Fire in the Streets(1st Edition) The Battle for Hue Tet 1968 by Eric M. Hammel, SimonHeffer, John E. Lane Hardcover, 416 Pages, Published 1996 by Pictorial Histories Publishing Co. ISBN-13: 978-0-935553-18-5, ISBN: 0-935553-18-5
"FIRE IN THE STREETSThe Battle for HueTet 1968Eric HammelThe Tet Offensive of January 1968 was the most important military campaign of the Vietnam War. The ancient capital city of Hue, once considered the jewel of Indochina’s cities, was a key objective of that surprise Communist offensive launched on Vietnam’s most important holiday. But when the North Vietnamese launched their massive invasion of the city, instead of the general civil ..."
"An autobiography on T.E.Utley who was acknowledged as one of the most important Tory guns over 40 years. He worked on the "Telegraph" for many years and subsequently on "The Times"."
The Age of Decadence A History of Britain: 1880-1914 (Hardback) by SimonHeffer Hardcover, Published 2021 by Pegasus Books, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-64313-670-7, ISBN: 1-64313-670-4
The Age of Decadence A History of Britain: 1880-1914 by SimonHeffer 912 Pages, Published 2021 by Simon And Schuster ISBN-13: 978-1-64313-671-4, ISBN: 1-64313-671-2
"... 575, 585–6, 592 Anti-Socialist Union of Great Britain 612 Antrim (warship) 688 Arbuckle, Fatty 137 Archer, William 84, ... 399, 400, 403, 404 Army Review 553 Arne, Thomas 137 Arnim, Elizabeth von 758, 764 Arnold, Matthew 363 Arnold, ..."
Staring at God Britain in the Great War (Paperback) by SimonHeffer Paperback, 928 Pages, Published 2020 by Windmill Books ISBN-13: 978-1-78609-044-7, ISBN: 1-78609-044-9
"The result is a richly nuanced picture of an era that endured suffering and loss on an appalling scale but that also advanced the emancipation of women, notions of better health care and education, and pointed the way to a less deferential, ..."
Staring at God Britain in the Great War by SimonHeffer Hardcover, 640 Pages, Published 2019 by Random House Books ISBN-13: 978-1-84794-831-1, ISBN: 1-84794-831-6
"The result is a richly nuanced picture of an era that endured suffering and loss on an appalling scale but that also advanced the emancipation of women, notions of better health care and education, and pointed the way to a less deferential, ..."
Staring at God Britain in the Great War by SimonHeffer 928 Pages, Published 2019 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4735-5596-9, ISBN: 1-4735-5596-5
"In his hugely ambitious and deeply researched new book, Simon Heffer explores how Britain was drawn into this slaughter, and was then transformed to fight a war in which, at times, its very future seemed in question."
The Age of Decadence(1st Edition) Britain 1880 to 1914 by SimonHeffer Paperback, 912 Pages, Published 2018 by Windmill Books ISBN-13: 978-0-09-959224-2, ISBN: 0-09-959224-X
"'A riveting account of the pre-First World War years . . . The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times'A magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch.' Jonathan Meades, Literary Review The folk-memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly and thriving country. She commanded a vast empire. She bestrode international commerce. Her ..."
The Age of Decadence(1st Edition) Britain 1880 to 1914 by SimonHeffer Hardcover, 912 Pages, Published 2017 by Random House Bo ISBN-13: 978-1-84794-742-0, ISBN: 1-84794-742-5
"‘A riveting account of the pre-First World War years . . . The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.’ Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times‘A magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch.’ Jonathan Meades, Literary Review The folk-memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly and thriving country. She commanded a vast empire. She bestrode international commerce. Her ..."
