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  • Faithful in Adversity

    The Royal Army Medical Corps in the Second World War

    by John Broom ...
    An account of the World War II heroics of the corps that "revolutionized medical care for British troops . . . Most Highly Recommended" (Firetrench).On 28 September 1945, Field Marshal Montgomery expressed his "admiration and high regard to a corps whose contribution to victory has been beyond all calculation."The Royal Army Medical Corps was active during all engagements in the Second World War. ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fight the Good Fight: Voices of Faith from the Second World War

    by John Broom ...
    The Second World War challenged many of the concepts that had provided stability and unity in the world. As totalitarian regimes in Europe and Asia attempted to impose their world view on their neighbours, a struggle for what Winston Churchill described as `Christian civilisation took place on many fronts. On the home front, on land, on sea and in the air, as well as in the horrific concentration ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Britain's Industrial Revolution in 100 Objects

    by John Broom ...
    The period of Britain's Industrial Revolution was perhaps the most transformative era in the nation's history. Between about 1750 and 1914, life and work, home and school, church and community changed irreversibly for Britain's rapidly expanding population. Lives were transformed, some for the better, but many endured abysmal domestic and workplace conditions. Eventually improvements were made to ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Normativity, Rationality and Reasoning

    Selected Essays

    by John Broome ...
    This volume is a selection of Broome's recent papers on normativity, rationality, and reasoning. It covers a variety of topics such as the meanings of 'ought', 'reason', and 'reasons'; the fundamental structure of normativity and the metaphysical priority of ought over reasons; the ownership - or agent-relativity - of oughts and reasons; the distinction between rationality and normativity; the ... Read more

    $55.19 CAD

  • Fight the Good Fight: Voices of Faith from the First World War

    by John Broom ...
    "The inspiring stories of a number of very different characters who used their Christian faith to cope with their experiences of the First World War." —Jacqueline Wadsworth, author of Letters from the TrenchesWhile a toxic mixture of nationalism and militarism tore Europe and the wider world apart from 1914 to 1919, there was one factor that united millions of people across all nations: that of a ... Read more

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  • Reported Missing in the Great War

    100 Years of Searching for the Truth

    by John Broom ...
    "A snapshot of the misery and pain that [were] suffered by those who not only lost loved ones in the Great War, but were denied a graveside to mourn at." —Paul Nixon, Army Ancestry ResearchOf the one million British and Empire military personnel who were killed in action—died of wounds, disease, or injury; or were missing presumed dead during the First World War—over half a million have no known ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Climate Matters

    Ethics in a Warming World

    by John Broome ...
    Series series Norton Global Ethics Series
    A vital new moral perspective on the climate change debate.Esteemed philosopher John Broome avoids the familiar ideological stances on climate change policy and examines the issue through an invigorating new lens. As he considers the moral dimensions of climate change, he reasons clearly through what universal standards of goodness and justice require of us, both as citizens and as governments. ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Rationality Through Reasoning

    by John Broome ...
    Series series The Blackwell / Brown Lectures in Philosophy
    Rationality Through Reasoning answers the question of how people are motivated to do what they believe they ought to do, built on a comprehensive account of normativity, rationality and reasoning that differs significantly from much existing philosophical thinking.Develops an original account of normativity, rationality and reasoning significantly different from the majority of existing ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • The Cosmic Derelict

    by John Broome ...
    In "The Cosmic Derelict," Broome likely presents a narrative that explores the discovery of an abandoned or mysterious spacecraft drifting through the cosmos. The novel would likely feature themes of exploration, adventure, and possibly encounters with alien technology or civilizations.Broome's writing style in science fiction is characterized by its imaginative concepts, fast-paced action, and ... Read more

    $1.33 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A History of Cigarette and Trade Cards

    The Magic Inside the Packet

    by John Broom ...
    How trading cards captured the popular culture—from war to sports, science to celebrities—with tips on how to start and develop your own collection.The collection of picture cards has fascinated generations of children and adults since the late nineteenth century. Between 1900 and 1940, cartophily, as the hobby became known, became widespread as hundreds of millions of attractive cards were issued ... Read more

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  • Cricket in the First World War

    Play up! Play the Game

    by John Broom ...
    As Europe descended into war over the summer of 1914, cricket in England continued as it had for the preceding few decades. Counties continued with their championship programme, clubs in the North and Midlands maintained their league and cup rivalries whilst less competitive clubs elsewhere enjoyed friendly matches. However, voices were soon raised in criticism of this 'business as usual' approach ... Read more

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  • Cricket in the Second World War

    The Grim Test

    by John Broom ...
    As the civilised world fought for its very survival, Sir Home Gordon, writing in The Cricketer in September 1939, stated that 'England has now started the grim Test Match with Germany', the objective of which was to 'win the Ashes of civilisation'. Despite the interruption of first-class and Test cricket in England, the game continued to be played and watched by hundreds of thousands of people ... Read more

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