Dan Snow

'History is an infinite reservoir of stories, examples, warnings, explanations, jokes, rebukes and inspiration . . . You can't understand the present if you can't understand the past.' In On This Day in History Dan Snow, Britain's favourite historian, tells the story of an important event that happened on each day of the year. From the signing of the Armistice treaty at 11 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, to Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat on 1 December 1955, our past is full of all kinds of fascinating turning points. From the most important battle fought on British soil that you've never heard of on 20 May 685 to the first meeting of John Lennon and Paul McCartney on 6 July 1957, and from the first instance of choreomania - an affliction that caused its victims to dance uncontrollably - on 24 July 1374, to the day Napolean Bonaparte being attacked by hundreds of wild rabbits on 12 July 1807, On This Day in History's 365 carefully picked entries add up into a short, vivid, personal history of the world. There is no such thing as a day on which nothing happened.

On This Day in History

An epic history of the battle of Quebec, the death of Wolfe and the beginnings of Britain's empire in North America.

the Battle of Quebec and the birth of empire

Death or victory

"Finding stone, choosing it, and letting go of it are the three things a waller does. I'd miss any one of them too much if I asked someone else to do them for me. I may work by myself, but I'm not alone. I'm in the company of stone." Daniel Snow is a waller, an artisan who builds walls, terraces, caverns, and the occasional sphere or pool out of dry stone. It's an ancient skill--building with only what the earth provides. No mortar, no nails, nothing to hold his creations together except gravity, an invisible glue he can sense in the stones' "conversations" of squeaks and rumbles. A hollow sound means a void needs to be filled; a solid fit is secured with the sound of a bolt being thrown. Snow's evocative prose and Peter Mauss's richly textured photographs of Snow's work reveal the nuance and beauty of walling--and of one man's relationship with nature. The result is by turns poetic and practical.

In the Company of Stone

Concise, compact guide to self-publishing and promoting books, using new technologies to slash costs and reach readers more directly. Includes links to extensive online resources, which are updated regularly to keep readers up-to-date for years to come.

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An epic history of the battle of Quebec, the death of General James Wolfe and the beginnings of Britain's empire in North America. Military history at its best.

The Battle for Quebec and the Birth of Empire

Death Or Victory

Peter Snow

'Battlefield Britain' will span nearly 2000 bloody and turbulent years of battles fought on British soil, from Boudicca's uprising against the Romans in 61AD to the last battle fought on British soil at Culloden in 1746 and the Battle of Britain. Linking in with an innovative 8-part television series - a major marketing event supported by English heritage - this accompanying book is written by one of our foremost foreign correspondents Peter Snow and his son Dan Snow, a military historian. Each of the eight chapters tell the story of a different conflict - the men who fought, the weapons, the tactics and the effect on our history. With recourse to the latest research as well as carrying out reconstructions of the battle, Peter and Dan raise such questions as 'why were the troops fighting?' and 'what was morale like?'. As well as a dramatic narrative telling the story of each battle, there are 'battle experience' boxes where Peter and Dan try out a tactic used in the battle, finding out what it was like to stand behind a shield wall and face a cavalry charge, for example. One hundred stunning images are included such as computer-generated battleplans to illuminate the crucial turning points of each battle. And constructed 'photofits' of the historical leaders of the battles bring to life such powerful men as William: son of a powerful Saxon dynasty, long-haired and handsome but ruthless to the core, he skinned enemies who taunted him with his humble origins in the tannery trade.

From Boudicca to the Battle of Britain

Battlefield Britain

In this fully illustrated ebook, TV’s Dan Snow brings to life a cavalcade of medieval fortifications and allows the reader to experience the clashes up close. (Images best viewed on a tablet.)

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