<div>No warship name in British naval history has more battle honours than HMS Warspite. While this book looks at the lives of all eight vessels to bear the name (between 1596 and the 1990s), it concentrates on the truly epic story of the seventh vessel, a super-dreadnought battleship, conceived as the ultimate answer to German naval power, during the arms race that helped cause WW1. Warspite fought off the entire German fleet at Jutland, survived a mutiny between the wars and then covered herself in glory in action from the Arctic to the Indian Ocean during WW2. She was the flagship of Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham when he mastered the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean, her guns inflicting devastating damage on the enemy at Calabria in 1940 and Matapan in 1941. She narrowly avoided destruction by the Japanese carrier force that had earlier devastated Pearl Harbor. She provided crucial fire support for Allied landings in Sicily, Italy, Normandy and Walcheren. A lucky ship in battle, she survived dive-bombers off Crete and glide bomb hits off Salerno. The Spite had a reputation for being obtuse at unexpected moments, running aground and losing her steering several times; she broke free from her towropes on the way to the breakers and ending up beached at St Michael's Mount where it took a decade to dismantle her. She had fought to the end.But this is not just the story of a warship. Wherever possible the voices of those men who fought aboard her speak directly to the reader about their experiences. Warspite is also the story of a great naval nation which constructed her as the ultimate symbol of its imperial power and then scrapped her when the sun set on that empire.About the AuthorIain Ballantyne is a much published naval author. His other books for Pen &amp; Sword are HMS London, HMS Rodney and Victory as well as Strike From the Sea and Killing the Bismarck. He is editor of WARSHIPS IFR magazine. For more details on Iain Ballantyne and his books, visit: www.iainballantyne.com</div>

Warspite

<div>In both World Wars there arose a pressing need for merchant tonnage both to supplement existing ships but, more importantly, to replace ships that had been sunk by enemy action, and the key to the Allied strategy in both wars was a massive programme of merchant shipbuilding. This need gave rise to a series of standard designs with increasing emphasis on prefabrication and a progression towards welded hulls.This new book tells the remarkable story of the design and construction of the many types that not only contributed to their countrys war efforts, but were also responsible for a cultural change in world shipbuilding that would lay the foundations for the post-war industry. The story begins in the First World War with the National type cargo ships which were the first examples of prefabricated construction. The best known of all types of wartime standard ships, of course, were the Liberty ships and their successor, the better equipped Victory ships, both built in the United States. Some 2,700 Liberty ships were built and this incredible achievement undoubtedly saved the Allies from losing the War. In Canada, the Ocean and Park ships made a further major contribution. Germany and Japan also introduced standard merchant shipbuilding programmes during the Second World War and these are covered in detail. The many different types and designs are all reviewed and their roles explained, while the design criteria, innovative building techniques and the human element of their successful operation is covered.Some of the story has been told piecemeal in a range of diverse books and articles, a few with extensive fleet lists. However, the complete history of the twentieth century wartime-built standard merchant ship has not previously been written, so this new volume recording that history within its appropriate technical, political and military background will be hugely welcomed.</div>

Wartime Standard Ships

<div>Warwick in the Great War is a detailed account of how the experiences of war impacted on the garrison town from the outbreak of the Great War in 1914, to the long-awaited Armistice in 1918, and its immediate aftermath. The troops went off to war, cheered and supported by their friends and family, all in a high holiday mood, but underneath this jovial faade, their loved ones knew that some of the men would never return. Yet life went on, albeit with progressive and totally new experiences. As the war stagnated, Warwick`s citizens offered practical support for troops both at home and abroad. How did they cope with returning wounded troops, and where did they go? Tribunals decided who should be given exemption from military service: difficult decisions, especially when food economies and the conscription of farm labourers were involved. Rationing was inevitable, but how was it enforced? What happened after the Army Pay Corps moved to Warwick? And then there is the question of the treatment of Prisoners of War, both in Germany and at home.Using contemporary accounts, the author explores a little-known piece of Warwick`s history. Mainly looking at life on the home front, included are some extracts from the letters serving soldiers sent home, allowing these heroic men who lived through these momentous events, to tell their stories in their own words.</div>

