This essay collection "draws together some of the best and brightest Abraham Lincoln scholars around" for a fresh and enlightening view of his life ( The Journal of American History).More than 150 years after his death, Abraham Lincoln remains the most written-about figure in American history. Lincoln Revisited is a brilliant gathering of fresh scholarship by the leading Lincoln historians of our time. Brought together by the Lincoln Forum, these ...

This book offers a new appraisal of the ancestry and career of Godfrey of Bouillon (c.1060-1100), a leading participant in the First Crusade (1096-99), and the first ruler of Latin Jerusalem (1099-1100), the polity established by the crusaders after they captured the Holy City. While previous studies of Godfrey’s life have tended to focus on his career from the point at which he joined the crusade, this book adopts a more holistic approach, situating his involvement in the expedition in th...

In the autumn of 1961 the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union is at one of its highs following the building of the Berlin Wall in August. A Soviet submarine was seenon the surface of the sea, off the coast of Wales. A week after that the submarine sighting a on a Sunday morning a man's body washes up on a beach beside Portlava, a Welsh industrial town. The local police have sent many of its officers out to the Welsh capital to marshal marches being held there to protest a...

In 1940 British forces were withdrawn from the Channel Islands, allowing the Germans to occupy British territory. Hitler was determined to hold onto what he saw as a valuable prize, and the islands were heavily fortified. However, despite being extensively defended, the occupied Channel Islands remained vulnerable to commando-style raids. Indeed, a total of nine such operations were conducted between 1940 and 1943. Many others were planned but never executed. Each one was a bold and danger...

When Adam Bradford's sister goes missing he drops everything to assist the police, travelling up to the isolated village where she lived.When he arrives at her cottage, however, he discovers a life in disarray and a bedroom filled with cryptic notes and mysterious blurred photographs.At first he puts this obsession down to some kind of psychological disorder, but after he experiences a series of disturbing events he begins to question whether there is any truth to the myth ...

Embark on an unforgettable journey with this captivating audiobook collection featuring four of Jules Verne's most beloved novels: "20000 Leagues Under the Sea," "Around the World in Eighty Days," "Journey to the Center of the Earth," and "The Mysterious Island." Known as the father of science fiction, Jules Verne's timeless tales transport listeners to extraordinary worlds filled with adventure, discovery, and the boundless possibilities of human imaginat...

This volume has been created by scholars from a range of disciplines who wish to show their appreciation for Professor John France and to celebrate his career and achievements. For many decades, Professor France’s work has been instrumental in many of the advances made in the fields of crusader studies and medieval warfare. He has published widely on these topics including major publications such as: Victory in the East: A Military History of the First Crusade (1994) and Western Warfare in...

Reframing Pilgrimage argues that sacred travel is just one of the twenty-first century's many forms of cultural mobility. The contributors consider the meanings of pilgrimage in Christian, Mormon, Hindu, Islamic and Sufi traditions, as well as in secular contexts, and they create a new theory of pilgrimage as a form of voluntary displacement. This voluntary displacement helps to constitute cultural meaning in a world constantly 'en route'. Pilgrimage, which works both on global ec...

An analysis of the Taegeuk patterns of Kukki Taekwondo, discussing the context of their creation, realistic applications for practical self-defence including grappling and close-range striking, and the development of a pattern-based self-defence syllabus.

Chris Jackson's new thoughtful and brilliantly written study of Federer as a man, player, and aesthetic and moral figure of our times, outplays even Foster Wallace's magisterial writing on this greatest of all tennis champions.Updated for its audio release, here is the most profound, insightful and elegant book ever written about the greatest sportsman of our time.

A poignant biography of a pilot who made the ultimate sacrifice in World War II.In a quiet churchyard is the grave of an airman who lost his life fighting in the skies over southern England in October 1940. The author happened to come across this grave, and after some initial inquiries discovered that nobody in the town was aware that this Battle of Britain pilot lay at rest in their parish.Determined to discover more about the short life of this hero, he u...

In "Reports Relating to the Sanitary Condition of the City of London," John Simon meticulously examines the public health crises of 19th-century London, a time marked by rapid urbanization and industrial growth. Utilizing a combination of empirical data, vivid observations, and compelling narrative, Simon's reports reveal the dire sanitary conditions that plagued the city and illuminate the intricate relationship between environment and health. His urgent prose encapsulates the emerging di...