As a historical subject, the Hansa has been largely ignored. As a literary subject, it is usually a small 'extra', a player you recognise but need not remember. Most, if asked, would be unable to envision the Hansa. Holbein left us two pictures from the 16th century but little else has survived. It has never found itself the setting of a serious book in English literature. So this book is unique. The Hansa, a medieval association of German merchants, trade from Russia in the east to the Bay of Biscay in the west and this gives us the setting. All the historical events presented are true. The...
As a historical subject, the Hansa has been largely ignored. As a literary subject, it is usually a small 'extra', a player you recognise but need not...
In November 1991, 36 Canadian soldiers, under the initially reluctant leadership of Captain Sid Brusson, participated in a three-week French Commando Course. This is their story. It follows Brusson's initial steps to organise the Canadian's participation, his eventual inclusion on the course, and what happened to Brusson and his men during their time in France. The story culminates in a thrilling final field exercise during which the men experience an unusual turn of events. Full of wit, fear, excitement and recurring self-doubt, this is a true-life story about real people in a very testing...
In November 1991, 36 Canadian soldiers, under the initially reluctant leadership of Captain Sid Brusson, participated in a three-week French Commando ...
