Compass Volume IV: War Upon Us
Compass Volume IV: War Upon Us

Author: James ilardi II

Publisher: James ilardi II

Published:

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 1490531203

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The next in the Compass series continues the epic tale of our universe in midst of intergalactic war.

Operation Compass 1940
Operation Compass 1940

Author: Jon Latimer

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-08-20

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1472805402

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A highly illustrated, absorbing account of the first battle of the desert war: the British against the Italians. Operation Compass was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack, combined with a reconnaissance in force to disrupt the Italian forces that had advanced into Egypt in September 1940. Lt Gen. Richard O'Connor launched what amounted to a British 'Blitzkrieg'. In less than two months the British forces swept 500 miles along the coast of North Africa. 7th Armoured Division raced across the desert to cut off the retreating Italians, and O'Connor's men destroyed 9 Italian divisions, and took 130,000 prisoners. In March 1941 General Rommel and the Afrikakorps landed at Tripoli.

Bomb, Book and Compass
Bomb, Book and Compass

Author: Simon Winchester

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2008-09-25

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0141889896

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Before fate intervened, Joseph Needham was a distinguished biochemist at Cambridge University, married to a fellow scientist. In 1937 he was asked to supervise a young Chinese student named Lu Gwei-Djen, and in that moment began the two greatest love affairs of his life - Miss Lu, and China. Miss Lu inspired Needham to travel to China where he initially spent three dangerous years as a wartime diplomat. He established himself as the pre-eminent China scholar of all time, firm in his belief that China would one day achieve world prominence. By the end of his life, Needham had become a truly global figure, travelling endlessly and honoured by all - though banned from America because of his politics. And in 1989, after a fifty-two year affair, he finally married the woman who had first inspired his passion. The Magnificent Barbarian is Simon Winchester at his best - at once a magnificent portrait of one man's remarkable life and a riveting exploration of the country that so engaged him.