Renowned nature writer Ted Williams captures the wonders of the natural world in this series of short observational essays that describe the fleeting beauty of each season, from the deliberate flight of a bumblebee to the lush fragrance of wild grapes.
A memoir from the ranks of the 45th Regiment of Foot for the period of the Peninsula War.
Remarkable account of how one young officer changed the course of history. Without Major Brown's initiative Gilgit would have gone to India rather than Pakistan with huge ramifications for the region. Rare first hand experiences of life in an outpost of the Empire in the 1940s.