Clive Harris Libros

Through a series of five walks this book discovers the sights, sounds and experience of the capital at war; it details the remaining tangible evidence of the dark days via air raid shelter signs, bomb damage on buildings and memorials detailing heroic and often tragic events. The new routes cover a wide area of London and reveal further evidence of the experiences of four years air war in the skies above our capital city. The East End & Docks, Greenwich, Holborn, Bermondsey, Southwark and the West End are all featured, along with detailed maps and numerous contemporary photographs that accompany the text for each walk. The book also contains a number of appendices relating to the wider picture of the war. A well deserved story of London's Home Guard is told. A list of Civil Defense casualties that occurred within the boroughs covered by the walks is included as well as a detailed list of the locations of wartime fire and ambulance stations across the capital. This book will appeal to both the enthusiast and anyone with an interest in London's past. It is a further record of the memories and tangible evidence of this dramatic period of our capital's past and a tribute to those who lived through the Blitz and sadly so often, those who did not.

This fascinating book examines the deadly impact of The Great War on a number of leading professional sportsmen of the age. Their untimely deaths pressed home how even the fittest and most gifted were vulnerable and their loss was felt by far more than their families and friends.Among those featured in this well illustrated book Donald Bell - the only professional football player to win the Victoria Anthony Wilder - the glamorous Wimbledon champion who fell in May 1915; Francois Faber - the Tour de France Percy Poulton Palmer - England Rugby Captain; and numerous others. Also covered are those sports-orientated units such as 16 Battalion Royal Scots (formed around Heart of Midlothian FC) and 11 King’s Royal Rifle Corps (professional golfers). We learn of their formation, training and war service. Finally the authors study the effect of the conflict on the world of sport - canceling of fixture, use of facilities etc.

Focusing on the experiences of Londoners during the Second World War, this guidebook provides a detailed and insightful exploration of the capital's wartime history. It serves as a valuable resource for readers interested in understanding the challenges and resilience of the city's inhabitants during this tumultuous period.

The book explores the influence of regulatory institutions on investment in utility and infrastructure industries, focusing on innovative techniques developed by regulators over the past decade. It evaluates how these methods address investment issues within regulatory price controls and offers practical guidance for regulators in new agencies on the effective application of these approaches.