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  • Krav Maga Self Defense Explained

    by Michael Pearson ...
    Not a comprehensive instructional guide, this book rather aims to serve as an introductory primer that educates the general public and traditional martial arts enthusiasts about the Krav Maga system of self defense, fighting and fitness.The purpose of this book is to serve an invaluable complementary resource to the excellent instructional Krav Maga self defense books and DVDs out there.Here's a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Ohio and Malta

    The Legendary Tanker That Refused to Die

    by Michael Pearson ...
    This WWII naval history recounts one of the most iconic actions of Allied courage under fire as the embattled SS Ohio completes its mission to Malta.The fortified island of Malta was the lynchpin of the Allied campaign in the Mediterranean and North African theaters. It was the vital base from which to attack Axis convoys supplying Rommel's Panzer Army in Libya. The difficulties of keeping ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Burma Air Campaign, 1941–1945

    by Michael Pearson ...
    The scene is set with an overview of the respective states of the RAF and Japanese Airforce, and an explanation of how the American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers) came to be in China. There is a concise description of air ops covering the Japanese invasion of Indo China, Malaya and Singapore, together with a close study of the sinking of the Prince of Wales and Repulse, which altered the air ... Read more

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  • End Game Burma, 1945

    The Battle at Meikila

    by Michael Pearson ...
    When the Burma campaign is discussed, the turning point battles of Imphal and Kohima are most often thought of. However General Bill Slims bold but risky plan to outflank the Japanese on the Irrawaddy at Mandalay deserves far more credit.With the Japanese withdrawing, Slims 14 Army (with two Corps XXXIII and IV) risked a punishing crossing of the mighty Irrawaddy at Mandalay opposed by the main ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors

    A Guide For Family Historians

    by Michael Pearson ...
    Series series Tracing Your Ancestors
    The Black Country in the West Midlands is an important site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the Black Country's history and to the ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Little Book of the Black Country

    by Michael Pearson ...
    Series series
    Did you know?Butcher Keith Boxley of Wombourne made the longest continuous sausage in 1988. It was 21.12km in length!The first general strike in the Black Country took place in 1842. The widespread public unrest was regarded nationally as the first ever general strike.Hell Lane in Sedgley was described as the 'most unruly place' in the Black Country. A woman who lived in the lane was said to have ... Read more

    $10.49 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Black Country in the Great War

    by Michael Pearson ...
    Series series Your Towns & Cities in the Great War
    This is not a book about the Great War; it is about life during the war. Changes in people's lives: their work, home, food, entertainment and news. I used original research material including newspapers, to paint a picture of life in the Black Country.Manufacturing was vital; we were well-equipped to supply the engines of war. The region had motor manufacturers who made aero engines, tanks, guns, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Those Damned Rebels

    The American Revolution As Seen Through British Eyes

    by Michael Pearson ...
    This recreation of the American Revolution exclusively from the British point of view presents the birth of our nation in a dramatically different way."This is the way history ought to be written." — American HeritageUsing firsthand accounts—journals, letters from British officers in the field, reports from colonial governors in the colonies—Michael Pearson has provided a contemporary report of ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • John McPhee

    by Michael Pearson ...
    In this first full-length study of McPhee, Michael Pearson argues that the writer successfully employs the techniques of fiction writing in his journalistic art while honoring his obligation to fact. In exceptionally lucid and entertaining prose, Pearson approaches his subject thematically, examining McPhee's lifework in the realms of personal profiles, sense of place, science and technology, and ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • The Indian Ocean

    by Michael Pearson ...
    Series series Seas in History
    In this stimulating and authoritative overview, Michael Pearson reverses the traditional angle of maritime history and looks from the sea to its shores - its impact on the land through trade, naval power, travel and scientific exploration. This vast ocean, both connecting and separating nations, has shaped many countries' cultures and ideologies through the movement of goods, people, ideas and ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • A Ribbon of Road in The Moonlight - The Targa Florio the Toughest Road Race in the World All Pegasus Had to Do to Survive Was Win

    by Michael Pearson ...
    The story concerns Mike Brookes and his Pegasus Car Company as they attempt to build and enter a two car team for the 1957 Targa Florio road race in Sicily. Pegasus build road-going sports cars but Brookes wants to take them onto an international stage to compete with the likes of Ferrari Maserati and Mercedes. He selects the Targa Florio as it is the toughest road race in the world combining a ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Yearbook of Transnational History

    (2023)

    by Austin E. Loignon, Barry L. Stiefel, Barry L. Stiefel, Shelley-Anne Peleg, Shelley-Anne Peleg, Marie Brøndgaard, Josef Djordjevski, Izabella Parowicz, Nikos Pasamitros, Michael Pearson0, Anastasia L. Pratt1, Melisa A. Salerno2, Ryan N. Sisak3 ...
    The Yearbook of Transnational History is dedicated to disseminating pioneering research in the field of transnational history. This sixth volume investigates the treatment of tangible and intangible heritage sites created before and after the advent of nation states and in spaces that are not under the control of nation states. Contributors discuss the appropriation of heritage sites that ... Read more

    $93.99 USD