Warwick in the Great War

<div>&ldquo;A lyrical story of courageous human beings transcending the cruelty and degradation of their slave-holding society.&rdquo; &mdash;The Dallas Morning News Winner of the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize One of Time Magazine&rsquo;s &ldquo;21 Female Authors You Should Be Reading&rdquo; Named a Best Book of 2013 by The Wall Street Journal A New York Times Editors&rsquo; Choice An O, the Oprah Magazine Top Ten Pick In early 1800s Tennessee, two men find themselves locked in an intimate power struggle. Richardson, a troubled Revolutionary War veteran, has spent his life fighting not only for his country but also for wealth and status. When the pressures of westward expansion and debt threaten to destroy everything he&rsquo;s built, he sets Washington, a young man he owns, to work as his breeding sire. Wash, the first member of his family to be born into slavery, struggles to hold onto his only solace: the spirituality inherited from his shamanic mother. As he navigates the treacherous currents of his position, despair and disease lead him to a potent healer named Pallas. Their tender love unfolds against this turbulent backdrop while she inspires him to forge a new understanding of his heritage and his place in it. Once Richardson and Wash find themselves at a crossroads, all three lives are pushed to the brink. &ldquo;A masterly literary work . . . Haunting, tender and superbly measured, Wash is both redemptive and affirming.&rdquo; &mdash;Major Jackson, The New York Times Book Review</div>

Wash

<div>As the saying goes, "No good deed goes unpunished." Charlotte LaRue knows she should take a broom and chase Joyce Thibodeaux off her front porch. Once married to Charlotte's tenant Louis Thibodeaux, Joyce is fresh out of detox and has no place to go. She pulls on Charlotte's heartstrings. . .and soon she's staying in Charlotte's guest room. Charlotte survived Hurricane Katrina, but Joyce proves to be an ill wind of a different kind. Charlotte knows she has to show Joyce the door, but she never gets the chance. Instead her beloved parakeet Sweety Boy vanishes, her living room gets trashed, and Joyce ends up in the middle of the mess. . .stone cold dead. Now Charlotte is on the list of murder suspects along with Louis, who's been out of town on business. . .or has he? Finding the answers means doing a little snooping herself. Grabbing her mop she's starting with the hospital where Joyce last stayed: a place with skeletons in its closets and a bucket full of clues that just might lead to a killer. . .</div>

Wash And Die

<div>The true story of a catastrophic weather event that will &ldquo;interest readers who enjoyed Erik Larson&rsquo;s Isaac&rsquo;s Storm&rdquo; (Booklist). This is the incredible account of a flood of near-Biblical proportions in early twentieth-century America&mdash;its destruction, its heroes, its victims, and how it shaped natural-disaster policies in the United States for the next hundred years. The storm began March 23, 1913, with a series of tornadoes that killed 150 people and injured 400. Then the freezing rains started and the flooding began. It continued for days. Some people drowned in their attics, others on the roads when they tried to flee. It was the nation&rsquo;s most widespread flood ever&mdash;more than 700 people died, hundreds of thousands of houses and buildings were destroyed, and millions were left homeless. The destruction extended far beyond the Ohio Valley to Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Vermont&mdash;fourteen states in all, and every major and minor river east of the Mississippi. In the aftermath, flaws in America&rsquo;s natural disaster response system were exposed, much as they would be nearly a century later in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. People demanded change. Laws were passed, and dams were built. Teams of experts vowed to develop flood control techniques for the region and stop flooding for good. So far, those efforts have succeeded&mdash;it is estimated that in the Miami Valley alone, nearly two thousand floods have been prevented, and the same methods have been used as a model for flood control nationwide and around the world. This suspenseful historical tale of a dramatic yet little-remembered disaster &ldquo;weaves tragic and heroic stories of people in the various affected states into an almost hour-by-hour account of the deadly storm&rdquo; (Booklist). </div>

Washed Away

<div>Get in the crafting spirit with handmade cards, ornaments, wrapping, and more! With such a massive range of festive patterns and designs in the craft store, crafting with washi tape at Christmas is the ultimate joy of the season! In this super collection of more than thirty simple craft projects, author Kami Bigler of NoBiggie blog fame shows you how to use washi tape in an array of ways to create fun and festive projects for the holidays. With quick and clever Christmas cards, pretty paper ornaments, embellished gifts, cute decorations, creative wrapping ideas, and more, Washi Tape Christmas offers a wealth of creativity to get you crafting this Christmas.</div>

