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  • Laugh or Cry

    The British Soldier on the Western Front, 1914–1918

    by Peter Hart, Gary Bain ...
    Awakened by great shouted oaths below. Peeped over the side of the manger and saw a Belgian lass milking and addressing a cow with a comprehensive luridness that left no doubt in my mind that British soldiers had been billeted here before.' - Private Norman Ellison, 1/6th King's Liverpool Regiment Humor helped the British soldier survive the terrible experiences they faced in the trenches of the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Laugh or Fly

    The Air War on the Western Front 1914 – 1918

    by Peter Hart, Gary Bain ...
    "In reading Laugh or Fly you will fly with aircrew in various types of airplanes over every major and minor battle fought by the British on the Western Front from 1914 to 1918. You will read of their intimate fears, skills, and triumphs, and of the realities of loss after grueling air battles." - Roads to the Great War A rip-roaring gallop through the lives of the Royal Flying Corps air crew in ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Arthroscopy and Endoscopy of the Elbow, Wrist and Hand

    Surgical Anatomy and Techniques

    Edited by Deepak N. Bhatia, Gregory I. Bain, Gary G. Poehling, Benjamin R. Graves ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    This book explores the numerous recent advances in arthroscopic and endoscopic surgery of the smaller joints of the upper extremity – elbow, wrist, and hand. Providing readers with all necessary information, i.e. relevant surgical anatomy and a clear description of technical steps, it uniquely and comprehensively presents arthroscopic and endoscopic techniques of small joints in one publication ... Read more

    $166.99 CAD

  • Composing Apartheid

    Music for and against apartheid

    by Gary Baines, Ingrid Byerly, Christopher Cockburn, David Coplan ...
    Composing Apartheid is the first book ever to chart the musical world of a notorious period in world history, apartheid South Africa. It explores how music was produced through, and was productive of, key features of apartheid’s social and political topography, as well as how music and musicians contested and even helped to conquer apartheid. The collection of essays is intentionally broad, and ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • South Africa's 'Border War'

    Contested Narratives and Conflicting Memories

    by Professor Gary Baines ...
    Series series War, Culture and Society
    South Africa's 'Border War' provides a timely study of the 'war of words' waged by retired South African Defence Force (SADF) generals and other veterans against critics and detractors. The book explores the impact of the 'Border War' on South African culture and society during apartheid and in the new dispensation and discusses the lasting legacy or 'afterlife' of the war in great detail. It also ... Read more

    $55.99 CAD

  • Architecture of Middle Tennessee

    The Historic American Buildings Survey

    by Aja Bain ...
    Series series Vintage Vanderbilt
    First published in 1974, Architecture of Middle Tennessee quickly became a record of some of the region's most important and most endangered buildings. Based primarily upon photographs, measured drawings, and historical and architectural information assembled by the Historic American Buildings Survey of the National Park Service in 1970 and 1971, the book was conceived of as a record of buildings ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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  • Total Onslaught

    Apartheid’s dirty tricks exposed

    by De Wet Potgieter ...
    For much of its time in power, the National Party government was shored up by the direct involvement of its security forces. Ordinary citizens had no idea that their taxes were being used to fund unorthodox and even illegal operations, ranging from international propaganda campaigns to local death squads. From the dreaded Security Branch, the sinister Civil Cooperation Bureau, the aptly named BOSS ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Days of the Generals

    The untold story of South Africa’s apartheid-era military generals

    by Hilton Hamann ...
    What really happened during South Africa’s military involvement in Angola? Did the military leaders always see eye to eye with the politicians – and with each other? Was South Africa responsible for the death of Mozambican President Samora Machel? What was the extent of South Africa’s nuclear programme? How did South Africa’s military machine deal with the end of apartheid? Based on interviews ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Present Imperfect

    Contemporary South African Writing

    by Andrew van der Vlies ...
    Present Imperfect asks how South African writers have responded to the end of apartheid, to the hopes that attended the birth of the 'new' nation in 1994, and to the inevitable disappointments that have followed. The first full-length study of affect in South Africa's literature, it understands 'disappointment' both as a description of bad feeling and as naming a missed appointment with all that ... Read more

    $74.99 CAD

  • Good-Bye to All That: An Autobiography

    by Robert Graves ...
    **Good-Bye to All That** is the powerful autobiography of poet, novelist, and classicist Robert Graves, offering an unfiltered account of his life—from his early years in England to the harrowing realities of World War I. This memoir is renowned for its stark honesty and vivid depiction of the trauma and disillusionment wrought by war. Graves brings the horrors of trench warfare to life, ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • There Ain't No Black in the Union Jack

    by Paul Gilroy ...
    Series series Routledge Classics
    This classic book is a powerful indictment of contemporary attitudes to race. By accusing British intellectuals and politicians on both sides of the political divide of refusing to take race seriously, Paul Gilroy caused immediate uproar when this book was first published in 1987. A brilliant and explosive exploration of racial discourses, There Ain’t No Black in the Union Jack provided a powerful ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • The Garden District of New Orleans

    by Jim Fraiser ...
    The Garden District of New Orleans has enthralled residents and visitors alike since it arose in the 1830's with its stately white-columned Greek Revival mansions and double-galleried Italianate houses decorated with lacy cast iron. Photographer West Freeman evokes the romance of this elegant neighborhood with lovely images of private homes, dazzling gardens, and public structures. Author Jim ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD