p.191.fictionI want you to go up the Isango, Bones, ' said Sanders, 'there may be some trouble there - a woman is working miracles.' Unexpected things happen in the territories of the Belgian Congo where Commissioner Sanders keeps an uneasy peace, aided by his trusty assistant Lieutenant Hamilton and hindered, unintentionally, by the trouble-prone Bones. He must deal with 'ju-ju', 'religious-palava', lost vials of virulent disease - and all the while Bosambo, the magnificent king of the Ochori, watches on. england - fiction, african fiction

Ill, p.276.non-fictionAn account of the invasion of Belgium by Germany in World War Oneworld war 1914-1918 - campaigns - belgium, world war 1914-1918 - personal recollections

p.401.fictionA subtle and enlightening novel about a neglected human rights pioneer by the Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world' especially the native populations in the Belgian Congo and the Amazon' but when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved in a cause that led to his imprisonment and execution. Ultimately, the scandals surrounding Casement's trial and eventual hanging tainted his image to such a degree that his pioneering human rights work wasn't fully reexamined until the 1960s. In The Dream of the Celt, Mario Vargas Llosa, who has long been regarded as one of Latin America's most vibrant, provocative, and necessary literary voices'a fact confirmed when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2010'brings this complex character to life as no other writer can. A masterful work, sharply translated by Edith Grossman, The Dream of the Celt tackles a controversial man whose story has long been neglected, and, in so doing, pushes at the boundaries of the historical novel. "In 1916, the Irish nationalist Roger Casement was hanged by the British government for treason. Casement had dedicated his extraordinary life to improving the plight of oppressed peoples around the world--especially the native populations in the Belgian Congo and the Amazon--but when he dared to draw a parallel between the injustices he witnessed in African and American colonies and those committed by the British in Northern Ireland, he became involved in a cause that led to his imprisonment and execution. Ultimately, the scandals surrounding Casement's trial and eventual hanging tainted his image to such a degree that his pioneering human rights work wasn't fully reexamined until the 1960s.roger casement, biographical fiction - spanish.

Ill, maps, p.341.non-fictionKing Albert and the First World Warbelgium - kings - biography, world war 1914-1918 - campaigns - belgium

briefings: finnish air force weapons camp, moscow aerospace salon 1997, eagle’s talon ’97 – combined nato/polish air exercise, air power analysis update: lithuania, e-2 hawkeye feature, belgian air force photo feature, focus aircraft: second-generation harriers (54 pages), irish air corps photo feature, variant briefing: panavia tornado part 3 – operators, us navy warfighters photo feature, air power analysis: central america

combat report: nato strikes in bosnia, briefings: lockheed sr-71, saab ajs 37 viggen, sukhoi su-24mp, panavia tornado gr.mk 1b, chinese air arms & industry photo feature, belgian mirage 5ba/mirsip/elkan feature, focus aircraft: british aerospace hawk (66 pages), variant briefing: lockheed f-16 variants part 2, spanish f-18 hornets photo feature, air power analysis: south africa

Index, bib, ill, , maps, p.208.non-fictionHitler's armies smash Poland--Denmark and Norway fall--they take Holland and Belgium--and France collapses.world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - western europe, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - poland

Photo and WW1 Memorial ribbon Buried near Ypres

Ill, p.84.non-fictionFrom February 1917 the Australians pursued the Germans who were withdrawing to their Hindenburg line ... After Bullecourt the units moved to Belgium where, before the year ended, they would fight in the notorious Third battle of Ypres. world war 1914-1917 - western front - australian invilvement, battles of bapaume and bullecourt

Ill, p.102.non-fictionIn 1917 the British mounted a huge attack east of Ypres - the Flanders Offensive - to drive the Germans from the Belgian coast. ...The Flanders Offensive cost Australia more than 12,000 dead and many thousands more wounded. world war 1914-1917 - western front - australian invilvement, battle of ypres

Illustrated book with dust jacket. Book has a red cover, with abbreviated title, author's and publisher's names embossed in gilt on spine. The dust jacket has a white background, with a black and white photograph of a woman wearing a hat with feathers (Edith Cavell at her trial, October 1915). Author's name (in black) and book title (in orange) are printed above this photograph. Author's name, book title and publisher's name are also printed on the spine (in Black ink).non-fictionThis book tells the story of the British nurse, Edith Cavell, who was executed by the Germans during World War I for aiding Allied soldiers escape from Belgium. The book explores her contributions to nursing, her work establishing the first nursing school in Brussels, and her involvement with the Belgian Resistance. It highlights her bravery and humanitarianism in the face of danger, ultimately leading to her tragic death.edith cavell, nurses-biography

Book has a light blue cover, with title, author's and publisher's name embossed in grey on the spine.non-fictionThis book recounts the life of Edith Cavell, a British nurse who became a key figure in the Belgian resistance during World War I. The book explores Cavell's background, from her childhood to her time as a governess and her eventual entry into the nursing profession. It details her establishment of Belgium's first nursing school, her work with wounded soldiers, and the events leading to her execution by German authorities.edith cavell, nurses-biography