This is the moving biography of a wartime Bomb Disposal officer who was blinded in an explosion in September 1943.
John Frayn Turner Orden de los libros
John G. Turner es un autor cuyo trabajo profundiza en la historia de la religión y sus intrincadas conexiones con la cultura estadounidense. Explora cómo la fe da forma a la identidad y cómo los grupos religiosos evolucionan dentro del panorama social más amplio. La erudición de Turner ofrece una inmersión profunda en las complejidades de las tradiciones religiosas y sus raíces históricas, brindando a los lectores una comprensión matizada de diversos caminos espirituales. Su investigación ilumina el impacto duradero de la religión en la experiencia humana.
- 2023
- 2022
In the 1980s the world spent an enormous amount on preparations for war. Originally published in 1985, this book was for those who wanted to know what was happening. What new missiles were being built? What was happening in outer space? What are the facts about chemical weapons?
- 2020
Blackheath Harriers (now Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC) was founded in 1869, making it one of the oldest running clubs in the world. It's Club magazine, the Gazette, was first produced in 1898. John E Turner has pieced together extracts from the first 50 years, 1898-1948, and served up a fascinating and entertaining slice of not just Club history but also social history.
- 2020
The only authorised biography of the number one Battle of Britain ace, who had lost both legs pre-war. Publication marks the 100th anniversary of Baders birth.
- 2020
They Knew They Were Pilgrims
- 464 páginas
- 17 horas de lectura
An ambitious new history of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony, published for the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower's landing číst celé
- 2014
Banking in Crisis
- 253 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
Can the lessons of the past help us to prevent another banking collapse in the future? This is the first full account of the rise and fall of British banking stability over two hundred years, shedding new light on why banking systems crash and on the factors underpinning banking stability.
- 1999
Na základě historických záznamů, úředních zpráv a částečně i vzpomínek přímých účastníků vojenských operací autor sestavil kaleidoskop sedmnácti "skororeportáží", v nichž v hlavních rolích vystupují vojenští letci britských specializovaných jednotek - Royal Flying Corps a Royal Air Force. Časové určení jednotlivých kapitol je omezeno lety 1. a 2. světové války.