Washi Tape Christmas

<div>Three Orthodox Jewish women search for truth amid a lifetime of secrets in this &ldquo;heartfelt story of loss, hope, and reconciliation&rdquo; (Booklist). Barbara Blumfield, a big-hearted suburban Milwaukee mom and preschool teacher, was seventeen years old when her mother&rsquo;s affair ripped her family from their Orthodox Jewish community. When the rabbi&rsquo;s wife summons Barbara to perform the ritual burial washing of her beloved teacher, she walks back into the spiritual and emotional home her mother burned down. Exhuming generations of secrets is the only way Barbara can forgive her estranged mother and in turn spare her daughter their crippling family legacy. Michelle Brafman&rsquo;s &ldquo;fast-paced and compelling&rdquo; debut novel examines the experience of religious community, the perilous emotional path to adulthood, and the power of sacred rituals to repair damaged bonds between mothers and daughters (Library Journal). &ldquo;Intimate, big-hearted, compassionate and clear-eyed, Brafman&rsquo;s novel turns secrets into truths and the truth into the heart of fiction.&rdquo; &mdash;Amy Bloom, author of Lucky Us and Away &ldquo;From roots in one religious tradition, comes a tale of emotional redemption for all of us. Michelle Brafman&rsquo;s astonishing compassion for all human frailty infuses this story about the need for truth and the promise of forgiveness.&rdquo; &mdash;Helen Simonson, author of Major Pettigrew&rsquo;s Last Stand</div>

Washing the Dead

<div>This &ldquo;perceptive&rdquo; and &ldquo;satisfying&rdquo; biography of George Washington by an award-winning historian &ldquo;deserves a place on every American&rsquo;s bookshelf&rdquo; (The New York Times Book Review). James Thomas Flexner&rsquo;s masterful four-volume biography of America&rsquo;s first president, which received a special Pulitzer Prize citation and a National Book Award for its concluding installment, is the definitive chronicle of Washington&rsquo;s life and a classic work of American history. In this single-volume edition, Flexner brilliantly distills his sweeping study to offer readers &ldquo;the most convincing evocation of the man and his deeds written within the compass of one book&rdquo; (Los Angeles Times). In graceful and dramatic prose, Flexner peels back the myths surrounding Washington to reveal the true complexity of his character. The only founding father from Virginia to free all his slaves, Washington was a faithful husband who harbored deep romantic feelings for his best friend&rsquo;s wife. An amateur soldier, he prepared for his role as commander in chief of the Continental army by sending out to Philadelphia bookshops for treatises on military strategy. As president, he set many democratic precedents&mdash;including the two-term limit and the appointment of an advisory cabinet&mdash;yet routinely excluded his vice president, John Adams, from important decisions. The George Washington that emerges in these pages is a shrewd statesman, a wise commander, a brave patriot, and above all, &ldquo;an ordinary man pushed to greatness by the extraordinary times in which he lived&rdquo; (The Christian Science Monitor). In tracing Washington&rsquo;s evolution from privileged son of the landed gentry to &ldquo;the indispensable man&rdquo; without whom the United States as we know it would not exist, Flexner presents a hero worthy of admiration not only for his remarkable strengths, but also for his all-too-human weaknesses. </div>

Washington

<div>Washington is rotting from the inside out, and the Executioner knows death is the only cure As his war against the Mafia has carried him across the United States, Mack Bolan has begun to hear rumors that the mob is planning something big. They call it la Cosa di tutti Cosi&mdash;a fiendish plan to use the combined might of organized crime to infiltrate the US government and take it down from the inside. Over the last weeks, politicians, lobbyists, and civil servants have died suspicious deaths, paving the way for a new set of laws that will let the secret Mafia government step out of the shadows. When it does, the Executioner will be waiting. Bolan is no flag waver, but he has watched too many good men die for their country to let America go down without a fight. To save the States from its corrupt politicians, Bolan makes landing on the shores of the Potomac&mdash;to erect a monument in blood. Washington I.O.U. is the 13th book in the Executioner series, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.</div>

Washington I.O.U.

<div>A master of American literature presents a tragicomic, coming-of-age romance. Set in New York against the backdrop of 1880s high society, Washington Square is one of the most beloved novels from master Henry James, and its exploration of interfamily strife and power dynamics, as well as its early take on gender issues, continue to resonate with readers today. Catherine Sloper is the only child of the successful Dr. Austin Sloper, residing with the physician in an upscale home on the edge of Washington Square in New York City. Shy and plain, yet honest and good-natured, Catherine is regarded as a perpetual disappointment by her father, who becomes suspicious of her young fortune-hunting suitor, Morris Townsend. As snooping Aunt Lavinia Penniman works to push Catherine and Townsend together&mdash;and provides some much appreciated comic relief&mdash;Catherine&rsquo;s father threatens to cut his daughter off if she pushes forward with the courtship and accepts Townsend&rsquo;s ultimate proposal of marriage. However, the dashing Townsend is willing to take the bluff, and Catherine&rsquo;s future hangs on what has become a game. And while Dr. Sloper has reason to question Townsend&rsquo;s intentions, the situation soon takes on an aspect of cruel sport for the good doctor. Based on a true story told to the author by British actress Fanny Kemble, Washington Square has become a cherished favorite of readers everywhere. Originally serialized in magazines, it is one of the shorter novels in the Jamesian canon, but nevertheless stands as one of the writer&rsquo;s most enduring tragicomedies and the perfect introduction to the novelist and his work. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. </div>