The Age of Decadence Britain 1880 to 1914 by SimonHeffer 912 Pages, Published 2017 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4735-0758-6, ISBN: 1-4735-0758-8
"... so: there was a specific suggestion that his first cousin, Gerald Montagu, a
partner in Samuel Montagu and Co. (founded by his father), had. Montagu's bank
had acted as agent in 1911 to buy some Marconi shares for a client in
Amsterdam."
Simply English(Reprint) An A to Z of Avoidable Errors by SimonHeffer Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2015 by Random House Uk ISBN-13: 978-0-09-955846-0, ISBN: 0-09-955846-7
"The author of the best-selling "Strictly English "wages war on bad English.In his best-selling "Strictly English" Simon Heffer explained how to write and speak our language well. In "Simply English" he offers an entertaining and supremely useful A-Z guide to frequent errors, common misunderstandings and stylistic howlers. What is the difference between "amend" and "emend," between "imply "and "infer," and between "uninterested" and "dis ..."
Simply English(Reprint) An A-Z of Avoidable Errors by SimonHeffer Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2014 by Random House Uk Kindle Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-84794-676-8, ISBN: 1-84794-676-3
"In his best-selling Strictly English, Simon Heffer explained how to write and speak our language well. In Simply English he offers an entertaining and supremely useful A–Z guide to frequent errors, common misunderstandings, and stylistic howlers. What is the difference between amend and emend, between imply and infer, and between uninterested and disinterested? When should one put owing to rather than due to? Why should the temptation t ..."
High Minds(Updated) The Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain by SimonHeffer Paperback, 896 Pages, Published 2014 by Windmill Books ISBN-13: 978-0-09-955847-7, ISBN: 0-09-955847-5
"Simon Heffer's new book forms an ambitious exploration of the making of the Victorian age and the Victorian mind. Britain in the 1840s was a country wracked by poverty, unrest and uncertainty, where there were attempts to assassinate the Queen and her prime minister, and the ruling class lived in fear of riot and revolution. By the 1880s it was a confident nation of progress and prosperity, transformed not just by industrialisation but ..."
Israel Rank by Roy Horniman, SimonHeffer Paperback, 420 Pages, Published 2014 by Faber And Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-31537-6, ISBN: 0-571-31537-2
"'There is an old saying, 'Murder will out.' I am really unable to see why this should be so...' Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal (1907) inspired the classic Ealing film Kind Hearts and Coronets. But though both works are comedies about a serial murderer, they are different creatures. The eponymous narrator of Roy Horniman's novel, son of a Jewish commercial traveller, offers his memoirs from the condemned cell, having murder ..."
Like the Roman The Life of Enoch Powell (Faber Finds) by SimonHeffer Paperback, 1,072 Pages, Published 2014 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-31538-3, ISBN: 0-571-31538-0
"When Enoch Powell died in February 1998, British politics lost one of its most remarkable and intelligent figures. A controversial politician, Powell is most widely remembered for his infamous "Rivers of Blood" speech on immigration in 1968 while the Labour government was trying to pass its race relations legislation. He was sacked from the Shadow Cabinet as a result of the ensuing outcry. Whatever the consequences for race relation ..."
Simply English An A-Z of Avoidable Errors by SimonHeffer 400 Pages, Published 2014 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4464-7380-1, ISBN: 1-4464-7380-5
"In a case like this, the sentence has to be recast. 'Stricken with grief by the
tragedy. she was attempted to be consoled by her father' is hideous. it would be
better to turn the whole idea around and to write: 'her Father attempted to console
her, stricken with griel'by the tragedy as she was'. Better still would be: 'she was
stricken with grief by the tragedy, but her father attempted to console her'.
Politicians do appear to be ..."
Like the Roman The Life of Enoch Powell by SimonHeffer 1,064 Pages, Published 2014 by Faber & Faber ISBN-13: 978-0-571-31547-5, ISBN: 0-571-31547-X
"The word 'definitive' is hackneyed but in describing this biography it can be used legitimately. Not only was Simon Heffer able to interview Enoch Powell he was also given access to Powell's massive private archive."