Definitive account of French volunteers in the Waffen-SSBlow-by-blow retelling of battles on the Eastern Front, including the fight for BerlinFocuses on all French SS units, especially the 33rd SS Grenadier Division "Charlemagne"Impeccably researched, this book tells the story of the Frenchmen who, motivated by their hatred of Communism, chose to fight for the Third Reich in World War II, first in the regular army and then as part of the Waffen-SS. These unique soldi...

What can a house sitter, a bottle of water, and Ferris Bueller's day off teach a boardroom about artificial intelligence? More than any technical manual - and that's exactly the point.Agentic AI has arrived, and it doesn't just answer questions anymore. It reasons, plans, and takes action on your behalf, with growing autonomy and shrinking oversight. That shift lands squarely on the executives, board members, and general counsel who authorize these systems...

In 1847, as Ireland was being devastated by the Great Famine, one American ship sailed not to profit from suffering, but to relieve it. Errand of Mercy recounts the extraordinary voyage of the USS Jamestown, a former warship stripped of its guns and sent across the Atlantic with food, clothing, and hope for the starving people of Ireland.Drawn from the original public domain account by Captain Robert Bennet Forbes, this edition brings back into view one of the mos...

Robert Pierce Forbes goes behind the scenes of the crucial Missouri Compromise, the most important sectional crisis before the Civil War, to reveal the high-level deal-making, diplomacy, and deception that defused the crisis, including the central, unexpected role of President James Monroe. Although Missouri was allowed to join the union with slavery, the compromise in fact closed off nearly all remaining federal territories to slavery.When Congressman James Tallmadge of New York p...

The 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns (17591796), one of the most popular of poets, is celebrated in 2009. A pioneer of the Romantic movement, works such as A Red, Red Rose, A Man’s a Man for a’ That and the ubiquitous Auld Lang Syne, have made him an international figure. Naxos AudioBooks’ popular Great Poets series marks the anniversary with a CD bringing together all the key works.

The acclaimed food writer's "go-to guide for Austin eating" shares classic and creative recipes from the city's greatest restaurants ( Publishers Weekly).The story of Austin food is equal parts deep Texan traditions and a booming food scene. It is this atmosphere that has fostered some of the hottest restaurants in the country, a lively food truck community, and a renaissance in the most Texan of foods: barbecue.Austin food is also tacos and Tex-Mex,...

This early work by Robert Thurston Hopkins and Forbes Phillips was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it as part of our WWI Centenary Series. 'War and the Weird' is a novel about strange occurrences on the front lines of the Great War. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the wor...

Holy Bible: The Books of Poetry and Wisdom, Part 3 Volume 13 includes Proverbs and Ecclesiastes.

The Lyon in Mourning, Vol. 1 is a collection of letters and accounts compiled by Robert Forbes, a Scottish bishop and historian. The book chronicles the aftermath of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, focusing particularly on the plight of the Jacobite supporters following the defeat at the Battle of Culloden. It offers a unique, firsthand look at the experiences of the Scottish rebels who were involved in the Jacobite cause, providing detailed reports on their fates, trials, and tribulations ...

The Lyon in Mourning is a collection of Journals, Narratives, and Memoranda relating to the life of Prince Charles Edward Stuart at the subsequent to the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. The Formation of this collection was to a great extent the life-work of the Rev. Robert Forbes, M.A., Bishop of Ross and Caithness. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in...

"Forbes was in China at the outbreak of the English opium war ... the style of these 'Reminiscences' bears evidence that Mr. Forbes's achievements have been those of the man of action." - The Nation, 1878In 1841 Forbes witnessed the Battle of Kowloon between the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire from aboard his rowboat.Robert Bennet Forbes (1804 –1889), was a sea captain, China merchant, ship owner, and author, who in 1878 published "Personal Rem...

Chet Atkins called Lenny Breau (19411984) the greatest guitarist who ever walked the face of the earth. Breaus astonishing virtuosity influenced countless performers but unfortunately it came at the expense of his personal relationships. Forbes-Roberts analyzes Breau and his recordings to reveal an enormously gifted man as well as the inner workings of his music. The publication of this fascinating story confirms Breaus musical importance.