Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Pranges bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchidas Midway: The Battle...

'Scalpel-sharp in observation, deceptively simplein construction... at its frequent bestYes Prime Minister exhibits the classical perfection of aMozart sonata' - Richard Last in The Times'Its closely observed portrayal of what goes on in thecorridors of power has given me hours of pure joy'- Rt Hon. Margaret Thatcher MP'Yes Prime Minister... is not only a continuing marvel ofediting by Jonathan Lynn and An...

A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year. The recent political chaos enfolding Downing Street provides the framing for the extraordinary story of the office of Prime Minister, and how and why it has endured longer than any other democratic political office in world history. Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10, explores the lives and careers, crises and scandals, and successes and failures of our great Prime Ministers from Robert Walpole to Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher, up t...

Since its creation in the depths of the Great War in December 1916, the Cabinet Office has retained a uniquely central place in the ever-changing political landscape of the last century.While the revolving door of 10 Downing Street admits and ejects its inhabitants every few years, the Cabinet Office remains a constant, supporting and guiding successive Prime Ministers and their governments, regardless of their political leanings, all the while keeping the British state safe, stabl...

Preaching and teaching can be extremely difficult for Church Leaders and it's easy to get weighed down under the weight of expectation and responsibility to bring a "word in season". This is why this book has been written.You're About to Learn How to hear from God while preparing, Deliver your sermon in a way that captivates, Operate in the Holy Spirit after you have ministered, Be More Productive in your ministry and Achieve Godly SuccessWith many copies s...

Are You Ready to receive Your Healing? Are You Ready to be Made Whole? Did you know that you can be saved but damaged? Its time to be made whole."It seemed like a silly question. Why would this man, this God man, the man who is supposed to know everything about everyone, ask such a patronising question? “Wilt Thou be made Whole”?"Even though positioned for a miracle; mentally, spiritually and emotionally he was absent from one. Life had cau...

"Thy word have I hidden within my heart..."Men, you're about to access specific scriptures from the Bible that will enable you to learn key verses, live for God more effectively and in turn allow the word of God to sink into your whole man.The King James Bible has told millions of copies over the years, Bible Promises Scriptures for Men has selected all of the key verses that are essential for Christian men to live by, and put them in one place.Most Christian people...

Preaching and teaching can be extremely difficult for Church Leaders and it's easy to get weighed down under the weight of expectation and responsibility to bring a "word in season". This is the reason this book has been written.You're About to Learn How to hear from God while preparing, Deliver your sermon in a way that captivates, Operate in the Holy Spirit after you have ministered, Be More Productive in your ministry and Achieve Godly Success

2005 marks the centenary of Russia’s ‘first revolution’ - an unplanned, spontaneous rejection of Tsarist rule that was a response to the ‘Bloody Sunday’ massacre of 9th January 1905. A wave of strikes, urban uprisings, peasant revolts, national revolutions and mutinies swept across the Russian Empire, and it proved a crucial turning point in the demise of the autocracy and the rise of a revolutionary socialism that would shape Russia, Europe and the international system for the rest of the...

This account, following on from Unicorns - The History of the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry 1794- 1899, covers the Regiments war service between 1900 and 1945.During the Boer War the SRY formed part of the first volunteer unit to see active service overseas fighting the Boer Commandos as cavalry. For its role in the ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli campaign, the Regiment was awarded the Kings Colour and then fought Allenbys victorious campaign against the Turks.During the Second World War the Regiment...

Many consider the Battle of Midway to have turned the tide of the Pacific War. It is without question one of the most famous battles in history. Now, for the first time since Gordon W. Prange's bestselling Miracle at Midway, Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully offer a new interpretation of this great naval engagement. Unlike previous accounts, Shattered Sword makes extensive use of Japanese primary sources. It also corrects the many errors of Mitsuo Fuchida’s Midway: ...

Marking the third centenary of the office of Prime Minister, this book tells its extraordinary story, explaining how and why it has endured longer than any other democratic political office in world history. Sir Anthony Seldon, historian of Number 10 Downing Street, explores the lives and careers, loves and scandals, successes and failures, of all our great Prime Ministers. From Robert Walpole and William Pitt the Younger, to Clement Attlee and Margaret Thatcher, Seldon discusses which of ...