"For 800 years, a proud, vibrant, richly imaginative warrior people swept ruthlessly across Europe. The ancient Greeks called them "Keltoi" and honored them as one of the great barbarian races. Follow their fascinating story from their earliest roots 2,500 years ago through the flowering of their unique culture and their enduring heritage today, enhanced with stunning reconstructions of iron-age villages, dramatizations of major historic ..."
"Explains who the Celts were, and what made their culture so distinctive. The mysteries of the Celts are made more complex by the absence of ancient Celtic written records. The Celts have been associated with Stonehenge and Callanish, but the cradle of the Celts was actually central Europe. They were peoples of strong religious beliefs who developed a complex social structure."
"The Celts are surrounded by an aura of romance and mysticism, and echoes of the past still resonate today. Many of the traditional feast dates of Western Civilization have their roots in the pagan Celtic past. There is also a prevailing uniqueness in the peoples of the Celtic nations and their descendants-their love of poetry, literature and music."
"Celtic culture was to spread to cover an area stretching from the Mediterranean to the North Sea. Soon after 400 B.C., Celtic tribes erupted over the Alps and attacked Rome and Delphi. The Celts were never to create an Empire, but they would come face to face with one - the Roman Empire. The decline of the Celts had begun."
Tommy's War(Updated) British Military Memorabilia, 1914-1918 by Peter Doyle, RichardHolmes Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2008 by The Crowood Press Uk ISBN-13: 978-1-86126-996-6, ISBN: 1-86126-996-X
"The First World War has left an almost indelible mark on history, with battles such as the Somme and Passchendaele becoming watchwords for suffering unsurpassed. The dreadful fighting on the Western Front, and elsewhere in the world, remains vivid in the public imagination. Over the years dozens of books have been published dealing with the soldier's experience, the military history and the weapons and vehicles of the war, but there h ..."
"Here are the great battlefields of the First World War as you have never seen them before, from the first cavalry skirmishes, through the horrors of the Somme and Passchendaele, to the final weeks of conflict. A revelatory, unique collection of panoramic photographs covering the whole of the British sectors of the Western Front, end to end. No other work shows like this the actual ground on which the battles were fought and about which ..."
"This spectacular visual chronicle brings together 200 previously unseen panoramic images of World War I, covering the Western Front from end to end and from all years of the war. Taken at huge personal risk by the Royal Engineers for secret intelligence purposes, they reveal what no other photographs can. Each panorama offers a view of up to 160 degrees, so sharply focused that the individual figures of a waiting sniper or a louse-tortu ..."
The English Civil War(Reprint) (Wordsworth Military Library) by Peter Young, RichardHolmes Paperback, 365 Pages, Published 2000 by Wordsworth Editions Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84022-222-7, ISBN: 1-84022-222-0
"Between August 1642, when the Royal Standard of King Charles I was raised above Castle Hill at Nottingham, and September 1651, when the second Charles barely managedto escape to France from the bloody chaos of Worcester, three separate civil Wars between the Crown and Parliament were contested. This text is a military history dealing with the operational aspects of these wars, and is based on a combination of original sources and extens ..."
English Civil War A Military History of Three Civil Wars, 1642-51 by Peter Young, RichardHolmes Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 1974 by Methuen Publishing Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-413-29440-1, ISBN: 0-413-29440-4
"The Great Boer War (1899 - 1902) – more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War – was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence. It was fought in the barren vastness of the South African veldt, and it produced in almost equal measure extraordinary feats of personal heroism, unbelievable ..."
"This is the first publication of a unique, unseen collection of over 500 panoramic photographs of the Western Front. Here are the great battlegrounds of the First World War as you have never seen them before, from the First Battle of Ypres where gallant men on horseback find things do not go to plan to the closing horror of the mud at Passchendaele. The book showcases the most eye-opening panoramas, along with poignant personal photogra ..."
The Chimeras (English and French Edition) by Gerard. . De Nerval, RichardHolmes Hardcover, 80 Pages, Published 1984 by Anvil Press Poetry ISBN-13: 978-0-85646-125-5, ISBN: 0-85646-125-3
"Gerard de Nerval's sonnets Les Chimeres were first published as a group in 1854, a year before his suicide at the age of forty-six. The poems were nearly a dozen years in the making, and their genius was slow to be accepted. Now they are generally regarded as a key work of nineteenth century poetry, linking romanticism and symbolism. This bilingual edition is complemented by two essays; the first on Nerval's symbolic method by Richard H ..."
English Civil War Military History of Three Civil Wars 1642-1651. by RichardHolmes, Brigadier Peter Young Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 1974 by Eyre Methuen Import ISBN-13: 978-0-413-31560-1, ISBN: 0-413-31560-6
"The Great Boer War (1899 - 1902) – more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War – was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence. It was fought in the barren vastness of the South African veldt, and it produced in almost equal measure extraordinary feats of personal heroism, unbelievable ..."
The Chimeras(Updated) (Bi-Lingual English and French Edition) by Gerard De Nerval, Peter Jay, RichardHolmes Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 1985 by Anvil Press Poetry ISBN-13: 978-0-85646-126-2, ISBN: 0-85646-126-1
"Interviews: Interviews with Enya Music Clips: Muscial performance by Enya Newsreel: Nationwide: Celtic Connections 5 TV Special: Gaelic Weekend: A Musical Journey Around IrelandInterviews: Interviews with Enya Music Clips: Muscial performance by Enya Newsreel: Nationwide: Celtic Connections 5 TV Special: Gaelic Weekend: A Musical Journey Around IrelandInterviews: Interviews with Enya Music Clips: Muscial performance by Enya Newsreel: Na ..."
Falling Upwards Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture The Aeronauts by RichardHolmes Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2019 by William Collins ISBN-13: 978-0-00-838026-7, ISBN: 0-00-838026-0
"NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE AND FELICITY JONESA GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW REPUBLIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NONFICTION From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to analyse the air to war generals floating across enemy lines, Richard Holmes takes to the air in this heart-lifting history of pioneer ba ..."
The Science of Self Discipline Science-Backed Strategies to Crush Laziness and Procrastination, Improve Productivity, and Achieve Your Goals by RichardHolmes Paperback, Published 2019 by Independently Published ISBN-13: 978-1-07-137437-5, ISBN: 1-07-137437-0