The Armies that Built Nations READ FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED - ACT NOW BEFORE IT'S GONE

________________________________________ The Ancient Warriors that changed the Courses of History

From the ancient Greeks to the Roman legions, some armies will go down in history as epic in their size and achievements. While Rome wasn't built in a day, its armies were to thank for its huge expansion. There is no doubt that the battles of Troy, Athens, and others will live on in the tomes of history books.

This book aims to traverse not only some of the well-known paths...

The Birth of a Nation and Her Life Today
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_______________________________________ From humble beginnings to the United States we know today

The story of any nation tends to be long and typically full of growing pains that present as conflicts or wars. The formation of what we know today as the United States of America was no different. From her humble beginnings as a series of colonies to the world power that she is today, America is not without her controversies.

While it seems impossible to...

English local government is in a state of decline after forty years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central government.

This book is the first to directly address this trend's impact on the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary state. The process of centralisation, and its corrosive impact on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this field. However, there has...

English local government is in a state of decline after forty years of incremental but cumulative centralisation by central government.

This book is the first to directly address this trend's impact on the institution of local government, a crucial element in the democratic viability of a unitary state. The process of centralisation, and its corrosive impact on the status and responsibilities of local government, have been widely recognised and deplored among politicians and senior officers within local government, and by academics with an interest in this field. However, there has...

In the early 1990s North America was the vibrant centre of an increasingly democratic and revitalized western hemisphere. The United States and Canada were close allies working together to implement a bilateral free trade agreement and build an integrated manufacturing and export economy. By the late 2000s, the economic and diplomatic ties between the two countries were strained as policies stagnated or slipped backward and passports were needed to cross the border for the first time in history. By 2017 the US planned to wall off its border with Mexico and NAFTA was slated for renegotiation....

 Cyprus. 1979. One island, divided by the notorious Green Line. Greeks on one side, Turks on the other. To cross the Green Line means death and 342 men have found that out. John Reid, who grew up in Cyprus, is the first to cross the Green Line, and not once but several times. Certain Greek millionaires make him an offer he can't refuse, and this leads him into the clutches of The Professor, the head of the Turkish Cypriot Secret Service. Reid's desperate attempt at escape is threatened by Burt Zoffel, a CIA operative from his past, and by Zoffel's beautiful daughter, playing her own...

This is an introductory guide to attachment for professionals working in intensive child and adolescent mental health treatment programs. The book provides an attachment-informed theoretical treatment model for working with young people, and explores a range of situations and dynamics frequently encountered in the intensive treatment setting.

On December 22, 1853, a brand new steamship left New York Harbor on its maiden voyage. The San Francisco was arguably the best-made ocean-going vessel built up to that time. Only two days out, the San Francisco ran into one of the great hurricanes of maritime history. Her sails and masts were blown away, the engine was wrecked, and scores of people were washed overboard.