This is the exact text of a Diary kept (against Regulations) by Private John Harris whilst with the 8th Army in North Africa during World War 11.It includes his experiences at the famous battle of El Alamein.Among the drama of the battlefield he pauses for lighter moments such as the description of members of another Company working behind enemy lines who managed to capture, of all things, some Camels 'but on finding they were a bit fierce let them go again'.The Dia...

You have a job. Maybe a family. You are busy. You have felt the quiet whisper that there has to be more than this, but you cannot afford to gamble your rent on a risky leap. You need a system, not a story.Don't Quit Your Job Yet Sprint is the condensed, action-oriented blueprint of the full 300-page book Don't Quit Your Job, Yet by John Harris. This short ebook distills the entire Parallel Path system into 29 fast-moving lessons for the builder who has limited tim...

You Don't Need to Burn Your Life Down to Build a Better One. You Just Need the Right Exit Strategy.You're sitting at your desk, doing what you're supposed to do. The paycheck clears. From the outside, everything looks fine. But inside, you feel a quiet, gnawing pause. You're busy, but you're not moving. You dream of freedom, ownership, and a life you control—yet the fear of losing your stability keeps you trapped.You've been fed the lie that entrepreneurshi...

The War of the Brothers: the Civil War That Broke the Islamic EmpireIn 811 CE, the armies of the Abbasid Caliphate marched east to crush a provincial rebellion. By 813, the greatest city in the medieval world was in flames, a caliph lay dead in the Tigris, and an empire that had seemed eternal was discovering the true dimensions of its own fragility.The Fourth Fitna, the civil war between the brothers al-Amin and al-Ma'mun, sons of the legendary Harun al-Ra...

May 11th 1941 - Berchtesgaden. The day after Rudolf Hess took off from Augsburg and hadn't yet returned or sent any signal, Adolf Hitler had to say something to justify Hess' so far unexplained disappearance. Not least for the benefit of the German nation and his then trading ally, Soviet Russia. Consequently he authorised a statement saying that Hess was suffering from a mental derangement and had succeeded in obtaining an aeroplane against the strict orders of the Fuhrer. Of course, noth...

The Black Lives Matter movement is bringing the characters of powerful people in colonial times into sharp focus, particularly their attitudes and actions towards slavery and indigenous peoples. Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie are among those being scrutinised and reassessed. They arrived at the penal colony of NSW, a remote outpost of the British empire in 1809. The European invaders had barely survived two decades in an alien environment but, for countless millennia, home to its Aborigin...

Encounter with God is Scripture Union's daily Bible reading guide designed to lead you to a deeper understanding about what God is saying to you and to his world today. You'll find its thorough and energetic investigation of the whole Bible inspiring and stimulating. And you'll discover that its biblical exposition is complemented by pastoral warmth from a strong field of writers and contributors. As well as daily content, feature articles provide insights into Christian spirituality, tack...

Cannon to the left of them; cannon to the right of them… The legend of an extraordinary defeat brought vividly to lifeThe cavalry charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War remains one of the most iconic disasters in British military history. Here bestseller John Harris casts a fresh view on the subject, rejecting conventional wisdom.The calamity was, he argues, brought about by something much more complex than the usually suspected cause: internal rivalry and incompete...

'…and if there had been only one survivor, there would have been no mystery in any of these cases…'Bestselling author John Harris freshly investigates seven of the most gripping and intriguing voyages of the past 150 years. Bringing his unique skills as a novelist and sailor to reassess the fragmentary evidence, he aims to finally answer these enduring and terrifying mysteries.He takes us:Aboard Erebus and Terror

The Black Lives Matter movement is bringing the characters of powerful people in colonial times into sharp focus, particularly their attitudes and actions towards slavery and indigenous peoples. Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie are among those being scrutinised and reassessed. They arrived at the penal colony of NSW, a remote outpost of the British empire in 1809. The European invaders had barely survived two decades in an alien environment but, for countless millennia, home to its Aborigin...

The bloodiest battle in the history of the British Army.In 1916 the Great War seemed caught in a stalemate. The British were determined to break it with a huge summer push. By the time the campaign wound down in November, it proved to be the most destructive ever encounter for the Army, seeing thousands of casualties for every day of the conflict. It wasn't meant to have been like this: the British had a massive artillery superiority, and were primed to crush their enemy. In the en...

How the miracle on the beaches saved a nation. A gripping account of one of the most famous episodes of the Second World WarIn May 1940 British and Allied troops on mainland Europe were in a perilous situation: cut off and surrounded, at the conclusion of the bloody Battle of France they faced complete annihilation. It would be a devastating blow, handing Europe to the Nazis.But over a few frantic days, the greatest evacuation in history managed to salvage hope, saving the ...