Washington Square

<div>How the experience of war impacted on the town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Washington were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. A record of the growing disillusion of the people, their tragedies and hardships and a determination to see it through. The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions.</div>

Washington in the Great War

<div>The war for a million Earths spreads to an alternate eighteenth century in the second book of the epic science fiction series the Timeline Wars John Barnes has reinvented alternate-history science fiction in his ingenious saga of the battle to save the multiverse from enslavement by an alien enemy who can transcend time and reality. In the second volume of his remarkable trilogy, the war moves to a new battlefield: a different colonial America still happily tied to the British crown, where miraculous machines prowl the skies. There are a million different Earths across an infinite number of timelines&mdash;and every one of them is in peril. Former Pittsburgh private investigator Mark Strang is now a fully trained and blooded Crux Ops special agent, dedicated to the fight against the alien Closers who are invading every Earth in every time. Now the eternal struggle is carrying Strang to a different 1775 Boston, home of astounding technologies, where the colonists remain fiercely loyal to their king across the ocean. Something is rotten in England, though, and Strang must ally himself with the well-respected commander George Washington, the Duke of Kentucky, to derail a terrifying Closer plot and put this world&rsquo;s history back on its proper course. But the enemy has unleashed a secret weapon that could permanently shift the balance: an unstoppable agent of destruction . . . named Mark Strang. </div>

Washington's Dirigible

<div>By the award-winning author of Dog Company: a historic account of a Revolutionary War unit&rsquo;s &ldquo;tactical acumen and human drama . . . combat writing at its best&rdquo; (The Wall Street Journal). In August 1776, little over a month after the Continental Congress had formally declared independence from Britain, the revolution was on the verge of a disastrous end. General George Washington found his troops outmanned and outmaneuvered at the Battle of Brooklyn. But thanks to a series of desperate charges by a single heroic regiment, famously known as the &ldquo;Immortal 400,&rdquo; Washington was able to evacuate his men and the nascent Continental Army lived to fight another day. In Washington&rsquo;s Immortals, award-winning military historian Patrick K. O&rsquo;Donnell brings to life the forgotten story of these remarkable men. Comprised of rich merchants, tradesmen, and free blacks, they fought not just in Brooklyn, but in key battles including Trenton, Princeton, Camden, Cowpens, Guilford Courthouse, and Yorktown, where their heroism changed the course of the war. Drawing on extensive original sources, from letters to diaries to pension applications, O&rsquo;Donnell pieces together the stories of these brave men&mdash;their friendships, loves, defeats, and triumphs. He explores their tactics, their struggles with hostile loyalists and shortages of clothing and food, their development into an elite unit, and their dogged opponents, including British General Lord Cornwallis. Through the prism of this one unit, O&rsquo;Donnell tells the larger story of the Revolutionary War. &ldquo;Well-written, and superbly researched . . . A must-read for Revolutionary War and Maryland history buffs alike.&rdquo; &mdash;Bill Hughes, Baltimore Post-Examiner</div>

Washington's Immortals

<div>A New York Times Notable Book: Acclaimed true-crime journalist Linda Wolfe delivers a riveting, comprehensive account of the Preppie Murder, a crime that shocked a city and a nation. It was called the Preppie Murder&mdash;a killer and a victim who were attractive, smart, privileged teenagers. On an August night in 1986 Jennifer Levin left a Manhattan bar with Robert Chambers. The next morning, her strangled, battered body was found in Central Park. Linda Wolfe, hailed by critic John Leonard as &ldquo;one of our best reporters,&rdquo; goes beyond the headlines and media hype to re-create a story of privilege and excess, sex and partying&mdash;of a teenager whose immigrant mother was determined to make a better life for her son, a petty thief and drug user who&rsquo;d been expelled from the best schools. It&rsquo;s all here, from the initial police investigation, during which Chambers claimed Levin died accidentally during rough sex, to the media frenzy of the courtroom, where Chambers took an eleventh-hour plea. Wolfe also delivers heartbreaking portraits of Levin&rsquo;s grief-stricken father, Chambers&rsquo;s in-denial mother, and the women who dated the accused Preppie Killer while he was out on bail. A finalist for the 1990 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime, Wasted also powerfully depicts the freewheeling 1980s society that spawned a generation steeped in violence and the fatal impulses that drove Robert Chambers to kill.</div>

