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1943
On 6 June 1944, D Day, Allied troops landed in France, opening the way to eventual history. In this controversial reappraisal of the course of World War II, John Grigg suggests that the Allied invasion could have been launched succesfully in 1943. Beginning with America's entry into the war, Grigg explores policy and grand military strategy, especially the Churchill-Roosevelt relationship. Most crucially he explores the politics of the decision to delay invasion until 1944 and its terrible repercussions.
British Colonial America
This insightful set of essays reveals the day-to-day lives of the British colonists who laid the foundation for what became the United States. British Colonial America: People and Perspectives shifts the spotlight away from the famous political and religious leaders of the time to focus on colonial residents across the full spectrum of American society from the early-17th to the late-18th century. In narrative chapters filled with biographical sketches, British Colonial America explores the day-to-day world of the religious groups, entrepreneurs, women and children, laborers, farmers, and others who made up the vast majority of the colonial population. Coverage also includes those not afforded citizenship, such as African slaves and Native Americans. It is a revealing examination of life at ground level in colonial America, one that finds the people of that time confronting issues that appear throughout the American experience.
Lloyd George
John Grigg's four volume life of Lloyd George is one of the great political biographies. This, the final volume, opens with Lloyd George's succession to the Premiership in December 1916, when Britain faced starvation and defeat through the German U-boat campaign, its allies France, Russia and Italy were tottering, the Liberal Party was bitterly divided and unrest in Ireland was growing. Worst of all, military chiefs regarded themselves as at least the equals of the government. To resolve these crises required ruthlessness, political genius and leadership of the highest order. In this thrilling book we see one of Britain's most resourceful Prime Ministers in brilliant action, steering his cou...
1943
On June 6 1944 - 'D-Day' - Allied troops landed in France, opening a way to eventual victory. In this provocative reappraisal of the Second World War, John Grigg suggests that the Allied invasion could have been launched successfully in the previous year, reducing considerably the scale of the war's human tragedy. 'By 1943, Grigg notes, we already had air supremacy in the ETO and more than enough trained troops to launch a cross-Channel invasion; besides, with the Wehrmacht still deep in Russia, German supply lines would have been stretched to the breaking point. Had the Western Allies liberated only France and Belgium in 1943, speculates Grigg, they could have negotiated with Stalin from a position of strength.' Kirkus Review 'A forceful, argumentative, disputatious book, intended to make people think over old prejudices and discard them.' Economist
How Bizarre
The author tells the blow-by-blow story of the song's creation, its huge success and its effect on the artist and his family. The book offers a fascinating, sometimes shocking, insight into how the music industry works.
Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
"This is a marvelous book, which provides comprehensive coverage of the field. I predict it will be the 'Gold Standard' text for this field for the foreseeable future." (Ocular Surgery News) This thoroughly revised New Edition is a uniquely comprehensive reference on pediatric ophthalmic conditions and strabismus. Leading international experts guide the reader from epidemiological conditions and developmental aspects through diagnostic and investigative guidelines, and from general principles of management to a detailed consideration of specific disease states. They present clinical conditions systematically- providing a 2-5-page analysis, guidelines as to the probable cause(s), and full ref...
Lloyd George
Lloyd George became Prime Minister at a crucial point in the history of his country. There was a threat to British naval power, the Liberal party - to which he belonged - was bitterly divided and the unrest in Ireland was a growing menace. This account reveals the extent of Lloyd George's innovations in government and their impact on traditional Britain. It also describes how he steered Britain to victory in World War II, handling the generals and politicians at home with great skill.
No Quarter
A wonderful collection of essays by the late, great William Norman Grigg
Infrastructure Engineering and Management
This is the first technical and management book which focuses on how to solve the complex, large-scale problems which must be overcome when dealing with the engineering and management of major infrastructure projects. Treatment is integrated and comprehensive. Text addresses such infrastructure systems as roads and streets, transportation services, water and wastewater systems, waste management, buildings and structures, and energy facilities. There is extensive analysis of key subjects relating technology and management: planning, programming, and budgeting; finance; organization; private sector involvement; operations and maintenance; project management; and research needs.
