Aftermath
Chapter 6 - The Battlefield Today
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Leonard James is an author of military books. He comes from a military family that has fought in every major war since at least the Crimean War, and probably before that. His forebears were mostly cavalrymen, though his father served in the RAF. Leonard has made a particular study of battlefields in Britain, walking over dozens of them to get an eye for ground. He has also handled genuine and replica weapons to better understand the use of pre-modern weapons and the men who wielded them.
Get your copy HERE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Siege-Canon-Frome-Bretwalda-Battles-ebook/dp/B00PQYB7R0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423651909&sr=8-1&keywords=bretwalda+canon+frome
The village of Canon Frome nestles among the rolling hills of Herefordshire. Today it is a quiet, rural place, but in 1645 bloody war came here as Roundhead faced Cavalier in a brutal struggle that left the land strewn with the dead and maimed.
The siege of the manor housewas one of the final clashes of the English Civil War, taking place soon after King Charles lost the key Battle of Naseby. The defending Royalists had been occupying the manor house for over two years by the time the army of David Leslie, Earl of Leven, arrived to take it from then. What followed was one of the most savage sieges fought during the English Civil War.
This book brings an exciting new look to the English Civil War. The course of the campaign is given, but the emphasis is on the Battle itself and the men who fought there. There are analyses of weapons, tactics and strategies, and a study of the commanders. The course of the battle is followed with explanation of how it relates to the ground today. The aftermath of the battle, its effects and importance to the progress of the war are then described.
The “Bretwalda Battles” series has been running with increasing success as printed books and as ebooks for five years.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Canon Frome
Chapter 2 - The English Civil War
Chapter 3 - The Commanders at Canon Frome
Chapter 4 - The Siege of Canon Frome
Chapter 5 - Aftermath
Chapter 6 - The Battlefield Today
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Leonard James is an author of military books. He comes from a military family that has fought in every major war since at least the Crimean War, and probably before that. His forebears were mostly cavalrymen, though his father served in the RAF. Leonard has made a particular study of battlefields in Britain, walking over dozens of them to get an eye for ground. He has also handled genuine and replica weapons to better understand the use of pre-modern weapons and the men who wielded them.
Get your copy HERE
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Siege-Canon-Frome-Bretwalda-Battles-ebook/dp/B00PQYB7R0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423651909&sr=8-1&keywords=bretwalda+canon+frome
Sunday, 8 February 2015
BOOK REVIEW - Leopardkill
BOOK REVIEW - Leopardkill
The Historical Novel Society has reviewed our novel "Leopardkill" by Jonathan Hopkins.
"This exciting story is set in 1808 during the Napoleonic wars when Sir John Hall is leading the British campaign in Portugal. However, when Napoleon advances with his army, the British are forced to retreat over the mountains to Corunna during the worst winter weather ever encountered. Sergeant Joshua Lock and Captain John Killen are inextricably linked because..."
Read the whole review HERE
http://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/leopardkill/
The Historical Novel Society has reviewed our novel "Leopardkill" by Jonathan Hopkins.
"This exciting story is set in 1808 during the Napoleonic wars when Sir John Hall is leading the British campaign in Portugal. However, when Napoleon advances with his army, the British are forced to retreat over the mountains to Corunna during the worst winter weather ever encountered. Sergeant Joshua Lock and Captain John Killen are inextricably linked because..."
Read the whole review HERE
http://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/leopardkill/
Friday, 6 February 2015
Wednesday, 4 February 2015
BOOK REVIEW - Conspiracy History - Nick Redfern
On the Mysterious Universe Blog Nick Redfern writes:
There can be absolutely no doubt that in today’s world of global uncertainty, conspiracy theories are everywhere. Saddam Hussein’s ever-elusive weapons of mass destruction, the Edward Snowden affair, the events of 9/11, and the UK’s 7/7, have all attracted the attentions of conspiracy theorists who believe that the stories told to us on these (and many other) topics do not reflect the full facts.
Of course, there is nothing new about conspiracy theorizing: it has existed for just about as long as recorded history, itself. After all, one only has to look at the November 22, 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the 1968 killing of Martin Luther King, Jr., and NASA’s Apollo moon-landings of 1969-1972, to see that widespread skepticism exists in relation to the official version of events.
It’s fair to say, too, that conspiracy theories vary from the possible to the plausible, and from the downright unlikely and ludicrous to chillingly probable. Do I think there was a conspiracy...
Read the whole thing HERE
http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/11/conspiracy-history-ancient-and-modern/
There can be absolutely no doubt that in today’s world of global uncertainty, conspiracy theories are everywhere. Saddam Hussein’s ever-elusive weapons of mass destruction, the Edward Snowden affair, the events of 9/11, and the UK’s 7/7, have all attracted the attentions of conspiracy theorists who believe that the stories told to us on these (and many other) topics do not reflect the full facts.
Of course, there is nothing new about conspiracy theorizing: it has existed for just about as long as recorded history, itself. After all, one only has to look at the November 22, 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the 1968 killing of Martin Luther King, Jr., and NASA’s Apollo moon-landings of 1969-1972, to see that widespread skepticism exists in relation to the official version of events.
It’s fair to say, too, that conspiracy theories vary from the possible to the plausible, and from the downright unlikely and ludicrous to chillingly probable. Do I think there was a conspiracy...
Read the whole thing HERE
http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2014/11/conspiracy-history-ancient-and-modern/
Monday, 2 February 2015
FIRST EBOOK SALE OF FEBRUARY - The Grimsby Fisher Lads: The story of the Humber fishing apprenctices
The Workhouse Fisher Lads are an integral part of the history of Grimsby and other Humber ports. Orphans and foundlings had the chance to escape the miseries of the workhouse by going to sea as apprentices on board the fishing boats. This is their story.
The earliest known Fisher Lad went to sea in the early 19th century and the system continued up to the First World War. For more than a century young boys - some only 8 years old - went to sea in the traditional sailing boats that braved the North Sea to bring back the fish that kept Grimsby prosperous. It was a brutal life.
In this book, Grimsby-born Marc Jones traces the harsh life of the Fisher Lads at sea and on shore. He details individual stories of some oustanding lads who found fortune, disaster, happiness, tragedy and even murder as they worked the boats to escape the Workhouse.
About the Author
Marc Jones was born in Grimsby and has lived in Lincolnshire all his life. He lives locally with his wife and daughter and is very active in the local community. He is a school governor, active fundraiser for local causes and a county councillor as well as standing for the Great Grimsby seat in the 2015 General Election.
Marc says “outsiders can have an unjustly negative view of Grimsby. We need those in positions of influence within the town to have and portray a much more positive view of Grimsby. It has got some cracking potential and its main asset remains the people who live here. They deserve support, investment and new ideas instead of just more of the same.
This book shows the hard-working history of Grimsby people and their willingness to overcome whatever nature or the EU has thrown at them. This centuries old town can and will have many more exciting stories to tell about the lives of those who live, love and work here. The next chapters need to be tales of success, innovation, transformation and prosperity. I truly believe this can be the case if we all pull together to make Great Grimsby a town that respects and remembers its past but works for a better future.
Get youR copy HERE
Sunday, 1 February 2015
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