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  • With 6th Airborne Division in Palestine, 1945–1948

    by Dare Wilson ...
    The 6th Airborne Division was a major element of the British Security Force in Palestine between September, 1945 and May 1948. Faced with the unenviable task of upholding the law in a lawless country, the individual British soldier had to face continual opposition from a hostile Jewish community. This story is described by General Wilson, then a Major, who served with the division during this ... Read more

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  • Tempting the Fates

    A Memoir of Service in the Second World War

    by Dare Wilson ...
    General Dare Wilson saw action in France 1940 (Dunkirk), Italy and North West Europe (where he won his MC) with the Northumberland Fusiliers and later the Recce Regiment. He then served in Palestine and Korea which he rates as the most vicious war he fought in. He was picked to command 22 SAS and was responsible for basing them at Hereford. His account of the world record-breaking free fall jump ... Read more

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  • The General's Game Book

    The Sporting Life of a Military Gentleman

    by Dare Wilson ...
    Dare Wilson's sporting career dates back to 1920s when, as a small boy, he started fishing in Northumberland on River Derwent. Since then as he has pursued successful careers in the Army and Conservation, he has fished and shot all over the world; turkey hunting and snake catching in Georgia, pheasants in Korea, sand grouse and quail in Palestine, geese in Ireland, ducks in Manitoba.A natural ... Read more

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  • Research Ethics for Human Geography

    A Handbook for Students

    Research Ethics for Human Geographyis a lively and engaging introduction to key ethical issues in geographical research by leading figures in the discipline. It addresses the wide range of ethical issues involved in collecting, analysing and writing up research across the social sciences, and explores and explains the more specific ethical issues associated with different forms of geographical ... Read more

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  • Encountering the City

    Urban Encounters from Accra to New York

    Encountering the City provides a new and sustained engagement with the concept of encounter. Drawing on cutting-edge theoretical work, classic writings on the city and rich empirical examples, this volume demonstrates why encounters are significant to urban studies, politically, philosophically and analytically. Bringing together a range of interests, from urban multiculture, systems of economic ... Read more

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  • The Moscow Option

    An Alternative Second World War

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  • 1000 Days on the River Kwai

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    A History of the Battle of Britain

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