Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace by Allan Forbes & Paul Cadman This is the third volume of a series published during the 1920s that was prompted by the 100th anniversary of the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to America at the end of his life to farewell the country he had helped… Continue reading France & New England-Volume 3
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France & New England Volume 2
by Allan Forbes & Paul Cadman The French may have lost their war for America in the eighteenth century but they have never disappeared from New England. About five percent of the population of Maine speak French, with another three percent speaking it in New Hampshire and two and a half percent in Vermont. In… Continue reading France & New England Volume 2
France & New England Volume 1
by Allan Forbes & Paul Cadman The State Street Bank, which published this book as part of a series of three about France and New England to mark the 100th anniversary of the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to Boston, was given a charter in 1792 by none other than John Hancock, in his… Continue reading France & New England Volume 1
Gunboat and Gun-runner
Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace by T.T. Jeans Admiral T.T. Jeans was a decorated British Naval officer with considerable experience in the Middle East. He wrote this fast-moving novel based on his experiences and those of his compatriots. The plot turns on efforts of Iran to stir trouble by providing arms to Middle… Continue reading Gunboat and Gun-runner
Spying on America: Leon G. Turrou’s The Nazi Spy Conspiracy in America
Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace Edited and Introduced by Paul Rich Leon Turrou was the FBI agent closest to the Nazi spy ring in America in the late 1930s. His leaks to the American press and the book he was allegedly writing led to him being fired from the Bureau by J. Edgar… Continue reading Spying on America: Leon G. Turrou’s The Nazi Spy Conspiracy in America
War in Syria: R. M.P. Preston’s The Desert Mounted Corps
Purchase through Amazon | Download FREE Kindle version During World War I, some of the most daring military excursions were carried out in the Middle East by the Desert Mountain Corps during 1917 and 1918. The Corps included substantial numbers from Australia and other parts of the then British Empire. Much of their activity… Continue reading War in Syria: R. M.P. Preston’s The Desert Mounted Corps
The French Foreign Legion: David King’s Ten Thousand Shall Fall
Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace Few military units attract the attention of Hollywood and novelists as does the Foreign Legion. Those old enough will remember Buster Crabbe as Captain Gallant in the 1950s television serial about the swashbuckling Legionnaires. The non-fictional reality is rather more stark and gritty, and perhaps this volume is… Continue reading The French Foreign Legion: David King’s Ten Thousand Shall Fall
Treasures of London: P.H. Ditchfield’s London Survivals
Purchase through Amazon Edited and Introduced by Paul Rich Peter Ditchfield (1854-1930) was a graduate of Oriel College, Oxford, and sometime Inspector of Schools for Diocese Of Oxford. He was Rector of Barkham from 1886 until his death. A leading Freemason, he was Grand Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of England as well as of… Continue reading Treasures of London: P.H. Ditchfield’s London Survivals
Making Trouble for Muslims: A. Rawlinson’s Adventures in the Near East
Purchase through Amazon Edited and Introduced by Paul Rich Sir Alfred Rawlinson, the son of a famous Orientalist and envoy to Persia, was himself a pioneer aviator, celebrated sportsman, and important British intelligence officer. As a colonel in the British intelligence corps, he played a significant role in the Middle East. His capture, imprisonment, and… Continue reading Making Trouble for Muslims: A. Rawlinson’s Adventures in the Near East
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