The author of River of Fire examines the events surrounding the post-World War I sinking of HMY Iolaire and its aftermath.On December 31, 1918, with hours from the first New Year of peace, hundreds of Royal Naval Reservists from the Isle of Lewis poured off successive trains onto the quayside at Kyle of Lochalsh. A chaotic Admiralty was unprepared for their safe journey home. Corners were cut, an elderly and recently requisitioned steam-yacht was s...

"An unflinching record of Scotland's greatest human disaster in modern history"—the Luftwaffe air raids on the industrial town of Clydebank during WWII ( The Herald).Vibrating with endeavors for Britain's effort against the might of Nazi Germany, Clydebank was—in hindsight—an obvious target for the attentions of the Luftwaffe. When, on the evening of 13 March 1941, the authorities first detected that Clydebank was "on beam"—targeted by the primitive radio-g...

Fully updated and revised, this comprehensive and informative textbook provides readers with an overview of current consumer sales law and equips them with a view of how this fast-changing subject has, and will continue to develop through the inclusion of new reform proposals.This book analyzes the interaction of consumer sales law with politics, the appeal of consumer protection to politicians and the influence of the European Union and the EU Directives. It also discusses the rem...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Deleterium: Beyond ForeverSome loves are forged in fire. Others are born of starlight. But sometimes, a love story is written across lifetimes and a cosmic war.Meet Katherine, a woman of grace and resolve, whose world shatters when a shipwreck lands her on the mysterious Isle of Lewis in 1313. Imprisoned by a Scottish chieftain named Thom MacLeod, she finds herself tangled in a web of ancient prophecy, c...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Deleterium: Beyond ForeverSome loves are forged in fire. Others are born of starlight. But sometimes, a love story is written across lifetimes and a cosmic war.Meet Katherine, a woman of grace and resolve, whose world shatters when a shipwreck lands her on the mysterious Isle of Lewis in 1313. Imprisoned by a Scottish chieftain named Thom MacLeod, she finds herself tangled in a web of ancient prophecy, c...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Deleterium: Beyond ForeverSome loves are forged in fire. Others are born of starlight. But sometimes, a love story is written across lifetimes and a cosmic war.Meet Katherine, a woman of grace and resolve, whose world shatters when a shipwreck lands her on the mysterious Isle of Lewis in 1313. Imprisoned by a Scottish chieftain named Thom MacLeod, she finds herself tangled in a web of ancient prophecy, c...

On 14th April 1912 the Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank. Fifteen hundred passengers and crew lost their lives. As the order to abandon ship was given, the orchestra took their instruments on deck and continued to play. They were still playing when the ship went down. The violinist, 21 year-old Jock Hume, knew that his fiancée, Mary, was expecting their first child, the author's mother. One hundred years later, Christopher Ward reveals a dramatic story of lo...

Australians have celebrated the Anzacs for nearly a century--but what do we really know of what war did to them? Charles Bean, historian of the citizen soldiers of the Australian Imperial Force, wrote that its history spanned 'the good and the bad'--but so far Australians have only looked at the good.Leading war historian Peter Stanley reveals the citizen soldiers the army regarded as its 'bad characters'. These were men who went absent and deserted, caught or concealed VD, got dru...

"Nobody describes a naval battle better than Taylor…a flawless demonstration of the biographer’s craft." —Jan Morris, The GuardianEdward Pellew, captain of the legendary Indefatigable, was quite simply the greatest British frigate captain in the age of sail. Left fatherless at age eight, with a penniless mother and five siblings, Pellew fought his way from the very bottom of the navy to fleet command. Victories and eye-catching feats won him a pub...

Alastair Hudson’s Equity and Trusts is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses on the law of trusts and equitable remedies. It provides a clear, current and comprehensive account of the subject. The author’s enthusiasm and expertise shine through, helping to bring to life an area of the law which students often fi nd challenging.The tenth edition of Equity and Trusts remains the most comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the law of Equity and Trusts, while ...

1827: Britain and the MediterraneanCaptain Sir Laughton Peto, recently engaged to Matthew Hervey's sister, is sailing his mighty line-of-battle ship towards Navarino Bay, and war with the Turks.Six months on, and Matthew Hervey is in London recovering from another bout of malaria and the wound from his battle with the Zulu. All is set fair for his marriage to the eminently suitable Lady Lankester, and his return to active duty at the Cape. But trouble lies ...

The author of Culloden details the effects of World War I on Scotland.On the brink of the First World War, Scotland was regarded throughout the British Isles as "the workshop of the Empire." Not only were Clyde-built ships known the world over, Scotland produced half of Britain's total production of railway equipment, and the cotton and jute industries flourished in Paisley and Dundee. In addition, Scots were a hugely important source of manpower for the c...