John Humphries: 5 books

Book cover of Search for the Nile's Source

Search for the Nile's Source

The Ruined Reputation of John Petherick, Nineteenth-century Welsh Explorer

by John Humphries
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2013

The source of the Nile had long eluded and tormented explorers, and John Hanning Speke’s discovery of Lake Victoria in 1858 elevated him to the pantheon of heroes of African exploration, alongside Livingstone and Stanley. But the part played by the Welsh mining engineer John Petherick in the discovery...
Book cover of Spying for Hitler

Spying for Hitler

The Welsh Double Cross

by John Humphries
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2012

After Dunkirk, the British Army was broken, the country isolated and invasion imminent. German Military Intelligence was sat the task of recruiting collaborators from among Welsh nationalists to sabotage military and civilian installations ahead of the landing. Strategic deception was one of the few...
Book cover of The Beatles: Story und Songs Kompakt
by Patrick Humphries, John Robertson
Language: German
Release Date: June 1, 2010

Ein Guide zur Musik der Beatles, von ihrer ersten Single 'Love Me Do' bis hin zu der CD 'Let It Be & Naked', die im Jahr 2003 herauskam. Album für Album gibt es wertvolle und detailierte Infos über sämtliche Beatles-Songs, die je offiziell veröffentlicht wurden, einschließlich verschiedener...
Book cover of The Handbook of Medicinal Chemistry

The Handbook of Medicinal Chemistry

Principles and Practice

by Simon Campbell, Andrew Merritt, Darren Green
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015

Drug discovery is a constantly developing and expanding area of research. Developed to provide a comprehensive guide, the Handbook of Medicinal Chemistry covers the past, present and future of the entire drug development process. Highlighting the recent successes and failures in drug discovery, the book...
Book cover of The Frontier of Patriotism

The Frontier of Patriotism

Alberta and the First World War

by David Borys, Juliette Champagne, Brett Clifton
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2016

With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and...
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