While they kept the flag flying - The Relief of Ladysmith - Battle of Thukela Heights 1900

While they kept the flag flying - The Relief of Ladysmith - Battle of Thukela Heights 1900

Author: Ken Gillings

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 1920315802

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Whatever the casualties, the Battle of the Thukela Heights was, until the Second World War, arguably the biggest fought by the British in Africa, and until the Falklands war of 1982, the biggest battle fought by the British in the Southern Hemisphere. This battle paved the way for the development of new battle tactics, which were subsequently used in the great battles in Europe during the First World War.


A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases

Author: Yuri Dolgopolov

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-02-01

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 0786459956

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Covering over 10,000 idioms and collocations characterized by similarity in their wording or metaphorical idea which do not show corresponding similarity in their meanings, this dictionary presents a unique cross-section of the English language. Though it is designed specifically to assist readers in avoiding the use of inappropriate or erroneous phrases, the book can also be used as a regular phraseological dictionary providing definitions to individual idioms, cliches, and set expressions. Most phrases included in the dictionary are in active current use, making information about their meanings and usage essential to language learners at all levels of proficiency.


The Texanist

The Texanist

Author: David Courtney

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2017-04-25

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1477312978

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A collection of Courtney's columns from the Texas Monthly, curing the curious, exorcizing bedevilment, and orienting the disoriented, advising "on such things as: Is it wrong to wear your football team's jersey to church? When out at a dancehall, do you need to stick with the one that brung ya? Is it real Tex-Mex if it's served with a side of black beans? Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos?"--Amazon.com.