Wasted

<div>New York Times Bestseller A Crime That Shocked A City. . . In 1995, Austin, Texas was rocked by the brutal murder of a lesbian princess named Regina Hartwell. Even though Regina's body was burned beyond recognition, within days police had two suspects. One was the beautiful ex-cheerleader who was the object of Regina's desire. The other was a man who would take the fall for murder. . . A Killer's Heinous Acts . . . In this new edition of her bestselling book Wasted, true crime master Suzy Spencer chronicles a fatal love triangle--and lives driven out of control by sexual desire, drugs, and shocking childhood demons. A Twisted Road To Justice. . . Four years after Regina Hartwell's murder, a new charge was brought against one of her suspected killers. Now, Suzy Spencer adds a new chapter to Wasted--detailing a killer gone wild, a nerve-wracking legal standoff, the shocking twists that would take place in a second, explosive trial. . . 16 pages of shocking photos! </div>

<div>This biologist&rsquo;s &ldquo;monumental cri de Coeur&rdquo; for our planet offers a holistic view of our species, the waste we produce, and a path toward sustainability (Nature). In Wasted World, Rob Hengeveld traces the entwined histories of population growth and resource consumption to reveal how our global waste crises came about. As Hengeveld explains, human life depends on energy, which we first obtained through food. Later, we supplemented this with energy from water, wind, animals, and finally fossil fuels, as one source after another fell short of our ever-growing needs. Greater energy consumption has created greater waste, including the atmospheric waste that is driving climate change. As we face a web of interconnected problems, addressing them individually will not work. Instead, Hengeveld argues, we need to tackle their common cause: our staggering population growth. A practical look at the sustainability of our planet from a biologist and expert in the abundances and distributions of species, Wasted World examines the whole process of using, wasting, and exhausting energy and material resources. And by elucidating the complexity of the causes of our current global state, Hengeveld offers us a way forward.</div>

Wasted World

<div>A detective&rsquo;s dark past meets his violent present in &ldquo;[a] rich tapestry that lifts the police procedural into the realm of the mainstream novel&rdquo; (Sue Grafton). It starts with five professional thieves. At their first robbery, they press a sawed-off shotgun against a bank manager&rsquo;s head, and leave with nearly forty thousand pounds. They repeat the trick three times, raking in nearly half a million in cash. They have yet to kill, but with each raid they come closer to taking their bounty in blood. The Nottingham police department charges the brilliant but troubled Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick with stopping the crime spree. When the robberies turn violent, he can no longer deny their similarity to a long-buried incident from ten years ago, when a confrontation with a sociopathic killer nearly cost him his life. To halt this chilling crime wave, he must reopen a case he has spent a decade trying to forget.</div>

Wasted Years

<div>DIFFERENT VICTIMS  The blonde film student. The brunette paralegal. The red-headed artist.   DIFFERENT METHODS The first victim is strangled. The second is stabbed repeatedly. And the third is pushed out of an open window.   SAME MADMAN In the city of Seattle, no single woman is safe. From afar he watches the ones he so desperately wants. Willing to do whatever it takes to prove his love. But should his latest obsession betray him, he will have no choice but to punish her. By finding new and brutal ways to teach her a lesson. And by finally loving her—to death . . .   PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF KEVIN O’BRIEN    “Imaginative, well written…add this book to your summer reading list.” —Times Record News (Wichita Falls, Texas)   “Another fast-paced and gripping read.” —The Seattle Post Intelligencer</div>

Watch Them Die

<div>Amid a raging snowstorm, a man and woman discover their link to a love story of Christmas past . . . When Emmy Berry arrives at Hartsford Hall to work at the Frost Fayre she immediately feels at home&mdash;which is odd because she&rsquo;s never set foot in the place in her life. Then a freak blizzard leaves her stranded in the picturesque English village&mdash;and things get even weirder when she bumps into Tom Howard. Tom and Emmy have never met before&hellip;but neither can ignore the sense that they know each other. With Christmas fast approaching and the weather showing no sign of improving, it soon becomes apparent that Hartsford Hall has a little bit of winter magic in store for them both . . .</div>

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