"The Golden Rock" is an ancient adventure and mystery story book written by Ernest Glanville. The tale is set inside the hard Australian Outback and follows a tough and short group of customers in their search for gold. The titular "Golden Rock" is a legendary gold nugget said to be hidden in a far flung geographical location. While traversing the tough terrain, the prospectors face some limits and risks. The tale delves into topics of greed, ambition, and the hunt of cash. Individuals are geared up with their unique reasons, secrets, techniques, techniques, strategies, and strategies. The tale is full of gripping surprises and sudden occasions that hold readers on the edge in their seats. Glanville's precise testimonies carry the Australian panorama to lifestyles, displaying sandy barren region plains and steep mountain facets. The try and search for the Golden Rock can be seemed as a metaphor for the protagonists' private trips and dreams. As the prospectors techniques their reason, tensions increase and alliances are examined. The narrative delves into the ethical quandaries surrounding gold rush strategies, showing the effect of greed on people further to society. The previously formerly movement-packed sequences of prospecting, mining, and survival add delight to the story.

J. W. Fortescue's 'History of the British Army' is a meticulously researched and comprehensive account of the evolution and achievements of the British military from its early beginnings to the 19th century. Fortescue's writing style is both engaging and informative, offering readers a detailed narrative of key battles, strategies, and developments within the British Army. His attention to detail and thorough analysis provide a valuable resource for scholars and history enthusiasts alike, shedding light on the military tactics and leadership that shaped British history. In the context of military history, Fortescue's work stands as a landmark achievement, setting the standard for future studies on the British Army. Volume 1 explores the early history of the army, while Volume 2 delves into the army's role in major conflicts such as the Napoleonic Wars and the Peninsular War. Filled with firsthand accounts and historical insights, this two-volume set is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the British military's legacy. J. W. Fortescue's 'History of the British Army' is a definitive resource for those seeking a deeper insight into the military history of Britain.

In 'The History of the British Army' by J. W. Fortescue, readers are taken on a comprehensive journey through the military history of Britain, from its early days to the modern era. Fortescue's meticulous attention to detail and thorough research provide readers with a scholarly and in-depth account of the British Army's evolution, tactics, and impact on society. The book is written in a clear and engaging style that appeals to both academics and general history enthusiasts, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in military history. Fortescue's work is considered a seminal text in the field of British military history, offering a wealth of information and analysis. Overall, 'The History of the British Army' serves as a testament to Fortescue's expertise and dedication to the subject, making it an essential read for those interested in the topic.

This archaeological study reconstructs Pre-Columbian exchange networks in the Lesser Antilles based on lithic artefact distributions among the different islands.

The work of disbanding the Army began some months before the final conclusion of the Peace of Utrecht. By Christmas 1712 thirteen regiments of dragoons, twenty-two of foot, and several companies of invalids who had been called up to do duty owing to the depletion of the regular garrisons, had been actually broken. The Treaty was no sooner signed than several more were disbanded, making thirty-three thousand men discharged in all. More could not be reduced until the eight thousand men who were left in garrison in Flanders could be withdrawn, but even so the total force on the British Establishment, including all colonial garrisons, had sunk in 1714 to less than thirty thousand men. The soldiers received as usual a small bounty on discharge; and great inducements were offered to persuade them to take service in the colonies, or, in other words, to go into perpetual exile. But this disbandment was by no means so commonplace and artless an affair as might at first sight appear. One of the first measures taken in hand by Bolingbroke and by his creature Ormonde was the remodelling of the Army, by which term was signified the elimination of officers and of whole corps that favoured the Protestant succession, to make way for those attached to the Jacobite interest. Prompted by such motives, and wholly careless of the feelings of the troops, they violated the old rule that the youngest regiments should always be the first to be disbanded, and laid violent hands on several veteran corps. The Seventh and Eighth Dragoons, the Thirty-fourth, Thirty-third, Thirty-second, Thirtieth, Twenty-ninth, Twenty-eighth, Twenty-second, and Fourteenth Foot were ruthlessly sacrificed; nay, even the Sixth, one of the sacred six old regiments, and distinguished above all others in the Spanish War, was handed over for dissolution like a regiment of yesterday. There were bitter words and stormy scenes among regimental officers over such shameless, unjust, and insulting procedure. All these designs, however, were suddenly shattered by the death of Queen Anne. The accession of the Elector of Hanover to the throne was accomplished with a tranquillity which must have amazed even those who desired it most. Before the new King could arrive the country was gladdened by the return of the greatest of living Englishmen. Landing at Dover on the very day of the Queen's death, Marlborough was received with salutes of artillery and shouts of delight from a joyful crowd. Proceeding towards London next day he was met by the news that his name was excluded from the list of Lords-Justices to whom the government of the country was committed pending the King's arrival. Deeply chagrined, but preserving always his invincible serenity, he pushed on to the capital, intending to enter it with the same privacy that he had courted during his banishment in the Low Countries. But the people had decided that his entry must be one of triumph; and a tumultuous welcome from all classes showed that the country could and would make amends for the shameful treatment meted out to him two years before. On the 18th of September King George landed at Greenwich, and shortly afterwards the new ministry was nominated. Stanhope, the brilliant soldier of the Peninsular War, became second Secretary-of-State; William Pulteney, afterwards Earl of Bath, Secretary-at-War; Robert Walpole, Paymaster of the Forces; while Marlborough with some reluctance resumed his old appointments of Captain-General, Master-General of the Ordnance, and Colonel of the First Guards. He soon found, however, that though he held the titles, he did not hold the authority of the offices, and that the true control of the Army was transferred to the Secretary-at-War. To be continue in this ebook...

Lava pours from the Thunder Mountain, driven by a malevolent spirit who has taken Swamp Witch under his tutelage. The thumpi work furiously to build barriers to the continual lava flow which imperils the Tree of Life and the Emerald Forest. To make matters worse, Swamp Witch has convinced Captain Potter and his men to make an assault on the Emerald Forest to steal the Forest Stone and recapture the thumpi. Join Princess Bee as the final battles between good and evil are fought in the land of the shuffle thumpus. Visit www.shufflethumpus.com for more information on the Shuffle Thumpus trilogy.

The heavens and earth are the army, I am the general, Hong Yu is the official, and I am the king. The Heaven and Earth, the determinant of destiny. A heaven's pride level expert of this era had to bear the blessing of the Five Gods, changing his fate in a way that defied the will of the heavens. In the blink of an eye, the world had been turned upside down. Hot blood is eternal, passion is in all directions, fight with me to the sky! Fight! 