An exploration of stories from Joe Waite and the lives of 64 fallen comrades during the Third Battle of Ypres enduring the impact of war. Written neither as a conventional biography or battalion history, this work centres on the remarkable life of Joe Waite, a boy soldier of the Great War. Though, in telling his story, the names and lives of 64 of his fallen comrades are also revealed. All were lost in just one month of fighting, during the hell that was the Third Battle of Ypres – also kn...

In AD 43, the Romans landed an invasion force on the shores of Britain that heralded the beginnings of recorded British history and laid the cultural foundations of today's national identity. Yet despite the crucial importance of this event, the actual location of the landings remains unclear. From Victorian antiquarians to today's modern scholars and archaeologists, there has been much written over the years with regard to this particular question, with Richborough in Ken...

Here is a volume of eight short stores exploring the vagaries of the human mind as it has evolved from the micro-cosmic singularity into today's macro-gestalt, the product of a brain containing more organisms than there are stars in the known universe. From Belligerent Jerry's brief sojourn into politics, to the demise of Beauty, a disturbance in the universal equilibrium may be attributable to the flap of a butterfly's wings in northern England, but is, in fact, merely the creation of an ...

The men and women who fought in World War II are often referred to as "The Greatest Generation," and for good reason. Before ever stepping onto the battlefield, most had survivedThe Great Depression, and if they happened to live in the Midwest, The Dust Bowl. Such was the case with my father. Dad grew up in poverty in rural Kansas with no electricity or plumbing, not even an outhouse. While in college he became a pilot, and then joined the Army Air Force shortly before WWII. For someone wh...

For many of us, cancer is an inescapable reality. It is estimated that one in two people will be affected by the disease during their life. Mortal Musings: Waiting for Dawn is a moving, thought-provoking and intensely personal account of one man's journey.In October 2016 my indigestion turned out to be cancer. A few days later, the news got worse when it was discovered my cancer was not only rare and incurable, but it was Stage IV and I likely had only a f...

"The best mingling of history with historical magic that I have ever seen."—Gene WolfeIn a snowbound inn high in the Alps, four people meet who will alter fate.A noble Byzantine mercenary . . .A female Florentine physician . . .An ageless Welsh wizard . . .And Sforza, the uncanny duke.Together they will wage an intrigue-filled campaign against the might of Byzantium to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester—and ...

First published in 1952 and 1955, John A. Macdonald: The Young Politician, The Old Chieftain remains a classic in Canadian arts and letters. Described as the greatest biography ever written in Canada, it earned Donald Creighton two Governor General's Awards. In 2013, the Toronto Review of Books recommended it to anyone who wished to become a better Canadian.In this book, Creighton examines the public and private lives of Canada’s first prime minister, his victorie...

From a snowbound inn, high in the Alps, four unlikely allies will turn against the might of Byzantium to secure the English throne for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and make him Richard III.A noble Byzantine mercenary.A female Florentine physician.An ageless Welsh wizard.And Sforza, an uncanny duke.Together, they will alter the fate of millions . . .Available for the first time in nearly two decades, with a new introduction by New ...

Holy Angel Dust Batman!Can Harmon Waite survive goddess-level manipulations and the warlike old gods, or is he condemned to end his days in the lost realms?Meanwhile, Harmon's family and friends are under assault by the fallen and their creations, as well as one sentient monster bent on the destruction of the entire universe.It will take more than miracles for our heroes to survive.

Dans une Europe fragilisée par la Guerre des Deux Roses, les complots sont légion. L’Empire byzantin, plus puissant que jamais, place patiemment ses pions… À première vue, un magicien gallois, une médecin florentine, un mercenaire gaulois et un vampire n’ont aucune raison de cheminer ensemble mais, en ces temps troublés, les plus improbables alliances peuvent se nouer. Des Alpes au pays de Galles, Hywel, Cynthia, Dimitrios et Gregory n’hésiteront pas à se battre et à intriguer pour install...

Chaos separates a piece of himself and, with certain mad glee, molds a charmingly deadly little girl to twist their minds as she follows her inevitable path toward the destruction of Harmon Waite and his friends.In the midst of that madness, the Antichrist, boasting "god level" power-ups, shows up for a showdown.

Death is an angel. His left hand gives life. His right hand has no mercy.Harmon Waite and his team spring Satan’s trap and end up pitted against an entire world’s black magic. Can they survive evil sorcerers, hordes of hungry dragons, a giant raptor stampede, and an over-protective goddess—in addition to the schemes of fallen angels?Even if they manage to prevail against a planet that wants to kill them, will they be able to return to Earth, or are they str...