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Titanic Hero
The story of the Titanic in the words of the hero whose swift action saved the lives of 710 survivors.
The Life and Crimes of Frank Rostron
Frank Rostron grew from humble beginnings in England's industrial north, becoming a world-renowned, bespoke shirtmaker while amassing a multi-million-dollar business and property empire. Mixing with corporation heads, lords and ladies, judges, politicians, movie stars, and legendary athletes, not to mention English crime families, international drug lords, and notable gangsters-all of whom lent a hand-he jet-setted throughout Europe, Caribbean resorts, and elite America. Single until sixty and never without different, beautiful women, these funny and not so funny stories portray the world of Frank Rostron and his lifetime of cherished friends.
Captain of the Carpathia
Responding to Titanic's distress calls in the early hours of 15 April 1912, Captain Arthur Rostron raced the Cunard liner Carpathia to the scene of the sinking, rescued the seven hundred survivors of the world's most famous shipwreck and then carried them to safety at New York. After twenty-five years at sea, the competence and compassion Rostron displayed during the rescue made him a hero on two continents and presaged his subsequent achievements. During the First World War he participated in the invasion of Gallipoli and commanded Cunard's Mauretania as a hospital ship in the Mediterranean and a troop transport in the Atlantic. As her longest-serving master he commanded that legendary vess...
Gloucestershire Hero
Small in physical stature Colonel, later Brigadier, Patsy Pagan was seen as a giant by the men of the Gloucestershire Regiment, whom he commanded for over three gruelling years of The Great War.He and his Battalion endured some of the hardest fighting and grimmest conditions on the Western Front; The battles of Loos 1915, Somme 1916 and Passchendaele 1917. Wounded three times, Pagan discharged himself from hospital to rejoin his men rather than be evacuated to Blighty.He reluctantly left his beloved Glosters when promoted to command a brigade for the closing months of the war. His brigade found itself as the last line of defence before the Channel against the Germans' 1918 offensive.The author uncovers the contribution and character of this great fighting soldier through personal records, trench diaries and other official papers. This is a stirring and inspiring read.
The Life and Crimes of Frank Rostron
Step into the extraordinary life of Frank Rostron, the world-renowned bespoke shirtmaker turned multimillionaire entrepreneur, in The Life and Crimes of Frank Rostron. This captivating true story takes you from humble beginnings in England's industrial north to the dazzling heights of the elite. Rub shoulders with lords and ladies, corporate heads, movie stars, and notable gangsters as Frank traverses Europe, Caribbean resorts, and the elite circles of America. From hilarious escapades to heart-pounding encounters, his journey is a whirlwind of entertainment, danger, and adventure. With a tone that's as entertaining as it is informative, Frank shares the stories that have captivated friends and strangers alike, and now grace the pages of this enthralling autobiography. Through Frank's unique narrative voice and style, his life unfolds with vivid detail-offering a glimpse into a world most will never experience.
Lost on the Map
For 250 years the author's family spread across the globe, helping to expand the British Empire and paint the map red. This is a personal reckoning with that dubious legacy, echoing down to the present in South Africa. It begins with the 'discovery' of Tahiti in 1767 by an ancestor, from whose log book Rostron reveals that his sailors were exchanging the ship's nails for sex with Tahitian maidens so that HMS Dolphin began, literally, to fall apart. After the Anglo-Boer war, having emigrated to South Africa, one grandfather became editor of the Sunday Times, voicing racist opinions, and later of the Rand Daily Mail, at that time a voice of the Randlords. Ironically, his other grandfather worked for the Communist Party and printed revolutionary pamphlets for the violent 1922 Rand Revolt. In a bizarre twist, Rostron's father managed the 1936 South African boxing team at the Berlin Olympics, where from under his nose their star boxer was recruited by the Nazis. Uncovering family secrets and mistaken myths, Rostron offers a unique insight into modern-day South Africa's colonial past.
Drug Design and Development
Drug Design and Development outlines the processes involved in the design and development of new drugs and emphasises the significance of these processes to the practice of pharmacy.
The Battle That Won the War: Bellenglise
It is no exaggeration to claim that 46th North Midland Divisions action on 29 September 1918 was the hammer blow that shattered the will of the German High Command.Painting the strategic picture from early 1918 and the dark weeks following the Germans March offensive, the Author lays the ground for the Allied counter-strike. Ahead of them was the mighty Hindenburg Line, the Kaisers formidable defensive obstacle given added strength by the St Quentin Canal.Undaunted the Allies attacked using American, Australian and British formations. Led by Major General Boyd, 46 Division stormed the Canal and, thanks to a combination of sound planning and determined courageous fighting, seized their Hindenburg Line objective by the end of the day.The psychological damage to the German will, already weakened by the failure of the Spring offensive, is demonstrate by Ludendorffs collapse and opening of negotiations that led five weeks later to the Armistice.
The Life and Times of General Sir Miles Dempsey
"The author draws on numerous primary sources, which include Dempsey's previously unpublished accounts, and the views of those who knew him. The result reveals him to be a soldier of rare distinction, a talented sportsman and a man of huge charm and intellect. It examines his methods of command and his relationship with Montgomery, his Corps commanders, the Americans and the RAF. Crucially this ... biography analyses why Dempsey's army performed so brilliantly on D-Day and examines his overall contribution to the campaign in Europe, focusing on the controversial operations of Epsom, Goodwood, Arnhem, and the Rhine Crossing"--Jacket
