In Kitchener's Men John Hutton provides a absorbing account of the raising, training and fighting experiences of the Service and Territorial battalions of the Kings Own Royal Lancasters in France during the Great War. His book gives a graphic insight into the daily routine and grim reality of warfare on the Western Front for men who were mostly recruited from the Furness area of the northwest. They came from the steel mills, shipyards and engineering workshops of this heavily industrialize...

The Great War will always be synonymous with trench warfare and the mass slaughter inflicted by machine guns on the helpless but gallant infantry. There is a good reason for this view as the machine guns took a terrible toll, and the infantry's experiences continue to fascinate and appal people today. But one aspect of the fighting that gets insufficient attention is the artillery. Histories of the major battles often reduce the role of the big guns to a few paragraphs, and this has create...

Life observations, good humor, and useful advice with a point of view from a native New Yorker, husband, father, grandfather, teacher, banker, and soccer coach. About the Author: John Hutton was born and raised in Newburgh, New York where he attended public schools, graduating from Newburgh Free Academy in 1967. He received his BA degree from Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, North Carolina) in 1971 and embarked on a 35-year career in banking, taking time off ...

The great retreat of the British Expeditionary Force from Mons in August 1914 is one of the most famous in military history, and it is justly celebrated. But not all the British soldiers who were forced back by the German offensive performed well. Two colonels, Elkington and Mainwaring, tried to surrender rather than fight on, and were disgraced. This is their story. In this compelling account John Hutton shows, in graphic detail, the full confusion of the retreat, and the dire mental stat...

All ministerial careers end in failure, but they start in hope. True, not everyone expects to end up in No. 10, but everyone wants to do something important. Politics has all sorts of downsides as a career choice but the fortunate few get the opportunity to do something meaningful - prevent or win wars, reduce poverty, create the NHS or, just sometimes, put an end to real injustice. How to Be a Minister launches you into your fledgling ministerial career and shows you how to proceed. This ...

It's almost a rite of passage for young Australians to enjoy a 'gap year' (or two) travelling overseas, seeing the world and having fun before they settle down and get serious a out their future as adults.Jace Hawthorne and Kath O'Reilly went through school together when growing up in small-town Australia. Now in their 20s, they are together again on a backpacking adventure around Europe. Several of their friends from the same school are doing likewise.But the fun and romance...

William Robinson, a 27-year-old from England, is on a backpacking adventure around South America. All is going well until he reaches the Iguazu Falls in Argentina's northeast corner. It is here he gets tricked out of his savings by Anna, an attractive young Argentinian con artist. While waiting for his finances to be replenished, he stays at a small finca (farm estate) as a volunteer helper. But a series of deaths and disappearances among those staying at the finca soon unsettles life at t...

Fulfilling a long-held ambition, 24-year-old Londoner, Anna Lawton, is trekking Nepal's famed Annapurna Circuit. With eager anticipation, she is looking forward to the majestic beauty of the Himalayan mountains, the challenge of hiking at high altitudes, and being able to share the whole experience with her best friend Tina. But Anna's hopes for a happy and rewarding adventure quickly fade when, after several apparent coincidences and a series of anonymous messages, she realises someone on...

In "Introduction to the Study of Palæontological Botany," John Hutton Balfour intricately weaves together the realms of botany and paleontology, offering a detailed examination of fossilized plants and their evolutionary significance. The book is characterized by its rigorous scientific approach, employing both descriptive and analytical techniques to elucidate the morphology and taxonomy of ancient flora. Written in the mid-19th century, amidst the burgeoning enthusiasm for natural scien...

"Introduction to the Study of Palaeontological Botany" by John Hutton Balfour is a seminal work that explores the intersection of botany and paleontology. Balfour, a prominent botanist, delves into the fossilized remains of plants, providing insights into the evolution of flora over geological time. His meticulous observations and classifications of ancient plant life not only enhance our understanding of plant evolution but also illustrate the environmental conditions of past eras. This b...

The subject of Fossil Botany or Palæophytology has formed a part of the Course of Botany in the University of Edinburgh for the last twenty-five years, and the amount of time devoted to the exposition of it has increased. The recent foundation of a Chair of Geology and of a Falconer Palæontological Fellowship in the University seems to require from the Professors of Zoology and Botany special attention to the bearings of their departments of science on the structure of the animals and plan...

The subject of Fossil Botany or Palæophytology has formed a part of the Course of Botany in the University of Edinburgh for the last twenty-five years, and the amount of time devoted to the exposition of it has increased. The recent foundation of a Chair of Geology and of a Falconer Palæontological Fellowship in the University seems to require from the Professors of Zoology and Botany special attention to the bearings of their departments of science on the structure of the animals and plan...