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  • Britain Against Napoleon

    The Organization of Victory, 1793-1815

    by Roger Knight ...
    From Roger Knight, established by his multi-award winning book The Pursuit of Victory as 'an authority ... none of his rivals can match' (N.A.M. Rodger), Britain Against Napoleon is the first book to explain how the British state successfully organised itself to overcome Napoleon - and how very close it came to defeat.For more than twenty years after 1793, the French army was supreme in ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Convoys

    The British Struggle Against Napoleonic Europe and America

    by Roger Knight ...
    The first account of Britain's convoys during the Napoleonic Wars—showing how the protection of trade played a decisive role in victoryDuring the Napoleonic Wars thousands of merchant ships crisscrossed narrow seas and wide oceans, protected by Britain's warships. These were wars of attrition and raw materials had to reach their shores continuously: timber and hemp from the Baltic, sulfur from ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Land a Top-Paying Forestry laborers Job: Your Complete Guide to Opportunities, Resumes and Cover Letters, Interviews, Salaries, Promotions, What to Expect From Recruiters and More

    by Knight Roger ...
    For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Forestry laborers job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Kin, Kilts and Kolonie

    Scottish Sojourners in the Dutch Empire in Asia

    by G. Roger Knight ...
    A historical study of the Scots who travelled to the Dutch East Indies to make their fortune.Scotland's diaspora, reframed through the Dutch East Indies: the intertwined lives of Highland lairds, Islay farmers and metropolitan merchants who built fortunes, and families, on the island of Java.A vivid group portrait of Scots who embedded themselves in the Dutch colonial world. Centering on the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • William IV (Penguin Monarchs)

    A King at Sea

    by Roger Knight ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    William IV, the 'Sailor King', reigned for just seven years. Rash and impetuous as a young man, he was sent to join the navy by his father, George III, to bring him to order, but he was overpromoted at an early age and saw his years of active service marked by a series of calamities. He was also notorious for his mounting debts and his long relationship with the actress Mrs Jordan, with whom he ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Citizen Rising

    by Roger Knight ...
    While growing up within a loving African American family, a little boy develops a deep understanding of right and wrong and the responsibility that accompanies his choices. Some forty years later, Rohillio Jabel recognizes that it is only through Gods grace and mercy that he has been successful in life. Buoyed by his ideals, innovative ideas, and commitment to helping those less fortunate than ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Sugarlandia Revisited

    Sugar and Colonialism in Asia and the Americas, 1800-1940

    Edited by Ulbe Bosma, Juan A. Giusti-Cordero, G. Roger Knight ...
    Series Book 9 - International Studies in Social History
    Sugar was the single most valuable bulk commodity traded internationally before oil became the world’s prime resource. From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, cane sugar production was pre-eminent in the Atlantic Islands, the Caribbean, and Brazil. Subsequently, cane sugar industries in the Americas were transformed by a fusion of new and old forces of production, as the international sugar ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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    The Summer King

    by A J Pollard ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    In 1461 Edward earl of March, an able, handsome, and charming eighteen-year old, usurped the English throne from his feeble Lancastrian predecessor Henry VI. Ten years on, following outbreaks of civil conflict that culminated in him losing, then regaining the crown, he had finally secured his kingdom. The years that followed witnessed a period of rule that has been described as a golden age: a ... Read more

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  • Edward VII (Penguin Monarchs)

    The Cosmopolitan King

    by Richard Davenport-Hines ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    Like his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalties of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and pretty stiff; his no less grand, but much more relaxed and enjoyable. This book conveys Edward's distinct personality and significant influences. To the despair of his parents, he rebelled as a young man, conducting many affairs and living a life of pleasure ... Read more

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  • James II (Penguin Monarchs)

    The Last Catholic King

    by David Womersley ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    'James was a king tragically trapped by principle. Yet was it wise to attempt to change the national religion?'The short reign of James II is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history, ending in his exile after he unsuccessfully tried to convert England to Catholicism, a crisis that would haunt the monarchy for generations. Ultimately, David Womersley's biography shows, ... Read more

    $6.09 USD

  • Edward III (Penguin Monarchs)

    A Heroic Failure

    by Jonathan Sumption ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    Edward III lived through bloody and turbulent times. His father was deposed by his mother and her lover when he was still a teenager; a third of England's population was killed by the Black Death midway through his reign; and the intractable Hundred Years War with France began under his leadership. Yet Edward managed to rule England for fifty years, and was viewed as a paragon of kingship in the ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • George V (Penguin Monarchs)

    The Unexpected King

    by David Cannadine ...
    Series series Penguin Monarchs
    For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost despite himself he marked a decisive break with his flamboyant predecessor Edward VII, inventing the modern monarchy, with its emphasis on frequent public appearances, family values and duty. George V was an effective war-leader and inventor of 'the House of Windsor'. In an era of ever greater media ... Read more

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