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  • Last Trains

    Dr Beeching and the death of rural England

    by Charles Loft ...
    "The debate about Dr Richard Beeching will rage until the Second Coming – and probably beyond. But in Charles Loft's careful examination of the Beeching Report, we have as fine a study as we are going to possess in the meantime." – Peter Hennessy"Loft's great strength is his judiciousness. He understands the political processes and assesses them fair-mindedly. And his verdict will, I suspect, hold ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Red Beginnings

    by Charles Loft ...
    A group of terrorists obtain some nuclear material and plan to build an atomic weapon. This leads to a global chase by Intelligence and Security Forces and by Arab terrorists wanting the nuclear material and any nuclear devices. It is a race against time to catch them. Will they make it in time? ... Read more

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  • Government, the Railways and the Modernization of Britain

    Beeching's Last Trains

    by Charles Loft ...
    Series series British Politics and Society
    More than 40 years after its publication, the 1963 Beeching Report on British railways remains controversial for recommending the closure of a third of Britain’s railways.In this book, Charles Loft examines:why the nationalized railways were in such dire financial straits by 1963how government work on future transport needs led to conclusions which would have cut Britain’s railways down by ... Read more

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  • The Five Giants [New Edition]

    A Biography of the Welfare State

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  • Fist Of God

    An unputdownable race-against-time thriller from the genre master

    During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut-Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destruction on the Allied forces.Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who can pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength and help the resistance. What he discovers there ... Read more

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  • The People

    The Rise and Fall of the Working Class, 1910-2010

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    This new book offers a comprehensive and factual view on the Scottish independence debate from some of the UK's leading academics. ... Read more

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  • The Battle for Britain

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  • A History of Britain

    1945 to Brexit

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  • The Fist of God

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